Zinna Dawn / Lilitu

[Jain Zar]

44.

*** Missing Elvina ***

Zinna searched the room. Her eyes were red from crying. Elvina was gone and she didn’t had any clue where to find her. While she shuffled some notes she tried to remember their last conversation. They didn’t squabble, but she just tried to recall anything that might help to determine a destination.
She also told Celestia everything she knew... and it wasn’t much to start with.
Elvina told her there was still only one thing Elvina wanted to try... but at the time Zinna forgot to ask about it. After their conversation, and Zinna re-telling her dreams about Eligor, they went to bed... together. Last thing she remembered was Elvina sleeping in her arms.
The next morning Elvina was gone. But when she didn’t came back two days later, Zinna started to worry. It happened more, but Elvina always sends a message when she's unable to return in a day.
Not a single bird arrived.

It was as if she was going through hell... and she was getting really scared something ugly might have happened.
Zinna sat on the bed and tried to remember all of Elvina’s stories. In the mean time she visited some places that could be important for Elvina. This morning she visited, rather broke in, the house of Maladict. Not so long ago Elvina pointed out the house when they were walking in the streets of Cear.
The lock was easy... but a quick look in the rooms showed there was no one around.
She cursed herself for being so curious.
Normally this was a trait of Elvina... but in the last years the two girls seemed to have “exchanged” some. Elvina was more cautious and less curious then before. On the other hand Zinna seemed to get more curious, especially about people. In the last years she developed some kind of ability to sense people. Although her feeling was not always right, most times she had it right. Few people were even able to hide their... “aura”.

One of them was a man she just met at Cear. His name was Shorn. And even though he couldn’t for see himself stepping into some dog poop, Zinna felt a remarkable force in him.
It made her shiver. Those wizards at the academy couldn’t deliver that. She also felt something else... like he knew her.
His name seemed familiar, but she couldn’t remember the story about him. Elvina only mentioned him superficial.
Anyways, if he would be an enemy of Elvina, she surely would have remembered. So, now there was a good chance he would learn her a thing or two about magic.
Any help was welcome. If Kasandra or one of her disciples strikes again, she would be even more prepared.
And maybe, one day, Kasandra might be the one to defend herself. Zinna grinned by the thought of that.

Hmmm, love was a strong power.
That brought her immediately back to Elvina... where, in the Nine Hells, was she?

[Jain Zar]

47.

*** Suspicions ***

Zinna decided to stay in her room a while, to think.
Yesterday she had a small conversation with Adele concerning Elvina. It was unbelievable, no one, even Adele has heard anything about her. Adele seemed willing to help, but she didn't had a clue where to look.
Until Zinna remembered something Elvina said... and that once sentence made Zinna really really scared.
She mentioned it to Adele who ask about what it was.


Zinna turned to Adele. "That last night she said something that makes me nervous, ... i have a suspicion..."
"What is it Zinna, tell me," Adele lay her hand on Zinna's shoulder.
She could sense the power Adele was emitting, she had to tell her. "Well, she said she stopped with her research about good and evil. But she also said there was still one thing she needed to try. I didn't ask about it, but i think i know what it is."
Adele frowned, tilted her head, suggesting Zinna to tell everything.
Zinna took a deep breath. "Elvina is going to bind a demon, more like a Prince, or something..."
"WHAT?!" Adele shook her head, "How very foolish of her. She is powerful, but not that ..."
Zinna shivered, "I know i know, we talked it through before. I tought i had talked it out of her beautiful head... but now, i'm not so sure anymore.... Adele, do you know what this possibility would mean?"
Adele could only stare at her, she probably knew it too.
"It means that she pro.. probably ... is , is ..." Zinna couldn't stop her tears," ... dead. Eaten or worse by some powerful devil."
"No, no Zinna, c'mon girl, remember, Elvina is strong. She can save herself."
"You, you are right you know, i know...i....," Zinna shook her head, "Normally i would "know", ... feel, she is dead. As long as i don't have that feeling, it should mean she is still out there." Zinna walked towards the gates.
"Zinna, don't go out there alone. We will find her. But don't start doing this all by yourself. If you are right, and Elvina really did something like this... it could be really dangerous for you."

Ever since that talk Zinna was scared everytime she visited a place. It was as if she expected to see Elvina's dead body any moment, everywhere she came.
So she decided to lock herself up... she needed time to think. She wondered if Adele would tell Elvina's other friends. But if the suspicion was right, they still hadn't any clue where to look.

[Jain Zar]

49.

The Tiefling Eligor smiled. His appearance was blurry.
"You can stop searching now Zinna, i got her. And i ... killed her."
The Tiefling showed an image of Elvina Hellcat, her body broken, a pool of blood surrounding her.
"She died because she loved you. And you are the one to blame."
He laughed...

Zinna opened her eyes at the Mistyvale Inn.
She has always been a sensitive girl. The feeling about Elvina was so strong, it had to be true.
It explained why she didn't hear anything of her. She would never do that on purpose.

She looked outside. Cear... no point in staying here. Elvina had alot of friends, but Zinna only knew Adele and Jeremiah.
A note was delivered by Master Roggins, adressed to Adele and Jeremiah.
It said : "Thank you for everything" signed Zinna.

Later on, a young elven girl was spotted, traveling in the direction of Two Bridges...

[Jain Zar]

50.

She sat on her knees in the Temple of Peralia.

"Are you certain you want to do this?"
Zinna didn't look up. She was praying, silently.
Why was she here? Because Elvina was dead, and her life became pointless?
She always knew this time would come. Even if they lived peacefully, Elvina would have died long before her. True, her Warlock powers extended her lifespan a bit. But elves just lived much longer.
Still... she wished they had more time together. Zinna tried to bring the image of Elvina Hellcat once more in her mind.

A tall and beautiful lady, with long white hair in big contrast with her black clothes. Her soft hands that could make Zinna shiver when they touched her back. Her nice warm lips, that brought up deeper inner feelings when touching Zinna's.
Their complementary characters... everything, ...everything was lost...
She heard a blade going up in the air and a voice "Are you sure milady?"

Suddenly she had some kind of vision. It always seemed to happen in times of stress, strong feelings, or 'intensive praying'.
She felt her body falling on the floor of the temple. Was she gone, ...was this it?
The image of a red-colored place appeared gently. She saw a figure standing over someone on the ground. Eligor! And he didn't seem to spot her this time. But who was he talking to?
Zinna tried to 'move' the image. She finally managed to bring the image a bit to the left. It was Elvina, lying on the ground in a pool of blood. But why? Why did she had to go through all of this again? And why was Eligor talking to a dead body?

Her eye caught a slight movement in Elvina's body, she was ... alive!! Barely, but alive!!
She tried to bring the vision closer to them in an attempt to hear what Eligor had to say.
"Give it up Elvina, marry me. Your friends now believe you are dead." He grinned ,"Even Zinna, who is probably now on her way to make her eternal journey."
Zinna saw Elvina's hand cramping and she tried to yell at her ,"Please Elvina, don't listen to him. I'm alive and we will save you. And your friends haven't forgotten you!" But Zinna couldn't hear her own voice.
She heard Eligor continue his conversation. " 'Upstairs', Elvina, all your friends are having fun. A big festival is going on, and all the people are forgetting their troubles... including your ... 'absence'. No one is coming for you Elvina. I am, however one of your few but true real friends. You can make your so-called friends pay."

The image of them became blurry, and suddenly she heard a voice. "Are you alright milady?"
Zinna realized she was on the floor in the Temple of Peralia.
"Shall ... we continue the ritual?"
Zinna got up on her feet, a bit dizzy but felt better then ever.
She looked at the priestess. "Not today i'm afraid."

Zinna walked to the door, zigzagging as if she were drunk, ... but just before leaving she looked around and mumbled to herself.
"And i doubt i'll ever return."

[Jain Zar]

52.

*** Hell of a day part 4 - Zinna’s side of story ***

Zinna grew restless. The past days she traveled to many places, hoping to find any sign of Elvina’s activities. She believed the vision she had in the temple. Elvina was alive and in hell. But to get there, you needed a portal. She had actually no idea how to get there, but as soon as she found a trace of a portal, she could actually sense Elvina’s work, and at that point, she had to find a powerful warlock. Perhaps he could reopen the gate.

Her journey brought her to Ravenswatch. For a moment she enjoyed the view. Suddenly she heard footsteps... Celestia! But she didn’t saw Zinna as she was cloaked.
Off course the damn cat needed to blow her cover. She didn’t want that Celestia knew she was there... but Eamon thought different... scratching Celestia’s leg.
They only had a short conversation, Zinna walked to the inn afterwards.

She couldn’t recall how long she sat there, until she suddenly saw people whispering to each other, and running around to tell something, apparently important to others.
Her elven ears quickly picked up the essence. A large portal appeared at the gates of Ravenswatch. Zinna shivered and ran outside.
She got there just in time to see how some demons came out of a portal that was spreading a terrible stench... sulfur, rotten eggs.
She took her bow and shot a couple of the beasts threatening Celestia. She focused on the other figure... Adrian Sunheim!

After the attack she observed the place where the portal, shortly after the attack disappeared. Behind her other people arrived.
She start to ask questions to some of them... but no one seemed to listen to her. Until she got really angry. She yelled, “Can someone tell me what is bloody going on?! Is it something to do with Elvina?!”
A hand on her shoulder made her jump. “Easy girl.”
She looked in the face of Adrian.
“We think so yes, didn’t you got the letter of Elvina?”
Zinna’s eyes widened, “WHAT!? A letter???”
Adrian showed it and she grabbed it out of his calmly waiting hand.
“What the..., “ Zinna looked around and saw Celestia ,”... did you knew?”
Celestia sighed and nodded.
“You , you … gaah. “ She tried to control herself. “What are we going to do now?”
A little man appeared near her, in an attempt to calm her down.
Zinna looked confused at Enyeto.
She heard Adrian talk. “We follow that smoke.” He pointed and Zinna followed his hand to a place where suddenly of pillar of clouds appeared.
Zinna noticed another familiar face. “Ioe? Is that you?”
The girl looked at her and nodded.
They only met a week or two ago, and their first conversation started with scratching each other. Zinna was upset on that moment about Elvina’s disappearance. The moment she started to cry during their … “fight”, Ioe comforted her.
Zinna smiled lightly at her.
She saw Jeremiah too, but he didn’t say much. She sensed something weird around him... as if he was angry at her. Although, she couldn’t think of a reason.

The group followed Adrian and Celestia. There were faces she never saw before. They didn’t knew Elvina, but they seemed worried about the demon attacks.
Zinna just felt it had something to do with her love.
The smoke seemed to start in the forest, but before they got there they were overwhelmed by more demons coming out of the forest.
One time, Zinna fell... feeling her death frightening close. It was Enyeto, or so she believed, who brought her back... and it wouldn’t be the last time.
When they arrived in the forest she noticed Adele joined too. They nodded to each other, but didn’t talk much. She knew Adele knew about the letter, and Adele by now knew that she knew...
It gave a tention between them. Still, she was glad she was here. A powerful warrior just like Celestia and Adrian was mostly welcome.

The group discovered a great disc... flikkering... Zinna got in front and tasted the air with her senses. Her eyes widened and turned red. Some tears appeared while she mumbled to herself. “Elvina, what have you done...”
Adrian happened to have heard her and asked to tell them more.
Zinna didn’t knew much, but told the others this was a special portal ment to summon a demon prince. She also told something weird was going on with the portal, namely it should be long closed by now.
A small group led by Adrian stepped in the portal with the purpose to scout. Zinna followed them.

A rotten atmosphere, hot and smelly air was thrown in her face. It almost knocked her of her feet. She saw the others fighting off some fierceful demons.
Soon the spot around the portal was safe. Zinna offered to call for the others.
Back in the forest she asked some people to help... she was a bit desperate...
Finally she turned to Celestia. “Will you guard the area until we come back?”
The woman smiled upon her. “Would you like me to stay here? Cause i was thinking to join you there.”
Zinna couldn’t believe it. “But, but … you in hell, isn’t that very dangerous?”
Celestia smiled. “I want to help you and Elvina.” And with that she disappeared in the portal along with some others.

They advanced slowly, a long winding path down a hill with around every corner more demons. Zinna got helped once more by Enyeto, the air was killing her, literally...
They arrived at some hovering door... another portal. Behind it was a castle or dungeon, filled with terrible things. Some very large demons were waiting for them. Almost everyone got knocked of their feet , and only due the bravery and cunning of some people they survived.
This time Zinna was helped by Adele... with only a smile on her face, doing her work silently.
She nodded at her.
Finally they ended up in a room that seemed to have the goal to confuse them. Whenever you stepped on a big tile, you got magically transported to another.
It was here Zinna blacked out for the first time. This place wasn’t very welcome to her.
Someone helped her through and before she knew it, they arrived in a huge hall. And she sensed something really terrible.
She saw the others looking... an enormous demon was hitting a figure hanging on some kind of pillory.

“Elvina!! Elvina!! ,” She tried to run towards her, but a calm hand grabbed her shoulder.
“Not now girl... , “ Adrian said grimly. He stepped forward along with Celestia, Adele and some others. They started to run and Zinna could hear their battle cries.
What happened next was unbelievable. The demon knocked down some of them but the blades filled with divine and other energies weakened it quickly.
Zinna felt godly for a moment and was honoured that a group of mortals could pull this off.
However some of them took terrible hits and blood was soon on everyone’s clothes.
Zinna’s arrows bounced off, as she tried to do her share while the others were slashing with their blades.
Her eyes were on Elvina... was she alive? To find out, they needed to pass that demon.
She turned to the beast. It almost grapped Celestia with one of it’s enormous clawing hands. She was just too quick. And Adele... she turned very powerful. Every hit brought a severe injury to the demon, almost as if she had to prove something. Adrian stood like a rock, his face contorted due the pain of his wounds and the effort of his wielding arms.
Others were making hits from different sides... She saw, or better didn’t saw Ioe jumping in and out the fight. Enyeto supported... just like Jeremiah and many others.
Suddenly it was over... the beast fell...

This time there wasn’t an Adrian on the planet that could stop her from running to Elvina.
“My love, my love... we are here... we are here to bring you back!”
No response. Celestia arrived after her. “El... Elvina? Are you alright.” She saw the blooded woman hanging. Ioe cut her loose, and Zinna helped Elvina sit on her bum leaning with her head again the pillory. Celestia and Adele called for their divine powers to heal her. Her body remained limp!
No response, except Elvina coughed up some blood. She was alive after all.
Zinna had only eye for Elvina. She heard Celestia mentioning something about internal wounds.
“Elvina, my love, please wake up.” Zinna heard the others talking about carrying Elvina out.
And on that moment a Tiefling appeared in there midst.

Great, another attack, Zinna thought. But nothing happened. He just started to talk. She observed him from a distance. It was Eligor... the demon of her dreams.
"What have you done to her, you monster!" Zinna cried and turned to Elvina.
Zinna didn’t follow the whole conversation... and missed some parts.
“Elvina, please, wake up.”
One of Elvina's eyes shivered. “No Eligor, i am … not buying this... another of your great illusions?"
“Elvina! It’s me! It’s real.” Other members of their party tried too... but Elvina kept shaking, her eyes half open and her sight seemed blurry.
Elvina smiled coldly at Celestia. “And another ... of your ... beautiful demons hmm?” She looked with one eye to Celestia and Zinna. “You can tell your master he can go to hell.” They saw Elvina tried to grin.

Zinna heard Eligor talk about a wedding... she turned to the conversation.
“You are all invited offcourse.” He grinned at the party. She heard Celestia ,” Never, we take Elvina with us!”
“Now what do we have here? The Lightbringer?! You may stay as well. And if Zinna can’t forget her love... well, she can stay. Two or three women for the price of one!” He clapped in his hands, and seemed very pleased.
Zinna almost exploded. “You, marry my Elvina? Over my dead body!” If some people wouldn’t have stopped her, the Tiefling would have had some scratches in his face. Too bad, cause a fiery female elf can be very quite the challenge.

She turned to Elvina and ignored the Tiefling, confident her friends will deal with him.
Adrian said ,”Zinna, perhaps you can wake her up with something only the two of you know?”
Right... but what... She knew what and kneeled before Elvina. “Elvina, my love. It’s me Zinna. Can you remember our first kiss, and how it was? After those guys almost took you. We left the cave and talked... and suddenly this happened.” She lifted Elvina’s chin, bowed to Elvina’s lips and gave a kiss just like that time.
She felt Elvina reacting... almost returning the kiss... “Zinna... is .. it really.. you?” Tears appeared in Zinna’s eyes and she saw some in Elvina’s blurry eyes as well.
“It’s me my love, you’re back with us. We will get you out.” She looked up at the conversation between the others and Eligor.
Meanwhile she heard Elvina saying the names of the others. She smiled at her, good, her memory or whatever was coming back. Suddenly she heard Elvina whisper another name.
“Josh, … Josh? Is that you?” Zinna shook her head as she saw Jeremiah Swift approaching.
“No, i’m afraid not.” His face was dark. Zinna shivered and told Elvina it was his brother, Jeremiah.

“No, Elvina, Zinna and Celestia are staying here.” She heard the Tiefling was loosing it’s temper.
The others stood firm and before they knew it, the attack began. Eligor turned out to be a mighty magician and demons appeared out of nowhere.
Before she could raise her defences, Zinna got struck by a spell and everything turned black...
Dark... warm... wind... cold, she opened an eye carefully, it hurt. “What...”
“Sttt keep silent milady... we escaped and are bringing you directly to Ravenswatch. Someone needs to take care of your wounds, we barely managed to bring you back from the dead.” The voice sounded familiar, but she couldn’t recall the name going with it. Still, she felt save... but … “Elvina?”
“Sttt, they are bringing her too. Now rest, please, We’ll be there soon.”
She smiled and then everything turned black...

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OOC : ps : everyone may tell his own version, about the battle, the conversation, their conclusions...
I'll write Elvina's view soon too.

[Jain Zar]

54.

*** Temporary ***

“You have failed.” A bluish-haired woman stood before Zinna’s bed.
Zinna didn’t answer, instead she looked at the ceiling as if there were fantastic things waiting to be discovered up there.

“It’s time to go. The Master is waiting for us. Pack your things and lets go.”
Zinna didn’t move.
“Oh c’mon girl, you’ll miss all the fun... oh wait... right, your wounds.”
The woman called for a power that made Zinna shiver. Her wounds started to heal immediately.
“There... much better.” She giggled ,”Much better then how Elvina treated you.”
She bowed and kissed Zinna on the lips.
“There sweety, you are back aaallll mine.”

Zinna got out her bed and started to pack her things.
Only minutes later the room, ‘their’ room was empty besides some stuff of Elvina.
Zinna looked one more time and shrugged. Still, a light shiver was noticeable in her stomach.
"Oh c'mon, we both knew this was only temporary. You had lots of fu.... .”
“Temporary !? How long were you planning to let me keep up this... ,” Zinna softly cursed,” I really had feelings for her.”
“You see, you said ‘had’, so it is over. Temporary, just like i said.”
“Elves live long indeed, but you just let me stay with her for more then ten years.”
“Nine to be correct, the first year you did all by yourself. And don’t say you didn’t liked it... cause you did. Well, playtime is over. Time to go.”

Zinna followed the woman outside... and looked once more back at the inn.
Somehow she had mixed feelings about this.
“Will i ever return?”
The woman stopped and looked at her. “Are you saying you still love her? More then you love me?”
“No, it’s just... i have some nice memories...”
“Temporary, all of it was temporary... .”


Zinna woke up with a shock... her heart was beating like hell, her nightdress was soaking wet.
She heard the cracking sound of the door handle. Someone entered her room...

[Jain Zar]

57.

*** Forgiveness ***

They traveled for many days and through many forests. Even for an elf like Zinna it was confusing to keep track where they were heading. Suddenly deep in a very dense dark forest they stopped. Zinna couldn’t hear birds sing, any other animals that might be present kept quiet as well. The wilderness pushed on Zinna’s breathing.
The bluish-haired woman turned around. “We are almost there.” She walked towards a gigantic tree with a trunk as big as a house. She knocked on it, and said some kind of fiendish word.
The lines of a door appeared on it, a suddenly a part of the bark turned open, behind it a deep black space downwards.
She smiled at Zinna as she stepped down an invisible trap. “Don’t be afraid sweety, i’ll hold your hand.”
Zinna couldn’t see a hand for her eyes as the door shut again. Even her elven eyes couldn’t help her. Suddenly a red glow appeared at the end of the tunnel.
They entered, what appeared to be a warm and comfy bedroom with some seats near a burning fireplace. The walls looked like dark mud but felt as hard as a rock.

Someone, who was sitting in one of the seats, got up from it.
“Well well, look who’s paying me a visit. Zinna Dawn.”
Zinna lowered her head ,”Master... i...”
“You have failed,” he interrupted her.
“I told her already, Master... ,” the bluish-haired woman started.
“Shut up! Both of you! I am the only one who speaks now!” He threw a magical bolt at her.
He shook his head ,”Only a couple of days away, and they forget how to show respect.” He kindly smiled at Zinna.
“Now, please take a seat.’’ He pointed.
“Something to drink?” He gave her a glass of wine and took place in a seat on the other side of a small low table.
“I tell you why you have failed,“ he observed her face as he talked ,”You really started to love her with your heart. And don’t say anything! It’s going on for quite a while.”
He paused.

“That was your first mistake. I could have forgiven you that, because it would also have worked in our advantage.” He raised two fingers in the air. “But then you make a second.”
Again he took time to observe her emotions. “You showed her the door! And that just because of that same love! You got jealous!”
He got up and walked towards the fire, and poked it a bit with his bare foot.
“You’re job was to keep her with you, very close. And you let her go to Cear? And when you got there, you broke up with her?"
Zinna knew better then answering, besides, he seemed to know it all... let him do the talking. So she remained silent.
“So my girl, do you think you can solve this … problem?"
This time there was room for an answer. She nodded ,”I could go back, find her and tell her i’m sorry... i pretty sure she still loves me very much. And i’ll show her my love.”
The man near the fire shook his head ,”That just sounds sooo easy, my girl... TO easy.”
He paused.
“Did you know she left Cear? My agents told me, she gave up her rooms at the Mistyvale, Lendose and Ravenswatch.”
Zinna seemed confused but risked to react ,”Agents? But i just got here? I...”
“Silence stupid girl! My agents travel much faster then you. A couple of days after you were gone, she left civilization.”
Zinna shook her head and asked herself where Elvina could have gone.
And as if he read her mind ,”Home... she’s traveling home. Let’s just hope she’s just searching you. Cause if she ever finds out...”
He seemed to think.

“I think i will send you back, however you will have only one shot. Don’t screw it up.”
He took a seat next to her. “Now, i will tell you my plan.”
After a couple hours of talking Zinna knew exactly what was expected. Meanwhile, the bluish-haired woman has took a seat on Zinna’s lap.
“So Zinna, you see... only one go. Just seduce her again, make her back your wife and everything will be fine.”
The bluish-haired woman dared to talk for the first time after he punished her. “Master, and what about me?”
He grinned at her. “My sweet girl, Zinna here still has to ask for forgiveness and i have something in mind that includes you.”
He got up and walked towards the bed. The bluish-haired woman only said ,’Your wish Master.” She got up and unbuttoned her dress. It fell on the ground and you could see she hasn’t been wearing anything underneath. She nodded to Zinna.
Zinna did the same. Together they walked towards the bed where the Master was waiting.
The bluish-haired woman crawled on the king size bed like a cat, and Zinna followed her.
“Ow right... you appearances girls, you’re just to skinny like this Zinna.” While the girls crawled slowly towards the Master, they changed into succubuses.
“Remember Zinna, don’t forget to ask Elvina for forgiveness... and now, i shall forgive you.”
His white teeth flickered...

[Jain Zar]

59. (ooc : i added numbers to the story posts of Elvina and Zinna, for those who like to (re-)read in the right order)

*** Nightly visit ***

The door of the bedroom opened silently. She closed the door and waited until her eyes got used to the dim light. Slowly she walked towards the bed. Her heart stopped for a second when she saw her again. Very softly she stroke one of the beautiful white tresses.
Gently she lifted the sheets and got stunned by the amazing body under them. Her head was soon underneath and softly kissing the slightly tanned skin.
She heard the woman moaning and took it as a positive signal. “Elvina ,” she whispered ,” i’m back...”
She heard the moaning stopped and felt a hand touching her head under the sheets, a finger on her ears... next thing she felt was a knee punch right in her face. She fell of the bed and hit the ground with a big smack.

“HOW DARE YOU!” Elvina yelled while she got up and tried to keep the sheets in front of her.
Zinna, who was rubbing her face, looked up, blood dripping out of her mouth. “My... my love... i... ?”
Elvina face was very red, she seemed pretty angry and upset. “DON’T CALL ME LIKE THAT!”
Zinna tried to get up ,”I’m sorry … i was... ,” Zinna’s brain was working really fast to find a way to calm her down. She didn’t expected this... so she paused briefly.
“What are YOU doing here?” Elvina looked Zinna straight in the eyes.
Zinna recovered a bit and looked Elvina back in the eyes, a bit provocative... even though it was difficult. “And who were YOU expecting? ... Clearly not me!” She tried an offensive approach.
Both the girls fell silent, and Zinna knew she caught Elvina onto something...

Elvina shivered while she sat on her bed.
Zinna tried it again ,” It’s her, isn’t it... Celestia? I just felt the passion in your body. You don’t love me anymore? After all what we have been through?”
Elvina looked angry at Zinna, her eyes sparkled dangerously. It made Zinna shudder. “And WHERE have YOU been? WHY did you threw me out? Why did YOU clean out the rooms we shared... OUR home in the Elven Forest without anyone noticing it? And HOW did you find me?”
Zinna got up and took a chair as it was pretty obvious sitting on the bed wasn’t really a good idea... she sighed.
“I was... confused... i... i felt you changed after you came back out of hell. I sensed new and different feelings in you... i... was afraid, angry... i don’t know...” She looked up at Elvina and noticed she was listening so she continued.

“I took off, to think. Didn’t you saw my little note? ‘Temporarily’ , it said. It meant i was only taking time for myself.” She tried to sense Elvina’s feelings, but couldn’t feel a thing. She panicked a bit.
“I know, it’s not an explanation why i took all my gear and left. But actually, i was looking for answers, … and solutions... Elvina... ,” she risked a short glance at Elvina’s eyes ,” Haven’t you noticed? ... You are sick. Something happened with you in hell and your personality is changing.” She saw Elvina holding her breath shortly. Seeing this as a chance she continued ,” Elvina, i only wanted to help you. I was looking for people who might help you... and yes, i … i was wrong. I should have told what i was up to …. but the thought of you … and her … was unbearable at the time.”
Zinna paused briefly and observed Elvina who hadn’t moved yet.
“You must feel it too, … what i am saying. Don’t you have the feeling you act strange sometimes... and you are more sensitive? I... i have been talking with some... people, … they confirm it. ‘Elvina hasn’t been herself lately’.”

Zinna got up from the chair and walked towards the bed. She got on her knees and looked Elvina in the eyes. “Can you please forgive me?”
Elvina, who was staring at her bed, looked up to answer Zinna’s gaze.
Zinna’s heart was beating heavily in her chest...
Suddenly she saw Elvina’s eyes turning red, flames appeared. “NO, i will not listen to this.”
Zinna, who was shocked because of this angry outburst, fell on the ground. She saw how Elvina lowered her hellfire and started to dress herself. “I don’t want to see you anymore Zinna, i was right when i asked the druid to dissolve our marriage.”
Zinna was suprised how quickly Elvina got dressed … she was wearing a beautiful gown. She saw her taking her backpack and walking towards the door. As she opened it and looked back to Zinna, who was still on the ground, she said ,” Now you know how it feels... the only difference between us, is i’m doing it in your face while you do it behind my back.”
Zinna, who recovered from the outburst, got up. She faked a smile ,” You have no idea what you are giving up, Elvina. Have a nice life and enjoy your time while it lasts.” With that last phrase she aimed at Elvina’s shorter life expectancy compared to that of the elves.
The door slammed loud.

Zinna needed to get her head clear but just as she was about to leave, someone knocked on the door.
“Elvina, is that you?” she started, but the door was already opening.
The bluish-haired woman entered the room with a smile on her face.
“Now, that went well, don’t you think?”
Zinna nodded ,” I underestimated the difficulty of this assignment yes.” But she stopped as she wasn’t planning to expose all her feelings.
The bluish-haired woman walked towards the bed while Zinna seemed plunged in her own thoughts. “I have to get her back, she’s mine... i … you were right, i feel love for her yes. And the thought of losing her to that Celestial bitch makes me very angry.”
She heard the bluish-haired woman giggling and turned towards her. She was almost covered under the sheets. “You are so wrong my dear... first of all... you are mine. And secondly, how do you know so sure Elvina is going with ‘her’?”
Zinna paused ,” I...”
“Exactly, you don’t know, ...now.... come here... just imagine i have white hair and if you smell deeply ,” she sniffed the sheets as if to demonstrate it ,” it will be almost as if Elvina lies next to you.
The door of the same room slammed loudly for the second time.
The bluish-haired woman mumbled ,” I guess she couldn’t stand a joke... “

[Jain Zar]

61.

*** Confrontation ***

Zinna felt pleased. She walked from Ravenswatch back to Two Bridges, the place where she temporarily stayed. Today she had quarrel with Celestia.
And now, it won’t take long before Elvina would hear about. She was pretty sure Celestia would tell her as soon as possible... and with a bit of luck, she would be angry at her as well.
She grinned. She knew that Elvina never wants to see her again... at least, thats what she said. But now, things could be different... and she just may have Celestia on her “side” to see to that.
Not a bad result for only a few broken nails. Now she needed to be careful with Elvina. She lost her temper on her the last time... no, she actually still loved her. Even after she heard their marriage was over.
If Elvina came to see her, she would be ready for her...

She stepped into her room. The bluish-haired woman was sitting in her bed and looked up at her. “It’s done?”
Zinna nodded ,” I don’t think it will take long before Elvina comes to look for me.”
The bluish-haired woman grinned ,” And you will be ‘ready’ for her. Just don’t lose your temper this time. Stay focused on what you want to achieve.”
Zinna nodded, and she knew exactly Elvina's weak spot. “Just get it over with...”
The bluish-haired woman got up from the bed and walked towards Zinna. “Just a shame of that pretty face... by the way, did you make sure she can find you... and about those other 'things'?”
Zinna smiled ,” I spread a few rumors here and there... yes...”
“Good,” said the bluish-haired woman. She hit Zinna with her armored fist in the face. Everything turned black...

Zinna heard knocking on her door. And she felt pain... “Y..ye..s?”
“Zinna, it’s Elvina... i like a word with you!” Zinna could hear some anger in Elvina’s voice. She shivered... and for a moment she was sorry about how things were going.
“N..no... not … now... i... ,” Zinna answered. Her lips were swollen, and they hurt. It was to be expected Elvina wouldn’t walk away. She heard Elvina tried her door... which was locked of course.
“Zinna, open up! Now! Don’t make me destroy this door. I just want to talk with you!”
Zinna tried to get up from the bed, she was almost at the door when she noticed she was naked... and she had terrible pain. It was still dark in her room but she found a small blanket and wrapped it a bit around her.
She turned around the lock but didn’t open the door yet. On the other side she heard nothing for a brief moment. Elvina was hesitating, was she scared?
Just as she thought she might gone off, she heard Elvina’s voice ,”I’m coming in Zinna...”

The door opened slowly, it seemed Elvina was careful... what was she expecting? A trap?
Zinna shivered again, this was how she liked Elvina the most. It made her remember how they sneaked through the forests...
The door opened further and she heard Elvina’s voice ,” I’m going to make it a bit lighter in here.” Suddenly a little crystal in Elvina’s hand started to glow softly, spreading a light just like a fire place.
Zinna blinked with her eyes as she looked at it... her head throbbed.
She heard how Elvina started to talk and how suddenly her breath stopped. “Zinna, i heard about Celestia you....................”
She saw Elvina coming a little closer while she was leaning on the bed.
“Zinna, … what happened to you... is that the result of your fight with Celestia?”
Now Elvina made some light in the room, Zinna could see her own body. She immediately turned away from the light. The bluish-haired woman has done her work good... too good...
Zinna started to cry and shaking her head ,”No... not Celestia... on the way back i … got raped by four men.” While she said it the blanket fell off, showing numerous wounds on her body. Most of them were scratches and dark spots. Her face was swollen from the lips to the eyes.

Zinna smiled a bit... she loved Elvina tending her. When she looked up at her she didn’t saw her smile however.
“Zinna, … i’m sorry you got attacked and hurt like this. I will find the men who did this. However, … this doesn’t change anything about my feelings. Celestia, she... “
Zinna sighed ,” So it is … her after all why you don’t want me anymore...” She tried to force Elvina telling her story.
She got interrupted by Elvina. “Let me talk Zinna, because there are things you misunderstand, and … there are some things i like to discuss.”
Zinna nodded and tried to stay calm. Elvina continued putting bandages on Zinna’s arm.

“When i got back from hell, something happened to me, indeed. People who know me whole my life say i got ‘some things’ back that i lost in the past years. I don’t understand you didn’t noticed while they did.” She paused and looked Zinna in the eyes. She saw Zinna closing them. “Anyways, when i was laying in Celestia’s bed... and not for ‘that’... she took care of me... just like i’m taking care of you right now. Something was ‘wrong’ with me, at least that’s what i thought. In those moments and the days after hell i had unknown feelings for Celestia, yes. It was as if a door that had been closed for years, was opened again. All my feelings rushed out... while i was receiving other people’s feelings. That’s how normal people are... but with me... it was as if all those feelings build up from all those years were unleashed and ran through my heart in one second. It took me a couple of days to adapt. By that time you were already gone. And to be honest, after a few days looking for you... i suddenly didn’t care anymore.” She looked up at Zinna again. “I’m getting back to that later.” She got up and took more bandages out of her backpack.
“I got back to our home, i talked with my foster parents and … requested Incha to help me.”
She saw Zinna shivering when she said that name.

“I started to walk with her in my dreamworld and memories to search for an answer... how to interpret all those rushing feelings and emotions. And it … gave me some insight.”
Zinna opened her eyes ,”You saw you loved Celestia?”
Elvina shook ,” Not in the way you are thinking. It’s because of all the things she has done... to me, to others... what she stands for. I saw the devil exists, so, she must be some kind of angel to the world i thought. It was easy, when i had all these feelings... to feel some kind of warmth for her. However, i gave that a place... a good friendship.”
Elvina paused ,”After today i really had a bad feeling about this friendship. You shouldn’t have done that Zinna. I’m trying to take care of my personal problems now. On the other hand, it’s because of Celestia i’m here. She said i should talk with you... I, … i was angry when i came here, and ashamed towards Celestia. I... didn’t expect to find you here like that.” Elvina continued to tend Zinna’s wounds.

“Be angry at me, Elvina, just say what you have to say and leave me alone with my scars.”
Elvina shook her head. “Because of what we had, i shall help you now Zinna, i’ll get those men. But, there are some other things i like to discuss. Things you really need to understand and things i like to understand.”
Zinna tried to get up a little, her head leaning against the pillow. She touched Elvina’s arm when doing that. And she sensed two things. “Elvina, your skin... are you sick?” She just realised Elvina had been coughing. “Your temperature is high!”
Elvina shook her head ,”It’s just a cold, i have been sleeping alot in wild lately...”
Zinna looked at her ,”All by yourself? Or was there someone with you?”
Now it was her turn to see Elvina shiver, or was it just because of her cold?
“That’s my business now Zinna. Remember, you left me almost months ago. I would like to ask where you have been all that time, but i don’t care. It’s not of my business anymore. Now, i have a few questions.”
“I”m not sure i will answer them Elvina.” Zinna’s eyes filled with tears and she hoped Elvina would notice it. After all, those were cold words Elvina just said.

Elvina started ,"When i, first came to Cear and left our forest i... only … i almost … i didn’t think much about you. But when i found you in that house after that vampire attack, my feelings for you were rushing again... I cannot explain this for myself. Zinna...?”
Zinna shivered a little.
“Have you been using magic on me? To stay with you?” Elvina was pretty direct.
Zinna’s face got a bit pale, but she quickly recovered and slapped Elvina in the face. “How dare you saying such things. As if... as if i made you my puppet!”
Elvina looked at her and stayed calm. “I had to ask Zinna, because if i ever find out someone has been playing with my mind and with my feelings... i... i...”
Both fell silent.
"So... Zinna, when you married me almost 10 years ago... you didn't think about our... differences?"
Zinna needed time to think how to answer on that question, as she knew what Elvina was asking... she had to be very careful now. "I ... i loved you Elvina... i didn't care." She hoped this was part of the 'right' answer.
Elvina didn't responded to that at first. But then ," I ... i have a weird feeling about this ..." She shook her head.
Elvina asked Zinna a few other things about Elvina's own past. After that she got up and walked towards the door.

“Elvina... i’m... staying here in Two Bridges... so...”
Elvina turned to Zinna, her voice neutral ,”As soon as i find those men, i’ll let you know. Off course. Take care, Zinna.”
The door was softly shut and the room turned dark again. Except for a little candle near her bed.
Her inside turned cold and warm at the same time. They didn’t had a fight... but... Zinna knew their marriage was over. Not because of Elvina saying it... but because what she felt when she touched Elvina’s arm... she sensed Elvina’s feelings...
She decided to keep that to herself for a while and give herself some room to think what can be done about it. Going back to the Master and report about it, was not on the top of her list...

[Jain Zar]

63.

*** The day it happened ***

Zinna sat in her chair, recovering from her wounds when the bluish-haired woman entered the room at the Two Bridges inn.
“So my dear, how are you today?”
Zinna looked up at her ,” What have you done to me? It feels like i really got raped.” She sounded a bit angry.
The bluish-haired woman seemed in a good mood. “My dear, it had to look real... it cost me though...”
“Cost you? What do you mean?” Zinna turned her chair.
The bluish-haired woman grinned. “I had to pay those men. Those poor men.”
“Men, what you mean? Did you … did they... ? WHAT ?!!” Zinna looked shocked.
The bluish-haired woman made a throat laugh. “Off course not, i’m not sharing you with anyone else... except with the Master and … Elvina. Speaking of which, … how are ‘things’ going now between you?”

Zinna decided to keep things for herself and only to reveal what she wanted to reveal. “We didn’t fight. I think Elvina believed me and she truly is seeking for the rapists. I talked to some women downstairs so they make the story even more convincing.”
The bluish-haired woman nodded ,” Hm, perhaps i really need to search for some scapegoats who match with the rumors. With some gold and placed in the nearby area...”
Zinna shook her head ,” No, let it rest. Elvina won’t find anything... but that’s just what happens mostly with rapists.”
“Oh, well, could have been fun. So, what happens next... Elvina paying you a visit now and then?”
This was a dangerous question to answer and Zinna knew it... “I’m not sure when she’s coming back. She took care of my wounds and went off to search for leads.”
While the bluish-haired woman undressed herself to go to bed, Zinna got plunged in thoughts again. How did things got this far...

She closed her eyes and leaned back in the chair... it probably started ‘the day it happened’.
Zinna knew the Loremasters tried to erase their minds to forget about it... however, ... they didn’t succeeded completely. Not to her, not to Elvina... until a couple of months ago, the day they escaped hell...
In her mind she was back in the Elven Forest, almost 9 years ago. She and Elvina were married for one year... it asked for a celebration. Zinna made some cake and bought a nice dress for their private party. Elvina didn’t came home yet and Zinna used the free time to decorate their lovely treehouse. She was so deeply in love with Elvina... and knew Elvina felt the same. They married without listening to what the Elders had to say about it. Two women together... an elf and a human... it was very uncommon.

Elvina got home in the late afternoon, and didn’t seem to realize it was a special day. Zinna remembered her look when she entered the house. She remembered Elvina’s eyes filling with tears when she saw how lovely their house was decorated in elven style... she remembered how Elvina turned to her, crying, and asking ,” Is it … today...?”
She remembered Elvina was ashamed she forgot and didn’t had a present for her.
And that’s how things went wrong...
Elvina removed herself from the house ‘to get something’. But it took long... way too long.
Zinna decided to look for her and found her, not far from their place, in the woods.
She got just in time to see how Elvina opened a portal. Zinna ran to Elvina.

“Love, what are you doing here? Isn’t that dangerous... “
Elvina turned around and widened her eyes ,” No, please go back... it’s something i heard about... to get you a present... please Zinna, my love, … go home... i’ll be right with...”
The portal suddenly seemed to explode. Both girls were thrown back. Red smoke filled the air... and the stench was unbearable.
A very good looking man appeared from behind the mist... his white teeth visible as he smiled upon the two girls.
“Hello mistress. You summoned me?”
Elvina and Zinna got up from the ground. “Who are you?”
“I am your humble servant, and i’m here to serve you. What is it that you want?”
Elvina looked at Zinna ,”I... i... wanted a present for my wife here... you see, we are one year married... and...”
The man smiled to Elvina ,” And you forgot about it?”
Elvina blushed ,” Y..yes … i want a beautiful gift for her.”
Zinna turned to her ,” You stupid girl, why you summon a devil just to bring me a gift? Humans...”

Zinna shivered in her chair remembering all these feelings and thoughts. And it was only just the beginning.
She remembered suddenly hearing a strange voice... but i seemed Elvina didn’t hear it. It was another voice … and it was in her mind... perhaps because of her senses?
“Ziiinnnaaaa... pleaaaasssseeee, don’t beee angry with herrrrrr. She did it becaussseee she lovesssss youuuu. Feeeel heerrrr.”
While she was occupied with the voice, the man and Elvina continued their conversation.
“I will get you a very nice present... something magical... but... i like a favor.”
Zinna heard Elvina answering ,” A favor? Like what?”
“It will become clear in time... just say yes... and when the time is ripe i shall return and tell you.”
Elvina’s answered ,” I don’t like it... just say what you want from me...”
Zinna heard the voice in her head ,” Don’t worryyyy, she’ll be fineeee... just as youuuu willl... Ziiiiinnaaa... listen toooo what he has to sayyyy and to offerrrrr.”
She remembered something was poking in her mind... to make her feel at ease.
“Iiiii have a proposalllll for youuuuu. I can take awayyy your worst fearrrr. Elvinaaaaa.... i can make herrrr live longerrrrrr. I can make herrrrr.... love youuuuuu... foreverrrrrrr.”
Zinna yelled ,” Nooooo, it’s not needed.....”
“Zinnnaaaaa, i have seeeeeenn it.... in herrr mind.... sheeee will not stayyyyy with youuuuu... and... i knowwwww you knowww it toooo....”

Zinna tried to shake off the voice and heard to conversation between Elvina and the man.
“So, do we have a deal?” Zinna was a bit in shock. What deal, what did she missed?
The voice in her mind came back ,”Soooooo, do we have a deallll?”
Both Elvina and Zinna hesitated in answering their individual question.
And almost together they answered ,” Yes.....”
“NOOOOOOO.... ,” a new voice mixed itself in the conversation.
Both girls turned their heads to the right. They saw the Loremasters, and Incha who stepped in front of them. “LEAVE!!! LEAVE THESE TWO GIRLS MONSTER!! BEGONE!!!” Incha and the Loremasters started to weave some kind of magic.
The voice in Zinna’s head was still present ,” Youuuu will bring meee Elvinaaa when the time is ripe. And she will live longerrrrr.... as for nowwww... i promise she willll love youuu... foreverrrrrr.”
She saw how Elvina fell on the ground. Just as the Loremasters and Incha blew magic in their direction... hitting the man in front of them.
“We.. have a deal , Elvina ….. and my favor.... you will... serve us !!!”
“NOOOO ,” Incha stepped forward hitting the man on the chest with her magic, combining her power with those of the Loremasters.”
The man in front of them turned one more time towards Elvina, just as the voice one more time spoke in Zinna’s mind.
“Zinnnaaaa, it isss done... and you will serrrrve meeee. Bringggg herrrr and togetherrrrr you willll live and love each otherrrr… foreverrrrrrrr.”
The man got up one more time ,” Elvina, until we meet again....”

Zinna walked around in the room. She remembered how the Loremasters tried to erase their memory. So that the devil, or whoever they thought was involved, would loose his grip on them.
She knew what happened to Elvina. It... the man, or that voice, took a part of Elvina’s soul. She shivered at the time and was scared in the beginning... but she also remembered between them nothing changed... except when Elvina and Zinna were seperated from each other for longer periods. Elvina’s love however was back at full power when she saw Zinna. Elvina still loved and cared for other people... but less then before... she was more on her own and started to study other ways of her magic.
Zinna, on the other hand, started to remember things, by her dreams. And it didn’t took long before someone contacted her.
She looked at the bluish-haired woman, sleeping in her bed at the Two Bridges inn...

[Jain Zar]

66.

*** Free ***

Zinna looked through the window of the inn at Two Bridges. It was raining and storming for a couple of days now. She was fully recoverd from her ‘injuries’ ... but with this weather... even a dog would stay in.
She turned around to the bed. The bluish-haired woman was sleeping. Zinna shivered. She never spent much time with her before. But, the past weeks, she sure showed up a lot. On the few occassions Zinna was alone, she had time to think... and write.
“Elvina... ,” she sighed. Last time she saw her, was when she left to search for the rapists. And she said she would only return if she found them... and that meant... never.

She got plunged in thoughts again. Elvina was free... in many ways... the little bond between Elvina and her ‘devil’ was probably broken. That time she said ‘yes’ in the forest, to get Zinna a gift... it was stupid... but now, she was free. It was probably with the death of Eligor the bond got broken... and whatever happened to Elvina... it was undone.
Then there was their marriage... gone, Elvina was free again. Zinna always knew it would happen someday... but she never thought it would go like this way.
She shivered when she remembered sensing Elvina’s feelings... pure love. In the past Elvina also showed Zinna her love... but not... like this.

Zinna turned around and looked outside. “And what am i going to do?” she whispered to herself. A couple of days ago she met a strange little fellow, Pimpernell. It seemed he knows Elvina... told a couple of things about her. Zinna was shocked at first, but noticed she was still interested in hearing things about Elvina.
Zinna shook her head. Elvina would probably be very happy by now, spending time with her new love... doing all kinds of pleasant things, making new friends, and building a new life... without her...

And was she supposed to continue her life with Angela? She looked at the bluish-haired woman again who was sleeping on top of the sheets... nude off course. Zinna shook her head. Angela could be nice and sweet, but also very rude, blunt, provoking people, teasing… no, ... why the hell was she here in the first place?
Angela treated Zinna almost as her ‘property’, and she didn’t like that. What would the Master say about that? But Zinna couldn’t go back to the Master... to admit her failure.
No, ‘spending time’ with Angela seemed more attractive right now.

Once more she looked outside at the falling rain... the river started to get high. She could always search for Elvina... but then what?
Tell her everything? How she also formed a bond with a ‘devil’? How she deceived Elvina? How an untraceable kind of magic was used to keep Elvina with her? How she lied and did terrible things... and how she doubted Elvina’s feelings in the first place... and that, all in the name of... ?
No, best thing was she kept these things to herself. Elvina probably would kill her if she knew the whole story. She was terrible when she was really angry.
It was better to focus on other things too. Perhaps she could look for work, here, since going back to her elven forest wasn’t really an option. Or, maybe she could take up some studies in magic... with, ...how was his name again?... Shorn! Right.

Lightning lit the clouds in the sky, the rumbling started to sound more and more nearby. She wondered what Elvina was doing right now...

[Jain Zar]

68.

*** Angela Wrath ***

Zinna sighed as the door of her room opened without a knock. Off course it was Angela, who just came and go as she pleased.
“So, where have you been this time? Three days i haven’t seen you and you walk in here, with a grin?”
Angela Wrath posed for her, grinning. “How do you like my new armor? I have spend days fitting it, having it adjusted.”
Zinna looked at it, not expressing much interested. “It's... blue... so?”
Angela laughed. “Are you kidding girl? This is most beautiful armor i have ever seen. Not even the Master...”
Zinna replied ,” I don’t care Angela. Tell me... what am i to you? Hmm? Some mistress you can visit now and then? Come and go as you please? And what are you doing all the time? ‘Charming’ men, and women? Yeah, i heard about it...”

The bluish-haired woman turned to her, putting her blue shield against the wall along with her Crusader sword. “Now now my dear, don’t believe everything you hear. Well, it’s true i’m flirting a bit, but only to test them... i have never brought someone to my bed, where ever …”
Zinna interrupted her ,” … not yet... but what i heard is your making dates. Right here, under my nose.”
Angela smiled warmly ,” Off course right under your nose, to proof i’m not hiding anything from you.”
Zinna turned away from her and shivered.
Angela walked towards her. “Sweety... i’m sorry. You know how i feel about you. Just... sense it.”
Zinna felt the warmth in Angela’s voice and shook her head. “It’s just... i’m lonely these days.”
Angela embraced her softly and kissed her on the lips. “My girl, perhaps you should come downstairs from time to time... talk with some nice people i just met. Let me see.. Orion, and Marcellus... erh... and Amilcar... ow... by the way, i forgot to tell.”
Zinna looked up at Angela. “Tell what?”

Angela was smiling widely. “I met Celestia. We talked a bit...”
Zinna got up. “Celestia, you saw her... talking with her, about what?”
Angela looked at her blue fingernails, still smiling. “Ow, it was a nice conversation. We just talked about hair colors, baby’s and poison.”
Zinna shook her head. “There seemed to be much variety in your ‘conversation’ then. Now really... what did you say to her? What did she say?”
Angela nodded. “That was really about it, the rest of the time i spend with Amilcar... one of Celestia’s companions i guess. Maybe we’ll see him soon.”
Zinna shook her head again. “I don’t know what you are up to Angela... and if this all is fitting in our Master his plan... But you are right. I should go out more often. I'm think of taking a room at the Mystivale’s...”
Angela got excited ,” Great, then we are closer to the shops and...”
Zinna interrupted her ,”... alone Angela. I need some time alone. So i can think clearly about what i am going to do.”
Angela looked at her and grinned. “Still working on a plan to get Elvina back?”
Zinna didn’t answer...

[Landrunner]

Amilcar estaba en una conversación con Celestia y Pimpernel cuando de pronto escuchó a lo lejos una mujer haciendo un conjuro o un hechizo, luego esa mujer se apareció y se sumo al grupo. ella comenzó a hablar con Cel y luego a Pimp, dejando para el postre a Amilcar, entonces la charla comenzó. Se convirtió en una charla bastante caliente y con alto contenido....intimo....lo cual Amilcar trató de manejar de la mejor manera posible ya que recién comienza a socializar con Cel . Amilcar no tiene muchos amigos, pero intenta que las relaciones comiencen y perduren, quizás escape de las garras de alguien que solo intente invitarlo a su cama...el busca algo mas allá de eso, y no todos están preparados para sobrellevarlo. Y hasta algunos ni están preparados para afrontar lo que en él generan, como Selchis, quien ahora no habla con él luego de que su compañero Derian Laeca se interpusiera entre ellos, de todo modos, Amilcar de saber antes que eran pareja, se hubiera apartado de ella.... toda una confusión.....por eso no tiene muchos amigos ahora, y no sabe en quien confiar...cuando la situación con Blue lo superó, intentó poner paños fríos al asunto y dialogar con ella de forma cordial y evitando el juego que ella proponía....de todos modos el sabe que, una mujer asi, algo oculta...bueno o malo...quizás lo sepa mas adelante.....quizás no....OOC sorry, its hard for me to make a composition so long in english

[Landrunner]

"Will it be a friendship or one more than just throw roses in the way?"

well well well, after the meeting in Vissen i think that perhaps a friendship is about to begin between Blue and Amilcar, who knows? I think that Bleu is trying to be quite with him, and that´s the best way for both, and maybe Amilcar will be accept her as a friend ..anyway he still thinking that she hides something...time to time

PD in english for you hun!!

[Jain Zar]

70.

*** Elvina’s fate ***

Zinna has taken a room at the Mystivale Inn. She was sitting on her bed, thinking about everything that happened in the last months.
She just couldn’t let go... Elvina... who was deeply in love with someone else. It... bothered her... hurt her... she shook her head. They have spend so much time together, and Zinna... got really attached to Elvina. She remembered her feelings when their relation just started... then their wedding... their first year as a married couple...
What happened with her feelings? She knew something changed after the day she ‘met’ the Master. She knew she was really worried, but, why... oh why, did she made a deal with... this man? Right... because she knew Elvina would leave her some day.

The Master... when he was near her, he always had some kind of influence on her. It made her like him, a lot. Doing all kinds of things were she never even dreamed of. He was... sweet on certain moments, tender even... he could make her feel exalted.
But why was Angela needed... why did he want her involved? Zinna left her a few days ago and started to feel better. That girl had a weird influence on her. Zinna loved and hated her at the same time.
The only thing she did right now was being showy... flirting with everyone she liked, men and women. Zinna started to think Angela couldn’t feel love for anyone. And if it seemed like she loved a person, she was probably only acting. But with what purpose?
Couldn’t the Master just call her back?

“My sweet girl, are you thinking about me?” The sweet voice came out of the corner of the room.
Zinna shook up out of her thoughts, almost falling of the bed. She turned around to look at the dark corner, and in her chair sat... the Master.
“M.. Master, you are here?”
The Master got up from the chair and walked towards the bed. He was wearing a black tunic and around his neck a white scarf.
He took place next to her.
“Zinna, where is Angela?” He looked around and noticed only Zinna’s gear in the room.
Zinna bowed her head. “She is staying at another inn... doing her th... work.”
“Is that so my sweet girl? I have, however, the feeling something happened between you.”
Zinna assumed the Master already knew.


She was sure the Master could sense things in a way like she did, and he was pretty good at it.
The Master embraced Zinna softly. “We will talk about it later. But as for now, you have to listen to what i have to say.”
Zinna felt a warm feeling when the Master was holding her like that. He... really cared for her. At least that is what she felt.
The Master gave Zinna a kiss on her forehead. “I really care for you my sweet girl. But... work has to be done.”
Zinna shivered under the warmth of that kiss and wished for even more.
The Master smiled at her. “Later my girl, first lets get down to business.” He looked at the bed behind them and grinned. “Real business first.”
Zinna nodded and shivered again in expectation. It has been a while someone loved her.

The Master looked her in the eyes. “My sweet girl, it is almost time.”
“Time? Master? Time for wh... do you mean...?”
The Master nodded. “Elvina has grown enough for my purposes, and its hard for me to see you suffer like that. But if you want to be forever together with her, then there are things you must do...”
“But, she loves another... ,” Zinna started, she fell silent immediately, knowing the Master could be very angry at her for being interrupted.
He only smiled warmly at her. “My girl, do you know who she loves?”
Zinna shook her head. “I... i have no idea... Master, i’m sorry.”
The Master kept a friendly look ,” So you are not doubting what i said?”
“No, no Master, off course not ,” Zinna quickly replied.

“Eligor was a fool you know. And somewhere he took the wrong path. We will not make this mistake twice.” The Master looked at her. “Did you know Elvina is starting to believe in a god?”
Zinna turned and look at him. “She is? But … but Elvina never believed before... she... who, … how?”
The Master nodded. “I know! ,” he grinned ,” And now, the only thing we must do, is make her to start believing in her own... fate.”