The night was still shrouded around as the ground they saw around was dotted with graves. With fear kalian knew where they were, the tombs of the fallen where the bodies of many of there heroes and royal members where laid to rest until they day that they would awaken to take revenge on those who slain them.

After the destruction of the black temple had shattered many of the tombs in the crypts beneath the temple. Many of them had been moved to crypts that were constructed out of the stone from the ruined temple. The crypt here though was a part of the original temple as at one point it used in rituals to prepare a soul for the realm of the dead.



They approached the door that led inside the crypt. Silence was over them though there minds where turmoil for many thoughts flowed through of confusion and doubt many things. Kalian had never been here due to tales that she was told when she was a child said that this place was haunted by the souls of restless dead. Whispers to faint for them hear echoed around them, what they said was unclear to both Kalian and Tariel. Morzan though seemed to hear what they were saying to them. He spoke in a horse whisper to the spirits “peace be upon you for do not blame more for the mistake we made against your people years ago. I have paid for it more than you’ll ever know” kalian looked at him from over her shoulder wondering what he truly meant by that statement.



Tariel stood just inside the entrance of the crypts “here in these halls of fallen and black stone” she looked around, clicking her fingers causing the dusty candles and wall torches to light. Not many people came into the crypt and it was always a good to hide from the world. She continued to say to Morzan “I will not mention your existence to any soul that may cause you to suffer. If you need to nourish yourself I am sure that kalian will aid you in that respect. I will only come if there is something that will harm, now I shall leave you before my king gets worried for me.”



She started to leave as Morzan gave her a faint smile saying to her “my thanks to you, I shall not forget your mercy you have shown me” as she walked back to the palace, Morzan walked beeper into the crypts. Kalian had stood there silently her mind though had lost in those red eyes of Morzan’s . She had meet a few dark elves with red eyes but few of them had theirs blood red as his and she had found a strange attracted to that colour of eyes.

Noticing that he had left she to though with more speed of pace spawned from a fear she had of the place.



When kalian finally caught up him, he was standing in a circular chamber looking around at the ray of statures around him with an expression of remorse. Kalian took a step towards “what’s wrong? I have heard many things about but I never expected you to be like this or from descriptions given to me look as...handsome as I thought” he did not answer.

Morzan remembered the last time he was here but he wondered wither or not tell a secret shared by him and a mortal king. He decided not to share it but instead he said “this chamber was used to prepare the dead to come to the castle of eternal darkness which is or was my domain but I doubt that it is still standing with years of my imprisonment.”



Suddenly in show of friendship, Kalian embraced Morzan who after a moment of hesitation he returned her hug to show his fondness. He whispered into her ear “friendship seemed to exist between us which I am glad of for I have never blessed with a friend” her gaze became blurry for Kalian had never thought that he must have at least one friend. Kalian felt her heart race at his touch wondering why she felt so shy around him and why she noticed how his hair caught the torch light making it shine and glistened. She realised blushing slightly at the though that she had a crush on him.



He walked over to the tomb where he sat upon. Swinging his legs on to the stone, his eyes turned to her “see you upon the morrow, Kalian but for now good night and pleasant dreams” he closed his eyes and started to lie himself down upon the tomb to rest. Though his powers and strength where slowly coming back to him he knew that soon he had a choice to make concerning him and Kalian. As he fell a sleep Kalian left Morzan to sleep. She had promised him that she would come see him every night she was able to for he did seem so lonely to her by his title and by what happened. Kalian walked through the crypt noticing only for a moment that the light went out as she walked along.