UPPER ROOM, GRANDWOOD CASTLE, KHAVENA

ARIELLE:

My mother leads me to an upper room not far from the ballroom for a one on one talk with her. Here, I can see over the entire city of Khavena in the wonderful aura of the night. I sigh in awe.

"You're going to miss this aren't you?" mom asks.

"Why would I miss them? I am staying right?" I ask.

"Huh!" my mom sighs.

"What? I am leaving right?'

"Yes you are."

"With that Prince right?"

"Yes with that Prince."

"Why?"

"He has chosen you as his wife."

"What is a wife? Why can't she stay with her family?"

"Because it is her responsibility to stay by her husband's side and take care of him."

"Really?"

"Yes. Just like Hera and Zeus, Amphitrite and Poseidon, Persephone and Hades."

"But Athena has no man to care for."

"She had."

"Who?"

"Hephaestus."

"But she was never with him."

"Because she ran away."

"Why?"

"Just don't do it."

"But where will this creature...."

"Not creature. Man. He."

"Okay, where will he take me?"

"Home. This your destiny Hennesia. Your fated to be with Caith Saint Callum."

"How do you?"

"I got a dream of this. Trust me."

"But I know nothing about men."

"You'll learn from him. Its amazing when you do."

"Really?"

She sighs.

Azriel walks in hurriedly.

"Oh. I was looking for you mother," she says.

"Why?"

"You need to be down controlling the Amazons before it goes hay wire."

"Okay. Here I come."

Mom leaves with Azriel and I and we return to the ballroom.