Eliad sighed softly as he walked over the bridge. He had let his feet take him wherever. He was bothered by the turn of events. His adoptive father and his lover are someplace else, he hasn't seen Chrissy in a while... Truthfully, he did not know what could make things any worse. He looked up to see that he was outside of the Scholar's Stair.
Why am I here..?
He then heard faint voices, turning to see where they were coming from. He squinted his eyes as he looked over to two figures, his body tensing. One of the figures he knew too, too well. Oh, how his bad luck turned even worse! He gulped softly before silently walking forward, keeping his head down. However, he was not so fortunate of trying to sneak around.
"What are you doing here!" snarled Aduninzil.
Eliad tensed as he heard Aduninzil's words, looking at her afterwards as he kept a guarded expression on his face.
"I could say the same for you," replied Eliad.
The man beside Aduninzil looked over her shoulder toward Eliad. Aduninzil crossed his arms over her stomach and stepped closer.
"Say the same for me?" asked Aduninzil. "I'm not the worthless one here. That is you! You're not very smart are you, little brother... Where are your little friends now?"
Quite frankly, that was a good question. Eliad did not see his friends for a long while now. Though he did not want to give Aduninzil that right to taunt him about. He glanced at the man before looking back at Aduninzil for a little while.
"Just on my own for the night," answered Eliad, looking away.
The man's hands move to rest on the hilt of his axe and short sword. Aduninzil widened her eyes when she caught his look to the man.
"Do not look at him...," said Aduninzil. "Be on your merry little way. Flee to that filthy Captain of yours."
Eliad seemed to be taken back at this. He could not have recounted for the life of him of Aduninzil caring about someone's wellbeing. He even did not believe that she did not care for the assassins and servants sent to capture or kill him. He glanced at Aduninzil, keeping his guarded expression.
"That's unlike you to care about someone," said Eliad.
"I do not," said Aduninzil, setting her hands on her daggers. "Do not even thing such foul things of me... I have standards unlike you."
"Just because of Father?" asked Eliad, shaking his head.
"What about Father?" replied Aduninzil, furrowing her brows.
"You think that caring about something is foul," answered Eliad, looking at her. "Father did not even want to care about us at all."
"He does not care about you...," said Aduninzil, shrugging. "He certainly cares for me. I'm the one who did not betray him."
Betray him? I did not want to be a pawn to his own game. I didn't want to do things that were wrong.
"And he'll get what's coming to him when I go back," said Eliad, taking a step closer.
The man narrowed his eyes at Eliad.
"You'll never make it back, Eliad...," said Aduninzil, snorting a high-pitched sickly giggle. "Not without me taking you there dead or alive. There is no one who would follow you... The Rangers? Do you truly thing Aeruthuil cares for you? He does not care and you know it... You're just as worthless to him as you are to anyone else. He would let you die to save his own... Those with the pure blood."
Eliad seemed to be taken back by her words. In his mind, he told himself that it wasn't so. Aeruthuil's sense of caring was around his neck when Aeruthuil had given Eliad the necklace that belonged to his mother. Though, what did his heart think? Could Eliad trust them if they were to go with him or would they stay where it is a little more safe?
"Whether I'll go alone or whoever I will go with, I still will go," said Eliad, clenching his teeth. "I'm not going to let Father go with his deeds unpunished. Ever since ten years ago with mother."
"Oh, get over it already...," said Aduninzil, rolling her eyes. "Mother was worthless just like you are. Your fate will be to join her."
That's only what you think, Aduninzil. I already took care of a few people and Zander is dead. What do you think that is so? I changed from the coward that I used to be.
"We'll see about that," smirked Eliad. "What the harm of one more trip to hell?"
Aduninzil brought her hand up to her lips, faking a yawn.
"You are boring me...," said Aduninzil. "Leave already."
Eliad moved to turn around. However, his mind had went to what he was meaning to say after a long while of thinking about it.
"Listen, sister," said Eliad. "As much as you have given pain enough as it is with your lackeys, you're the last person that I would want to have a fight against. And as for caring about something, know this. It's not foul. It's what makes people human. Don't forget. You're a half-blood same as me."
Aduninzil groaned and grabbed her dagger. Taking a step forward, she threw it over towards Eliad.
"Leave!" ordered Aduninzil.
Eliad glanced towards the dagger and moved to catch it. He looked at her sympathetically before walking away. He eventually went to the Prancing Pony Inn and ordered himself a red wine, not caring for any strawberry tart tonight. He sat at a table and drank from his red wine.
Aduninzil... Are you changing? Will you change into being a better person now..? I did not lie. I don't want to fight you. It's truly because of our father that we are like this.
He closed his eyes, keeping a tear from streaming down his cheek.
Whoever you are, man that was with her, please help her and keep her on a good path...
"Eliad, even though that you and sister are different, you are still siblings. Even if she goes down the path of your father, show her symapthy."
Mother...I followed the path that was right. That was the reason that led to me leaving. But can I truly open up to Aduninzil no matter what..?
