Chapter 11 ~ Mourning wood wars
" You can almost smell the sunlight" Walter sighed
"Whatever, this place stinks, who would live here?" Rowana groaned
" This place is a dump, Walter." Yenea growled
" Be on guard, come night fall, this is the most dangerous place in Albion." Walter warned them.
"Wraithmarsh" Yenea said
"What?" Walter looked at her.
"Wraithmarsh is the most dangerous place in Albion" Yenea told him. Yenea picked up Chicky, who got stuck in the mud. She walked ahead, Rowana and Jacob next to her. Walter watched them, how they acted like their mother. He chuckled to himself, and followed the girls.
They stopped outside a fort, Yenea and Rowana watched a nervous man on top.
"Halt, be you men or be you hollowmen?" He asked
"H..." Rowana began, Yenea stopped her.
"Wait until we are in side" She whispered, Rowana nodded.
"Are you blind boy?" Walter called up to him
"Sir Walter, isn't it really you?" The man asked
"The very same" Walter chuckled
"Open the gates! Tell Major Swift Walter's here!" the gates opened. The girls followed Walter, The guard who had asked them, jumped down as the gates closed, that is when Rowana turned on him
"Do we look like men to you?" She asked
"N... No" He stuttered
"Than, why the hell did you ask?" Rowana growled, Yenea watched the grown man shrink before the teenager, a large grin on her face.
"Rowana, give the man a break" Walter sighed
"But he... " Rowana began
"Rowana"
"Fine!" Rowana folded her arms angrily.
"She had every right Walter. Believe me when I say girls hate it when guys say things like that" Yenea said
"Quick question Walter, say if a woman got married, would her belongs become her husbands?" Rowana asked
"Yes..." Walter began
"Damn!" Rowana growled
"That's a bit old fashioned, ain't it?" Yenea asked.
"Major Swift, can we speak to you in privet?" Walter looked at the major.
"Of cause, this way... Er, Ben, show the girls how to use the mortar." Swift said, a blond guy went up to the girls.
"Yes Major" Ben grinned, Rowana and Yenea glared at him.
" Don't you dare try anything" Rowana warned him once Walter was out of earshot.
"Should I be scared of two girls?" Ben smirked
"We are both heroes" Rowana said
"And I punched Reaver in a pub. " Yenea added.
"I don't know why Swift wants me to teach you to use the mortar, your place is in the kitchen. " Ben looked at the girls, the soldiers watched, wondering how the girls were going to react.
"You know..." Yenea said "Any man that believes that a woman's place is in the kitchen..."
"Obviously doesn't know what to do with one in the bedroom" Rowana finished. The soldiers burst out laughing, Ben looked shocked at that comeback.
"Awww. Did we harm your tiny man ego?" Rowana said with mock pitty.
"I..." Ben shut up. The girls grinned.
"Don't worry Ben. You will learn we are nothing like the normal girls in Albion" Yenea smiled "So, are you going to show us the mortar , or what? "
"Follow me" Ben grumbled. He took them to the mortar, and man in many bandages. "This is Jammy, so called cause he is the jammiest sod in all of Albion."
"It is true what they say, luckiest man in Albion." Jammy grinned "724 wounds and still standing!"
"Jeez, that is lucky." Yenea said, Jammy just grinned.
"Jammy's going to be your loader" Ben told them.
"Rowana, it is best you learn how to use it, I'm better at close range" Yenea smiled
"Got it" Rowana nodded, she got hold of the mortar, Jammy loaded it.
"try and hit the scarecrows" Ben told her. Rowana aimed and fired, she was thrown back slightly, Yenea was able to stop her from being hit to far back. Jammy's face light up as a scarecrow was blown to bits.
"Good shot sis!" Yenea grinned
"Thanks... " Rowana began.
" Rowana, Yenea come here" Walter called, the girls jumped off the ledge and went to him "Swift wants to see you" they entered the majors office like shack.
"Godfather!" Rowana smiled
"Rowana, Yenea. It has been far too long" Swift hugged them.
"How are you? "Yenea asked
"Heart and healthy" Swift smiled "What about you? What has happened since you vanished mysteriously."
Yenea and Rowana told Swift about how they were brought up, he listened carefully. It was growing dark by the time they were done.
"They are here" some one yelled
"Who are?" Rowana asked.
"Hollowmen, stay here, where it is safe" Swift said, he and Walter left. Rowana looked at Yenea.
"Stay here where it is safe?" Yenea growled
"Should we assist the nieve men dear sister?" Rowana grinned
"You bet" they left the shack to find two men running from the gates as they fell, whisps shot into the ground, within a matter of seconds, the girls found themselves surrounded
"I told you to stay in the shack, where you won't get in to trouble" Swift sighed
"We're not in trouble, they're in trouble" Rowana said simply, the soldiers believed the sisters had lost it.
"Ready for a super freeze combo?" Yenea grinned
"Yep" Rowana nodded, the heroes blasted out their ice magic, they turned around, freezing every last hollowman.
"My turn!" Yenea raised her hammer and smashed the ice to tiny shards. "There, see we are strong enough to take care of ourselves " the soldiers and Walter watched the girls, they were more dangerous than they looked .
Later that night, they sat around a fire.
"Hey can one of you sing? " one of the soldiers asked
"I can" Rowana and Yenea said together, they both laughed
"Yenea, you sing first "
"Ok.. " she thought for a moment
"He feeds on fear
He feeds on pain
He rules again
With growing hate he will gain
Their faith again
No light in the darkness
Is too small to see
There's always a sparkle of hope
If you just believe
He told the tale so many times
About the dream not meant to be
In a world of the free
He plays with your mind
As faith for the future faded fast
He grows strong with their displeasure
It sets him free
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules with fear
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules again
He feeds on fear
Poisons the truth
To gain their faith
To lead the way
To a world of decay
He rules your heart
He will sell your soul to the grave
No hesitation he'll make
He belongs to the dark
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules with fear
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules again
Please awake
And see the truth
He can only be
If you believe what he tells you
Remember who you are
What you stand for
And there will always be away
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules with fear
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules again
In my heart there is a place
In my heart there is a trace
Of a small fire burning
A sheltering rays shine through this night
Although it's small
It's bright , but darkness is lurking
He will sell your soul to bitterness
And cold, fear him
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
He rules with fear
Deceiver of hearts
Deceiver of fools
Shall he rule again? " she stopped
"Deceiver of fools... By Within Temptation " Rowana muttered
"You know it?" Yenea looked at her
"Not exactly, I like their songs Prefect Harmony and Never ending story." Rowana said
"I know the lyrics to both of those" Yenea grinned
"No, no more singing!" Ben begged
"Why?" Yenea pouted
"It is not music, music is..." Ben began
"We're not from around here, our music is more advanced" Rowana butted in, "Anyway, haven't we got a letter to write?" Rowana looked at her
"Right" Yenea and Rowana got up and went to a secluded part of the fort, near the mortar.
"You write this time" Rowana passed her a pen and piece of paper. Yenea began...
'Dearest Brother,
We have reached our next allies, and our godfather. In morning wood fort. We have already taken a dislike to the Captain, Benjamin Finn, has he always been an obnoxious prat? Jammy seems like a nice guy though, Brother you must really pull him out, 724 wounds and still standing. I doubt he will survive another hit... '
Rowana pulled the pen from Yenea's grip, she had left a line, with a sigh. Rowana continued
' Sorry about that, Yenea seems to have fallen in love with Jammy.
We don't know how long we are staying, but I hope it isn't long .
We are sorry for this short, rather uninformative letter,
Hope to hear from you soon
Rowana and Yenea '
Rowana folded the letter and took it to Jasper, who promised to send it to Logan right away. The girls sat in silence as the dark fort fell quiet as the soldiers began to fall asleep. Quietly, Rowana and Yenea made a plan. They wrote a note and left it next to Walter, than left the believed no one saw them, but in corner, hidden in the shadows tending to his wounds, Jammy watched them leave, confused.