If we seem a little reluctant, it's just because I'm going away tomorrow, and this is our last night together. You see, the queen, God bless her and k...eep her, has decided to send me away." Brianna smiled. "Well, I guess that does explain it. You must have done something to make her take such a drastic move, what with you being her cousin and all. I hear she's very fair. No one accuses her of being soft, not anymore, but no one has ever seen her lift a finger against anyone who was loyal to. Under a white flag, a messenger was sent to allay once more the ultimatum that if Billingsly didn't surrender immediately, the price they would pay was death to all who put up a resistance including the Queen. Alexis had the man flogged with twenty lashes and told the messenger that his back was her answer. Peter went berserk and sent some men to the dwellings to set them on fire. He was unsuccessful because of the rains. "We attack at dawn," he ordered.King Peter and Prince Felix had no idea. Did she live in constant fear that I would one day stop being her friend and thus stop providing her with the shelter and convenience of a virtual relationship? Did she ever fully realize that I would have done anything for her, on any level, if only she could love me back in kind? I wondered.I had determined years ago that the problem was really within me. What Ruth had needed most was for me to take the reins and push her out of her comfort zone and into reality. I know that I would have. For three weeks Faith was under the control of Dennis, an user of theMAU. Faith was eventually able to escape when her true personality awokeand was rescued by her friend Buffy and Agent R.MAU - Slayers - Everything Is Slipping AwayFaith found herself in darkness. She attempted to call for help but itwas as if her voice had vanished, even moment felt impossible. Suddenlyshe saw a blinding light, when her eyes adjusted she found herself in herbedroom. The door to the room slowly creaked.