Heirot

"I would prefer it if you didn't." Humarin replied as she checked on her dress. It was dry now, so she began to melt one of the candles in the room to make it a bit more water-proof. She had long since put the vial down on the bed, she looked back, the door was still locked tight.

"Fine" Drakoe mumbled in a low voice. He sat down on the floor with his back to the door. "Let me know when I can, will you? I'll be sitting out here." He leaned his head back on the door and sighed.

After treating her dress she put it back on. It felt a bit slippery from the wax at first but the wax cooled fast. Humarin grabbed the vial, unlocked the door and walked outside.

"I think I'm going to get a meal, please feel free to join me." Humarin said to him. She began heading downstairs.

Drakoe stood up quickly when he heard the door opening. He looked at her and smiled, then replied," I'd love to join you." He extended his arm and presented the hall. "Ladies first."

Humarin giggled at this then went downstairs. She chose a table and then turned to Airen, "I'm going to get us a few drinks if that's ok. What would you like, wine? Ale? Or something without alcohol?" (Without alcohol, juice or water)

Humarin decided she jsut wanted some water was all. She had a few pieces of bread earlier in the day but that was about it and she was getting rather hungry. 'I feel as if I can eat an entire horse.' Humarin thought with a small smile.

Drakoe pondered her question for a moment. He really didn't know what he wanted to drink. "I'll just have an ale." he finally answered.

He leaned back in his as she started to walk away. "Wait!" he said, "You take a seat and I'll get the drinks. Now, what would you like?"

"No please, allow me, I insist. It's the least I can do when you've been so nice to me." Humarin headed towards the bar and ordered one grape juice and one ale.

Humarin walked over to one of the tables and sat down with them. "Come on Drakeo and sit down, have something to drink." Humarin sipped her drink and waited for Drakeo.

" Okay" Drakoe mumbled. He walked over to the table and pulled up a chair. He picked up his ale and and chigged about half of it. "Ahhh... That was good. "Now what will you be eating tonight?" he rubbed his head and thought a moment. " Not sure what I want."

"Not sure either." Humarin replied. "I think I want some mash potatoes, gravy and turkey." She giggled a bit.

One of the maids that were serving a table behind them laughed. She walked over to Humarin and told them, "What you were saying just now, that's what we have the most made right now. We'd be happy to give you as much as you want."

Humarin looked surprised, "Then bring it here!" Humarin replied happily.

The maid nodded to Humarin and then looked at Drakeo, "Would you like the same?"

Drakoe allowed a slight grin," It sounds good to me!" He finished his last bit of ale and added courteously," And another glass of ale, please." He placed his mug back on the table. The waitress smiled at them and replied kindly," I'll be back in a few minutes with your food and drink."

Airen leaned back in his chair and yawned," I believe I'll be finding a place to rest after we eat."

Humarin got up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

On the way she 'ran into' the maid that took thier order and asked a favor of her. She gave the vial to her and she nodded. The maid went to the kitchen while Humarin visited the bathroom.

The maid put the entire vial of herbs into one of the dishes then put it onto plates and took it out of the kitchen.

Humarin came back and sat down just as the maid came over with the two meals.

"Have a good meal!" She told the both of them.

Drakoe thanked the maid and began eating his food." This isn't bad," he said to Humarin, " This isn't bad at all." He ate his fill and sat back in his chair again.

" I have to go to the restroom now," Drakoe muttered as he got up out of his seat. " If you'll excuse me. I'll be back in a moment." he left the table and walked to the restroom.

Humarin poked around at her food avoiding the food with the herbs in it because they were pretty powerful. When Humarin tested the herbs she felt drowzy even though it was just a sniff.

Some people were heading up to thier room stumbling up the steps half awake. A few fell asleep at thier tables. While Drakeo was gone Humarin slipped a few gold pieces to the maid and then ran out the door grabbing a dry cloak by the fire.

She put it around her and left. The rain was still falling hard so she made a horse in the nearest stable ready and rode off. She didn't feel all that bad for leaving Drakeo behind as she rode in the direction of the next town.

She could faintly feel her sister in the direction of the next town through a bond that only sisters had.

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After leaving the cave, Zutasar went to the nearest town to find the priestess in which she was to kill.

The rain began falling soon after she left the cave. When the first drop fell she didn't start running or anything, she just looked down. Memories flashed before her eyes, memories of her childhood days. Playing in a field of flowers, making crowns with the flowers and called the raindrops jewels on the petals.

Then the memories of that day flashed before her as well and Zutasar looked up again. 'I won't ever forgive her, even though when we were younger, we were so happy. I'm sure she's even happier without me as a burden.'

At this point memories of Humarin trying to leave Zutasar behind and go on her own flashed before her. 'Taru, you're too slow, maybe I'll just go on without you.' With that Humarin disappeared into the trees and left Zutasar to cry.

Zutasar was almost to town when she felt something coming her way. 'It's still a long ways off, so I won't worry about it.' Was the only thoughts that came to her.

Drakoe awoke in a rather uncomfortable position. His eyes fluttered open and rubbed them. He stretched and shook his head. He noticed that he was lying on the stairs was slightly confused. 'What happened?' he thought. 'Where was Humarin?'

He noticed that people seemed to be going on with life as if he weren't even there. He didn't see the maid who had served them, and figured she must have went home. He walked up to his and Humarin's room but still didn't find her.

He asked around and found that she had left town. He supposed that this was something she really wanted to do on her own. He only wished that she would have woke him up and let him know she wanted to go on. He sat down at the bar and pondered the question of trying to follow her. He stiil had to hunt down Zutasar to earn his pay.

Zutasar was in the same town but far away from her. She was looking for the priestess that was supposed to be there.

Finally soaking wet and cold Zutasar got a room to dry her clothes and search again. Once she had changed into her dry clothes she resumed her search.

"No rest for the wicked huh?" A priestess said to Zutasar just before she left the inn. It was Arili she recognized Zutasar because she resembled Humarin. Zutasar glared at Arili.

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Humarin left the inn after after an hours worth of sleep. She felt a strange presents just after she left the inn. She followed the strange feeling to the center of the town where she found Zutasar and Arili engaged in a battle.

Zutasar threw a lightining bolt at Arili who put up a strong protection spell against it. Arili took her mace and charged at Zutasar. Zutasar dodged the mace's first attack but she was cut on the cheek when Arili turned around and threw the ball at Zutasar again.

'Arili! Zutasar!' Humarin thought unable to move. She wasn't near enough to them to affect Zutasar; she was getting help from an unknown source that shielded her just enough.

Arili began chanting another spell, it was a spell that shouldn't be known by a priestess. A fire ball formed in Arili's hands and she threw it at Zutasar.

Zutasar caught the fireball in one hand, the doll had it's hand out also. Humarin was too dazed to notice though. Then there was a sudden drop in temperature; the fireball fizzled out and it began snowing.

Arili charged at Zutasar again. Humarin opened her mouth only for nothing to come out.

Arili threw the ball and it's chain wrapped around Zutasar's arm. Zutasar threw her arm back just as Arili was about to strike. Zutasar punched Arili and sent her tumbling. Zutasar broke the ball off the chain and charged at Arili. Arili jumped away from the ball just as flew towards her on a short chain but it wasn't enough it hit her and made a few deep holes in her leg.

Zutasar came in for the final blow on her injured prey. She ran as fast as she could and buried the ball deep within Arili's stomache. Arili coughed up some blood as she hit the ground she appeared to be dead.

Zutasar left quickly after that and Humarin could finally move.