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[Zeth MelGair]

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Zeth stood atop the tower, his ears straining to hear the sad song of the tree that had been moved here in the past few days. Its song used to be a comfort to him but now it was a constain reminder of the pain he felt.

Zeth looked around at his new home, this was the second time in his life that he found himself standing on strange ground. Zeth sat on the large stone closes to the tree. He bowed his head and closed his eyes.

Images of Dae and of Zari flashed thur his mind, It was like his past life pasted before his eyes. He watched as His sons grew up in his mind. He replayed the little girl sitting on the steps of his house, covered in blood from head to toe. A smile was brought to his face as he rememberd the burp that had escaped her as she tried to lie about leaving the house. He felt the pain once more of loosing lowell. Images of Dae and him danced thur his head, How at one time she had made him the happies man in all of the known worlds.
Then his mind took a turn to a darker time in his life. Images of Merrique came to him. The pain he had felt for being weak came rushing back to him, as images of their many times together flooded his mind. The pain he felt the day she drove a dagger into her chest while in his embrace came rushing back.
Images of Ceinwyn came into his head, He rememberd the first time he had spoken to her in Umbra. He could remember the feel of the cold stone agains his knee as he gave his soul to her. He owed her and all of Umbra for making him what he had become. Then images of Ceinwyn and him walking alone on the shore of some river came to him.
The image of his newly born grandchildren came to him, he had not gotten to see much of them and would not get to see them grow up.


Zeth shook his head.
" That is all in the past" he stood and walked over to the edge of the roof and in one swift motion jumped to the tallest stone of the embuttment.

He spread his arms out wide, "Mother" He yelled into the night.

"I have once again turned my back on My family or they have turned on me. Let it be known that after tonight The MelGair family is no more. Mother I give myself to you!" Zeth with arms still held wide He turned around and faced the tree. Its leaves where now glowing pink and a light was coming from with in its branches.

As Zeth made to take that final step backwards. It all came rushing to him. The song of the tree was no longer just noise but now a voice could be heard. Zeth was held in place by that voice as it gave him his duties and chastised him for his weakness. Zeth felt the wind pick up around him and the leaves of the tree began to rustle. The wind grew in strength and vines shot up from out of the stones to entangle his legs they wrapped him in their embrace and covered every inch of his body. Zeth felt the soft caress of the vines on his face and was reminded of his own mothers touch on his face the day she was taken away from him by the orcs. The voices were now whispering into his ear, His mind was absorbing what was being told to him with out his need to even think.

After what seemed like hours Zeth was released by the vines and he stepped down and walked over and placed his hand on the trunk of the tree. "I now understand, it will be done with your guidance."

Zeth sat down under the tree, and closed his eyes. Dani's face came to him out of the darkness, Standing beside Dani was Rynia. both looked down at Zeth with a smile on there faces. Zeth started to drift off to sleep He mumbled. " just like a pheinox, the Therians will rise."
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