<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/A9z45fq.jpg)</div><br/>Signing her own name caused a fracturing in Arisa's mind.  Suddenly the confusion was gone, she wasn't Tamilla.  She wasn't some weak and innocent young farm girl.  She was a powerful noblewoman, a blessed paladin, the mistress of her own destiny.  She felt that confusion, that fog over who she was lifting.  The duality of being both Tamilla and Arisa resolved itself as Tamilla's memories, experiences, faded into the background, faded further, further, till they were a whisper of a memory and Tamilla began to remember more and more who she was, why she had come here.  There was still a hint of confusion, was it the year 634 or 689?  Had Arisa been born yet or was it before even her parents birth?  Her mind told her that it was both somehow.  But she knew who she was at the very least.  She was Lady Arisa Ortensia, of House Ortensia, first and natural daughter of Baron ... baron... wait... who was her father?  She had thought that his name was Valeros, but there wasn't any Valeros in the Ortensia family was there?  Not yet at least.  Yes, there had to be, that was her father's name.  Or wait... was her father's name Mikalahn?  The confusion over who she<em><strong>was</strong></em>had dissapeared, but it had shifted over to who she had<em><strong>been</strong></em>!<br/><br/>Master Fritz took the paper and looked at the signature and nodded.  "I am glad that the noble house Ortensia has decided to go through with this arrangement Lady Arisa.  Especially in light of the nasty rumors surrounding me and my previous wives.  I will write a letter to Baron Mikalahn thanking him for the generous gift he sent, and send along the deeds to the lumber mill in the northern forests very shortly.  If you wish to write your parents a  personal letter, I will see that it is sent along at the same time.  Do express my regrets that they could not be here at this time."<br/><br/>Arisa looked around, Tamilla's parents were gone, and the two were in the room with only a pair of servants.  One a timid looking maid, obviously of the type that Fritz preferred, the other an older man at arms and the driver of the coach that had brought Arisa to Master Fritz's manse.  She knew the old man, Marax the quick, he had always been called for his sharp witted mind and quick jokes.  She'd grown up with him as a loyal guardsman and servant for her house.  No, wait, that couldn't be right, Arisa had never seen the man before.  So how could she know him?  And what had happened to her garments?   Gone were the farmer's gown, replaced by crimson silk and gold Lamé that was befitting of her station.<br/><br/>She remembered how her father Mikalahn van Ortensia had been out negotiated by this man, Lord Fritz ver Gelder, and the only way to save the house's honor had been to agree to marry the fat old nobleman.  The rumors of his sexual debauchery clung to him, but he was a rich and powrful Lord, and despite the previous two wives he'd had, he was still without an heir.  Maybe Arisa Ortensia, no she supposed after signing that paper she was Arisa Gelder now, could make the best of this situation?<br/><br/>Master Fritz stood up and gestured to his maid and to Marax, the guardsmen, "Leave us now.  You may find lodgings at the inn in town.  I will have papers brought to you to be returned to Baron Ortensia within the next day.  My wife and I have a marriage to consummate."  The fat balding man looked down at Arisa and licked his lips lewdly.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">By signing her own name to the contract, Arisa has shifted the reality of the situation.  She is no longer 'between' two worlds.  She is now strictly in what she would have once considered 'the past'.  If you don't like this idea and want to continue with her shifting back and forth, there will be a chance to allow you to do this.  But otherwise it can continue to play out however you like.  You MAY notice however that Arisa is Fritz's third wife.  Tamilla's memories, which are fading rapidly, recalled her as the FOURTH wife of master Fritz.  :)  Hope you like this new twist.</div></div>