Flame Mistress
ed, fell to t
t up and sta
her best to
ing hit by th
e thought sh
ow pierced h
was enoug
d ache, and
ly droppe
t she didn'
en she was literally dra
und just t
sue
never let
her aga
he was afra
r would se
rows, she he
sounds of
hing agains
rd grunts an
someone was
the so
uldn't care l
lly pulled
sh and threw
running aga
a lot of times, Sollel con
ess without
Her mind wa
she didn't r
ff...until
lready ready
er body woul
f feeling the
self sinking
ocat
l could figu
consciousnes
m her by l
rom atop the
a man was s
the flowing
g his war bl
iers' blood.
certain part
e man didn'
left the cli
the n
DRI was s
g the report
s fear for
day by day.
ress of Flam
back to her
a great ri
om his neck.
d him that
Mistress of
now that i
good news,
g to become
that were se
not yet re
, we found ou
been slain. N
ter further i
t that whoe
prison wa
iers. It was a brutal kill
ite chamber
lin, who wa
al, looked u
to ask, "Gen
next
ri wanted
out of frus
show the c
front of him
aken by the
he showed we
is soldiers
ith a dozen s
hunt h
amlin was
nting with u
was surprise
n for a gen
rs. Even at
selves behind
They were
the fro
oman must be
ie trying!"
Captain Ham
toward th
t to the c
really die i
Mistress of
that whoeve
Flame will r
rewa
i wanted to
hands. He w
s of Flame
good grace
o get his pos
ffort to kee
hind the em
or for a gen
upport Emp
the ve
at morning,
soldiers rod
ale, moonrit
ns r
she fell f
drowned,
s away. So w
a run-down
, she immed
when she fe
er shoulder
that moonr
e pain, Solle
ed around.
e was about
dried stra
lel immedia
e saw from t
end herself,
l young wo
e and tall, m
woman was we
ress that did
vered her ar
her around i
lack leggin
cover her l
ts, with a
d on he
s that caught Soll
t is she do
forest? Sol
tightly holdi
. Solel did n
ile she was unconscious;
care of her
had suffer
one can be
who extende
h
y," the elf
he house. "I'
t y
d her mouth
d not come o
t was raspy
t create a c
long since
did not sp
as a consequ
sed her mo
o write som
ou
e you? These were
wered forth
t outside th
e halfling r
put the ve
the woods
d, "Even tho
the humans
and decide
one place t
hem work i
for the Infe
pon
didn't cont
of the knife
her other quest
Ciradyl," th
ting the veg
Cira. If you
d forest, the answer is s
to their ru
ay in
ace, So I came here a
you floating
ou were dea
out of the w
ng, so I took
ed y
a controlled
e a long-live
other race,
s Yther's Mis
ed by deities
body. As lon
wed inside h
er body wit
s so weak now-not only
so because of
me to recover
ask you q
f you want, I w
fore handing
iquid inside
heal your th
uri
t accept the
k a small d
to show Soll
harm
a medicine,
at Cira for
epting the
dicine twent
nd you'll be
fore putting
, and then sh
ouse to start
cooking th
d at the sma
hen she use
ip of her fi
her blood in
. Her blood
etoxifying
es. Just
the vial and was mixed w
y time Soll
en she went
ade of dr
turned insid
ieved to se
bed again,
ntly while
the little m
turb th
g, Cira kept
house. She
ut the woman
looked pale
rgeous with
es. Though
ons were
it
, Cira corre
race that h
t they were
re still hal
because of th
. A pure-blo
ibrant hair
the halfli
s, just lik
herians wer
alties in hu
a handful o
e them rare
o slave
her house a
and meat. W
he woman got
and
"Take it easy
urt
ee that the
so she just
ve her
t poisoned,
ving the bowl to the wWom
onds of h
ira turned
e table, Sol
xify the food
e digg
so long sinc
t Sollel didn
down the f
nished every
e. Seeing th
ond serving
wit
's first hear
and it was sa
she couldn't
wl dishear
she had to k
be captur
ife that Sol
e wrote som
ou
have I
ed while ea
Three da
taking care
g
er head in d
you from lea
er your full
ak to heal y
le
aid made se
weak she
be if she a
since elves'
properties, she could re
With this, s
suer. She mig
yet, but Soll
least damag
while
ed at Cira,
ground again:
ng to
Cira shook h
an just hel
I'm healing
me water in
se." Cira had
ould be mor
her to just
e
y wrote on th
can't cook,
or clean
at Sollel.
yo
on the ground
ris
widened. "
een impr
Of my
ed Cira. Th
"Very well.
ca
d. Silence f
sked, "What'
d to lie, bu
the hearty m
real nam
ad that, she
ered somet
he Mistres