Explanations:
They sat there staring at each other for the longest of moments, neither moved. It was Kel who finally broke the silence, which had lasted for about ten minutes after Malce had left them alone.
"What are you doing here?" She hadn't meant to sound to harsh but there was no other way for her to say it.
At first Dom didn't say anything, shocked at her harsh tone, but then he thought about what she must have been through and decided not to take her tone to a personal level. Taking a deep breath he started to explain.
"Kel, after your death everyone was distraught, because we could do absolutely nothing about it. At first I acted like all the others, I spent hours with mourning and drinking, trying to forget. But I couldn't, so I decided to ask Raoul for an extended leave and then went to talk with George Cooper. At first he was reluctant to give me something to do, knowing I wanted revenge. I guess he finally realized I wouldn't give up so he gave me some information, and sent someone to help me get to the position I am in now."
Dom said this slowly, and all the while he had been inching closer to Kel, so that when he finished his chair was right next to hers and his arm was around her shoulders. Unconsciously she leaned in to him as her continued to talk.
"So there's my short undetailed summary of the past three months or so what's about you? How did all this happen? I mean you where dead, or at least I think you where I mean you fell into the icy water and were never seen again. I just can't believe..."
Kel new he was rambling, so she turned to face him and put a hand up to silence him.
"Dom, I'll explain." She turned her whole body so that she was eye level with him. She started with being captured after crawling out of the wrong side of the lake and ended with Malce's second visit. Unlike Dom, Kel's story was very detailed and sadness flooded through Dom at her every word. He again put his arm around her shoulder, and held her tightly, Kel was thankful for this sense of comfort that she hadn't felt in months.
They sat in silence after her story was finished. Then she gathered up her courage to ask something she knew she shouldn't ask. It would just distract her, but she couldn't help it, she had to know.
"My friends? How are they?" When Dom sighed at this she winced against his shoulder, which she was still leaning on.
"Where to start? Let see? Peachblossom is a great annoyance, won't let anyone near." When she heard this she had to smile, but it only lasted a measly few seconds, she listened as he continued. "Jump mopes about, most of the guys, meathead included, were deep in their drinks when I left them, about two months ago. You parents went back to the Yamani Isles after your memorial." Kel stared at him, her question perfectly clear; she needed to know about the person he had left out. Raoul was like a second father to her.
At first he skipped over her question. "But you can talk to them, tell them that your alive so that they can get on with their lives, I have a communicator crystal."
Her response was the same as it had been to Malce. "No!" but this time she gave all the reasons. When she finished explaining her reasoning, he sighed knowing she was right. But there was one person Kel had to tell; there was no way she could keep this from him.
"Look, my crystal connects me with tree people. At first it was just George but then the King found out, and then Raoul. You have to talk to him Kel, Raoul needs to know."
She began to protest but Dom quickly silenced her by placing a hand over her mouth.
"No, listen to me. You have to tell him. He blames himself for you death Kel, it's killing him inside. He tried to resign from the commander's position, but the King wouldn't let him, he just got a long leave. He barely goes out of Goldenlake. If we are going to win this war you know we need him on the battlefield. You need to tell him."
Kel put her head in her hand to think. She knew they needed Raoul, but how could she tell him without the King and then everyone finding out? 'I'll have to trust him, not to tell anyone who doesn't need to know' she thought as she lifted her head and gave a slight nod to Dom.
He pulled the crystal off from around his neck, praying that the magic in the room that kept magic out wouldn't keep it in. He spoke the key word that would connect him to Raoul who would get a vibration form the crystal on his neck. He thank the gods when Raoul tired face appeared on the shinny surface.
"What Dom? Is something wrong?"
Dom took a deep breath, 'this is going to be interesting'. Kel was staring a Dom straining to here Raoul's voice again, she wanted to see his face but then he'd see her to soon and that might shock him out of what's left of his life.
"No, nothings wrong, but I have something to tell you, and show you. Your not going to believe it but you have to trust me it's true.'
"Spit it out, sergeant, I am not in the highest of moods at the moment."
"It's about Kel" Raoul's face clouded over so Dom hurried in explaining "She's alive Raoul.'
"Damn you Domitan, I'll kill you for saying that!" Kel didn't have to strain to here that one; she bet his whole fief heard him. Dom looked up at Her then slowly she took the crystal from his hand. She looked into it and smiled.
"Hello Raoul"
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