The Dark Elf couldn't help but laugh,"And I'm sure Zelnes would have been honored by the attempt." She shakes her head in amusement, before pausing at his next words. "Marry?" Avoiding the whole love thing she responds,"I don't think I'm quite ready for marriage." She didn't know what love felt like, not very well. Her parents never showed their children or each other love. So Ayesha didn't really have a solid definiton of love. But she was willing to wait to find out. That's why she didn't want to marry Zelnes, because she didn't love him. She barely knew him.

Ayesha chuckles,"Perhaps, but you haven't seen how the Dark Elves hunt whenever a law as ancient as that is broken. An Elf marrying a non-elf." Ayesha glances at the moon, they had been up a lot of the night. "Darkness runs in every creature's veins, it's just up to them if they want it to control their life or not." She had learned that from Iscuri, the only Elf known in history to die without ever using even a hint of Dark Magic. Ayesha admired, missed, and envyed him. It would have been a whole lot easier if she had simply passed that night along with him.

In the deadly lightning storm that Narcoleptic had caused, it hadn't been much thunder or rain. Mainly dark angry clouds that shot out black, dark bolts. Perhaps Ayesha was safe because she held Narcoleptic boldly in her hand. But Iscuri hadn't been holding onto the blade, he had been just barely two feet over. Perhasps had she known that Narcoleptic could have saved her brother's life, she would have thrust the sword into his hand. Now she lived with the grief and guilt of knowing it was her fault he was dead. She yanks herself out of her thoughts and focuses on Kaiden.

"We could control our powers a lot easier. For me, it would completely turn me human as long as I wore it. For you, it would make it easier to have a demon and angel counterpart within you."

Came her response, a smile flickering across her face. "So by some means, yes, with those artifacts we could change our fates and shape them to what we want." She frowns slightly,"I remember the legends, and mother always said that the legends held the key to finding the items. That's how I found Narcoleptic. A sword guarded by lightning in the depths of a forgotten land, only weilded by the boldest and strongest."" She recites part of the legend that had allowed her to find Narcoleptic. Ayesha continues,"The forgotten land was the old castle ruins that had been the home of the Ordrus before it was destroyed during an attack of the Light Elves. Back when all the Elven races were enemies to each other."

"Maybe they were, but they went through many owners before they disappeared and got lost." Came her response, before she half stifles a yawn. She shakes her head,"I don't need to be in my Elven form." Came her quiet response, before she closes her eyes. Her body relaxing as she scoots over to give Kaiden more room. Her breathing slowing down as she slips deeper and deeper into sleep. Somewhat happy and content, the Dark Elf had no issue falling asleep. Until she hit the REM part of sleep, of which the dreams came. It had been a while since she had nightmares, but Rondru's recent encounter had stirred them back up.

"Sister, are you ready to get married to Prince Zelnes?" Eshere looks up to see her older brother, Crown Prince Irzirn standing at the doorway. Their two sisters, Alephro and Envudo, standing to the left of her. The two were her Bridesmaids, since she didn't really have any other friends. Since her only true and close friend, her brother; Iscuri, had passed almost three years ago. Leaving Eshere cold and closed up to everyone, and despite her parent's best efforts they couldn't force the Dark Elf Princess to use her Dark Magic.

Eshere shrugs,"I guess. I don't really have a choice do I?" Alephro let's out a twinkling laugh,"Little sister, none of us royal have ever had a choice. But surely you'll grow to love Prince Zelnes. After all Mother grew to love Father." As Envudo steps forward to contiue to work on Eshere's hair working on making it easy to work with during the wedding, so that Zelnes could slip the bridal crown on Eshere's head, Eshere mutters. "Sure, after like 60 years." Envudo laughs,"Oh come on sister, you should be happy!" Eshere half sneers,"Happy? About what?"

Envudo continues to braid and work with Eshere's hair,"Well sister, you get to marry the Crown Prince of the Light Realm, meaning you'll be Queen!" Eshere wrinkles her nose,"Ruling over a bunch of Light Elves? I barely understand my own powers." A powerful Kingly booming voice interrupts,"Perhaps that is because you will not continue your lessons and trainings." All four siblings look towards their father as King Ohulzu stoops down to enter the room.

"Father."

Came the four voices in unison, the King flashing a half smile towards his children. Envudo continues,"Besides, Eshere, Prince Zelnes is very handsome and will make a great King." This murmur wasn't as quiet as the other half snarled words,"Yeah, and he could rule perfectly fine without me beside him." This time, all four children straightened up and fixed the little mistakes as they hear another voice. "Silence, Eshere, you will grow to like and perhaps even love him. Prince Zelnes will indeed make a great King, and you will rule beside him as Queen Eshere." The Princess bows her head slightly,"Yes, Mother." Ohulzu turns to greet his wife, moving out of the way to allow her in.

"Queen Rharenva. My love."

The Queen smiles at her husband, and perhaps her siblings didn't see it, but Eshere did. The Queen and King didn't really love each other but they didn't hate each other either, they had no feelings towards each other or anyone. Their souls had blackened a long time ago, before even Irzirn had been born. They only had children because they needed a heir and potential treaty marriage-children.

Rharenva turns her black gaze on her second oldest daughter,"Eshere. You will be fine." Eshere lowers her gaze as Envudo finishes her hair,"Of course, Mother."
*
As she walks down the asile, on the arm of her father, Eshere put on the face of a Princess. While inside she wanted to scream, wail, protest, and run. But she couldn't, and wouldn't. Reaching the end, Ohulzu hands off Eshere to Zelnes. Where Eshere kept the smile plastered on her face, their two skins contrasting each other. His a light tan of a Light Elf, and her's a dark tan of a Dark Elf. Eshere barely paid attention to the vows. They were simply about how this marriage would seal two kingdoms together and the other traditonal vows.

"Do you, Prince Zelnes Bhuzrot of the Light Realm, take Princess Eshere Ordrus of the Dark Realm as your wife to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until you are parted by death?" Zelnes light grey eyes bore into Eshere's dark blue one's as his low deep responds,"I do." The preist turns to Eshere,"And do you, Princess Eshere Ordrus of the Dark Realm, take Prince Zelnes Bhuzrot of the Light Realm as your husband to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until you are parted by death?" Eshere hesitates for just a brief second, but when she responds her voice was steady and calm.

"I do."

Ayesha could tell that Kaiden knew that something was off. But she didn't want to dive in about it. She could barely wrap her own around it. The nightmares had stayed away for two almost three years since she had fled the Dark Realm. But something had stirred it up. Not simply Rondru's visit, after all that first year after she left. Rondru caught up easily each time. Only her hellhound's swift shadow travel and their random patterns saved them again and again as they fled through realms. Realm after realm, until finally she had found a way to keep Rondru from finding her. Something or someone else was at play here, and Ayesha felt as if it wasn't only messing with her but Kaiden to.

At the mention of how the animals were just fine, she relaxes a bit. She loved the animals just as much as she loved her dead brother. Ayesha didn't call the animals 'pets', she called them companions. The Dark Elf felt as if pets was a term for slave, but companion meant friend and/or family. She stiffens again slightly at the mention of her powers, however simply inclines her head. "Thank you. But yes, my side affect has settled down. Though it was already beginning to settle down last night after Lionel worked his magic. So thank you." Kaiden began to mention his dream, and Ayesha's eyes focus as she focuses on him. Dreams were powerful.

Nodding, she processes what he says. A white wolf. Then she nods,"Of course. I'm ready to leave whenever you want. Irgruc will be happy to be on the move. As will Midnight." She felt better, at least physically. Mentally, well....Ayesha sighs to herself. Before focusing on the window and the movement outside. Ever since she first started showing signs of rebellion and unwillingness of being royal and marrying Zelnes. Her entire family, her servants, her guards, and most all the nobles and elders would not leave her alone. Warning her that no Dark Elf had ever outrun their fate, no matter how hard they tried. Even Iscuri, the most care free and rule bender, had warned her that.

In the last three years, she has had to use her powers. The side affects were getting worse. Her soul was chipped away at, even a little. Now they were about to go try and find Kaiden's parents, while trying to help as many people along the way. While fending off all of the hunters who were after them. She had a dream of her wedding to Zelnes. In such detail. The former princess wouldn't be as worry if it hadn't been so detailed. A healer had told her that a difference between a dream and a vision was that vision's had sharper and clearer details.

"Kaiden. Will you promise me something?"

"If I lose my soul, if..." Ayesha hesitates, she could barely think about it. Much less say it. But finally she manages to spit it out, her blue gaze flickering away from Kaiden refusing to look at him. "If I use my powers to much to the point I lose my soul, will you...Will you promise me that you will end me? Quickly and painless, preferably. But just make sure that I'm....Dead." The last thing the former Princess wanted to do was be alive and souless. Especially, after what Iscuri had said. Or how the Dark Elf elders acted in the Dark Realm. She never wanted to be like that. Never. She sighs slightly.

Before sensing some dark prescene, not Irgurc. Though the Dark Elf could sense the Hellhound nearby. Distracted for a moment, her blue eyes close briefly. Muttering under her breath, her lips barely moving and there was pretty much no sound. "Irgurc, find what the prescene is. But be safe." Irgurc's prescene grew stronger as the hellhound entered the town. Hopefully still hidden in the shadows, in his shadow travel. Then Ayesha forces herself to focus back on Kaiden. Finally forcing her gaze back up to meet his gaze.

(I'm sorry it's short, got a bit of a writer's block)