"Does that always happen?" Varian whispered.
"When she brings someone back? Yes."
"No wonder they worship her."
"She is our goddess."
Elunara groaned and sat up in bed.
"How are you feeling, my love?" Grogek brushed his fingers through her hair.
"She called me "little sister"."
"What?"
"Elune. She called me her little sister."
Grogek's hand froze. "She..."
"She told me that I needed to stop giving myself so completely to the mortals or I'll burn myself out early."
"What does that mean?"
"I need mother."
"I will send for her."
Elunara looked over at Varian. "Please do. I'm afraid to leave the city at this point." She sighed. "I have no idea who they'll attack next."
"Perhaps Andrew will have more information." Grogek stood up and walked out.
Varian watched him go, before sitting down on the bed. He brushed the hair out of Elunara's face. "Now I see the truth behind the goddess title."
She sighed. "Yeah."
He took her hand and spun the bracelet between his fingers. "Someone is hurting other people, just to hurt you."
"Because they want me gone, but I'm just too damned difficult to bring down on my own. It's not uncommon really. This has happened so many times, it's just silly. There's a list of people who have tried to hurt those around me, because they couldn't have at me." She shook her head. "I'm so tired of cowards."
"I imagine so." He murmured.
"I'll just have to find the little freak and pop his goddamned head off his shoulders."
He laughed. "That's more like you."
She tossed the sheets back. "Ugh, I have to get out of this bed. I'm sick of waking up here." She stood up and stretched. "Bastard ruined my plans. Well, maybe it'll happen anyway." She rubbed her neck and sighed.
"Plan?"
"Yeah, tonight's stage show was an elaborate plan to get Andrew to propose to Rachel."
Varian shook his head and laughed, standing up beside her. He ran his fingers down her back. "Now THAT is more like you."
"Me? Meddle? Have I ever?" She smirked.
"The better question is; when haven't you?"
"There's always a plot that isn't mine. I need to see Mathias. That poison was SI:7."
"You're certain?"
"Absolutely. I trained on it."
Mathias sighed. "The same poison was found in Roger's neck."
"Damn." She sighed. "I shouldn't have been able to save Andrew."
"How DID you save him?"
"Elune helped. She wasn't hap-" Elunara blinked as Tyrande walked in.
"Forgive me, Mathias. Finding Elunara was more important than your protocol."
Mathias spread his hands. "You take precedence."
"Now, explain to me what Elune said to you."
"Well, it does save time to tell you both at once."
A few minutes later, Tyrande stared. "We... may be over analyzing, but it sounds like she believes you to be... one of her."
"That's how I took it. She has long hinted at it, but I always cast it off at how vague she can be." Elunara shrugged. "Besides, I died once. Gods can't die... can they?"
"We've killed plenty of old gods." Mathias shrugged.
"I think the more important part, is that when you died... instead of your spirit being lost to the nether, you went to her place of existence, and she sent you back."
"Great, so when I finally die... I won't actually die." Elunara buried her face in her hands. "I can't live without my family."
"My heart warms when you say such things, when not that long ago, you weren't capable of caring for anyone."
"That much is true, but at what cost to my sanity? Maybe it would have been better to discover this after my death, so that I did not attach myself to the living?"
What kind of cruel goddess would you have become? If all you desired was the taking of male flesh?"
"Ok, ew. When you put it that way; that's a new level of disturbing."
"You should think about these things, before you jump to the worst outcome."
"It has been my experience; that Elunara tends to think things out to a degree you couldn't comprehend. However, I have also seen her pitch a tantrum with no logical outcome. Perhaps we mortals just can't comprehend the mind of a goddess." Mathias smirked.
"I swear to Elune, don't you start that shit." Elunara growled. "Sir."
He raised a brow. "Yes, Goddess."
Elunara yanked her hair. "ARGH!"
She stomped her way down to the training yard. "I'm itching for a fight! And since the last one we started got interrupted... I'm here to finish!"
Grogek spat on the ground and grinned. "Bring it, love."
"Your momma never stops, does she?" Lydia watched the match with interest.
"Nope!" Darguni sat down beside Lydia.
Bradly sat on her other side. "She's upset that someone is hurting people again."
"But, your Momma is so nice. Why do people keep hurting her?"
Darguni shook his head. "Don't know."
"Because she's special." Bradly shrugged. "People get jealous of special people all the time. This is no different."
After the battle, Elunara stretched out on the platform. "Ah, much better."
"I've always wished I was as strong as you..."
Elunara looked back. "Jenny! Come, sit with us and get off your feet."
"Oh, I'm not that big yet." She sat down next to Elunara anyway.
Elunara put a hand on her belly. "You will be. I promise."
"Well, I'm already farther this time... and thankfully no nausea bouts."
"Good." She rubbed her hand on Jenny's back. "Sorry I haven't checked on you more."