Ainion POV

Eressëa grabs my arm. She looks like she is going to faint.

"Are you alright?" I ask her. She's so amazing...

"I- I'm..." She says rather breathlessly. An internal battle is obviously going on, but I have no idea how to help. Maybe Thanguriel is right, I am slow and stupid.

"Wander? What's going on?" I ask, sounding very heroic.

Eressëa POV

"Wander? What's going on?" Ainion sounds rather panicked. I try to answer.

"Ah! Oh." Only moaning sounds and random noises come out.

Ainion POV

She just moans. I shake her a little bit.

"Wander?!" Now I'm getting a little freaked out. Her eyes cloud over, she is unresponsive. "Wander!"

Still nothing. At least she's still breathing. Her head sags.

"Wander!" I shout. She writhes, she seems to be choking. Then it stops. She stops. And worst of all: her breathing stops. "Wander!" I scream. She doesn't reply, doesn't even twitch, there are no signs that she is even still alive. I have to get help!

I pick her up. "Oh, please don't be dead!"

Thanguriel POV

I gasp and sit upright, my peaceful nap interrupted.

"Thanguriel, what is it?" My mother asks.

"Ainion. Oh mother, I just had the most awful vision!"

"Tell me all about it."

Ainion POV

"Wander, just hang in there, it'll be okay." I hurry home as quickly as I can. Wander still shows no signs of life, oh, please don't be dead!

I can see the village in the distance, but it is very small, and I'm not out of the woods yet.

Zing! Thunk! An arrow embeds itself into a tree on my right. I chance a look behind me. Orcs. I thought we had lost them. I hate these woods, and I hate these Orcs! An arrow flies by my head, I feel a warm, sticky liquid trickle down my cheek, my ear stings. Zing! Another one flies closely on my left.

"It's okay, Wander, I'll get you to safety." I say to her. I look down into her eyes which are still clouded over. A deep dread grabs at my throat, she is dead.

No, I must push these thoughts out, she's going to be fine. She is going to be fine... Another arrow zings by. I keep running. The village is coming closer, it's easier to see through the trees now. If I can just make it to the-

Thanguriel POV

My mother and I cry together.

"Are you sure? Is there nothing that can stop this?" She asks through her tears.

"Yes, I'm sure, there's nothing we can do except be there for him when-" My voice cracks, I can't bring myself to say it.

"Then we must be there."