Chapter 23
"So how many flowers would you like?" smiled Aeris from her stall in Wall Market.
Edgar and Sabin stood across from her. They were followed by a small entourage of people. Some were servants and a few were press.
"Well since you're such a beautiful lady I think I'll buy them all. Everything you have here and in your greenhouse. I want every flower" said Edgar smiling at Aeris.
"Whoa! Wow, are you serious?" said Aeris shocked.
"I'm absolutely serious. It's fitting that one as lovely as yourself would sell such beautiful flowers….but none of them here seem to match your beauty…Lady Aeris" Edgar gently held Aeris' right hand and kissed it slowly and softly.
Aeris placed her hand on her chest. Her knees got weak and she began to shake a little nervously.
"The king of Figaro just kissed my hand" thought Aeris.
Sabin stood behind his brother and held his head.
"-sigh-…..Do we have to do this every time we go somewhere?" thought Sabin.
Edgar talked to one of the men in his entourage.
"I want you to work with Lady Aeris. Make sure you get every flower she has" said Edgar.
"Yes your majesty" said the man.
"Lady Aeris I must take leave now. I hope that during my stay here that I can see you again" said Edgar.
Aeris was still starstruck and couldn't really get any words out. Edgar bowed and walked off with Sabin.
"I still got it" smiled Edgar.
"Did you have to buy all those flowers?" asked Sabin.
"Yeah well she was cute" said Edgar.
"You think every woman is cute! You bought all those clothes at that boutique because you thought the owner and the dark haired girl that worked there was cute. You bought everyone a drink in that club because you thought the owner of the club was cute. You bought those two SeeD girls new weapons because you thought they were cute. You bought that blonde cop a new suit because you thought she was cute and now you bought probably 2000 gil worth of flowers from the flower girl why….because she was cute! Congrats Edgar you've officially hit on every woman in Square City and drained the treasury…"ranted Sabin.
"No…I've hit on every cute woman in Square City…and drained the treasury" replied Edgar.
Sabin simply shook his head.
"Anyway I still haven't heard from Locke or anyone else for that matter" said Edgar.
"I have a bad feeling" said Sabin.
(Next Scene)
Tidus had seen the news and the tabloid articles about him and Lenne and he was very upset about it. All day he had hoped that Yuna had enough faith in him to know that it was all a big mistake.
"Maybe I should have simply told her Lenne kissed me" thought Tidus.
At the time Tidus felt that it was only a harmless kiss so he didn't tell Yuna about. He wished he had said something now. He sat on his couch and worried about this whole situation.
-Knock Knock Knock-
Someone knocked on Tidus' door and he went to answer it.
"I hope it's not the press or someone" thought Tidus as he got up from the couch.
Tidus opened the door.
"Hey lover boy" said Lenne as she immediately began hugging Tidus.
"Hey stop that's not funny!" yelled Tidus angrily.
"Aww what's the matter baby?" Lenne smiled and put her hand on Tidus' face.
"My girlfriend has probably seen those pictures and she's probably upset about it!" yelled Tidus.
"Oh your girlfriend might get upset…is that really so bad?" asked Lenne smiling seductively.
She put her hand on Tidus' chest and he began to back into the apartment a bit.
"Lenne what's the matter with you?" asked Tidus backing away but Lenne kept walking forward.
"I know you've felt it Tidus'. We were meant to be. I knew it ever since I first met you. I know you feel the same way…" said Lenne.
"Lenne please stop it…"
"I know you want me too Tidus. You and Yuna weren't meant to be. Tidus don't fight it" smiled Lenne.
Lenne began undoing her blouse.
"Lenne please…I don't want to hurt your feelings but I love Yuna. I have no feelings for you in that way. I thought we were just friends. I already have a girlfriend and she's perfect" Tidus tried to hold her hands away from him.
Tidus looked toward the door of his apartment and Yuna was standing there. She was still dressed in her Summoner clothes as she had recently left the Summoner Duel.
"Yuna!" said Tidus.
Lenne stopped and turned around. She looked at Yuna who simply stared at her.
"Yuna I know this is going to be hard to believe but it's not what it looks like!" yelled Tidus.
"I know…I know…I heard the whole thing. Lenne you're a superstar that's adored by people all over. You have everything you want…why would you try to take my boyfriend?" asked Yuna.
At that moment Lenne felt strange. It was almost like she had been under a spell and the curse had been lifted. Despite the recent manipulative actions of Lenne deep down she was actually a good person. When she saw Tidus for the first time a few month's back he reminded her of someone…someone she loved and missed very much….
"Shuyin…I…" Lenne held her head down and immediately started to cry.
"Lenne?" asked Tidus.
He and Yuna looked very puzzled. Lenne closed her eyes and several tears poured down her cheeks.
"No matter how hard you try…he's not me Lenne…you need help so you can move on…" Lenne felt that she vaguely heard a voice in her head.
"I'm so sorry for what I've done to you both. I manipulated this whole thing. The commercial and the tabloid…I set it up. I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am. Lately I've been acting in ways that I never thought I was capable of. I need help…" cried Lenne.
Tidus and Yuna were still confused. They didn't know exactly what was wrong with her.
"I sincerely hope that you two are happy. In fact I know you will be. You two have a strong bond I can see that. I'm sorry again and I…I just need a break. I need time to get some help. Goodbye Tidus and Yuna"
"Lenne"
Lenne walked out of the apartment. Yuna moved out of the way as Lenne rushed past her.
"Umm wow…I…Yuna I'm sorry she kissed me on the cheek at the club and I didn't give it much thought I'm so sorry" Tidus began to explain as he walked up to her.
"I understand Tidus…I shouldn't have doubted you anyway…"said Yuna.
Tidus breathed a sigh of relief. He walked up to Yuna and hugged her tight.
"Oh man I was worried about this all day" said Tidus as he hugged her.
"What about Lenne? She seemed like she has been dealing with a lot of things" said Yuna looking up at him.
"I don't know but I hope she get's the help she needs" said Tidus.
"I'M GOING TO BUST YOU UP YA! STAND STILL YOU TWO TIMING JERK!"
Wakka rushed through the open door and yelled at Tidus. Lulu came in after him while holding Vidina. Wakka immediately began chasing Tidus around the room with a Blitzball.
"Hey stop it Wakka!" yelled Tidus running around the couch.
"Get back here!" yelled Wakka.
"Wakka stop! It was all a misunderstanding!" yelled Yuna.
"Huh?"
Wakka stopped in his tracks.
"I told you it was probably a misunderstanding but NO you had to come all the way over here anyway! Apologize Wakka!" scolded Lulu.
"Oh…sorry Tidus. Just got a little upset ya know?" said Wakka scratching his head.
"It's alright Wakka" said Tidus panting a bit.
"Well you two carry on. We'll be leaving now. Sorry about this Yuna I couldn't stop him" said Lulu.
"I know how he can get" whispered Yuna.
"Hey I heard that!" said Wakka.
(Next Scene)
In the Shinra headquarters Palmer sat about in his incredibly small office. Palmer usually just sat around all day because he didn't have any serious work to do. Many other Shinra employees wondered why he was still working there.
"Oh crud I forgot to tell Cambpell out the weapon aimed at Vector! How could I forget that!" said Palmer he reached for his phone to call her back.
Rufus along with Tseng and Reno then walked into the door.
"Making a call Palmer?" asked Tseng as he folded his arms
"Oh uh yeah you know just ordering some uh pizza for later you know how hungry I get heh heh..." stuttered Palmer.
"You really like talking on the phone it seems…" said Rufus. He didn't look at Palmer at all. He looked around at the small and incredibly junky office.
"Yeah well the phone is good for talking…and stuff…" muttered Palmer nervously.
"Palmer it seems you've made a very big mistake. You've talked a little too much. It matters not though. It might serve our advantage because undoubtedly they'll pretend that everything is fine. Besides in your haste to tell all you know…which is very little…you left out some very important details" said Rufus looking in disgust at the office.
"Um I…I" stuttered Palmer he was shaking nervously now.
"Did you really think I wouldn't find out? It doesn't matter much anyway. I was eventually going to terminate your employment because you're useless but now I think I'll take the liberty of terminating…you" said Rufus finally looking at Palmer.
Tseng nodded to Reno. Reno pulled out his electromag rod and began to grin.
"Come here little piggy" laughed Reno.
The tip of the rod began to spark as he walked toward Palmer.
"No…no…don't…."
Tseng shut the door of the office to muffle Palmer's screams.
(Next Scene the next day)
The next day Cloud, Zack, and Red XIII were in a small village called Kalm Town preparing to take on a mission. The three of them stepped out of the Inn and walked toward the center of the village. Professor Doug, Professor Amy, Priscilla, and several other college students were there in the village square waiting for them.
"Good morning. Did you all sleep well last night?" asked Professor Doug pushing his glasses up a bit.
"Yeah like a baby" said Zack.
"It's nice and quiet here. Almost as peaceful as Cosmo Canyon" said Red XIII
"Mommy, Daddy do we get to go where the Knights were now?" asked Priscilla excitedly.
"Priscilla you have to be patient dear" said her mother.
"The Knights?" asked Cloud.
"Ah yes. You see we are here to investigate an ancient legend. Come let me explain to you all while we walk to the bus" said Professor Doug.
Cloud, Zack, Red XIII and the rest of the large group began to walk toward the outskirts of the village. As they walked Professor Doug began explaining what they were investigating here.
"There is a very old tale of thirteen powerful knights that came here from another world. A mighty king and twelve of his most trusted knights came to this world from a kingdom called Camelot in a land called Britain. The king along with his knights ensured the kingdom of Camelot was a very peaceful place whereas the rest of their world was steeped in chaos and evil. For years they lived in peace but eventually that came to an end as all things must. The king and his knights left their world and vowed to return when their land of Britain was in its most dire need"
"Wow this is interesting" said Red XIII.
"Indeed it is. Now where was I? Ah yes the knights were said to have landed north of here on the shore. That is where we're headed" said Professor Doug.
"I love that story" said Priscilla.
"Yes Priscilla has always been fond of that story" said Professor Amy.
"It's an interesting story. So what are you looking for exactly? Evidence of the landing?" asked Cloud.
"Well we're sure that it is possibly only a fairy tale but the people that lived in this area in those ancient times have left several artifacts depicting the story. We would like to see if we could unearth these artifacts" said Professor Doug.
The large group made it to a bus that was parked on the outside of town.
"Well everyone get on board. It won't take us too long to get there" said Professor Doug.
(Next Scene)
Back in Square City Lucca and Cid walked into a private hangar at Square City Airport. As the hangar door rose Cid stepped in smiling brightly. He looked forward and pointed.
"There it is Lucca. That's my pride and joy. I've been trying to get her back up in the air for years now" said Cid.
Lucca looked up to see a large air ship parked there in the hangar.
"That's the Highwind? It's incredible" said Lucca as she walked further in.
"Isn't she beautiful?" asked Cid.
"Well looky here old Cid Highwind's still trying to make that old bird fly" said a voice behind them.
Cid and Lucca turned around to see Cid, Rikku's father standing there.
"Well if it ain't the man that took my name what are you doing here baldy?" laughed Cid Highwind.
"I'm here for the Gaia Summit. I've been spending a little time with my daughter too" said Cid.
"Yeah I forgot the Al Bhed made you leader. No one else must have wanted the job" joked Cid Highwind.
"Heh heh. Anyway why haven't you given up on the Highwind? Have you been able to make it fly at all? You should trade it in for a newer model" said Cid.
"Nope but I ain't never going to give up on her. Oh by the way Cid this is Lucca my assistant. The girls a mechanical genius and with her help we're going to get her flying again" said Cid Highwind.
"Hello" smiled Lucca.
"Hey there Lucca. Don't let this old man's craziness rub off on you ok?" joked Cid.
"Very funny" said Cid Highwind.
"Well if I have some time before the Gaia Summit I'll try to see if I can help. Maybe I could send my kooky son and some of his friends over to help you out" said Cid.
"That'd be great" said Cid Highwind.
(Next Scene)
Zidane walked down the hall toward Garnet's apartment. He knocked on the door and after a few moments Steiner opened the door.
"Hey is Garnet here?" asked Zidane.
"Oh no her majesty and Lady Beatrix left about a half hour ago to do some shopping" said Steiner.
"Oh well tell her I came by ok?" asked Zidane as he prepared to walk away.
"Wait!" said Steiner.
"What?" asked Zidane.
"Sir Zidane, do come inside the apartment. I'd like to ask you for help" asked Steiner.
"Umm…ok" said Zidane somewhat puzzled.
He and Steiner stepped into the apartment and went to sit down on the couch.
"So what is it you need help with?" asked Zidane.
"Well you see I'm not asking for me I'm asking for umm a friend yes a friend" stuttered Steiner.
"Um…yeah ok what is it?" asked Zidane.
"Well I…err my friend likes this woman…and well I umm I mean he doesn't know how to go about telling her how he feels" stuttered Steiner again.
"Ok so you like this woman?"
"My friend" said Steiner.
"-sigh- Ok so your friend likes this woman and he wants to know how to talk to her?" asked Zidane just playing along with Steiner.
"Yes. I figured I could get advice from you since you seem to have a way with the ladies. This is for my friend of course" said Steiner.
"Well to be honest I was really unsure of myself around Garnet at first so I can't say I'm some sort of ladies man. One thing I will say is that you…your friend just needs to be genuine" said Zidane.
"Genuine?" asked Steiner.
"Well yeah you just need to be honest and be yourself. You can't try to be something that you're not. Garnet ended up liking me for who I am. I can't guarantee that this approach will get your friend the woman that he likes but in the end it will guarantee that when he does find someone they'll like him for the person he is inside" said Zidane.
"Hmm that's very interesting. Thank you I'll be sure to tell my friend about this right away" said Steiner.
"I'm sure you will" said Zidane sarcastically.
(Next Scene)
The bus traveled along a small two lane road and to the right of the bus was the ocean. This was an area that was not visted very often because of reports of large fiends in the area. The bus pulled to the side of the road and after a few moments everyone got off.
"The site is about two miles from here. There have been reports of fiends in the area. Everyone stay here. Cloud, Zack, and Red XIII will you please patrol the area first? The rest of us will start unpacking our equipment" said Professor Doug.
"Sure thing" said Cloud.
Cloud, Zack, and Red XIII began walking toward the ocean. The strip of land leading to the ocean was not very sandy like a beach but actually very grassy. Some of the grass had grown very tall. The three of them stayed alert as they walked through some of the tall grass. Cloud and Zack pulled their brand new Ragnarok swords off the magnetic locks on their backs and held them in front of them.
"Red XIII you smell any fiends?" asked Zack.
"None nearby….I don't really sense anything here" said Red XIII as he walked slowly through.
"This is supposed to be an area with large fiends. We should still stay sharp" said Cloud.
Back at the bus Professor Doug and Amy instructed the students as they all worked to unload several boxes of equipment. Priscilla looked out into the ocean and she saw something jump up out of the water and land back into the ocean.
"What is that?" asked Priscilla as she held her hand over her eyes to shield the sun.
After a few moments Priscilla saw the creature again. It jumped out of the ocean several feet and flipped in the air before landing back into the ocean.
"It's a dolphin!" said Priscilla excitedly.
She ran to her mom and dad who were very busy.
"Mommy, Daddy look what I found!" yelled Priscilla.
"In a minute honey Daddy is busy now" said her father.
"Priscilla, don't stray away from the bus" said her mother as she went back to unloading things.
Priscilla walked away and looked out at the ocean. She saw the dolphin once again as it leapt high into the air. Priscilla looked back at her parents and they weren't even paying attention to her. She smiled and ran off toward the ocean.
"I'm going to go play with Mr. Dolphin" said Priscilla.
Priscilla stepped through the grass and eventually got to the waters edge. Priscilla sat down at the edge and watched the Dolphin closely. It came up again and now it had noticed Priscilla.
"Hey Mr. Dolphin come play with me" said Priscilla.
Priscilla reached in her pocket and pulled out a whistle. She blew into it softly and the Dolphin seemed to like the sound. As she blew it the Dolphin swam toward her and leapt in the air as it crashed back into the water Priscilla was splashed.
"Hah hah" laughed Priscilla wiping some of the water off her face.
The Dolphin came back up and started making strange noises as if it were laughing too.
"You're funny Mr. Dolphin"
Meanwhile Cloud, Zack, and Red XIII found no signs of any fiends.
"There aren't even any tracks" said Red XIII.
"So it's like nothing has set foot on this beach?" asked Cloud.
"Precisely" said Red XIII.
"Aww man and I was looking forward to bashing some fiends and…" Zack was immediately interrupted by some yelling.
"PRISCILLA RUN!" yelled Professor Doug in the distance.
"Let's go!" yelled Cloud.
The three of them ran toward the yelling. They came upon the two Professors and the students standing a few feet from the waters edge.
"Run Mr. Dolphin!" yelled Priscilla.
Cloud looked to see Priscilla yelling at a dolphin in the ocean. The dolphin swam quickly away as if it were trying to escape something.
"What's going on?" asked Cloud.
Before Cloud could get an answer he found out what was wrong.
-GRAAAAAAA-
A large fiend burst up from the ocean.
"This place has ocean fiends. No wonder there was no sign on land" said Red XIII.
This particular fiend was The Bottomswell. It was a large fish with a bright red face and a long neck. As it gave a hellish cry it lunged toward Priscilla.
"AHHHHHH" screamed Priscilla. She was so afraid she could move.
"Bolt 3"
Cloud quickly cast a spell. The bolt of lightning hit the Bottomswell in the head. It reared back in pain. Professor Doug ran and grabbed his daughter and pulled her way.
"Well this is what we're getting paid for let's go" yelled Zack.
The three of them ran toward the fiend.
"Everyone get back!" yelled Cloud. The others ran back several feet away.
The Bottomswell was stunned momentarily but now it fixed its dark eyes on it's new prey. It lifted its head high above them and opened out long pink and yellow gills as it screeched loudly.
"I think it's pissed" said Zack.
"Here it comes!" yelled Red XII.
The Bottomswell lunged toward them with its mouth wide open. The three of them leapt back just into to dodge the attack. Red XIII growled and leapt back at the fiends face. He scratched it across its face causing a deep wound. The Bottomswell reared back in pain again. It wasn't used to its food fighting back. Red XII growled and the hair on his back stood up.
"Red XIII back up!" yelled Cloud.
The Bottomswell opened its mouth wide and shot out a huge bubble. The bubble sped toward Red XIII so fast that he couldn't react. Soon Red XIII was trapped inside the bubble and the air was running out.
"Can't…..breath…" said Red XIII getting weaker.
"Break the bubble" yelled Zack.
Cloud ran at the bubble. He leapt in the air and brought his sword down on it but it bounced off of it and sent him flying back several feet. Cloud hit the ground hard.
"I can't break it!" yelled Cloud.
Red XIII was getting weaker every second. The Bottomswell then lunged toward Red XIII with the hopes of devouring him. As it lunged forward Zack run up managed to stab it in it's right eye.
"ARRRRRRRRRRR" yelled the fiend as it flailed about. Its head hit Zack in the stomach and sent him flying back several feet.
Zack held his stomach in pain as all the air had been knocked out of him. The fiend stopped attacking them but still flailed about. Red XIII felt like he couldn't take anymore. He was suffocating and now he had started to black out. Red XIII looked into the grass as he started to fade out. There was something there. There were three creatures there with red fur on four legs and with long tails with a flame at the end….
"They are…like me?" thought Red XIII.
One of them looked at Red XIII then cast a spell.
A fire spell hit the bubble surrounding Red XIII and caused it to dissipate. Red XIII could now breathe again. As he sat there sprawled out gasping for air he looked into the grass again and saw no sign of the ones that saved him. Cloud had finally gotten up and ran toward Red XIII.
"Are you alright?" asked Cloud.
"I will be" panted Red XIII.
The Bottomswell stopped flailing but large amounts of purple ooze squirted out of its right eye where Zack had stabbed it. It looked at Cloud but this time it was afraid. Cloud held out his sword and prepared to strike it. The Bottomswell opened its mouth wide. The next thing it did was technique for escaping much like how squids shoot ink to cloud their getaway. The Bottomswell opened its mouth and then vomited on Cloud. Purple and green chunks flew toward Cloud covering him in nasty gook. The Bottomswell then turned around and retreated back into the ocean.
"I'm so grossed out I can't even move…." said Cloud.
Cloud stood there and his entire body was covered in the fiends vomit. Zack got up and looked at Cloud.
"Ewwwww" said Zack.
The others came back to see if everyone was alright.
"That's it we're leaving. It's much more dangerous than I ever expected. I'm pulling the plug on this entire project" said Professor Doug.
"Hey we still get paid right?" asked Zack.
"Of course you will. You saved my daughter's life…and our own. You deserve much more than money" said the Professor.
Professor Doug and Amy then began hugging Priscilla tightly.
"Red XIII are you alright? How'd you manage to get out of that bubble I was too busy hurting over there to see" said Zack.
Red XIII was still looking in the grass. He knew he was saved by some of his own kind. He didn't mention it though.
"It just burst on its own" said Red XIII.
"Let's hurry and get out of here" said Professor Amy.
With that the others began walking toward the bus. Cloud stood there still trying to wipe the purple and green vomit off of his face a bit. He then noticed something shining in the pile of vomit in front of him.
"What's this?" though Cloud as he bent down.
It was a small shiny metal ball. Cloud picked it up and looked at it.
"That fiend must have swallowed it? What is it?" thought Cloud as he held it.
"Cloud are you done playing in vomit for the day? C'mon let's go!" yelled Zack in the distance.
Cloud put the ball in his pocket and made his way toward the bus.
"I can't believe that thing threw up on me" thought Cloud.
(Next Scene)
After traveling all night Sephiroth had finally made it halfway up Mt. Gagazet. The path now changed into several stone steps and soon he was standing near a large stone arch. Sephiroth continued walking past the arch when suddenly two very large Ronso leapt off the cliff overlooking the path and landed in front of him. Sephiroth stopped in his tracks.
Both Ronso were huge and intimidating. The one on the left had blonde fur around his face while the one on the right had blue fur. They both stared at Sephiroth.
"What business does flatlander have on Ronso mountain? Speak fast or Biran shall rend you asunder!" yelled the booming voice of Biran who was a mighty Ronso warrior.
Sephiroth didn't speak he simply stood there.
"Heh heh Yenke think hornless one afraid of Biran heh heh" laughed the other Ronso named Yenke.
"Biran think flatlander cry now heh heh" laughed Biran.
"Leave now! Hornless one have no business on Mt. Gagazet!" yelled Yenke.
Sephiroth said nothing still but after a few moments he began walking toward them.
"Hmpf. Biran and Yenke shall rend you asunder!" yelled Biran.
He and Yenke ran at Sephiroth. Sephiroth pulled out the Masamune and slashed at Biran with a horizontal strike then slashed Yenke as he moved forward. Sephiroth moved so quickly that he was now behind them both. The two Ronso warriors stood there for a moment. Sephiroth then sheathed his sword and stood there.
"What….happen…" said Biran weakly. He and Yenke then fell face down into the snow.
Sephiroth did not even look back at the bodies as he continued up the snowy path.
(Next Scene)
"Well I'm glad it was all just a big misunderstanding Yunie. I was worried all day yesterday when I saw that magazine" said Rikku.
Rikku, Paine, and Yuna were sitting around their living room watching television that evening
"How'd you manage to keep Wakka from killing Tidus?" asked Paine.
"It wasn't too hard. Wakka's really a teddy bear at heart" said Yuna.
"I a big tubby teddy bear" said Rikku.
"So Yuna since you won your duel does this mean you have to leave Square City?" asked Paine.
"I don't want you to go Yunie I'll miss you so much!" yelled Rikku.
"Well…I guess it does mean I have to leave" said Yuna.
Rick Rodney Rickenbaugh gave some news reports on the television and they all began watching it.
"The Gaia Summit is just around the corner and leaders from all over Gaia have finally arrived here in Square City. The moderator will be High Summoner Braska and the whole event is looking to be a very peaceful gathering of several national leaders. In other news International Superstar Lenne has announced that she is taking a break from music and has checked herself into a mental hospital on the island of Mideel…"
"What?" yelled Paine.
"When asked had she suffered some sort of mental breakdown Lenne replied "There are some events in my life that I've been struggling with for a while now and I'm admitting now that I need help with overcoming them. I hope my fans understand that I'm human and I go through just as many things in my life as they do" The recent rumor of Lenne and blitzball rookie Tidus being a couple have immediately been denied. Celebrity magazines speculate that the event Lenne is referring to is the sudden death of her boyfriend Shuyin five years ago. Here's a picture of Lenne and Shuyin" said Rick.
A picture of Lenne was shown on the screen and beside her a young man put his arm around her. He was nearly the spitting image of…
"OH…my…he looks like…" stuttered Rikku.
"Almost exactly alike…"said Paine.
"Tidus…" said Yuna.
Yuna immediately understood now. She realized Lenne had gone through something terrible and deep down she sincerely hoped that Lenne could find some peace…
(End Chapter 23)
Hey there this was a shorter chapter but the next chapters are going to be very long. They'll probably be longer than any of the others and much more action packed. We're in the home stretch of the story. Evil is about to rear it's ugly head. It's taken a while to get to this point but it's finally here. I hope you come back and check it out. Take care.