Demiourgos

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she was a mere child with a mind like a quarrian sand pit, nothing could escape it. "My word is my bond."
    "Rose can I ask you a serious question that you may not fully understand?" Nina asked as they retired to the side room and sat down against the far wall underneath the barred window.
    "Of course, though that is an odd way to start a conversation I think." Rose smiled a bit and watched the girls gather around the bone bowl to get their daily fix. She was glad she had never taken well to the prajma weed; it apparently had a slightly addicting effect to it.
    "For a long time I have served the elven court with devotion. I have been assigned a few bodyguards since then." Nina looked up at Rose with her eyes sparkling in the sunlight wiggling its way through the obsidian bars. "Will you be my guardian like in the story of Kwynneth and Xunil?"
    "Nina." She said softly as she looked down at the shorter girl then back out to the main room of the harem. For a moment she was quiet as she pondered the question. Nina had done so much for her but this type of commitment was something she had trouble fathoming. She knew it stemmed from not having any friends growing up, she had been alone most of her life regardless of the fact that there were always other girls in the harem.
    Rose couldn't help but sigh and look down at Nina and her beautiful blue eyes. Nina was the closest thing she had to a friend and Maudette and Neeshka were the closest thing she had to family. Regardless of her trepidation she felt as if she and Nina had a bond. From the instant they had met she felt like they were destined to be together.
    "I take it from your silence that is a no?" Nina said dejectedly.
    "Not at all, I just need some time to think." Rose smiled down at the young girl and pulled her close by the shoulder. "You are the only friend I have in this world."
    "I have never been able to make friends; every other elf I have interacted with has either been older than me or too mixed up in politics or study to care about having a friend. I feel like we are bonded together at some level I cannot see." Nina rested her head on Rose's shoulder and sighed softly. "It's funny you know, I've never taken to anyone this quickly but there's just something about you I trust. I feel like I have known you all of my life."
    Rose knew not how many hours had passed but she watched the light from the window shift across the floor as the burning orb that was the sun moved on in its daily trek. Her mind swirled with questions but she could not answer them all at once. The bond Nina felt was obviously mutual, for Rose could not deny she had taken a liking to the girl. "Nina, I would be honored to be your guardian."
    "Oh thank you!" Nina's ecstatic tone broke her calm exterior instantly.
    "I must ask though, what do you need protection from?"
    "This is the part you may not understand." Nina said simply with a shrug. "My mother's current status will not hold forever and the truth of this world is that everything is dangerous or it is dead."
    "So how does this whole thing work?"
    "I don't know exactly." Nina replied sheepishly. "I guess we exchange blood and an oath?"
    "Well then," Rose stood up for a moment and straddled Nina's lap. She got a bright red blush from the elf and giggled; knowing Nina had misunderstood the gesture. With a light nip to her lip she drew a line of blood. She leaned forward and bit Nina on the lip only enough to draw a little blood from her as well then kissed the elf full on the lips making sure to exchange a few drops between them. She held the intimate gesture for a moment then pulled back and looked directly into Nina's eyes. "I swear to protect you to the best of my ability, may our bond hold strong eternal."
    Nina, flushed and taken aback by the highly personal gesture, cleared her throat a bit and shifted looking a bit uncomfortable from the proximity. "I accept you as my guardian and closest friend, may the gods themselves watch over our

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