"I don't know if that is normal" Doctor Stevens stated. "But, maybe it means he is in distress where he is visiting." Brandis looked curiously and, running off of Amber's lap, went over to his Dad and began speaking to him. "Dad! Dad, I'm here you know. You can come home if you wish. Mom and I are here ... I mean ..." He went silent for a moment and then improved. "You know, Aunt Audrey who is really my mom now."<br/><br/>............            ............<br/><br/>The Duke, Reginald, came at Wesley with the dagger. He had turned into a madman, or at least that is what it seemed. Wesley barely rolled off the bed, missing the dagger, but Reginald was not through. He would continue seeking to come after him. Wesley thought he heard some scratching at the door; suddenly, time stopped. Everything stood still; even Reginald with the dagger. The door went silent; the room, though he could walk through it, had shadows from the candle. But the candle stopped flickering, though it was on.<br/><br/>And before Wesley knelt a beautiful woman; pretty with some sort of nobility with utmost purity. Wesley believed it was the woman he first saw before meeting Kiara. She opened her arms wide. "Wesley, come here." Wesley was drawn to her. The woman took him in her arms and wrapped him in a lavish hug. "I have missed you." Wesley looked up and looked deep in the woman's face. "You don't know me; but I know you. I came to this world when you were born."<br/><br/>"And what did you mean I needed healing?" Wesley asked the woman in reference to the first night he saw her. "I meant exactly that; you are not whole and complete; and your son needs you. Reginald, here, is a man full of passion. But he will not kill you, if you are willing to open that yonder door. Do you feel love for Princess Kiara?"<br/><br/>Wesley stopped a moment to examine this question to himself. "Yes, I do love her though I only just met her. I'm not sure why."<br/><br/>The mystical woman continued. "I am here through teleportation; I cannot stay and I cannot change what is about to happen. I can only remind you that what is about to happen is up to you. But keep your love for Kiara; but it's not the type of love that you think. That is all I can tell you, my child. I must go now."<br/><br/>"Wait!" Wesley exclaimed.<br/><br/>"I cannot wait; I should not even be here; but I was here out of curiosity. I do not know if I could visit you in dreams, but visit you here I cannot anymore. Because I no longer live in this world, I fear I would destroy time itself. Goodbye Sir Wesley."<br/><br/>"Who are you?" Wesley asked.<br/><br/>"When I lived here, I went by the name ... Julianna."<br/><br/>--------------- --------------- ---------------<br/><br/>Navarez, in wolf form, knew what he had heard. He jumped on Wesley's door, scratched and scratched, gritting his teeth, and trying to open the door. It was latched from the inside; he had noticed that when Reginald went in, he closed the door and Navarez heard it latch from the inside.<br/><br/>Navarez's ear continued perking, his tail wagged back and forth in excitement. It was clear that Navarez had to protect Wesley, even if Wesley was a love interest to the Princess. He had been dubbed royal guest, and no one in the castle could impugn upon a guest.<br/><br/>Navarez would walk away from the door and back again, unsure how to open it. A few times, he looked up to Kiara who had followed him out hoping she could do something to the door to open it.<br/><br/>Then time stopped. Kiara no longer moved, no more shadows moving in the castle, the door and the events behind the door, of Reginald screaming obscenities at Wesley ... it all stopped. Before Navarez was a beautiful woman; she was different, yet awfully familiar. The woman stooped down, petting Navarez' back end as if she knew animal instincts were to dislike being petted on the head or mane. It may have been seen as an act of aggression.<br/><br/>"Navarez" the woman said gently ... (no, was it his former queen's voice?) "Kiara loves you; do not fret the love of Kiara and Wesley. Their love is a bond that has always been, though they never knew it. But the love between you and her is a bond that is unbreakable. They do not compete with each other. Oh dear Navarez ... I miss you."<br/><br/>The woman of beauty disappeared slowly, and time resumed. Navarez returned to howling at the door, and the door opened. Navarez crouched down, teeth clenched, ready to pounce on whomever it was at the door.<br/><br/>But he didn't think; he simply jumped ... on top of Wesley.<br/><br/>For a moment, Navarez bore his teeth and Wesley was incredibly scared. Then Navarez stopped bearing his teeth, moved his nose close to Wesley, and gave a gentle lick on his cheek. Getting off of Wesley, Navarez slowly turned around and saw Reginald, seeming drunk with rage, waving around a knife. Navarez gritted his teeth, gave a low guttural growl, and waited for Navarez to make his next move.