"Yes," Tea said. "If she was going to attack you believe me you wouldn't have got this close to her alive."<br/><br/>"What's she doing down here," Muroe asked, in awe at the creature in front of him.<br/><br/>"She and her mate once protected this island together and then...a war came. He left to fight, and told her to stay here and wait for his return, but..." A tear fell from Tea's eye. "I fought with him, I know what his ultimate fate was."<br/><br/>"And she's stood guard here ever since, even knowing he'll never return?" Barkeley asked.<br/><br/>"Yes," Tea said, nodding. "She saw it as her duty to. Plus its not the books she and her mate were guarding. Your sword isn't glowing because of her, you've come within reach of the door it was destined to open."