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Chapter One: Captivity   By Nova Rose  Rakar paced his room for perhaps the hundredth time that day. The magic-restraining manacles that he wore kept him from using his element, darkness, to escape, along with the fact that the door was locked from the outside. He knew from experience that no matter how hard he threw himself at the door, it wouldn't give even the slightest bit. With a frustrated sigh, he went over to his bed and flopped down on it.   His prison was on one of the lower levels of the castle. It was one of the rooms set aside for nobles under house arrest. It was furnished with a chest of drawers, a cot, a nightstand, a fir

By: Nova Rose  The next afternoon... Aurora came into his room to collect his dishes from breakfast and do a quick clean-up. Rakar decided to take the opportunity to learn more about her, to see if there was something he could use.  "Aurora, why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself." He made his voice sound as smooth and inviting as possible, although she didn't seem to notice or care.  "So, let's get one thing straight. You want to learn more about me, then see if you can use any of the information to force me to help you escape, yeah?" Rakar barely managed to keep the surprise out of his expression. He replied coolly," Perha

   A Mystery Revealed Three weeks later...  Rakar had just finished breakfast, and Aurora was picking up the dishes.  In the last three weeks, Rakar had begun to let his guard down a little, and would talk to her  when she brought his meals and cleaned his room. He was starting to think of her as a friend.  That particular morning, he happened to glance at her as she was cleaning up, and saw something glint on her wrist. “ What’s that?,” he asked, pointing to her wrist. She walked over to him and showed him the thin gold filigre bracelet set with rubies and pearls that was on her wrist. It was becoming on her, since it