She looked over at Shand, and then turned around. She walked over to a
table and brought over two cups of the brown burning drink. She sat us
down by the fire. She looked at my cuts again, and then started to talk.
"Angelina, this isn't what I expected to happen. I leave you with the
humans for one day and you return to me looking like you have seen war. I
do not like this, my Queen. I must ask you to reconsider this marriage and
stay with us. I can always find another Sister to look for Light's army. I
know that I said that we needed your help, but if only one day out there
and you look like this, I can not allow this to go on."
I looked at her like she was insane. I looked at Shand and he stared back
at me.
"Sister, I have spent fifteen years with the humans and I have been fine.
Just because I am your Queen doesn't mean that I can't survive out in the
world. And no, I will continue with this marriage, because I Sister have
dream of this since I was seven years old. I will not give up hope. And I
will rise up Light's army. Not any one else.
She stood up, and folded her arms around herself. She went and gathered
chopped wood, and added it to the fire. She sat down again, and then closed
her eyes.
"Angelina. Tell me why you have brought him here. Why have you betrayed us?
I didn't say it was ok to come, but I am still disappointed. He doesn't
deserve to be here. Who knows that he isn't working for Darkness? He did
hit you, and he has been yelling at you. I can feel you pain. Leave him,
and leave his world. He doesn't deserve your love."
Shand put a face on that looked like he smelled something rotten.
"Ok, listen one of you, and I don't care who, better start talking. Queen,
Angelina? Sisters, Light, Darkness? What is this shit? Who the hell are
you? Where is the Angelina I know, the Angelina that I fell in love with?
Are you going to listen to her?" He shook his head. "No, I don't want to
hear you out. I am so damn confused and angry and hurt, that I am leaving.
Don't even bother to stop me. All I wanted was a simple life with a simple
marriage. This is getting too complicated for me. Goodbye."
