Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28358106-20160820182648/@comment-28358106-20160830185945

Ibrahim is silent for many moments, a pained look on his face.

"I...I don't know what to say, Cire.  I remember that your life force was tied to hers, but I never thought..."

Asja interrupts him. "So she depends on you for her own energy?  In a manner similar to the Doctor and his family...?"

She looks to Ibrahim. "Master, if you'll permit me, I may have a solution.  It will require you to remove my failsafe rune.  Will you do that?"

"Yes, but...why?  You need that rune to keep your energy from depleting all the way!"

She looks at him. For the first time anyone has ever seen, her expression softens.

"Master, you and I both know that is no longer preventable under these circumstances.  Will you do it?"

Ibrahim pauses. "All right.  Come here."

In a corner of the room, Ibrahim lifts the back of Asja's tattered shirt and opens a panel. Several glowing runes hang in the air, and after a minute or two, he shuts it again.

Asja walks up to Cire. She looks into his eyes.

"Follow me."

She leads him into a back room.