Talking about the past with Unna

[Ashla Marr]

Ashla was grateful that her friend had agreed to be careful. She saw so many back at the Academy who have been touched by the dark side by various levels. She turned and walked towards the window once more and looked out at the ruined temple in the distance. She couldn't for the life of her think of why the temple had been bombed. It just didn't make any sense to her. But then again, she wasn't a military thinker. There might have been a reason why those in the temple had to die. According to what she uncovered, the bombing of the temple was opening shots of this five year long war. Though back then, it was just massive swells of unrest.

As Ashla scanned the city of Baku she could see the jungle beyond the shimmering shield wall. It still made no sense, none of this really did. Suddenly she felt foolish as she turned to face Unna once more. Ashla looked down in deep thought as she couldn't shake her feelings about the temple. Finally she spoke once more trying to get those feelings out of her mind. "I am glad that we are welcome to attended, but you didn't say Auro. Is he not invited," she asked.

Before Unna could answer, Ashla added, "I like Auro, he is my friend. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I really don't want to have to babysit him." Her face grew red with embarrassment over her statement, she suddenly felt like it was the wrong thing to say. "I mean my place is with you. I want to be watching your back."