<div class="floatright">(http://www.millaj.com/pics/uv151.jpg)</div><br/>Zoe Lirlun (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=94371)<br/><br/>Drackson was hurrying, which made Zoe nervous, some men seemed to be at ease always, as if gods on the world but something had scared Drackson, a lot. And if it could scare him ...<br/><br/>The apprentice looked back at the strange scene and what made her shriek was the unnaturalness of what was shown. Such mottled implied sickness, but anything so obviously mottled at this distance was not just an ordinary ailment. Something was wrong. It wasn't human, it felt like something else. Something perhaps had changed them. Monsters in disguise ? Zoe's curiosity and fear of loosing the ability to learn more of magic due to chance this was an impromptu meeting for the wizard to declare himself done with others changed to fear of her own life.<br/><br/>Roughly the Captain of the Guards grabbed her hand effectively pulling her along with strides she found it hard to match. Normally should be outraged but the man had reason and in her heart she couldn't run fast enough. The man's strength was formidable, and half the time it felt like she was being more dragged with him than pulled along. In less time than she thought it possible, or did she feint half way though the journey ? She found herself at the wizard tower with an arm so sore from being pulled by Drackson it felt like it was broken.  Once there the apprentice rubbed her shoulder painfully, and soon an too painful feeling bloomed into her numbed hand which felt like it was crushed unintentionally by the warriors iron grip.<br/><br/>Her closed eyes streamed tears while one hand massaged pins and needles out of the other<br/><br/><strong>"Goddess' Graces Good Captain ! You don't know your strength, your grasp's that of a blacksmiths vice ! For handles of heavy swords not lady's wrists ! "</strong>her words were brave but the expression in her voice couldn't hide her fear...<br/><br/>Although she complained in truth she was thankful for the steady aid he gave her. Perhaps without it she wouldn't have moved fast enough to get away. That flash of that figure was haunting.<br/><br/><strong>"What was that thing ? What is going on ?"</strong>she then had a sinking feeling she didn't want to know the answer.... what was worse than the wizard leaving ? Being morally obliged to do something none would want to be part of. But she knew there was a price to pay for power, wizard didn't train apprentices because they liked giving.<br/>