Throwing Emerald over his shoulder Rogue Black retreats to the ferry dock leaving his clans men to delay the elf Mage.

 Struggling with Rogue, she loses sight of the handsome young elf. Rogue getting to the ferry throws her in and holds her arm tightly so she can’t get away as the other three clans men to catch up and get on board.

 As the last of the clans men get on board, she see Zephyr come over the hill not knowing whether to be glad he is alive or terrified that she is in Rogue’s hands.  Rogue snaps at the ferryman, “come on get a move on it.”  The ferryman shoves off and is out of reach before the Zephyr can get to the dock.  Emerald starts crying seeing her only hopes slowly fade into the growing mist.

 Just as he fades from sight Emerald hears Zephyr whisper to her to F1.  Replying she can’t use those commands.  Zephyr implores her, “please F1 it will take you back to start and you will be safe there.”  Again she tells him she doesn’t have that capability.  She looks over the edge of the boat thinking she my try and swim to shore. “Don’t even think about it,” Rogue snaps griping her arm tightly?

 With a thud they reach the other side just as Rogue grabs her hand picks her up she hears Tholins whisper, “Emerald F1.”   Feeling a small sense of relief to hear his voice she whimpers back for him to help her that she couldn’t use thoughts commands.  He whispers back that he will try and do what he could to help her.

 Emerald’s kicking and struggles hard to get loose, Rogue starts to get tired of her struggling he has the Mage put a temporary sleep spell on her.   The Mage waves his hand over her head and Emerald goes limp like a rag doll.  Rogue throws her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and they head for the Land of Dream portal near the Ferry dock.

 One of the clan’s men catches a glimpse of Tholin as he steps thought the portal. “Rogue I think we may have company we better hurry if you want to have you fun uninterrupted.  Snarls and looking at the beautiful little elf wondering if she is really worth this much bother and decides she is and steps up the pace.
 Quickly loading his dream, they make their way through the garden then into the cottage in the back to the stairwell.

 Gliding into the dream Rough orders, “Mentor lock the door.  Tibis run ahead and get ready to close the drawbridge.”  Mentor holds the door till the last clansmen passes by then locking it.

 Moving swiftly, Tibis runs to the drawbridge, into through castle wall. Ducking into the gatekeeper’s station getting ready to raise the bridge as the last of his brotherhood moves past.  The rest of the throng is close behind him and it doesn’t take long for the group to enter and the drawbridge to be raised.  Emerald starts moaning softly as the spell starts to wear off.

 Dashing to the Keep one of the henchmen slams the door shut and bolts it. With cat like grace Rogue whisks her thought the keep and up the winding stairs to the tower room.  There he throws Emerald bodily on the bed.  Moaning as she hits the straw ticked mattress.  The room is a small cylinder shaped room with one narrow window across from the door.  Next to the door is the bed made of a wood frame and a straw ticked mattress with a wool blanket thrown over it. Beside the bed is an old wooden chest type locker.   There is a small round wooden table with four wooden chairs across from the foot of the bed.  Emerald head still fuzzy rolls onto her back, she looks around trying to gather her senses.  Seeing Rogue Black she scream.  Rogue telling Tibis and Blood Bath to go down stairs and make sure he is not disturb and they could each have their turn with the beautiful elf.  Leering at Emerald, the two men head out the door and down the stairs to keep watch.

 Holding her cape tightly around her as if too hind in it.  Rogue laughing at the little female elf and pushes her back onto the bed glancing over his shoulder at Mentor, he orders him to stand outside the door.  Wanting to stay for the fun he reluctantly steps out side the room.  Rogue bolts the door behind Mentor.

 Turning his attention back to the lovely on the bed, he moves towards her like a cat stoking a mouse.  Emerald draws her legs up making herself as small as she can.  Grabbing her arms he pulls her near him, kissing her hard bruising her tender soft warm lips. Struggling against him she turns her face away.  Taking two fingers he hooks them under the tie of her cape drawing her to him again.  She has no choice either she moves to him or she gets choked, whimpering terrified at what is about to happen, “please, please don’t do this please.”

 Enjoying the sound of her begging Rogue moves his hand up and takes hold of the cords on her cap.  Removing his fingers from holding the cord he pulls them untying the cords.  Her cape falls open and with one quick movement it is discard.  She tries to roll to one side, as her cape is toss to the other side.  Seizing her by her long hair, he throws her back onto the bed. She screams in pain as her hair is yanked.  Rogue takes her by the shoulders and holds her down putting his weight on her.  He begins to run his hands up the sides of her body to her firm round breast squeezing them roughly, glowering at her he comments, “hmm nice I wonder what they look like.”  All the while Emerald is begging over and over softly “pleases stop please stop . . . ”

 A evil grin forms across his scared face and as fast as a rattle snake takes hold of the neck of her dress and pulls down tearing the front of her dress open exposing her soft young flesh to he gaze.  Emerald lets out a blood-curdling scream. Starts to fight him.  Putting her hands up to fend him off crying, “Oh God don’t please.”

 Feeding on her terror and her screams Rogue lets his hand roam over her body, pulling the skirt of her dress up sliding his hand along her soft smooth flesh of her legs, as he works on undoing his pants. Emerald screams out in pain as the one-eyed man force her legs apart.   Getting his pants open is about to penetrate her when he hears Mentor banging on the door yelling, “We got company sir.”  Spiting back, “DAMN IT! Get rid of them.”  His irritation at being interrupted distracts him from his mission and starts to rise up to go to the door to beat Mentor for his insolent. Pulling his pants back up he flings open the door just in time for Mentor and Blood Bath to run into the room.  Incredulous at what is going on Rogue slams the door shut and bolts it. “What the Hell is going on your support to be down there getting rid of unwanted people?” Rogue yells at the two men.

 The distraction gives Emerald the opportunity to attempt to pull her dress back together and get off the bed.  Seeing her movement out of the corner of his eye, Rogue seizes her again tearing her dress open more.  Determined to have her Rogue pushes her back onto the bed.  Despite the pounding of the two elves on the other side of the door, glances over his shoulders telling the two clans man to F1 and he will meet them shortly as soon as he done.

 Looking down at his little captive beauty, again he gets in position to have her.  Fighting him, she can feel his strength over coming hers.  “GOD DAMN IT,” he growls at the difficult female, “JUST LAY STILL.”  She drops her arms as if giving up the fight.  She can feel him about to violate her crying she decides she can let him do it without a fight and brings her hands up with all her strength and boxes his ear.  Feeling the wave of intense pain as Emerald hands smacks his ear he backs off.  Snatching her hand, he pins them to the bed.  In a deep vicious voice he snarls, “bitcccch.”  Thrusting forward as the door is flung open and Zephyr falls into the room quickly rolling out of the way letting Tholin in.  Quickly getting to his feet.

 Emerald eyes go wide as she sees the door fly open, seeing Zephyr and Tholin in the door way she cries, “Thank God, Please,” Her small body obscured by Rogues larger form, only her soft white leg and her upper body can be seen by the two heroes.

 Enrages at the sight, Tholin says in a malevolent voice, “get off her now.”  Glancing at the younger elf, who is readying his staff preparing to cast his spell at Tholins order.  Laughing diabolic at the two elves feeling the beautiful Emerald so close he thrust forward impaling her.   Emerald throws her head back and cries, “NOOOOOooo ….” Tholin lunges at the human as Zephyr cast @Plasma Disruption at Rogue Black.  With a scream of total torment he vanishes leaving Emerald laying on her back exposed.  Completing his lunge Tholin falling on top of Emerald as the human vanishes.  Making a soft oof sound as the wind is knocked out of her. The terrified female elf grabs Tholin and starts to cry. Wrapping her arms around him tightly.

 Zephyr moving over to the bed retrieves Emeralds cape and hands it to her to cover her self up with.  Looking over at Zephyr she reaches with one hand and takes his arm pulling him over to her and Tholin.  The young handsome elf smiles sadly at the lovely Emerald feeling like he let her down by not protecting her from Rogue Black and his clansman.  She gives both her heros a tight hug as she continues to cry, “Oh God, I’m so glad to see both of you, I though . . .” Not wanting to hear her finish the sentence Tholing puts his finger to her lips saying, “shhhh it is over your safe.”

 Emerald looks at Zephyr and smiles softly, “Zephyr if you hadn’t been with me I would  . . . ummm it would have been worse.”   Kisses Zephyr softly on the cheek then saying, “Thank you, for all you have done that is the second time you have helped me.”  Giving Emerald a weak smile Zephyr strokes her cheek lightly, then sighs, “got to go have test in the morning.”  Tholin claps the bigger elf on the back saying, “you are one hell of a guy Zephyr, I hope you allow me to be considered as one of your friends.”

 Zephyr grins and nods, “I do please take care of Emerald.”   Glancing down at the fair gray elf he kisses on the head then summons the multicolored lights and steps in back into reality.

 Still shaking Emerald holds Tholin tightly, trying to pull her dress back together.  Looking down at her shredded garment she starts to cry.  Holding her tightly in a effort to reassure, “shhh . . . your safe now.  Rogue Black is gone and he can’t hurt you again.”  Tholin consoles.  Stroking her soft golden tangles.  He closes his eyes feeling his own angry at what had happened.  Tholing moves his hand down her back and rubs her back softly.  “Why don’t we go to your dream and see if we can find something you could put on,” Tholin suggests with half a smile?

 Sits back a little trying to cover herself the best she can taking her cape and putting it over her shoulders and pulling it tightly around her. Emerald nods.  Tholin take her in his arms and carries her out of the dream.

 Seating her down so she can up load the dream, Emerald slowly raises her hand there before them is a beautiful rose garden with a sundial in the center.  Emerald looks at Tholin and he look in awe of the garden it was not the same garden he had seen before.  Briefly wondering where she got this dream map from, he remembers why they were there in the first place.

 Together with Tholins hand lightly around her back they make there way back to the little cottage in the back of the garden.  Instead of being the cedar shake siding as before it is a mossy stone cottage with a carved arch door with a small round window in the top half of the door on either sides of the door there is trellises with climbing red roses on it in full bloom. The sent of the roses is almost intoxicating.

 Tholin opens the door for Emerald.  She steps into the cottage it is laid out the same as the other dreams.   Across from the stairs is a corner fireplace the furniture is wicker with brightly colored floral cushions.  In the kitchen area there is a wooden kitchen table with four wooden arched back chairs.   Holding her dress together as best, she can and keeping her cape tightly around her.  Emerald goes down the stairs to the main dream.  At the bottom she opens the door, Tholin close behind her reaching above her to hod the door opened.  Stepping throw there they are in a field of wild flowers with a small path that leads to a large Victorian farm house.

 The house is red brick with a slate roof.  There is a bay window spanning up the middle of the house.  Along the front of the house there is a long porch.  The pillars are flared at the top. There is scrollwork along the bottom edge of the porch roof, the roof is slate like the house roof. The wall on the porch has two tall windows and two doors their frames and the porch trim are all painted white.  The windows and one door are on the long wall there is a shorter wall on the right side of the porch with a door in it. On the porch are two bentwood rockers with tick soft cushions on them, they are softly rocking in the gentle breeze.  Hanging from the ceiling of the porch is to huge fuchsia plants in pretty wicker baskets, the dark purple and fuchsia flowers handing over the edge of the baskets. The base of the porch is covered with lattice with sweet peas growing on it.

 The two Elves walk up to the porch and Tholin has never seen such a elaborate dream before. Thinking the DL (Dream Language) in this place must be unreal and there isn’t any lag.  Helping Emerald up the two steps to the porch he walks over to the front door.

 Opening it and ushering Emerald inside.  Within is a large formal dinning room hanging from the ceiling is a beautiful Tiffany gas lamp. To the right there is a large sliding door with beveled leaded glass windows on either side are built in the corners are china cupboards.  In the center is a large oval Queen Ann Table with eight chairs.  To the left, are two doors one to a bathroom the other to a small bedroom.  Between the two doors is a china cupboard that matches the table and chairs.  On the other side of the room is a door to the kitchen.

 Emerald gracefully walks to the sliding doors and opens on and walks slowly through it followed behind Tholin.  Then enter what is a small foyer there is an open stairway directly in front of them, there is a door that goes under the stairway.  To the right the living room. The left is a door to the back porch.

 The living room is done in Victorian furniture.  There is a small table and to wingchairs in the bay window that is covered with soft white lace curtains.  There is a large area rug in the center of the room with a camel back sofa and two end tables.

 Following close behind this graceful creature, Tholing ascends the stairs to a landing. There is a window to the left of the stairway directly ahead is t wall with a chest of drawers and a large mirror next to that is a door. To the right of the stairs is a glass front cupboard.  They step onto the landing turning to the left. In front of them is a open door.

 Emerald walks into the room it is a large bedroom done in the same period as the rest of the house long delicate white lace curtains hang on the tall bay windows blowing softly in a summer breeze. The bed is a large four a poster bed made of dark mahogany. There is a closet and mirrored dresser on the wall at the foot of the bed. Next to the door is a vanity with a matching stool. The room is light and airy.

 Removing her cape as if in a daze she lays it across the vanity stool her dress in shreds threaten to fall the rest of the way off.  Tholin watches concerned at her movements, thinking she must be in shock he walks over to her and sits her on the bed.  Kissing her forehead, he goes to the closet, looking inside he choices a dress for her.  Taking it over to the bed, he sits next to Emerald.  “Lover why don’t you put this on?”Tholin inquires.

 Slowly she looks up into his blue eye, then falls forward into Tholin’s arms and starts to cry.  Laying the side of his face against hers he puts his arms gently around her.  Stroking her back lightly consoling her Tholin kisses the top of her head.  Emerald sits back slowly wiping the tears from her eyes, “I’m sorry you don’t need to see that.”  Smiling softly down at the lovely young elf his kisses her nose gently, “it is ok, you have been through a lot. Now lets get you cleaned up you will feel better.”   Nods gazing down at her torn dress barely staying on her shoulders.

 Emerald rises and lets her dress fall to the floor and walks out the door to the landing and hallway.  Watching with some confusion as she walks naked out of the room.   Tholin grabs the new dress and heads out the door curious at where she was going.  Proceeding behind her down the short hall to the door at the end.  The door is open as he gets their he steps into a bathroom there he sees Emerald, gazing at herself in a full-length mirror.  Tholin looks over to the left of the door and sees a large bathtub moving over to it, he start the water running.  Next to it is a brass towel rack with three white towels on it.  On the right a sink with a mirror above, a commode, next to that a shower stall. Directly ahead is a stain glass window of a wisteria vine.  To the left of the window there is a full-length mirror and a linen closet.

 With the tub almost filled testing the water one more time Tholin guide the small elf to the tub looking at her naked form thinking how beautiful and perfect she is. Helping her into the tub he retrieves a wash cloth and begins to bath her soft body.  Taking the sprayer from the holder Tholin lightly wets down her hair.

 Emerald tips her head back letting the water caress her body and sooth the tension out of her.  She closes her eyes and relaxes trying to forget what had happened to her.

 Along the side of the tub is a narrow ledge. With bath beads, lotions, a bowl with fragrant soaps, a bottle of shampoo and conditioner.  Take the shampoo Tholin gently washes and rinses Emeralds hair.  Kissing her lovingly on top of her head he leaves the room back to the bedroom.  Going into the dresser he finds a silk nightgown he heads back to the bathroom.

 There he see the delicate creature he is finds himself falling in love with laying in the tub with her eyes closed. “Emerald? Lover? Lets get you dried off,” Tholin says softly taking her hand to help her up out of the tub with one hand and reaching for a towel with the other.

 Emerald elegantly steps out of the tub and onto the mat on the floor. Smiling softly at Tholin her green eyes sparkling like gems.  She summits to his tender touch as he glides the towel over her body, towel dries her hair, then combs the tangles from her damp hair.

 Tholin takes her nightgown and slides it tenderly over her head and down her body feeling her soft skin slide past his hands as the silk gown moves over her form.  Touching Emerald bruised lip gently with his finger then kisses her soft lips.

 Taking her back to the bedroom he throws back the blankets and helps her into the bed. Covering her up, he sits on the edge of the bed and says, “you are so beautiful I hate to leave you, but I have to I have work in the morning and it is late.  I think you will be all right now.  Try and get some sleep.”  Kissing her on the forehead Tholin begins to rise from the bed.
 Emerald taking his hand and kissing it smiles, “Thank you for all you have done for me.  Pleasant dream lover and kiss your daughter for me.”  With that Tholin kisses her one last time before summoning the @Gate replying as he steps into to it reluctantly, “I will and sweet dreams to you lover.”

 The @Gate and Tholin vanishes from the room Emerald moves deep under the covers and falls to sleep quickly.