Yahoo! Messenger: Conference dark_conjurer-84631 started. Yahoo! Messenger: nsyncqueen123 has joined the conference. dark_conjurer: *Simgar continues to relax in the hot spring* Why..? Why don't they recognize my attempt to keep them safe..? To keep you safe! dark_conjurer: Do they..not care? dark_conjurer: Do they not trust me? nsyncqueen123: *continues to stroke Shukuen's fur* I don't know, dear... dark_conjurer: Why do you still continue to follow me? I'm only going to get you into more trouble, you know that.. nsyncqueen123: *looks over* Dreams...Dreams tell me many things...They named Shukuen here, in fact...*looks back at the restless wolf pup* nsyncqueen123: Dreams told me I had no other purpose, to just stay with you... dark_conjurer: So your dreams tell you that your purpose is to be killed and your worth, a few hundred pieces of gold, given to me? dark_conjurer: Is that your purpose? nsyncqueen123: *speaking more quietly* My dreams say you wouldn't try to kill me... dark_conjurer: *Simgar sits there, thinking* dark_conjurer: *looks up* So...it's destiny that we're to be, and that your life won't be taken by me, hmm? nsyncqueen123: I...suppose... dark_conjurer: What about them? What are they going to do? dark_conjurer: ..Are they going to look for me? For you? Live their own lives? nsyncqueen123: I'm not them...I can't answer that. dark_conjurer: Do you even care about them? nsyncqueen123: Yes, I do... dark_conjurer: What are you going to do now? What are you going to do now that you chose to stay with an assassin who you don't believe will kill you and separated from your fellow travelers? nsyncqueen123: *falls silent and looks away* dark_conjurer: *gets up and dons his shirt and cloak* It's...my fault you're here... dark_conjurer: *looks at her* I .. may be back dark_conjurer: I may not. dark_conjurer: *turns around and walks down the slope* nsyncqueen123: *gets up and walks quickly to the outcropping* Where are you going? dark_conjurer: *turns around* dark_conjurer: I ... don't know nsyncqueen123: Don't...*hesitates*...hurt yourself... dark_conjurer: Why do you even care where I go? dark_conjurer: What I do? nsyncqueen123: *looks down* Maybe because of...dreams... dark_conjurer: *walks back up and throws his cloak on the ground, sitting against a rock, face in hands* nsyncqueen123: *steps timidly over* Simgar? dark_conjurer: *looks up at her* I don't know what to do... nsyncqueen123: I don't suppose I could help...Could I? dark_conjurer: I don't know if I should...get my money for you...if I should stay here...if I should go somewhere...if I should look for them... nsyncqueen123: *meekly places a hand on his shoulder* Do what your heart says, not what your mind says. dark_conjurer: *pulls his knife out, at the same time taking a hold of her hand, slicing the top of it, watching the blood and the look on her face* dark_conjurer: Should I kill you? dark_conjurer: Or should I let you live? dark_conjurer: *sheathes his knife and looks at her* dark_conjurer: You don't want to die, do you? nsyncqueen123: *tears well up in her eyes as she tries to choke them down in vain* Do what you must... dark_conjurer: *turns away and motions away* Get yourself washed up. nsyncqueen123: *walks to the hot springs and slowly immerses her hand, wincing as the water runs over her wound* nsyncqueen123: *removes it and gently wipes it clean using a cloth from her pouch, then bandaging it with some gauze* dark_conjurer: *stands up and walks past her, down the slope, looking down* nsyncqueen123: *silently calls Shukuen to her, gathering him up in her arms and burying her face in his fur* nsyncqueen123: *suddenly grabs a piece of scroll nearby and a quill filled with ink, and begins writing; once she is done, she ties it around Shukuen's neck with some string and instructs him to find Cimorene and Naylith* nsyncqueen123: *Shukuen looks up, a kind of understanding in his eyes, then sprints off* nsyncqueen123: *whispering* Good luck, my cub... Yahoo! Messenger: jhysmir96 has joined the conference. Yahoo! Messenger: itzabreeze12 has joined the conference. itzabreeze12: {ok} nsyncqueen123: *looks up* Thank the Dragon Emperor...You're here. itzabreeze12: What's wrong? itzabreeze12: *Hands the wolf to her* nsyncqueen123: Allow me to explain... jhysmir96: Where is Simgar? nsyncqueen123: *takes it back graciously* Once we left you, we came here. Simgar was still upset, and wasn't sure what to do. I told him to do what he thought best... nsyncqueen123: *pauses* He's out momentarily... nsyncqueen123: *continues* He grabbed my hand, cut the top of it with his knife, and asked me whether I should live or die...I told him whatever would be best...And then he left... nsyncqueen123: So I sent Shukuen here out for you. itzabreeze12: Do you know where he went? nsyncqueen123: *hides her bandaged hand behind her back shamefully* No, he didn't tell me... itzabreeze12: We should find him... shouldn't we? nsyncqueen123: No, we should wait.