[center][i][h2][color=mediumpurple]Elise Shadewater[/color][/h2][/i][/center]
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[center][i]Interacting with: [@Shadow Daedalus] & [@Wick][/i][/center]
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[color=mediumpurple][i]Athelia. Athelia. Athelia.[/i][/color] Elise kept repeating the name over and over in her head like a broken record. Why was the name strangely familiar? Why was looking at the man in front of her making her feel sad instead of angry at his betrayal? Why did it matter to her if he was holding Elyra's hand? Why were her memories suddenly so much more hazy and confusing? 

[color=darkred]"Do you not remember? The village, your village? The year we spent together? anything?"[/color]

[color=mediumpurple][i]Village? What village? Is the Citadel a village?[/i][/color] She thought back to where she had grew up, to the faces of the people of the Empire. But strangely, different faces loomed in her head. A kindly old lady that always told her how much she looked like her mother. A boy that giggled and threw snowballs at her. A young girl who like braiding her hair. A tall, imposing man with a strict face but icy blue eyes like hers. His eyes danced with mirth every time he smiled. She blinked. Who were these people? Why were their faces suddenly in her head. [color=mediumpurple]"Athelia Westward."[/color] she unconsciously whispered under her breath.

Her mind was still reeling from memories that were unfamiliar to her that she didn't have a chance to say anything. Her dull blue eyes watched James turn away and chase after Elyra. She took a step back as memories of how he had looked when she lay dying all came rushing back. She had reached out for him but he had turned away. He left her to die. A searing pain lanced through her head and she lifted a hand to clutch at it. She closed her eyes and willed for herself to calm down.

When she opened them again, James was standing in front of her again. He was asking who she was. Despite the confusion that was still evident on her face and the questions that had now taken root in her mind, she spoke out her name and her purpose. [color=mediumpurple]"My name is Elise Shadewater. I am here to assist this group as ordered by his Holiness and guided by Templar Vladimir,"[/color] speaking what she knew to be true gave her a bit more confidence but when James asked what she remembered, everything seemed to fall into chaos again. She shook her head. [color=mediumpurple]"I..."[/color] she started. Flashes of happy memories with James flashed through her head. His face. His smile. The way he looked at her. Emotions ran through her. something she was not prepared to feel again. It was too much for her. Without saying anything else, she turned and ran off.

[color=mediumpurple]"Vladimir,"[/color] she whispered harshly as she ran off. She needed the Templar. Whenever he was around, she found a semblance of peace and familiarity.

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