Snippet #2227151

"Forgive me Aella, but the tale has two even more tragic twists. They are the most important part of the reason for my lake visits. I fear I am not the great woman that others built me up to be. Those people forgot the two most important things to share my life force... if only for a brief time. I fear that I should not have returned, if I am this high profile among others I won't be able to fade into the background like I desire to." Pax said, her discomfort evident.

Aella now saw her error; Pax didn't like her past and Aella had fail to take that into accout. She had just been so thrilled... Aella's eyes fell to the ground. "I apologize. It was not my intention to make you uncomfortable. I only knew it was you because I had seen a picture, once. But it was lost when..." Aella hesitated, her tongue feeling three times it's real size with every word until she stopped. "...It got lost."

"My death... was a little violent, and I suppose I could have gone to either side. However I did indeed live, love and die, only to live again. Now that you have met me...you could say that I am quite ordinary you know. I do hope though, that I do not look like my body did when they found me... otherwise I would be in a sorry state indeed. At least it helped others, although... do you know what happened to the two large stones sitting tide by side near my husband's house? I went to find them but they were gone."

Aella slowly shook her head side to side. "No, I am sorry, but I've never heard of two stones. I suspect they were moved when a mob, rallied by your infuriated family, went and 'questioned' your husband, if they held any importance to you." Aella would have said more but Asher spoke up. "Were you in a rebellion? You mean the rebellion years ago?" Asher asked, closing his eyes for a moment before his face lit up with recognition. "You were in that same rebel army, weren't you, Pax? That one against King Julian? You do realize you are one of the very few left who lived through that first-handedly, besides myself?" Asher ranted on about his and Pax's membership in the rebel army, none of which Aella understood as this had happened long before she came along, and stopped himself after a few minutes, apologizing for the sudden onslaught of memories.