The truth of it...
Kethry sat in silence, unsure of how long they slept or why she had lost control over her senses and indeed, over herself. She focused on the flickering flames of Jude's fire. It's warmth keeping her body comfortable. She wished it could do the same for her mind.
Around them, beast grazed, ignoring both humans as he snorted and enjoyed the cool grass and foliage. Kethry watched him instead of Jude, although she was well aware that his eyes never left her. Portions of food were shared in an awkward silence caused by the awareness that even without speech, they seemed to know what the other was thinking, like a seventh sense that was for him and him alone. It was as if her mind had been invaded and she would never be truly alone again. The thought both stunned and frightened her.
"Who are you?" she asked, the words a mere whisper of sound, more to herself that him.
A smile spread across his lips as he chewed a healthy chunk of bread and cheese.
"You know."
She did, in some strange manner, she did, though she had never met him in her past and he had only given the vague story of their past. Sighing, she ran her long, slender fingers over the cold steel daggers strapped to her thigh, toying with over their smooth handles.
"Okay, so I know who you are. Suppose you tell me again about why I'm supposed to be with you. Maybe I don't want to be with you."
"That isn't for you to decide, Keth." He replied quickly, almost coldly so.
Prickled, she straightened her spine and glowered at him.
"You must not know me very well. I am my own person and I do as I choose. I've had my share of being told otherwise."
His grin was easy, thoroughly enjoying the way she bristled and flushed when she got worked up. She was beautiful in a fiery sort of way when she lost a little of the cool, icy control.
"It is your fate, Keth...your destiny. You and I are and have always been, a part of something greater. Your parents knew it as did mine, which is why we were set to be together until things took a strange turning. But now, we can finally be together as we should."
She sighed and rolled her eyes. "For god sakes man, please just TELL me what you are talking about because all this cryptic talk isn't getting us anywhere."
His chuckle was soft as he poked at the fire with a slender stick. "Do you believe in Fate, Keth? Do you believe in The Fates?
Her shoulders lifted, then dropped slightly. "I believe all things seem to happen for a reason, even when the reason eludes us."
He gave a grunt, watching the flames flare for a second, then settle back down. Standing, he walked around the fire to sit beside her, turning her body to his.
"They are real, Keth, and we are part of them." Her eyes widened slightly at his words and the tone of them. "We are T'averen...a sort of helper to the Fates...only we are different than the others," he said, his voice hushed and deep as he grasped her fidgeting hand, pushing it against his, flattening their palms as he had done the first night. He watched as the glow gently built between them. "They wove our destinies together. So without one, the other will weaken. We are meant to be together. Our strength lies with each other...soul mates in the truest way."
The incredible heat made her shier, but somehow, through the swirling chaos of her mind, she managed to ask the question that forced itself forward, seemingly against her will. "What about the third?"
Lacing their fingers together, he tugged her closer. "Third?"
"There are three Fates, as you well know. Why are we only two?"
One of his cryptic looks spread across his face as though he was up to no good. "The third will join soon."