"Oruin?" 

Raine repeated his name again, not sure if what she was seeing was actually true. She hadn't seen him since the day she'd been accused of her father's death. Despite that, she'd never forget those eyes, even if he was no longer the scrawny little boy that she used to play with when they were younger. Puberty had transformed him completely: his previously thing built was replaced with one that was more muscular, which could be seen slightly through his medical uniform. His childish face became one that was much more mature and she could even seen hints of a beard growing along his upper lip as well.

"Raine, you're awake." He said, relief apparent in his voice as he looked down at his childhood friend. It seemed that he, too, was surprised to see her here in her current situation. "What...what are you doing here Oruin?" The assassin asked, as though the answer was not sitting right in front of her. "I could ask you the same question ya know...but I'm a medic here in the prison now." The green eyed male said with a slight smile and gestured to the medical bag sitting beside the bed. "After you escaped, I decided that I would become a medic for the prison, knowing that you would eventually come back...though I hoped that I wouldn't be reunited with you in this way." His response surprised Raine. He'd become a medic just for her? The girl was curious to know why but decided that she had more important things to worry about at the moment.

"Oruin....I have to know.." She started then paused slightly before asking her question. "Do you believe that I killed my father?" Raine's voice was soft and hesitant, which was very out of character for the assassin but it was something that she needed to know. If Oruin didn't believe her, then Raine wasn't sure if she would be able to convince others of her innocence. After she asked her question, the cell fell deathly silent and she could hear Oruin take a deep breath before exhaling slowly. "Raine, although I was not there, I can say that I can believe that you did not do it. I know that you loved your father too much to do something about that...nor did you know anything about the inheritance." Both Oruin and Raine knew that, if they had something interesting or important to tell each other, they would share and protect the information, knowing that the other would not tell a soul; the girl knew that if she had found out about her inheritance, Oruin would be the first and only person she would have told. Reaching up, she gently fingered the necklace that held the inheritance for a moment before getting to the other question that she'd been dying to know she she'd finally gotten the willpower to return to her hometown.

"Where's my uncle?" This time, her voice was filled with enough venom to poison every inmate stuck in this prison. It was clear that Raine still held a grudge against the man that had truly murdered her father. She then watched as Oruin's expression turned from a relieved to troubled one. "Huh, I guess you haven't heard then." His statement made the assassin raise an eyebrow. "What news?" 

"Well, you see. After you escaped, a lot of things went downhill here...."
~~~~~

Oruin went on explaining what had happened over the course of the last two years and, by the time he'd finished, it was nearly dawn. "Listen Raine. I have to go and check on the other patients in the infirmary but I promise that I'll be back tonight." Oruin said as he stood up, his medical bag in hand. "Okay...see you later then." The girl mumbled sleepily and watched as he left the cell, locking it behind him. Once again, her cell has fallen silently and Raine could hear nothing but the sound of her own heartbeat and breathing. She continued to focus on those two sounds until she finally drifted off into a restless sleep.

[I]It was her second night in the woods and today just happened to be one where the rain decided to pour down heavily on Raine's head, even if she was huddled up underneath a tree. It was practically impossible to light a fire in such weather so the girl was left in the dark in which she could not see, but could hear. The various noises that echoed around her weren't pleasant at all. Animals growling, thunder roaring and the sound of the rain as it hit her soaked clothes, along with the sound of her soft sniffles. This was the haunting soundtrack that nearly drove the girl crazy that night. Rocking herself back and forth, Raine clutched at the wet clothes that stuck to her body, saying: 'I don't want to be alone...I don't want to be alone....I don't want to be alone...I don't want to be alone..."[/I]

The dream was enough to startle Raine out of her sleep a few hours later and she quickly sat up in bed, breathing heavily. Although it was just a dream, Raine knew that it was simply her mind remembering the things that happened...and how she almost lost her sanity all in one night.[I]I hated staying in those woods alone like that...[/I] The girl thought with a sigh and then looked up as the sound of footsteps echoed in the staircase that led to her cell, making her raise an eyebrow in both curiosity and confusion. 

"Who in the world is that eager to see me?"