Waking on the floor of my cave, my head really hurts.

Beer is not my friend. Beer lied.

With a loud groan, I roll over and see the cage has a large twisted hole in it as one of the straps has been wiggled free. That is the problem with creating cages out of old rotting wood found in a river, they just don't hold up well under a motived prisoner.

Bec, my to-be wife, is gone.

All four of my light friends are buzzing around my head. They woke me up and they want me to be more responsive. I get up, still shaky on my feet.

"Did she plan this?" I ask them.

Two blinds, from Sky, Emerald and Flicker. Topaz keeps buzzing around my head like a drunken fly.

Another thought occurs to me. "Did she even share the beer with me, or did I drink it all?"

Another two blinks.

"What?" I hate they can never answer multiple choice questions. "I drank it all?"

Two blinks.

Swell. I rub my head. Wish rocks could weigh less and be softer.

Hurts to think my wife-to-be got me drunk and took advantage of the situation. Clearly, she didn't use me in any way that I may have been a willing participate. I blame those thoughts on beer also.

Following my light friends, I stumble to the mouth of my cave and then to the lip overlooking the river. It's evening, thus with the dimmer light I can see further within the canyon. I scan the trail up to my cave and the river. My gaze goes all the way down to the sand point. There I see my future wife searching the beach. It's a very long way down from my cave to the river. I must have been out for a while. Bec stumbles, and I see blood smeared down her leg.

This makes my heart hurt. I should have been there for her as it's my job to protect. She must have fallen while trying to scramble down the path to the beach. The trail from the river to the cave is very poor thus, why I never take it.

I move to the edge of the cave right where the rock drops far down to the river. I need to get to her, to protect her before she can hurt herself more. My pulse quickens as I prepare for what must be done. Then, with a step, I plummet into the wide open sky.