The Gardens: Is There No Bright Reversion in the Sky?

[Regan Rourke]

"Of course," Regan says, "Not many people know this, but before I died I attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy."

[Nailah Weaver]

"Yes because this is all about shouting pig Latin. Were there runes, paraphernalia, preparations?"

[Regan Rourke]

"I stood in the middle of a circle," Regan says, "He sacrificed something on an altar. The blood kind of....seeped into the lines of the circle and the whole thing went 'woosh'."

"Then he read from some book and stuck his hand through my chest," Regan says, rubbing the center of her torso, "It felt like he was grabbing my heart."

"That's when I blacked out."

[Nailah Weaver]

"He never mentioned the sword?"

[Regan Rourke]

"Oh, he made that for me months before."

[Nailah Weaver]

"He just made it for you. Out of the goodness of his heart?"

[Regan Rourke]

"You have to understand something," Regan says, "When I met Belasco? I had been running and hiding and...you don't want to know what else for months."

"He protected me and kept me safe. He taught me how to make the soulblade so I had a way to defend myself against the demons. I spent three months in his court while he tried to find a way to return me home."

[Nailah Weaver]

She takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly.

"I'm sorry about what I said earlier. You're not an idiot. You were scared and he took advantage of you."

[Regan Rourke]

"Well, I don't really know if you're a whore either," Regan says, "I mean, I've never seen you accept money for sex, so I guess that is an unfair thing to call you."

[Nailah Weaver]

"But you realize he might have tricked you throughout all of this?"

[Regan Rourke]

"I think everyone has the potential to betray me," Regan says.

The girl runs. "There she is! Behind that pillar!"

She watches the shambling monstrosities close in on their prey.

Regan shivers.

[Nailah Weaver]

"Are you alright?"

[Regan Rourke]

"Just bad dreams."

[Nailah Weaver]

Nailah quirks an eyebrow. "Right. Well, thank you for talking to me. We will do the best we can to help you out of this, Regan."

[Regan Rourke]

"I'm not holding my breath."

[Nailah Weaver]

"Clever. If you think of anything else or something happens please let me know."