The queen snuck across the borders of the Edge, her hooves daintily picking their way through the shattered glass that lay across the ground. Having been to see the Lady Moon's shrine, and graced by the presence of the goddess herself, Kahlua's heart felt lighter, less burdened and it was a comfort now for the moon to shine down upon her from above. Maybe it was her imagination, but it seemed to her that the moon guided her path, shining brightly on the easy paths through the glass graveyard. With one final glance up to the moon, and a deep bow of her head in thanks, the queen entered the Edge and for the first time in many weeks she held her head high.

Thirsty from her trip, the queen angled her path towards one of the springs that bubbled in the Edge and, upon her arrival, lowered her nose to the cool waters. The drink felt good after all of the traveling she had done. She had not wanted to be gone long, for she had promised Kaj that she would be better, present here in the wood more often, but she had needed to see the lady moon.

Unobservant as she was, the queen did not notice another standing by the pool until he spoke. Laila... the name was familiar to her, interestingly enough, and the queen furrowed her brow as she searched through the shadows for the one who had spoken. “I know that name,” she offered, about to go on explaining, when she suddenly laid eyes on whom it was that has spoken. Starting, the queen felt a new darkness start to ebb back into her body. She hated that she could remember every evil she had committed as a monster of the darkness, and yet she could.

Every bite she had offered, every cruel word, every lunge and sneer, every horrible thing she had thought... she remembered it all, and as she looked at Luken now, all she remembered was wanting to destroy him. She hadn't even known him... Shivering softly, she stepped back, away from him, hoping he did not run. “I'm so sorry,” she blurted out, the words hardly a whisper as she tried to find her voice. Would he hate her now, run from her before she could explain? She hoped he would understand that she was no monster... she had never wanted to be. However, Helovia had been both unbelievably kind and unmentionably cruel to her. She had just happened to come upon Luken in one of the latter moments.

.KAHLUA