Zillah removed the necklace from her neck and threw it onto the bed.
She cried for hours uncontrollably till she slept off.
In the middle of the night, Quilan cane into her room to check up on her. She looked peacefully meanwhile she was very troubled.
He smiled and covered her, moving his hands through her hair.
He opened the windows then left the room.
It was the next day, she woke up but didn't get up for hours. When she did She looked at herself in the mirror, her eyes were red swollen.
She looked outside the window.
She walked into the bathroom and it took long before she came out.
Uncle, Alvah, Omna, Keva, Cristal, Aeron and Daivik. She laughed, who can find me?
She looked out the window again.
"Keep away from the window"..., Quilan spoke, entering the room.
"I don't want you getting hurt.
Your eyes look swollen, did you cry all night. You should've called me to comfort you, I would have".
Her eyes were heavy. She would have given him a death glare but they turned out ot be lazy eyes, which he didn't take seriously.
"Get a hold yourself, I don't want people thinking I was harsh on you, it's just the first day".....
He said and walked away.
She rested for the whole day doing nothing. What could she possibly do, perhaps if she had her powers she would definitely cease his breath and watch him die.
"It's not that I like it there, but it was much better".
She preferred to stay with Azai than Quilan. Not because of what she heard but what he is
"I'm so weak"... she moaned.
"Let's go eat"... Quilan said entering her room without knocking.
"It's late in the noon, we'll be going out by six, have something to eat"
She didn't get up so he walked to her, holding her arms, he helped her to Walk.
They got to the dining, she saw a huge set of food and fruits.
She asked him...,"Who else is joining us".
Because she couldn't tell why the food was massive.
"No one".. he replied in a flat tone.
She leg go of his grip on her and sat on the chair.
"I'm being too nice aren't I?"... he asked her to hear her opinion.
She looked at him, his expression had changed.
She sighed and replied,
"I never said to be nice...," she picked up an apple from the bowl.
She crushed it with her teeth.
"How did Azai treat you?"..., he asked curiously.
"Ask him?"..., she replied not minding if it hurts or not.
"So you choose him over me?"...,
She replied briefly...., "I never said anything of the sort".
Her answers where short and simple, very clear.
Quilan stood up and left her to eat alone.
She sighed and relaxed eating the apple. She ate about five fruits and drank a cup of juice and stood up.
In her room, she looked at the necklace he gave to her. She held it in her palm, just in case he asked for it.
By six, she didn't expect him to still take her with him.
He opened the door..., "Let's go"
He waited for no reply
She stood up from the bed walking ahead of him, he held her hand and pulled her back till they were on the same pace.
They entered the carriage and arrived in thirty minutes.
There were two carriages behind them.
When she got down, the people in the carriages stared at her. She spared a glance at them and walked away.
She sat alone.
Quilan walked in, sighting her, he walked to her and sat next to her.
She tilted her neck only to see Azai on the same column as them
There's quite a number of people this night, the announcer spoke.
"Begin"... Quilan spoke. He has no time for greetings and intro.
The audience cheered aggressively.
The others aren't here, she said looking around. She couldn't find Zayden and Zale.
She couldn't stand looking at this once more, she was about to get up when she heard
"Ten minutes"..... He wasn't joking.
She walked outside. She saw the victims this time being pulled from the outside, but a few were chained like she was.
There was a total amount of fifty two people So they were grouped in tens.
It was a quick judgement. In the first and second group twelve were eliminated eight were saved.
Down to 21-30,
Seven were killed, two were saved.
Number 30, his mask was removed. There was a long gasp from everyone.
Someone screamed loudly, the rest of the females in the audience screamed on top of their voice.
The announcer too was stunned. So was Azai and Quilan.
"What's your name?".... the announcer asked.
He replied..., "Aeron".
The females once again screamed loudly holding their partners hands.
The men were quite jealous.
"And what were you doing in the forest".... The all went quite.
"I sure wasn't stealing timber"....
The whole arena laughed.
"Keep him".... Quilan ordered.
Aeron was taken away.
Quilan couldn't wait to get back to Aeron, and because of that he passed quicker judgements.
Zillah came back by the fiftieth person.
He was quite happy that she wasn't around when Aeron was called out but not for long because he was going to send for him when everyone was gone.
When she heard the number, she looked at him with fright because she was back late, but he didn't care, at least she came back.
When he was done, it was announced that the audience should leave.
They kept shouting that they wanted to see number 30.
Zillah wondered who number 30 was, but she didn't care.
They sent guards to lead them all out.
A fat man lead Aeron into the arena. He threw him forward but he still stood.
Although his face was covered, he looked in the man's direction.
Zillah was curious to know who it was.
He forced Aeron to kneel down, a girl walked in and sat down beside Quilan.
Zillah looked at the girl but the girl didn't care about her presence. She was quite pretty.
Aeron's mask was removed, his hair fell down, he looked in the direction where they were all seated.
He narrowed his brow, same time he was shocked.
Zillah was looking at the girl, whose eyes suddenly widened, but she heard her name, "Zillah"....
They all looked at her.
She was surprised to hear her real name. She quickly turned around, looking down she saw him
"Alvah"... she shouted.
Alvah stood up but was hit in the back with a plank. He fell back down.
Zillah held and scratched her back. It was that painful.
Azai looked at her.
"Zillah".... Quilan said looking at her. "Alvah"..., he looked at Aeron.
"Who are you?".... he asked her, confusion was seen in his eyes.
"You know yourselves don't you, I see?".... The girl beside kept staring at Alvah.
The people from the carriages surrounded him.
"Back down".... Quilan ordered.
"You..why?... where are you from?... he asked.
At this point he needed a detailed explanation but no one will give him that.
Alvah looked at him and stood up again.
The fat man behind was about to hit Alvah again when he looked at him with his red eyes.
He shivered.
They all sensed it. His eyes returned to normal when he looked back at them.
They all stood up. Quilan looked at Zillah, surprised at how she knows this kind of person.
"Are you two related?"... he asked her and finally got an answer.
"Yes".... she nodded. "Mate"... he asked directly.
"Yes".
Azai looked at her, then looked at Quilan who was already looking at him.
Quilan laughed, "he came to take you home didn't he?"....
He looked at Alvah, where could he come from and why does it feel I know this chakra... he kept questioning himself.
"I'll give her back to you, but you see, she belongs to me.
I can't deny she was yours. But she's mine now, and I love my belongings but I'm possessive over my treasure, She's my treasure, Alvah".
He said Alvah name in the end to provoke him.
Alvah's mood was changing. It could be felt but not seen.
Alvah is here, but how is that possible? Zillah thought after some thinking, it was not possible for him to be in this evaluation.
Azai had a clear vision of what's going on but Quilan doesn't.
Azai looked at Zillah, "this girl"... he said.
"But treasures can be given as reward, You can win her over, but you've got to fight for her.
I'll give you till tomorrow, recruit four people that includes you.
You'll fight to win, If you loose, she's mine forever, you'll leave my arena and don't come back".
Alvah accepted.
Zillah looked at him.
"Don't worry, I wouldn't let him take you, okay"... he held her face
Alvah looked at Quilan, then Azai. She removed his hand from her face.
"You're coming home with me, if he doesn't win, you're still safe with me...." Quilan said this to her.
Azai looked at Alvah, he had eye contact with him but not for long.
Alvah turned to walk away, he looked at the fat man and whispered to him.... "didn't anyone tell you you're an eyesore".
The man widened his mouth, he quickly looked at his body. He frowned his face at his statement.