Chapter 3
"No! ", Claire screamed and all eyes turned to her." I mean, ...not Myrnin,..., he is a scientist and not a fighter and, and he still has to get a cure for Amelie...",Claire felt hot and uncomfortable and she didn't like either feeling. Why did she say that out loud? Why did she say anything, she thought to herself.
Shane moved his arm away, which she still held with her hand. He did not say anything, but looked at her, like he never saw her before.
Myrnin smiled at Claire and, still in his bowed position, looked up, into her face. The whole scene reminded Claire , oddly enough, of an old Errol Flynn movie of the 60's - some sword buckeling kind of." My little Claire, I might be a scientist, but I am quite capable of taken care of myself. I did have enough time to learn ." , and with that, he took the third gun out of Olivers hand.
Oliver looked a Myrnin for a moment, than continued to talk.
" Thanks to Chief Moses, we know Magnuses current location. He uses the old ballroom as his central command. He does, unfortunately, have several vampires under his influence, so we can't expect just to encounter him by himself. We do have to make a counter attack, to preoccupy his guards and get him alone. Any ideas?
"Shane stepped forward : " I am pretty good at distracting, maybe I am not as fast as you bloodsuckers, but I think I proved several times, I can deal with things like you...", there was a sharp undertone in his voice and Claire felt, that Oliver did not like it, but instead of answering , Oliver just pointed to the four other Vampires and Chief Moses and Richard Morell :" ...and you will join him. We have to lure them out - get Magnus alone. Michael , Myrnin and I can deal with him by ourselves, if...,", and Oliver stopped for a moment :" ...if we fail, we ALL fail..."
."Well , that ended on a good note..." Shane said and turned around to walk into the kitchen.
Before he entered it, he heard steps on the stairs and he looked up to the stair case. There stood Amelie, supported by Eve. Amelie tried to show her old self, steady, strong - the ice queen, but she was just a shadow of herself. She looked weak, small - so small- and alone, but her voice was strong. It was like she put all the energy she had left, into this voice - the voice of a leader, a queen.
" I am sorry that I am not in the position to enter battle with you, my soldiers, ...my friends...", and with that she looked at Oliver,"... I know, you will give everything you have, Vampires and Humans equally. I' ll give you my blessings, because that is all I can do right now...for us ! ", and she lifted her right arm, as high as possible. It was visible, that it took all her concentration to do that, but somehow - it made everybody feel better, gave this whole suicide mission a purpose...and be it just for that.
Suddenly,everything went fast.
Shane brought their arsenal of weapons out of the kitchen and devided it among Humans and Vampires - with silver weapons going to the human counter part and the wooden stakes and crossbows to the Vampires. Claire avoided looking at Myrnin and stayed as close as possible next to Shane.
Eve went back upstairs with Amelie. She wanted to fight, she wanted to be with Michael - even if it would have meant, to die, but Michael hugged and kissed her gentle on the lips. He talked to her in a very low and private voice and Eve walked back to Amelie.
"... If it is any relieve to you" , Amelie said to Eve, before they walked back up and everybody could here it :"... I give you my permission to marry Michael, if you still have this wish...". Amelie said it with a very pale and cold face, but when she finally looked up at Eve and saw her teary eyes, a small smile crossed her lips - but it was gone , as fast as it appeared.
