The Pitcher Plant and the Snap Drakon Plant were plants, as we know, that eat. They crave meat, flies , insects of any kind. Once again ,Ellarya was in danger of being eaten.

Parian stayed with her. He joined her as a light force, so that her strength and abilities would grow. No one would see him. As far as Parian was concerned this was his wife and no other. Giovanni did not count. ( Ellarya’s father , always said that) They were of light and love and that should always count more. Life as we know doesn’t always work that way. True darkness can sometimes have the edge , including the winning edge. Parian believed his wife truly loved,maybe ” him “most of all. The truth is, he was right, but only from “his” perspective.There were no exceptions , none.

Tristan with his lifeforce Parian, was the KING OF HER HEART.

Stefano had a piece of her heart.

Giovanni was usually in the ” dog house” for one reason or another.

King of her Heart, she loved him. She loved him, as Tristan when she first met him. She loved him as her guard. She loved him without. She just simply loved the man he was. Her heart with him should always win. She didn’t need anything from him…. just ” himself”! Would that be enough? Time would tell!

She went with her friend, Kyra to one of his big shows. She was still in training to be a herbalist. She was concentrating on Jerrick. She barely , looked at me, Tristan , thought as he recalled the evening. He was dancing and singing and standing in front of a few thousand people. He had them all in the palm of his hand. All but Elle, she just stared and stared at Jerrick. He was very skilled. Finally, she turned and glanced at me. Ahhh, I caught her eye and smiled at her. She just looked at me up on that stage , looking back at her. I wasn’t quite sure, I had caught her correctly. I had. She looked back at Jerrick, but , I could now see she was more than just glancing over at me. The show went on and ended. I saw that she was left standing by herself . I sent one of my guards to give her a note, to ask her to join me, for the evening.

Pretty Lady, come and keep my company? Would you? And I signed my name ! I sign it very specifically. ( “Hearts” & “Crosses “, just like “x”s & “o”s). All by the powers that be , the Celestial Creators. She was the little girl , I once knew ,all grown up. She had sent me back an answer, saying , who she was and to call her mother and get hold of her that way. She said she would love to see me but the circumstances had to be right. Her friend had returned and off they went. Kyra , as it happened , had a very big crush on me and well, Elle didn’t want to hurt her friend. She was a good soul like that.

So , I did it! I called her Mom and we made plans that were sent to Elle. She came out from ,The Templar Boulevard GHS , one day and, I was standing there waiting for her. Her Mom had told me where to wait for her. We spent a blissful evening together , just talking , over at a cafe her parents knew and well, we became good friends. I asked her to join me on my road trips. She said , she had to stay and finish her studies and qualify. She couldn’t do that to her parents. All these years later, we ended up together again. Parian has helped to join us. We keep our secret life.

Ellarya was hidden in the Sunflower stem and she looked and saw and felt what the next battle would be. If they weren’t careful, they could all end of a sticky digestive mess at the bottom of a plant stomach. YUK.

She decided to mediate and feel Parian’s inner self and his power. Wow , he was a strong , beautiful man. He sent her his thoughts and she knew what to do. She came back within the Sunflower stem and pulled strands. She pulled out a the small black dagger from Alagron and pierced the underneath of the ceiling the base of the Sunflower Head. Golden liquid poured out. She caught it in a flask , which she quickly conjured out of her bag. She pulled out , an array of herbs and started mixing and testing.

She got it just right. She changed and adjusted herself into a Butterflairy version of Diana the Huntress. Ellarya pulled on her moon essence and harnessed her skills. She had her bow and quiver full of quills. This is where she relied on Parian to keep it filled. She went out into The Venomous Jungle of Carnivore plants.

Ellarya came out and they started to spray. She had to pull in her wings and walk. She ducked and dived and hid within roots and weeds and grubs. She hid in the slime and rolled into the dew ponds. As she went , she planted her poisonous seeds. As the venomous sprays hit her seeds, they opened and spread. The tricklings were coloured gold and they sucked up into the Pitchers . They formulated and found their way into the sticky dew drops on the Snap Drakon plants. As she went, the dull slimey red and orange gross green plants turned bright yellow and gold. They transformed . the Pitchers turned into Daffodils and the Snap Drakon with their traps turned into lovely Hibiscus Flowers. The aura of stage 4 had changed from Carnivore and dark to Vegetacious and Light.

As she dithered and dived in the muck and slime and dewy smelly ponds. She left behind her sweet smelling and fresh flowers with clear streams and beauty. She had used her herebral alchemy to defeat before she set out. Parian was delighted and he came from out from within her and congratulated her. Elle said thanks as he had kept her quiver full as her little arrows , shot out and planted the poisonous golden seeds.

As they looked upon the foothills of the surrounding base rocks that lead to Ekuziel’s Cave, they were aware they were not alone. The heavy breathing and snoring and scent of Trolls was in the air.

Parian said ,”we need to find a foothill cave that isn’t occupied. Stay within the Daffodils and Hibiscus , so , I can , go and scout. You ,my dear, proved your worth and that you were right to complete your studies”. She looked up at his face and Tristan was there. “I always wonder what might have been, if you had come with me , way back when. My heart felt for you and missed you when you turned me down all those years ago. It takes a brave soul to say ‘ NO’ to me. I think , I just loved you even more from then. I am very proud of you, Ellarya”.

Ellarya was left in his wake, as Tristan and his lifeforce went to scout for a cave. They were among trolls, dark elves and bandits.