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"Please don't tell me it's anywhere further than this because am super tired?" she placed her hands on her knees panting from tiredness. Klaus and Ava just shared a look while walking and let her be behind them. He wasn't tired since he went way ahead of them and waited for them. Aella was the most tired of them all since she couldn't help herself. Ava had her own magic which she used instead by replenishing her strength.

"Ava please help me, am super tired" Aella pleaded while she ran faster so that she could get to them.

"Its just a little bit further and there is a small town ahead of us so don't worry" as if she heard the best thing ever she got re-energized and walked further ahead. There was something about her that changed every time she came out to the real world or when she was free and Klaus just watched her in amazement and wonder. The outdoors were her thing, it brought a smile to her lips and her eyes shone excitement. Like the day at the lake when even the stones under the water shone which increased his curiosity about her but he didn't mention it.

"Let's meet there, shall we?" she said when she was way ahead from them.

After minutes of walking and comfortable silence between him and Ava the small town came into view and he could see Aella frozen in place as she glared at the photo on the poster which made him curious as he appeared to stand behind her and he understood why she felt angry, sad but also fearful.

"I didn't even kill all those people in this list" she scanned the names using her forefingers and froze on one, Douglas Laurent. She turned to look at him questioningly, eyes wide as saucers and he nodded agreeing with her assumptions.

"You killed them didn't you?" it wasn't even a question.

"Why so many, I told you most of them just called me names and nothing serious, now people will start looking for me" Ava just arrived and saw the poster and the details.

WANTED!WANTED!

BE RID OF THE MONSTER LURKING IN THE STREETS. WANTED FOR THE MURDER OF LAURENT GREGORY AND HIS COMPANIONS.

Then her photo but it wasn't drawn properly such that only the people that knew her or had seen her could recognize her. Then some ransom was offered to the one who would find her and a huge amount at that.

"That was the mistake they made Aella, they called you names and I can't allow that" he said trying to make her understand his point but she wasn't completely convinced.

"I am a witch aren't I , they were not wrong either" she said quietly but Klaus heard her loud and clear. He ripped the poster from the wall and pulled her into a corner and away from people's eyes and Ava's too. He was getting aggravated by her beliefs sometimes, she was witch yes, but she wasn't a monster or an evil that needed to be eradicated.

He pinned her to the wall as her pupils dilated and breathing quickened. He could feel the blood rush to her heart due to the shock and he was tempted to seduce her but he had a message to pass to her fragile mind. He held both of her wrists in his grasp and above her head.

"Litsen to me princess," she blushed "you are not going to be ashamed of who or what you are, they were not the best people either they were evil and malicious especially that Laurent and you are no evil person" she still looked flushed but he was glad the message was getting home since her eyes had turned glassy , tears would flow out any minute now. His other hand went to neck and he enjoyed the feeling of her blood pulse under his fingers.

She nodded and a lone tear left her eyes and he followed it with his eyes. All this started as a means of scolding her but it was getting sensual since her breathing quickened as she followed his eyes till her tear fell on his hand that was around her neck. He leaned in close to her neck but also released her hands on top of her and they fell to the sides.

How he enjoyed seeing her breathless but not for long.

A head shot out from the other side of the wall, Ava, who quickly pushed them aside as an arrow flew right past them. Aella's eyes shot wide and turned to look in the direction where the arrow came from. Klaus looked from behind the wall and saw men dressed in red robes aiming arrows at them.

"They are already here, aren't they keep going I'll deal with them" Klaus said as he walked out and walked to the direction the arrows came from.

"Who are already here Ava?" she asked curiously.

"The Bandits, something must have led them right to us, let's go" Ava grasped her arm and pulled Aella in the opposite direction but she persisted on staying. Though he said that they should leave she couldn't help it.

"Don't worry about him Aella, he will be with us, remember he can teleport I'll just mind link him to come to us" Ava pulled her and this time she followed. For a minute there she almost forgot that everybody wasn't like her, hopeless and powerless. After running for almost like twenty minutes Ava stopped in front of a wooden door which had scratches all over it.

"Here we are" Ava smiled and whispered something in some foreing language then snapped her fingers twice and the door opened automatically , Ava beamed as she pulled Aella in and they we're welcomed by the wind and waves from the blue sea in front of them.

"He'll be here in a few , just enjoy the wind" the way Ava smiled you would actually think she had seen gold or something more valuable than gold.

"What is this place?" Aella walked closer to the sea and dipped her feet in the cold water and gasped shakily probably from seeing such a large water body, since she was never allowed to go close to water bodies she hadn't travelled to see the sea even once ,she just heard of it from Shira and Sharma.

"Home" Ava said with dreamy eyes as she looked at the shoreline which had huge coral reefs ,she glared at Ava who snapped back to attention "Oh I mean Dalotopia, sorry" she clarified.

"Is this where you grew up?"

"No I grew up in North Dalotopia this is South Dalotopia but I like it better here" Aella nodded hoping that one day there would be a place she would that much and a place where she could be loved too.

BACK AT THE SMALL TOWN