[b]Ella laughed softly as Marken teased her back, finally allowing herself to pull free of him & relax on her side of the prison door. She hated being separated, but for now, she could have to get over it and hope the assassin was found quickly. While her prison cell wasn't horrible, the lack of sunlight was going to drive her mad in no time.

"Are you sure that you want to stay down here?" Ella asked softly, pulling a small blanket around herself, "I can understand if you need to go out on your own. I should be fine while you are away."

There was no telling where that woman was, Ella thought bitterly to herself. She personally didn't want to ever meet the assassin again, but she had a feeling she'd be targeted soon, especially now that the entire castle was hunting her down. Ella couldn't imagine she'd be very happy.[/b]