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Wren finally returned with a slight frown over her beautiful features as she moved to stand next to Rowan, "There's been a report from the Demon Realm. They went there and made a bit of a repeat there with Zuko in tow. Apparently Zuko attacked the woman, Lareth interrupted it and Ravor struck out at Lareth, thinking he'd been the one to attack the woman then took all three of them some place else after trying to destroy the forest there. He's certainly acting as if he actually cares for her. Do you think he's capable of that?" she explained softly then asked the crucial question she knew had to be answered.

There was something going on with Ravor since he'd become involved with the woman, something changing with him that she didn't fully understand yet.

"The report states that Lareth has dealt with the woman before. That she apparently delights in the torture and death but always sends the children out first. It's similar to what happened here. If it hadn't been for Lareth's current mistress, the demon realm's king would be severely injured and they would be without a forest. Such was Ravor's anger over the attack on the woman," she added, hoping that he would understand his brother's behavior since she didn't understand any of the changes going on with him.

Wren gave a soft sigh at his words and closed her golden eyes, "Then whatever my spell does to him, it will do to the woman as well. As much as I dislike harming others like that, it will be necessary to do so. It seems that she will need to be bound anyway," she said softly, hating the burden of what she was going to have to do but knew that it was necessary.

She opened her eyes when someone knocked on the door and headed over to open it and take the message delivered by the guard. She closed the door and read the message with a wince, "And it seems as if the woman's powers are growing as well. One of our scouts witnessed an event in the human realm, on Sebastet's island. It seemed that the woman, Esabel is her name, got angry over someone's jealousy for her being involved with Ravor. She actually used her dark power to trigger a tornado of that power and caused alot of damage in the process before disappearing. Ravor actually absorbed the tornado, righted the damage, dressed down the woman who'd made Esabel angry, then left in search of her," she told Rowan before passing the report over to him to read for the details.

She let her golden gaze move to the view outside the balcony doors with a troubled look on her face, crossing her arms in the process, "Something will have to be done before Esabel's powers fully evolve or she will be unstoppable, enhancing his powers as well in the process. We have to try to anticipate their next move and trap them if we can. It's the only way..." she added, knowing that there was no choice now, that it had to be done before they harmed anyone else.

Wren gave a nod, "Then we go to the Demon Realm. Talking to Lareth would be our best bet right now to gain the best information," she said simply and packed them both a bag with a simple use of power. Both bags now waited for them beside the door, "I already informed the king that we might have to leave and arranged a full guard for him while I'm gone. So things are as ready as possible," she added, knowing that they had little choice in leaving.

She'd only ever left the castle for short trips around the Elven Realm, but had never actually left the realm entirely. So this would be a first for her and would certainly try her tie to the castle. But she felt she could manage it in favor of doing what they had to do...

Wren got to her room and removed her sword, dropping it on top of the chest at the foot of the bed before sitting on the edge of the bed with a heavy sigh.

She'd chosen another king.

She'd have to plan his coronation now; arrange meetings with representatives from the human realm, the demon realm, the drow, the dragons... a few others... to reinforce their treaties; get him securely on the throne; advise him where needed; and deal with the loss she and Rowan had only just begun to be happy about.

Her hand moved to her belly and wondered if they'd ever have children at this rate. The castle had finished healing her body, but it couldn't do anything about her heart....

Wren gave him a small smile and a shrug of one shoulder as she squeezed his hand back, "Physically, I'm healed. The castle finished my healing when it brought me back. I chose a new king. I'll have to get him prepared for it," she told him in a soft voice before her smile began to fade a bit.

"The rest? I don't know... For a little while, I didn't feel anything... The testing kind of... separates everything for me... I guess it's so I can concentrate on the testing better... I don't know...

"For a little while, I was so nervous but happy... Then it was all taken away before I could do anything... I don't know, Rowan... I don't know what to feel..." she said in complete honesty, unable to help the fact that she felt a bit lost over it all...

Wren gave him a small nod and slid off the bed to sit in his lap with her arms around him and her head against his chest, "I know. Soon... We will have time for us soon, my love..." she whispered softly to him.

She didn't need an explanation about the leyline. Thanks to her connection to the castle, she knew it was under threat. She could also feel his sister adding her own energy to the temporary shield he had over it, watching over it so they could have this time together, however short it would be.

She still felt a bit distanced from her emotions over the loss of their children but felt her own inability to defend herself or them keenly.

"There was little I could do as well... I've never felt that helpless before... All the years I lived alone in the castle, all the years spent out of time... None of it compared to that moment..." she whispered softly, still not sure where she'd gone wrong in the fight...

Wren gave him a nod and another of her small smiles, "I have my work to keep me busy. And yes, I will call you if I need anything," she assured him softly.

Just being held by him for even that short amount of time had helped her a great deal, more than he could guess. Still, she knew the call to duty and accepted it that they both had to return to it for now.

She leaned in to give him a tender kiss, however brief, "Go on, my love... Your sister is waiting. I can feel her there," she said in a soft whisper, knowing he had to get back. Just as she had to work at preparing for the coronation and other things for Bowen.