"Why does he come back? I think that's something you'll have to ask him yourself," R'lissea said slowly.
Elise flashed me a tight smile. "Yeah, it wouldn't be fair to spoil it for you."
"Spoil it?" I shivered, pressing further into R'lissea's embrace. "I-Is he plotting something?"
"Not like whatever you just thought of," she said.
"Oh…" I sighed, leaning my head on her shoulder. "So it's just the same as usual. He wants to use my power to crush the church."
Elise and R'lissea exchanged glances, the first shaking her head. R'lissea suppressed a smile and gave my horn a gentle caress before tilting my chin and meeting my eyes.
"Have you calmed down a bit?" she asked.
I nodded, taking a deep, shuddering breath. "I think so, but…I'm tired now. Maybe I should sleep a little more."
"You want to go back to bed? But you just got up!" Elise said. "Are you sure you're not just sad?"
"I…don't know…"
