"Easy now... Do not panic, Please." Jayde reassured her old horse Keavy as they cantered through the empty city. Mozenrath followed a little behind Jayde. "Ugh... Why do we *Ya-ah-ah* have to go by *whoa-oh-oh* horse?" He asked. "Because, Mozenrath my lord, NOT, the best way to find this place is from the ground. You can not zap yourself there because there is no there, or at least, we do not know where it is." Jayde replied.
"But... They-ey are stinky and-yi... they are bumpy *whoah* and they are uncomfortable *ng*." He complained as he was jolted all over the place. "Oh... And one more thing" The poor sad sorceror added. "They hate me and they are always nasty tempered."
He frowned and crossed his arms as the horse turned around and bit him.
"That horse is a good judge of character it seems." Jayde said.
"Why are you being mean to me?" He cried indignantly.
"Because I do not want to be here either." Jayde snapped. "I could not care less about some damn crystal."
"But..." He protested but is cut short.
"We could be on our honeymoon you know! Or we could be doing some quest for ourselves. Do you know what they reward probably is? That dumbass will probably try to kill us!" Jayde yelled. " But NO we have to go look for the Brue crystal! We have to help some grotty old man! We have to be nice! WE can not refuse! Oh no! THAT would be mean. I liked you better when you were selfish."
They walked on in silence until the sun droped and they came to a small inn.
"We should... get some sleep for the night." Mozenrath mumbled.
"Yeah."
"We still have two more days travel ahead of us." He said, with a dejected look on his face.
Jayde said nothing.
"I should not have complained so much, eh?" He asked quietly.
"No, you should not have." Jayde replied.
"I am... Sorry?"
"It is ok. You did not know how cruddy I felt as well."
Mozenrath immediately brightened up and said happily, "Then lets get a place to sleep."
They walked into the inn and Mozenrath approached the innkeeper.
"Hey there, We need a room for two for the night." Mozenrath said as he gaves the innkeeper some gold.
"I am very sorry, all we have left is a room for three and a man already occupies that." Replied the innkeeper.
Mozenrath walked back to Jayde.
"They do not have room." He consulted her.
"Ask him if the man in the three will share." Jayde told Mozenrath.
Mozenrath walked back to the inkeeper.
"Say, My good man, This man in the three person room, will he mind sharing for the night? You see, we have come a long way and there is not another inn for miles." Mozenrath told the innkeeper.
"Just a moment." The innkeeper replied, and he gestured to two chairs by the fire. "You wait there while I ask him."
Jayde walked over and flopped into a chair. Man she felt exhausted.
Emotionally from the fight with Mozenrath (small one as it was) and physically from the riding. Suddenly she remembered something. She jumped up with a start.
"Mozenrath, the horses!" Jayde yelped as she rushed out the door.
Jayde can not believe she left the horses outside. And at night and in this area too! Stupid stupid stupid.
She gasped at the chill of the cold night air as the door slammed shut behind her. The horses are nowhere to be seen and she frantically searched the surrounding area. She thought to herself, "where could they be? If I were a horse where would I be?" And then she noticed a field around the back of the inn. She breathed a sigh of relief when at the sight of the horses grazing peacefully inside the field. She decided not to waste time and she zapped them out of existance.
Jayde ran back to the inn to find Mozenrath leaning against the door.
"Find the horses?" He asked.
"Yeah" Jayde replied. "They were in a field round the back."
"Then where are they?"
"I zapped them."
"You can get them back for tomorrow though, Can you?" Mozenrath asked.
"Of course." Jayde replied. So what is the news on the room?"
Mozenrath fished a key out of a small velvet pouch he was holding.
"We have ourselves a roommate, it seems." He said.
"Jolly." Jayde replied. "I do not know about you but I am exhausted. Can we make use of that room now?"
"Just a second." He said and he fished another something out of the velvet bag. "This is for you." He said as he held out a gold necklace. "In all the commotion with the wedding and the quest I forgot to give it to you."
"Ohhh..." Jayde said, as she took the necklace and slipped it round her neck. "It is beautiful."
"It does not match your beauty." Mozenrath said. "I made it myself. It is enchanted."
"What...? What does it do? I hope you have not cursed me" Jayde exclaimed.
"No no no no No," Mozenrath laughed, "It allows the wearer to see the magical aura of magical items, quite handy for the quest we are on now."
"Yeah...." Jayde replied. "About that quest..."
"What about it?" Moze asked.
"Well... That guy did not tell us where to meet him when we get the Brue Crystal." Jayde said.
"Well I figured it did not matter...." Mozenrath said. "We keep the artifact."
"Huh?" Jayde said.
"Well the artifact is probably more valuable than the reward, otherwise what's the point? So we keep the Brue Crystal. If he finds us... We get the reward and then kill him and take the crystal."
"Eh?" Jayde exclaimed. "Now THAT is the sorceror I married."
"What, do you like me being.... evil?" Mozenrath asked with a curious grin on his face.
"Like it?" Jayde said, and she brushed up close to him. "I love it."
"Oh I dunno if I want a girl so attracted to the bad guys..." Mozenrath sighed. "Can I help it if you're..... hot?" Jayde asked as she wrapped her arms around him.
"Hmmmm... I guess not." He said and he kissed Jayde.
"Now lets get inside, It's cold out." Mozenrath continued.
They walked arm in arm into the inn. The innkeeper approached them and spoke to them.
"Your room is just down the hall. First door to the left." He said.
"Thanks." Jayde said and she grabbed Mozenrath's arm and dragged him down the hall.
"What's the hurry?" Mozenrath asked.
"No hurry," Jayde replied. "I just like dragging people."
Mozenrath got the key from his pouch and unlocked the door. Inside Jayde found their roommate sitting on a bed. He was tall, lean, had pale skin and tousled brown hair. Mozenrath entered behind Jayde but when he saw the stranger he stumbled, catching his balance on a chest of drawers near the door. The stranger appeared equally suprised, falling off the bed with a thump.
"Dah... Dah.. Dah..." Stuttered Mozenrath. "D...Darius? But I thought..."
"Moze?" Asked the stranger. "Mozenrath? It can't be. You're...."
"Dead?" They said in unison.
"Desdaine told me..." Mozenrath said.
"The slave merchant said..." Said the stranger.
"But you're alive!" Mozenrath exclaimed.
"You're no deader than you were when I last saw you."
"What in the world is going one here?" Jayde interrupted.
"Oh yeah, Jayde!" Mozenrath said. "This is great! Let me introduce you. Jayde, this is my brother, Darius. We haven't seen each other since I was fifteen."
"And you haven't changed a bit." Added Darius.
"You neither. I think you might actually have gotten shorter." Said Mozenrath, Darius was a couple of inches shorter than Moze. "Anyway, Darius, this is my wife, Jayde."
"Well Mozenrath, you've certainly landed on your feet. What a catch! She is pretty sexy, can I borrow her?" Asked Darius.
"I see you're as cheeky as your brother." Jayde answered. "And no."
"Sorry Darius. I can't lend you this girl... She has political status. First Princess of Agrabah you know."
"Agrabah?" Darius asked. "The home of the infamous Jasmine, who can not be won?"
"That's my sister alright." Jayde said. "But she has been won, even if they are fighting now."
"Oh... Taken." Darius looked crestfallen. "But... do you think I could meet her? Just one day to remember?"
"I.. guess it wouldn't hurt..." Jayde replied. "If you don't mind accompanying us on our quest?"
"Eh, Why not." Replied Darius. "I wasn't doing anything."
"Great, then that's settles." Said Moze. "I'm getting some sleep."
He moved towards a single bed but Darius stopped him.
"That's my bed," Darius said. "There is a double bed in the adjacent room for you two. You don't want me sharing with your princess, do you?"
"Ok, Night." Jayde said and Mozenrath and Jayde entered the next room.
As they undressed Jayde said to Mozenrath. "Well, it looks like we've got ourselves a travelling companion."
"Yeah," Said Mozenrath. "We'd better make up now for the privacy we're going to lose on the rest of our journey."
He pulled back the covers of the bed and motioned for Jayde to join him.
Jayde lay down on the bed and fell fast asleep, with Mozenrath's arms around her.