I had hoped that leaving Renee back at the palace with the other girls might calm her.It was obvious it was my presence that distressed her. I only wish I could take her back now...but it was impossible. Even for me. Going and coming alone had nearly broken me. I had tried not to let it show how weak I was last night, but in truth today I had to get away to heal my powers. I knew neither of us could ever venture back to the mortal realm now.
I had left at sunrise and used my summoning spell for Soar, the only one that I had enough energies to use. I drifted to my place of healing, in a dark corner of the meadows, at the moot of the mountains. It was a secluded place, with the bubbling stream brewing thick magic in this sacred place. This place was the source of much of my power, and I had it carefully gaurded with pertection spells and enchantments.
I collapsed at the edge of the water, feeling my life draining...I had pushed myself too far again. I felt a hatred for me from Renee...even from this distance I could sense her emotions. Perhaps this was why I had become so weak so fast. I have been connected to her subconcious for too long.
I dipped my fingers into the water, which burned the bare skin, yet soaked in leaving a singe mark on the tips, bleaching them a pure white. I hissed at the feeling, but the eventually got the strength to rise and strip, then I lowered myself into the waters. It was agony, but it was the only way to let the magic soak back into my body. Normally it would do so on its own, but I had depleted too much too quickly.
As I soaked and felt the sweet poison sink in, I thought of how distressed Renee had been. If I only I could have forseen this...I had thought that through her dreams she had wanted to meet me, be with me. Was it all just mindless fantasy to her? Or was she simply not showing her true feelings in her panic to be stolen away? Sighing, I drifted off, ignoring the burn of the magic. I tried to blank my mind, if only for a moment.
Some time later, i emerged and dried in the grass, laying in the quiet of the wilderness. My mind was at peace and ready to deal with my new life back home, with the newest...and I hoped the most special, member of our strange family. I put on my clothes and summoned my new strong wings to push me into the sky and homeward. I had only been gone half the day, and I could only pray that too much hadn't happened in my absence.
I flew down into the middle of the vast gardens, touching down lightly and letting my wings fade away into glitter that floated away on the warm breeze. I shook out my hair, which had been swept into my face by the flight and then I noticed a wuite shape perched on a stone bench nearby: Lura.
She seemed to be very reflective, and my appreaence startled her. When she saw me, her face lit up, but a smile never touched her face. To see her smile was too rare...just to see her face like that was enough to make me feel good. I felt admired instantly...he moods were hard to judge unless you were attuned like myself.
"Lura. Is something wrong?" I asked, coming to stand in front of her.
She looked up at me and then flew at me, her eyes troubled and she embraced me...a rare occurence. "Master! I am sorry if I was wrong in doing it! i am sorry! Please forgive me, I know how you feel about her, how much trouble you went through but I cannot help the jealousy in my heart!" She cried into my chest. I put my arms gingerly around her, nervous about her outburst.
"What happened?" I asked carefully, stepping back to look at her. She looked so fragile, yet her red hair spoke of her firey will...and the tendency to strike out at others. I was worried at what she had done...and I had a pretty good idea to whom.
"I...lashed out at the mortal girl...Renee. She was just whinig on and on about how she wishes she were dead and back home and...she was acting like a fool! So I spoke to her and I got so angry I...struck her. I just wanted her to realize her situation and to accept it. I just wanted her...stop being so cruel and unloyal to you! She should rejoice in where she is!" She said, her voice cold and harsh.
