INTERLUDE 4: RENUION
Lake Rathe, once people swarmed here constant fights and arguments could be heard over who had what island and the Avaiks whom dwelled there. Shortly after Kunark was discovered the numbers dwindled then after a way was found to Luclin and the Paludal caverns the people simply stopped coming.
Yet this day on a shoreline of one of the islands laid two cat women their fur dark one had a bright blue pendant around its neck. The other one stirred as it came too.
Ebon looked around, she knew this place as Lake Rathe she looked next to her. The Vah shir who called herself Mandrake lay there. Ebon looked at the pendant. She remember that night all too clearly
Sapphire came to the cave she shared with her younger timid sister known as Ebon. Ebon shyly approached her.
"Sister?" she asked. "Did you?"
"Yes yes." Sapphire answered impatiently. "The slug is dealt with."
"Oh thank you!" Ebon exclaimed as she hugged her. Her joy was short lived as Sapphire pushed her off.
"Control yourself." She hissed. Ebon looked at Sapphire she had a pendant on she never saw before. It glowed a bright blue.
"Where did you get that?" Ebon asked.
"A gift." Sapphire answered. "I am Mandrake now, another gift. Now I'm going to rest. Please compose yourself in a more effective manner in the future." Ebon nodded unsure as she watched her sister enter her room.
"All that pain." Ebon raged. "Caused by that damned stone!" She took the pendant in her hand and gave a hearty yank. The fragile chain broke Ebon held the pendant in her hand, she heard a sinister whisper
"Together, we can spread the pain that you have had to suffer." It whispered. "Embrace me and be free." Ebon shook her head before throwing the pendant as hard as she could into the lake. At that moment the other cat woman stirred she felt different she noticed the pendant around her neck was gone. The curse was lifted from her.
She was free, she was no longer the evil vengeful Mandrake, she was Sapphire the name she was given upon her birth for her stunning sapphire colored eyes. She saw another dark skinned Vah Shir, she turned to her. The look of apprehension etched onto her young face.
"Ebon?" Sapphire asked. "Baby sister is that truly you?" Ebon raced forwards and fiercely hugged her older sister.
"You've come back to me." Ebon cried between tears of joy. "Dear sweet sister, you've returned to me!" Sapphire said nothing she simply let herself get hugged by her baby sister. It was quite some time she was in the hug, when Ebon let go Sapphire looked at her.
"You've grown." She said. "Your even more beautiful than mother said you would be."
"We have to go we have friends…" Ebon started.
"Who can wait." Sapphire finished. "This is my time with you Ebon, I wish to cherish it." Ebon nodded and the two sisters caught up on time they missed.
END INTERLUDE