Lissana remained silent for a few minutes. She had made a long journey just to be with Tarik, but her last hope was completely fading away. "No, that can't be, there must be some way to..." "If there is, I don't know it, I'm really sorry." Lissana stood up abruptly. "I refuse to give up! I'll find a way to..." Lissana felt dizzy and had to hold onto a chair to keep from falling. Kiara approached her, placed her hand on her back, and used light magic on her. "Better?" "Yes, thank you." "You're not well, you should go back to the Mauve Tower to rest." "I hate that place; it makes me feel tired." "It's not the tower that makes you tired, you're tired, your power is leaking away." "What?!" "That's why my mother put you in the Mauve Tower, to prevent your power from continuing to e

