Ritsu stroked over the images that adorned her left arm. Three images one of a lion's face, then above that a tree and the third of a bear's paw on her inner fore arm surrounded by thorns. Memories - real and fake flitted through her head. what was rare about Ritsu's Tattoo was the image of a crown that sat on her wrist that encircled an elegantly scrawled A. Crowns were a rarity, there were only two alive with more than one.

She knew what these symbols meant. she was one of the rare few that did. Scienists still tried to figure out what it meant ecause those that knew refused to share to the point it became Law within the small group. One that Ritsu had created for the sanity of those that forgot - the pain they had to endure before being scent here. No one knew that their memories after year XXXX were a lie. No one knew of the gifts they had trained and perfected. Of the families they had left behind. No one knew this world wasn't real accept for the few that had willing followed to protect their loved ones.

Including Ritsu. She toyed with the silver rings in her hand, the one she had come into this world with. the ones her love had given to her and it tore her up inside to know that he had forgotten what their life had really been like, to know that he didn't love the real memories they shared. she remembered the images on her lover's fore arm, two lions and a glowing hammer Two crowns on his wrist circling an A another an S.

So she fought against him no matter how much it hurt. she would explain once things were right, once she figure out how to get home. "Queen of the Alliance. What a joke" Ritsu whispered . Ritsu felt the animals inside her Roar in protest, The nature nearby trying to sooth her stress. she felt the cat within her rise to the surface, and the feeling of fur brushing underneath her skin made her shiver.

Her name, her face, her voice... it wasn't hers. Not even her eyes. She missed Darnassus, she missed Stormwind. She missed the time where no one would think twice if she turned into a huge saber-tooth cat in the middle of the street or a bear or a stag. It's what a druid did to keep sane. Ritsu sighed looking into the Mirror. A stranger stared back. Her markings were gone, her long pure white hair had been replaced with brown, her glowing silver eyes replaced with a dim green, her long pointed ears replaced with human ears, her lavender purple skin replace with a pale peach color. she couldn't recognize herself at first, looking human like her lover.

And her lover. She originally thought she had found her father-in-law. Almost as if his genetics were flipped. every gene of his mother's turned to his fathers and vice versa. His once golden blonde hair now midnight black, his blue eyes now golden. suddenly there was a knock on he front door and knowing who it was she sighed. And sure enough as soon as she opened the door Takano Masamune barged in. "Takano!" Ritsu hissed but stopped when she saw what was in his hand.

"Peace offering" Masamune grinned

"What do you want?" Ritsu hissed tugging down the sleeve of her top. This gained the Raven haired man's attention.

"I've never seen your marks before" Masamune hummed pointing to his own

"Because I don't want you too"

"You've seen mine" Masamune pointed out.

"You don't try to hide them" Ritsu argued. Masamune shrugged Lazily. I have never met such a carefree paladin before, even when he was a prince he was never this carefree. Ritsu thought.

"Have you ever wondered what they meant? The Marks?" Masamune suddenly asked. He didn't know she already knew the answer. They were markings of who you were. The one closest to your wrist - Your faction; Horde or Alliance, the next was your race and the Third your class. The crowns signaled Royalty - Letters signaling what they ruled A- Alliance, D- Darnassus, E- Exodar, Gi - Gilneas, Gn - Gnomeragen I - Ironforge and S... Her beloved Stormwind. but there was no way in hell she could tell him. Not when things were so calm. No wars, No legion baring down on them just... peace.

She spent her whole life learning to fight... to protect. She enjoyed the calm.

"No" Ritsu answered. "I don't need to wonder" Ritsu muttered unaware she said it out loud.

"You know?" Masamune asked in shock

"Don't even ask!" Ritsu growled.

"Why not?" Masamune growled. People were out there wanting to know what the marks meant, it meant everything to everyone. Wars have come and gone because pf it. why did those who know have to be so selfish?

"Because it's the only way we can enjoy the peace"

"Countries are fighting over the resources to research it how is that peace!?" Masamune growled. "I don't get how you think. No matter what I say you can't see what you don't want to."

"There are worse things out there Takano, when people remembered, no one was safe, people abused their birth rights, where every death of the enemy - solider or civilian - was celebrated, whether it was a major heavily guarded city or the middle of no where you were never safe. Now's wars were nothing in comparison" Ritsu whispered reaching out shocking Masamune as she grabbed his marks arm revealing the two crowns. Her sleeve pulled enough to reveal her own crowns.

"We have a matching crown" Masamune murmured in awe

"We were the most at risk, in that world, you even more than me" Ritsu whispered. "Don't ask anything more, I will not tell you more" Not Unless the Legion track our people here. for now the anti magic barrier placed by the death knights will guard us for now.

Little did Ritsu know their eyes were already on them