Two day later found Teela once more grinding her teeth in bored frustration. If I ever need to torture anyone, she thought savagely, I'll just immobilize them for awhile. Teela sighed deeply as she let that thought go. Even if she were ordered to do it, she'd never have the heart to actually torture someone. Though, Skeletor and his crew could always be possibilities. Instead she turned her mind once more to the mystery between Adam and He-Man's possible connection.

She'd considered every possible memory she could think of to disprove her notion of Adam being He-Man's contact. She couldn't come up with anything. However, there was still the niggling suspicion that she was missing something important. But without concrete information from either Adam or He-Man her idea could only remain a theory. She'd try to ask Adam a couple of times when they were alone, but for some reason the words simply wouldn't come. In essence she felt that she would be asking him to betray a confidence and she just couldn't bring herself to do that. Adam may be considered cowardly, but everyone in the kingdom knew he was trustworthy and loyal and she simply refused to compromise him in that way.

Teela turned her head to look at Adam as he dozed in the wooden straight-back chair next to her bed. She felt her heart flutter a little as she took in his appearance. With his arms crossed over his chest she could see his well developed muscles through the thin linen shirt and pink tunic. While she couldn't see his legs now, she could admit to having appreciated the view his lavender hose afforded from time to time. Despite the feminine colors he wore, his body showed that he was anything but weak. But it was his face that she could gaze at for hours if given a chance. Currently, his head was bowed in sleep and his thick, long blond hair obscured most of his features. In her mind she could picture his face with its aristocratic nose, high cheek bones and strong jaw. With darker hair and a beard Adam was the spitting image of his father. His lips were full and sensuous and usually tilted in an endearing half-smile. And his eyes. Teela sighed as she thought about her favorite feature.

His eyes were such a bright and beautiful blue as to be unique in all of Eternia. Some thought it was his mother's Earth genetics that caused his eye color to be so unusual, but there was no way of really knowing. Adora had the same intense blue, which only lent credence to the speculation. In her opinion, it was his eyes along with his manner that caused people to trust him so implicitly. They were so open and honest. Well, usually his eyes were open and honest. Teela had to admit that she had not seen his normal look in some time. He still acted jovial and light-hearted, but his eyes gave him away. Eyes that were currently watching her stare at him...

Teela blushed at being caught and quickly looked away. Out of the corner of her eye she could detect a faint smirk on Adam's face as he lifted his head and looked at her properly. She quickly averted her gaze. Maybe if nothing is said about it the whole awkward episode can just fade into history, Teela thought desperately. No such luck.

"So," Adam said, smugly, "See anything you like?"

"Hardly," Teela scoffed, though she suspected the heat coming her face might be telling on her, "I was merely doing my job." Her suspicions were confirmed when Adam elegantly raised one disbelieving eyebrow. "It is my job to keep an eye on you and this is much easier to do when you stay in one place."

"And you are still going to do your job despite your injury?" he asked, clearly not believing her.

"Of course. My father trained me well. A good warrior never let's anything stop them," she relied in a flippant tone.

To Teela's immense relief, the Sorceress and Orko entered the room before Adam could respond. Unfortunately, his look said that their discussion wasn't over. The Sorceress cast her daily cleansing spell over her and then explained what she and Orko had managed to accomplish. Sadly, Orko was unable to control the pain-relief spell. Once again his brand of magic proved incompatible with the magic found on the planet, producing wildly unexpected results. But he came up with the idea to have Teela put into a deep sleep until they arrived at the pool. Teela was apprehensive about this plan as it left her feeling vulnerable and said as much to the others.

"But just think how vulnerable you would be if there was a fight and all you can do is watch others protect you," Adam said, "This way you would not have that additional stress." Teela had to concede his point. Listening to the battle outside Grayskull had been terrible, but actually watching her friends fight to protect her would be infinitely worse.

"Who will be going?" she asked finally.

The Sorceress answered, "Your father, of course, as well as He-Man."

"Me too, me too!" Orko waved wildly.

The Sorceress smiled, "Yes, Orko, you will be going too."

Teela looked over Adam. "You won't be going?"

Adam looked surprised at her question. "I, uh, well, I wasn't expecting to go. The fewer people going the less attention will be drawn. And we do want to keep this quiet. I don't think Skeletor is aware of your condition and the longer we can keep it that way, the better."

Teela knew he was right, but she still felt inexplicably saddened by it. This was the most time she and Adam had spent together in years (even if she was unconscious for most of it) and she hated to see that time end. She nodded in resignation and then asked, "When will we be going?"

The Sorceress answered once more, "Your father says that his invention is completed. He will be the Attack Track tomorrow morning."

Teela gave a great sigh of relief. She thanked the Sorceress, who then left with Adam and Orko. One more day. That was all she had left of this unbearable torture. But would the closeness she and Adam had managed to recapture leave again when things were back to normal? Maybe not. After all, she reasoned, our relationship broke down because I was so impatient and frustrated with his running away from battle. But if what I suspect is true, then I can't be upset with him for doing his part. Satisfied with that answer, Teela closed her eyes to sleep and dream of a brighter and more active future.