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He looked over at her with a small frown. "You are. I'm not, anymore."
She summoned the hands hesitantly. "But I'm not as mad anymore. You're not being mean."
"I know," he said, his other hand rubbing his chest as if it ached. "It's designed to be opened by magic users from the inside, otherwise people...
She suddenly seemed tentative. "With my magic?"
Eventually they made it. She had likely never seen it before, but it was massive, and stretched in a curve until she could no longer see it in the...
She squinted. "What? Control it?"
He was quiet as well, and they continued on in silence as they traveled to the kingdom wall.
She stood as well. She was more calm than before, but still suspicious. "Okay.."
"Plenty more," he said. "I'm sure of it."
She sighed heavily, running a hand through her hair. "I'm going to be honest, Ben.. I think using me for the treaty is just going to anger them."
"I have to run," he said flatly. "People want me dead."
She looked conflicted, but seemed to understand. "..Were you telling me the truth yesterday when you said you just wanted to see how it works?...
He frowned. "I don't think it would work. Most of the demons were driven out a long time ago by people during the fall of my rule. Because of me....
She frowned, considering this. "Isn't there a better way to go about this besides using me as a bargaining tool? What happens if they stop giving...
"But you did recognize me. At first it was dark and my hair was in my face. But you did eventually."
She crossed her arms with a frown, leaning back. "What?"
"That sounds like a majority of my problems," he said. "What's left is that I'm weak. I can hardly defend myself. 200 years away doesn't help that."
"Okay," she said coldly. "So their revenge wasn't enough the first time? They want to control us all over again?"
His face darkened. "I don't know what to tell you."
"They did. Then once they unlocked the key the magyck they were selfish about it and wanted to keep that control. They killed millions, Ben."
