(OOC: :ph34r: )

Azirel watched as the ranger who escorted him and Nissa to the village disappeared into the woods. He was looking forward to finally get some rest and see some of the horses that Estolad had become so famous for.
He wandered down the street, examining shops and signs, searching for an inn. He was tired, and after his fight with a horde of zombies, his encounter with the air-elemental, the fall and the attack from the Lizard-Man and his wolf, not to mention the walk from Dori-ba to Estolad.

He looked ahead and saw a person he thought he recognised, so he approached him, to see if he was right about his hunch.
"Thoril? Thoril Fletcher?" He asked when he realised who it was.

Nissa was already half asleep when Azirel went walking towards a man, leaving her standing there with sleepy eyes, She followed close behind and looked at the guy. Who is this? she looked at him quizzically, She was tired nd just wanted to get to an inn, looking around her she spotted a inn and walked towards it. Going to the front desk she asked for room and the lady handed her a key. She walked into the room, walked to the windo and looked out rolling her eyes at the scene, two men talking and laughing. Sitting on the bed she closed her eyes and rested her eyes, waiting for him to come up.

"Sorry, Thoril, I'll talk later," he said, following as Nissa walked into an inn and got a key from the woman behind the desk. He followed her into the room, and when she sat on the bed and closed her eyes, he took off his armor and weapons, tucking them into the closet and sat beside her, yawning.

He guessed that the owners of the inn were religious people, for the room was decorated with golden crosses and other symbols of Lothlomendil. Above the bed there was a framed quote from some sort of holy book. He sighed and looked at Nissa. "I'm sorry I put you through so much trouble today," He said.

She cracked one eyes and sighed, sitting up into a upright position, she smirked, Its ok I usually attract trouble with no one to help me, she kicked off her shoes and nearly hit Azirel, opps sorry about that, she grinned and then smiled, she scooted closer to the edge of the bed and to him and took his hands in hers, I should acually be thanking you for saving my life hmm.... about 4 times in one day? well dont say sorry it wasnt really your fault at all. she then looked down and blushed and immediatly was embarressed form blushing, she then looked up at him and smiled weakly, thank you again, this time she leaned in and placed her hands on his face and kissed him on the lips, I probally would have died if you were not there all those, and i am not ready to die yet, she wispered the last part and kissed him again.

Azirel was surprised by the kiss but still kissed her back. Alot of complex emotions had gone through his mind since he was sent to Arda, but this was the most confusing and rapid. He had only met Nissa less than a day ago as far as he knew, and already he had developed feelings for her that he had never felt for anyone in his old world.
"You're welome," he said, before leaning in to kiss her again.

Nissa smiled at the way he kissed her back, not expecting him to, seeeing as the last relationship she and was....Well anyway's she nodded when he said your welcome kissed him back when he leaned in to kiss her again she wrapped ehr arms around his neck and said between kisses " You...know...I..am...suppose...to..be...exhausted..but..now..im ..not...thank you.... She playfully messed uo his already messed up hair. she pulled a little away and said Oh ya and if i pass out on you, i am so sorry, but i can almost garentee i wont. She smiled sarcastically and kissed him again.

Azirel pulled away again. "Wow..." He muttered. "Sorry to sound rude or anything, but, I'm really tired," he said, standing up and stretching. "I think right now, our best option would be sleeping."
He pulled his fizzy drink out of his back pack, and took another small sip. "If you want any, I don't mind sharing," he said, offering her the bottle. "It's a little flat though."

She looked at him and smiled taking the bottle, she guzzled it down then immediatly regretted it, the fuzzyness stung her throat her eyes watered and then the sting subsided. She looked at him then flopped back on the bed scootching backwarsd ontot eh pillow,Yes fine of course im tired to good night, she turned towards the wall, the same way she had been sleeping for 19 years and stared at the wall scowling at it thinking deeply. She didnt notice what he was doing because she was frustrated with herself and in deep thought.

Azirel slept on a small cot, he used his cloak as a blanket and a small cushion that was in the room already for a pillow. He slept well for the first time since he came to Arda, he was glad to finally get to rest from the fights, the fall and the walk. Stangely, he didn't dream, although most of his nights in Arda had been haunted by terrible nightmares of Rahsmiir, the devil and even gorey reinactments of his final battle.

When he woke up, he looked around, it was dark now, and Nissa was still lying in the bed. He sighed, unsure why he woke up, and shifted in his cot, getting himself comfortable again and closed his eyes.

She didnt know when she had fallen asleep but she dreamed about er sisters death. She was at her families house and was watching her little baby sister and had to go in the house for a second and while she was gone her sister had run off intot eh woods exploreing as all little kids like to do, she came outside smiling but when she saw that she was nowhere in sight she called ehr name and ran into the woods to find her, she could not explain the fear that was streaming through her, but she came upon the river and saw she was standing by the bank, she sighed in relief and called softly for her to come back towards the forest, but as she talked she fell into the river and was immediatly carried away, screaming she frantically reached out for her but kept missing, she was carried out farther and farther and
Nisaa ran along the bank praying that her little sister would end up on the bank, but she never found ehr, she was pushed under water and never came back up.

She sat up quickly in bed screaming her head off drenched in sweat she crawled to the corner and started to cry and shake uncontrolably, she sat there wondering why she had the nightmare, she had it once and only once before.

Suddenly, Nissa shot awake and stated shrieking. Azirel jumped out of bed and ran over to see what was the matter.
"What's wrong?" He asked, he figured it was a nightmare, but he had never known anyone to scream like that from a nightmare. "Are you alright?" He asked as he watched her cry and shiver as if she was having some sort of uncontrollable spasm.

(OOC: Sorry for the shortness)

She sat tehre shivering feeling extremly stupid for wakeing him up and closed her eyes focusing on breathing steady and then said in a quiet wisperI'm alright just a nightmare it wasnt that bad,. but the shaking gave it away that it was not just a small nightmare. She looked at him Im sorry I woke you you, you can go back to sleep you need it she sat on the bed and breathed deeply, Smiling she said, You slept peacefully for a long while, i watched you and you did not look like you dreamed at all acually.

"You didn't wake me up, I was already awake, and don't try to say the nightmare wasn't that bad, I have never seen anyone react like that to a dream," he said. "What happened in your dream anyway?" He asked, curious about what kind of dream could make a person react in that way. He sat on the bed beside her, awaiting some sort of explanation.

(OOC: And again, sorry for the shortness)

She looked down and blushed, I uh..when i was about 16 i had a little sister and she was only 2 when she died, it was my fault i should have sved her...I should have jumped in, She drowned in the river behind our house just because i went intot eh house for 2 min to get her luch started, i came back out and she was gone, she was at the rivers edge and fell in, i couldnt get to her in time and i couldnt reach her in the water and she just went under and never came up. she turned her back to him not really wanting him to know that she had caused her sisters death, she didnt want him to think she was a bad person. Without looking she took his hands in both of hers and willed him not to think she was a bad person.

"Oh..." He said, it was indeed a sad story. "Well, I think you should learn to move on and forgive yourself, otherwise it could haunt you your entire life," he said, which brought him to another realisation, he thought of his own life, and his own wrongdoings, realising he had never quite forgiven himself. He remembered how much he beat up himself up when he was in hell. He stared into Nissa's eyes.
"Can you forgive yourself as I have forgiven myself?" He asked her.

She looked into his eyes and said how am i suppose to forgive myself if the memories keep coming back to remind me of what i didnt do. She tried really hard at not to seem to sad but the memory was painfull. she looked at him and realised eh was not only speaking to her but also to himself, she looked at him and tried to figure him out. she then took his face in her hand and said, what in the world would you have to do to forgive yourself for? she wanted to kiss him but didnt seeing what he wouild tell her.

"I'd much rather not say the terrible things I did in my old life," he said, closing his eyes, all of the painful memories rushing back to him.
"They say that sin is human nature, and that it was created in order to grant mortals free will, but some of the terrible things I did were not human nature, they were demonic. I now realise why the gods chose to punish me so," he said, almost crying but managing not to.

"I'm sorry, I just..." He said, trailing off, not sure how to finish his sentence, or even what his appoligy (sp?) was.

She was shocked to see him so close to tears, and was not sure what to do, She took his head in her hands and kissed him trying to make him feel better, please dont cry im sure whatever you did in the past, you were forgiven for it, she cradled his head to her chest not wanting him to cry and feel bad. You dont have to apologize for anything, how are the gods punishing you? she rested herr chin on te top of his head thinking of way's to cheer him up

"I was sent to hell, and now I'm forced to live with this demon that almost killed you, that is how the gods punished me. I'm not upset with the gods of Arda, I don't even know any of them but Lothlomendil, it's the gods of my home world that punished me," he said, remembering a quote that his mother told him when he was young: "The gods work in mysterious ways, Az, you might ask for something and have it handed to you in a much more subtle way than what you prayed for."

"I suppose this is the gods' way of helping me to be forgiven and to forgive myself," he said, feeling a little better now.

She listened intently and looked down on him, Well seeing as the gods have already taken care of whatever you have done in then past then we shouldprobally stop talking about it seeing as we are both close to tears and depressed, looked at his face and grinned I have a way to cheer you up, want to know what it is? she leaned down and wispered in his ear " you can "kiss me" " She laughed and looked into his eyes already feeling better now that they werent talking about painful memories, but it was good to talk about it with him.

He smiled and put his arms around her, kissing her lips. It had indeed felt good to talk about his past with someone he cared about and at that moment he didn't care about anyone more than Nissa.
He thought about everything Nissa had said to him, and everything he had said and realised that his punishment was over and all he had to do now was enjoy the rest of his life.

Nissa put her hands behind his head and kissed him back with pent up emmotion that has been held inside her for to long, she pulled away for a fraction of a second to ask you still tired? she grinned then laughed. she was glad to have someone care for her again, its had been so long since anyone cared for her in any way at all. She then kissd his neck and bit his ear lightly. she held his head toh ers not wanting to let go.

"A bit, but I doubt I'll get back to sleep," he said, laughing a little. For the first time ever since he came to Arda, he felt at home. It was also the first time since he came to Arda that he had developed feelings for anyone.
"Thank you for helping me to forgive myself, and to realise how stupid I was being myself,"

Nissa smiled as he thanked her, I dont think you needed me for that, but thank you. She was surprised st how quickly she fell and developed feelings for a guy again, she was glade to have someone there to just support her and be there when things troubled her. She looked down at him and said. And thank you for aving me, not only on the outside but on the inside to, i know i was dyeing.

Azirel opened his mouth to speak, when a glorious golden light shone from his eyes, nose and mouth, he fell backwards, hitting the floor and losing conciousness.
This time, he did dream. He saw the strange old man from his dream in the prison.
"Ah, so your quest has nearly come to an end, but time is running out. If you wish to change your fate and rid yourself of Rahsmiir, the temple of life is where you must go," the man said.
"You... You're the devil, aren't you? But... Aren't you supposed to be trying to stop me? Why are you helping me?" Azirel asked. The man raised an eyebrow.
"I... Have my reasons, I feel that fate isn't finished with you quite yet..." He said, as he began to fade away into an eerie fog.

Azirel awoke, confused for a second. "I must go to The Temple of Life," he said urgently.

As he fell to the floor and hit his head she screamed his name and rushed towards him, she was still saying Are you ok Azirel? wake up, what's happening? She watched as he sat upa nd looked around confused, she looked at him worriedly, are you ok? thats when he said he needed to go tot he temple of life, Why do you need to go there, She placed her hand on his arm, Azirel what happened ? what did you dream? She decided it was best to go put on her shoes and come back to him, she then quickly ran out the door went downstairs and behind the bar, to fetch some water for him. It was around one a.m. judgeing by the moon's ray's

"Tonight I must rest, and leave for Lothlomendil's Temple immediately in the morning," he said, not sure if it was a dream or a vision, but whatever it was, it felt very real.
"I... Swear I saw the devil... It's not the first time he's approached me in a dream before..." Suddenly he realised something, everytime he has a dream or vision related to his quest for forgiveness, a dear friend, or someone he cares for has been there.
The first vision he had was when the devil approached him right before he met Thoril Fletcher, the second was when he was at the spider caves with Jaina Proudmoore, the third was near Juste Belmonte, and now this one was with Nissa.
"Would you come with me? I also must contact three others to come with me on this journey... "


(After this topic is finished, I gotta put a hold on the plot, for I must await Jaina's return from holiday)

She listened and frowned, your saying the devil regulary appears in your dreams? She handed him the water looking worried. [COLOR=blue][B]Of course ill join you, but why did you see something int he dream about me? am I going to die?She tried to stifle a yawn but unsuccessfuly. Well acually I dont want to know what you dreamed about me if you did at all, right now i am still extremly tired, she walked over to the bed and did a belly flop on it and closed ehr eyes, cracking the opening to glance at him stick out her tongue and grin, she was not going to let his dreaam ruin this night, that is what tommarow is for.

(( when does she come back form vacation))

"Good idea," Azirel sighed, hoping he'd manage to get to sleep.
Maybe I'm going crazy... He thought, wondering if this truly was the message he thought it was. Whatever it was, Azirel didn't want to think about it, he just wanted to go to bed. Rather than dragging himself back over to the cot he slept on before, he fell asleep right in the middle of the floor.

(OOC: Ummm... the 25th or something?)

She woke up to find that Azirel did not go back on the cot he had fallen asleep on the floor, she sighed and covered him with her blanket. She heard her stomach growl and decided to go downstairs, it was now about 4:00a.m. and hte bartender should be there, He was. She ordered tea and a bagel and went to sit at a table by the window faceing the back of the inn, awat from the streets and the people and into teh wild tree's and rolling hills. she sat there ,ug in had and half eaten bagel deep in thoguht about what had haooen the past day and night, and realized this is the most that has happened in her life for a very long time, she placed ehr chin on her folded hands and continued to stare out at the beautiful landscape and in deep thought.

Azirel woke up about an hour after Nissa, and realised he wa covered with Nissa's blanket. He wandered downstairs and ordered a sandwitch, oddly one of his favorite foods. He saw Nissa sitting by a window and joined her.
"Good moring," he said as he sat, taking a bite of his sandwitch. He didn't know what time it was, but it was beginning to light up so he guessed it was around five or six.

He had left his armor and weapons in the upstairs room, but he didn't need them, so he would retrieve them later.

Amist her deep thinking she was shocked when he appeared across form her, she gasped and then laughed, Geez scare me why dont you, So did you have a nice sleep? or more nightmares? She tipped her mug to take a drink but spit it back out into the cup it was cold and disgusting, she scowled at it and looked up laughing, i must have been in deep thougth for quiet awhile, she then got up to order another one, and then a sandwhich. There warm tea nad a sandwhich, I see you have one to what kind? She didnt know why she was talking about sandwhiches but hey it was descusion. She got up and sat on his lap and looked at the bartender and winked, she then looked at Azirel and laughed, so macho man, dont you just love the veiw?

"Nope, no more nightmares... I think these nightmares are visions, I don't know why, but everytime I've had one of them, I've been with a friend, which most would brush off as an odd coincidence, but I have a theory that someone is trying to tell me to take you guys with me... You, Jaina Proudmoore, Thoril Fletcher and Juste Belmont, those are the four who I need to take with me," he said, not realising how insane he must have sounded.

He laughed. "It's ham," he said, he supposed types of sandwitches was a strange topic to be descussing, but at least it was something to talk about.

Soo...you have to take us with you why exactly, o never mind its no problem, Well what do you want to do. She looked down at him and smiled, Something away form water, out of the forest, away form anyone who might want to slit my throat, hm...well leets see here, i have no clue, it sad we cant go swimming i was up for a nice cool dip in water but...the demonic side in you is dtrong. She snatched his sandwhich and grinned and took a big bite, she made a face and swallowed it, she laughed and looked out the window and sighed deeply.

Azirel laughed as Nissa took a bite of his sandwitch. "What, don't you like ham?" He asked. "I'll be right back, I'm gonna get some milk or something," he said as he stood up and walked over, asking the man behind the counter for a mug of milk.
"Enjoy, there are many farms around he, so we make sure to only order the best!" He said, handing Azirel his milk. He nodded and went back to the table, sitting and sipping the milk, in deep thought.

She watched sh the bartender spoke to him and Azirel sit down in deep thougth, She took the hand that he wasnt drinking from and said, watcha thinking. she watched his face intently and glanced over at the bartender wondering if he said something to him. She reached for her tea with her free hand and took a sip. So are you sad?, mad?, confused?, Or just blah not really feeling anything Because if you are mad i am going to have to cheer you up and i cant garuntee you wont get happy, i tend not to cheer up, she tapped her chin and said, acually i depress people, she smirked and squeezed his hand, she grinned and laughed.

"No, I'm not upset... Just thinking," he said, he was reflecting upon his old life, and how much he wished he could have changed it. But then he wondered, maybe what happened was innavoidable, he heard of fate, and that everyone has a plan, but he never really believed in it. But now that all of these coincidences, he was beginning to belive there was some sort of plan made for him.

He snapped out of his thinking when someone dropped thier mug, as it smashed into thousands of tiny pieces.

She rolled her eyes, but he eyes snapped towards the sound of a mug breaking in a thousand peices, she watched as a drunkin young man walked towards them, he had clearly drinkin to much and walked in a zig zag. He stopped in fromt of there table and looked her up and down, she scowled and glared at him, she sat down in the chair next to her, Well there how are you doing sweet thing, your nice and ripe arent ya, he took his hand and ran it down her her throat and she grabbed his hand twisted it around and held it there tightly, you will do well to keep you hands off of me in the future, he twisted from and slapped her, her head snapped sideway's and when she turned back to him she glared at him and slowly stood up, Oh so you want to fight like a man do ya, well lets go, he held out his fists and took a swing at her and she ducked and swing her own arm around and nailed him in the face knocking a tooth, I said keep your damn hands off of me

Azirel glared at the man, raising his eyebrows dangerously at him. "If I were you, I'd listen to her," he said, rolling up his sleeves intimidatingly. "You don't want to make her, or me, angry."
The man, punched at Nissa again, and Azirel sprung forward, grabbing his wrist and twisting his arm behind his back. "You wanna try that again?" He asked. This time the man punched at Azirel and he stepped out of the way, pushing the already unbalanced man slighty and he fell to the floor. The man stayed there for a long time, sprawled on the floor unmoving.

Azirel was going to say something when the door opened and he turned his head to see who it was.

Thoril walked into the inn, and spied Azirel Silversin in a window with someone. He walked over to greet them.
"Hey, Azirel, I haven't really seen you since you helped me out of the thing in the desert, I never got to thank you," he said, holding out his hand to shake.
"Oh yeah, I'm gonna try to get a job here, it's a nice place to settle down for a while," he said.
"So, are you gonna introduce me to your 'friend' or what?" He asked, smiling at Nissa.