Hidden Relations:
A fanfic made in honor of Shades: Thanks for all your encouragement!
Shades walked slowly through the ruins of Pellinor, the snow settling on her white fur. It was her appearance that seemed to make people fear her: the wolfish muzzle, ears, and tail, the peculiar, orange-tinted sunglasses that she wore every day, the simple fact that she was a Bard of Annar seemed to put fear in others' hearts. She sighed dejectedly. But then, she came across the ruins of a library. Picking a book at random off the shelves, she realized that the first page was missing. Choosing the one next to it, she noticed that the new book had the page folded up as a bookmark on a particular page. Turning to the marked page, she gasped.
"Maerad!" she called out, "Cadvan! You two aren't going to believe this!"
At the wolf-maiden's call, Maerad of Pellinor and Cadvan of Lirigon dashed over to where she stood with the book in her hands.
"What is it?" Cadvan asked.
"It's a family tree," Shades replied, looking awed as she re-examined the page, "and you two are both on it."
It took several seconds for the full meaning of these words to sink in to the two Bards.
"You mean," Maerad asked, almost warily, "that Cadvan and I are…related?"
"If you want to be specific," Shades commented as she handed the book to Cadvan to show him the proof, "you two are cousins."
"What?!?!?!" the two chorused, staring blankly at the parchment in Cadvan's hands.
Shades grinned, which was a rather comical thing, based in her appearance.
"I've checked and rechecked myself on whether or not I read that correctly," she said cheerfully, "You two are definitely cousins."
Maerad's heart warmed as she saw that Shades was right. She'd found one more member of her family.
Author's Note: Do you know what this means? Cadvan is up for grabs! Wh-hoo!