[aphrodite]

You watched as Kalira cautiously enters your room knowing that there had been a dispute between you and Devarion.
"Why must you anger him?" Kalira asks, her eyes filled with un-called for sympathy.
"Because he believes that he can control me!" You reply sharply.
"Elizabeth, he thinks he can because he truly can. Why is that so hard for you to understand? He is your superior, why can you not see that?" Kalira continued to question, her voice meek and shy. It was at that moment that Kalira said something that stayed with you. You had always been one to fight others who thought they could own and control you. You had picked up some of those traits from Courtney and you knew it. That class jerk used to think you were pretty and that he could have you. You denied him that privelage sharply and with an intent to kill just as you did now. But that was a battle you could easily win. This time, you were fighting someone who was not even human. What if Kalira was right? What if he truly did own you? No! You refused to believe that. You were like a bird. You could never be caged and if Devarion that he could do so, he was in for a surprise!
Kalira sighed heavily when she realized you did not intend to respond to her.
"Come, I will show you the castle."

End of Chapter 4