Author's Note - Sniffle, no reviews yet...I would really like to hear how people like the story so far.
Tela - The "Master" is a slight secret for now, but he will be making an appearance soon, so be patient.
Chapter One
"Axia, what are you doing? You just gave birth yesterday! Get back into that bed right now" the sage yelled at the gypsy
"Lex, I feel fine. And I was thirsty." the tall, blue haired woman said to the green haired sage.
"As your personal physician, I am telling you, you need rest. Now Alejandro is downstairs with his father, and Aurora. And Faellia can get what you need." he said pushing her back towards the bed.
"Ever so pushy Lex...fine, but I want to see my son." she said as she aquiesed and went back to the bed.
"I will tell that to Kiniro, if he will ever let go of his son" he said with a slight smile
He had been smiling a lot since yesterday and everyone had noticed.
"Lex, you look like a dope. It's unnerving seeing you happy. You are never happy." Axia grumbled
"You didn't see me after Caden was born." he said mentioning her first son. At that, she turned from him and a tear fell. After all this time, she still missed her son and daughter. They were children that didn't cry, never complained and were always happy. Oh, she thought, Caden yelled, but then his sister would just look at him, place her hand on his, and then he would be silent and begin to smile. Now that she thought of it, Caden had Aldo's and Lex's smile, even though he took after her in looks and temperament.
Coming around the bed, Lex sensed her mood, and sat down beside her and held her face in his hand.
"I didn't mean to make you sad. Forgive me?" he asked
"Of course, and whenever I think of my babies, I will always be sad. Doesn't mean I am overall sad. Now go get me something to drink." she said with a smirk on her face
"Of course." he said and got up. As he exited her bedroom of her little cottage, as they returned from Jawaii late last night, he ran into Faellia. Telling her that Axia was thirsty, she left, and went to get her something to drink.
Returning with a cup of herbal tea, Faellia came into Axia's bedroom and sat down at the edge of bed. They both just wordlessly looked at each other, pondering the implications of Alejandro's birth. Axis had always told Axia what would happen if a male wielded her, and as Faellia had also been Axis's servant, she knew as well. Lex was so happy, but she knew he had to be told. Noone, but Faellia and Axia knew what would happen if a male wielded her. Aldo found out, that one brief time he held her, when they had made love, and they both vowed that Caden would never hold Axis. It was a decision that they both never regretted, and they were very relieved when Caden said he was not interested in being a wielder, and was content to let his sister wield Axis. He did want to be a bow user, like his parents, so had been asking his grandfather to teach him how to be a bow rogue. Both Axia and Aldo were against it, as they were content with him being a hunter if he had wanted, but Axia was adamant about him being a killer, like she was, when she was a child.
"That paladin has plans my lady." Faellia said to her
"I know, but I don't know how to stop the chain of events, other then hiding my son from them. They don't know what will happen. And I promised Axis, that I would never tell." Axia whispered
"Kiniro will never give him up. You know that." she said to her Mistress
"I am well aware of that, but Lex will bring about Armageddon if Alejandro touches Axis. It's bad enough that Aldo destroyed the remnants of Einbech, and made the land completely unusable. He still never forgave himself for it, but we never told anyone. Aldo would have been hunted and killed if anyone had found out." Axia said
"I am sure once you tell Master Lexkai..." Faellia said and within their minds they heard a very distinct and quite painful "NO".
"She has spoken, and that is the end of the discussion." Axia said still smarting from Axis's command.
"Well someone has to be told. They manipulated Master because of his legacy." Faellia said
"I know, and if I had known what they had planned I would have stopped it. But I was too concerned with my nephews. I should go visit Shawn. He doesn't have much time left." she said
"We have been trying to take care of him, and Zenia and her husband have not left his side." Faellia said about the Champion and her priest husband.
"I am glad of that. He never knew his mother, and Sirano did allow Mother near Shawn, but the rest of us...he wouldn't even let us come to his funeral." Axia said thinking of her brother in law.
"Your mother was the only person not influenced or manipulated. That was why he was so close. I guess it also made him mad that every one else got transcended and he was left a rogue." Faellia said
"He never asked. Either one of us would have done it if he had asked. But he was too shell-shocked." Axis said with Aila murmuring in agreement within their minds.
"It was also too bad, that he turned down leadership of the Valkyrie Rogues, which now looking back I realize Dad knew a lot more then he ever realized." Axia said speaking of her fathers division of Rogues.
"His world was Shawn. That was all he cared about. And the fact that he felt left out of inner group, without Callista..." Aila said from her location in Aldebaren.
"Men, can't live with them, can't whip them." Axia said and all the girls laughed.
"Querida, what are you laughing at?" Kiniro said coming into the bedroom, with Alejandro in his arms.
"The infutility of bulls." she said and Faellia burst out in laughter.
