#this scene may not even happen this way anymore but i always enjoyed edan and fira interacting

[lux-scriptum]

Success depends on the person's pov in this but thats ok thats the best kind

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They had expected some kind of dramatic reveal. All of them, Lalia included. But the entrance to the cave was silent, dark. “Edan?” Lalia called, forgetting the hybrids for now. She let go of the elf-hybrid, and the slender girl collapsed. Her legs were shaking so hard they simply couldn't hold her weight. As Lalia stalked past, Aryleigh scrambled to help the other girl. “Edan!” The phoenix called again in a demanding tone.

Fira could feel Aryleigh’s skin heating as rage coursed through the woman. She shook her head at Aryleigh, trying to tell her to calm down before she combusted. Lalia had no concern for any of them now that she had what she wanted. Ari had reached for Fira, but the elf-hybrid shied away out of instinct, flinched so violently that Ari paused. Fira watched anger flash through those burning eyes as they settled on the handprint on Fira’s pale skin where Lalia had held onto her arm. 

There was still no answer from inside the cave. Lalia whirled to face them, moving so fast that Aryleigh didn't have time to stop the phoenix from knocking her away. Fira cowered on the ground, silent tears rolling down her cheeks as Lalia demanded, “What did you do? You ruined the spell somehow. What did you do?”

“I don’t know. I don't know!”

“Lalia, she did the spell correctly, you watched her!” Ari spat, scrambling to her feet hastily. Lalia had grabbed Fira by the front of her shirt, trying to drag the elf-hybrid to her feet. 

“Please stop,” Fira pleaded in a whisper. Ari jerked into motion, only to get knocked back by a wall of white flame. She threw up her own to protect her, but she couldn’t keep herself from stumbling further away.

Lalia had let go of Fira to direct the flames that had swatted away the dragon hybrid, and now she looked back down at the girl who was crying before her. A look of disgust crossed her face, and her hand raised as if to strike the prone figure on the ground. Fira braced herself, whispering another plea, coupled with an apology, desperately. Her heart froze in her throat. Hadn't she left those days of beatings behind?

A hand grabbed Lalia’s wrist from behind, jerking the phoenix back. “Lalia.” The voice was smooth, soft as a kitten's purr. The man barely topped her, so that all Fira could see was brown hair and his broad shoulders, but he was strong. Strong enough to spin Lalia around and propel her away from Fira.

“Edan,” Lalia breathed, all violence gone from her voice. Fira shuddered on the ground, and her head drooped in relief. “Edan, I freed you.” There was an edge to her tone mingled with wild expectancy. “You know the laws of the spell that bound you.”

“Yes,” the man murmured. He crouched in front of Fira. She flinched as she felt his calloused fingers brush her chin. He was firm, however, and insistently tipped her head up so he could see her. Blue eyes clashed with blue. His were the opposite of her own odd eyes; dark, deep royal blue, edged on the outside of the iris with the purest, whitest blue she'd ever seen. She couldn't tear her own tear filled gaze away from them.

“Edan. You were bound by that spell, and you are bound to your savior. I spent centuries searching for a way to free you.” Fira finally jerked her head down, cringing away from the angry voice. Edan let her. She heard the rustle of leaves as he shifted, probably to look at the phoenix. 

“You're right, Lalia. I'm bound to the one that freed me, for better or for worse, until she sees fit to release me on her own.” Another rustling noise, and then his warm, broad hands cupped Fira’s face and tipped it up. “My blade is yours. My flame is yours. My will, is yours. Anything you demand of me, I will do. By the powers the humans harnessed all those centuries ago, I am tied to you, linked mind and soul, until you release me, milady. Use me as you see fit.”

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