"Kalais?" Reese called out, sitting on the edge of her bed, her hair freshly washed and her legs pulled up to her chin as a tiredness she had been holding back for so long finally began to consume her. One evil was gone and only one remained but Reese still didn't know what she would do when she told Chris the truth. Would he even believe her after so long of them being apart? Would he trust his new love over the old? Did he still love her?
"Kalais, get down here! I know you can hear me so don't you dare pretend you have something more important to attend to. I need answers, now!" She called out angrily, frustration clouding her mind at the thought of everything upturning around her once more. Blue and white lights filled her room before Kalais' peaceful and friendly face stared down at her with an impressed smile, clearly still so happy that her plan to bring Reese back had worked.
"Reese, whatever is the matter?" Kalais queried, her voice calm as she sat beside Reese on her bed, smiling softly at her friend and touching her hair comfortingly.
"You know exactly what is the matter, Kalais. Don't play the cryptic Elder with me. I don't have the time or the strength." Reese said, anger welling up inside of her though her voice was soft and shaky, unable to hide the sadness that continued to plague her days and haunt her nights. It had been so hard staying away from the most familiar person to her, the one she loved so dearly that sometimes it hurt just knowing he still existed and that she wasn't who he was thinking about. Reese looked up then into Kalais' eyes and saw the concern and guilt in her eyes, knowing that somehow bringing her back had had an effect on her that she hadn't expected. Kalais knew it would be hard for her, knew of Chris' new love and new relationship. She had been watching over them for so long that when she finally figured out who Bianca really was, the Elders had banned her from further contact with them and she had been powerless to stop them, powerless to intervene. If she had risked all to inform Reese of Bianca's plans then she would not have been able to help her with the battle ahead and all would have been lost. It was the sacrifice both her and Reese had had to make and the guilt ate at Kalais' heart every day, knowing the pain that Reese had gone through.
"My dear, I am sorry I have not come sooner. Duty has kept me away and for good reason, I promise you that." Kalais explained, touching Reese's hair again before caressing her cheek in a motherly fashion. She nodded simply, understanding that Kalais would not purposefully leave her high and dry unless there was a very good reason for it.
"I just don't understand how everything got so messed up." Reese said in a small voice, biting her thumb nail nervously and continuing to think about the one thing that had been plaguing her thoughts ever since she had found out who Bianca really was. How to vanquish her. Essentially she was a witch, which meant that killing her would be considered murder but in the same instance she was a very dangerous threat to the Halliwell family, to future witches and more importantly, to Chris. Reese knew that Bianca wouldn't slink away or disappear, this battle would come to a head and it would end one way or another. Whether Reese had the power to defeat her was another thing all together.
"Reese, my friend, I have watched over you for many a day and what I know is this. You have the strength to do this, my dear. I am more sure of that than I have been of anything else in a long time. I did not bring you back to give up so easily. Your strength and your love for Chris will get you through, I promise you that." Kalais said all at once, continuing to stroke her hair. Reese let a small smile cross her face before nodding again and saying, "I don't know how I'm suppose to tell Chris that the new love in his life is an assassin witch. Especially coming from me. What if he doesn't believe me?" Reese wondered out loud, brushing loose strands of hair back from her face and sighing deeply.
"Trust in yourself, Reese. You have the power, I know you and I know what you are capable of even if you yourself do not believe it. Trust in it, trust in the Book. I must go, the others are calling me. Good luck, my dear. I will be watching over you." And then Kalais was gone in a flurry of blue and white lights. Reese sighed again and pulled herself to her feet, heading for the attic and The Book of Shadows, knowing Kalais' words had held a much greater meaning.