harmful healing, and some surprises

Today started out really well. I found Sydel in my tower, as she seems to like to hang around a lot. We talked and cuddled for a while and it was just so nice, I pretty much forgot that she was evil. Then she offered to heal me from all the owies I'd gotten so naturally I agreed. I was kinda surprised to learn she could heal at all.

Then I discovered there were strings attached. She'd put some of her essence into me which gave her an open door into my mind and vice versa. Unfortunately she had control of the connection. I saw horrors and suggestive images I dare not describe here. It was a long time before I managed to fight back.

She made a comment on one of the images I saw and I realized that the link was direct. So I turned it around and began to poke about in her memories. I discovered that during the night in my tower she'd taken some of my hair to use in some damned unholy spell, but the most interesting thing happened before she'd met me. She had been sent to kill a dark elf named Andrezon and she fell in love. He betrayed her and thats why she's become so cruel and emotionless. Maybe if I could get down to that without her reacting I could help her...

Anyhow she soon passed out from the strain of the mental link, fighting me and the healing. I wanted to lock her away where she couldn't hurt anyone but I felt that would be taking advantage of her. She hadnt done any harm to me physcially, so instead I took her up to bed and just curled up there with her.

She woke before I did and we had a few brief words before she left, she wasnt as friendly before, I suppose because she realized what a weak position she'd been in.

Later that same day my nephew, Visus arrived alone. I was wondering where Ali was and he soon told me that not only did he reach my tower alone, but he shadow ported there. I was really quite impressed. I tried to get him to stay never the less as he's still a bit young and I dont want to get in trouble with Ali, but he was adamant. I got him some cookies and we just sat and talked about spells. He really wanted to learn featherfall so he could jump off the top of the tower and float down.

It was great to see someone as excited about magic as I had often been. I fear that I'm losing that childish wonder and appreciation for my craft but it was good to see it in another. I havnt been so excited about a spell since clear mud. Anyhow he got tired soon and I took him up to Ali's room to sleep. He's a good kid, and definately growing up to be one hell of an adventurer. I can see all those days spent babysitting him paid off.