"What happened to you?" Drakonix asked, his voice low with disbelief as he stared at the girl before him.
Rebecca's eyes held no warmth as she answered, "That doesn't matter now. I survived, had someone help me and make me stronger… and now I'm back, to take revenge for my father."
There was a hint of sorrow in Drakonix's gaze. "Rebecca... I don't think your father would be happy seeing you walk down this path," he said gently, hoping to reach the tender heart that once existed beneath her hardened shell. "You were once kind... he loved that part of you."
But Rebecca simply turned her head, her expression unreadable. "I'm relieved to see that you're okay. My purpose here has been accomplished. Goodbye," she said, and without so much as a sound, she vanished into the shadows, leaving behind a stunned and sorrowful Drakonix.
Beside him, Leviathan watched her cousin's reaction. "Well, that didn't go as planned, did it?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
