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I’m starting to realize that it would be best for me, too, if I never see Tessa again.
She has changed me too much.
I start my journey back to the dark elf citadel, moving as quickly as I can, even though the wind has risen.
Maybe this is a punishment from the gods. Because it becomes more and more difficult to walk. The wind is almost violent as it whips up sand and small stones.
Not even my thick demon scales can protect me against the stinging stones.
I keep pushing forward, doing my best to ignore the pain. I also do my best to avoid thinking of Tessa.
I’m only successful for a few seconds at a time. Soon, Tessa’s green eyes and dark hair infiltrate my mind.
Then I closed my eyes and pushed her out of my mind again. But again, I’m only successful for a few seconds at a time.
When night falls, the wind drops, and I exhale with relief. Soon, the moon and stars send brilliant light sparking across the arid land.
It must be close to dawn when I look up and see the citadel ahead of me. Light dots the horizon, where my fellow demons have lit fires.
The demons sensed my presence immediately when I arrived back. They all flock to the dilapidated main hall of the citadel.
“Where is your whore then?” Kryon roared. Denzig throws his head back and laughs.
The rest of the demons all laugh along riotously. I push past them, but they do not stop joking spitefully at me.
“We want your whore back!”
“We want our maid back!”
“We want our cook back, Varzig, your food doesn’t cut it!”
I closed my eyes briefly as the anger roiled hot and dangerously in my chest. But before I can go berserk, I see my reflection in the only glass left in the place.
From one look, it’s obvious that I have shrunk. I do not even have to examine myself more closely.
My body is noticeably smaller. What has happened to me?
It’s another thought that I have to push aside. I need to find the soz’garoth urgently. I know I can convince him to stop the orc army.
That will give Tessa and her village some safety. And it will cause some chaos. And demons love chaos.
The soz’garoth is at the top of the citadel, gazing out of the empty window frame.
None of us have been up here since we started searching the citadel. The top of the citadel is actually a turret.
It’s small, and I have to walk up a narrow, winding staircase to get there.
I can see that he has made himself at home. He doesn’t turn from the window to look at me when I enter.
I know what he’s thinking. He’s laughing at my foolhardiness. I do not blame him.
“May I request a conference, soz’garoth?” I came up behind him, inclining my head in a graceful bow.
As much as I do not like the demon, I must act respectfully now. I need his assistance on this.
“What is it, berserker?” I cannot help but flinch away from the term. In the time that I have spent with Tessa, I have stopped associating myself with what I really am.
Spending time with her made me see myself as an intellectual. As someone who could hold knowledge.
