Return to Botus (2)

"What do you mean it's only been four years?" Leena turned to face Kavira. "I've been gone for sixteen."

"No.. It's only been four years." Eric looked confused. Leena didn't look like she was much older than when he last saw her, how could sixteen years have passed? "You don't look like you're even twenty."

Of course, now it made sense. Leena and Amira didn't appear sixteen years older, it must be because their bodies were still growing as though they were in this world. They might have been in the Lost Realm but they were from Botus, and here only four years had passed. "So you really were in a different world?"

"Mmmm. There were so many things that happened in that world, I'm still not sure about the whole story but that's not really relevant right now. Can you get us into the capital?"

"Sure. Let's get rid of these dead bodies first." They carried them off into a ditch somewhere, Leena dug up a whole with her magic and Eric dropped the bodies in one by one. Kavira was on the look out. "What happened to Amira?"

Eric say Leena, she looked very similar to Amira but she developed in a much more warrior like form. "I think it's best if we don't talk about that."

"Why?" Leena wanted to curse Amira, but at the same time she was her blood, her cousin. She was still the person who helped raise her in her parents stead.

"There's too much conflict inside me about Amira. If I told you everything, you probably wouldn't believe me." She knew how much Eric had loved her, she didn't want to crush his hopes in telling him what a evil person she was.

"It's okay. I have a child and married now." WHAT!? Leena was shocked, she glared at him in a frozen state. She was speechless. This man, the man that would follow and listen to Amira's every word married someone else?

"It was during that tough year... I got drunk every time I could and I brought many women to my bed. I eventually messed up and impregnated someone so I decided just to marry her. She pretty, kind, and smart but she's not magical. We've had to keep our relationship a secret and they live by the Feng's abandoned mansion."

"Yeah... What happened with that?" Leena had almost forgotten about the place since she was so focused on getting into the capital.

"Well.. After Kreighton went back home empty handed the House of Vadesh blames Master Feng for your disappearance. They took revenge by telling the other houses of your existence. They murdered everyone in the house and displayed them in from of the Royal Court. It was disgusting."

That was that, Leena had let Izak die and his father was now gone too. "What happened to Kreighton?"

"He tried to stop his father from hurting the Feng family but it didn't work. He's been engaged to the Ilba Master's daughter for over a year now, I believe he told me the wedding will be the following week."

"So you've kept in touch with him?" Leena was a bit surprised by this information.

"Yes, after you three disappeared I looked for him. We've both been waiting for you all to come back since then."

Us three. Leena turned around and started marching back towards Kavira. "There was no three, Amira killed Izak. Sacrificed him to open the Door of Viaje."

Eric glanced at the back of Leena's body. There was so much about her that felt different, she had definitely matured into a well bread woman. "I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"It doesn't matter, he's still with me." Leena picked up her pendant and looked into its moonstone. "He just doesn't have a body."