It had been months since she?d gone to the dueling arenas. There had been so much to do at the Temple and the Orphanage, and the Hospice. Additionally, the nearly successful attempt on her life had left Alia Anor a bit afraid to go wandering around Rhydin alone.
Dimitri had gone missing after the authorities had come to the Temple for him, and so she had remained behind the protective walls of the Temple. But, tonight she had ventured out. Something drew her with a restless energy.
She walked into the portal that would take her to Twilight Isle in her ivory robes, and walked toward the rings. She was greeted by the caller for the evening, and as she took a seat, she requested a tequila from one of the goblins.
Pushing the ivory hood back, she surveyed the beach area, and when the goblin brought her drink, she set it onto the blanket beside her.
Just as she was about to take a sip of the tequila, she heard a familiar voice, and as she turned to look in the direction, she saw Dimitri walk out of the shadows of the forest, and be greeted by wyheree. After exchanging pleasantries with her, he saw Alia Anor, and slowly began to walk toward her. Stopping short of her current perch.
Her voice was very soft, ?Dimitri??
He nodded and bowed as he looked into her eyes before she asked him to join her. He did, sitting down on the blanket beside her. ?You look terrible Dimitri,? she told him, and his reply was quite the opposite to her, ?You look wonderful.?
Her gaze dropped to the ground, ?I never thanked you for saving me.? And he slid his hand into hers, ?it?s okay.?
She looked up slowly at him then, ?I heard they came for you, and that you simply let them take you.?
He nodded solemnly, ?I did.? She didn?t understand and asked him why he?d done that. He shrugged, ?Because I did it. It was my fault. I payed for what I did.?
Her aqua eyes studied him in detail, ?How could you do such a thing??
He was troubled by her question, ?I don?t know,? he told her, and in truth, he did not know. These things were happening when he was not cognizant of them, and that seemed to eat at him.
She lowered her gaze again, ?Have you gone to the White Lady?? He had not, but told her he was probably going to. He was running out of options, and things were not improving. Alia Anor looked into his troubled eyes, ?She will help you.?
A smile lit Dimitri?s features, the first one in a very long time, ?If you trust her, I will.?
Alia Anor nodded and gave him a tremulous smile, ?I have great faith in her.?
Dimitri leaned closer, placing a kiss gently on her cheek. ?How do I join??
Alia Anor smiled brightly, ?Seek the White Lady out, they will prepare you for the initiation.? She linked her arm in his as he asked when the initiation could begin. She told him they would ask Sister Lily, and that she was so happy to hear that he had chosen to join her as a member of the Temple.
Dimitri had gone missing after the authorities had come to the Temple for him, and so she had remained behind the protective walls of the Temple. But, tonight she had ventured out. Something drew her with a restless energy.
She walked into the portal that would take her to Twilight Isle in her ivory robes, and walked toward the rings. She was greeted by the caller for the evening, and as she took a seat, she requested a tequila from one of the goblins.
Pushing the ivory hood back, she surveyed the beach area, and when the goblin brought her drink, she set it onto the blanket beside her.
Just as she was about to take a sip of the tequila, she heard a familiar voice, and as she turned to look in the direction, she saw Dimitri walk out of the shadows of the forest, and be greeted by wyheree. After exchanging pleasantries with her, he saw Alia Anor, and slowly began to walk toward her. Stopping short of her current perch.
Her voice was very soft, ?Dimitri??
He nodded and bowed as he looked into her eyes before she asked him to join her. He did, sitting down on the blanket beside her. ?You look terrible Dimitri,? she told him, and his reply was quite the opposite to her, ?You look wonderful.?
Her gaze dropped to the ground, ?I never thanked you for saving me.? And he slid his hand into hers, ?it?s okay.?
She looked up slowly at him then, ?I heard they came for you, and that you simply let them take you.?
He nodded solemnly, ?I did.? She didn?t understand and asked him why he?d done that. He shrugged, ?Because I did it. It was my fault. I payed for what I did.?
Her aqua eyes studied him in detail, ?How could you do such a thing??
He was troubled by her question, ?I don?t know,? he told her, and in truth, he did not know. These things were happening when he was not cognizant of them, and that seemed to eat at him.
She lowered her gaze again, ?Have you gone to the White Lady?? He had not, but told her he was probably going to. He was running out of options, and things were not improving. Alia Anor looked into his troubled eyes, ?She will help you.?
A smile lit Dimitri?s features, the first one in a very long time, ?If you trust her, I will.?
Alia Anor nodded and gave him a tremulous smile, ?I have great faith in her.?
Dimitri leaned closer, placing a kiss gently on her cheek. ?How do I join??
Alia Anor smiled brightly, ?Seek the White Lady out, they will prepare you for the initiation.? She linked her arm in his as he asked when the initiation could begin. She told him they would ask Sister Lily, and that she was so happy to hear that he had chosen to join her as a member of the Temple.