Kreilanna sat on one of the spare tables that wasn't being used, watching the older gardevoir work. It'd been silent for hours since the sun came up, and she felt restless. The dark look on Gwenivyre's face didn't make her feel any better, and Fairon had gone into town to sell some potions.
When the other suddenly stood, Kreilanna jumped, her heart in her throat.
"Follow me."
Tilting her head, the blue haired gardevoir hopped off the table and followed the elder outside. "What's wrong? Did I bother you too much? I can go find something else to do if you-"
Gwenivyre turned and grabbed Kreilanna by the jaw, effectively shutting her up. "I just want to show you something. If you spout another useless syllable I will rip that jaw free from your face." Letting her go, she turned and headed into the thick of the woods behind the house.
Rubbing her jaw and trying to calm her fearful heart, Kreilanna followed Gwenivyre into the darkness, something about it making her skin crawl. Whatever she was up to out here wasn't something she wanted to be a part of, but for right now all she could do was follow.
She was led to a minor clearing with a gentle waterfall and a tiny spring with clear water. For a moment she felt at ease, until Gwenivyre turned to level her with a cold gaze.
"Answer me something, Kreilanna. Is your mother's name Gwenyth?"
How..? "H-How did you know that?" Everything in her screamed run when Gwenivyre suddenly smiled.
"Because she's my sister."
So she'd been right... This gardevoir was related to her mother! But then why did she have a complete opposite aura than the gentle one of her mother? "O-Oh... Then... you're my aunt?"
"Correct. And you have something that belongs to me." Gwenivyre stepped towards her, and that feeling of flight overcame Krei again. She stepped back, hands instinctively coming up to cover her aching scar.
This was too much... what was going on...? "W-What would that be...?"
"Your connection with Xelthalon." Before Kreilanna had the chance to react, Gwenivyre's normal hand caught her by the throat, forcing her to grip her wrist instead of protect her scar. The scar that was currently glowing an angry crimson. "You will lead me to him. And then he will die by my hands."
Gwenivyre placed her black hand on the scar, the scar itself turning an inky black color. Kreilanna stopped struggling and went limp, her eyes fading from red to an unnatural blue. At this the older gardevoir smiled, setting her niece down.
"See? I told you that you had something of mine..."
"So that's it then, dearie?" Fairon spoke from where she had stepped out from behind a tree. "I thought ya might need my help an all... and it turned out my plants didn't need ta hold her at all."
"She'll do what I want. That moron Xelthalon didn't teach her how to use the power he gave to her, and then foolishly let her go off on her own. He sent her into a death trap and I have no doubt in my mind that he's on his way to us. With her in this state, he should be able to sense that someone has tampered with her."
Gwenivyre looked back over to the spring, who's water had turned black. "When we bring him here... Then I will reach my goal."