“And what must I do?”

  'No one's coming to save me. I thought I'd be of some use. Here I believed I could be of help, turns out, I did nothing except create a greater mess for Staxius. I don't know anymore, I don't know what I should do. There's no one coming to save me, I believe that now, there's no one. I'm heart in the enemy's territory, the grand tree negates any unauthorized activation of spells. Even my powers have been taken,' beautiful maidens, angels wrapped in white robes, carefully glided soap over Tharis' smooth skin. The bath was lined with countless rose petals, the air breathed a soft and soothing aroma. Whispers crossed the bath, "-did you light the candle?"

  "Yeah, it's lit," they muffled. Tharis' hopes turned naught, '-he's saved me once, will he save me again?'