To Dwell In Nightmares and Dreams

Haunting Memories

It hadn't came to him then, not until now. He didn't know why he hadn't thought of it sooner. This was the Mind District and he was going to have to go down to the prisons. Down close to where that room was...

He never thought he'd need to go to the dungeons again, well not the Mind Districts anyway.

Strangely he had only thought about it when Madam Rucia came to him a couple of hours later.

There was concern in her eyes as she asked him "Will you be alright? I know what happened to you down there, after all"

For a split second Stiles wondered what she was talking about...

Then it hit him.

How could he be so stupid?

Stiles felt like he wanted to puke.

Why- why hasn't he realised or thought about it sooner?

How could he just- just forget about it?

Madam Rucia watched as his expression paled extremely quickly and fast. His dazzling gleaming eyes that almost looked gold, seemed to dim in colour.

"I'm sorry" She said quickly "I shouldn't have brought it up"

Stiles flexed his fingers in agitation but no... it would be fine right? He wasn't going to the exact same room, it would just be a little...close that was all.

Nothing to be worried about.

Other than a looming dominating reminder that threatened his sanity, hovering behind him while he spoke to the prisoner.

No.

Stop it!

"It's okay, I'll be fine" Stiles muttered.

Madam Rucia gave him a unconvinced look but she seemed to let it go for now.

He wondered how much it showed that his insides had just been turned to a squealing vortex of mush. The constant feeling of power running through his veins suddenly seemed little in comparison to the haunting memories that where now knocking against the door of his mind.

Waiting to be let in.

He desperately tried not to think about it as he made his way towards the dungeons. Every step closer though the knocking became louder and louder in his mind.

He remembered all to well when he'd been put in there because of Roseleta and Rocrik. He scowled slightly thinking about them, maybe he'd been to lenient on them, maybe he should have dragged out their punishments for longer? They would have definitely deserved it.

But then wouldn't that be letting his feelings win? If he had done what he really wanted to do to both of them he was sure that Alicia and Madam Rucia would have seen him differently and the other Lords and Ladies might have not taken kindly to that if they found out...that's what he tried to convince himself anyway.

Stiles kept telling himself that it would get better as soon as he talked to the sorcerer. As soon as he came to face to face with this prisoner that the public wanted him to show mercy to, then he would be able to get his mind of all of this.

Also make sure he chose a new Lord or Lady of Mind soon so he never had to step a foot near that room again.

I'm also updating other story about Stiles and him being a vampire. I should get a couple chapters of that out by tomorrow or the next day, just to say sorry that I haven't updated both of them in a while (Works and what I actually want to do with the rest of my life have been keeping me busy, sorry)I'll be replying to comments before this chapter later in the night, hope you have a great week! X