Chapter 81 - 81.The darkness within

She sighed in relief. It was Lord Cassian. ''You planned to go and find that man, didn't you? But I have to tell you, I just got news from the dungeon. He was just another servant of the people that work in darkness. I forgot to tell you and wanted to come in but I guess there is no need for it anymore. Right?''

He looked inside and got stunned. Ada was lying unconscious by the wall and Tyra was still alive and breathing.''You didn't kill her? Why?''

Kendra looked at Ada and her heart hurt a bit. ''I somehow promised to keep her alive till the tribe doesn't arrive. The elders of the tribe should punish her. When you think about it, she actually is just a foolish child that taught you could be controlled with a bit of love potion. Sigh... Did she forget what I told her? After elementalist pass, certain boundary things like poisons and potions cant either help them or harm them anyway.''

Lord Cassian nodded. ''What about their tribe? How can we find them? The man died under torture Fintan put him in. I have to admit...''He got closer to Kendra''..Fintan is sometimes really scary.''

Kendra wondered. How scary is Fintan if even her father that went to war and survived it for 20 years, had fear of him?

''I need to leave the city and travel our fief for a while. I promise I won't go over the borders of our fief, father. I will use the cloud method as anyway the clouds started appearing. I need to check other places. Do you maybe have some space bag for me? On my travels, I will buy out all the food I can. I don't care if people find out and I don't think that they will ask much if they see such a thing. I need to see if there are more hidden rats in villages. If they are...wait how will I let you know?'' she was worried.

''Won't you take Isaa with you?'' he asked.

Kendra hit her head. ''Of course. While I stop them with my walls I am sure you will be able to arrive trough secret tunnels. By the way...didn't you want to show me?'' she said while looking around the hall.

''Yes, I did....'' he looked at what is she looking for and then stared at her questioningly.''What are you looking for?''

''A servant. The girls need a healer. I will put Ada in bed and you just call someone. Why are there never people when I need them?'' she said bit annoyed. ''This is after all castle. Should not be on every floor some servants just in case? Where is that secretary and how is he teaching the personnel? What if you or Xara need something? You need to do it yourself?'' she started fretting and getting angry for no reason.

Lord Cassian had to admit she was right. The control in the castle was quite loose. It happened a few times that he needed someone to bring him stuff and on end, he had to do it himself. It was a waste of the precious time that he could spend with his family. But he would not admit that to Kendra.

''I sent them away as I didn't want them to get involved into this situation.'' he lied with a straight face so Kendra didn't even think about it and accepted it.

''Father, I will take Isaa now back home. I need to talk to her and to tell the truth I am a bit annoyed. Could you take care that Thalis get a good job around here? He is good at ordering people around, like Fintan. Could you consider taking him as junior secretary or butler? But please, people should not work here 24/7. Make their working hours comfortable. Like three shifts. So everyone is relaxed, have more energy and there will be as well health increase. After all most of the servants are humans. They can't handle as much work as elementals. Talk to the secretary and find a way. I just worry...''

He caressed her head with a tender smile.''You care so much about everyone and don't let people care about you. Sigh. Child, do you even belong to this world.''

She pouted and stared at him.''Father, do you want me to disappear from this world? I taught you liked me...''

He got shocked.''No definitely not. I hope that there will be more children like you in this world. If you leave as well... just stay around and make this world a better place.''

Xara slowly came near him from behind and yelled.''What did you tell her to have such expression?''

Lord Cassian is not scared from demons, or the King not even scared of wild animals and horde of attackers, but in front of Xara, he turned instantly into a scared puppy. He jumped up and then quickly hid behind Kendra.

Xara runs behind him trying to hit his head but at the moment her hand was about to land he would move right and then left and so on. They played around Kendra like little children and she looked at them as she were their mother not another way around.

Isaa was walking behind Xara and saw the whole situation and she found it hilarious. Kendra stood in mid of two big children and tried to pacify them. Xara tried to grab Lord Cassian's hair with her hands but he jumped around like young goat and escaped her clutches. But everything around Kendra, that started having a tired face.

Isaa went forward and just grabbed her hand and pulled her out. Of course, Kendra would have done that alone but she didn't want to stop them. After all, there is so much work in the palace and they have so little time for each other. Kendra turned around.''Isaa, could you go down and send servants to find healers and send the healers into the room.''

She turned around and went into the room to carefully pick up Ada from the floor. She cautiously put her on the bed and covered her with a blanket. She could have healed her, but she was not sure how to do it so she gave up that idea.

She sat near her bed and waited for a healer. Isaa saw in worry that Kendra seemed to be quite tired. "What happened here?"

" Tried getting the darkness out Tyra's body and have exhausted some of my energy. Except that I feel hungry and tired. As soon as the healer comes, let's go home."

Xara and Lord Cassian looked at each other. She did what? Xara came closer and put her hand on Kendra's head." Are you getting crazy as well, how is that even possible? "

"When I took the books of water I was curious about light as well and started reading it. Those with a light element can cure the acc.u.mulated darkness inside the human body. But that doesn't mean that personality will change. If that person is good it stays good, if it's bad it stays bad. Killing the darkness just means to destroy the wish for murder and destruction. If there is a lot of darkness acc.u.mulated it could leave the body of the person and infect surroundings with negative feelings. For such a young girl to have so much darkness is pretty impossible. It means only someone planted it in her as a backup plan. I had to clean it or something bad could have occurred." Kendra explained with the tired face.

They paled as they understood the significance of such words. There are so many possibilities...

"Go home and rest. Fintan is still here, talking to the secretary." Kendra nodded but kept serious expression. Lord Cassian saw that and narrowed his eyes. There is more?

At that moment one of the healers came in to help Ada. Kendra looked at her and waited. When he was done he looked at serious expression everyone had and was a bit taken aback.

"Uhm, she is fine. There will be nothing wrong with this child." He assured.

"Tell me, how strong are you at the moment? What boundary did you pass?" Kendra asked as she tucked in Ada and turned to him.

"I was as it seems already at the fourth boundary in war as I healed many people. Now with the energy we were given the other time, I passed the fifth boundary," he said while feeling something off.

Kendra nodded. He was enough. "Come with me, you need to cleanse darkness out one if our people. If it's acc.u.mulated to long in his body he might lose his control and do the thing he doesn't want."

He nodded. When they brought the books he went to read about light energy and found out that there are so much more things that he can help with his energy. One of them is purification. Now he has a chance to try it.

They went downstairs and saw Fintan outside having a duel with h couple of soldiers. When they came out they stopped they duel but Fintan seemed to be still into it.

But Hus self-control was amazing so he stopped himself and tried to calm down. Kendra walked towards him and smiled and he smiled back. She sighed in relief. It seems he was much stronger than the darkness but better purifying him than later having problems.

He saw she had worried face even tho she tried to smile. "Is there a problem? Let me handle it."

The healer came at him and greeted him with nodd." You are the problem as it seems. You acc.u.mulated too much of darkness again. Fintan, it's best if you don't do the dirty work anymore. You seem somehow to attract the darkness and one day you might hurt your sea of powers if you continue that. We just healed you a few months ago. "

Fintan got worried. The darkness in him seemed to be really back and it was just a few months. If he continues working in dungeons...

"But I want to help..." he said while not feeling good at all.

Kendra smiled brightly. " You want to help in the palace from time to time right?"

He nodded as the healer performed calmly purification. Kendra felt bad. The way she did was really barbaric but it helped, right?

"I used my power differently. I had to hit her with wisps to stop the darkness enveloping her totally. I might have hurt her." she said as she saw the healer performing purification elegantly.

He looked at her in amazement."If her whole body was almost taken by the darkness I probably would have done the same. I read the book and it seems that was the only way. "

Kendra shook her head." Everything can evolve and everything is changeable. If you think that purification can be soft or better or faster the way you do it, please change the book and add your thoughts. Look the way you are performing purification... "

He understood why she said this. Hitting someone with a wisp of powers and then purifying is kind of really barbaric, so he just adjusted the light powers as he added a bit if wisp powers inside. So the person would feel after purification completely energetic.

He nodded and looked at Fintan as he took off his hands if him." Now feeling less agitated? "

Fintan was stunned. Lately, he really felt somehow nervous and wanted to get rid of it by dueling but the problem is the more he dueled more he felt angry. But now he feels free of it like some weight was taken if him. He was delighted and energized. Now he felt free.

''Thank you...uhm'' he looked at the healer that started laughing.

''My name is Salek Than.'' Fintan bowed to him as he felt apologetic. He knew this man from before but he forgot his name.

''Mr.Than thank you for helping my uncle,'' said Kendra and bowed politely.

He bowed back and smiled.''It's my job, but please call me healer Salek like everyone else.''

''Thank you healer Salek.'' she said and turned to Fintan.''Uncle Fintan, can you please send me back home now. I am really tired.''

Fintan picked them on carriage and drow them home. On their way at first, Kendra was silent and then she turned her head to Fintan. ''Uncle Fintan, are you that bored in the store?''

''I have lot's to do a store. Especially since we are starting with multiple stores and other things. Why do you ask?'' he looked at her puzzled.

She started lamenting.''Uncle Fintan, seriously?! You have so much to do but still run around and take work from people that are appointed for. If you want to do something for the Lord then let me give you tiny advice. Go handle the servants. Teach Thalis as well, thill school start he should learn some leading. He should help out the secretary as that man is overfilled with work. Or should we appoint officer Luar as a head butler? He is not bad and he is quite reliable. Could you talk to the secretary about it, I think that man needs some relief as well. It's just to much work only for himself. And go back to the store. Please. You see that you attract the darkness. Try cultivating more. Even healer Salek is stronger than you. He passed the fifth boundary.''

She started yawning. But saw something that instantly dispelled all her fatigue...