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Chapter 11

The first to go was dear Ithy. That had been such a shock that
Dohri was truly unable to fully process it in her mind. She felt
angry and abandoned. "Am I so easy to leave?", she had asked
Atrissa while they were speaking about it. Dohri had always looked
at Ithy as a mother figure, though she had never told Ithy that.
Dohri would miss her terribly when she was gone for too long. She
would send Ithy letters telling how much she missed her or asking
her opinion when Dohri was unsure of herself. Ithy would always
tell Dohri to be more sure of herself and Dohri always tried to do
as Ithy suggested, wanting to make her proud. Dohri had tried to
prepare herself for the deaths of Atrissa and Shakiniel, thinking
to herself, "Well, my heart will be broken, but at least I shall
have my dear Ithy."

The second was her lover Shakiniel. The Azure had inspired feelings
both emotional and physical in Dohri that she had never felt from
anyone else. After that wonderful time in Aturi, Dohri had not been
able to see Shakiniel since for her lover was hunted mercilessly,
it seemed by the entire world. That infuriating, wonderful woman,
who would have rather died then to accept prayers from Dohri. The
azure's passing was very difficult for her, but at least Dohri
had prepared herself for it.

Atrissa's passing was the worst for Dohri. Dohri could not think
of anyone that she loved more, save for her Lady Azorinne. Dohri
would speak with her about anything that was on her mind and she
loved to listen to Atrissa's stories and to hear her sing. It was
Atrissa that Dohri had confided in when Dohri had needed to speak
with someone about her relationship with Shakiniel. It was Atrissa
that she had run to for a shoulder to cry on when Dohri had first
seen the atrocities of the war that the Fortress waged. It was
Atrissa that Dohri always counted on to be there for her, to bring
her to calm down. Atrissa could always make her feel better no
matter what was happening in her life.