"Shalafi," Dalamar whispered, looking out the window.  "She is coming.  I can see the dragon."

Raistlin didn't even move from his seat before the fire.  "Excellent.  I knew she couldn't stay away.  She could feel my challenge as though I said it to her face to face."

Dalamar looked at his master, his mouth fixed in a half smile.  But he didn't say anything.  He knew his master and that elf were connected in some way, but he wasn't going to press the matter.  Raistlin's eyes became guarded whenever she was mentioned, even if he remained relaxed on the outside. 

"Shall I wait for her, Shalafi?" he asked, pausing at the door.

"No, Dalamar.  I shall meet her myself."  He smiled dourly.  "Face to face."  Dalamar nodded, and silently swept out of the room.

A bell sounded in the study.  'She got through the Grove faster than last time,' Raistlin thought vaguely.  He sighed and stood up, muttering the spell words.  An instant later, he was standing in front of the door to the Tower. 

Raistlin stared at the woodwork, as though hoping it would tell him what to do.  He knew to achieve what he's always wanted, he'd have to destroy Inanna before she ever destroyed him, but something inside him was holding him back.

He drew in a deep breath and put his hand on the handle.  He pulled the door and opened it to see Inanna's haughty face glaring at him.  Immediately his heart hardened.  He had a goal to reach, and no puny elf would stand in his way.

Plastering a fake smile on his face, he said, "Good to see you again so soon, my friend."

Inanna glowered.  "I came here for one purpose, and that is to beat you at your own game.  If I cannot stop you all together, I shall take what you wanted."  Her mouth quirked upwards into a cocky half-smile.  "And I plan on doing just that."

Raistlin bowed slightly, stepping aside to let her inside.  "I wouldn't dream of anything less, Inanna." 

She entered the Tower, all hesitation gone at the sight of his arrogance.  A second later, both of them vanished, traveling the corridors of magic to their final fate, to the final battle.