[color:"#00cccc"]I took a quick look around:
Womble and Jurak were off - looting again, of course... Jolie and Willow were absorbed in finding a solution for Lisa, both stuck their heads together over the magic book. DQueene was talking to LaShandra, both looked very solemn and Viper listened attentively, watching DQueene's changed skin.
Aha, they're getting somewhere!
I knew from DQueene that she was slowly accepting her dragon self and I wondered how she would look like afterwards and I knew our next goal would be Rabaer, as soon as Viper called the group together. How would that wizard react - now that his bond with the unicorns was broken and Aganeth's experiments for creating a flawless soul crystal were shattered?
"Kiya - I am free now and will return to my mountains..." Ascolan was next to me, I hadn't noticed it. "As you have given us back freedom, maybe LaShandra will join me, but this is not for me to decide. Remember! Call me if you are in need, keep the feather."
I nodded, still numbed by what had happened in such a short time and watched him move over to the window, spread his mighty wings and fly away. I gazed after him and was sad - why did Brob have to die? Had this been necessary? - and killed during his sleep? I felt responsible and bad - Brob had no chance at all to defend himself, why did Jurak, who had been protected by the basilisk's gaze do this? NO - it was cruel and needless - I gulped and held back my tears, trying to smile - but guilt welled up inside. I was guilty for not preventing Brob from his fate....
Why did Nero have to disappear, would we ever be able to catch some breath in this archaic world - within our mixed up group, consisting of so many different characters, priorities and aims?
I needed fresh air desperately, so I slipped out of the room, went down the stairs, crossed the entrance hall there and finally stepped out of the door... then I rubbed my eyes: Were they deceiving me? Or was it Jvb, Luc and Dragh slowly coming towards the castle entrance?
