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Nelphean wraped his arms around Bastet, and kissed her on the forehead. "I am..." Nelphean's grip grew tighter...

"I'm sure you can handle her Nelphean." Giving a nod he looked over to Eclipse, who was in company now. " Kali, we should take him with us, he won't want to be around them for a few days."

She looked over to him and nodded. She had come with Coban, but had stayed back. "You're right. He felt so horrible the first time, but Ary doesn't remember and if lessened the burden. However, it seems Bastet does. He's going to be crushed..." She pet the wolf gently. "I know you didn't mean for this to happen." She then leaned into the unconscious wolf's ear. "She'll forgive you."

Coban looked again to Bastet and Nelphean. "Both of you take care. Get her back to top notch. Kali and I will take care of Eclipse for you. But I must ask of you one thing...spare Aurahkah. She doesn't need to know about this, may make her remember, and that is something she does not need." Walking over to his wife and Eclipse, he touched a hand to the wolf. All three simply faded away into the air.

Barely hearing the words, Nelphean said "I don't know." He just continued to hold her close to him and kissed her softly on the head a few more time. Nelphean could not find any words, or phrases, which was quite odd for the elf who never shut up.

"Allow me to carry you to the infermery." Nelphean easily picked up Bastet, and began to walk towards the distant place... "You probably will be healed by the time we get there, but if not, I hear those phoenix tears do the trick." Nelphean smiled, and just kept holding on to Bastet.

Nelphean listened the rhythmic purr of Bastet, and chuckled very softly. He will stay, and watch over her, until she is well again. He walked towards where he thought the infermery should be, and after several hours of mindless wondering, he managed to find it. He had only been in the infermery once before, while he was following magical auras about the manor, which is how he knew of the several vials of pheonix tears keeped in the cubboard.

Nelphean gently placed Bastet upon one of the infermy resting places, and brought a chair beside it. He leaned on the bed, and listend to Bastet's rhyme until he fell asleep. Sleeping, for the first time since he left the Grey Lands...

Niah stayed like that for a few hours. She slumped against the wall and tried to control the myriad of emotions rushing through her. She thought about going to the infirmary and seeing if anyone was in there but she wasn't sure she wanted to know. There was so much happening here that she didn't understand. She slowly walked to the kitchen and let herself get lost in her thoughts. She thought about everyone here in the manor. Aurahkah and Vincent. His brohter Alex. Her mind darkened a little at that. Sweet but not quite so innocent Khenu. Darius. Ryo, Dagan, and Vik. Dear Bastet whom she considered one of her best friends. Eclipse, how could she ever forget him? Elias whom she said a quick prayer to Ra for his soul. She could still remember him tacked on Aura's door. That was a painful thought. Her thoughts drifted once again and she laid her head down on the kitchen table. She slowly drifted into sleep.

Niah stirred slowly from sleep. She was breathing heavily and had another nightmare. Aura was right...you had to sleep wiht somebody to keep them at bay. She thought about the fight that had taken place earlier and walked back out into the hall. She picked up the sai on the ground and her throat tightened. Bastet's. She saw a pile of blue fur and a few claws as well. Eclipse. She wondered who they were fighting against. Certainly not each other. Not sweet Clippy. She picked up the weapons and stored them in her room. She would find out where they were and return them. Slowly she walked back into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of wine. It was too much to take. She couldn't believe that Clip had fought against Bastet but there was nothing else that could be true. Nelphean hadn't been the culprit either. She was so confused. There was something very wrong here and she desperately needed to know what it was. She began to cry softly all the emotions joining into one. She cried for everyone she had ever known and finally when almost all of her tears were gone she cried for herself.

Elias's body shot out like a rocket as his cloak fell silently to the ground. Elias voice was harsh and cold, "Girls I need you to step into the home and wait for my return." He spoke silently and the girls knew what this voice was, there was someon out there in the untold darkness of the woods out to hurt them once more. They listened and opening the door went inside. It was the youngest Michiko who stood silently at the door step, clutching in her grasp a doll which Elias had made for her, a single tear rolling down her young face. She had grown attached to the young man, and she hoped the would return soon, so many of the poeple she loved died, and she was tired of being alone. Rising slowly upon the massive black stead, he pushed the creature hard and dissapeared into the darkness of the forest. Leaving the three young girls terrified in an empty house.

Elias stood still and silent as watched the warrior step out from the shadows. His body was covered in shimmering silver armor, as well as the elogant black horse which he rode upon. He held his long raven black hair tied in a long red silk lace. He held his long slender body like man which had been breed from youth to be nothing more than a royal night. His ice blue eyes looke down at Elias like a man would look down upon a stray dog. Elias could not help but smile at this as the warrior stepped down from his horse. For a moment there was a perfect silence between the two, it was ultimately the unknown royal knight who broke the eerie silence."My name is Lucretius De la Vega, I have come for the girls." when Lucretius spoke his voice was harsh and distant, Elias knew that this was not going to be an easy fight to win. "I cannot let you, pass I was given the job to protect those children, you must first end my life before you can take them." Elias said as his body arched and he placed his weapon in both his hands, Lucretius knew that Elias was a true warrior, this was going to be a truely powerful fight. When Elias spoke Lucretius listened and he loved what he heard. "We are both children of warfare, and in the end we now one thing above all else, a war is not decided by the size of the armies but the indiviual fights between warriors, so I challenge you to a duel, no magic, no armies, just the skills of two children of war. Let us play our parts in this endless Waltz, and let our blades choice the destiny of both our worlds." Elias said looking directly into the eyes of the shimmering silver knight.