"Camilla..." Eloise said, trying to pronounce her name right. She bit her tongue and looked to Cyrdic curiously. "Is she with you?" 

Cyrdic nodded, and Eloise smiled after a moment. "Good. You need someone to make sure you're safe." She said, giving the top of his hand a squeeze before turning to Camilla. "It's nice to meet you fraulien. Ulric knows Cyrdic needed someone. He's always getting himself into dangerous situations." 

Cyrdic had to force his mouth to stay shut. He'd never gotten into half the trouble that Camilla did. Then again, it was one of the many reasons he fell for her. She drove him up the wall in a way he found addicting. He guessed that was just the tireless adventurer in him. 

"El, what happened?" He prompted, forcing a subject change. Despite her words, she looked to Cyrdic as if he was the only real safety in the world. 

"Karl left a week ago, going northward. He'd...he'd been acting strange the last month. I wrote you because I knew you'd come here and talk some sense into him. But he is gone already." At the prompting of Cyrdic, she elaborated. "After my husband passed, Karl decided to stay with me and...he'd be having these dreams. I would hear him calling Gunter's name in his sleep. And then there was an episode...a waking nightmare he had one day when we were walking. Someone got the Justicar but I managed to get Karl away before the man could do anything to him. But...Karl's eyes had gone white and his voice wasn't his own..." 

Tears began to well in up Eloise's eyes, and it softened Cyrdic's expression. He gave an understanding nod, and she stood up and threw her arms around him, sobbing terribly. Despite Cyrdic's surprise and his reluctance to hold her with any familiarty, he knew Eloise was now alone in this world. He hugged her and looked passed her into Camilla's eyes, a look of hardened, stoic sorrow filled his eyes, but in a flash it was gone. Cyrdic had a large sense of adventure and youth, but he was a hard man when the situation called for it. Even hearing of his friend's predicament. 
[@Penny]