Lalna was busying himself with fixing his mining laser when he heard someone knock on the door. Who would that be? It couldn't be Rythian or Sjin; they'd blow up the door sooner than knock on it. Sips would just hurl insults at Lalna till he opened the door, and he doubted Xephos or Honeydew even knew their way to his castle. Zoey, perhaps, come to ask for more supplies? He punched in the command to open the door, and told dumbfounded at the sight.

"Hey, Lalna. How's it going?" Terra stood outside, leaning heavily on one leg, hands shoved in her pockets.

"Terra!" He yelped. "You're back!"

"In all my glory," she grinned sarcastically, then made her way inside. "What's wrong, you didn't expect me to come back?"

"Well, I, uh," Lalna was reluctant to share that that had, in fact, been the case. "It's just, you left all your armor and weapons here, so I thought..." He trailed off sheepishly.

"But I'm back now, aren't I?"

"What happened to your leg?" Lalna had noticed her obvious limp, and he was concerned.

It was her turn to act sheepish. "We'll, don't freak out. I might have had a minor run in with some people who weren't happy with me being on their land, and one of them might have barely glanced me with his sword before I could escape. But, you know, nothing major, nothing to be concerned over," she added hastily.

"Show me your leg," he demanded.

"Lalna, I really don't think there's any need for-"

"Show. Me. Your leg,"

Terra sighed. "Fine, but don't freak out, alright?" She said defeatedly as she bunched up the fabric of her pants leg. She turned to give Lalna a better view of the scar, and he nearly passed out.

"Terra, who did this to you, so help me Notch I'll-"

"Lalna, you said you wouldn't freak out,"

"No, you said I wouldn't freak out. I did no such thing,"

"Lalna, I'm fine, really, I am,"

"Then why are you limping?"

"I can use my flying ring to get around,"

Lalna deflated. "You're sure you're fine?" She nodded. "Alright. If you say so. But Terra, who patched you up? You couldn't have healed yourself on your own,"

"Oh, no one, really. I mean, I never got any names. They saw me hurt, fixed my leg, and sent me on my way. Simple as that," something about the nervous way Terra said that didn't sit well with Lalna, but he kept his suspicions to himself.

"Right. Well, you'd better go get your things from your room, you have a lot to catch up on," she nodded and walked off. He couldn't pace his finger on it, but there was something different about her. He studied her as she flew back down to him a moment later, sword in hand. "Are you wearing different clothes?" He asked as she came to a stop hovering a few inches off the ground. Her jacket was a different style, and her shirt had a large 'X' sown in purple on the front, contrasting the grey fabric nicely.

"You noticed! Like them?" She did a small spin in the air.

He smiled. "Yeah, they look goo-" he stopped short and stared intently at her jacket.

"Lalna? What is it?"

"Come here," she told her. She glided in his direction, and he took the edge of her jacket in his hand. There, at the bottom, was something sown on in yellow thread. It took him a moment to realize where he had seen the signature 'Z' before. "Terra, I'm going to ask again. Where did you go to get these clothes and heal your leg?" He asked. The question was quiet, but cold and knowing.

"Lalna, I told you I'm not sure,"

"Really?" He snarled. "You're sure you didn't go to Blackrock? You didn't have Zoey make you these clothes, and Rythian heal you? Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about!"

Terra broke. "Lalna, I'm so sorry, I knew you wouldn't be okay with it, I tried to hide it from you because of this! When my leg got cut, that was the closest place. The girl found me and brought me in. I was nearly unconscious from blood loss, and I couldn't exactly tell them to leave me out to die, could I? I only stayed there a night, I swear! I'm sorry!" Her voice cracked on the last word, and her eyes were shining wet.

Lalna's heart melted. It was like trying to stay mad at a puppy; she didn't know she'd done anything wrong, so how could he blame her for it? "It's alright. Just- just stay away from Blackrock from now on, okay? It's dangerous," He said. She nodded and smiled. "Good. Now that that's settled, we really ought to get back to the lab, alright?" She nodded and trailed behind him in the air as he walked towards the lab.

The second Lalna's back was turned, Terra smirked and narrowed her eyes. She couldn't believe he'd bought that load! A few fake tears and he was putty in her hands. Then again, she'd always been a pretty good actor.