"I don't know." Liadan said. She felt deeply betrayed, she used to think Nelek was a good guy.

Aislyn's heart was broken. She had given Nelek her heart, her love, her trust only for him to turn on her, possibly at Tabor's urging. And she needed her husband's comfort now, but she knew she would never get it.

Liadan sat in a corner of the room and hugged her legs. She was wanting some comfort from her husband herself right now, but he was drunk and Liadan could not be around him. It reminded her too much of her father.

Liadan squirmed. "I'm going to see how Yehudit is doing."

When upset, Liadan always wanted to make sure that her oldest daughter was safe.

Lek fidgeted with a scrap of wood. He was anxious, yet bored.

Aislyn glanced at Millie. "If the clothes are mended, I can take them down to Difyr."

Carefully cradling the bottles of wine, Difyr tapped on the door. "Aislyn? It's Difyr."

"Come on in," Aislyn called out softly. She was sitting on a table at the window, staring outside.

Difyr let herself in. "I was thinking that you could use a drink." Difyr glanced at the twins, unsure of talking to Aislyn in front of them.

"That would be wonderful," Aislyn admitted. She could tell Difyr had something on her mind but didn't wish to push.

"Aalyssa was talking with Ila..." Difyr said, uncorking a bottle. "I, er, think Ila was telling the truth now."

Aislyn frowned, almost appearing angry. "That cannot be. What she is saying cannot possibly be the truth."

"Aalyssa is familiar with magic, and non-humans races..." Difyr considered how to explain what she did not entirely understand to Aislyn.

"She knew your first husband, Tabor- he was a merman? He's supposed to be behind what has happened. From what Ila told her, Aalyssa believes the man who was masquerading as Nelek all this time is a merman who shape-shifted with a potion. I think she said his name was Tazi? Nazi? An odd name." Difyr realized there were not glasses or even cups so she offered Aislyn the uncorked bottle.

"Xavier says he grew taller and escaped- it sounded like he was changing back into who he really is, I don't know if Xavier saw his real face or not."

Aalyssa thought back to that time so long ago, the time she would have much rather have kept in the recesses of her mind. Tabor had mentioned a name similiar to that. The person who wanted to wed Tala maybe? "Mazi?"
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"That's the name." Difyr said. "A friend of Tabor's I guess. But you see, all this time when Nelek was acting so cold and cruel all this time, it wasn't Nelek at all."

"Then where is my husband? And just how long has be gone? He still abandoned us."

"I don't think he left you willingly. Ila said Nelek was on an island." Difyr said. "I don't know how long this has been going on, but Nelek hasn't been himself for a very long time... Do you remember when he changed?"

Aislyn thought for a while. "He had disappeared for a while, so I hadn't noticed anything until he returned." She tapped her upper lip with her finger. "I want to say it was sometime after Sileas finally emerged from the schoolhouse."

"Such a long time." Difyr said softly. "I hope Ila can find that island she saw Nelek on." And that Nelek is still living and had not been murdered by mermen. She silently thought to herself.

"Yes, a long time." Aislyn's heart clenched as different emotions coursed through her. She didn't even know how she felt right now.

Difyr gestured to the wine, encouraging Aislyn to drink. "He still cares about you. Ila said he was asking after you."

Aislyn accepted the bottle, pulled out the stopper and took a drink. "I just...I don't know what to think or what I am thinking. I don't know how to proceed."

"I was stunned myself." Difyr said. "I did not know what to do either. Do you want to speak with Xavier, or Ila again?"

Aislyn shook her head. "No, I think I just need to sit and think this through."

"Don't worry, we'll get Nelek back." Difyr promised and patted Aislyn's shoulder.