Author's note: Yes I'm back and after along wait posting chapter 3 yay to me!!! Its goin to be a good chapter so I hope u enjoy!!! Love Empress Serea . :)



Esra ran out of the room crying, her ebony hair bouncing behind her. Dilandau walked out behind her with a sinister grin on his usually frowning face. She ran out to the vione and stood on the edge about to jump into an endless abyss. She heard sudden footsteps, which caused her to loose her balance and fall of the edge, but before she fell a hand pulled her up. Shesta took her to the healers. Shesta was just dozing off when a shrill cry woke him up. Esra was sweating as he noticed she was the one screaming.

"What's wrong?" he questioned in a concerned tone of voice. She was breathing really hard.

"I saw Dilandau in his chambers and I was laying across the bed I saw him go into a small cabinet beside the bed and pull out a chain. He brought it over and began to beat me with it." She said still crying.

"Is that why you ran out like that?" he asked.

"Yes." She said her breathing starting to become normal.

Just then the head healer came over with a bowl and rag.

"Now you have some open wounds and I'm going to clean them. It might sting a little bit." The healer said. She squeezed Shesta's hand tighter. Her screams could be heard throughout the fortress. After the healer finished cleaning the wounds he finished the papers to send to Folken and Esra was told to rest.

Shesta carried Esra back to his room; she would sleep in one of the extra beds in the barracks until her wounds were healed. Just then Dilandau stepped in the room.

"I believe I'm missing my property which I believe I will find in here. Now hand her up before someone gets hurt." He yelled in a demanding tone.

"No I want let her get hurt again." It was Shesta who spoke up. Dilandau didn't approve of any of his slayers talking back to him and slapped Shesta. Just then Esra jumped up from her hiding place and jumped in front of Shesta.

"Take me back I will not let you hurt him he saved my life." She said shaking. She held out her arms and let him take her away. But before they left Dilandau had something to say to Shesta.

"I'll deal with you later." He said in a tone that made Shesta cower in fear.

Miguel and the other slayers came up behind Shesta.

"Why'd you help her?" Miguel questioned.

"You know I'm not sure." Shesta said.
Meanwhile with Esra and Dilandau, he took her down to the dungeon. And locked her up. She huddled in the back of her cell against a wall and shivered of cold and fright and began to cry. She looked around the dungeon, and saw things she didn't want to see. A wave of nausea swept over her.

Okay peeps I could go on forever but I'm goin to stop here I hope u enjoyed and please R&R I would like to get 10 reviews and let me know what u think!!! :)