Callisto went straight to her room. She took out the vile of Hines-blood and poured the dark burgundy liquid onto the blade. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, the dagger pointed at her heart, the tip centimetres away from her skin. Callisto thought of nothing but her daughter, Kanara had been her reason for living, she was her miracle and with her gone, she felt lost and alone. Callisto cut into her flesh feeling the blade cut through her skin, deep into the muscle and felt her blood drip down her skin and soak into her robes. She walked over to the wall staggering and swaying from side to side as the Hines-blood took effect. She sat down and leant herself against the wall. Feeling dizzy she awaited death.

Dahak sensed Callisto weakening and he felt her disappearing from his senses, he vanished from his room, leaving Karara’s dead body on the ground.

He walked in to see the dagger and the vile on the table and Callisto leaning against the wall. He rushed over to her and spoke to her in a nervous voice.

“Callisto, Callisto, what have you done?”

“Leave me be Dahak, you are not my brother, let me die in peace” Dahak would not let his sitter die, with a little struggle he was able to hold Callisto still to heal her.

“Your blood runs in my veins, just like mine in yours, you will always be my sister even if you don’t want to be. Besides it will take a lot more effort for you to kill yourself while I’m around.”

“Fine next time I will make sure you can’t find me!” Callisto said as she got to her feet and walked over to the table; she picked up the vile and put it in the leather strapping.

“Dahak I want to die. You first take Hope away from my care and now Kanara. Can’t you take my life!”

“I have not taken Hope away from you, where did you get that idea?”

“Gabrielle told me that I am not allowed to train her anymore”

“Listen you are just in shock, just get some rest and you will feel fine”

“I hate you” Callisto said coldly giving Dahak an evil look another fireball lit in her hand.

“See you’re already becoming yourself again.” He took her hand and forced Callisto to close it.

“Get some rest” Dahak disappeared and didn’t say anything else.

Callisto was filled with rage she threw fireballs at everything. She took her sword and cut into the table. After destroying everything in sight she became tired and sat down. She did not sleep nor dream, she just sat and thought how she would kill Dahak or herself, once one of these things was done she would be finally sane.

The next morning Callisto was still in the chair. All night she had been sharpening her sword. She knew that she could not kill Dahak, but she could wound him for a second or two. She devised a plan. She could get Hope and Gabrielle. She was tossing up whether to hurt Hope or not, but decided as Dahak killed her child, she would kill his.