Sjin is starring up at me, his eyes pleading. Pleading for what I cant be sure. Nor can I sure that if I knew, id be able to give him whatever it is he wants. I say nothing, and Sjin's gaze turns from pleading to sorrowful. I don't know what to do. I can build a castle, a canon, a force-field, and even a UFO, but I have no idea what to do now.

I deal with machines. They're predictable. Every wire has its place. Every circuit has its place. Every code, word, and number has its place. A word cant go in a wires place and a wire cant go in a circuits place. If everything is not in its place the machine wont work. As long as everything is in its place machines are predictable. A macerator will macerate an extractor will extract. A macerator will never extract and an extractor will never macerate. Predictable.

People are not predictable. In fact they are very unpredictable. You can know someone your entire life and never really know them. You can have a best friend that you think you know like the pack of your hand, only for you to have that " I didn't think you had it in you " moment or, if your unlucky, that "What the fuck is wrong with you" moment. I've had both experiences and I saw neither of them coming.

What I'm trying to say is that I have no real idea how someone will react to something I say or do. I can only take what I know, well at least what I think I know, and take the best course of action at the time and hope it's the right one.

I'm snapped out of my thoughts by Sjin softly calling out my name. He hasn't looked up from the mug, and his hands are turning white from his grip on it.

"Sjin?"

"Are we going to have to go back?" His voice is small and I think hes going to start crying again. I grab his shoulders and turn him so that he is facing me. He is startled by my action and stares up up at me in surprise. I return his gaze with one of certainty.

"We are never going back, Sjin. Never, you hear me? The only reason we will ever be anywhere near that dammed place is to burn it to the ground! Just like we did last time!"

Sjin says something about my hands and eyes but my brain cant make sense of it. Its to busy getting heated up abou- My brain make sense of it. 'your hands are burning and your eyes are gold.'

"Shit!" I curse under my breath, and pull my hands away. I decide to keep them together in my lap, and I can feel my nails digging in to my skin.

"Sorry..." I mumble and Sjin smiles at me, his face full of understanding. I am truly grateful to Sjin. I wouldn't have survived long without him. I don't think ether of us would have survived long without the other. At lest not in the beginning. We're a lot stronger now than we were then, but... I don't know. I think id still be pretty bad off if something happened to Sjin. I think its the same for him too. That's probably why I didn't even think twice about letting him into my castle.

After everything that's happened, we're still friends.

Sjin calls my name and I see his smile be replaced with a thoughtful expression. His cheeks have dried by now and he seems a lot calmer than before. I don't think he will start crying again. ...Wait Sjin said he saw Enderborn. He never strays to far from Sips co, or is it Sjips co now? Doesn't matter, point being that if Sjin saw it, it cant be far.

"Sjin, Where did you see Enderborn?"

"Just west of Sjips co. In Martyn's forest. Why?"

"Can you take me to it?" As I expected his face adopts an expression of pure shock. Any other scenario and I would have laughed at it. But this is not a time for laughter.

"Why, in all of Minecraftia, would you wont to go there? Of all places!" His shock is as evident in his voice as it is on his face. I look as him sadly, than determined.

"I need to see it for myself, that they're back" I say more to myself than to him. He looks uncertain for a moment, and I'm afraid he might decline, but than the nods. I smile, and thank him. I expect him to respond with one of his cheeky retorts he picked up from Sips, but he doesn't. He doesn't say anything, he just nods again. He leaves the mug on the table and we walk to the courtyard. I know he is scared of returning to that place, and I am grateful that he is willing to do so for my benefit. I'm still wearing my flying ring from this-morning, and as Sjin joins me in the air, I see that he hadn't taken his off ether.

Its not until we're in the air, flying toward Martyn's camp that Sjin finally talks. He says it quietly at first and I cant here him over the wind. I tell him so, and he speaks louder.

"You wont do anything stupid, will you? Like blow it up, right?" He glances back at me with a worried expression. I return his gaze with one of confusion.

"What are you talking about Sjin? I've always been rather level-headed. And blowing things up is you thing." I'd said it before id known what I was saying. Sjin flinches and i immediately apologize. Sjin nods in acceptance, and began to speak over the wind again.

"Its fine. I wanted to be sure. When it comes to Enderborn, you can be quite hot-headed." He smirks back at me and I glare daggers at him. Hot-headed... I guess I deserved that.

We past Martyn's camp awhile ago, and for the past half-hour all I've seen is trees. It cant be far now, and I can feel myself heat up slightly. I never thought I'd ever be retuning to the wrenched place. I think as we continue our journey. I thought I was rid of it. I was wrong.

We come to a clearing in the trees, and my heart nearly stops. In the center of the clearing is a large, plain, iron, building. Its roof just shy of the tree tops. Outside it are dozens of people in lab-coats, similar to my own. They are walking around the building performing various tasks. I recognize some of them. They were here last time. My finger-tips start to burn and I'm almost certain my eyes are now gold. There is no doubt in my mind.

This was Enderborn facilitates.

"Lalna... what do we do now?" Sjin's voice is meek, and its obvious he'd rather be anywhere but here. I don't blame him, I feel the same. What do we do now? Its a good Question. One I'm not sure I have the answer for. Than I remember were we are, and who lives here.

"We visit an old friend."

:D Chapter 2! Wooooo! please review, its what motivates me to work on the next chap. Thanks! :)