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I stepped back to Calham, where Olivia was tending to some of the women, and she smiled at me as I stepped through my portal with a sigh. I didn't get to Moret, but that could be done in the morning. The rest of my day was going to be spent dropping food to the girls and then whatever Eliza wanted.

"You look like you have had a long day," Olivia said after she took the bowl from one of the captured women I had rescued. All of the girls that were still in the room were looking a lot better, but many of them still had haunted looks.

"Yeah, it has been a day. Did everything go well with you?" I asked as I started to gather in Positive Energy and started to walk over to each one of the women still in the room and gave them hugs.

"Yes, just these ones remain, but I guess that you have that under control," Olivia said as she watched me go around to each of the girls.

I whispered words of encouragement to each of the women, and each of them let out signs of relief as I washed the mental fatigue and pains away. There would still be memories, but they would now be buried under the positive emotions that I was pushing into each of them, reinforced with words.

Magic was cool, my strength was unmatched, and my Nightmare Cat form was practically unbeatable unless Tallia was there with Umbra, but Positive Energy was in its own class. I scorned it when I was doing the dungeon because all it did for me was inflate Olivia, but with all my memories back now, I knew that it could do what magic couldn't.

Heal the body, heal the mind. It wasn't perfect, but it was a start. I knew that some of these women would never be able to forget what had happened to them, but at least they could try and move on now without being crippled by their pasts. That was all that I could hope for as I stood up with a tired sigh and looked over at Olivia, who was watching me with an amused expression on her face.

"What?" I asked with a raised eyebrow, and she chuckled as she shook her head and walked over to me.

"You are something else," she said as she pulled me into a hug before giving me a quick peck on the cheek. "I am glad that you are back."

"There is still one town left, Moret, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. We still have to go take the food to the monster girls, but there is also Xena," I said, just remembering the Blood Witch again, but Olivia shook her head at me with a grin, and I just tipped my head.

"I went and got Tallia to help me with the monster girls since I didn't know where they were. While we were dropping everything off to the girls, she told me that Xena had visited her again. She was angry that you had already stolen the girls from her and was incredibly angry because the Negative Energy in the area had dried up. Tallia told her off, but I really don't think that Xena is going to try attacking tonight. She is going to want to plan something better, but we don't have to worry about her tonight. You should just focus on Moret tomorrow and Torrain," Olivia said as she rubbed my shoulders tiredly. It had been a long day for both of us.

I nodded and opened a portal to the backyard of Eliza's Manor, but the place was empty and quiet as we walked back out. Once the portal closed, I was about to take a step but then stopped with my foot in the air.

"What is wrong?" Olivia asked as she went to walk forward, but I put a hand out to stop her as my eyes darted around and the runes in my eyes activated.

"I am in an intense war with the Guard Captain of this city, and she is ruthless! What for a moment while I scanned around!" I hissed, but Olivia snorted as she gestured to the side.

"You mean Senna? When Tallia and I came to pick up the meat, Eliza was saying that Senna was getting a bit crazy with all her traps, but she didn't look like she minded," Olivia giggled as she kissed my cheek. "I am going to find a hot bath and a drink. You and the girls are more than welcome to join me, but only you in the tub."

Olivia winked at me and then exited through her and exited through her portal, but even after she was gone, I stood there.

There were thin transparent lines above me all over the place, preventing me from flying away without getting caught, and I had noticed three places already on my path that looked disturbed. Senna was getting way into this, and I had barely gotten her once with a prank, but these things were more like traps.

I quickly stepped to the side, and just as I moved, a log that was precariously balanced on a branch above me fell where I had been standing. The Guard Captain of Northwall was playing for keeps now, but that was fine. I could play just as dirty! If it was a prank war she wanted, then that is what I would give her!

I continued my way forward cautiously, disabling trap after trap until I made it to Eliza's Manor safely. Once inside, Senna came out of hiding with an annoyed expression on her face.

"What took you so long?" She asked, and I chuckled as I gestured to the outside.

"I had to disable all of your traps first," I said, and Senna's eyes widened in surprise before narrowing in annoyance again. "Don't worry; I will get you back for those."

Senna snorted as she walked past me, but not before giving my butt a little squeeze that sent a jolt of desire through my body. "I look forward to it."