I breathed in.

Oxygen filled my lungs and I felt it spread through my body.

The world stopped spinning, and the trees stopped looking so ominous.

I looked up from where I was sitting, the man was watching me.

He must have put me on the forest ground at some point during my nervous breakdown.

"Thank you" I said, hoarsely.

He said nothing, but he did pull out a knife and start to sharpen it casually.

I let myself completely calm down.

"Sooo...Why exactly were you in my room?"

He sharpened his knife with a few more quick strokes before re-sheathing it.

"To fulfil my promise. And to make a deal."

My breath snagged as he took out my locket and dropped it next to me. I thanked him again and put it back around my neck, where it belonged.

I shut my eyes and held the pendant hanging from my neck for a few moments.

I thought over what he just said...

Wait.. Deal?

I looked up and saw that he had been watching me again.

It was starting to get creepy. His violet eyes staring right through me.

"What deal?" I asked him

"I want to make a deal with you."

Thanks Captain Obvious!

I need to think about this for a second. If he wants to make a deal with me, I should use this to my advantage.

"Okay. I'll make a deal with you..."

He let out a breath, I don't think either of us new he was holding.

"... If I get to lay the terms."

I could tell that he was not happy with this arrangement.

"I'll lay out my terms and rules, if you can provide a sensible reason as to why one should be changed or removed. I will comply."

I could tell that this was the best I was going to get from this stubborn prick.

Why are all of these crazy 'beings' such stubborn pricks?

"Okay.. So.. Are we setting this 'deal' now? Or..."

"I'll meet you 3 miles South from the castle in 3 days. Be there at dawn."

I agreed and started to walk back. I travelled about 1o metres before remembering that we 'shadowed' here..

I turned around to see that he was standing in the same place, examining his nails.

Cocky bastard.

I walked back over to him and looked at him pointedly.

"Take me back?"

He nodded and grabbed my arm.

I shut my eyes and felt my stomach drop for the second time. I opened my eyes to find us back in my room.

He let go of me and took a step back, as he was dissipating I yelled at him to stop.

"Yes?" He said, raising his eyebrows.

"Your name. Tell me your name."

"Durion."

Durion. Nice.

He disappeared before I could ask him something else.

I lay on my bed, thinking about Durion. I was looking forward to our next meeting. Somehow.

I heard someone come up to my room.

It was like 4am? Why is someone coming up?

Ash came into my room. Without knocking.

"Ever heard of knocking?"

He didn't reply.

Instead he walked straight over to the window.

"What the hell happened."

Oh crap. I'm screwed.

"Umm... A candle?"

He stared at me. Something inside me, just wanted to tell him. All of a sudden I found myself telling him about everything. The book. The locket. Durion. Everything.

Wait a minute.. He spelled me!

He turned to leave.

"Ash. If you ever use your strange truth magick on me again. I will gut you."

He smiled at me tauntingly.

"I look forward to it princess. We'll discuss this.. Durion.. In the morning."

Shit.