AN: Well when I said later on tonight, I meant literally like 20 minutes later ha-ha! My brain is working slightly better today than usual, so I'm taking advantage! Here is the 4th chapter in my little fic.

Sonea's POV

After shoving her midday meal down her throat, Sonea found herself strolling towards the gardens once again. Hopefully this time a little less tormenting. She was early and Dorrien wasn't due for another half hour yet. Sonea sat on the exact same bench as she did before, she took out a book and started reading. It was a fantasy story. A tale of dragons and knights in armour, one of those feel good books were the good guy always wins.

Sonea was about 10 pages in when she noticed a pair of feet in front of her. She snapped her head up and nearly yelped in surprise. There he stood again. The imposing figure of the High Lord, she hastily rose and bowed to him.

"High Lord. I am so sorry. That is two days in a row now, I should really listen more!"

Sonea could feel herself going scarlet. The High Lord stared at her, then gradually sat down on the bench, next to were she was sat.

"Take a seat Sonea." He gestured towards the seat next to him.

Sonea gulped and slowly sat down. He looked resigned, neither mad or happy.

"There is a matter of urgency I need to discuss with you, the subject being your knowledge on my night time activity. Do not lie to me, I have the truth from Lorlen" he looked at her with a grave face.

Sonea looked to the floor. Had Lorlen told him? He wouldn't have would he?! Sonea nervously lifted her head towards the High Lord.

"What is the matter of urgency of it?" Sonea asked, only just managing to keep her voice composed.

"Well I'm sure you can figure out that I wouldn't really want the whole of the guild knowing, and, you aren't a novice any more, so you are hard to keep track of. I trust that Lorlen has told you of what a black magician is capable of, with that in mind I hope you keep your mouth shut and attend my house every night so I know that you are keeping your word. Don't worry about people noticing, I will handle that. Now I want you to swear never to breath a word of this to anybody. By the way, I know Rothen knows and he has been told. Now swear!" he looked at her very sternly.

Sonea stared at him in shock. His house...every night! Poor Rothen! Sonea saw the High Lords eyebrows darken at her pause. Sonea should now despise him, yet still in the back of her mind she still had that feeling that maybe he hadn't done anything wrong, that he was not bad. Sonea put on a brave face.

"I swear never to speak of this to anybody. I swear I will keep my word" Sonea boldly said.

She gave him a desperate look, one of hope that he wasn't the bad character Rothen and Lorlen had painted on him since they had discovered he used black magic. A look of hope that he was only doing this so he didn't upset the guild, not to destroy them.

The High Lords sternness disappeared abruptly as he was taken by surprise at her face. Slowly a grim smile appeared on his face.

"I trust you will keep your word, I will tell you why, but here is not the chat for a long explanation of my life."

Sonea stared at him in shock.

"Why...why tell me and not Lorlen and Rothen?"

He seemed to struggle with that for a while.

"I don't know. I can see that you will understand were others may not. You are the only person who I think would." he struggled with his words.

Sonea stared at him. She had never seen him lost for words before, never seen him struggle with what he was saying. She was used to him as the imposing High Lord, the one you could always count on to be composed and ready. He rose.

"I must leave."

He looked at Sonea again. The sternness was there, but, not as intense as before.

"Keep your word Sonea" and with that he strode off.

The whole conversation had only taken 15 minutes, it felt like an hour to Sonea. She still had another 15 until Dorrien turned up. Until then, she worked on keeping a composed face and trying to act normal.

AN: Well, its rather like the book in a way, but, it has my twist in it. I was frowning all the way through writing this. Trying to get it to sound right. If it doesn't tell me and ill do it again. I hope you enjoyed it. Next update defiantly tomorrow now. :)