A few years after leaving Menzoberranzan, I was walking silently through the Underdark's tunnels, hunting one of the creatures. It had taken my pack, and I was determined to get it back. My red, heat-seeing eyes flashed as I caught the scent of the creature. I looked around and, though I couldn't see him, I knew Drizzt was near. I looked back ahead of me. I rounded a corner silently, carefully. The creature was another fisher cat, and it was trying to get some meat out of my pack. I silently drew my blade, then felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned my head at where I knew Drizzt was standing. I could see a faint shade of red move and realized he was bringing Guenhywver. I smiled and silently sheathed my sword as Guen appeared.
Drizzt whispered something to the cat and it went to the fishercat. I shook my head and looked at Drizzt. He smiled and shrugged. "It was almost time to call her here anyways." He said. I smiled and nodded. She did like helping with the Underdark's creatures. A few minutes later I looked at Guenhywver was carrying the pack in her mouth. She dropped it beside me. I smiled and stroked her head.
"Thank you Guen." I said, smiling. Drizzt chuckled and stroked her head also. I smiled. We started out, back to where we stayed. It was a cavern, with two levels. There was a glow emanating from some odd mushrooms. We shared the cavern with the funguspeople, and they stayed to the upper level. We were allowed to stay on the lower level, and they and we kept to ourselves. When we got there I went immediately to the small cove we slept in and kept our stuff. I took my things out of my pack and hid them and then returned to the grove and sat on a short mushroom, watching Drizzt and Guenhywver play.
"Come join!" I heard Drizzt call. I laughed and shook my head.
"No way, Drizzt." I called back, laughing. I dodged Guen when she ran over and tried to jump on me. I hid behind a large mushroom, and ended up backed against the mushrooms stalk going in circles to avoid Drizzt. I was laughing though, as was he. I stumbled away, dizzy, and tried to run but he caught me. I laughed and tried to get loose. "Drizzt!" I said, laughing to hard to do much. He smiled.
"Caught ya." I laughed again.
"I noticed." I said. I pulled loose and hid again, and then heard some faint footsteps. I spun around and froze. In the entrance to the cavern's lower level, our lower level, were three drow. I blinked then growled slowly. I felt a calming hand on my shoulder and looked at Drizzt. His touch was calm, but his face was tense. I looked at the drow, who appeared to just be standing there, staring at us. I sort of stepped back, to force myself not to attack them.
"Well, if it isn't our renegade brother." One of them said. I looked at Drizzt, who sighed.
"What do you want, Briza?" He asked, stepping in front. I looked at him then at them. The female who had spoken smirked.
"Just wanted to find our beloved brother and bring him back to Matron Malice for punishment." She said in a fake sweet voice. I snarled, but stayed out of the conversation for now. She seemed to notice me for the first time and blinked, then laughed. "What's the matter priestess? Why are you cowering behind him?" I snarled.
"Don't bring her into this, Briza." Drizzt, said, growling at her, and his hands on his scimitar hilts. She laughed.
"Ah, I see. You love her do you not, Drizzt? And took her when you left and convinced her to join you as a renegade." I snarled.
"He did nothing to cause me to live out here as a renegade. I was going to anyways." I said, growling, my hands on my weapons also. She smirked, and then looked back at Drizzt.
"No matter. I suppose we will take you both." I had realized early on that the two males were his brothers. Suddenly, a ball of darkness dropped over Drizzt and I, and I froze, then heard faint tell-tell signs of his brothers coming, and stepped back out of the darkness, hidden by it but able to see. I looked around and then saw Drizzt already fighting Briza. About the time I took a step to the side, one of the brothers emerged; looking bewildered, then shocked, and then he saw me and growled, charging with his broadsword and long sword drawn. I drew my scimitars and blocked his broadsword, stepping to the side to avoid the long sword. I slashed at his stomach, which made him jump back and give me a second to get my feet steady. Then, I saw the other emerge.
I growled and blocked the attacks from the first, then the second one joined in, so I had to resort to using one scimitar to block each, which did not give me many chances to go on the offense.
Soon, my back was against a large mushroom, and I was working almost desperately to block the attacks of both. I noticed Drizzt and Briza had stopped dueling, and realized she had done something that made his body lock up and him unable to fight, and could see her casting another spell as I fought the two brothers. Suddenly, I felt my arms and legs began to feel heavier, and my blocks slowed. She yelled something and they stopped, and my arms dropped as I began to realize I couldn't move either. As she walked over, she said something to the larger, obviously older brother, but I couldn't understand it because not only could I not move, I couldn't concentrate. I saw the other walk over to Drizzt and tie his arms together behind his back as the older approached and did the same to mine. And, not only did he tie my arms behind me, he gagged me so when this wore off I wouldn't be able to speak and, therefore, cast spells.
Several days later, Briza walked over and crouched in front of me. Drizzt was nearby, but was sleeping. I had been unable to since the battle in the cavern. She smirked. "We're almost back to Menzoberranzan... We should arrive tomorrow." I was still gagged and tied up, but I narrowed my eyes, scowling. She laughed, taking joy in the fact I couldn't do anything. I sighed and turned my head away, then heard Drizzt wake up.
I looked over at him and so did Briza. She smirked and repeated the news. He blinked, and then growled. "And that's supposed to be good news?"
"Of course dear brother... You will get to see Mother Matron Malice, and Triga here will return to her house and be reunited with them as well." I went blank at that. My family would not tolerate my return, especially in the hands of the Do'Urden head daughter, and would be tortured and most likely killed. She looked at me and smiled again, then at her brother. "Well, better get some rest... Tomorrow is going to be quite eventful." With that, she got up and went back to where the other two brothers were. Drizzt looked at me, and then moved to sit beside me.
"You okay there Triga?" He asked softly. I shook my head. That was all I could do. He sighed softly. "Everything will be okay... We'll get away." I sighed and looked down, shaking my head again. I was thinking about what would happen to us.
