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Dancer moved into the tower then sighed at the stairs but moved up them anyway with Amir hot on his heels. He moved to look over the situation then shook his head as he pushed through what needed to be done.

He walked over and collected the rings from the frame, "Sebastet, Amir, I need you two to team up and melt these when I tell you to. It'll take both of you," he said simply then moved to open the shutters over the bed so that Amir would have the benefit of the sunlight to use. As they both got into position, he held the rings in his palm over Ash's chest then tapped into his own healing ability.

He hid the pain it caused him as he gave them both a nod and watched as the rings were blasted with enough heat to melt them. Ash gave a groan and shook, then arched on the bed as Dancer forced his heart back into him.

But he wasn't finished yet.

He smoothed the rough places Arqden had caused when she used a piece of her soul to help him. Then he moved to the elf and did the same with her, easily smoothing the rough places where she'd separated that piece of her soul.

He finally stepped back, barely noticing it when Amir caught him.

Sebastet looked at the two on the bed, noting that Ash was sleeping a bit fitfully, "Dancer... You should know that Lareth was killed... I'm not sure on the details yet, but I'll let you know when I find out. For now... Amir, take him on out. The sunlight will help you both," she said simply, "Dancer, you can check on them after they've had some sleep," she added.

Khajhan was silent and stayed out of the way during the whole ordeal, and merely observed what was going on, but was very aware of the seriousness of the situation. It was only after everything was done that Khajhan stepped forward stopping behind Sebastet to give her support since this was likely very hard to handle seeing both of them out cold, that was until Arqden gasped awake startled by the fact that she was laying next to ash or for that matter that she couldn’t remember anything after she had cast a dispel spell on the rings and then nothing. Looking at Sebastet and Khajhan she couldn’t help but groan when everything she had did hit her hard “that’s the last time I play around with soul magic” she frowned as her body rebelled when she tried to move, khajhan was the first to stop her from moving “rest, you aren’t doing anyone any favors by making things worse for yourself” Arqden looked at him and sighed before looking at Sebastet for a moment and then turning her head around quickly to look at Ash “is he?” Khajhan nodded “like you he just needs rest” Arqden looked somewhat concerned but settled down a bit.

Arqden sighed as she nodded understanding fully what she did was perhaps not the wisest thing she had ever done but there was little time in which to act. Eventually she spoke up as she looked at Ash placing a hand on his chest to make sure he was alright “I understand, I’ll do whatever I can to help as the resident healer” she wasn’t really left with much choice this was her permanent assignment it seemed, and with Lareth dead there was no way of knowing what the intended reason was, so simply put she would have to accept that for the time being she this was her new home.

Arqden held her hand on his chest and while she was drained it wasn’t very taxing to help someone rest easier and simply channeled a light resting spell, Khajhan noting it cleared his throat “you are much to weak to be doing that at the moment, you need plenty of time to rest” Arqden nodded and replied as she looked at them “I know but this is easy, even for me, at least this way it’ll be easier for me to rest knowing he’s not going to wake up anytime soon, he needs far more rest than I do, but rest assured I will be taking it slow until I’ve fully recovered” Khajhan nodded and left to catch up with Sebastet.

Arqden having only been partially asleep didn’t take much to wake up fully when he left the room and just sat up a bit to stretch before she finally got up out of bed and downstairs. Once downstairs Arqden smiled lightly as Ash spoke about renewing his oaths and just sat down at the indicated chair before she spoke up “I see…” she looked at the plate a moment before she picked up the fork and took a bite of the food finding the taste palatable and ate in small bites before she looked at Ash and inquired “so the note I received was true Lareth’s dead, I guess since he was the one who assigned me to this post that I’ll have to find my own path now” admittedly she wasn’t really sure what she would do, in all likelihood the Elvish council would just call her back to the realm and resume her tedious duties given to her by the council.

As Arqden sat there, she was conflicted on what she should do, both here and about what she had to do for Ash, she could tell that dancer had smoothed things over for her and ash’s souls but it didn’t change the fact that now she was likely the only thing keeping him alive right now and she was struggling to say anything, and yet still how he would react to the fact that he suddenly had a piece of her soul keeping him alive. It was obvious that something was bothering her even as she ate, though worse yet she was exhausted from doing that one act of kindness, more so than she had ever been before and it showed on her face, truly soul mending magic was rough on the user and had to wonder how anyone could do it for so long.

Arqden shifted uncomfortably for a moment before she spoke up “yeah… I gave you a part of my soul, was the only thing I could think of to save your life.” She ate some more food as she watched how he took to her actions. After a few bites of her food and a drink she continued “dancer came and help us both, I don’t rightly know what he did but I came to after he was done and pretty much have been here watching you off and on ever since” Admittedly she was without her book she had been reading before she came to help and as a result she dose in and out of sleep while she recovered and watched him, the last time she woke up before she followed ash downstairs her energy levels were nearly recovered which was a good thing before long she would be able to resume her duties as a healer, though it would be sometime before she could leave the tower since Sebastet was clear that they were both to rest and recover for a couple of days so she had little choice.

The war demons didn’t waste any time getting to the castle after they got into the woods, being agents of the realm, they took full advantage of their mobility in and out of the shadows and when they got to the clearing with the castle in full view they moved quickly to the gate and once there did they walk once more. Alkac’s eyes shifted scanned the castle as they moved towards the door, Garthel followed close adjusting his grip on his shield as they went inside and didn’t even pause when they saw a human approach them, Veresia stopped and bowed her head slightly before she spoke “we’re here to speak with Ash and Sebastet where are they?” the staff member replied “Ash is in his tower, while Sebastet is out at the moment” Veresia sighed and nodded “very well, when Sebastet returns let her know that someone wishes to speak to her” the staff member nodded and replied “of course and who is looking for her?” Garthel looked at Alkac who simply shrugged “I am Veresia an agent from the twelfth legion of the demon realm” she nodded and simply stepped aside as they continued forward, having been given a highly detail description of the castle, she didn’t need directions to get to ash’s tower and simply went through the door into the garden without delay, once there they didn’t waste any time moving across the garden to the tower once there they went inside immediately.

Arqden nodded when Ash explained a few things and just took a bite from her food again to take a moment to collect her thoughts which were immediately interrupted when she heard someone come into the tower and a moment later three demons came into the kitchen where they were, Alkac and Garthel both took a moment before they left the kitchen taking up residence in the living room leaving Veresia there with Arqden and Ash.

Veresia approached them respectfully, though at the moment she ignored the elf who was staring at her with disbelief and just offered a hand to Ash with a slightly amused look on her face “Ash, didn’t interrupt anything did we?”

Veresia just shrugged and replied “we’re here for more than just simple messengers, being envoys of the realm is but one part of our assignment per Lady Zosne’s instructions, we do have a message for you, we’re here to bring a formal message from not only the Commander but the Queen which required relaying through other means” Arqden seemed concerned but kept quiet as she listened “we’ve been instructed to inform you that due to situations ongoing within the realm, that at the moment you are to remain here until such as time as it is appropriate for you to reaffirm your oath to the new King, Lady Zosne said that you will have your chance to do so but for the time being the Commander believes your presence here is critical due to people who have been targeted within the realm, there is a likely chance that a threat from within might target the island as well once certain avenues have been sealed permanently” Alkac and Garthel were off a ways speaking in private when Veresia stopped only to look up at Veresia for confirmation who simply nodded and watched as the two war demons disappeared into the shadows.

Veresia continued “as for your problems as there is a potential threat to our assignment here on the island we’re prepared to offer our assistance to remove this threat” Veresia had a cruel grin on her face “after the hunt we’ve had some time ago, we’re itching to do some more hunting and Lady Zosne has given us leave to operate as the situation demands” her Primary and secondary arms crossed as she stood there a moment before her expression softened and continued “but when I speak to Sebastet I’ll be sure to notify her of this as well” She glanced over to Arqden who seemed concerned and inquired “is there something on your mind Lady Arqden?” Arqden seemed taken back by that and replied “I’ve had encounters with people from the demon realm but I can’t recall seeing demons like you before?” Veresia laughed slightly and replied “Lady Arqden, the legion isn’t filled with demons like us as much as it used to be but, there are still many like myself out there that do defend the realm, we’re war demons created to wage war in the defense of the realm and I am a member of the twelfth legion commanded by Lady Zosne who is also the spymaster of the realm as it were, Ash here held that position at one time before he became a liaison of the realm, my skills as an agent and assassin of the realm is a testament to the role I was created for which is why the twelfth is the one and only legion that operates behind enemy lines during times of war” Arqden nodded and simply looked at Ash for reassurance.

Veresia nodded as Ash explained their role in things and simply shifted forms taking on a more appropriate form of a beautiful woman still wearing her traditional armored garbs, her hair was long reaching halfway down her back which was black, her eyes were an auburn and was reduced to two arms instead of four. Veresia grinned as she saw Arqden’s expression and just continued “don’t get used to it, I don’t change often” Arqden spoke up “why’s that?” Veresia simply pointed at Ash as she shook her head “you’ll figure it out eventually, everyone does” Arqden was about to speak but was stopped when Veresia raised a finger and grinned before she looked at Ash “alright, we’re in the neighborhood for a while so speak up if you have need of us, we’ll be around” with that Veresia gave them both a respectful nod and left without another word through the door into the garden.

Arqden looked at Ash and just shook her head in disbelief before she spoke “Interesting people… do you think they’re right and there’s another threat to the island?” she couldn’t help but wonder what was going on that would require war demons to show up here and what kind of a threat would require the creation of such a demon.