The more that was spoken out of the old woman the more Beyt, or Angelus as she had called her, wanted answers. Gimmel seemed to be a bit more patient than anyone else at this point and that did concern her. Earlier he had been so hell bent on finding answers, was he just glad that they were coming to him now? Or was there something else that she was completely missing, deeper than they had thought? The latter seemed extremely plausible and the more the old woman spoke the more and more she felt it was confirmed. But would they really have to side with Maeva in order to win this fight or should they just take a neutral stance? That was the part that made her uneasy and she could somehow sense that it made Gimmel uneasy as well. What was going on? All of these questions almost made her head spin and as soon as Lady Kaielah was finished with patching her wound Angelus slowly sat with an attentive gaze that was eager to learn.<br/><br/>â€œYou must go to Simon. He has the power to destroy the Shadow, and then afterwards you must meet up with Maeva. Surely she knows about this by now,â€ the old woman spoke once again. She raised a hand and the wolves around her seemed to react slightly, appearing more alert. â€œWell, actually it appears Simon is on his way here with Annabelle and your friend. Fear not, my friends, for Annabelle is not your enemy; that girl is way too protective of Simon and sometimes I think she spoils him like heâ€™s a child. Then again after what Maeva had done to him I donâ€™t blame her.â€ Simon was her half brother after all, but she decided to leave that part out for now. There was another time for that. For now they had to get rid of the Shadow before it could get to Renee.<br/><br/>And she had a feeling that the Shadow was somethingâ€¦ a lot worse than she had thought. They were going to need all the strength they could get.<br/><br/>Gimmel, without realizing it, nodded as if he understood but he could not understand why he felt he suddenly knew what was going on. His sister, Beyt, no, Angelus, was to be a sacrificeâ€¦ Maevaâ€¦ Reneeâ€¦ that bitch Annabelleâ€¦ and the Seer, Simonâ€¦ everything seemed to be piecing together slowly. He could feel himself becoming weaker and he almost hated it, not wanting to feel weak. Something in the back of his mind was refusing to let him give up and he wanted to know why so badly yet at the same time it was telling him to ignore it. There was something conflicted locked inside of him. What the hell was going on?<br/><br/>â€œI suggest you remain here in the Holy Ground while we await your friends.â€ The old woman spoke again. â€œMy powers may be weakened but I can still ward off the Shadow for as long as she needed to. Lady Kaielah, in the end, knew that she must sacrifice her life in order to save this dying world. It had to be saved soon as well. The Dark Places were growing stronger and who knows what could come out of them next. Lady Kaielah was terrified of them, all the deep, dark memories they hold. If they were all released at once than this world would be completely consumed by darkness and she did not want that. Nobody did, even Simon was aware and surely Maeva knew this as well. These wolves were the only hope. The Prophecy must be carried out. And it would be for thousands of years.<br/><br/>--------<br/><br/>Once the Shadow was gone, Simon moved over and stopped in front of Renee, kneeled before her, hand outstretched to scratch the top of her head gently. It has been a long time but he knew now that the time has come. Everything was set in motion. â€œAnd now I must return this to you. You can restore its powerâ€¦ Iâ€™ve become weak; now Iâ€™m but a mere shadow of my former strength.â€ He said, taking the necklace off and slipping it around her neck as he had when he gave it to Fatal. After all it was her necklace, not his, he was not exactly the owner of it but the guardian until Renee was reawakened. And once she was awakened he was meant to power it. Those were what his thoughts were telling him now as everything slowly started to make sense. It was nice to have some of his powers back but she needed it more than he did.<br/><br/>Reloading his shotgun, Simon straightened himself and looked towards the Holy Ground, â€œThis way. We must reach the Holy Ground before the Shadow returns. I sense that the angel will be awakening soon,â€ he laughed quietly as he rested the gun on his shoulder and began walking towards Annabelle.<br/><br/>Annabelle looked back to the two for a moment before she barked to Simon to get moving, and he obeyed. There was no telling who was in charge with these two at all. Looking back to Drake, she sighed, â€œSimon is my half brother, so of course Iâ€™d fight to protect him. I might be a stray that had been cast out by her father but I am not one to fight for myself. And as for the Shadow, I donâ€™t know what caused it to awaken but youâ€™re lucky to even be moving right now.â€ Her voice was low, quiet as she helped he wolf along. He had tried to snap at her earlier but she kept her composure since he was no longer her enemy.<br/><br/>It was going to start very soon. Hopefully Lady Kaielah had found out more about Tassos not awakening. If not then this was going to get ugly.