Stirring awake she rolled over only to have her eyes open to seeing the white shiny wings. Bolting up to a sitting position she really couldn't believe it. She had thought she had dreamed it, apparently not seeing how the wings were here and she could plainly see them. Looking around the room she saw that Cleo and Dalamar were asleep on the opposite side of the room. Probably cautious of her, with good reason she didn't understand her newfound wings. Having these wings she still hadn't the faintest idea how to use them or how to get them to disappear. They aren't really the most comfortable to sleep with in any case. Gabriel must be storming about her having wings. In spite of herself she smiled unable to really. The thought of seeing Gabriel mad and thrashing about was just funny to her. He deserved to have a restless night. In the end though she still wasn't any better then a couple of months ago when this had all began, and anyways how long would it take for this knowledge to reveal itself? If there was any knowledge to reveal in the first place she was losing patience and running out of excuses to tell Gabriel. Sighing she stood up and walked to look out the window. She couldn't help herself but shed a few tears for the freedom her wings yearned for. Maybe this was why she deemed freedom such a worthy component of life, her wings wanted to be free and therefore she wanted to be free. Her wings must've been acting on her even though she hadn't known of their existence. Anyways who wouldn't want to be free and have wings? To roam the skies where only birds dwelled. Just thinking about it brought more tears to her eyes. Sighing she closed her eyes resting her head on the cold stone ledge.

"Leaf are you alright?" Dalamar's stated with a hint of concern in his usually sarcastic voice.

"What?" Leaf startled raising her head and turned sharply her wings hitting Dalamar right in the face. Embarrassed she moved her wings behind her and helped Dalamar up to his feet who'd been struck down by her wings, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to do that its just…I'm sorry."

"Its okay but I think you might want to learn how to make those things disappear," Dalamar said smiling at her.

"Yeah well that's easier said then done I can't really do that when I don't even understand them!" Leaf snapped glaring at Dalamar.

"Calm down Leaf," Dalamar stated looking out the window, "You might wake Cleo over their. It took forever to get her to fall asleep after you fell asleep."

Blushing she clamped her hands over her mouth and moved ever so silently to stand beside Dalamar to look out the window also. Making sure to keep her wings away from him afraid that he might set them on fire with a spell. The two were silent as they watched the sky turn slowly from a deep velvet blue to a crimson red with the suns arrival. She couldn't help but fidget with Dalamar so composed and silent. She was an elf also but she had no use for the secrecy and obedience to silence that the rest of her kind loved. Rolling her eyes she finally looked over to Dalamar only to see him looking intently at her wings. As though he was going to chop them off and stick them in a stew.

"What the hell are you staring at?" Leaf glowered as her voice turned acidic, "You've already seen them so stop staring. Its impolite!"

"I know that Leaf I was just thinking to that time when I saw you in Silvanesti forests," Dalamar whispered still staring at her wings, "How a young princess from the kingdom of Qualinesti of the house of Solostran who was never allowed to leave the Tower of Suns was able to spirit herself all the way to my secret hiding place?"

"I don't know how I did it!" Leaf stated still glaring at him, "If you think I betrayed you to Alhana then your wrong. I had nothing to do with your exile Dalamar that I promise is the sole truth."

"Oh I know you had nothing to do with my exile and truth be told I'm happy they exiled me," Dalamar stated his eyes betraying his words. He missed Silvanesti just as much as Leaf missed Qualinesti they both hadn't fit in with their respective elf nations but their love for the land never diminished.

"If you know then why are you thinking about that time?" Leaf asked perplexed that Dalamar would waste his time thinking about meaningless memories, "It was a long time ago and anyways we promised each other that day that we would never speak about it."

"Well yes we did promise but now that you have wings maybe that secret journey can now be logically though out," Dalamar whispered his voice calm and devoid of all emotion except Leaf could tell that he was amusing himself by making her jump through hoops to figure him out.

"Who cares it was a long time ago." Leaf snapped throwing her arms in the air her patience lost with him.

"But aren't you curious to discuss it?" Dalamar's voice whispered seductively.

"Fine then lets chat about it then you jerk!" Leaf stated sitting down on the ground gesturing him to do the same, "Lets discuss then rationally and without yelling I might add. Cleo needs some rest."

"Agreed," Dalamar stated grinning at her happy that he'd won, "Well lets see I had been in the cave away from any who might discover the magical texts I had their and myself looking over the texts."

"Yes we already known that Dalamar," Leaf whispered frustrated, "I appeared behind you and venturing I came forth stupid to trust anyone who might explain to me how I'd come their. I startled you that you moved so quickly to grab a knife and have it at my throat that you actually slashed my arm as you went for the sweet spot."

Leaf watched as Dalamar looked to her right upper arm. He hadn't really meant to hurt her unless she was going to reveal his dirty secret. But she had surprised him and he was defending himself. He had slashed her good though she had to have stitches when she got back to the Tower of Suns. She had made up some lame excuse that she was playing with a knife and it slipped and slashed her arm. Adults would believe anything that a young child would say not daring to actually venture as to how she got the knife in the first place.

"Sorry about that," Dalamar stated a little red showing on his pale skin around his cheek bones, "I don't think I said sorry last time we met."

"No you didn't and its alright," Leaf stated this time she was grinning thinking to herself now who was having the fun toying with someone else, "But then you saw that I wasn't at all like the elf girls you'd grown up around and you finally allowed me to tell you my tale of how I got there."

"Of course you given me a sign that true magic did exist even in one so young," Dalamar stated regaining his composure, "I think that's what really drove me to study hard. Harder then I had ever studied before hand."

"So glad I could help a fellow elf on the lines to darkness," Leaf stated sarcastically smiling, "Real great thing to tell me Dalamar when you know I'm nothing like you."

"Oh but aren't you?" Dalamar quickly whispered grinning as he watched the emotions in her turn her, "Think about it your own father was afraid of your power doesn't that make you feel in control. Feel the power as say Raistlin-"

"Back to our topic of discussion," Leaf interrupted, "What else could we logically see this as a phenomena of magic."

"Or of a secret desire to escape the prison," Dalamar said his grin now gone along with his voice completely serious.

"I have no idea what you're talking about Dalamar," Leaf stated offhand trying to wave away the notion, "You're just being paranoid cause I have wings now."

Laughing she turned away from him knowing that if he had looked into her eyes he would see that he was right in his conception of the situation in correspondence to her wings. She did want to escape, but who wouldn't want to after all her life was virtually hell to her at the time. She now knew that her life back then wasn't hell but her life now was. If she ever got back home to see her family again she would actually hug them and may never want to leave.

Shaking her head slightly she felt her body become weak. Her body wanted more sleep or something to give it strength. Shaking uncontrollably she fell to her knees her wings wrapping around her body protecting her.

"Leaf calm down its not that big of deal that you wanted to leave your home," Dalamar didn't understand what was really wrong with her, "Leaf? Are you alright?"

For a while Leaf laid there in complete silence now shaking from whatever was going on with her body. All her previous thoughts from her family to her problem with trying to figure a way out of here and save everyone came rushing over her like a cold waterfall. Shaking more her wings wrapped around her tighter feeling that they had to protect her from whatever demon was inside of her.

"Leaf come on answer me" Dalamar stated stretching his hand to roll her over only to be shocked by a force field of electricity protecting Leaf, "What the hell?"

"What's going on?" Cleo said sleepily sitting up looking over to where Dalamar was cradling his now bleeding hand, "What the?"

Running over she looked over Dalamar's hand to see that it was only a slight burn from the shock he had received from trying to help Leaf. Cleo turned her attention to Leaf also stretching a hand outwards to help her fallen friend only to have Dalamar quickly jerk her hand away from Leaf's body.

"That's not a wise decision," Dalamar stated coolly showing her his hand again, "How do you think I got this burn?"

"Well then what's wrong with her?" Cleo said now thoroughly awake and shocked, "What did you do to her?"

"Nothing we were discussing the first time we met and some inner desire for her to run away from the Tower of Suns and then she turned and fell over," Dalamar said walking over to the door putting his ear to it.

"That doesn't make sense she wouldn't faint cause of that," Cleo stated shaking her head finding no rational explanation for her friend now on the floor shaking, "What are you doing over there?"

"Of course she wouldn't faint over that she's not that weak and simple," Dalamar snapped, "I think it has something to do with her wings."

"Okay but still what are you doing over there?" Cleo asked thoroughly annoyed with Dalamar again, "Leaf's over here."

"I know that!" Dalamar hissed, "I'm listening for footsteps I'm pretty sure that Raistlin knows what is going on and is going to come and get her."

Cleo went dead silent now with the prospect of Raistlin coming again she listened too for the footsteps that Dalamar was awaiting patiently. For a moment there was no sound, except for Cleo and Dalamar's breathing. Then with a echoing sound footsteps were heard and the two were petrified beyond anything. Quickly running over to the tunnel Dalamar pried it open and crawled in. sticking his head back out.

"Cleo whatever happens don't let them take Leaf!" Dalamar stated urgently, "Don't let them take her. Say that she's sleeping."

Nodding her head she watched as Dalamar quickly sealed the entrance with the stone slab and disappeared. Cleo soon realized that she was still staring blankly at the stone to the entrance of the tunnel. Quickly she ran to lie beside Leaf and act as though she was asleep. As though it was normal for Leaf's new found wings to be sparking and wrapped around her companion.

The door swung creakingly on its rusty hinges hitting the stonewall with a reverberating smack. Feeling chilled Cleo tried her best to suppress her shudder at the cold wind now entering her prison cell. Cleo kept her eyes tightly closed hoping that they would just leave them be.

"You can quit the act Cleopatra," Raistlin's oh so familiar voice sounded from above her, "I know that your not sleeping and that Leaf is finally being revealed the information to her oh so developed mind."

Opening her eyes she stood up facing this odd man face-to-face. Leaf was her friend and she wasn't about to let this man take her away from her. She may have lost her home and family she wasn't about to lose her best friend.

"You intend to try and stop me from taking her," Raistlin stated laughing at her, "Step aside girl your no match for me and you'll only get yourself killed in the end."

"I don't care your not taking her anywhere," Cleo said trying her hardest to keep her voice steady as she challenged this mage, "She's my friend and I won't let you take her away only to be used as your experiment."

Grinning at her Cleo was surprised at all to even see him smile or grin. As quickly as the grin had appeared it vanished only to be replaced with chanting and movement of his arms. Sending Cleo flying into the opposite wall far away from Leaf. Feeling a couple of her ribs break she stood up and ran towards Raistlin ready to punch him. Before she could even get close she was forced to dodge as he had sent a fireball straight in her path. Falling roughly to the ground she stood up again this time to late to dodge his spell. Hitting her in her right shoulder she cried out as she fell to the floor again. Shaking from the pain she once again got to her feet tears now streaming down her face as she cried from pain and fear for her friends safety.

"I see that Leaf has given you some strength in yourself," Raistlin stated mocking teasing her pretty much, "But it won't be enough Leaf your not as strong as Leaf you'll only die so just lie down and quit this before you hurt yourself beyond replacing."

"I can't Leaf almost killed herself trying to save me once I'll do the same for her!" Cleo yelled as she came charging at Raistlin this time sure that she would hit him.

Instead of hitting him she hit hard concrete breaking quite a few bones in her right hand. Crying out in pain she leaned on the wall as she cradled her now useless hand. Turning around she saw him coming to hit her with his staff. Being hit straight in her already broken ribs she cried out as she crumpled to the floor beside Leaf. Weeping she tried to get to her feet but unable to as Raistlin dug in the bottom of his staff into the sweet spot of Cleo's back. Shrieking she tried to squirm out of it but found that she was only making the pain worse as he laughed at her feeble attempts to evade him.

"Give it up Cleo she's ours," Raistlin stated as he used the staff to roll her over bending down he made to grab Leaf's arm but was shocked.

Startled by it he quickly examined the burn and found it to be insignificant. His quarry on the other hand was not insignificant at all. Rounding on Cleo he jammed the staff in to her hand causing her to shriek more.

"Why can't I touch her?" Raistlin questioned thoroughly becoming more and more angry as he was wasting too much time in this, "What have you done?"

"Nothing," Cleo shouted at him, "You think I have any sort of power to be able to do that. If I could I would have escaped long before this."

"If I can't reach her till she knows all the information then I will do the next worse thing to her," Raistlin stated removing the staff from Cleo's hand, "She cares deeply for you, doesn't she?"

"No her and I are just friends," Cleo stated trying to trick him, "We just know each other."

"No you don't you yelled earlier that she had almost lost her life to save yours," Raistlin said mockingly, "Caught you in your little lie. Well I don't care too much for your kinds never have. So it doesn't matter if I kill you another of you."

"What?" Cleo whispered sheepishly now afraid of the mage more then she had been, "Gabriel won't like that no he won't like that at all!"

"Gabriel please the man was mad and annoying," Raistlin stated waving off the annoying subject, "You didn't think I would let someone who's vowed to kill me roam around free. Why he might have succeeded and that would've made me quite angry."

"If your going to kill me then what will you say to Leaf?" Cleo asked now realizing that there was nothing she could do, "Leaf does care about me just as much as I care about her. I think I might've even been falling in love with her. Ancient cohort, so mysterious she didn't know anything I think that's what brought me close to her. The fact that she was so mysterious so different from everyone else."

"Well I must say that's unexpected," Raistlin stated thoroughly surprised at Cleo, "I'll leave that to you. It should only take about a couple of hours for her to come out of it. I'll leave you on the brink of death only to have to tell her yourself that you're leaving her all alone again."

"I'm not leaving her all alone and she'll know it," Cleo stated not bothering to resist as Raven came in and chained her to the ceiling, "She'll avenge me and then she'll bring me everywhere as she roams all of Krynn helping others who are trapped."

"How very predictable," Raven hissed rolling her eyes, "Now this may sting a bit."

Leafs thoughts were in turmoil as she watched her memories pass her by crying sometimes and then finding herself laughing at one. She did feel weird though. All these memories were times that she hated times that her life that she did enjoy. She couldn't help herself but think more like feel as though her life was trying to tell her something. What could it be trying to say though? Was there something important in this meaning? As she continued to watch her moments in life fly by she slowly began to understand what was going on. Though she wasn't really conscious of it she would be when she awoke.

Then as though she had been dipped in cold water she felt her heart sink as she opened her eyes to see the cold walls of her prison. Where she had at last found someone very dear to her heart. Looking around she saw that it was night and the moons weren't out. Must be on the other side of the castle they'd be here soon though.

"Cleo Dalamar are you two here?" Leaf asked shaking her head as she stood up surprisingly easy. Looking to her side she saw that her wings had gone away, "You guys my wings there gone I guess that weird dream really helped me figure everything out. I actually feel smart for once Dalamar. You guys where are you? Could you please answer me?"

Looking all over the room she found it odd that they weren't answering her. What could be so important that they would ignore her? Sure Cleo was a sound sleeper but not that sound, and Dalamar well god you can't move without waking him or breathe at that matter. Finally she waited for the moons to shed light into the cell. Sitting facing the window she waited for the moons to give the room light. After quite a while of waiting the moon of Solinari shone through the bars slowly giving a slivery light to the room.

Finally able to see she breathed in some air and turned around only to gasp out in horror as she saw Cleo hanging from the ceiling all bloody and torn. She was missing her left arm and her left foot. The two missing appendages still dripping blood. Cleo's face was bloody and covered with bruises. Her clothes were nothing now some pieces even melted into her skin. Leaf quietly walked over tears flowing form her eyes, as she couldn't bring her self to look away from the sight. Her only friend in the world and this had to happen to Cleo now. She had promised to get her out of here so she could die old in Solace with her. She saw that beside Cleo's left arm that was on the floor were a knife and a small stool. Grabbing the knife she stood on the stool and cut the rope that banded her to the ceiling. Leaf caught the limp figure of her friend and slowly went to the floor sitting in Cleo's blood holding onto her friend.

"Cleo you in there?" Leaf whispered shaking Cleo, "Come on your alright."

To Leaf's absolute surprise Cleo's eyes fluttered open and Cleo tried smiling as she saw that it was Leaf's green eyes looking down on her. Leaf smiled and tried to stop crying to of no avail.

"Leaf…"Cleo whispered softly her voice cracked and heartfelt.

"Yeah I'm here everything is really going to be alright now," Leaf stated her smile of happiness that her friend was alive, "I need to know who did this-"

"You have the knowledge now," Cleo struggled to say taking her broken right hand she clamped onto Leaf's right hand with difficulty, "Its…in your mind…now…Raistlin. You have to…to fight…him…not Gabriel…. he's dead."

"Alright then that's just what I'll do I'll fight Raistlin," Leaf stated holding onto Cleo's hand, "Just wish I could have killed Gabriel that's all. Were going to get Dalamar here and he's going to help us fix you up and then were going away to go and live in Solace together and grow old together."

"Afraid I can't…do…that," Cleo muttered smiling, "Raistlin said…that you just…. might…feel the same…way I feel about…. you."

"What are you talking about Cleo?" Leaf managed to state with difficulty, "I told you your going to be just fine."

Cleo shook her head tears filling the already swollen eyes blood mixing into those eyes that Leaf loved to see. Those eyes that were always filled with such hope and happiness.

"Leaf I'm…dying," Cleo delicately said, "Before I die…I want…you to know that…. I love you."

"Cleo don't talk like that," Leaf forlornly said gripping Cleo's hand tighter, "I can't lose you not now. Not when I know what I have to do. Now when I've finally learned what the gods wanted me to learn."

"I'm sorry," Cleo uttered softly, "Just know that…I love…you."

Cleo's eyes closed and her body went limp in Leaf's arms. Crying Leaf shook Cleo trying to wake her up. She had to if Cleo fell asleep then that would mean she was dead. She can't be dead she just can't be!

"No Cleo you can't leave not yet!" Leaf cried out holding Cleo's body close to her, "Not without knowing that I love you too! Ever since we first met each other I never wanted you to be away from me. I wanted to save you from this pain, from this torture, to show you the world in the eyes of an elf. Show you to treasure your life and live it with freedom."

"Leaf she's gone," Dalamar's voice stated softly his hand on her shoulder, "She has her freedom now but she wouldn't want you to stay in here locked up."

Laying Cleo's body gently down she kissed the already bloody forehead and whispered, "I'll see you real soon and that's a promise I won't break my friend."

Standing up she took a blanket that Dalamar had been holding with his other hand and laid it over Cleo's now still body. Leaf would never see her smile again, would never here her breathing, never see that ever optimism that she had, or to ever have her so close to her own body. Turning she faced Dalamar with a tear streaked and bloody face.

Dalamar nodded knowing that there was no need for any more words between the two. He had said what Cleo had wanted him to say to Leaf after she had died. Dalamar had shortly come back after Raistlin and Raven had left Cleo to her misery. He had tried so hard to help the human girl. Cleo had been wise in telling him that she was dead and that he had to leave. Leaf had to see this horror firsthand and untouched she had to see it alone and realize that she wasn't alone not any more. Dalamar left through the tunnel to go back to the room where Josh and Diane awaited him. They had to leave Leaf alone for at least a couple of hours.

Leaf was glad that Dalamar didn't say anything as he left it made it easier. She was going to avenge Cleo for everything the two of them had to go through. Raistlin seemed to be the leader of this place now with Gabriel dead. She would go after him first then turn her wrath on to Raven.

For now though as she lay down beside Cleo's still body, she would mourn Cleo's passing by crying herself to sleep.

Authors Note: Okay I know this chapter seems corny, okay it is corny. But I wanted it this way so deal with it. As Mary-sue, as it is oh well. At least finally Leaf has the goddamn knowledge and can start figuring that out.