i watched his face as he spun lies. he looked so broken and helpless, but then again, he always did. i argued with myself in my head. half of my brain kept remembering the fact that he had betrayed us and the other half said that he was our friend. his voice finally stopped and the only sound was that of the night time rain hitting the pavement around us. his eyes begged my forgiveness and my heart kept saying words i didn't want to hear. "next time you walk into a dark hallway without turning on the light, or blow out your lamp to go to sleep. you had better hope to your god that you checked under the bed. whenever you hear a rustle in the closet try to remember if you checked there as well. just always be aware of the fact that i live in shadows, and that there's no where you can hide from them. good-bye my friend. i assure you we will meet again soon."i smiled at him and then turned away to the shadows. they surrounded me as a kingdom would welcome home a long lost queen......