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Chapter Twenty

Fiyero stirred when he felt Elphaba get out of bed and she said, "Yero, I have to go. I'll see you later."

He nodded and gave her a quick kiss, and she smiled, "I missed those." She said, returning it.

"Have a good day, Fae. I'll be here when you get back." He said as she walked through the door. Fiyero sighed a happy sigh as he leaned back on his pillow, "Oz, it's like she never left."

Elphaba got ready for work and arrived right on time. She greeted the Wizard, "Good morning, your Ozness."

"Morning, Elphaba. We are getting our new captain of the guard today."

"Who is he?"

"His name is Avaric and is from Quox."

"He's come a long way for this job."

"He's supposedly the best at what he does. How do you feel about him, since the last one entranced you?"

She looked at him, "Maybe he'll be more professional than Fiyero was." She said, smiling on the inside.

"I agree. Here he comes now." He said, standing. A tall and dashing brown-eyed man came in and the Wizard said, "Welcome, Captain. This is the Grand Vizier, Elphaba Thropp."

"Nice to make your acquaintance, Captain Avaric."

"The honor is mine, Miss Thropp. The Wizard failed to mention your astounding beauty." He said, flashing a smile.

Elphaba chuckled, "Flattering too. Welcome, again." She said as she left the room. When she was out of sight, she had to take a deep breath. He was handsome, but she could tell that he had an unusual personality, like that of the Wizard.

The Wizard soon called her back, and she carried on without seeing him for the remainder of the day.

When she arrived home, she went to Fiyero and told him of the new captain. He replied, "He sounds like he wants something. I would be careful around him, taking many precautions."

"I just have this uneasy feeling about him, and not to mention that the Wizard has been especially clingy lately."

"In what way?" he said, leaning in closer to her.

"He always asks my opinion and about my personal problems. It all started not long after you went missing."

Fiyero looked at the floor, "He's trying to get closer to you, and not in a genuine way." He cursed, "Oz, I just wish I was there to protect you."

"I wish you were there too."

He embraced her, and just then there was a knock on Fiyero's door. Fiyero got up and opened the door to find a brown-eyed man in his old uniform standing on the other side of the door.