Geilinor, Provence of Peace

Lock shook his head. "I saved you and I protected you. I brought you somewhere safe and I did nothing but care for you. I asked for nothing from you. I just want to be loved is that so wrong? But you made it perfectly clear that you can never love me. Let me go someplace with people who can so I can get a proper healing." He said whiping at his mouth.

"I can heal you!" Aleana cries, "I can heal you if you give me permission. And... I can love you..." she murmurs, her voice going soft before she looks up to meet his eyes, "I do love you! That's why I'm believing you instead of them! That's why you could convince me not to do what I was supposed to do. Now please let me help you!" she cries and buries her face in his shoulder without thinking, sobbing.

"That's a sweet thing to say. And it does make me feel a tad better. But you don't have to say those things to make me feel better. I don't want you to be unhappy." Lock tried to give her a smile but right then he let out a small gasp of pain. His eyes went wide before he slumped back onto the ground.His eyes closed and he lay motionless.

Aleana gasps and leans forward, looking panicked. "He didn't give me permission..." she says, eyes wide before she puts one hand over his heart and the other over his abdomen. Her hands begin glowing slightly and she moves it over his vital areas, healing him from the inside out. "Lock. Lock. Wake up." she murmurs, cradling his head in her lap and stroking his cheek.

Lock remained still. He didn't really see the need to move. He was so tired of living and it didn't seem to be geting better. He wasn't sure if he could trust her. She had lied to him before and he really had believed her. He had been crushed. Now she was trying to save him but he didn't understand why. Why couldn't she just let him have a few moments of peace?

"Lock. Please be okay." Aleana cries, pulling him close and wrapping her arms around him. "Please don't die... I just found you and accepted you..." she murmurs and kisses his cheek, tears running down her cheeks onto his. "I'll live with you if you want. I'd love to. Or if you want I'll go away and never come back..."

"Now why would I want you to go away? I saved your life that seems like a waist to me." Lock said gently reaching a hand up and stroking her cheek. He watched her for a moment. "I didn't say I hated you. I only ment that I might have trouble believing you."

Aleana gives him a watery smiles and places her hand over his, tipping her cheek into his palm and closing her eyes. "I know... and I'm sorry. But I suppose that's the price I'll pay for not believing you while I had the chance."

"You are a lucky girl you know? If it was anyone else I am sure they would hate you right now and want to hurt you. But I don't. I really did fall in love with you and I don't want to hurt you." Lock said and gently pinched her cheek. "You should try smiling a little more."

Aleana continues to smile. "Perhaps I will when I'm with you. I... love you too Lock." she murmurs and once again buries her face in his shoulder, sobbing. "I thought you were going to die..."

"It would have served you right." Lock said gently poking her. "But again you are lucky and I decided not to die. Now that we're done with our little drama I need to see my sister and make sure your little friends didn't hurt her or her mate or her babies or her friends. I don't know what to do with you while I do." He said as he watched her.

"If you want I'll stay here. Or I can come help fight them off and heal anyone who needs healing, if you wish and if they give permission." Aleana says, backing away a bit and looking down, waiting for him to decide, understanding that he's right not to trust her.

"I think they would want to kill you if you showed up so I might just leave you here. Although you can stay inside though. I will make it quick before I'm back to take you to my home and give you a night of making up." Lock said and gently kissed her cheek.

Aleana smiles, "If anyone is badly hurt... call me and I'll come." she murmurs and steps away, watching him carefully with watery eyes.

"Just don't get into any more trouble." Lock warned. He stpped forward and gently kissed her cheek. "See you in a few my lovely." He said before he transported himself to his sister.

Aleana nods and sits down against the wall, passing out from the energy spent on healing Lock without his spoken permission.
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Azrael finally gets the last of the werewolves to the imp 'village' and then looks around, trying to scent Zaria and his sons. "Zaria." he calls, his voice desperate for her even as Niklas takes Sitka past him and climbs into one of the trees with her, still half transformed.

Lock apeared beside Azrael. "So it looks like we're both looking for Zaria. I'm sorry I couldn't keep my eyes on her the whole time but I had to keep my brainwashed girlfriend away from her. Then I had to go save her ungrateful butt. I'm sure Zaria and the boys are fine. She's a very strong woman."

Zaria apeared above the latter and smiled down at them. "Come up here you silly men. Our boys hae been missing their father. Not to mention I have been worrying about the wo of you for a while. The way up is all ready for you so get up here."

Azrael practically jumps up the ladder to Zaria and pulls her into his arms. "Zaria, my mate. Safe." he growls and kisses her fiercely before his wolf demands he finds and checks on his sons.

Zaria gave him a smile. "Of course I am. Now let's go check on the boys. I left them with Sitka's mother. She loves babies. It's not hard to tell and it's good she had another one on the way." She said as she gently pulled him toward their lovely little boys. Lock climbed up the ladder behind them and followed silently behind them. Zaria led them into a room where they found a lovely blonde woman holding their boys. She smiled and gently haded them to Zaria. "Hello my little joys."

Azrael rushes forward and hugs his sons, purring in a wolfish ways to both of them, rubbing against them and treating them much like a wolf father would. "Och my sons," he growls, seeming to calm down now.

"Yes that's who they are my silly mate." Zaria said gently giving him a smile. She gently kissed each of her son's foreheads. Lock watched them with a tender expression.

"They are wonderful. You have created beautiful little boys, sister. I wish you luck with them. I would like to stay but I must get back." Lock said with a small smile. He gently kissed her cheek before he transported himself back to where his woman was.

Aleana sighs in her sleep, rolling over sleepily, quickly regaining her energy but still extremely tired. She rubs her face a bit and groans, stretching before going back to sleep.

Lock blinked when he found her. With a light sigh he picked her up and carried her inside. He gently laid her on the bed and curled around her. He wondered where the werewolves were going to live now.

Aleana opens her eyes and gives Lock a sleepy smile and rolls toward him, snuggling into his chest. "Hello Lock," she murmurs and closes her eyes again.

"Hello beautiful. Sleep well." Lock murmured and gently kissed her forehead. He gather her into his arms and transported them his home. He wanted her to sleep on his more comfortable and clean sheets. Besides he would have something clean for her to wear and something warm for her to eat.

A while later Aleana wakes up and stretches, looking around the unfamiliar surroundings. She stands and looks around a bit more, smiling when she feels the short of 'essence' that Lock has left on the place.