[Pinkie]

Mizuki turned the moment Verdia began to speak. What on earth was she talking about? Though as she continued to talk Mizuki began to think. That...that couldnt be right. Not what he was thinking. He had heard rumers that the queen of the drows had a little pet but never in his ears did he think it was Thalion.

Walking over to Thalion he ignored the protest the male gave as he placed his hand on his forehead. It took everything in his power not to jerk his hand away. "Alright well first thing we need to bring that tempeture down" He said moving and leaving the room. After awhile he came back "Alright everyone out now" He said looking to them all "That means you to Vedria" He said glaring at the female before she starting ranting.

"Look its not happening!" He said raising his voice a little "Out. Now" Was the final dismissel and he watched as all of them left. Looking to Thalion he smiled a little "Sorry but you need to trust me with this" He said "There is a bath run for you but its colder then usual" He said with a nod of his head "Then after that I have some herbs you need to eat" Mizuki said moving to gather them.

This was when he noticed that Thalion didnt move he just sat there. Mizuki frowned a little "You will regret this" He said walking over. In one swift movement the male was up and in his arms. Ignoring the protests and struggles he took the male to the bathroom and put him down "Now...I will undress you if I have to but I am sure you can manage" With that he left the room.

[Rosekitten]

Verdia noticed Mizuki seemed to be thinking on what she had said. But he didn't think that this was the case. After mizuki seemed to leave and come back telling everyone to leave she sighed a little. Before she left she looked from Thal to Mizuki. "Maybe you should get him to tell you another reason why he left home. I'm sure thats something he hasn't told you let alone anyone else." She shook her head a little before leaving as well.

Though Thal was hardly happy that Verdia would tell Mizuki to ask such a thing. But for the moment he didn't get to think on that too much as Mizuki spoke of what was going to happen. Great she had to mention something... He could have probably slept it off, it seemed to work in the past anyway. He had a thought that he might be able to get out of this but Mizuki was not going to let him it seemed.

Once he was released again he had half a mind to give Mizuki a bit of pay back for that. Though he knew that it was not going to help matters, not at the moment anyway. "I'll manage..." He said glaring a little at the other. "Though I wish you'd both stop fretting so much." He shook his head a little. "I've stayed alive all this time.. I think I've been dealing with my own problems quite well." Well least he said more then one word, that was a plus. Though he had a feeling Mizuki was not going to let things go that easily.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki stopped as Thalion spoke.Turning he looked to Thalion "Yes its true that you have kept yourself alive all these years but to what cost?" He asked lightly his ears dipping back as he thought a little before speaking again "You hardly speak, you keep everything to yourself and half the time I dont know what to think" Mizuki said with a shrug of his shoulders. "I love you Thalion I always have and I always will" Mizuki said "Thats why it hurts me to see you this way" He said lightly.

"Did you know that for the past seven years I prayed and wished and hoped that you were alive" He said looking to the ground. "That day when I realized the drow I had in my grasp was you...was a dream in its own" He said with a little laugh "Though that dreamed turned into a nightmare" He said with a growl "The Thalion I had was not the one I lost" Mizuki said looking back up to the male.

"Why did you leave Thalion?" Mizuki said looking to the male "What made you into the man you are today?" He asked with a little shake of his head "The man I love is in there some where and one day I will get him back and that day is going to be the best day of my life" He said turning to leave before he paused "Minus the first time you said you loved me back..." Mizuki all but whispered as he left the room.

[Rosekitten]

Mizuki was right, at what cost. He had done everything to keep his magic under control. He wasn't allowed access to runes so binding his magic was out of the question. Plus he had said before that binding wasn't a solution.. still wasn't but he didn't have control over his powers still and where he had been forced to use them they were even worse then before.

He never spoke as Mizuki talked about how it pained him to see him this way. But he didn't understand that it had to be this way. If he had kept fighting her the way he was then he wouldn't have a mind left. The current Queen was one that had been banished and with good reason. Even Drows had standards and she had crossed the line more then a few times to her her way.

It was funny though, he had wished an prayed he was alive. Yet Thal had prayed for death most days and that Mizuki was alive somewhere. A means to a end of his torment he had been putting up with for years. The day he was captured he thought for sure he had found that day. But instead he had ended up back with Mizuki. Now he had no idea how to react or how to open up to him again, he still cared for the other but he had no will to show it.

After Mizuki left he sighed shaking his head a little. "someday.." He hated thus himself in truth, not being able to go back to how things were. Being conflicted with his own thoughts. He was still reserved though, like he needed to protect himself. It wasn't like he wasn't Thal but it was still going to take time. Though he was glad for the moment he did not take Verdia's advice to pry at questions of his past.

Either way he figured he was better off doing as Mizuki wanted him to do before the other decided to force things. Though he was already regretting the idea. He hated the cold with a untold passion. Water, air anything having to deal with the cold. He needed to keep a mental note to murder his sister for having a big mouth.

[Pinkie]

Mizukis mind was all over the place. He knew healing would take time for thalion because of the fact that it was mental as well as physical. Though it seemed to him that the mental part was going to take awhile to fix bit Mizuki was ready for the challenge. He wanted no needed Thalion back to his normal self.

With that thought on his mind Mizuki grabbed the glass he was making and adding the last herb into it he took it to Thalion. Without announcing himself he walked in and looked at the male who was already undressed and sitting in the large tub. Walking over Mizuki handed the male the cup "drink this" he said though at Thalions questioning look he smiled "it will help that all you need to know" he said.

"oh and I would drink it fast if I was you" he said with a nod and watched as thalion downed the drink fast and he still made a face as Mizuki took the cup "yes yes I know...the taste" he said with a sigh before leaving the male to his thoughts.

Mizuki left and went to sit infront if the fire where his water was coming to a boil for his tea. Worrie.g there his mind raced as he thought of everything. He would wait and let the male come to him. It was a sad rhought for he wanted nothing more then to kiss the male but at this time it was the past thing that Thalion needed.

[Rosekitten]

Time was the main factor, sad truth but after what he had been through for seven years. It took at least six of those before h finally did shut down just to prevent her from breaking him. Though in a way she still accomplished her goal, just not in the means she would have liked seeing as he still managed to get free from her. A mistake on her part thinking he was some pawn that she could control so easily.

But the thought of things being normal was hardly on his mind. Too many other factors in play at the moment, let alone where would things go if things did return? Mizuki had his hands full with the forces here, not to mention the child. Aside from that there was the whole tale from years ago. What a load that turned out to be seeing the state of things currently. Unless they could get worse like the dead started rising or demons came forth.. oh like either would happen. The odds of either were as likely as either of them seeing a god.

Though any thoughts he had were disrupted as Mizuki walked in and told him to drink whatever was in the glass. His ears went back a little when the other smiled saying it would help. Meant he really didn't want to know what was in it. Knowing Mizuki and his little potions and mixtures he REALLY didn't want to know to be quite honest.

Taking the given advice hardly helped any. If he had a mind about it he might gag. Normally he would say something like he needed to work on a way to make it taste even a little better, but he didn't. He thought about it but seemed distracted at the same time. He was about to say something but stopped as Mizuki started to walk out again. He needed to say something, anything.

After a while he got dressed again before leaving the room. Though it seemed Mizuki had things on his own mind as he was just sitting there with his tea. "You asked what made me like this, if you want to know use that seal and find out. But I promise you'll regret knowing." Yes he knew the other said he wouldn't but still, if he was giving him permission it might answer a number of questions. It was up to Mizuki though, it was easier for the other to go through memories then to be explained.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki was lost in thought though it was broken the moment Thalion spoke. Looking over to the male Mizuki shook his head a little "I cant do that" He said turning his head back and looking at the fire. "Not after what happened last time" He said with his ears dipping down and his face growing sad.

The memory of what happened that day had plagued his mind for years. Looking back to Thalion he saw the look on the males face "You cant explain it...the reason why your like this" Mizuki said and he watched as Thalions ears dipped down and the male turned his head. Was it really that bad that Thalion didnt want to voice it?

Placing his cup down Mizuki stood. With light foot falls he walked over to the male. Bringing his hand up he placed pale fingers under a chin and lifted the males face to view his own. "I will but only this once and only because you asked" He said lightly as he looked into Thalions eyes.

Not breaking eye contact Mizuki went through the seal and searched through Thalions memories but the deeper he got the more enraged and sad he became. The things that witch made him go through. Mizuki growled to himself as he pulled back "I promise you...she will pay Thalion" He said "By my hand I will make her suffer"

This was when Mizuki rapped his arms around Thalion and hugged the male close. He couldnt help what he did but all Mizuki knew was that he needed to hug the male before him. "Im so sorry" Mizuki said in a whisper "The things you had to do...just to live" He said in a pained voice as he whimpered a little "Never again...never again will you have to do anything like that...I promise you" He said as his grip grew tighter.

[Rosekitten]

He didn't figure Mizuki was going to, even with him saying that if he wanted to know he would have to do so. It wasn't that he could not explain it, more of where was he suppose to start. To be fair his relationship with this she witch started when he was a child. One among other reasons why he left home. Over all it would take a large amount of time to explain it all.

Though Mizuki seemed to get the hint as he stood and walked over saying just this once and because he asked. Even if Thal hated magic it did have its uses. But he was sure Mizuki was not going to like what he found. It seemed he was right to but how the other was reacting as he was going through everything.

Though there were a few things Thal could have lived without being known. Like the fact him and his sister were not just mere commoners. They weren't royal but they were from a rather powerful family to say the least. It wasn't too uncommon for the royals to buy some of the noble families off for their personal gain. One such reason for running away. She was a tyrant back then, it had just gotten worse now.

She was banished some odd years back so he figured she was locked away somewhere or dead. Not that she would raise a army and kill her mother just to take over the throne. Was he ever wrong on her being disposed of. Let alone she still seemed dead set on making his life hell. She only attacked that camp because he was there.

When Mizuki finally pulled back and said she would pay Thal shook his head a little. "You'll have to beat Verdia to it... but there happy you know now?" Of course the other wasn't. He had probably come close to dying countless times let alone the reasons why torture didn't work on him now.

Though he wasn't expecting Mizuki to hug him. Let alone to say sorry about what had happened. His ears went back a little listening to the other. He didn't really want pity for it all but now that Mizuki knew... He did laugh a little weakly as the other said never again. "Don't make promise you can't keep." There was no real way to promise that t would never happen again, if she found him again and managed to destroy this camp nothing would stop her.

[Pinkie]

Happy he knows? No he was not happy not at all. Instead he was enraged and angry that this women had the nerve to even try and do what she said. Though his thoughts stopped the moment Thalion spoke again. A promise he couldnt keep. Mizukis ears dipped back and he stepped back from the male "I know" Was all he said as he moved and sat in front of the fire.

Mizuki blamed himself for the state of the male before him as well for what he had to go through. If Mizuki didnt leave that day all would be different would it not? Would Thalion be the man that he used to be? Or would Mizuki be dead and he still in the gasp of the bitch.

Mizuki sighed as he hung his head "I shouldnt of left all those years ago" He said lightly "But I...I just couldnt deal with what I had done" He said with a sigh "It was easier...for me to leave" He said with a nod of his head. "I left and things went to hell...everything is my fault" He said with a little whimper closing his eyes.

[Rosekitten]

Listening to the other say that he shouldn't have left and that this was all his fault made him shake his head a little. Always Mizuki, trying to save everyone when it wasn't possible. It was funny a sort of sad funny but there was a hint of humor in it. He always was trying to please everyone and do everything possible to make the world perfect.

He could leave him to wallow in his thoughts but he couldn't sleep anyway so why bother walking off? Moving he sat next to the chair Mizuki was sitting on before breathing out a little extending one hand towards the fire a little. "Last I recall.. things were already going to hell before you left." Speaking towards the attack would have happened with or without Mizuki there.

The fire seemed to take on a odd shade of red before reverting back to its normal color as he drew his hand back. "Things could have been worse if you were there...if you had died that day I wouldn't still be alive." His ears went back a little knowing it was true. "I couldn't .. " He sighed a little. "I couldn't let her win.. not with the chance of you being alive and knowing you were right and that I was being rather thick that day." Was one way to put it, dense, idiot any of the like terms.

"Yes I did shut out the world, but it was to prevent her from finding the one thing what was keeping me going." The few memories that he had focused on to prevent her form trying to rip what happiness he had away. "So stop acting like it is the end of the world because you decided to leave." Even with Miuzki there they would have lost.

Though the other still seemed stuck on his thoughts as Thal stood. He waited a moment before shaking his head a little and moving to kiss Mizuki's lips once. "Besides.. should you be happy? We're both alive and she doesn't have that sword."With that he finished standing before explaining that further. "The battle was lost anyway, even if I don't believe in legends doesn't mean I don;t think there is something off about that blade.. letting her get a hold of it was not in my best interest."

[Pinkie]

Mizuki sighed as the male spoke. Yes he knew things were going to hell before he left bit what was he do to? He could of stayed that's what but as Thalion continued to speak he realized that maybe of was for the best he left as Thalion said he was the onlty reason why he kept living and pushing on. That thought alone was enough to bring a smile to his face.

Mizuki was still lost in thought but he snapped back to reality the moment he felt dark lips on his own. Gods did he miss that but that thought ended as Thalion pulled back and spoke agian. "i am happy yes. Happy that I know your alive, happy that your beside me..." Mizuki said "i could care less of the sword...your life means more then anything in this world to me" be said.

Standing mizuki turned and looked right into those ember orbs he missed so much "i am happy to sed you free" he spoke lightly his ears dipping back. "I do love you Thalion and I will neber stop" je said hanging his head a little. Mizuki thought that Thalions mind had gone through enough so he went to move away so the male could get soe rest thoigh somwthing told him rest qould not come lightly. Not with everything he now had on an already troubled mind.

[Rosekitten]

The man Mizuki had loved and still did was there, thats what the kiss was from. Things would get back to normal sooner or later but till then Mizuki had to work with him a little. Though from the sounds of it at the moment it was Mizuki who needed someone to support him and not the other way around.

He had a point though in truth he was happy to be back with Mizuki, even if things weren't what they use to it just yet. Just being around Mizuki was helping on its own. Though the next words from Mizuki were ones he had feared he was never going to hear again over the last seven years.

Though when Mizuki went to move away he stopped him. "I know you won't I will never stop loving you either.. I just need time thats all." If he had ever stopped he wouldn't still be breathing at the moment. "Now before you go blaming yourself for the end of the world.. get some sleep. I'm tired of listening to you move about throughout the night for the past few weeks." It was true enough Mizuki hardly had been sleeping, probably a number of things on his mind.

[Pinkie]

Mizuki stopped as Thalion stopped him was it true? Did Thalion still love him? He knew the male needed time and Mizuki was going to give him at least that. Though as he spoke qbout rest Mizuki sighed "rest is something I have not done since the day i left seven years ago" je said hanging his head "to much to think...to much to do" he said looking back up with a soft smile.

"I have herbs to aid with that as well as meditation" he stated "i haven't slwpt since the day we last shared a bed" Mizuki said with a nod of his head "i doubt tonight will be any different" he spoke before leaning In and kissing thalion one more time "but that does not meen yoi can't rest" he said lightly.

[Rosekitten]

Listening to the other it would seem they had one thing in common over the years. Lack of sleep or the inability to do so rather. Though herbs and meditation could only recover so much. It was amazing that Mizuki was still going really. For the past few weeks he couldn't recall seeing the other sleep at all. At the least he manged a few hours maybe?

"If you mean I have to listen to your endless shuffle of papers and whatever else you do throughout the night.. I don't think sleep will be a option." It was true enough, Mizuki never seemed to sleep let alone rest at all. "So either you try to sleep or your going to ave company the rest of the night, take your pick."

[Pinkie]

Mizuki sighed and shook his head "Suit your self then" He said with a nod as he went about and did everything he normally did in a night. With that being said it was not before long that Thalion gave up and went to bed. Mizuki didnt sleep it was half the reason why his complexion was paler then normal and his eyes were always tired. Though he couldnt rest not yet.

That night and the fallowing others Thalion bugged him to sleep but he couldnt. Even if he was to try it would fail so why try? At least that was his thinking. The days and nights went on and turned into weeks. Soon it was a month and Mizuki was sitting there watching the sight before him.

Thalion was sparing with Felix. His sword play was getting back to what it was and Mizuki loved this fact. Closing his eyes for a moment he hummed lightly before he heard a voice from his lap "Papa can I learn?" Neena asked and Mizuki opened his eyes again. Looking down he tilted his head "Learn what my dear?" He asked lightly and Neena pointed towards the two fighting.

Mizuki gave a little laugh "Your to young to learn something like that right now" He said and smiled at her frown "Come on! I am not that young" She pouted "Im almost eleven" She huffed crossing her arms. "Not now Neena...when your older" He said and she huffed. Mizuki shook his head a little as he continued to watch the sight before him.

As the day grew on Mizuki began to get tired again. He needed something to fix it and that was the thought on his mind as he began to gather the herbs he needed for his tea. Putting everything in water he placed it over the fire before sitting infront of it. Neena was sleeping and he was the only other one in the place so far. It seemed the perfect time for some meditation. Crossing his legs closed his eyes and cleared his mind.

[Rosekitten]

Felix has made sure to pester Thal. A number of the newer recruits were a bit on edge with someone being able to kill four armed scouts without a weapon. Let alone that they thought Thal might lose it and do the same on the camp. So the sparring was to serve two purposes, to keep Thal busy and to see if his skills were nearly as good as they once were. Of course they had decreased a bit but it took almost no time for that to be recovered.

Felix was having to work rather hard to keep up with Thal in the past few weeks. Normally it ended up with Felix losing the fight in a combination of being disarmed or on such a position that he would be unable to free himself without a serious wound.

When it got later in the day Felix finally gave up, at the lest for today. Whatever reason he was determined to beat Thal, he had been this way before but still. Returning to the tent he sighed a little pausing before walking in. He figured Mizuki was working or meditating, each day he swore the other got worse no matter how he hid it.

Though today he was getting to the final straw as he stood there watching the other. It seemed the girl was asleep and no one else was here. That was it he had made his mind up that Mizuki was going to sleep even if he had to knock him out. He walked over to where Mizuki was sitting as he waited to see if the other was going to say anything.

Ok that was it, he was going to disrupt this little routine. Moving he Kissed Mizuki before getting his attention. "Your coming to bed now, and you don't have the option to refuse the offer either." He never said if it was sleeping he had in mind but he was going to get Mizuki to relax even if it was for a short while. That or knocking him out was a option.