She was held prisoner for a week now, she counted the days. Surely the Asmodeans had demanded an enormous ransom for her release and her father and Hellion were just struggling to make up the sum.

On the other hand with the new items Egil brought her it was, well not perfect, but it was better. The clothes were comfy, not the rags she had thought she would get. The food was different, but not bad at all, a little bit spicy. What really caught her attention was the book. It's main theme were the "Beautiful sides of our lands" and how to find them. It told her about secret caves and green fields, sacred woods and haunted mountains. Asmodae did not seem as uncivilized as the elders wanted to teach her.

To her own surprise she wanted to see Egil again, not that she would admit it in front of him. All alone her thoughts traveled and she thought, maybe the Elyos did not care so much about her.

When she started to drift into sleep the door to her cell was opened. Egil stepped in. He wore the black fur coat again, but without the armor beneath, it seemed. But his body seemed to be just a little smaller without it. Again he carried a huge package. In an instant she was as curious as a child on it's birthday. What would be in there this time?

As he saw her face he laughed. The sound startled her. She weren't thinking about it, but never before had she heard a Asmodean laugh out of fun, just in battle, but this was completely different. Soon he regained his composure, "Sorry, it is just… the face you made. Like a child hoping for some sweets when their parents return home.", he had to stifle another laugh.

Dendera crossed her arms in front of her chest and sat down on her bed. With an apologizing gaze he started to unpack the things he brought her.

First he put a set of clothes down on her side. "What are these for?", she asked only earning a chuckle. A pair of boots followed. Then a large amount of food. He pointed to one of the dishes, "I caught this fish all by myself, just outside of this fortress in the ice lake.". At last he pulled out another book.

She could not hold back anymore, "Why are you doing this?"

"What exactly?"

"All of this. Bringing me stuff and caring for me."

"Maybe we Asmodeans aren't so bad as you Elyos want us to be, hm?"

"That's not the point, you know that."

"Yes. I sacrifice the only free day I have to visit you and my hardly earned money to buy you things.", he shrugged, "Maybe I feel sorry for you, I mean, it was your first fight aside your general and he flew the battlefield.", he shook his head.

"Again", she pointed to the boots, "what are these for ?",

"For you of course. You shall try them. I talked to brigade general Suthran, he is the commandant of this fortress, Altgard. He owes me something, so I got it this way, if you behave the next two weeks you will be allowed to go outside under my sight. What do you say?"