Chichiomba woke in a cold sweat she had been dreaming about Darein again and how he disfigured her beautiful onyx skin. She would make him pay she will drink his blood for scarring her she would kill him with Toamaka, his own blade. "I will slit your throat and give most of your blood to Lloth and drink the rest from my finest obsidian goblet Darein" Chichiomba shouted, "heed my warning as the first matron mother of Lloth I will kill you for what you did to me Darein!"
__________________________________________________________________________________
Meanwhile…
"Toshamerka, Toshamerka, lovely Toshamerka, my love, do you love me?" He was a muscular hand some young man but something was wrong, "Toshamerka tell me that you love me." Toshamerka jumped from his arms and rolled away from him. He hissed "Fool child you can't escape me that easily!" The handsome dashing young man turned into a hideous ball of tentacles grabbing at her.
Toshamerka leapt away onto a roof top and dashed away from roof top to roof top. The tentacles were back in human form but were more like a shadow chasing after her faster and faster it came after here with a demonic speed and was catching up to her she ran faster she was at her full sprint but it was still gaining . It hissed "Sweet Toshamerka please tell me that you love me." Toshamerka screamed "No no leave me alone demon leave me alone!" The shingle she stepped on slipped and she plummeted from the roof top.
Toshamerka woke up screaming Darein was sitting over her with a concerned look worn on his face she hugged him and sobbed on his shoulder "Darein I was so scared." Darein whispered comfortingly to her "It's all right now I'm here Toshamerka I wont let anything hurt you or Doctarmi for as long as I can protect you, rest at ease child my wards are set, wear this and fear your nightmares no more"
Darein gave her an obsidian and jade necklace with a black crystal shard that made her feel safe wearing it, especially with Darein there. They had known Darein only two short weeks yet she thought of him as a father, the father she never had. Darein gently laid her head down on the pad she used for a pillow and tucked her in. Quietly he picked up his flute sat beside her and played it for her the beautiful song he would not tell her the name of. She felt so tired and soon fell into a deep yet peaceful sleep.
Darein stopped playing his flute and whispered "Sleep well phoenix daughter, sleep well dragon son tomorrow I shall teach you who and what you are." He sat before the cave entrance once more with Toamaka and began playing "Sleep Child the Phoenix Rises" again.