AN: Here we are at chapter two, my dears!

Suiren Shinju asked for an update schedule (you guys know I'm all over the place with that) but I'm going to try really hard to stick to a Fri/Tues, Sat/Wed schedule.

I know I've already set you up with far more questions than I've answered but we've just started! Everything will be answered in due time. Unfortunately I don't think you'll be getting too many answers any time soon. Also I'm sorry this chapter is on the shorter side! :/

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Cedric watched Sofia curiously as they trudged along in silence. It was dark save for the light of the full moon shining down on them while they skirted along the edge of the wetlands in an attempt to avoid contact with anyone else.

She hadn't spoken a word to him since he'd left with her. She had remained silent and stuck to the shadows as she led him along, very cloak-and-dagger in her mannerisms. Of course, it didn't need to be said that he was to remain hidden. He'd been told as much from the moment he came to know himself as Icarus, servant of the great and powerful Grimtrix, though the matter of just exactly why had remained a mystery. Perhaps that would be the first facet Sofia would reveal to him when she finally told him the truth about who he really was. He only need remain patient a short while longer, he told himself.

But as the hours ticked by and the distance between them and any form of civilization grew greater, the less patient he became. They were miles away from any other soul and there had been ample opportunity for the woman to prattle off detail after detail about his former self, yet she stayed tight-lipped as they carried along.

There was much he wanted to ask her but he was at a loss for how to say it. It took several more miles and a lot of mental back and forth with himself before he felt comfortable saying anything to the pretty young woman who had remained speechless from the moment they left the only home he knew to venture into the wilderness.

"So..." Cedric began meekly as he walked beside Sofia across the damp, grassy peat of the wetlands. "Where are we headed, exactly?"

Sofia sighed as she walked cautiously along the unsteady turf. She hadn't been paying much mind to her husband who had been trudging along beside her silently until that particular moment. She glanced at him as he vocalized his question, knowing before she replied that he wouldn't like the answer she gave him. "We're on our way to Enchancia."

"Enchancia!?" Cedric croaked, looking to Sofia in horror. "But Master Grimtrix warned me to stay out of Enchancia! He says it's dangerous and-"

"I don't give a damn what Grimtrix says." Sofia replied in irritation. "It's where we need to go."

Cedric froze in his footsteps and reached out to clasp the woman's hand to stop her in her tracks. "Wait a minute, Miss Sofia. I-I have some questions before we go any further."

"I'm sure you do." Sofia replied, pulling her hand from Cedric's grasp to continue along. "And you'll get your answers. Just not tonight."

"But... when?" Cedric asked, grabbing her hand once more to pull her back.

"When we get to Enchancia." Sofia said as she tugged her hand from his a bit more forcefully this time. "Now let's keep going."

"But you said you would tell me everything if I came with you." Cedric said quietly. "I'm here with you just like you wanted. Can't you at least tell me something?"

Sofia let out an annoyed grumble, carrying on despite that Cedric had halted. "Trust me, this will be a whole lot easier for the both of us if you just stay silent the entire journey. I know you have questions and you'll get your answers eventually. Now is just not the time."

Cedric watched in mild shock as Sofia continued in the direction they were traveling without another word. He found her response unsatisfactory and he wasn't just going to leave it at that. He scurried after her, catching up with her quickly to protest. "With all due respect, Miss Sofia, that isn't fair! You know who I really am, don't you? You know things about me..."

"More than I care to admit." Sofia retorted dryly.

"So tell me something, please." Cedric said eagerly. "I want to know everything about who I really am."

"No, you really don't." Sofia said, glancing at her husband as he looked at her with a hopeful face. "Trust me, you're better off not knowing anything right now. Just wait until we get to Enchancia."

Cedric sighed and shook his head, a slight scowl crossing his features. "Miss Sofia, you keep telling me to trust you but how can I trust you when you won't tell me anything? I left my home and my master to follow you and-"

Sofia cut Cedric off with a huff and turned to face him angrily. "Let me tell you something about the man you call master; Grimtrix is a monster who never does anything if it isn't to benefit himself! He may have taken you in but there was undoubtedly an ulterior motive in that. I shudder to think what it might have been. He kept you ignorant all this time when he very easily could have reversed the enchantment locking your memories away! It obviously benefited him to leave you in this state. If the real you could see what he's done, you would be livid."

Cedric blinked at Sofia in shock a moment, taking in everything she'd just told him. Grimtrix hadn't been the kindest master so hearing her words about him didn't come as much of a surprise but the rest of what she'd said was very telling. "So... so an enchantment is the reason I can't remember anything? Does the ring have something to do with it? Is that why it won't come off?"

"The ring is intertwined in this whole, chaotic mess." Sofia said with a sigh. "But the short answer is no, the ring isn't what caused you to forget. It was a spell and it can easily be reversed. I just need a wand to do it. I tried to reverse the spell earlier this evening but your master Grimtrix stopped me and snapped the wand in half so I couldn't use it. That's why we're on our way back to Enchancia, to get another one. Once I have a wand in hand I can reverse the enchantment placed on you and then you'll remember everything."

Cedric looked Sofia over in interest. There seemed to be a distinct sadness about her as she spoke those words. He watched her silently a moment but when she didn't offer anything else he decided to press her for more information. "Miss Sofia... may I ask why you're going to these lengths just to return my memory to me?"

Sofia sucked in a deep, quivering breath and looked away from Cedric. "I need your help with something. Something important. Once I return your memory to you, you'll know exactly what that something is. Until then... please don't make me talk about it."

"Is it bad?" Cedric asked worriedly, reaching out to place his hand on the woman's shoulder.

Sofia's gaze snapped to Cedric's hand on her shoulder as conflicting emotions welled up inside her. She raised her eyes to his face before looking away once more and shrugging his hand from her form. "Like I said, I don't want to talk about it."

"O-of course." Cedric replied, bowing his head. "I'm sorry."

There was silence between them then and Sofia heaved a small sigh of relief. She continued on her way with Cedric trailing quietly just behind. She did her best to keep her eyes forward and focused on the journey ahead but a small sound of discontent floated through the air from behind her and caused her to glance over her shoulder at her husband.

He was following along at a snail's pace, eyes pointed at the ground and an expression of sheer disappointment on his features. She felt a twinge of something within her, guilt perhaps, though he was the last person she should be feeling such things for.

She stopped in her tracks so that he could catch up, battling herself internally over whether or not she ought to offer him something. After a moment she sucked in a deep breath but she did not turn to face him as she spoke her next words reluctantly. "By the way... you should know that Icarus isn't your real name."

Cedric's gaze snapped up to the woman at her words. He picked up his pace to catch up to her and looked to her in astonishment. "It isn't?"

"No." Sofia answered as she began walking again. "It's Cedric."

"Cedric?" He asked, repeating the name aloud. It sounded foreign on his lips and yet it retained some semblance of familiarity to him. He nodded to himself and whispered the name a handful more times as if reaffirming that it was indeed his true moniker. He then shifted his eyes to the woman continuing along without him. He hurried after her, a wide smile working its way across his features as he rejoined her side. "Thank you, Miss Sofia."

"Don't mention it." Sofia muttered quietly. "Please."

AN #2: As with Offer Your Throat to the Wolf all chapters will be titled after songs. This doesn't always mean the lyrics of the song will apply to the chapter. It merely means I'm lazy when it comes to chapter titles. ;P