Karana Belle: oh too bad only one person reviewed this, but hey I'm still writing it! Boo to you guys that aren't reading this! Just kidding, so for my only reviewer:

Captain Spam—thanks for saying you love my stories! I love yours too! Since you want insight to Ailie's character, I'll put her in this chapter! Well then when your neighbor finishes Suikoden one beg him/her to let you borrow it, then beg them to buy the second game! –Smile-

Unexpected Change of Heart

Chapter 7

Meagwin turned back to her friend, "Ah, don't worry about him Ailie! Kathleen and me will get him back for it! I promise!" Kathleen nodded, her blue eyes showing concern.

"Are you okay, Ailie?" Kathleen started to move towards her friend, but before she could get to her, Ailie nodded her head and ran off to her room and left her friends in confusion.

As Ailie ran she tripped once again, but not caring that she did so. 'Why am I crying?' Ailie shook her head, for indeed she was crying, and heavily too.

Finally making to the room that she shared with five other maids, she stopped outside of the door when she heard movement inside. 'I don't feel like going in there with them now, but where am I going to go?' thinking for a few minutes she finally made up her mind and started walking, wiping her eyes dry in the process.

Luckily for her she encountered no one as she walked, 'I don't really want to explain myself right now. If they even cared.' Ailie sighed and blinked as the change in the amount of light as she stepped outside. Nearby was the little pond that the kids had played at earlier that day. Where she had met Yuber...

Shaking her head, Ailie noticed that the unicorn that always stood by the lake was still there. So walking over carefully she stood next to it. After waiting a few minutes she slowly moved her hand forward and stroked the mane. Surprised at how soft it was, she gasped. 'I have felt horses manes before, but I have never felt anything so...soft.'

(What do you expect from a unicorn, for we are much better than our cousins, young maiden.) Ailie's head jerked up, looking around for the speaker, but seeing no one she looked at the unicorn, confusion capturing her brown eyes.

(It was I that spoke, young maiden) the unicorn bobbed its head. (My name is Sigfreid. And yours maiden?)

Ailie still looked at Sigfreid confusedly, 'How can you talk to me?' and as realizing that she didn't answer the question asked of her she added, 'And my name's Ailie.'

(Unicorns can do a great many things, one of which I am doing right now. I can speak to a pure maiden without to use of any stone, but to talk to a man; it must be through the Listening Stone.) Sigfreid nuzzled Ailie's hand and she felt comforted in the unicorn's presence.

'How come I feel better already? I have only been by you for a few minutes.' A tear slid down Ailie's cheek as she remembered what had happened earlier that day. 'And why does it upset me so?' another tear followed the first.

(The reason you feel better is because of another of my powers, comfort. And for that last question, I can't answer for you. Just look into your heart, the answer will be there.)

Ailie looked up at Sigfreid. 'Is it really in my heart?' the unicorn nodded. Ailie was about to say something else when she heard a mummer. It sounded like voices, but she wasn't quite sure.

(Come let us go and see what it is.) They didn't have to go far for then they heard the talking clear.

"Alright then, do you know who you are going to kill?" Ailie gasped at the sentence, a chill going down her spine.

"Not yet, but I'm working on it."

Ailie turned to Sigfreid, 'I have heard that voice before, who is it?'

(Just be patient.)

"Very well, we WILL be in touch." Ailie heard the rustle of leaves as the first man left. And waiting a little longer she saw the second, familiar, voice leave. And upon seeing whom it was she gasped, loudly, but I went unnoticed by the man.

Ailie spun toward Sigfreid, 'that was Yuber! Why would he want to kill anybody?'

(Not everyone knows why other people do things. it is most likely because he was brought up that way. I will think on it, and tell you my answer, when I have one.)

Ailie, still in shock, looked at Sigfreid and gave the unicorn a hug. 'I CAN talk to you when I want, right?'

(Of course. Now go and get to bed.) The unicorn made his way back to the pond. Ailie, following the orders given to her numbly made her way back to her room. She opened the door and saw no light in the room so she just went to her bed, and fell on it.

She lay there for a few minutes and then making up her mind, she turned over and muttered, "I WILL change his heart. Even if means I have to die."

Karana: Ooo... go Ailie! Go and change his heart! I hope you all liked this chapter! REVIEW PLEASE!