Krystyn was not about to stand around and be insulted, however Yami had always been nice to her. Even when her grandfather complained about dinner he'd always compliment her; whether or not he meant it, didn't matter. It was more than her grandfather had ever done for her. Plus all the times they talked; they became close friends.

She walked over to Seto and said, "King Kaiba, I realize that you may not trust me after what my grandfather has done but I'd like to borrow your millennium rod and Mokuba. I believe I can teach him to project himself with the help of the rod. He can then place the magic rocks for you without physically leaving the castle or this room. Then when it is done the final spell can be cast to activate them."

"Krystyn, don't be absurd. You don't have the skills or the power to teach anyone or anything magic."

When she turned on him, he was now several years younger and getting younger. "And whose fault is it that I am not as powerful as I could be? That what I do know I know because I trained myself. I know that had I been a boy you'd have not only taken me under your wing and trained me, but that by now I'd be as powerful if not more than you ever were. But I have more than enough power and ability to do this!"

Seto actually admired her for standing up to him. He had noticed when they were there that one time he shoved Mokuba off on to her like she was his servant or something. Then when Yami returned from there and told him about his time there and about how she was basically pushed aside while he hunted for a man to succeed him; which is one reason why he was desperate for Yami to stay and continue to train, so he didn't have to leave everything to her.

He really didn't like the thought of letting her use Mokuba but this storm was said to be the worst on record and he'd rather not have to deal with any broken windows. Plus he hated the thought of being buried in a mountain of snow for who knows how long. Plus no guarantee that they'll be able to keep the power going. He really hated Mokuba having to do this but he hated the thought of them all freezing to death even more. "Can you promise me he won't get hurt?"

"Yes, he'll be fine. He'll just need to sleep for several hours and then he should be good as new."

"Fine, but I don't know exactly where the rod is or how to get it. Yami has been transporting it for safety reasons."

"Ah, well no problem. I can handle it." With that Krystyn placed her hand on Yami's shoulder and both the real one and the fake one appeared. She searched out Yami's memories for the rod's location and two appeared in her mind. Unsure which was real she brought both.

Then she got an odd feeling. She turned and noticed her grandfather had once again gotten years younger. Instead of being over 500 he was now more like just under 200. Their family could live for hundreds, sometimes thousands of years if they had enough magic. She herself was almost 21 or so her grandfather tells her, she's never left the volcano since the day she was taken there so really she has no idea. Even now leaving the area she has no idea how many years have truly passed since she was sentenced to live with him.

As she stared at her grandfather she noticed he was staring at Yami intensely and even eyeing Seto. This told her that he was thinking of stealing Seto's power as well. But as she looked at Yami she realized why her grandfather was watching him too. "King Kaiba…"

"Kaiba is fine."

"Kaiba, I need you to take possession of the fake millennium rod."

Seto thought that was strange but did as he was told. She wasn't sure if she could touch the fake but chose not to attempt it; instead she hovered her hand just above it. Seto was shocked to see it glow for a moment and then die down.

Krystyn was thankful that her grandfather was concentrating more on his new found power than what she was doing. Then she quickly placed a sound proof shield around them to keep her grandfather from overhearing. Even if she whispered she still feared he might hear her. "Stay here near Yami. He is recovering faster than most people would after that much power has been taken. Normally someone with that much power taken would have stayed passed out for a few hours or days. His training must have brought out a hidden power of recovery. He probably will be just a bit tired for a few hours. But I think grandfather has noticed how fast he's recovering."

"Is that bad?"

"The faster Yami's condition improves the faster his ability to recover his magic will be. If grandfather were to steal that ability from him, especially now while he's recovering, he might never recover his ability to use magic again. Or worse he might end up in a coma till his powers can be restored and that could take weeks, months or even years!" Seeing the look on his face

"Years!" He screamed!

She had been right about placing that shield there her grandfather would have heard and knew something was up. "Yes, that is why I added a protection spell to this fake rod. While holding the original he won't be able to touch Mokuba. But the two of you are vulnerable. However with you holding this rod and the new protection spell he won't be able to get close enough to touch you! I know this is going to be hard on you since you don't like to believe in or rely on magic. But you must try if you wish to keep yourself and your brother safe."

Seto gripped the rod in his hand and said, "I will do what I have to do to save my brother. You just worry about Mokuba!"

Krystyn smiled, "Yes, don't worry he'll be just fine. I will also change the protection spell on your necklaces to prevent him from touching you again, after this. He does not believe I have the power. He's right in the fact that even before he took Yami's power I don't have the power or ability to take him on. But I do have more than enough power and ability to prevent him from taking away your power or hurting Yami and Mokuba. When I finish here I will go help Yugi with the final spell and put a protection spell around him as well. He has done and will do too much good in the future for his power to be powerless for a long length of time. Plus from what Yami has told me about Yugi he may give up on magic."

"Krystyn, what are you doing? We have to go!" Dartz asked.

Krystyn stood up, breaking the sound shield. "I was simply telling Kaiba about how I was going to help with building his shield. Why should it matter to you? As you said, I am nothing to you. If you wish to confront this woman then why are you waiting on me? I am not nearly as powerful as you. So why would you want someone whom you believe to be a hindrance to you, to go with you. If you want to go confront this woman why don't you just go? I can return home without you."

Dartz frowned; he didn't like this. He wasn't going to confront Laria Dice just yet. He wanted to wait to fully absorb his new found power and make sure there are no side effects or he doesn't grow too young. So it would take at least a day, maybe two before he'd be confident enough that he can control his power and be able to confront her.