[Witch_Queen]

"You thought me to be dead. My goodness does your self pity know no end! I have been ever alone and not even Avalon could feel the emptiness I felt with you gone. What else do you wish of me? I offered you what you just broke and you throw it back in my face. Fáinu, I know you are troubled and I do pity you but the fact that I want to be here for you and the only thing I get is denial. Perhaps I should go ahead and forget about you and forget about this." Cree jerk on her sleeve and tore the thread that held the material together.

On her left arm was a scar from what look like burn marks. Looking closer at the scars one could see a name. "Fáinu, your name will forever remind me of the painful fire I went through. Day in and day out I have to live with the fact that I have these marks. Yes I know your scars are worse. Yet can you not even see that I have traveled so long looking for you. I have endured so much pain to only find you and find what I wished was death. I care not anymore."

Cree reached in her pack and pulled out her cloak. She knew that it was best she didn't go back in the inn with her clothes tore. She would mend the broken sleeve later. Perhaps when she had settled down and Fáinu wasn't around. Cree felt like giving up, she didn't want to go through this anymore.

Avalon could feel Cree's rage and tightened her grip on Cree. Unable to ignore the pain Cree looked at her shoulder to see red clothing rising. The crow punctured Cree's skin and was digging through her muscle tissue.

I know Avalon, there is nothing I can say or do. My rage is my own, and no one elses. I shouldn't take it out on him. After all I lost him so long ago only to get him back a changed man. What I would give to have my father back and be back in Eryn Lasgalen. Too bad Fáinu doesn't feel the same way.

"Forgive me Fáinu. I have gone mad. I didn't mean to become so angry but I did. I can not help it. These days my temper seems to run away with me." Reaching around her neck Cree pulled up the necklace she had showed Fáinu the night before. "I promised you I wouldn't take it off, not even in death. I had failed in that promise. When I thought you to be dead I removed it and placed it out of sight. Then when I had met my actual parents I removed it. This morning I put it back on. Hopefully this shows to you how loyal I am." Deep down inside it didn't matter how much apologizing she did Cree was still hurting and her shoulder was still bleeding.