Battle In the Night

He nodded in understanding. "Do you know how to break the curse?' he asked.

"What does it do?" he asked as he began putting things away. He glanced at her again, she had blue eyes like his.

Seth finished putting his things away and looked at her again. "Do the marks expand when you use magic?"

"If you didn't use magic at all, how long would you say you have before you'd die?" Seth sat down in a chair across from her.

Seth nodded, and began thinking. "I wish I could help you figure it out, but I, unfortunately, have a war to go and fight. We have to leave soon anyway, assuming my friend gets back in time. I really do wish I could help you figure it out though."

"Oh," Seth blinked in surprise. "Well then, would you care to accompany us?"

"How did that happen anyway?" Seth asked gesturing to her leg.

"Ah, the wolves in these parts tend to be more aggressive for some reason," Seth commented. "They only seem to leave you alone when you have more than one person with you."

(Hi we good to go?")

Seth stood up and walked to the fire, placing another log on it. "So where you from?" He asked.

"That's dumb," Seth scoffed. "So pretty much they told you have fun, figure it out yourself?"

"They were your friends and family, they should have helped you even if they were scared," Seth looked at her closely.

Seth suddenly shook his head, and pressed his palms to his temples. His head pounding as he thought of when he'd been left to die. Unable to stop himself he sat down hard on the floor. His so called friends had left him, while he'd been critically injured. The only reason he'd survived was because he'd been found by Tolkalee. He promised himself that he would never leave anyone behind, after that night. But thinking about it actually hurt physically and mentally.

All he could manage was a shake of his head. He couldn't talk without the threat of crying, which he wouldn't. Not here, he had to be the strong one, for a bit longer.