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Arious nodded and slipped into the clothes. He felt a little awkward bearing the symbol of the man who meant to use his sister against him. As for his eyes, he would have to look down most of the time. If only his magic was available for use, he would be able to change the color in a heart beat. "Silver..." He said as he finished slipping on the thick boots. He didn't want to leave his favorite purple mage robes behind... "I'm coming back for those... But what is your plan..?" He stayed close to and straightened himself into a stiff posture to look more guard-like.

Endymion lay on the shores of the sandy beach. He was a little confused at the whole matter, but he wasn't complaining about the girl in his arms. She was lovely and smelled nice.... Then the pain brought back the intensity of his situation. He touched her head lightly. "Tris..." he croaked. His eyes lids were heavy, but he knew if he closed them there was little chance of him opening them again. "..Please... help me..."

Tris looked up at him and immediately pulled away. "Why should I?! You just practically murdered my cousin and best friend!" She whined while trying to ignore the natural sense to heal him.

Endymion let his head flop back against the moist sand. "Ugh... They had plenty of time.. to escape. I haven't hurt you... have I? I never intend to.. Please..."

Tris crossed her arms and shook her head, even if what he said was true. "...You tried to hurt Darious... and you vowed to kill my uncle. And you want me to heal you?" Her stubborness was already coming back.

Endymion was silent for a minute. "If I leave both of them alone.... and never hurt your friends again..will you help me..?" He was getting desperate. He had already lost feeling from his hands and toes, not to mention the fact that his hearing was becoming dull.

Tris stared at him for a minute. "You would leave Darious and my uncle alone...?" She watched his face carefully to see if he was lying, but she felt no malice from him at all. He was completely telling the truth... "...Alright... you better keep your word... otherwise I'll personally have to kick your butt." She knew she wouldn't last a minute with him in a battle, but she always talked tough. She let her hands do the work of healing his wounds. It was a lengthy process because of the amount of blood he lost, but she managed to make him good as new. "There..."

((Now who's been gone forever... hmmm? hehe! I figurec out a way to get on! I am going to the lib before work everyday. : D But in any case, I shall be posting almost every day except Mon and Tues. So you guys betta post! [thank you Jos]))

Arious nodded at Silver. "Perhaps it is best if we did find the source-" Arious had just looked up to see Silver in the bulky dress. He just stared for a second admiring the low-cutness of the dress. He never got to see that much. He gave her a quick grin and murmured, "Perhaps you should wear more dresses." He intentionally looked down so she'd know what he meant. "They... look good on you, dear." Of course even at the most serious times, his mind could still go side track. But then again, if it didn't it wouldn't be Arious... He knew there was a major task at hand, but if he was overly serious, he may forget that he had someone else to protect besides his sister.

Endymion smiled and touched her cheek lightly; he felt one hundred percent better. Looking up at her, he had to curse under his breath. Yes he was desperate, but could he really let things go? He wanted his eye back... and he vowed to never rest until he did. But this girl... was very distracting. Even the simple touch of her soft skin against him, made his mind swim. "So...lovely..." he murmured while observing her curves and natural beauty.

Tris blinked and inched away from him. "Oook.... That's a little creepy... I feel like you're checking me out." She instinctively wrapped her arms around her chest and sighed. Then a thought struck her. "Hey... wait a sec. You said that you'd leave my friends alone... then why don't you let me go? You have no more use for me anyway..." She could actually leave herself but what would be the point of he followed her again...?

Endymion hadn't thought this far ahead and now he was short an answer. "...Tris. I want my eye back. I wish to look upon you with both of my eyes. Is that such a crime?" He sat up and wrapped his arms around his knees. "That is all I want. I know what I promised, but it is hard sit here KNOWING that someone has your eye, like some kind of prized treasure!" He growled. His hate for Arious almost equaled his respect toward the man's power.

Vaati stared at her in wonder. Why did she try to fight agaisnt the barrier just to help him? Sure, he was wreck, but he felt he deserved it for getting Opal involved. He gulped the water down with his good arm, then he suddenly shifted into his cat form. The pain was sharp, but he eventually dulled and he was able to drag himself into Lisaya's lap. He would be able to sleep better in his cat form... Vaati meowed weakly as he settled down and drifted to sleep. The blood loss simply made him tired.

Darious perked up. He felt magic moving, and not just a small amount of magic either. He sat and let his mind trace the magic to Elonacia. He laughed. If Trisana was moved, then Endymion's threat couldn't be valid anymore. He found a rock and and sunk into its shadow and moved to Elonacia through the shadows.

Dark slowly opened his eyes. He could barely remember what happened, and as far as he was concerned, he had no idea where he was either. "What the hell?" He mumbled as stood up straight. "Where the hell is this place?"

Arious gave her a quick grin and patted her butt. "Yes I know." Arious murmured. When he looked back at the castle walls, his expression turned serious once more. He stood, wondering where the source of the barrier was coming from. He had been through most of the castle, and he still hadn't seen any sign of a room that was heavily guarded. "With this barrier, I can hardly sense the magic from here... This is not going to be as easy as I thought." He then started toward the castle motioning for Silver to follow. "Any dea where to even start..?"

Lisaya took a breath and gently stroked Vaati's back. "Just sleep. I won't let anyone hurt you..." She wished she could say that truthfully, but without her magic, she wasn't that strong. Lisaya looked down at the cat and sighed. Anything that would ease his suffering, she would do; she just couldn't stand to see her friends in pain.

Endymion stared at April. "We shall just have to talk it out." He stared at her a while then sighed. He glanced at Tris then at the castle. "Strange... The palace is gone... And he is nowhere...." He stood slowly in deep thought. "Arious... He has a sister, correct?" Yes... I believe that is right... It was her who he told me about it... I thought it was Tris... but no... she would be too young. Endymion watched Tris taking in her features. She was indeed the lovely one.

Tris edged away from Endymion when he looked at her again. "Alright.. enough with the creeping on me..." She ignored the question about her mother. She didn't want to mention she was from the future at all..

Darious hopped out of April's shadow. He stared at April for a minute, then approached Endymion. "There you are... I thought you would be in your lair, but that's alright. It's easier now that your threat grows hollow." He laughed, his eyes narrowing. He looked insane. He noticed that Endymion was healed, as his nose no longer seemed to be bleeding. Darious could fix that quickly. He drew his sword.

Vaati relaxed under Lisaya's touch and quietly fell asleep wthout another compliant. He opened one eye and scanned the hall. He thought he heard Opal. His ears flicked, then nestled back into position when he heard no sign of her. Within a few minutes, the lavender cat was out like a light bulb.

April suddenly burst into laughter as she shook her head. She knew, even if Endymion even came close to beating Darious, which was pretty much impossible, April would probably have to restrain Tris from trying to kill Endymion. "It's your choice... if you want Tris to hate you for the rest of your life, and try to kill you... it runs in her veins. Then be my guest... but if you make Tris cry I will have to kill you..." April said, shaking her head. She suddenly heard the name Helios resting in Endymion's head, feeling her head turned away a bit.

"Of course it's not, this is Jin we're talking about... but we have to try." Silver said, walking down the halls. Luckily, no one was taking notice yet. "I think it'll be suspicious for a guard and a maid sulking around together. How 'bout we split up..." Silver said, giving him a nod and walking off towards the right.

(I'M BACK! Sorry it's been a week, I was at a magic convention in PA, staying with my grandmother, with no access to a computer. But now I'm back... and I've learned many new things to annoy my friends and family. Anyway, if I'm following events correctly, Shira's now in Elonacia, and Larken's still stuck in Salin, right? What do you think the odds are that Larken'll go to Kaze for help (when Sheikah returns)?)

Shira slowly sat up, leaning back on her arm for support, clutching her pounding skull with her other hand. "Ow... what the hell happened?" She only remembered looking up in shock as tons upon tons of water crashed around them- then darkness. She realized the mantle was gone from her body, and she was surrounded by blurs. Gradually they sharpened, and she recognized the girl in armor, the other girl from earlier, the man from the cave, and a new man that seemed like an older, darker, male version of April. He was also holding Endymion by the collar. "One, where's my sword, two, where's my mantle, and three, break it up!" she said sternly, with a hint of humor.

Larken blinked as the Triforce's energy vanished. "Crap... where are you?" Although he was searching for the Triforce under his master's orders, he would never admit that, in truth, somewhere deep down, he was searching for his sister.