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her
bed.
    "Well did they hurt you? I couldn’t
stand to see you injured, you know that."
    "No I wasn’t hurt. I really don’t have
any answers for any of it. But I’m fine, don’t worry about me.
Let’s get something to eat. Are you hungry?"
    She made a face and touched her
stomach as if the thought of food sickened her. "No, I don’t think
I could eat right now, I don’t feel very well today."
    "Do you ever feel well, Mirra? You
can’t sleep all day and not eat."
    She groaned in protest and threw
herself onto her pillows, again covering her head with her silky
sheets. He shook his head and rubbed her back while she lay there.
She seemed to melt under his touch, and he knew if he kept it up
she would fall asleep. It wasn’t good that she was sleeping her
days away, but he wanted to bring some joy to her gloom, so he
continued.
    "Rommus, do you ever think about the
future?"
    He sighed. "All the time."
    "What if things don’t end up the way
you plan them to?"
    "I don’t expect them to go a certain
way. I deal with things as they come."
    She breathed in a breath of air in
such a way that made him believe she was going to say something
more. When she said nothing, he went back to rubbing her back. In a
matter of moments she was lost in the relaxation, and fell
peacefully to sleep. He got up carefully, so as not to wake her,
and went to the window. He looked out over the beautiful city,
shining in the sun, and took a deep breath. He closed his eyes for
a moment and drank in the feeling of the Medoran summer. After a
minute or two, he reached up and closed the curtains half way,
meeting her in the middle. He quietly left and closed her door
behind him, heading back to the street.
    He made his way north toward the
Emperor’s Hall, seeing it above the rooftops of the buildings in
front of him. Weaving through the streets, he did his best to avoid
people and stay out of their way. Finally he came to the steps of
the Hall, and approached one of the guards.
    "Well hello Rommus, haven’t seen you
in a while."
    "Gerik! I thought you were out
guarding the southern wall. When did you get back?" he asked as he
shook the man’s hand.
    "Just today. They sent troops from the
Sun Legion to replace us since none of us have been home for more
than a month. I am only here for the day, and then I have leave for
an entire week."
    "Did you see any great and mysterious
beasts to the south?" Rommus said with a smirk.
    Gerik laughed. "No, I didn’t see any
beasts. I think those are just stories to keep people from going
down there.
    "Yeah I think so too. Well it’s great
that you’re back. You should come by so that we can catch
up."
    Rommus liked the man but he was rather
boring. He never really talked about anything except the army, and
while there were some great stories, there was a lot more to life
than blood and victory. Rommus always thought the man was just
keeping to himself, hiding his secrets so that no one could ever
use anything against him. Gerik had served under Rommus while he
was a Captain in the Moon Legion, and he was one of the few people
left in Medora who actually showed him any respect.
    "I heard about your father. I hope
he’s well. Is it true it was a woman who did it?"
    "Apparently. Honestly I don’t know
much about it. I was hoping to see him. Is he here?"
    He clicked his tongue. "No, he left
for the Star Legion barracks just after the sun rose. He looked
fine to me if you were just wondering if he was all right. I
doubted that he even had an injury when I saw him this
morning."
    "Well that’s good. That barracks isn’t
far, so I’ll stop and see him. Did they catch the girl?"
    "They caught several girls, but I
don’t know if any of them were the right one. You’ll have to ask
the Commander there or General Tirinius."
    "I will do that, thank you Gerik. I
hope to see you again soon."
    Gerik turned back to his position and
saluted, even though it wasn’t necessary to do so. Rommus smiled
and gave his