"It is time for you to leave." One of the guards said.
Fiona rose up to her feet quickly and was very obviously distraught.
"So soon?" She demanded. "But she has barely even had the time to get herself together."
"That is not for you or anyone else to decide." The guard replied to Fiona.
The guards started to progress towards her in an attempt to take her willingly or forcefully.
"There will be no need for that," Jasmine stated rising to her feet.
She hugged Fiona hard.
She felt the tears at the brim of her eyes and then could soon feel it go down her cheek.
"Swear that we will see again," Fiona said. "Nothing will happen to you, and you shall return back to this pack."
Jasmine swallowed. "I wished I could make such promises, but I cannot tell the future."
She finally withdrew from her and Fiona cleaned her own eyes, then she put her hands on Jasmine’s shoulder and said to her. "I will speak to Xaden and make sure he does not harm you. It is better for you to return back here than to go and live in that godforsaken place where you are not wanted. They do not deserve you."
Jasmine, touched by her words, hugged her tightly again.
When she finally withdrew she said. "Do not get yourself involved in all of this. I have already put you in so much trouble for having you keep those secrets. I will not want you in any more trouble."
"I will speak for him, and nothing you say will change that," Fiona said stubbornly.
"We need to leave." The guards said.
Fiona glared at him. "Can you not see that she is speaking to me. For the sake of the goddess have some heart and understand we are saying goodbye".
"Do not fight with anyone Fiona," Jasmine said. "Do not fight. And this is not goodbye. Since you have said that I will return them let it be so. We shall see again. Let this be see you later. Okay?"
Fiona nodded more appeased by the new idea.
She hugged her once again and then she went out with the guards.
She did not bother carrying anything because she wanted to believe that she would come back.
A few items of clothing and property that she would have remained here because she hoped that she would return.
She thought about her talent for painting and wondered how she had never been able to exploit it.
It was the Queen who had told Xaden to make sure she started painting.
But she had never gotten the time to.
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