Rosaine knew the minute Kaina's soul left her body; and she knew the Magic Sleep had nothing to do with it. She turned to the Oracle and delicately waved her hands. "Show me Kaina MacCallan," she commanded, and it complied. The placid surface of the moon-like orb swirled like fog in the wind, focusing on her misplaced cousin. Kaina lay motionless inside her cage, a belt pulled tightly around her neck.

Rosaine used her almighty abilities to transport herself to Kaina's lifeless body. She knelt down beside her and touched her cousin on the forehead. The translucent form of Kaina's spirit sat up, leaving the solid shell behind.

"Epona!" Kaina gasped. She bowed her head. "What an honor! I'm so sorry. I'm sorry!"

"You did what you had to do," Rosaine said kindly. She helped the submissive Kaina to her feet. "But there is still one more thing."

"What?" Kaina asked shakily, crying.

"You must go to the Underworld."

"Oh, yes. Of course I must. Can you show me the way, Goddess?"

Rosaine lifted a transparent hand, resting it upon Kaina's shoulder. At her will, the cage faded into light that quickly overtook both of them; and when the light faded, the women stood beside a tunnel that snaked into the ground.

"Through there," Rosaine said, motioning.

"Will you come with me, Goddess?"

Rosaine smiled and began escorting Kaina into the passage. Ironic, that Kaina seemed so much more alive now that she was dead. Then again, Kaina had managed to save herself from over a century of hate and hurt; and there was no gift greater than freedom.

Somewhere along the trail, Rosaine felt an insatiable urge to return to the world above, where there was sunlight and fresh air. Not by coincidence, Etain and Elphame met them on the pathway; at which time Rosaine left Kaina to their company. The three women walked down the trail, occasionally making room for another wandering soul.

Kaina couldn't stop looking down at her translucent body. Her Fomorian wings were gone, but her ghostly form had a different hue. While the other specters were dull shades of gray, blue and green; her own body was tinted a subtle shade of scarlet. And though she was dead like everyone else, she still felt out of place in this sorrowful echo of a world. She mostly kept to herself. She hadn't known her mother or her grandmother, and so felt like a third wheel; rolling along after them in silence. Her eyes darted nervously, as she constantly expected Arianrhod to attack, justifiably outraged at being murdered.

"There," Etain said. She and Elphame parted ways, affording Kaina a glimpse of an impressive palace ahead.

"There you go," Elphame announced.

"What?" Kaina asked.

Etain smiled at her. "Just like all others, we are to go here, to the palace of Hades, to meet our fate."

"You haven't yet?"

"No. It is usually a little busy."

Kaina looked at the ghostly echo of the mother she never knew, seeing just another stranger. "Did you see Hades?"

"Many years ago," Elphame answered. "He gave me a choice; be reborn, or stay in the Underworld." She shrugged her see-through shoulders. "I didn't want to forget my family."

"Oh."

"But don't let what I said affect what you do," Elphame said quickly. Her eyes scoured the dismal surrounding lands. "I'm just…looking for people."

"But if you haven't found them after all this time," Kaina began, and received twin looks of disapproval. She quickly changed her tone and her direction. "I wish you all the best."

Elphame smiled at her.

"I, uh, I just want to apologize for accidentally killing you," Kaina began awkwardly.

But her mother waved it aside. "I don't blame you."

"Do you blame me for killing Arianrhod?"

Elphame's smile faded, but in her eyes the kindness was eternal. "No. I blame myself." She looked down, entwining her fingers together. "I fell in love with the wrong man. I know that. It doesn't make me love him any less."

Kaina didn't know how her nonexistent heart ached for her.

Elphame raised her eyes to the silent women and drastically changed her tone. "So, what do you hope Hades will tell you?"

"I hope he will let me stay with you," Kaina answered quickly. "I would like to apologize to Arianrhod."

Etain squeezed her shoulder, silently goading Kaina forward. Together they continued down the trail.