For a moment, Krathen just stared at the gorgeous nymph, his expression unreadable. Then he broke into a small smile as the water began coursing towards him, leaping into the air and floating aloft above the current as it rushed beneath him. But then, as he floated above the rushing stream below, the world seemed to slow around Aersilae, and she could feel her own exhaustion washing away, until the world was utterly still, save herself and Krathen. She would most certainly recognize this effect from her time as Krathen's plaything. Krathen's illusions were so powerful, so advanced, that they could even alter the perception of time. She could probably tell that everything she was currently seeing and feeling was an illusion, and that almost no time was passing in the real world.<br/><br/>Within this world of his own creation, the Lord of Desire smiled darkly. "Well my dear, I'm afraid I should be getting back to my troops. I'd make some excuse about not having time to play with you, but we both no that I have all the time in the world. In truth, I think I'd rather let you squirm a bit. I just want to leave you with one last warning: you may have escaped me, but you never stopped being my slave, nor shall you ever. If you truly think four years of 'freedom' is enough to wash away one hundred years as my plaything, than you are a fool. You'll soon see just how much of a hold on you I still possess. Perhaps I'll come visit you in the night some day, and remind you how a good slave behaves towards her master. But for now, rest up my nymph. I'll see you again soon."<br/><br/>With that, the world restarted, and as the illusion faded, Krathen simply flew back to his troops, leaving Aersilae to do what she wished. But in the back of her mind, there would be that niggling knowledge that Krathen had no need to let her get away. Given how weakened she was by her exertions, he could quite likely have captured her right there. But he hadn't. And Krathen was hoping that wondering why would eat away at the nymph. It was almost as if... he didn't<em>need</em>to capture her...