Alone again

I sat down on my seat nodding at the fact that all was calm and drinking the wine I took from Persephone spoke, "Rushed home for no reason!" I sighed before reading my book closed it got up, "I better do something useful otherwise I will sit here bored as per usual!" I looked over to the bucket and mop and groaning grabbed it, "I hate this job, so much to cover!" either way this would distract me. I swept the floors and moped the blood away, each block floor took half and hour so by time I actually finished it had occurred to me that I must have spent 3 days at least on it but as I put the mop back in the corner made a not to get another few from the surface; the prisoners mocked me for letting Ciri go but I kept responding with "She is in a better place" no matter what was said, she truthfully was but as I sat down and stared at Athena's picture looked over to see a wrapped parcel in the corner and by the shape of it, it must have been a portrait or painting of something. I walked to it and leaning over to read the tag read, "Don't forget me now James! I pulled the wrapping off and smiling at what I saw lifted it up to see the image of Triss in a customary pose in full detail. I looked at Athena's portrait before saying, "It's too say a final goodbye love!" I took it off and taking it to the edge of the balcony spoke, "Maybe your memory dies with this or maybe the burden growds worse, either way... I need a fresh start!" and dropping it into the lava pit walked back to the room to place it up in the spot once occupied by the goddess.

Months passed and being truthful I was busy, some prisoners were getting released others increased so I didn’t get to see anyone but that didn’t stop Ciri sending me angry mail after mail, I wrote back admitting I was busy and hoped to return to see her soon but she didn’t care instead she sent more and more letters and reminders. It had been four months and I hadn’t seen her apparently and she was worried about me. I replied that there was no need to, I was fine; I am always fine but she wouldn’t listen. Persephone did go over and talk to her about it but Ciri wanted to see me as well Triss but Triss apparently understood it better and backed off but she did wish for a way of better communication. I confessed there should be an easier way but not much could be done, passing messages through multiple realms was hard. Life was back to normal of loneliness and hard work but soon it was going to change...