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No more time for thinking. It was growing darker, and he knew the chase wouldn't last too much longer until the fugitives reached the great precipice. They would be trapped like rats in a corner, with nowhere else to go but to the prison that awaited them.
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“Now Tren you must-“ Tren suddenly raised his hand to silence his sister and waited…listened. Footsteps they were unmistakable, heavy soldier boots not like what ordinary folk wore. They had been found. Tren motioned for Tenya to put out the fire with the some water out of the pool in the corner of the great cave room. The light went out with the fire and pitch darkness set in. Tren took Tenay by the hand and they began to feel their way out towards the other side of the cave. Both of them groping along they heard voices drawing closer and closer.
“Down here the remainders of a fire.” One yelled.
“The coals are still warm.” Another said. Swards were drawn and the two fugitives could here the boots clanging against the rock echoing throughout the cave and pas them. Tenya could now feel the cool night are kiss her face as they drew near to the opening in the cave. Freedom was just around the corner. Suddenly a drop off, the precipice, they seemed to laugh at the siblings. Its mouth open wide and the river serving as its tongue it laughed at them out loud so all could hear. The rushing water seemed to say, you have been defeated and now you shall go no farther. Tenya heard footsteps behind her, voices of guards. Tren slowly drew his sward to defend them but she knew it was no use not against highly trained soldiers.
“Tren there is only one way out of this.” Tren looked at his sister questioning her with his eyes. She did not say anything but simply looked at the river that rushed below them.
“Oh no. there is no way you could even think of that.”
“ What else are we going to do? Jadis wants us both alive so they will not kill us here.” Tren shook his head and the voices were just seconds away. “ Tren please Jump with me. I don’t want us to be parted.” Tren closed his eyes. He couldn’t bear the thought of jumping to almost certain death. The chances of surviving the precipice drop was slim no almost non-existent.
“ Don’t move. In the name of the Queen set your weapon down.” One of the guards called out as they approached the two. Tenya leaned close towards Tren and kissed his cheek.
“ Thank you for every thing you have done. We shall never be apart.” Before Tren knew what his sister was doing she soared over the edge arms spread out wide her dress looking like feathers flapping in the wind.
“NO!” Tren turned his back to the soldiers to see his sister disappear in the rapids below the cliff. “NO!”
 
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Terthas wasted no time. At seeing the young woman jump, however, it had rather taken him back a few steps; it was something he never would have expected to see in his life: a young lady, beautiful, fair and brave, sacrificing her own life rather than risk having to face justice. With the hilt of his sword he knocked Tren out, and the guards immediately seized him. They began their long journey back to the Palace, but Terthas remained a few moments behind, looking down. He could see no trace of the girl....
 
Coming to slight consciousness Tren opened his eyes to a searing headache. What had happened? he thought then everything came back. Tenya, the temple, the chase, the cave, the Precipice, oh Tenya. Closing his eyes for a moment before acting he pictured her smile and then...he suddnely jerked his arm out of the hold of the soldier and struck him to the grownd with a nice blow to the face. The other Dropped Tren in order to reach his sword but Tren kicked it out of his grasp. The viceroy was near but not. AS soon as the sward hit the rocky path that they were on about four others could be heard taking theirs out. Tren turned to run but there in front of him he saw an old rival. Someone he had hated for years, the other man knew nothing about Tren but Tren knew everything about him and hate filled is heart as anger could be seen rising in his face.
 
"Look who it is, soldiers," said Terthas with a laugh, and all the guards laughed with him. "It's the pathetic rebel who decided he would make a clean get away with our Queen's prisoner..." Terthas punched Tren down to the ground; Tren could feel blood fill his mouth. "So much for love!"

"Bind his hands with our 'special' cord," Terthas said. "Make sure he is bound nice and tight...our Queen will want to see his scars!" With this he kicked Tren hard with one of his steel-toed boots. He couldn't help but pity the poor creature, but at the same time he found that he truly loathed him. Why didn't he just stop his madness and join everyone else in obeying the Queen? Her rules and her laws were to be minded and kept. There would be no chaos if everyone followed as they should.

Holding the cord, he dragged the miserable man along. If Tren grew tired and couldn't walk, he would stumble, and when he stumbled, Terthas or one of the other guards would drag him along until he finally had the strength and resolve to stand and walk again. Needless to say, it was a miserable trip for the poor lad, and his captors were not at all thrilled with the merry chase he had given them.

All the while, however, he wondered what had happened to the young woman who had so rashly given herself up to an unknown fate. Had she truly died? This thought gnawed at him, and he sought to suppress it as best as he could, to little avail.
 
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...meanwhile...
*Jadis was sitting on her throne angerly and impation waiting for her loyal followers to come back with her victim and was taping away at one of the armrest on her throne and spoke with frustration*"what's taking them so long they should have already been back by now!!"
 
"We are here, Your Imperial Majesty," came the suave voice of her loyal bodyguard. He bowed on one knee to her as the guards brought Tren in. The poor man was hunched over in pain, and seemed dazed. Little did Terthas realize just how much Jadis had loved Tren, and how far angrier she was at the fact that he did not return her affections. Terthas did not move as Jadis rose to her feet, her glorious purple robes flowing behind her as she descended from the high dais.
 
Tren looked up, blood was dried to his face from where he had been bleeding. He glared at the queen and all could see the hate that filled his once tender eyes. He did not speak but his gaze said it all…and much more. The queen approached, looking down at him in his pathetic state.
 
Curumo said:
"We are here, Your Imperial Majesty," came the suave voice of her loyal bodyguard. He bowed on one knee to her as the guards brought Tren in. The poor man was hunched over in pain, and seemed dazed. Little did Terthas realize just how much Jadis had loved Tren, and how far angrier she was at the fact that he did not return her affections. Terthas did not move as Jadis rose to her feet, her glorious purple robes flowing behind her as she descended from the high dais.
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*she looked toward her loyal body guard*"its about time you were back!!!"*she snaped*
 
The Forgiven Traitor said:
Tren looked up, blood was dried to his face from where he had been bleeding. He glared at the queen and all could see the hate that filled his once tender eyes. He did not speak but his gaze said it all…and much more. The queen approached, looking down at him in his pathetic state.
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*Jadis looked down at the patic creature and spoke*"well look here and you thought you got away its hard to get away from me!!"
 
“I was running only for the sake of my sister. If it were just me I would have faced you boldly and you know that Jadis.” Tren spat out her name with such disgust that Terthas even cringed a bit.
 
He is in deep trouble for certain, thought Terthas, who couldn't help but wonder what would be the outcome of this meeting. He remained on his knee, his head bowed low to his Queen.
 
“ Why Jadis, why do you do this to me…I did nothing but love on and you turned my life inside out.” Tren waited but the Queen just walked in a circle around him. “WHY!” this time he yelled and it echoed throughout the throne room.
 
The Forgiven Traitor said:
“I was running only for the sake of my sister. If it were just me I would have faced you boldly and you know that Jadis.” Tren spat out her name with such disgust that Terthas even cringed a bit.
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*Jadis glared at Tren with emotionless eyes*"I know you would if it wern't for that sister of yours!!"
 
Curumo said:
He is in deep trouble for certain, thought Terthas, who couldn't help but wonder what would be the outcome of this meeting. He remained on his knee, his head bowed low to his Queen.
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*she looked to Terthas and spoke*"at ease Terthas"
 
The Forgiven Traitor said:
“ Why Jadis, why do you do this to me…I did nothing but love on and you turned my life inside out.” Tren waited but the Queen just walked in a circle around him. “WHY!” this time he yelled and it echoed throughout the throne room.
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*she stoped circling and glared*"why you say cause you refused me!!"
 
~JadisTheWhiteWitch~ said:
*she stoped circling and glared*"why you say cause you refused me!!"
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" I refused you because I loved another woman! but you wouldn't understand the meaning of love would you?" Tren shook his head and cracked a smile. " You have anoly eerr thought of yourself Jadis and the fact that I loved someone besids you just killed oyu didn't it. You could't have something that you wanted so you through a fit."
 
The Forgiven Traitor said:
" I refused you because I loved another woman! but you wouldn't understand the meaning of love would you?" Tren shook his head and cracked a smile. " You have anoly eerr thought of yourself Jadis and the fact that I loved someone besids you just killed oyu didn't it. You could't have something that you wanted so you through a fit."
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*her eyes went dark and she glared at Tren angerly**she reach for the cord that bonded him and yanked him up by it and lifted him completely off the floor*"Slience fool!!"*she tossed the man down on the floor hard I should kill you now!!"
 
“ If you did you would have complete revenge. Why don’t you just stile me dead right here?” Everyone could see that he was just taunting her. Showing that if she did kill him it would be a sine of weakness not strength.
 
The Forgiven Traitor said:
“ If you did you would have complete revenge. Why don’t you just stile me dead right here?” Everyone could see that he was just taunting her. Showing that if she did kill him it would be a sine of weakness not strength.
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*she galred at Tren angerly then turned her back on him she was so angry she couldn't think straight*
 
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