Angelika: "Hmmm? What is it sweetie?"
*puts her arm around him*

Sophos: "uh, sure.... Yeah, I'll take you to him. We'll keep him extremely restrained, and he'll only be able to speak. Is that ok?"
[are you drawing ur Draell egg? just wondering? btw later today I might be going to see a movie. I'll tell ya when I leave, ok?]

Sophos: "Yeah... let's go."
(they head out for Eznier)
[I watched Gravity...
HOLY
H.ELL
WORDS
FAIL
ME
ALL
I
CAN
SAY
IS
DON'T. LET. GO.
IT
WAS
INTENSE
AND
SUSPENSEFUL
AS
HE.LL]

(They reach his door. There are many guards keeping careful watch. They enter.
Eznier is suspended with chains of silver light over a complex sigil.
They awaken Eznier, but keep his strength drained.)

(A guard shoves a clear liquid down Ezniers' throat without a word.)
Guard: "...That will MAKE you answer his questions, and it will also make you tell the truth."

(Sophos steps away... he can't stand this... he runs out of the room, upset. Angelika decides to stay.)
Angelika: "Say what you need to, Ezmel... He needs to understand what he did is wrong. He needs to step into your shoes for a bit. He needs to feel the pain he caused you because of his blind rage."

(Sophos' father steps in.)
Sophos' Dad: *sigh* "....sadly, us Sages may not be that much different than Divines... We watch over the realms... but we only help when undeserved destruction happens. When a race is about to eradicated when it is not yet their time to go. Until then, we watch... we see suffering, but can do nothing for it... I am not sure about your parents... my vision is clouded and I cannot see their realm easily..."

(the Sages talk amongst themselves, try to decide what to do...
Sophos is sitting in a corner in his room, his head buried in his arms and knees)

Sage: "Then you don't deserve freedom. A King is FOR his people. He fights and cares for them. You do not. You ruin your realm. You don't deserve a kingdom. I strip you of you birthright to be king. You have let rage cloud your mind. Maybe sometime in here can do you some good. We will not release, unless you show change."
(the other Sages look at one another; they had not reached a decision yet when the one Sage spoke. But now they slowly agree.
They leave the room and put Eznier back to sleep.)

Sage: "We've sent someone to keep the peace. Someone to oversee things. Not a king, just someone to rule until you or Eznier is ready. Don't worry. He is a wise Sage. Just him being there calms the land and it's people. He can run things for now."
(the Sage walks away and the guards make Ezmel leave Eznier)

(Angelika picks him up and carries him to Sophos' place. She puts him in bed and watches over him.)

(She brushes the hair out of his face.)
Angelike: *sigh..* "What torment you've been through... but you can stay here. We'll take care of you. We'll keep you safe."
(she kisses his forehead and leaves so he can get some sleep.)

(Angelika hears him scream. She rushes over and hugs him. She clears his mind of the vision)
Angelika: "Shh... Shh... It's ok... It wasn't real... You're safe... Shh.... calm down... It'll be alright... I'll take care of you... Shhh....."
(Sophos also comes in. He goes to the other side of Ezmel and hug him too. Sophos on Ezmel's right, and Angelika on his left. They try to comfort him)

Sophos: "hmmm...."
(Sophos leaves somewhere but Angelika stays to comfort him.)
Angelika: "Shh... It was just a vision... It'll be ok in the End, you'll see..."
(she hugs him tighter)

Angelika: "Shhh... everything will be ok... Sages can't die, at least not for good. He won't win. It will end up alright."
*still hugging*

[let's continue this on my pic of Shruikan with free hugs]