She screamed in rage and heaved a plate into the wall. "That stupid little SLUT was sitting at a desk in HIS office!"
"Sis, I don't' know why you thought he'd drop everything for you." John winced. Something in the food did NOT like his stomach.
"It took me FOREVER to dislodge that stupid little dwarf."
"She's a healer; she's supposed to care about your health. Did you get my stomach medicine?"
"Ugh, no. Go get it yourself if you're that bad." She paced back and forth. "I will NOT be denied." She turned on him. "Do you hear me? I've worked TOO long at this, to be PUSHED aside by some filthy Horde bitch." Her personality turned on a dime, and tears welled in her eyes. "Can you believe what he SAID to her?"
"You've repeated enough, that yeah, I can."
"SHUT UP!" She threw a bowl.
What did he do in this life or the previous that made him deserve this? He curled up in a ball.
There was a knock at the door, and Kathleen grabbed up her bonnet and readjusted herself. She tossed a blanket over some of the broke crockery and pulled open the door with a flutter.
"I've come to look at your brother." Ina pushed past Kathleen and didn't see the hate on the girl's face. Not that she would have cared.
"Oh, thank the Gods." He whimpered.
Zelinnia started cleaning up her work. She understood it now; she finally had the answers she wanted. With a sigh she considered the contents of Elunara's life and how the Night Elf came to be who she is. No wonder people loved the woman. Zelinnia was fairly certain she loved her too. Shaking her head, he returned the book to the shelf and frowned. She sat the book back down and tapped on the wall. She shifted the books off and tapped around. The door finally popped free. Inside was a different book.
She hesitated. This one was hidden for a reason. Elunara had given her everything. She looked down at her mess. What could be so bad, or private that it wasn't included in an already horrid life? Her mind screamed to close the door and forget it existed. Her thirst to know Elunara completely, drove her to pull down the book. She opened it and gasped.
"What are you doing?"
Zelinnia about jumped out of her skin and she slammed the book closed. She fell out of her chair and scooted back. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I just... it was an accident!"
Elunara sighed as she picked up the book. "Zelinnia, you really don't want to read this."
She swallowed and sat up. "What... is it?" She shook her head. "It looks grotesque."
"You should know by now, that I have spent my entire life figuring out the male body. How to bring it pleasure and how to bring it pain. You also know I'm a mission specialist and that I have done some... bizarre things in my search for the truth. What you don't know, is that I have also perfected more than a few torture techniques. Most of which have been used in plenty of interrogations. I have kept extensive notes on this as well. This book holds everything I know that can make a man suffer endless agony. I have killed men and taken apart their bodies to find information, and I have gathered it in here. There is a couple more like this. I've been at it a long time. All for the good of the Alliance."
Elunara ran her hand over the cover. "I haven't actually used anything in these books in years. Not since they silently decommissioned me in favor of keeping Grogek in check. What worries me is that Kathleen has pages from these books. The only other people aware of the existence of these is the uppers at the SI:7." With a sigh she held the book out. "You may read it if you wish."
"Ah, no. No thank you." Zelinnia waved her hand. "So that's what you showed Renwa the other day. But why would Kathleen have them? And what is she going to do with them?"
Elunara shook her head and tucked the book back in its hiding place. "I don't know, but she threatens her own brother with them."
"Ew."
"A disturbing turn of events, honestly." Elunara held out a hand. "Come on, let's clean up your mess, and then go speak to Renwa."
"Zelinnia is in danger, and until we can figure out what to do about John and Kathleen, she shouldn't be by herself."
"I agree." Renwa nodded.
Zelinnia sighed. "But if I'm to be escorted everywhere, doesn't that make me look guilty of something?"
Elunara shrugged. "We break it up. Every guard in this town that I personally vet must keep you in view at all times. They do not have to walk beside you, but rather know where you are."
"Who are you suggesting?"
"Gerald has excellent spotting skills, Jerry and Louis are weaker, but their hearts are in the right place. Mark has proven himself capable. We can expand as we figure out who is not in on this dumb little teenage plot. I wish I could use a contact in SI:7. I'd love to have an eye on Kathleen."
"What about the Night Elf pair?"
"Oh, Vivi and Linal?" Elunara considered. "Yes, Vivi is highly adept at recon. I'll include them as well."
Zelinnia skimmed a fingernail down the papers on her desk. She pulled out several, shuffled them around and then handed them to Renwa. She then went for another pile and tugged out a sheet.
"Don't forget we have a bunch of new people coming through the ports in a few days."
Renwa flipped through the papers. "She has a point." He grinned. "See? You're helpful."
She blushed.
"I'm going to call a meeting with Grogek and Jordan, just so we can get all of this down."
"I have another mild problem that Zelinnia pointed out."
"Oh?"
"Jordan is in love with me."
Renwa's eyes widened. "I thought Zelinnia was kidding."
"She brought me the evidence and I have to agree with her."
"Oh, that IS a problem."
"I find it interesting that I have such a photographic memory that can near perfectly recreate a scene, but Zelinnia's reading memory is so spectacular that she noticed things I didn't see in my own papers."
"How... fascinating." He considered Zelinnia in a new light.
"Maybe they're right." Zelinnia grumped. "I'm just a trade off for Elunara."
"Please don't say something like that, it breaks my heart." Renwa frowned.
"Sorry."
Elunara laughed. "Sweetie, it just means we get along because we're so alike. We understand each other."
"I'll get a runner to gather the people we need." Renwa stood up.
"Someone wants to hurt Zelinnia?" Jerry frowned. "But why? She's so nice!"
"I'm still sorry I thought you were a thief." Mark turned red. "And embarrassed you so badly."
"Can we not mention that?" Zelinnia mumbled.
Grogek had opted to stand outside, since his bulk took up most of the room. It was decided that Renwa needed a bigger office if Zelinnia was to have her own desk.
"The persons in question are Kathleen and her brother John. At this time, Elunara believes that John isn't a threat, but could become one if his sister presses him to do so."
"I know those two." Louis popped up. "Kathleen is nasty. Like, seriously. She's not dangerous and terrifying like Elunara, but she wants to be. Thinks she is."
"Aw, I feel the love." Elunara grinned.
Louis flushed. "I... didn't mean it like that."
"So why has Kathleen set her sights on Zelinnia?" Gerald cocked his head to the side. "Oh, I'm aware of them too. In fact, I have smacked him in the head for some of his comments about Zelinnia, but I don't see how his gossip opinions mean anything."
"First off," Elunara sighed. "They aren't his opinions. Not if what I heard has any indication. She gives him things to say."
"Ok, but that still doesn't explain it."
"Second of all, Kathleen wants Renwa to marry her. Third, Zelinnia is dating Renwa. Therefore, Zelinnia is in her way, and she thinks rumors and speculation will help her in her ultimate plan."
"What, is she twelve?" Gerald wrinkled his nose.
"No, but she has personal leverage against her brother."
Gerald snorted, "What could she possibly have on him?"
