Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-29461586-20150305221042/@comment-5583506-20150308200258

Rikki found no peace within the walls of the Sanctuary. She found herself crying at night, knowing that she could neither see nor leave. And on top of that the only thing she wanted in this world was out of her reach.

Belgarath and the other assassins did the best to comfort their Listener, but to no avail. Rikki still wanted Xad to come, but for each passing day it became clear to her that he was gone. It was a painful feeling and it felt like it tore her apart from the inside.

During the days she would often sit in her wheelchair and "stare" at the door to the Sanctuary, hoping that he would return... or that the Inquisition would enter and finish her suffering, because she herself did not have the courage.

"You mustn't think like that, Listener", said Belgarath and stroke the Khajiit's cheek, wiping away a small tear. "Aren't we your friends as well? Would you leave us that easily?"

It didn't seem to help and Rikki was still crying like a child.

"There, there", said Belgarath and gave the girl a hug. "Why does it have to be Xad? There are plenty of other men out there. Like Kin'Jiro? He is brave, loyal, leaves you alone whenever you want to be alone, and..."

"Rikki only wants Xad!" lamented the Khajiit. "But... he is truly gone... This one feels like there is nothing left... everything is gone!"

"How come?"

"The Inquisition is at our very doors. Rikki can't leave the Sanctuary. She has lost her sight. And she has lost Xad! The only man she has ever been in love with." She sighed and rolled her wheelchair over to the other side of the Sanctuary, gently touching the wall. "This one... used to think of this place as her new home... but now when all that mattered to Rikki is gone... it is... a prison..."

The Khajiit rolled her wheelchair through the halls. Belgarath wished there were some way to cheer the Khajiit up, but for each passing day, whenever she looked at her she could tell that Rikki's strength was slowly diminishing. Even her hope for Xad, whom she had been enthusiastic about from the very start, was gone... It was a bad sign...