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Tiana POV

I opened my eyes and found myself in what appeared to be my room back in the Emerald City. Had I dreamed it all? I went over to my mirror and looked at my clothes. My riding clothes were still on, but a bit dirty from the road. The only thing missing was my knapsack and my companions. With that thought I immediately began looking around for them.

My teeth ground together as I thought about Eva's betrayal and I moved to the door. I reached to grab the knob and my hand passed through it. A gasp escaped me as I stared down at my hand. My fingers lightly touched the door and I felt the cold metal under them. Okay so I'm not dreaming at the moment.

I tried grabbing the knob again only to have my hand pass through it again. My mind whirled through the possibilities of why my hand passed through the door knob. It could be an enchantment that keeps me from leaving. There's a possibility that it's not really the door knob. Everything clicked into place with the last possibility. The entire room was an illusion.

It seemed to fit, especially when I remembered that my door in the Emerald City was wooden. As if the room realized that the game was up, the golden walls disappeared and were replaced by gray stone walls. The furnished bed became a simple cot, the dresser disappeared altogether, and the fabulous mirror became dirty and grimey. I sighed hoping that I'd been wrong about it being an illusion.

I moved around the small cell, there were bars on three walls that allowed me to see into the cells to my left and right and into the hallway outside. The hallway stretched past my line of sight in both directions. I pressed my head to the bars and called softly, "Evan. Evan, are you there?"

A chuckle came instead of Evan's reply, "It depends on what he is, sweetheart." I turned toward the voice. A boy came out of the shadows in one of the other cells. He was a bit older than me, but was quite handsome. His blonde hair reminded me of Julian while his hazel eyes reminded me of Evan.

I walked over to him, "What do you mean?"

"Isn't it obvious?" He asked with a chuckle. My eyes narrowed and he raised his hands, "If your friend can use magic he'd be in this area of the dungeons. But if not he'd be in the upper dungeon."

"What if we're not sure if he can use magic or not?" I crossed my arms over my chest.

The boy shrugged, "He'd be assumed as unable to use magic."

I sighed, "There goes my hope of talking to him." I walked back toward the hallway. "Do you think a priest would be put down here?"

"No, there's a seperate dungeon for them," he leaned up against the wall.

"How do you know so much about this place?" I asked. The boy remained quiet so I looked over at him. "OK, so what's your name?"

" Derek," he muttered. I smiled at him and introduced myself. Further down the hall a door opened and a man came walking toward us. He stopped at Derek's cell and unlocked the door. Derek backed up and began searching for an escape. I couldn't blame him, the guy was tall and muscular. As soon as Derek was against the wall the man picked him up and tossed the boy over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

"No!" I screamed. A ball of lightning appeared in my hand suddenly and disappeared just as quickly. The pair left and the door closed. Leaving me alone to slump against the wall.

Derek POV

I was taken into the throne room expecting to look up and see my father sitting on the throne, instead I saw Evanora sitting comfortably on his throne. A girl with dark brown hair and green eyes stood nearby, she spoke quietly to Evanora and curtsied before leaving.

"You're plan failed, Derek," she stated as she leaned forward. "Do you have anything you'd like to say?"

I gave her a crooked smile, "Yeah, I don't know what you're talking about!"

She held out her hand, "Perhaps these will jog your memory." Tiny scraps of paper floated free and landed in front of me. The most recent one read Your next target is in the town called Barloveer. Look for the woman of mist. My eyes widened as I realized these were my notes.

" How long will you defy my reign?" Evanora asked calmly.

Our eyes met, "I will defy your tyranny for as long as I draw breath."

She shouted at thug who dragged me in here, "Bring our other guest here and don't forget to use the manacles!" The thug nodded and left. We sat in silence and waited for which ever prisoner the thug was supposed to bring. The silence was broken by a familiar voice yelling. Tiana was slung over the thug's shoulder. She kicked him several times in the ribs without the guy wincing once. He casually tossed her to the ground causing her to land on her rump.

"Well, Derek, met the person who received your notes," Evanora waved her hand toward Tiana. "And the person who will bring ruin to Oz."

Eva POV

I walked down to the dungeon where Aunt Evanora held most of our group. It was time I showed Evan that I'm better than Tiana and that I'm a much better match for him than her. If he can't see that then there are other ways for me to make him.

He was still asleep when I got to his cell and I'd made sure that the others were further down the hall so we could be alone. I entered his cell and locked the door behind me. Evan's hair was a bit disheveled which made him look all the more handsome. My hair formed a curtain as I bent over his face and gently brushed my lips against his.

"Tiana?" He asked in his sleep. I scowled and pressed my lips against his again. Evan woke up and pushed me back. His eyes widened and he stared at me in shock.

I gave him an amused smile, "You act like you aren't happy to see me."

He stood up, "Where's everybody else? Where are we?"

I stood and began moving toward him causing him to back up. "It's just you and me, so who cares where we are." He'd backed into the bars giving me the opportunity to wrap my arms around his neck and go in for another kiss. His hands gripped my arms and disentangled himself from my embrace.

"Eva, stop! I don't love you!" Evan shouted causing me to stop in my tracks.

My anger rose, "Don't tell me that it's Tiana you love." He tried to form words, but I was in front of him, "Well, you're mine!" I pressed something into his chest. Evan gasped and staggered back. A small disc was imbedded into his torso above his heart.

I moved up to him and wrapped my arms around his neck again. His arms shook as they wrapped themselves around my waist and pulled me closer. My head tilted back as our lips met and I melted in his arms. We could have kissed forever if I hadn't broken it off.

"That's enough for the moment, my beloved," I managed between gasps for air. Our foreheads touched and I brought my hand up to his cheek. His arms released me suddenly and Evan shoved me away. I scowled as he turned away from me and cried into his hands. Without looking back I left the cell and locked the door.

One day he'd see and until then I had Julian.

Evan POV

As Eva left I tried to get the small disc out. I realized that I truly did love Tiana and I felt as if I'd betrayed her in that single involuntary kiss. The disc didn't budge and hurt the more I tried to pry it out. I ended up sinking to the ground and cried as I realized that I was in Eva's control until the disc was removed.

Being alone in the dungeon didn't help either. I began to wonder when Eva would be back and shuddered when I thought about what she might have me do next.

Theodora POV

They had been gone for a week and a half and I constantly worried. Rain was pouring outside when I couldn't stand not knowing where Tiana was. I ran to the scrying crystal in the throne room. Oz sat on the throne and seemed startled as I ran by.

"Theodora, what's going on?" He asked as he followed me to the crystal.

"I have to know where she is, Oz. I can't stand it anymore!" I shouted as I placed my hands on the crystal. Tiana came into view quickly. She lay on her back with silver chains on her wrists. A boy sat nearby with pieces of paper in front of him and Evanora sat on a throne.

Oz saw as well, "Where's Eva?" I pictured her and found her kissing Julian in a grand room. Julian pulled away from her lips and began kissing Eva's jaw and moved down her neck before stopping.

" I have to leave now, Eva." He whispered, but we heard him clearly. She gave him a disappointed look, but brightened as he whispered, "But I'll be back later." He kissed her again before leaving.

Eva sat down on a nearby chair and smiled, "I'll have to remember that the next time I visit Evan."

Oz reddened as he grunted, "Follow Julian." I happily obliged and we found him walking down a set of stairs and entering a simple door. It led him into a hallway that eventually led into the throne room. He waited outside for a while, then Evanora called him in.