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"What happened to her?" Cori asked softly, barely audible as she looked to him as she heard the sorrow in his voice. She moved her hand so her fingers were woven through his, squeezing it gently. She wouldn't hold it against him, wouldn't do anything because of it. She didn't know how she could, not to him.

Cori paused, watching him sadly, but her eyes full of sympathy. "I'm sorry, I really am." she murmured, twisting around to hug him as best she could without letting go of his hand. She pulled back after a moment, not sure she'd helped. She knew she should explain, especially because he had...

"What Kaely'd mentioned. A couple years ago I was on another mission, don't remember what it was. I, got caught. Tortured for, I don't know. A while. They wanted me weaker, so I couldn't fight them... He was a telepath, hid all my memories, replaced them. Made me think I loved him and always had. It was perfect though, all of it. Better than any dream..." she paused, ashamed of it. A moment later she continued, voice steady again.

"The Rangers came, wanting him to let me go. For me to come back with them. I refused, called them crazy for thinking I'd leave him. I left them, quit. I was with him for a couple more months, then... I'd break through it, remember things. He'd have to put the spell back. I don't know how many times it happened. Finally he hit me, and he had more trouble fixing it because of it." she stopped again, tears slipping down her cheeks. She didn't look at him, didn't look anywhere except a spot on the floor in front of her. Her voice shook as she spoke again, still soft and barely audible.

"I, confronted him the next time I broke it. If the pain was strong enough it'd keep him out, keep him from making me forget again. I... I stabbed my hand with one of the knives, remembering where it would hurt the most. He couldn't break through, every time he was close I'd twisted it. He finally came over to me, deciding I'd outlived any use he had for me. That nothing was worth dealing with me, how much of a shame it was that I'd never gotten pregnant. He pushed the knife down harder, into the table. Couldn't stop him that time... He only laughed when he finished, stood there taunting me about how far I'd fallen... Only laughed as I yelled at him, tried to pull the knife out. Didn't stop until... until I killed him, the same damn knife." she whispered, remembering every minute of it again.

Roran stepped on to Gyors as everything happened so quickly. Before he knew it, they were off, and Kantern was transforming into his Were form, breaking off into the woods towards the mountains. Roran know he'd beat them there, and only smirked as the wind smacked his cheek.

Night passed and dawn was upon them before they arrived. Lyn was off her horse and looking at her princess on a stump. Taknig a deep breath as the army began to walk around and stretch, she approached her princess. "Milady, General Nacelyne at your service. We've arrived, and the army is at your disposal, ma'am." She saluted the elven princess, hoping to meet Eve and not Selena. "The men are pretty tired, and so I thought it would be nice for a day's rest, if you'd allow it."

Leena glanced down to a sphere of ice hovering over her hand, looking to see where Vadász was among all this snow. She blinked a little at the scene that she saw, though her expression softened, she was happy for him. Good luck my friend. She saw the surroundings, just wanting to be sure that he hadn't been captured by anyone. Letting the sphere scatter into flakes of snow, she looked up, starting to see the edges of bodies, sensing that they were about to arrive. "Enged minket slicc Sebesen!" She heard her whinny before she galloped off faster, a hand running along her neck in thanks. "Csak egy kicsi hosszabb akkor tudod pihenés."

It didn't take long before she was dismounting her mare, briefly looking into the doorway to see Vadász and Cori, walking away then so as not to disturb. She lowered her hood, or at least moved it back a little so that her face was visible to everyone. And finally we are back. She then moved away from the mass amounts of elves and their small group, uncorking the vial that held those black crystals. She felt her hood fall back completely, ignoring it as she clenched the crystals in her hand, murmuring something that couldn't quite be heard, a mist forming around her hand that soon became a white fire, twisting as purple bits floated out of her hand. She let her fingers curl back slowly, watching the black peel away and fleck off, leaving a clear crystal in the palm of her hand. It wouldn't take much longer, turning to watch the camp. Her eyes softened, the throbbing in her head returning, but it was lessening little by little. Her eyes darted down to the crystals then, seeing them done, placing them into a different pouch, walking back though she staggered a little. I gotta actually rest... She lowered her mask, letting it fade completely so her neck showed at this point. Leaning against a wall, she brushed her white hair back, taking a deep breath and then letting it out.

Cori slipped her arms around his neck, head resting lightly on his shoulder. She didn't say anything, didn't know what to say if she could. She let him hold her, ignoring everything she heard outside. Footsteps outside the door, then leaving again. She pulled away gently after a few minutes, hating to do it. She gave him a very faint smile, hoping he'd understand. "They're here, probably should go out there before they come looking." she murmured, almost sadly with a soft sigh. She didn't want to leave, but she didn't see a way she'd be able to stay without being found.

Once her father was settled in and resting, Eve took on a serious face once more, walking through the crowds of elves until she was able to hunt down Lyn. Roran was with her, no surprise since she was the general, though neither seemed to like the other very much. "I see you two have meet... Lyn, I know it will be a pain and it is cold, but do not allow the troops to light fires tonight. They should be able to take shelter in the buildings, since our army is small. I will deal with the spell to conceal the horses, but if the army is resting for a day, I would rather make it harder to find us at the moment." She said as she stood in the doorway, no smile or even child-like glitter in her features. Her hair blew lightly in the biting wind, since she was still unable to find her ribbon or find the time to make a new one. Instead she simply tried to ignore her hair, remembering she was a leader first, and a woman second.

"Like I would ever tell you." Anira hissed, bringing up a magical barrier as she stood infront of two giant doors that were currently locked up tight.

"She is protecting a crystal that belongs to Valanthiriel. It is what allows her to heal so quickly. If you destroy it, you will destroy Valanthiriel's unnatural power to heal and you will kill whomever is in control of Eve's body at the time. Once you dispatch of Anira, wait for Lord Altarion's order to destroy it, he will be paying our sister a visit very soon, but he wants to be sure that Valanthiriel is in control once the crystal is destroyed." Melda said in a laughing tone.