"It's her! ... Impossible! ... It's a myth this cannot be real!" He whispered in denial. "Conrad, I need you to focus, now is not the time for random thoughts!" the voice resounded again in his ears. He quickly reacted and put all his focus on Isabella. "Ignore the battle... Ignore the cries around you" Isabella continued to guide him. "Pour all your focus on me, my movement, my blades, look at me, Conrad. Look me in the eyes and do not think about anything else" Conrad listened and did his best to follow her guide, he didn't know nor did he care how she did it but Isabella was looking at him the whole time even while fighting. The last part of her words was difficult to follow because looking into her eyes felt like staring into an empty void with nothing within but total darkness. H

