Day 2

The chimes tinkled when the night breeze blew through her windows, it brought the scent of her prized roses along with it. Her tensed body relaxes as she loses herself to the warmth of her bath. The boy needs more training, as does she. She thought she was in control but she was wrong, she had underestimated the boy's power and will.

She was careless but lucky enough to escape from the boy's mind before he struck her, she had to interfere or the boy would have killed the gigantic Muay Thai warrior. And when that happen she would never be able to stop him much less make him take an alternate path. In her hasty escape the boy's violent qi had very much disrupted hers and that had left her somewhat weakened.

The first move had being made because of her interference and the rest will come and she has to recover her strength and make sure the children never meet. Her index finger swirled gracefully above the bubbles, which cleared to reveal the soapy water beneath.

The rush of images worry her somewhat as all the branches were the same, many will die in the boy's rampage herself included, her own interference again. The branch she dreaded the most, the one in which the boy meets the girl, boy goes berserk, boy rampages, boy kills herself again, the Implication happens and its goodbye Jiang Hu (martial arts society). The children's lives are intertwined in such a way that currents they create sweeps away anyone who gets to close. Isn't there something she could do.

"The children must never meet. He still needs his training and she would only set things in motion should they meet." She reminded herself as she sank beneath the water

She rises from the water only to feel a powerful hand grip her neck and pushed her underneath again, she struggles to free herself but the grip remains strong! And then the hand pulls her out of the water. She could feel his breath in her ear. How did he get in?! She would have known if he tried to get in! And there it was, a shimmer of blue in the darkest shadows of her candlelit room, something grinned and waved at her. A hideous grin mimicking that of the one who held her hostage, that thing had become stronger since the last time she saw it.

"You worry too much Rosalind." The voice behind her said. She could feel his thumb stroking her neck and at the same time his grip prevented her from turning to look. But she need not look to know who her captor is. By association with that thing she knows only too well who her captor is. The only thing that puzzled her was the slight difference in his qi signature.

"The children must not meet." She said. One hand remained in a firm grip on her neck while the other hand roamed her back slowly and very much distracting her from gathering what little qi she has to use against him. Resisting him might make things worse for her.

"But thanks to your interference they will meet. I should thank you for setting things in motion."

"Don't you understand? You will die too if you send her to Japan." She pleaded, half in pain when his thumb pressed heavily into the small of her back.

"You care? I am touch. But its a risk I have to take. Because for all you readings you still can't see beyond your nose." He said, pulling her closer to him.

"Tell him!! Make him change his mind. Do you want your master to die?!" She snapped as his thumb prodded part of her shoulder.

And then she realized what he had being doing as her qi moves smoothly once again. As the disruption that the boy had earlier cause slowly dissapated. She nearly panicked when she felt his hand stray upwards from her abdomen to underneath her breasts. And added a few quick hard pushes inwards, she nearly vomited from each thrust.

With a cough she spat out a ball of qi about the size of a golf ball. felt him reluctantly removing the offending hand while the other hand still held her neck. Somehow he condescend to give her this little bit of aid. But for the help she never asked for, there will be a price she has to pay. That thing picked up the little ball of qi and studied it.

"Heh. You can't see beyond your nose. The currents they create, sweeps away all those who try to interfere. Its too late to stop now that our dear boy is losing control." It said to her, a huge Cheshire cat like grin appears in the dark. She frowned and the grin vanishes. She sensed it moving towards her captor.

"You really can't see beyond your nose. Interfering where you believe is right." He sighed. She felt his lips pressed against the back of her neck, even though puzzled by the fact that he had grown a mustache she dared not resist nor move for she fear that would only invite him even if that thing is watching them. Would he really be that bold? She does not know.

"You wish to stay? I could come back later or maybe tomorrow if you want me to." It hinted severely, suppressing a laugh.

"Rosalind would appreciate me staying but we have to send my daughter off to Japan I doubt you would appreciate it if the children miss their chance to meet." He laughed heartily as he returned a snipe to the thing. However reluctantly he released his grip upon her.

"The children must not meet!" She shouted as she turns but the duo had already vanished. Nobody but her, sitting alone in her bath, her skin still tingling from his touch. Violet eyes closed as she sinks back under the tepid water. Her qi would soon be fully restored and she needed to take a little trip. She has to be stronger and the children must not meet.