Two weeks earlier…
In the distant mountains there was the mysterious lair of a sorcerer. He had lost his power years ago, but the local people did not know about; they were still afraid of him because of his cruelness.
He instilled fear in area of the Blue Mountains.
The sorcerer was used to living alone; only with some slaves to run the upkeep of his lair but recently it had changed.
One year ago, a young and beautiful witch had arrived. She was his niece; the daughter of his beloved sister. He had given her shelter when she had lost her home.
The tall, thin man with a long beard and wearing a silken black toga and black cape with hood, was seated in his armchair as he watched his magic mirror.
"Rumina!"
He called for his young lodger who came in a few seconds.
She asked politely, "Yes uncle?"
Trias pointed at the mirror and said, "Look who is there."
Rumina got closer and again asked, "She? And why is she alone?"
"Because she left Sinbad and his crew."
"What?"
The sorcerer gave a controversial answer which was a big shock for his niece, but he tried to explain it little more,"Remember when I told you that I felt a strange power."
"Yes, I felt it too, but what does it have to do with my stupid sister and her leaving her beloved captain?"
"Look at that."
Saying this he drew a circle with his hand over the mirror. The witch looked on again and saw the picture which was like the worst nightmare for her.
She stepped back murmuring," She… it cannot be… I killed her…her… and… it cannot be… how?"
Her uncle answered in the same way again, "Look again, my dear."
Rumina looked at it with distrust and when she found the answer for more than this one question in her head, she said,"It is that old fool, Dim-Dim. He… he saved her… and hid her…now… now they are back. That red hair peasant witch recognized Bryn and she left… and that strange power belongs to…"
Trias finished her statement, "…to the Red peasant's daughter."
Shocked Rumina had to sit down while her uncle continued,"You won't like it but we need Bryn here. This is the perfect time to bring back her memory. She is alone, on her own, unwanted and distraught. You have to bring her here, my dear. "
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After leaving the crew Bryn started her journey. She wanted to find the place where Dim-Dim told her to find his friend who could help her. She had been travelling for three long weeks.
She rented a room in some tavern in a strange town. She never stayed for more than one day in one place at a time.
After finishing her bath, the brunette entered her bedroom and felt an unknown presence hiding in the dark corner.
She could see neither the face nor the posture because that person had a long coat with a hood hiding their face.
Bryn grabbed a knife and demanded, "Who are you and what do you want?"
"I'm some who has been looking for you for a very long time. You don't have to be afraid of me."
The mysterious character stood up and pulled down the hood. She was a short woman with dark hair. Bryn had a strange feeling that she knew the face before her, but she did not know how it could be possible.
The woman came closer to her and asked, "You don't remember me?"
"And should I?"
Bryn did not trust her.
She kept the knife in her hand and yet the dark lady continued to talk with smile.
"Yes, you should. You and me were raised together. I'm your sister, Bryn."
The last words appalled the brunette who dropped the knife.
She had not known anything about her past for more than year and suddenly one old man had told her a grisly story about her family; and now some strange woman was telling her that she was her sister. It was too much for her. She felt completely lost.
"I don't understand. If you are my sister, why have you shown up now? Where have you been this whole time?"
Rumina was perfectly prepared for these kinds of questions and debuts.
She and her uncle had worked out everything exactly, "I told you, I have been looking for you but Sinbad, and that puppet of his, the old fool, Dim-Dim, he made sure that we would not meet."
"I don't believe you!"
Bryn did not want to hear it nor believe it, but her sister was more perfidious than anyone could have possibly imagine.
"But you should. You should, Bryn. Have you already forgotten why you are here alone? Why you had to leave the people who were like family to you?"
It made Bryn ruminated but Rumina continued, "He even didn't try to change your mind; he didn't try to stop you. Now, he is getting married in a few days and has already forgotten all about you…"
Her words were very painful for the brunette and there was something very convincing about her voice. Bryn sat down hard in the chair.
"I don't even know if you are really my sister."
Rumina was also prepared for that.
She showed her hand to the woman and said, "Look at your ring. It's is just one part of a whole. You have one half, and I've got the second one."
Intrinsically, it was the truth.
Bryn was watching both rings with the distrust while her sister came a bit closer and stretched her hand out to her,"Now! Give me your HAND!"
In the same moment she grabbed Bryn's right hand.
A huge, bright light shined form the rings.
Bryn could not see what was going on around her. She could not see anything and she just felt some sort of strange affection.
It did not last long.
Bryn's limb body fell down.
Her bracelet slipped off her wrist.
Rumina dropped it in disgust and said wryly to no one, "You won't need it anymore."
As her slaves appeared from the shadow which hid them from Bryn's view, Rumina ordered, "Take her! We have to hurry, I want to be at ceremony in time."
