"Misato, come on I gotta talk to you. He kept pushing her and pestering her
as she rolled her head over to face him and tried to open her eyes.
"Misato! Wake up! Misat... WHOA you look like crap!"
Misato reached up, letting her fingers brush his cheek as she raised her hand past his face. The touch surprised him, and his eyes showed it. Then she smacked him in the back of the head.
"OW!" he yelled
"Jeez you're such a jerk!" she said sleepily. "Get out so I can change." Eludar quickly left the room, grumbling.
Misato got cleaned up and back into her outfit, which the kind old woman brought back and sat on the dresser. She combed her hair and put her ribbons up. When she was done, she made the bed and went outside to meet Eludar.
"Took you long enough." he said sarcastically. She didn't say anything, just shot him a glance. He looked away and, signaling for her to follow, started walking.they walked to a remote corner of the camp. There, they saw Akara walk gracefully toward them.
"Greetings, my friends." she said smiling.
"Good morning." Misato replied, more out of routine than sincerity. Eludar said nothing. He just stood there with that same look on his face.
"I've already spoken of this to Eludar. He has already agreed to help. However, i do not think that he can do it on his own." she paused to make sure Misato was listening. When Misato shifted her stance, she went on. "That man that died yesterday, he was my apprentice. He was called Tim. He was very dear and a very promising student. It is a vergy great loss to this camp, and a greater loss..." she choked back tears "to me."
Misato cleared her throat anxiously. "With all due respect," she said " I know this is hard for you and all, but I'm not known for my patience, so if you don't mind, I'm in somewhat of a hurry." the second she finished, a pang of guilt went through her.
"That's understandable." Akara laughed. "You probably aren't used to watching humans die. Misato looked down, ashamed of her own insensitive remark. "It is well, girl." Akara said softly, then continued.
"Tim was, as you know, killed in an effort to destroy the rogue Blood Raven. He was the only one to even make it back to this place. Blood Raven is still out there. Eludar has agreed to help, but as I have said, I do not think he can do it alone. He needs you."
When Misato looked back up, the conflict in her eyes was clear. Akara was right. She wasn't used to seeing people die. Especially innocent people. But Akara was right about another thing. Eludar couldn't do it alone. She looked at him and saw a flicker of that fight that she had noticed the day she met him. She knew that he meant to go, whether she went or not. This was none of her business, and she wasn't at all interested in killing anyone. She kept telling herself that. It wasn't her business, she didn't have to do it. She really didn't. But she couldn't let Eludar go alone.
"I'll do it." she said with as much confidence she could gather. On the inside it felt as if the whole world was crashing down around her, as if she were walking straight into the gates of hell itself. She succeeded in her front, however. They bought it as they put their arms around her and thanked her for her help.
Misato reached up, letting her fingers brush his cheek as she raised her hand past his face. The touch surprised him, and his eyes showed it. Then she smacked him in the back of the head.
"OW!" he yelled
"Jeez you're such a jerk!" she said sleepily. "Get out so I can change." Eludar quickly left the room, grumbling.
Misato got cleaned up and back into her outfit, which the kind old woman brought back and sat on the dresser. She combed her hair and put her ribbons up. When she was done, she made the bed and went outside to meet Eludar.
"Took you long enough." he said sarcastically. She didn't say anything, just shot him a glance. He looked away and, signaling for her to follow, started walking.they walked to a remote corner of the camp. There, they saw Akara walk gracefully toward them.
"Greetings, my friends." she said smiling.
"Good morning." Misato replied, more out of routine than sincerity. Eludar said nothing. He just stood there with that same look on his face.
"I've already spoken of this to Eludar. He has already agreed to help. However, i do not think that he can do it on his own." she paused to make sure Misato was listening. When Misato shifted her stance, she went on. "That man that died yesterday, he was my apprentice. He was called Tim. He was very dear and a very promising student. It is a vergy great loss to this camp, and a greater loss..." she choked back tears "to me."
Misato cleared her throat anxiously. "With all due respect," she said " I know this is hard for you and all, but I'm not known for my patience, so if you don't mind, I'm in somewhat of a hurry." the second she finished, a pang of guilt went through her.
"That's understandable." Akara laughed. "You probably aren't used to watching humans die. Misato looked down, ashamed of her own insensitive remark. "It is well, girl." Akara said softly, then continued.
"Tim was, as you know, killed in an effort to destroy the rogue Blood Raven. He was the only one to even make it back to this place. Blood Raven is still out there. Eludar has agreed to help, but as I have said, I do not think he can do it alone. He needs you."
When Misato looked back up, the conflict in her eyes was clear. Akara was right. She wasn't used to seeing people die. Especially innocent people. But Akara was right about another thing. Eludar couldn't do it alone. She looked at him and saw a flicker of that fight that she had noticed the day she met him. She knew that he meant to go, whether she went or not. This was none of her business, and she wasn't at all interested in killing anyone. She kept telling herself that. It wasn't her business, she didn't have to do it. She really didn't. But she couldn't let Eludar go alone.
"I'll do it." she said with as much confidence she could gather. On the inside it felt as if the whole world was crashing down around her, as if she were walking straight into the gates of hell itself. She succeeded in her front, however. They bought it as they put their arms around her and thanked her for her help.