I watched as Ash switched his attention to Durion.

"Am I correct in thinking that you are Durion?"

"Yes."

Durion had managed to keep his face straight and mouth shut thus far.

"And you are meeting with the princess to strike a deal with her? Correct?"

Durion leant back against a tree, looking bored.

"Are you going to keep telling what I know or are you going to tell me of your intentions."

"Clever boy. You are Banni Aliat?"

What the hell? What's he talking about..

"If you are as claimed, there is no point hiding it from me." Ash continued.

"Only those I choose will see or feel my aliat."

I could tell that comment had annoyed Ash..

"I assume you are this 'Ash' the girl tried to warn me about?"

Durion gestured at me, I tried to go to him but Ash kept me still and staring straight ahead. It was not the most comfortable of positions to say the least. This made me remember the times before this bullshit came into my life. Being bullied by Jade, Zoe and Courtney. Even they were better than this.

I would take their teasing a million times over this. Not being in control of my own body. It's horrific.

They men had been talking while I was lost in though, their conversation had turned to me.

"So are you going to release the girl or continue torturing her."

Ash looked slightly amused.

"You think this is torture?"

"For her, yes. You have trapped her in her own body. The only place she was meant to be free. It may be her worst kind of torture"

Ash chuckled as Durion took out a small dagger and set out to sharpen it's already keen edge.

"Not that it's any of your business but I'll release her when I deem fit."

His smirk spread to a grin.

"Or when you show me your aliat"

I realised what they had been talking about now. Durion's flames were missing.

This aleeatt must be the dark fire that normally surrounded him.

"That sounds very much in your favour, Fae. I think this deal should add an extra element on my side. I get the girl for a month."

Ash scoffed. Then looked back up at Durion's face, to see he wasn't joking.

"A week."

"2."

"Deal."

My heart leapt in joy. I was leaving the castle. Only for two weeks I reminded myself.

"But, she has to stay with you at all times and Dylan will want some way of contacting her from 'this century.'"

"The lykos?"

"Her best friend. Yes."

"How do you suggest that his wish is fulfilled?"

Ash reached into his pocket and pulled out a phone. He handed it to Durion who pocketed it himself.

"Now show me." Ash demanded.

Durion stood up straight and flames exploded out of his back, wrapping and curling around him. Flickering tendrils of night surrounding him.

He let them flow around him for a little longer before breathing them back in.

He nodded at Ash expectantly.

Ash looked at me, his eyes changed from icy blue to a sharp gold. All my muscles relaxed, i slumped from standing up straight for so long.

I sat on the ground for a minute before looking back to where Ash had been. He had left.

Durion walked over to me and pulled me to my feet.

"Let's go."

I nodded and shut my eyes, I felt the now familiar feeling of his strange travel. But this time, I didn't open them. I felt Durion put his arms under my knees and lift me up. He carried me for a while before laying me down on something that could only be a bed.

I was so exhausted from internally fighting with myself that I immediately fell asleep.