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The Cavern (guardian and LunarWolf)

Tatiana wasn't actually up in her tower at the time, she had actually ventured down into the labyrinth and was currently standing in front of the gem. The young woman was reaching out to grab it so that she could take it back to the palace, although was seeming to almost crumple to the ground the moment that she touched it, not to mention it seemed to be breaking apart and disappearing into almost a smoke that covered Tatiana before vanishing. The power that had been within the gem seeming to meld with the young woman, not that she would realize it right away. There were in truth two of these gems in the world, one light and one dark. The one that Tatiana had founded was the dark one, and the light one was still out there somewhere. Perhaps it had already been founded long ago and the power passed down through the generations. Or it was still hidden away. Who exactly knew. But when that power woke up, so would the full potential of the dark gem.
 
Greg settled in to a chair as he waited for her to return while the other mages were strong no one was as strong as she was and he hoped that she would be able to verify what he had found with her power. Greg listened to people as they spoke outside and watched from where he was sitting wondering if they knew that the grounds all carried sound to the upper floors of the castle and allowed them to hear what was being said
 
Tatiana was eventually returning to her room, although one of the guards was keeping close to her in case he needed to support her or anything. They were still a little worried over what had happened, although she was assuring them that she was fine. Soon enough she was entering her room and looked at Greg for a moment then spoke, "I have the gem. Literally. The power.... has chosen me." It was weird to say that but it was definitely the truth that was for sure. With that she was going over and sitting next to the crystal ball that was in the center of her room.
 
(changing my girls name maybe Jan will be her alias)

Greg nodded his head "ok then well I need you to do something for me if you have a moment" Greg stood up and showed her the information he had found in the records "I went looking for the female your father collard and using what I knew and had heard I was able to find her, her name is Jan it's Anna. Anna is according to the records is half wood elf and half light elf and apparently she can control both" Greg showed her where she was following the tree "if I am right and this is her then that collar is doing more harm to her then good"
 
Tatiana looked over for a moment in time before she spoke, "You know that I do not interfere with the business of my father. If he doesn't trust her, then he doesn't trust her. And he has no reason to trust her. He has never trusted magic users, not since after the whole fiasco when I was younger with being kidnapped, and those magic users wanting to use me for their own gain. And you know him.... Even if it does more harm than good, he won't care. He isn't the same person he use to be.... not since mother died. And I still think he holds a grudge against me for when that spell misfired when I was younger." Her father had been only twenty years old when Tatiana had been born. When she was five years old, her father being twenty-five at the time, she was reading through a spell book with her mother. A naturally curious child she had actually decided to do one of the more simple spells, since even at five she was far more intellectual than most her age. The spell had backfired and ended up more or less cursing her father where his aging slowed down drastically.
 
"I am not asking you to interfere I am asking you to confirm what I found it is is truly I think he can alter the collar to give her what she needs while keeping her powers locked up besides I think your father would like a chance to punish her for messing with things down below but if she dies because of lack of what she needs he won't get that chance" Greg looked at her he had heard of what had happened to her mother and to her father but he wanted to make sure he knew who he was dealing with
 
Tatiana looked towards him for a moment before she spoke, "I shall look into it, but not this very second." With that she was just waving a hand over the crystal ball at the center of the room, and watching something going on. "Did you know that father finally wants to introduce me to the people? Officially introduce me that is. I'm unsure how I feel about it." With that she was actually taking off the hat that she was wearing, along with the veil that covered her face, shaking out her hair a bit after she unbraided it.
 
Greg nodded his head "yep I did he spoke to me about it before he made the decision and it is time Tatiana the kingdom deserves to know who their princess is and who should something happen to your father will be taking his place as he doesn't have a son" Greg could tell that this news bothered her but he wanted her to know she wouldn't be alone
 
Tatiana was looking over at Greg for a brief moment in time before she was giving a nod then spoke, "I am well aware of this, but I'm still not quite sure how I feel about it completely." With that she was giving a small shake of her head before she was standing up once again.
 
Greg stood up and walked over and with out thinking grabbed on to her hips one of the few places he avoided touching to get her to stop moving "Tatiana it is more then time for the people to know who you are and you should embrace that you don't have to interact with them but they need to know who you are" Greg looked her right in the face and hoped she would understand that this was a good thing and not a bad thing
 
Tatiana was a little startled when he was grabbing her by the hips to get her to stop moving, which had her drawing away from him a bit quickly. "Y....Yes I know this. But I don't understand why father wishes to do it now all of a sudden." she spoke after a moment in time before she was looking over towards her bed at the loud yet squeaky meow that came from the kitten, who was sitting on the edge of the bed. "Oh yes and then there is you. What shall we name you? I'm thinking maybe Luna." Tatiana spoke and the tiny creature jumped off of the bed and ran over to the young woman.
 
"I doubt it is sudden you would jut have to ask him" Greg had noticed how quickly she had moved and felt bad for starling her like he had but he knew better then to say anything about it or risk up setting her and that would upset her father
 
Tatiana looked towards him before she spoke, "We already know that father never plans anything ahead of time." She did look towards the window for a moment in time just gazing out towards the sun that was beginning to set. How beautiful.
 
"this is true but then again your father has surprised us before" Greg looked at her lightly as she looked out the window and he couldn't help but wonder what was running through her head.
 
"That is a very valid point. Father is.... a little spontaneous, we already know this." Tatiana spoke after a moment in time before she was brushing her hair from her face then was going over to her closet so that she could pick out something to wear. It seemed like her father was wanting to do that that night since he was already hosting a ball for all of the nobles.
 
"well I will leave you be so that you can get changed as it is I need to go and put my dress uniform on for this event" Greg hated balls probably more then she did simply because people always tried to hit on him or even cause problems
 
Tatiana just gave a small giggle before she spoke, "You have fun with that." The dress she was settling on was her golden gown and as usually she was hiding her face away although this was more with a veil that she could flip over her head, to join the rest of that. She was sliding on a pair of shoes before drifting out of her room so that she could head to her father's chambers, where he was already instructing his generals on what was going on for the night. It seemed like even the slave that had pissed him off earlier was going to be there, although Tatiana felt sympathy for the woman. It seemed like she was going to be publicly embarrassed. Thankfully her father wasn't being as cruel to chain her up naked next to his throne but.... dressing her in a rather slutty maid outfit was just as bad.
 
it didn't take him long to get changed and then to head to join the king and princess in his chambers. Greg had heard what the king was going to do to the girl but he didn't know if the king had been told her health status or not the girl seemed to be in pretty bad shape at the moment so she didn't know if the doctors would advise her leaving the infirmary or not. Greg looked at everyone when he walked in to the room and bowed at the king and princess but then looked at the other generals who bowed to him. his place as chair general earned him that right and he did everything in his power to make sure that he didn't let the king down and cause him to remove that title. "your majesty the head doctor wishes to speak with you about the girl if you have a free moment" the doc had stopped him on his way there after he had changed.

Anna was laying in one of the beds and was extremely pale. the doctors had been working she she had been Brough to them to get her stabilized but they couldn't figure out what it was she needed to get better and hoped that the king would have some idea of what they needed to give her. they did find how ever that being in the sun and near plants kept her stable and that was there she was resting was in the one spot of the room that had a lot of sun coming in and as many plants as they could find surrounding her.
 
Aaron looked towards Greg as he came in and was mentioning that the doctor wanted to see him about the girl. This had him rolling his eyes before he spoke, "I don't really want to talk to the doctor about the slave right now. It can wait until.... tomorrow or the following day." With that he was shaking his head before getting up from where he was sitting and striding out of the room. "She dies, she dies. I will not feel any remorse for a slave dying. It happens all the time." was all he said as he left the room. Tatiana almost cringed a bit, feeling her father's irritation as he left the room at that point in time. A few of the generals were just looking towards one another, and Tatiana sat quietly with her hands folded on her lap, back straight but at the time she was just looking down at her hands. "Everybody should stop bringing up that slave... already he is in a sour mood. You are only going to make it far worse. And you already know how he gets when he is truly pissed off. I would rather not see somebody get publicly whipped again. Or worse.... see somebody get their limbs cut off like last time." one of the generals spoke, completely forgetting that Tatiana was in the room. This wasn't a side of her father that she knew. She she knew him to be cruel and demanding, but not to the point where he would physically have another person harmed for his own enjoyment. Having somebody whipped.... or having their limbs cut off. This news actually had her putting a gloved hand to her mouth as if she were going to be sick. Her movement seemed to remind the men that she was in the room in the first place, which had her swiftly dismissing herself and leaving the room quickly. No.... her father wouldn't do something like that.... she didn't want to believe that.
 
Greg looked at the male "I was just doing as asked and you should watch your tongue and keep in mind that Tatiana has free reign over this castle" Greg then turned and headed after her since it was either that or killing the male for what he had said. Greg was also tempted to slap the king for his blatant disregard for the fact that the slave he wanted chained up next to his chair was in no condition to be moved from where she was. when Greg reached Tatiana he placed a gentle hand on her back "come one maybe you can help the girl I know you probably don't care but she doesn't deserve to die for trying to protect the people around her
 
"What they said.... It isn't true.... is it.... Father....He would never...." Tatiana spoke in a low voice before she was giving a small shake of her head, tears all down her cheeks. No she didn't want to believe what she had heard but deep down she knew that it was true. She did slap his hand away especially when he was more or less assuming that she didn't care about the female. "How dare you accuse me of not caring! I care more than anybody else in this place! But you wouldn't know this. I'm always in the infirmary helping them, tending to their wounds, when I'm not up in my chambers using magic to cure them." she spoke before she was turning and running away from him as well, picking up her skirts so that they weren't in the way. It wasn't long before Luna seemed to come out of nowhere and Tatiana was picking up the small creature, and headed to the medical wing. "The king is wanting the slave changed into her outfit for the evening. And he has given permission for the collar to be removed, only on the firm condition that the slave needs to understand and comply to completely. No magic will be used. Whatsoever. The only people permitted to use magic at a social gathering such as this is myself as the Royal Sorceress." Tatiana spoke as she walked into the room.
 
one of the doctors looked at her "ma'am I don't think it is wise the girl is weak so much so that we don't know if she will make it through the night we have never seen someone get this ill before at least not this quickly" the female walked Tatiana over to where Anna was laying down and showed her to Tatiana "if you can heal her My lady we will get her ready otherwise I can't release her from this room"
 
"It is merely because her magic was locked away, that is the only reason that she is sick. Hence the reason why I stated that the collar would be removed, and she will have access to her magic but she is not allowed to use it. Whatsoever. Not unless for some reason an enemy is dumb enough to attack the castle and those that have magic are needed to protect the people, then she can use it." Tatiana spoke, although she was more firmly looking at Anna, seeing that the woman was awake at the time.
 
Anna glared at the female "go to hell I was collared for protecting those who couldn't protect themselves I would rather die then follow his rules besides what kind of king locks his people away underground against their wills" Anna then turned her head away from the female and let the sun soak as much as it could in to that side of her face
 
"Then there is nothing more than I can do to help you. Even I am bond to rules." Tatiana spoke after a moment in time before she was looking towards Luna, who had popped her furry little head out from behind her hair, giving a soft meow. "I would help if I could little one, but the king wouldn't be very happy." Tatiana told the tiny creature as if she knew exactly what the kitten was saying.... which wasn't quite a lie. She could understand the kitten.
 
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