In the morning we put away our camping gear. Daena had a sour look on her face as she watched Count Dovula help me put things away, hand lingering at my neck as he put away the tent I was holding up. When everything was put up Dovula grabbed my hand and spun me into his hold, kissing me. Daena dropped what she was holding but picked it up immediately after.
"What ever happened to Xaviar?" she asked tensely. I heard the tone but didn't comment.
"I sent him back home after the Fieg Snowfield incident. He was badly injured," I explained.
"Oh," she replied. I walked to Dovula and asked him to allow me to talk to Daena alone. He looked confused but agreed. He walked out of sight, but I knew he could still hear us.
"Daena, how do you feel about Count Dovula?" I asked tensely, treading the water.
"I think he's a great guy to help us on our journey. He's smart and sensitive and handsome and Damn it!" she fell to the ground. Dovula was everything a girl could want.
"Daena, I don't think you really feel that. It's the spell of succubi," I explained.
"How the hell do you know how I feel! Don't you dare say I'm just dreaming! You're allowed to do what you want and feel what you want, but I'm not? Maybe I love him, too, just like you, but with you it can't be his magic, oh no, of course not!" she screamed at me, tears flowing relentlessly.
"Fine! You want to see if I love him! Let's go!" I said, and led her into the caverns without Dovula.
"We'll do this with out him!" I screamed, hurt by her words. We ran into several monsters and I sliced through them in my rage, killing them as brutally as possible. Daena was shocked by my display, and stayed silent.
In one of the last tunnels, the stone heated up.
"We're getting close," I said quietly, still pissed. I saw the out line of a woman in a basket.
"Mei Mei?" asked Daena, surprised. Mei Mei, put her finger on her lips, but was knocked aside. A large creature appeared, looking like a cross between a crab, dragon and plant. On the whole, not a pretty beast.
"Come and get some," I growled under my breath. I ran into battle spear forward jabbing the beast repeatedly slicing and stabbing, the creature went down in no time.
"Damn it!" cried Mei Mei.
"Don't you damn it me, Take this now, or you'll meet the same god damn fate as this piece of shit!" I screamed at her. She looked very a taken aback and took the stone. She lit up purple and when the light faded it left a young beauty covered in fruit, standing in the basket.
"Let's go," I growled. Daena ran up to me.
"I believe you now," she said quietly.
"Took you long enough," I replied.