The market

[Maero]

(He sent Lillia to find strawberry soap and shampoo)

The girls swallowed and suddenly darted back up the stairs out of the pool, but she didnt head for the door. Instead she ran up to the main pillar and placed her hand on it. She then said "Visckie!" Suddenly, all of the water in the pool froze instantly, trapping Alex and Neko in the water. The ice was cold, but not as cold as it should have been which probably meant it was magical in nature, and that much harder to break.

Neko's eyes shot open and she began to struggle a bit before her eyes started tearing up. "Paba...Paba..." She began to cry, frozen all the way up to her face. Rhona bit her lip and said "I-I didnt mean t-to...I mean, please let me out, I have, um, duties to attend to." She said, clearly badly shaken. "Besides, only me and a few others know the word to undo the ice spell, I will send someone back to get you out but you have to let me leave!" Her legs were trembling slightly and she took no joy in the little angel's distressed cries.

If Alex tried to break the ice, he would run the risk of hurting Neko, particularly her frozen wings. Teleporting would also be in affective, and although he could probably shape shift to escape or meld through the ice with his powers, the same could not be said for Neko. But chances were that he would not need to free himself.

Rhona was so busy looking at Alex and making sure he didnt do anything that she failed to see the door begin to open, and didnt see Lillia poke her head in. With a simple mental message, Lillia would attack her and restrain her, and she knew how to. Even enslaved dark elves were still dark elves.