Gorrath tossed and turned in his sleep, his sheets crumbling and his blanket on the floor. Cold sweat beaded his brow and his breath was short. His jaws were locked in a painful snarl and his claws had begun tarring through the thin material. He awoke with a start and sat up and realised his jaw had locked and began to message the tense muscles. He mumbled incoherently to himself about the past.
Night after night, attempting to sleep proved impossible as it was frustrating, he wasn't even going to bother to attempt to sleep again this night, so instead he went to splash water on his face before he put his armour on and went for a walk on his ship, while most of his men slept, it was quieter and far less tiresome. Not having the urge to threaten one of his men to get back into line or else lose their jawblock. Not having a pounding headache each time one of his men accidentally broke something of importants. Without solid ground to walk on it appeared that his men were starting to lose themselves in revelry and frustration. A pone chance as it were; he found himself going to the laboratories. He didn't really care of 'why' he was going there and he had little reason to disrupt and disturb the young woman while she worked hard on his time drive.
His men saw his approach and bowed, he noticed how one of his men appeared to have quietly whispered something before straightening out, and he'd have a word with that one later. He walked in and saw her stand up and greeted him pleasantly. It was amusing. "Do not mind me Kira. Continue as you were" he said as he made himself comfortable at a nearby table. She gave a confused frowned before she steadily sat back down and resumed her tinkering.
The air was awkward and the sounds of her tools clanging softly against the metal and the laser pen slightly making a zapping sound as she moulded the metal to her will. Gorrath found himself enjoying himself. It put his mind at ease, watching her work steadily. Her eyes were focused; it was unlike his scientists whose minds couldn't focus on the batted objects in front of them, his eyes moved from her clean area to those of the chaotic fools to his right.
Had he lost his touch? Were his men becoming too frustrated to focus on the orders he had given them? Each day appeared worse than the last. He leaned his head on his hand as he thought. It was bound to happen he told himself. It had been years since his men had the liberty to relax and just enjoy a planet, a place to call home. He knew his ship would need constant repairs from the mechanics. He always got a complaint from a few of them about needing to restock their supplies. He had taken his ship in the deep reaches of space; the endless darkness was void of life.
How the great had fallen.
Kira looked up from her station and saw Gorrath sleeping in the empty space near the door. She looked to the two guards who just shrugged. This warlord was different from the rest that was certain for her. Hours passed and the two were preparing to take her back to her room but they whispered uncertain about leaving their Lord's presence while he slept. Also about how pissed he'd be if any of them woke him up.
"You wake him up" Dren pointed to her, she blanched backwards "What? Why me?" she whispered back "You're less likely to have your jawblock removed if you do it" she swallowed hard before she slowly approached the sleeping Warlord.
She wasn't certain if she was even allowed to and she looked back at the two armoured guards and they urged her to continue. She reached out and shook him lightly "Lord Gorrath?" he groaned slightly "War Master Gorrath?" she shook him a little harder "Wake up" his face dipped in a deep frown before his eyes opened, she backed away quickly and gave him a small, if not a slight awkward, smile. He looked at her "What is it?" he demanded "It's 'morning' and I thought It'd be best if you were not left to be woken by the other scientists" Her voice calming to his tired mind. If she whispered any more than she did he'd find himself being lulled back into slumber. Breathing deeply to wake himself up as he stood he looked at her then his men. He stared at his men and Kaman attempted to remain still under it. "Lord Gorrath" he looked back down at her "Go get some sleep" his glare softened some as she gave him a small bow before his men lead her out. He watched her go, his mind not fully awake as he stood there for a while longer before he made his way to the Command deck.

Gorrath found himself going to the labs more often and he found her confidence in her work soothing and a relief. Each time he went he could see the progress which was rare because the other scientists' tables just appeared more and more chaotic. He actually found himself annoyed each time he looked at their stations.
He saw how uncomfortable his men looked each time he visited Kira while she worked. She didn't appear to mind after a while, the awkward and tense air returned to a fresh soothing atmosphere. In the passing months he found himself conversing with her while she worked, and it appeared to not hinder her work progress. She enlightened him of how the Time Drive was going to work and what each component would do. He was amused and impressed, and what he found even more appealing. He could fall asleep so easily and she wouldn't disturb him until it was 'morning' on the ship. He also knew it was dangerous to get too comfortable in her presence, for obvious reasons.

Today turned to be a bad day for Gorrath, Commander had nothing but bad news for him and his temper only kept growing, if one more worse thing were to happen today, the next unfortunate men who peeved him off, he'd rip their jaw blocks out and wear them on his wrists. When night fell and his men rushed out and away from him, he couldn't be more relieved. He made his way to the lab and he couldn't wait to just pass out from the days annoyances. But as he neared he could hear shouting and the sounds of an argument.
"NO! You get out! We have work to do you obtrusive female!"
"Lord Gorrath isn't going to approve, you two shouldn't be here at this hour"
"The three of you get out! 'Twas our lab before you!"
He walked in and saw that his guards were attempting to remove the two scientists, who clung to their stations, Kira stood by her station … unimpressed. "I can now see what the Commander meant" he heard her murmur softly "What is going on here?" He knew exactly what was going on, but arriving and announcing his presence in such a manner felt more suitable especially with his anger. And he got his desired affect from three of the people in the lab. The two guards dropped the stubborn scientists and faced him and Kira gave a startled jump as she faced him. The two fat scientists just waved him off dismissively as they continued to do whatever the hell they were doing. "Lord Gorrath can you get these three distractions from our lab!" yelled the one "And that one!" he pointed to Kira "Is stealing our technology!" she narrowed her eyes and he growled, their yelling only raised his temper "Why are you idiots here!" he roared, the two guards moved out his way "We are working on a new project!" one pointed upward gleefully "Yes! It may blow up though" hearing that he sighed in irritation and Kira moved to stand beside him "No, you're going to destroy everything! Lord Gorrath, please if they won't leave let me take the Time drive somewhere I'll be able to work in peace"
He only growled and his fist shook at his side, Dren, having seen Gorrath unleash his fury before knew what to look for and he grabbed her arm and pulled her out. "Kaman, close the door" he did and continued to follow Dren's lead "Wait? What's happening?" Kira asked as she was led away. "Lord Gorrath has a temper as you've heard." Kaman stated he was not inclined to talk about what was going to happen to the two scientists. Dren could see her confused but fearful expression, "Remember his threating to remove men's jaw blocks?" he inquired and she nodded "Those two aren't going to have their lower jaw's for much longer" her eyes widened before she looked forward and remained silent.

"Lord Gorrath! Mercy!" The one pleaded pitifully as Gorrath slammed his foot on the man's chest making him choke up from the sudden force "You two have been a thorn in my side for far too long! I have given you a chance to redeem yourself and to save our people by building me a time drive! Yet you squander your freedom with idiotic experiments that blow up precious cargo and ruin my ship!" he growled as he grabbed the other one by the nap of his neck and he gave a chocked cry "We're building the time drive my lord!" Gorrath tossed him harshly against the table. "Your Jaw blocks will be a nice reminder to the men on this ship of what happens when they step out of line"

Dren ordered Kaman to remain by her door as he went to the labs. He had grabbed a fresh glass of high grade wine as he went down. He stood by the door and by the silence he assumed that the deed was done. And he waited for Gorrath to open the door. After a while the door hissed open and the carnage that stood behind Gorrath was apparent that it was not a quick end for the two. In his left hand he held the two lower jaws, blood splattered his armour, and his rage had simmered down. Dren bowed down on a knee, the lower the better. The more submissive the posture the less inclined Gorrath would shove him down- and he held out the glass of wine, Gorrath accepted the offer downing it instantly and shoving the empty cup back to Dren. "Where is my scientist?" he glared at Dren, Dren remained in his bow, head low and eyes to the ground "We took her back to her room My Lord, Its best that she doesn't see this." Gorrath nodded "Good" and he left to get his armour cleaned and get his new accessories polished.
The Commander was about to bring him more bad news when he saw Gorrath walk to his chambers. The smell of spilt Glorft blood hung in the air, silencing the chatter of the men near enough to see and smell the death. Instantly the Commander put off the bad news and ordered the men to not push their king any further. He made a bee-line for the labs, moving as fast as his tentacles would allow. When he arrived he saw one guard, Dren, standing at the door. Two body bags being moved out and a cleaning crew worked hurriedly to remove the blood. "Where is she?" the Commander asked instantly pone seeing the amount of blood that splattered the walls "She is in her room Commander, we took her away before she could see this" The Commander sighed, two more men to the roster of Gorrath's rage. "What happened to set him off?" Dren pinched his brow, "Those two have been dancing on the line of Gorrath's rage for too long. They were practically begging him to silence them." He sighed "They were still in the lab when we brought her down. They didn't like that we ordered them out so she could work. So instead they argued and accused her of theft, she didn't budge. We even attempted to drag them out but Lord Gorrath walked in. and this was the result." Dren indicated to the lab. "Commander, sir, you have a way with words that can ease the temper of our lord. Perhaps you can ease the troubles of our remaining scientist?" The Commander nodded, "Yes, Gorrath won't be pleased if she lost her senses, it's best that we spread the news of Gorrath's latest kill. The men shouldn't tip the War masters rage any more than it has" and with that he left for her room.
Kaman stood tall by her door and when the Commander arrived he gave a nod in greeting "Go and get her dinner early. She won't be working tonight" he nodded and went off. The Commander knocked on her door before he went in, he found her standing, her posture was ridged and when she saw it was he she gave a sigh of relief. "Evening Commander" she greeted and he sighed "You won't be working on the Time Drive tonight. You can take it easy until everything is back to normal." Her brows knitted together "Did-did he really, remove their-?" she held her bottom jaw and the Commander nodded. "Yes, he did. Gorrath will be wearing their jaw blocks somewhere on his armour. Either his hip or wrists, depending in their size." She gave a noticeable *gulp* as she stepped backward into her bed's frame. "Do not think about it, Kira. Gorrath won't do that to you. You're the only remaining scientist, far too valuable." That did appear to ease her "Gorrath wasn't always a Tyrant, you know. He was an excellent leader an exceptional King. He saved all of us from slavery. Have you ever wondered of why he so desperately wants the Time drive built?" she took in a few breaths. "Other war lords wanted a Time drive to go back and destroy their enemy before the enemy could raise their head in battle. So I assume it's something similar?" The Commander nodded,
"Yes, if we can go further back in time, we can defeat the enemy and save our home worlds. Gorrath had just made a third world thrive when an enemy came and destroyed our first world. We fought endlessly to save it and as many people as possible. But it was too late and Gorrath had ordered a mass evacuation of the second world only hours before the same enemy came and destroyed the second world. The people didn't make it out of the blast range and were killed. The third world was a Militia world. And it was where this ship as while as a thousand others was built. Many of the men on this ship are the survivors. And our numbers have been dwindling.
And, like the last of our worlds, it too was destroyed by this ominous enemy. We had done what we could to survive it was years later did Gorrath thirst again for a new world and the closest we got was a back water world. The inhabitants were stubborn and didn't die as easily as we wanted. It proved to be the one of the longest wars we fought in. Just as our scientists had created a Time Drive within a mech, we lost it due to the Earthers and we followed it back in time. We have no idea how far back we were thrown."
He sighed "after some time of fruitless battles, something happened to Gorrath and he gave up. Retreating from that world. It had been a couple years since then."
She nodded "So in the time you all lost your home, he became a tyrant? Did he threaten anyone of losing their jaw blocks before then?" The Commander nodded his head "He began threatening his men when his men became cocky and started to disobey his laws. He lived up to the threats; many men lost their jaw blocks. A lot of us say that Gorrath is stronger than any of us. He was unique among the Glorft. While most of us coward, he stood up to his masters." She looked at him in awe, "It's hard to believe that any of you were slaves" The Commander nodded "If-when you finish that Time Drive and it works and we have a chance to defeat the enemy, than Gorrath will be sure to make the life you had as a slave nothing but a bad dream. He makes sure each action is dealt with accordingly. If you push him too far and piss him off, he'd make sure you either stand back in line or regret it. If you do as he asks without him having to constantly check on you, then you'll be rewarded" The Commander explained. She looked out her port window as they were passing a nearby galaxy. "Get your rest and don't think too much about what happened" The Commander said kindly before he left.

Gorrath had placed his armour on the rack and closed the door to the steamer. He pulled out a stool and sat down at his trophy case, many sizes of jaw blocks, polished and bleached white. He had at least a little over a hundred all lined neatly against the dark steal. On the sides were heads of beast and other creatures, they too were bleached white and polished. He had gotten so accustomed to doing so, he didn't even need to think about what or why he was doing it. He believed that each of these idiotic men deserved their fate. He regretted nothing.
Yellow Gold light bled through his blinds and he turned slightly to see the light source came from a nearing galaxy. He put down the jaw block and went to look out; his skin craved the warmth of the sun.

Kira sat with her food on her bed, her eyes looking at the beauty of a new galaxy. In her hand she held the precious stone and it glowed prettily at her light caring touches.

After a few days she was allowed to return to the lab and to do her work. She was no more eager to return to the scene of the crime but it was the only working space that she was permitted to have. She walked in and found everything sparkles. She returned to her station and unlocked the current component she was working on and placed it on the table before she sat down and worked silently. Her face was devoid of enjoyment or satisfaction. Her features were empty of expression, not even her eyes held emotion. After a few hours she had dug in her draws and opened one and saw the flower, it's frilled petals drying and crinkling. She picked it up and looked at it; Dren noticed it and a bit of pride bloomed within his chest at the sight of her admiring the token of affection he gave her. He was too busy with noticing her that he hadn't noticed that Lord Gorrath was nearing the lab and was too late for him to tell her to put it away before Gorrath could see it.
Gorrath cleared his throat at the entrance and Dren immediately bowed on a knee seeing that Kaman had already done so. Kira stood up and gave Gorrath a bow with a kind greeting, Gorrath looked at the flower she held and eyed her suspiciously
"What is that?" he demanded, instantly disliking the object within her grasp. She blinked and appeared confused before she looked at the flower and became a little startled before she placed it on the front of her desk "It's a flower, My Lord" she said and he picked it up "Where did you get it?" he inquired and he could see the fear within her eyes "uh- D-Dren, gave it to me, I had forgotten when however" she spoke in a small voice, Gorrath twirled the fragile plant between his fingers before he turned to face the still bowing Dren, he knelt near him "You should know better " He said in a voice that made Dren gulp "Yes, My liege" Gorrath crumpled the flower in his hand as he stood up "Don't do it again" he looked back at her and her worried expression irritated him "Continue your work Kira" she nodded and sat down quickly, Gorrath looked down on Dren and he dropped the flower in his line of vision and stomped on it as he made his way out.
Dren stood when it was clear and he picked up the remnants of the flower before he put it in a bin and returned to his post at the door. He knew that if he spoke to her now, with Gorrath nearby that he'd most likely be his next victim. Kaman showed him some amount of sympathy and he growled irritated and closed the lab door. This way, Gorrath will be sure to know that neither Dren, nor Kaman had been flirting with her.
When the lab door hissed closed she put her head in her hands and breathed, doing what she could to calm her nerves. She didn't understand why a flower was a bad thing, was Gorrath allergic? After a tired sigh she continued to finish the 8th component. It was a pretty flower, but it had done no harm, she didn't understand why he gave her a flower in the first place. She shook her head. "Whatever, it's not of importants"…

Gorrath had the ship near a planet that supported life, its inhabitants were mostly animals, there were no sign of intelligence. She was tired but watched the men come and go, the planet had blue and pink trees, its grass was a light blue, and the sky was purple. It was worth staying awake for. She pulled on the large T-shirt and pants getting comfy as she braced a pillow against the port window-sile. She wondered what it must feel like to have wind in her hair or to lay on such fluffy grass. She had heard tails from her mother of such and from other beings. But she had never set foot on solid ground.
It was day hours on the ship as he went to go see her in her quarters. His men bowed at his arrival and he unlocked the door and went in, only to discover that she wasn't properly dressed and was still asleep, her head by the window, her arms embracing the pillow. Dren and Kaman shared worried looks as Gorrath left the entrance and walked in with the door hissing close behind him.
Gorrath didn't know what he was going to do exactly as he walked closer to the sleeping woman. He looked at her, her face was serene and calm, a slight smile on the edge of her lips. Her breathing was deep and slow as he watched her shoulders rise and fall softly. Her hair was a little messy, not in the usual tight plate behind her head, it was looser and small strands had found their way into her face. He pulled a chair quietly from the table and positioned himself near her as he sat down and removed the hair from her face softly. Seeing her in such a peaceful state calmed him some, and he didn't know why she had such an effect on him. Her mere presence seemed to make him relaxed. He leaned back as he watched her, his eyes trailing over her features. She'd breath in deeply, snuggling closer to the window barrier, her legs moved beneath the blankets, her tail slipped out and curled on top of the blankets. Despite the large top he could still see the outline of her body and it was appealing. He sighed softly when he realised what his mind was doing, just a few more months and you'll have your own people back he reminded himself as he looked at her. She was appealing, very attractive even but he knew that it was dangerous territory. Because he and his men have gone so long without the touch of a woman, he knew that if he showed signs of weakness in front of his men, his men would do the same in bolder attempts to gain her attention and that would turn to in fighting and arguments and riots. He couldn't have that. He stood up and made his way out. Locking the door as he glared at Dren, my men are already falling; he left to go back to the command deck. He'll have to endure a few nights of restless sleep and avoid her for a while, just so he doesn't get too enthralled with her presence. He was far too cosy with her as is; anymore and he'd be in trouble.

"Lord Gorrath reeeeally dislikes you" Kaman said and Dren moaned in annoyance "Yes well he knows that I feel some attraction to her because of that stupid flower" he stated bitterly "I should've made sure she took it to her room the night I gave it to her. He hardly comes here to see her" Kaman shook his head "unrequited love Dren. You're hopeless" he couldn't help himself a chuckle. Dren growled "Oh Shut up" Kaman laughed at his comrade's expense. It was entertaining.

She worked at her station, Kaman had left for an early night, his change in shift was to help move some supplies in the deep freeze. Dren stood at the door, eyeing the empty space where Kaman was, he eyed the corridor that Gorrath was no doubt going to come walking down to either to talk to her to have a nap. And when his gauntlet beeped at the change from Glorft day and night he shrugged and went in, "Hey, It's time to go" she looked at him with a nod and packed away everything and followed him out.
"… Kira?" he inquired as he could see that they were still alone, she looked up at him "What did you think about the flower?" she stopped and looked at him "It was pretty, why did you give it to me? Knowing that it would only piss Lord Gorrath off?" he looked at her a little confused "I gave you the flower because I admire you." She looked at him confused and a bit startled. "I don't understand, why you would risk it?" he chuckled deeply "Because a beautiful woman deserves to know that she's admired" he grinned broadly at her and she looked bewildered "Why risk your life for that?" he moved a stray strand of hair from her face "Some things are worth risking for" he gestured for her to continue walking. He felt prideful at stating his attraction for her and she still looked confused and had become somewhat nervous as she fiddled with her fingers along the walk back to her room.

Once in her room she frowned confused, her mind replaying the scene in the hallway. "Beautiful woman" she repeated softly before an unsure laugh escaped her "he thinks I'm beautiful?" she laughed a little more as she went to the bathroom "I think Lord Gorrath may have scared his senses out his skull" what game was Dren playing at? Her? Beautiful? What type of cosmic joke was that?
After she had splashed some warm water on her face the entire confusion in the corridor was left at the back of her mind, her thoughts returning to how she'd finish the Time Drive and what she had to do next. She had only recently finished the 8th component. 6 more to go before she had to make it so only Gorrath can access it, and she'd have to cut off a bit of her precious stone for the power source

the bones had dried of its polish, the stench of death no longer lingering in his trophy room. Their jaws were large enough to be put around his armours gauntlets, and he tied them firmly in place. Gorrath hadn't slept at all and the nights before gifted him nightmares of his past. He massaged his brow as he sat and listened to the Commander, for once baring good news, the recent food supplies carried properties from their home world. Which meant he and his men would be getting nutrients and protein that they had sorely been missing. Though despite the good news, it didn't ease his headache. "Good work Commander, you get to keep your jawblock" he said tiredly, he needed a massage and some pain killers. The Commander kept silent about Gorrath's recent accessories and kept his eyes on his charts and seeing that Gorrath had a headache, decided to leave after his report.

after two more weeks of lacking sleep Gorrath gave in and went to go see her, his mind needed a break, nightmares and tossing and turning and constant headaches had only made him irritable and easily annoyed, thankfully, because of the jaw blocks on his wrist, his men had remained behind the danger line. He saw Dren and Kaman guarding the lab door and pone his arrival, Dren opened the door for him. He saw that the lab was neat, lacking the filth of the two previous occupants. "Evening My Lord" her greetings and light bow had already begun to do its magic, he felt ease sweeping over him. The door hiss shut and he was about to sit at his usual spot when he noticed a different chair in its place. Seeing Gorrath's surprise she spoke up "Dren and Kaman brought a better chair in for you My Lord. It's cosier and won't strain your back as you rest" he looked at her and gave a small nod as he sat down. She had immediately noticed the two jaw's on his wrists. It unsettled her. Having only met the two before their demise, she wasn't certain if it was unfortunate or fatuitous yet. She was about to sit down when she noticed that Gorrath was rubbing his neck, she feared him but her better nature got in the way, it was what normally caused trouble for her in her past. Though it was never direct at her masters since she always revelled in their pain, but other prisoners, she remembered when she saw a young girl was crying in fear and pain and she attempted to console the child through the bars of her cell, her actions soothed the child but got her in trouble and her compassion to the slaves about her always made her stand her ground and fight back, it had earned her a couple of beatings.
But after the months she had at… working for him he hadn't actually harmed her, he only threatened to end her once and that was when she first met him.
Gorrath noticed her stare after a while "What?" he asked abruptly, bringing her from her thoughts. "Uh… are you alright Lord Gorrath?" he eyed her before he sighed tiredly. "I have a migraine, just return to work" her expression softened as she ignored his order "My Lord, I can help ease your migraine, if you wish?" he eyed her, "And in what way will you be able to ease my migraine, hm?" she held her breath before she replied "I can give you a message? My mother said I had healing hands" he contemplated over the offer though because of his fatigue, he gave in "Fine, I am too tired to refuse it" she moved over to stand behind him, he kept his eyes closed and his head rested on his right fist.
The touch of her dainty hands on his neck was cold and sent a chill down his spine, but soon it became forgotten and his tense muscles were being massaged, her small hands were strong and her thumbs worked in the groves of his neck and he found himself giving a pleased moan as she found all the worst knots and worked them loose, damn this woman, he did what he could to restrain his groans. And if it wasn't enough for her to remove the knots and tension from his neck she had started to message his skull and it eased his headache and he found himself feeling light, the weeks of tension and pain being released at her strong hands.
She never had given a war lord a massage before but Gorrath hadn't been terrible and despite the other brutes, Gorrath had earn a bit of respect from her, because of how he treated her and how he didn't actually hurt her or beat her, nothing. She was thankful that he had found her and not some other aliens. And since the Commander had told her of what he had intended to do with the time drive, and the Glorft past, it made her respect him. The Commander said that Gorrath confides in him about many things and one of them was that he wanted to be a king, not a tyrant, being in space for too long and his men becoming simple minded and easily bored not to mention disobedient had made him a tyrant. He wanted order and his law obeyed. It was simple things. So a message to thank him for all that his done, was all she could do at the time being, once the Time drive was completed that'll be its own reward for her. Building and constructing such difficult and delicate instrument was a huge success for any scientist. She could only grow from this.
Gorrath had moved his head back as she massaged his neck and he looked far more relaxed than he has ever been in his entire life. "Woman, I'm going to have you work on my whole back soon."
He said he removed her hands from his neck "Feeling better than?" he released her hands as she went to stand next to him "Where did a slave learn to do such, hm?" he asked her lightly, he could sleep like the dead tonight "Over time, I first started with my mother" she explained as she returned to her station to continue on the 9th component " I learnt to massage other tired slaves while I was locked away in prison, I mostly helped ease my mother's pain." He listened and could hear the sorrow in her voice, though it looked like she had come to terms with the past as the sorrow strayed from her features. "What happened to your mother, if you don't mind me prying?" it felt usual for him to say such a thing, "I don't mind, 'twas a long time ago anyway. She died from space travel. She spent most of her life on ground and having being in space and then becoming heavy with me, weakened her significantly. She nearly died giving birth to me. When I was 6 or 7 she died. Her body couldn't handle so much time in space." Her voice held warmth but sorrow underlined it. He didn't know quite what to say, sorry? "She has a smart daughter, she'd be proud" she smirked half-heartedly "She's better off" she said and he looked at her curiously "What were your parents?" she thought for a few seconds, pausing at her tinkering, "My mother was a Sericoos, my father was one of my mother's captures, a reptile man, he treated her fairly well as far as she explained, she always spoke fondly of him" she shrugged. Gorrath hummed, his eye lids becoming heavy. "and what became of him?" she shrugged "Mother never spoke of it, so I don't know" she looked at him and smiled softly "I don't think I've ever told any of the war lords in my past to rest as many times as I've told you to Lord Gorrath" he chuckled at her comment, " I'll wake you when it's morning" she gave him a soft smile he returned it tiredly before he closed his eyes. She's a dangerous temptress, was his thought before sleep consumed him.

Because of the message she had given him the night before, he was well rested and he had no headache or strain on his neck, he was in one of his best moods, having not yelled at the Commander or any other of his men the next day and the Commander immediately confronted him when the day was over and they were alone. "She gave you a massage?" he asked a little surprised "yes, I was surprised at first too and I wasn't eager to decline such an offer either." Gorrath waved it off as he went through various reports of the ships state. He honestly didn't want to think of her or her pleasing massage, though it did him good, it would be more trouble than what it's worth. "And she offered you a massage?" Gorrath slammed the paper on the desk as he glared at the Commander who backed away quickly "have you finally become deaf from my shouting?" he asked loudly "More deaf from surprise War master." Gorrath sighed "I know the dangers; I'm not going in that direction. I needed the message and she offered it at the right time" The Commander picked up one of the papers that flew off the desk and placed it back "She caught you on your most vulnerable, Fatigue is tricky" Gorrath agreed, "Now get out before you bring back my migraine Commander" he gave a bow before he left the office. Gorrath sighed as he stared at the reports; the Commander just had to pry didn't he? And today was going so well too.

Sleep couldn't have come sooner for Gorrath, the moment his head rested on the pillow he was out like a block. He had pleasant dreams, though he couldn't remember them when he woke the next morning, it was vague and new, it wasn't something he was used to. It had been years, years since he had a pleasant dream. It wasn't the nightmares of his past or memories replaying viciously. He stared at the ceiling above his bed as he attempted to recall what the dream was about and after a few more moments of nothing he got up and went to do his usual schedule….