Before your leave.

You need to get in order a few things before you leave and the two giant things you need to accomplish before that, should both be in the Tavern of Murnic.

As you walk inside once more, completey decked out in your armor, your weapons sheathed at your side, you look around., glancing through out the Tavern.

It isn't long before you see that dark haired, grey eyed women.

"Zoe..." you mention as you walk up.

"Darien! Hi...Hi!!!" she smiles at you, happy as can be "What are you...what's up?!" she questions.

"I will come back to Murnic after our fight in Rathkin." you begin "Either I will escort you to Rathkin where I will find you a place to live and we can begin our training..., or you will come back to the Syndicate with me and the same will apply, find you a home and train there. I'm not sure yet to be honest, it just depends what happens after we beat Rathkin to a bloody pulp." you smile, happy at your decision.

"Oh, well, I guess...yeah!" Zoe replies "Just...remember! I'm going to be a Sunrider!" she exclaims, her hand going up in the air.

"Zoe?" Her mother whispers out "What did you say?"

"Oh!?" she goes into shock "Mom!" she whimpers "Nothing...just nothing! I was...I was...just...I'm..."

Her mother just smiles, a few light chuckles coming out of her mouth as she continues to wrap her arm around her very young son "Zoe..." she begins "I hope you know what you're doing."

"Mom..." she just nods her head up and down, looking at her family with slight confusion.

You can't help but chuckle at the young warrior. She will hopefully figure out her situation with her family before the end of the war. Hopefully she can come with you wherever you go, whether that's Rathkin or the Syndicate...

With that you leave her side, making your way through out the Tavern towards the stairs to the second floor. As you take step after step upstairs, you glance down below, seeing many Murnic civilian's just sitting around and waiting their time out. "Good...at least they are alive." you smile, looking among them.

As you reach the top you move towards one of the closed doors. Motioning to the two Sunrider's guarding it that you will be okay "I'm going in." you command at them "Stay here, I'll be okay."

"Darien!" they both say "Just yell...and we're there!" they nod your direction.

You reach your hand out, gripping the handle before opening it up and pushing the door wide, stepping inside.

"Hello..." you begin "Lady Karisi."

"Darien." she looks your direction, nodding at you. "About to go to war?" she asks.

"Of course." you nod back "After I win, I will send for you." you step forward, gripping her wrist and pulling her into you "Stay here, be safe." you gulp down "I will crush the Rathkin army, kill them all, defeat the king..." you look to the side, thinking briefly "and afterwards..." you wait "I'll return to you, so you can lead Rathkin. So you can be the queen. The ruler. The one they all listen to."

"Thank you, Darien." Lady Karisi tilts her head down as both her hands grip around one of your wrists, holding you dearly "Thank you so much." she lifts your head up until the edge of your chin touches her lips. You feel her warm wet mouth embrace your skin. "Thank you...Darien." she repeats once more, you feel her tongue leash out, wetting her lips as she kissing the bottom of your chin, happy as can be.

"Karisi..." you mumble out "Stay safe. I'll be back." you step backwards, denying her from going any further. She just looks at you with a questioning look but doesn't say anything.

And that was that, with another nod you leave the room. Soon after you leave the Tavern, making your way to your tiger and rounding up your troops. You're getting ready for your ten hour trip south to Rathkin.

Ready once and for all to hopefully meet your maker and finally get exactly what you were searching for...