“Ailis, will you be in heaven, or will you be in hell... my damned illusive, Ailis my Queen.”

“Not like this!” Éinrí yelled angrily as he raced throughout his castle, fighting to ensure everyone was safe before it all was being blown all to hell. “Not because of you Ailis... please not because of you!” Of course he couldn’t argue about it with her, because he could not find her! But he didn’t know what he would do if he did find her. Would he wrap his hands around her neck and force her to admit that she betrayed him? Or would he crumble at her feet because he allowed his love for her to destroy it all.

He was filled with conflicting thoughts and feelings as he ran as fast as he could, knowing that time was running out. He was hoping to find her, but did he want to find her to punish her, or to rescue her? That was something he would think about later, if there was a later. Right now all he knew was that he had to find her, fast. He would leave what he would do to her, until the ‘if there is a later’.

Every turn he took, he found someone else in the castle, someone else who was not her. And they were someone who shouldn’t be there, not if they wanted to survive that was. There was no one he wanted to die there, not even Ailis if this was her fault. Just like a Captain of a ship, he would be the last to leave, and if he had to go down with the ship (of Peace), go down he would.

But by God Ailis would not go down with him. He would not let her. If she was responsible, he would make sure she would pay for it with her life. But her life would be taken by a court of law, not by him. Though it would be ironic if she was responsible for this hell that was coming, and she ended up perishing in affect by her own hand.

“Ailis!” he shouted as he rushed through the corridors of the Castle. “Ailis!” Time and time again, he would see a woman who he thought was her, only to find it was someone else. “Nico, transport these two out now.” He ordered Nico, wondering why they didn’t appear on their scanners. This made him wonder how many more of their people were not being picked up by their scanners. So he stopped just checking for Ailis, he checked each and every floor to make sure there was no one else around.

Finally sure the palace was evacuated, and getting more frantic to find Ailis with each moment, he knew there were only moments left before the bombs hit. He didn’t know what to think! If he couldn’t find Ailis, she might die, but then again so might he. Or, if he didn’t find Ailis, did it mean that she had in fact arranged this disastrous and deadly end to the peace treaty? He didn’t know what would be worse – to find out she had betrayed him but was safe, or find out she was innocent but about to die....

He just didn’t know what to think anymore, or who to trust. And with moments ticking down to ‘zero’, he couldn’t help but wonder why it all had to always go to hell just when peace was so close.

“Ailis, Ailis, Ailis, will you be in heaven, or will you be in hell... my damned illusive, Ailis my Queen.”

Just when he thought all was lost, he heard a group of people and once again had hope that Ailis would be there. "Nico, get the ones behind me." He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard them being transported away. He didn't look at them though, because his eyes were transfixed with someone he saw in the corner of his eye.

And there in the distance, he caught sight of her, and despite it all - despite the fact that the bombs were about to hit, he smiled!