musicmaker, Hi there, thnx for the review I'm glad you like it. Me too are a fan of Callisto, she can be so cruel, but I'd love to show what happens if she changes. I can promise you one thing, Callisto will not die in this fic, but I'm not telling ya anymore;)

Athyna, Yay for me, wow thnx a lot. I'm glad you liked it, and trust me it's only getting better.

Now enjoy the next chapter.

Chapter two, Feelings and blood.

That annoying boy had been staring at her the entire day. Good for him his mother had her eyes at him like a hawk. Camilla definitely doesn't trust Callisto, and she shouldn't because with the best chance she can get the boy would be in trouble. How on earth was Callisto going to make it through without killing this family. Wait a second, where's the father.

She guessed the father is dead, or else he would have made sure to be back home before winter. A good choice from Camilla to live in the mountains. Not many people come around here. A safe place for her son to grow up in peace. No this woman was certainly not stupid. She knew what she was doing, well maybe it was stupid of her to rescue Callisto, but at least she has guts.

Camilla finished cooking and placed a cup with soup in front of Callisto. Callisto had to admit it smelled much better then what her cook makes. She looked next to her and saw Dent slurping the cup empty as if he hadn't eaten for days.

"Dent, mind you're manners."

Looks like his mother noticed as well. Callisto looked at her.

"Where's his father?" she finally decided to ask.

"Dead." Camilla's reply sounded cold, it was clear she didn't want to talk about it. So it pained Camilla to talk about him, ha this could be fun.

"What happened, did he jump down the mountain after an argument?" a false shrug finished the question.

Camilla looked up, eyes stone cold. Callisto had made her angry, just as she wanted. But then Camilla answered.

"No," she said and continued eating her soup. "You're men killed him back in the village."

Callisto froze, she didn't believe her, it was a lie to confuse her. "Don't try to fool me dear, you don't want to do that."

"I'm not fooling you, it is the truth."

Now Camilla really was making her angry, maybe a warning would bring some sense in her head. Callisto let her eyes fall on Dent and formed a wick smile, Camilla had noticed this.

"If you hurt him, I'll make sure you're appointment with Hades was delayed instead of canceled."

Callisto refused to listen to her and lunged at Dent. Dent let out a terrifying shriek, eyes filling with tears as Callisto came at him fast. She never made it. Camilla was a split second faster. She had jumped over the table and fell on Callisto, the women landed hard on the floor.

Dent hurried to his room, Callisto could hear him cry but all her attention went to Camilla, she was still on top of her but there was also a knife in her hand and it pressed hard against Callisto's throat. Was it luck or was she really that fast, that good? Callisto hadn't even seen her coming.

"There was no need to do that Callisto, what I just told you was the truth and even if it wasn't, you didn't have to make a point."

Callisto started laughing, realizing Camilla hadn't lied to her at all. Then Camilla stood back up, giving Callisto space to get back on her feet as well.

"And if you would want to make a point again, don't ever use my son for it. If you do, you're end on this world is very slowly and painful."

Still Callisto kept laughing. Her eyes locked on a cold stare from Camilla.

"Really, if I'm such trouble you shouldn't have saved me."

Then Callisto went to the guest room, the room she was forced to spend the winter in.

Next morning.

"You bitch, what did you do to him!"

Before she could even realize it Camilla had grabbed Callisto by her throat and yanked her from the bed. The nearest wall was used as landing platform, followed by a knife being yanked in her body, right under her left collarbone.

Callisto flinched and smashed her fist hard against Camilla's temple. The world span for a moment but she recovered quickly. Before Callisto could do more that knife was pressed at her throat again.

"Where's Dent, what did you do to him?" Camilla's eyes were full of confusion and hatred.

"I didn't do anything with him." Callisto answered dryly.

Camilla pressed harder "Not good enough, not even close I'm afraid." She started to make a small cut at Callisto's throat, forcing her to talk or else she would die.

"Not good enough?" Callisto said and couldn't help but laugh "It's the best I can give you."

Instead of a really good punch in the face, what Callisto definitely expected, Camilla let go of her and hurried out of the room. Callisto could only just see her put on a cape and run outside.

Obviously Dent was missing, the first thing Camilla must have thought was that Callisto had hurt him. Callisto knew she had nothing to do with it, sadly. A false grin formed on her face. She exited her room to look for anything to clean the wound under her collarbone. She found an old rag to use and seated down at the chair behind her. The rag was pressed firmly against the wound and at the same time the door flew open.

Callisto looked up and saw Camilla standing in the opening of the door. She was covered with blood, blood that comes from the limp figure hanging in her arms. Callisto's eyes widened when she saw it was Dent resting in her arms.

Camilla hurried to Dents room and placed him on the bed. Immediately she hurried back to get some bandages. Callisto walked over to the room and looked at Dent's injuries. Blood dripped from his head and he had a large gash at his chest. A gash that could only be caused by an animal, most likely a wolf. Camilla already was back and immediately pressed the bandages at Dent's bleeding chest.

The poor boy really must be in pain. But Callisto stayed where she was, at the door opening leaning against the door post. For a moment she felt sorry for Dent and wondered if she could help, but then she shrugged at those pathetic thoughts. The boy was slaughtered by a wolf, that's how nature works. No need to feel sorry for him, he was a pain in the ass and it was only a relief to see him die.

However his mother refused to see that happen, she did her best to keep him alive. Wait a second? Keep him alive, this woman has abilities to heal, why doesn't she heal him.

"Excuse me but isn't much easier if you heal him, like you did with me?"

Somehow it must have been the wrong question. For a moment Camilla turned away from Dent and shot Callisto an angry look. Now what was that for?

"Did I say something wrong?"

"No not at all," Camilla replied, while she placed a clean bandage on the blood seeping wound "except for the fact that I can't heal him." Her tone was as angry as it was disappointing.

"Why not?" Callisto asked.

Camilla turned her had towards Callisto again. "Because I can only heal with the help of Dent."

Callisto froze, not that she was moving, but everything inside her froze. There must be a reason why Camilla hadn't told her this yet. No use to ask now, or to ask at all. Suddenly Dent started screaming, so he was awake now and he could scream too.

"Callisto can you fill a pile with cold water."

Callisto raised her eyebrow at that. Now why would she want to do that, ah well why not. She walked towards the water supply and filled a pile with ice cold water. Then she walked towards Camilla and placed the water next to her. Callisto's eyes glanced shortly at Dent. He had stopped screaming. His entire body was covered with sweat and blood and he was breathing heavily, he probably will not make it to the end of the day.

It was best to leave these two alone for a while and Callisto decided to get some fresh air. Without bothering to bring a warm cape she walked outside. He eyes fell upon the blood trail in the snow, it ended for about a hundred meters down the hill. She followed it and saw the wolf that wounded Dent lying motionless in the snow. Callisto studied the animal and saw it had a fractured skull. You have to hit him hard if you want to accomplish that.

Another strange thing was the presence of the wolf, normally they never come this close to civilization. Maybe he was hungry and risked coming closer, looks like it had made the wrong choice. Without paying further attention to the scene she went back to the house. Once she was there she leaned back against the house and closed her eyes.

After about ten minutes she opened her eyes again. This because Camilla walked outside. By now the blood on her hands was removed and only her clothes still had blood on it. She sighed as her eyes fell on the blood trail leading downwards.

"Bloody wolfs." She said as she too leaned backwards against the house.

"Is he dead?" Callisto asked.

"No he's resting, the bleeding finally stopped."

Callisto turned her head "Really? Well is still don't think he'll make it thought the night."

"Shut up." Camilla immediately spat back.

Callisto shrugged "Can I ask you something?" she said.

"You can always ask me something, I might just not answer them."

Callisto laughed at the answer and then asked her question. "Why didn't you heal you're husband?"

An arched eyebrow was forming on Camilla's face, well Callisto would take it she refused to answer that question.

"He couldn't be healed anymore, the explosions had made sure of that."

"You mean the explosions had spread his body parts all over the village?"

"Watch with what you say Callisto, you are starting to irritate me." Indeed her tone sounded irritated.

"Then tell me why you healed me, why on earth did you do this. My men killed you're husband, I am a monster and people like you don't want monsters in their lives."

It was the first time Callisto had lost her temper and started screaming at Camilla. After that there was a moment of silence and then Camilla spoke again.

"I used to be a monster too…" she looked at Callisto but Callisto was speechless and not sure if she had heard it right. "Before I met Xien, my husband, I was just like you. I plundered, murdered and cared for nobody but myself. Children, men woman, they all died because of me." She paused shortly to see if that look on Callisto's face had changed already, it hadn't. "Then Xien came in my life and he showed me what it was like to really feel alive. We married and then Dent was born. But most people could never forgive nor forget what I've done, so we decided to live in the mountains."

Finally Callisto looked up, she looked angry. "What is you're fucking point Camilla, you want me to change?"

"I don't want you to do anything, I just offered you a second chance, all you have to do is take it and use it how you want too."

Without another word Camilla went back inside leaving Callisto with a lot to think about.

And this was chapter two, please R&R.