Aery sobbed quietly to herself as she once again dragged herself down the tunnel into the salt mine. The dehydration was what was getting to her the most, the dehydration and the loneliness. Alone, but still dragging a chain of what should have held twenty other slaves. But it was just her, her chainmates dead, their bloody, rusting shackles dragging along the ground, clanging with their ghosts come to haunt her...
She'd heard Ame, of course she had, but, so far below the ground, she still felt all her hope flowing away. But.
She had to get out.
She had to.
For Ame and Silly and Celaena and Ansel and Rowan and Tazz and Aiden and Lena and Gray and Charlie and Bubbles and Alice and Kiki and Tyler and Leap and River and Sand and a hundred thousand other people who'd been beggared by her uncle.
She had to get out.
The idiot guards hadn't searched her all that well. After all, she'd just been wearing a peasant's tunic when she'd been dragged in, and the overseers hadn't quite believed the guards saying how she'd single-handedly killed a dozen men in two minutes. There was still a dagger. The tiny silver dagger, the equivalent of a friendship necklace charm. But it was a dagger.
She turned away from the guards, shuffling into one of the pockets of salt that she was to chip out. As she did her hand went up to her neck, to the brittle leather thong that held the dagger. She snapped it. A guard came up behind her, his whip raised. She whirled, driving the tiny dagger into his throat. With her final bit of strength she raised her pickaxe high over her head. Once, twice, three times bringing it down on her shackles. Picked up the fallen guard's sword. Ran as fast as she could up the passageway. Pod of three guards. Two were dead before they knew what was happening. The other barely had time to shout.
Up the passageway, up the stairs carved into the salty rock, wincing at the burning of the salt in her abraded foot-pads.
She saw the light at the top of the tunnel for a split-second.
Before forty guards from the top rushed onto the stairs, barricading her escape.
But she wouldn't go down that easily.
She threw the pickaxe, striking one man in the chest and knocking another one out with it's heavy oak handle.
Swung the sword; mowed down five guards.
One tackled her, sending her bouncing down the stairs. With her tiny dagger she stabbed him in the throat. Fought her way to her feet.
Another guard came up behind her and put his knife to her throat.
A prick in the neck, and she fell unconscious.
The light had been just an illusion.

Celaena watched as he climbed off and then her body started burning.. but no hot things were touching her skin, then she smiled as her hair grew much longer than the Super Fae Three transformation, her Fae Canine gradually grew longer and then a golden energy surround her and then her muscle mass substantially increased then she got up and waved her hands towards the slaves chains freeing them thus starting a rebellion which the news of that event would reach Calaculla in five hours

Aery
Someone was shaking her, wrapping a sheet around her body.
She couldn't comprehend it. An actual bit of warmth. An actual gesture of kindness.
Did such a thing even still exist?
"Come on, little one." A boy crouched in front of her. "Come on, the chains are broken, the guards are dead, but you have to stand up and walk out of here on your own. I can't carry you."
She couldn't move, couldn't force her muscles to so much as twitch. She tried, oh she tried, but the pain blossomed as soon as she so much as shifted and she collapsed, gasping, on the ground.
"I can' carry ye. I'm no' strong enough. I'll send one o' th' rescue helpers for ye. Ye hang on, aright? Don' you DARE let go."

Silly
Silly elbowed Rowan rather hard. "Rowan, they never let the slaves out of the mines, do they...?" She pointed to the ragged, filthy stream of people leaving the mines.
Most of them looked at them with suspicion. One of the people, a young man who had once been on the street, recognized Silly and staggered over. "Silly?!"
She froze, jumped down from the saddle, hugged the boy. "Anton! What's happening?"
"Someone freed all the slaves. All the chains broke and the guards fell over dead. Lady Aery's still down there; I couldn't carry her, as weak as I am now, and she was in too much pain to move. You better hurry; she was barely alive."
Silly took one look at Rowan, looked at the mine entrance, gulped, and sprinted down the stairs. She saw a blood trail (Aery's blood from her ill-planned escape attempt.) and followed it down the halls, twisting and turning through passageways, trying to find her sister before she was too late.

Celaena looked at the guards and without her knowing began to rise off the ground and then was flying very quickly to the light then burst out then looked over towards Calaculla and flew towards it almost teleporting and stopped at the entrance and then flew into that mine, searching for Aery, but then her Fae senses kicked in as she felt the Wyrd Gate opening.

Shadow drew his sword and then stepped out of the darkness where he was and said " why would i trust you. you have not only led me to kill my old mentor and worked with those who have left me behind but you tried to kill me with your magic. i'm no fool you stupid woman. I'm Shadow best of my time and i wont stop until you are all dead and i can finally rest in peace knowing that the reason my family was taken from me will never take the lives of another family. all of you assassins, lords and kings, and magic users its all your faults. Why should i listen to any of you." his eyes blazed with an insane fire that showed his mind was lost to his madness.

" Calm the hell down, I'm now channeling over a thousand witches and I can help you kill them just trust me" She said as she continued " The only way to bring them crashing down is to take down the leaders Aery and Celaena" She pulled off a conspirators smile hoping he would agree "I need you to help me perform a spell which will jump their souls into vulnerable bodies then we strike."

"they won't be anything compared to what i am now. i have more power then they ever will. and even if they can pass my power and my speed my skill and reflexes will beat them every time. i have no need for anyone to help me. my mind is clear as to what i need to do. and you standing here trying to talk with me is only starting to piss me off. just leave because your magic will only get you killed here!" he shouted the rest and then glared at her. he raised his sword and smiled. in his insanity all he wanted to do was kill those who had even know who he was. a small part of his mind was able to call out mentally to Ansel and say " you can't stop me physically of magically. but if you can trick my mind into letting me out then i can work on fixing this insanity that has taken over my mind."

" Phasmatos Inta Grum Vin Callus Amalon Callagius Accodum. Cosom Naben Dox Callagius Amalon Gaeda Callagius. Ceremum Descendium Vinum. Phasmatos Inta Grum Callus. Cosom Naben Dox Somno Ritum Per Dax Ritum, There you won't be getting out of the house until you agree for my help and don't try breaking it.. it's too powerful " As she was chanting that she touched both sides of the door, other doors and windows were sealed magically too then she leant against a wooden pillar waiting for an answer

the insane shadow smiled again and then drew his dagger and pressed the tip to his hand. " there are things that you will never understand about this house." as he felt the blood start to flow from the wound he shook his hand over the wood splattering it with his blood. " you see my family was not only great at potions and poisons. they were powerfully in the ways of magic countering. most of it by the use of blood." there was a flash and then shadow stepped to the side as a copy of himself formed and walked to the door. it thrust its hand into the wood near the door and then vanished. the magic that Ansel had used on the house weakened enough that Shadow could break through. as he started to focus on this that small sane part of his mind woke up and forced its way to the front. he quickly locked his insanity away in magic and then smiled " well that was fun but i hate not being in control. Ansel can you find the part of me locked in magic and seal it away in my amulet on my necklace until i can learn to control it please? i would like to learn more about my power i just can't do that with that part of me inside of my head. it was living in the magic inside of me. it is strong but not stronger that you just yet. it get stronger all the time so please hurry and seal it where it can't control me."

" I'll remove it ... Phasmatos Ex Solves, Exis Pa Unas Animotos. Di Conjunctos, Sol Facto. Phasmatos Devos Male À ses restes, retourne au sol Phasmatos Tribum, Nas Ex Veras, Uenes Phasmatos Et Somnos. Ex Totum Ex Um Maleo Matos." She waved her hand over his head and smiled "It's gone, now lets kill the group if you want."

"no. i want to get better and then show them what they are truly up against. when they see they can't win i will then kill them one by one. They have done nothing for me other than leave me behind. your the only one who has even come looking for me. that is why i will only let you try to train me. the others don't matter to me." Shadow said with a smile he knew that one day she may try to betray him but by then he would have gained all he needed and have done all he wanted to do he hoped. he also would not try to kill her like Kalin did. he would work with her for as long as she wanted to train him.

She got out a piece of parchment and wrote magically on it -- Phasmatos Sintu Corpora, E It A Rero, Quest Ero Immortalis. Phasmatos, Victoris, E Insipio Exu Ne Moris. Sintasia Sintu Corpora, Quest Ero Immortalis Vie dans des ancêtres, renforcer noblesse. Comme des ancêtres, de coeur noblesse. Décider on de ancêtres, garder noblesse Phasmatos Sintu Corpora, E It A Rero, Quest Ero Immortalis. Phasmatos, Victoris, E Insipio Exu Ne Moris. Sintasia Sintu Corpora, Quest Ero Immortalis -- and gave it to him " Also.. I wouldn't dream of betraying my student but what I will do is spell your body to heal when cut with blades or magically damaged Phasmatos Tribum Nas Ex Veras.. there you have type of immortality ." She smiled

Shadow looked at the parchment and then as he opened his mouth the magic in him took over and he started to chant the words that were written there. "Phasmatos Sintu Corpora, E It A Rero, Quest Ero Immortalis. Phasmatos, Victoris, E Insipio Exu Ne Moris. Sintasia Sintu Corpora, Quest Ero Immortalis Vie dans des ancêtres, renforcer noblesse. Comme des ancêtres, de coeur noblesse. Décider on de ancêtres, garder noblesse Phasmatos Sintu Corpora, E It A Rero, Quest Ero Immortalis. Phasmatos, Victoris, E Insipio Exu Ne Moris. Sintasia Sintu Corpora, Quest Ero Immortalis" he felt light headed and didn't know what was going on but he trusted Ansel at the moment. he could sense that she didn't want to hurt him but he still felt pain after he finished the chant. " What is going on?" he asked her as the pain grew a bit worse in his head. he could tell it was the strength of his magic but he didn't know why.

" Cut your hand.. I just performed a spell on your body so your body would heal instantly if cut or cursed by a witch" She looked around his parents house and picked up a Artist's picture of what looked to be his parents

Shadow drew his poison sword and then cut his hand. the blood ran for a second and then stopped as the wound healed. he smiled at this and then noticed her looking at the picture. "thats one of the only remaining memories of my parents that i have." he says smiling.

" How about a resurrection of Kalin and kill him again then rinse and repeat... or better a resurrection of your parents.. so you could be happy once more" She smiled rather sadly and looked at Shadow " I hope I don't regret this " She flung her self at Shadow and softly put her hands on his face and brought her lips to his deeply kissing him.

shadow took one second and then jumped back and tried to stab her. as soon as he started the motion he stopped and cursed he then said " Sorry you caught me off guard. I fight first and then as question when caught off guard. now for resurrections i have to say no my parents are long gone from this world and i would like them to stay that way. Kalin should stay that way as well. i'm happy with my life right now. now why did you just kiss me?"

" Because i'm an idiot, look at me trying to kiss my student aside from that what's next on our plans Shadow " She said while smiling embarrassingly "I'm sorry i didn't mean to kiss you" She said as she waved her hand as if to say follow me

"look i didn't mind the kiss i just wish that you had given me some form of warning so i didn't react with trying to kill you." he walked next to her and then said " i like that you felt like kissing me. so you don't have to feel bad about it. it was the first time anyone has done that to me though so i was just surprised." he says with a smile. " i think that next we should find somewhere to get some food since i haven't eaten in about a day."

Ansel blushed a deep crimson red "Xandria or Adarlan?" She asked as she threw her daggers down to the ground and her cloak revealing a beautiful woman underneath the cloak " We should reach a tavern soon, so tell me what's your opinion on Rowan, Aery and Celaena?" She asked him while walking with him.