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Landen knew that the moment he set eyes upon Amy, he felt an attraction to her. Her green and brown forest clothes fit her form tightly, and her bright eyes lit up her childish face. He felt compelled to lead Amy to Seyruun. He hated the thought of someone like her being lost and helpless with no one to turn to. Well, from there on out, she could turn to him. He would make sure of it.
Amy seemed very lost and forlorn, even lonely. Landen wondered what had happened to her to make her that way. Had she loved someone and lost them? If that were the case, she'd need comforting and cheering up. And he would be there to do just that.
With that determined thought, Landen led Amy through the woods, heading in the correct direction to reach Seyruun. He found a little-used trail, and pointed it out to Amy, telling her how woodsmen often went through making trails to some of the more prosperous cities. They followed along that trail through the woods, heading right for Seyruun.
Zelgadis fell backwards from the roof of the shaking temple, and landed on his back on the hard stone steps. He winced, but quickly scrambled back to his feet and ran away from the building. He used his brau demon speed to get him far enough away before the temple caved in on itself, collapsing into a pile of rock and dust.
Cursing loudly, Zelgadis went up to inspect the remains of the temple. He'd just flown up to it and landed on the roof when it had started to cave in. He assumed it was so old that the slightest weigh made it finally give in.
As Zelgadis walked forward, he reached into his pocket and found the bracelet Amelia has given him. He took it out and toyed with it as he usually did, holding it up to the sun to see the light cast rainbows all around him.
"Maybe it's time I go back there," Zelgadis said aloud, standing at the edge of the pile of rocks. "I'm not that far from Seyruun. I should have gone back to see her months ago."
Looking around, Zelgadis saw the woods that he'd have to travel through to get to Seyruun. Looking behind him and kicking a rock away, Zelgadis weighed his choices. Look for yet another temple or library or shrine with some obscure hint to his cure, or go see Amelia again?
Seeing Amelia again would be the highlight of the past year. All Zelgadis had found was disappointment after disappointment. He never let his hopes get too high, but somehow they managed to plummet lower than he'd raised them. Perhaps seeing Amelia again would bring him out of his state of hopelessness.
Nodding, Zelgadis clenched the bracelet in his fist, stuffed it back in his pocket, and headed in a beeline for the woods that would take him to Seyruun.