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 Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:44 pm
He shook his head, "This isn't like anything else I've ever had to learn..." And he was so afraid of what would happen should he fail.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:58 pm
"I know. It's not easy. And you're not Carpathian and that makes it so much harder." She risked stepping closer to him. "I can try and help you learn it better, help you practice for another attack."
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:11 pm
He kept his eyes trained on the ground, "Maybe it would be better if we didn't see each other any more..."
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:26 pm
Callista felt her heart slam in her chest. "Valzar..." Her breath was comming in small, quick gasps. "You don't mean that, do you? Please don't mean that..." Her eyes were wide, tears brimming, ready to fall at any moment.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:31 pm
"You saw..." he said quietly. "What she'll make me do..." He certainly couldn't forget, the images wouldn't leave his mind...
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:37 pm
Callista nodded. "I'm not afriad though. I'd rather risk what she'll never do than to never be with you again."
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:46 pm
"You don't know that..." he said quietly. I'm not strong enough. I can't fight her...
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:55 pm
She wants you to think that. You're letting her win when you think that way. You let her win when you say you don't want to see me anymore. Callista sniffled and wiped away a tear. But you saw how together we can beat her.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:59 pm
"What if we can't?" he asked quietly. "She's going to keep trying..."
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:05 pm
"She won't. I won't let her, Valzar. If we can't do it, then we'll get help. I won't let her take this from me." There was determination in her voice, and although she still had tears in her eyes, they were a solid refection of her will. If we can't do it alone, I will call others. She can't beat all of us.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:12 pm
Part of Valzar panicked at the idea of calling others. He'd always depended solely on his family, first on his brother Karkaras, then his father and the other part of his family. The idea of approaching others with his weakness was almost more fear inspiring than the vampiress herself.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:20 pm
Callista picked up on his fear. "Valzar, there is no shame in this. Hunters have even had this happen to them. And if I call others, they will not see you, I would do it through the common link. They won't even be able to get into your head. I'm the only other one who can do that."
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:27 pm
He shook his head sadly, "All this because I'm too weak..."
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:49 pm
"You are not weak. You're just facing an enemy you're not used to facing. One that, in all honesty, you were never meant to face. Of course you're not going to know how to fight her. That doesn't make you weak. It means you need a different strategy."
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:57 pm
Valzar collapsed on the ground. He didn't know what to do. He couldn't hurt Callista - he would do anything to keep that from happening. Practice more... that was the obvious answer. But that feeling where she took over his mind, he cringed unable to forget, she was powerful and she knew it...
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