Relief flooded through Elariel as she saw the potion working on Tae'loren. His eyes had returned to their normal golden hue, and thene he was upon her, cupping her face and kissing her in a way that told her that he was still very much alive. When he pulled away his words made Elariel frown. For the first time since waking him she questioned her actions.<br/><br/>"I went outside and found Roe'nor and Neras in the barn talking to Nuran Dawnspeaker, head of the mages guild. They were telling him about what we found, that we had more information but that we might withhold it if the discussion in the morning leaned towards that option," Elariel took a heavy sigh and was unable to meet Tae'loren's intense gaze. "They knew they could persuade the others, but me... Tae'loren, they realised I would never talk. They were going to take me and kill you." She reached out then, grasping his hand and squeezing it tightly. "They have hostages for the others, to convince them... but they don't know enough to give the guild anything useful. I do though..."<br/><br/>Elariel dropped his hand, brushing past him gently as she walked towards the shore of the lake, watching as the moon played chase with the inky rippling surface.<br/><br/>"I don't know if I was right to flee... But they won't hurt them for something they do not know. Well, that is what I am counting on. And I couldn't let them know what we do. But more importantly, I couldn't let them hurt you," Elariel wrapped her arms around her torso, it was much colder in Lordaeron than it was in Shadowmoon Valley, and the drama of the night added to the chill. "They were planning on bringing through four more mages once their portal spell was cast. I wasn't sure who Tiern and Solarius would side with, but I know Aidyn would fall to our side... Then again, I had no idea that Roe'nor and Neras were so wicked. Oh Tae'loren, how did I  mess this up so badly?" She turned to him then, tears shining in her eyes.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>