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A small girl sat on a soft cotton mat, crying quietly. Her hair was dark auburn, and her eyes the classic red of Azerath. She could almost pass for human; had it not been for those inhuman eyes and glowing red mark on her arm. She was small, and looking to be no more then six years old. Tear drops splattered onto the plain black dress from the order of the monks.
"Is that her?" A woman asked under a black cloak.
"Yes, my lady. It is the child Adena." A man replied under his own cloak.
"She is alone?" She finally asked after a pause.
"I have insured it. The monks are at the feeding." He replied firmly.
At that the woman stepped forward silently, walking into the light.
The child looked up when she felt a presence. With a whimper and a soft sob she wiped at her tears. Red tears.
"W-who are you?" She asked.
The hood of the cloak was pulled back and Celeste stood before the girl, her dark violet hair waving down her back and strange violet eyes soft and gentle.
"I am Celeste." She told the girl; knowing that it was highly unlikely for the child to remember that name.
"What do you want?" The girl said.
Celeste gave her a soothing smile and asked, "May I talk with you?"
The girl looked up and nodded, still trying to dry her tears.
Celeste gracefully sat beside her on the small cot.
"What is your name, little one?"
"Adena." The girl sniffed.
"Adena, what a lovely name." Celeste replied.
"Yours is pretty too." Adena added softly.
"Why are you so sad Adena?" The woman asked; even though she already knew.
"My caretaker, Rinshid was feed upon today." She said gloomily.
"Oh, well that is very sad." Celeste said as she laid a calming hand on the child's shoulder. "Did you like Master Rinshid?"
Adena nodded. "He was kinder to me then the other monks. He gave me a name, and even let me take breaks." These small feats seemed to be the most wonderful thing to the girl; and Celeste knew why.
"Are you mad at the Master for taking away Rinshid?" Celeste tested her.
Adena suddenly became wary and said, "Master may take any who he desires. He is Master and ruler of all Azerath and soon to be all the worlds." She spoke in a monotonous tone.
Celeste gave her a rare, warm smile. "You can tell me what you really feel Adena. I won't tell; It can be our special secret."
Desparos did not think it would work. The child had those words drilled into her head since creation; and Celeste was unlikely to get her to go against them.
At first Adena didn't say anything. But when she looked up into the dark eyes she whispered, "I do not like Master. He is mean and cruel and keeps us in the dark." The girl seemed absolutely terrified after she said this and started to shake.
Celeste wrapped her arms around the girls shoulder's. "Hush, it is all right. He will not find us."
"But Master sees all. He knows all." The girl was close to breaking down.
The woman tilted the girl's head so she was looking straight at her. "Look at me Adena. I promise that as long as I have exist; Master will not hurt you."
"How can you protect me?" Adena asked, still terrified.
Celeste gave a small, twisted smile and whispered, "I do not fear Trigon."
Adena squeaked and looked up at Celeste with surprised eyes. "You say Master's name!"
She nodded and said, "I am not afraid Adena. Azerath has been afraid for to long and it is now time to end this sorrow." Her eyes searched the girl. "Will you help me Adena?"
Adena nodded, looking up at the strange woman. Then she hugged her waist and asked, "Did Rinshid send you to protect me?"
Celeste smiled and gave the child a small lie. "Yes, Rinshid sent me."
Adena smiled and whispered, "I knew it."
Celeste hesitated, before gently patting the child on the head. "There now, Rest Adena. We have much to do tomorrow."
She nodded and lie onto the soft mat. Her eyes closed and she began to seep with a soft red light as her body restored strength.
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"You manage to surprise me again my lady." Desparos greeted her as she gently shut the door with a snap.
"It wasn't difficult." Celeste replied easily.
"You got her to denounce the very teaching she has learned since creation and trust you. That is quite a feat for only one visit." He said calmly.
"Well I could not have done it without Trigon's assistance." She replied as they walked down the dark monastery halls.
"And what help did the Master give you?" He asked.
"Trigon took the monk Rinshid to feed off of; true he gained more strength." She added as the man gave her a look.
"But it made her weak, vulnerable. Adena was looking for something to hold onto; I was just the first person there." They walked through the doors of the monastery; catching sight of the monks entering behind them.
"Just another way Trigon creates his undoing." Celeste added.
Desparos smiled at her and fingered the red, star-like symbol on his arm. "I remember the first wrong thing he ever did."
"What is that?" She asked calmly.
"Choose you." He looked her over once more; remembering her first time at Azerath. She had changed, Trigon's hate and darkness had changed her, but she still retained a small part of her old-self. The part that had sworn to defeat Trigon.
"And I know his second mistake." Celeste added with a caring smile at Desparos.
He gave her a questioning look.
"Choose you as my guardian."
Desparos shook his head, but he knew she was right. No other of Azerath would have put loyalty to his charge above loyalty to the Master. No other would have dared defy him and wake the one person who could oppose him. He still wondered what he was doing at times; but whenever he saw her he remembered. And yet he also knew that no other person would have dared to come up with a scheme to defy Trigon. No other person would face consequences much worse then death to defeat the ancient demon.
No others were like them; no others would have dared.
But then, they were no others.
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Alright, this was a short chapter please don't kill me! I really wanted to end with those words; but I promise to make the next one longer! Thanks again to all those wonderful people who reviewed! I was so surprised when I opened my inbox and saw all those alerts! Okay, I will begin to write the next chapter as soon as I can- love you all! Oh, and what do you think of Adena?