“No proof, he just said he would make me watch if he had to hurt them...” The thought made her stomach ache.  She nodded as he spoke, but realistically, she was not sure if there was any way for them to separate his truth from his lies at this point.<br/><br/>“Then we move to somewhere else and tonight... We hope he shows up again.  I can ask for proof then.  The only other way to do it would be to do so in person, and I don’t want to risk that.”  She considered offering up the suggestion that she go back alone again, but she got the feeling he would dissuade her from that idea.  She tried  to consider the risk this might cause to her parents, if they were in fact still alive.  They had trained her to be warrior and bodyguard to keep her safe, to give her status.  Even if they were not in love with each other, they had loved her dearly.<br/><br/>“My parents would not want me to run back to him, even if it meant they might be hurt in the process...or killed.  They did everything they could to elevate my status, which was the only way to stay safe in the Black lands.  You’re right.  Rushing back could just get all of us killed, if they’re still alive.”  She admitted, though it pained her to do so.<br/><br/>“We should head south a bit more, there’s some ruins that most people stay out of, another place like the forest near Blackvayne’s village.  Full of magic, it can turn you around, but I’ve never had much of an issue.”