* * *
Orzone frowned slightly at the insistent pounding at his door. **Did I not ask for silence?** he wondered sliding out of his meditation position. Raising his hand he engulfed it with flames. Whoever had disturbed him was going to pay. Striding quickly toward the door, He swung the door open and raised his hand, ready to let go the flames. "Highness!" The man lept back at Orzone's angry face. Orzone let the fire fly, twisting his hand and cursing he destroyed it, inches from the mans face.
"How may I help you Kadmoor?" Orzone asked, voice strained. He had almost killed one of his best spy's and commanders. "Well...sir. You...you, asked us....the army, I mean, to...to...to...." Orzone pulled the man into his brilliant green chambers. "Spit it our Lord Kadmoor. I haven't got all day!" Orzone's amber eyes flashed angerly. "I saw Lady Onua and Baron George sneaking out to meet someone on a rock outside the west tower!" Kadmoor said in a rush, shivering slightly with fear. Orzone wasn't a man to be fooled with.
"Very well done, Lord Kadmoor" Orzone's face was filled with glee. "This may be just the reason to end the talks!" He lept up and threw on his dark green cloak. "Let us go!"
***
(A/N So this works out Orzone's chamber is VERY close to the North tower. So close it would take oh say 15 minuets for him to go and explain what happened at the ocean and get back. 5 to get there, 5 to talk, 5 to get back)
"I still think we should just forget about this and GO TO BED" Onua hung onto to George's sleeve, preventing him for enter in the ocean. "C'mon Onua! There's someone out on that rock!" George tried to tug away from the woman, but she held strong, years of trainee workout had taken it's toll and gave the woman serious strength. "It could be a trap!" she gasped mouth open.
"What are the chances of that?"
"Pretty high"
"Why, gods forbid..., WHY are the chances high?"
"George. Were in Carthak."
"So?"
"Assassins, and evil mages run free here"
"Your point?"
"This could end the talks!"
"Who's gonna see us?"
"Ummmm, a guard!"
"I don't see anyone but that person on the rock"
"Maybe that's a guard!"
"Since when do guards run out of talks and swim?"
"Since, like, always"
"You can stay out if you wish, Onua. I am going in!"
George sent Onua flying as he dived into the ice cold water. It burned his skin, forcing his teeth to chatter. "It's refreshing!" He called out to Onua laughing. She smiled weakly and took the plunge. (A/N: I AM SO NES TEA DEPRIVED. ANY1 WHO BRINGS MY NES TEA GETS A FREE MEAL!!!!!!!!) "George! It's freezing!" Onua shrieked, splashing her friend. George, ever grinning, splashed her back.
***
Daine watched her friends slowly approach, laughing ad swimming all the way. The wind made the water almost seem warm. Curling up in a ball she smiled at the light voices. How she had missed home..... How she had missed them.
She pulled out a vial Orzone had given her and took a sip. He had said it would help with her pregnancy. It burned going down her raw throat, giving her a strangely familiar sensation. She scanned her memory trying to remember where she had felt like this and tasted this taste, although it was faint. Sighing she tucked the now empty bottle in her cloak.
As the two people slowly came closer, Daine pulled herself up into a meditation position. Her body protested, angerly. Her head swayed, her bones ached. She collapsed onto the rock, landing too close to the edge and sliding into the water. She sunk, Arms too cold and stiff, forced her down.
Frozenlily. She thought quietly. Orzone had given it to her once, it was yet another cousin to Wakeflower and Dreamrose. It paralyzed your senses, causing your ability to move to be stopped. You were awake while being immobilized, and able to think, but not move. *very clever, Orzone* Daine thought as she sunk lower. *Tring to keep me still* She tried to close her eyes, give herself an easy way to sleep. But the Frozenlily prevented even that simple move.
So she watched, until she couldn't see the surface, only darkness.
***
George and Onua reached the rock, lips blue teeth chattering. But they were laughing like crazy. The rock covered only in Algy. There was no one. "Tell me it wasn't just your mind that saw the person" Onua groaned. But George was focusing on bubbles coming up slowly to the top. *Like a unclosed container* George thought suddenly. Taking a deep breath he dived down.
He squinted, following the bubbles. There, the small figure was shrouded by a black cloak. She had landed on the sandy bottom. A bottle lay beside her. Picking it up he swam up quickly, to the surface. "There's a body down there" He said dully. Bringing the vial to his nose he smelled the lingering scent of a flower. He tossed the vial to Onua.
"Shouldn't you bring her up" Onua said with exaggeration. "She could be a spy" George joked slightly, diving down. Onua stared after him, clutching the bottle. "Of all the people I could be with" She muttered "It had to be the one with the bad jokes"
George popped up a few minuets late holding a cloak. No there was something in the cloak. "Is it breathing?" Onua asked hysterically. George shrugged, "I don't know. Maybe. This cloak is magiced. We need Alanna" He tucked the body under his arm and stroked off towards shore. Onua rose the empty vial to her nose, she smell long and hard, slipping quickly into meditation.
***Frozen Lily*** she thought quietly, glancing at the shore. George was carrying the small figure, as he stumbled onto the beach. Two figures separated themselves from the shadows, cutting George off from the palace. Groaning Onua swam over to them.
"Good evening, Mistress Onua" The voice was courteous with a knife-edge of anger. Emperor Orzone survived her with large almond eyes. "I hope there is nothing wrong with me dragging the baron off for a midnight swim, sire" Onua said cheerfully, bowing. "Highness" The man beside him, glanced sharply at the woman. "Highness" He repeated. Orzone glanced over at him. "She didn't want to go"
"Are you sure, Kadmoor?" Orzone voice was silky. The man in a guards uniform nodded confidently. Onua glared at him. "Told you there would be a guard" she muttered at George. A smile tipped the thieves lips. "Emperor Orzone. We found this girl out there" George gestured wildly. There might be a reason why the girl wanted to meet in such a secluded place. "The cloak is magiced. May we get this person to The Lioness?"
***
The voice was cultured and reasonable. It made Orzone calm down. As soon as he had greeted the baron, he had known who must be in the cloak. The embroidery was invisible to those without the gift, and Orzone doubted the baron or his lovely swimdate had it. A large lioness, a black hawk, a wolf, a dragon and a horse shone on the cloaks inky darkness. Master Reed had made the cloak for Daine, spelling it so only the person wearing the cloak could remove it.
Orzone's lips tightened. "I'm coming with you" he said harshly. If he focused hard enough he could feel only a faint heartbeat from his love. The frozenlily must have been too much with her also being pregnant. Baron looked apprehensive for a few moment but nodded. He rushed off carrying the girl in his arms. "Stay at your post" Orzone growled at Kadmoor, he took quick steps off, leaving Onua to take up the end.
***
"Who in the goddess's name calls at this hour?" Alanna spat, sitting up at the insistent pounding. She rolled over putting her pillow over her head. There was absolutely NO WAY she was answering the door. The person knocking probably, in the end, wouldn't want her too. She couldn't keep the words on the tip of her tongue back on a normal, daytime basis. In the middle of the night? O cold night? Uhuh, yeah right.
"STOP POUNDING ON MY DOOR" Alanna roared, grabbing her sword and throwing the door open, ready to murder the knocker. George was cradling a figure, Orzone and Onua standing behind her. "Good Morning!" George laughed cheerfully, brushing by Alanna. "We need your help."
***
Orzone watched as Alanna tried to pull the cloak off the girl. "It won't come off" he growled. How stupid could these northerners be? If they let his darling die....
As purple magic enveloped the figure, Orzone realized how small his bride was. She really needed to eat more. "It's not breathing!" Alanna yelped, forcing more of her magic into the body. Orzone's body turned cold. Unnoticed he left the room. Numair Salmalin had studied the human body when he was 14, for he had no healing magic of his own. And if Alanna's magic failed, maybe Numair would could remember how he had saved Varice's life when she was drowning.'
Reviwers:
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THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS! AND XELENA FOR REVIEWING EVERY CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M HOPING TO HIT THE 100 REVIEW POINT! I'M ALMOST THERE! YEA!!!!!
IF ROSEGODDESS IS READING THIS I WANNA SAY 1 THING: THE REASON I DIDN'T THANK YOU IS BECAUSE I HATE PEOPLE WHO FLAME AFTER ONLY READING THE FIRST CHAPTER! I KNOW THAT CHAPTER SUCKS AND I'M PLANNING ON RENOVATING IT SOON! BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THE WHOLE STORY BECAUSE I GOT BETTER! MY GRAMMAR AND SUCH.
ME AND MY DAD WERE KINDA IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND NEED TO GO TALK TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *COUGHS* DON'T LOOK AT ME! IT WASN'T MY FAULT! I WASN'T DRIVING!
Orzone frowned slightly at the insistent pounding at his door. **Did I not ask for silence?** he wondered sliding out of his meditation position. Raising his hand he engulfed it with flames. Whoever had disturbed him was going to pay. Striding quickly toward the door, He swung the door open and raised his hand, ready to let go the flames. "Highness!" The man lept back at Orzone's angry face. Orzone let the fire fly, twisting his hand and cursing he destroyed it, inches from the mans face.
"How may I help you Kadmoor?" Orzone asked, voice strained. He had almost killed one of his best spy's and commanders. "Well...sir. You...you, asked us....the army, I mean, to...to...to...." Orzone pulled the man into his brilliant green chambers. "Spit it our Lord Kadmoor. I haven't got all day!" Orzone's amber eyes flashed angerly. "I saw Lady Onua and Baron George sneaking out to meet someone on a rock outside the west tower!" Kadmoor said in a rush, shivering slightly with fear. Orzone wasn't a man to be fooled with.
"Very well done, Lord Kadmoor" Orzone's face was filled with glee. "This may be just the reason to end the talks!" He lept up and threw on his dark green cloak. "Let us go!"
***
(A/N So this works out Orzone's chamber is VERY close to the North tower. So close it would take oh say 15 minuets for him to go and explain what happened at the ocean and get back. 5 to get there, 5 to talk, 5 to get back)
"I still think we should just forget about this and GO TO BED" Onua hung onto to George's sleeve, preventing him for enter in the ocean. "C'mon Onua! There's someone out on that rock!" George tried to tug away from the woman, but she held strong, years of trainee workout had taken it's toll and gave the woman serious strength. "It could be a trap!" she gasped mouth open.
"What are the chances of that?"
"Pretty high"
"Why, gods forbid..., WHY are the chances high?"
"George. Were in Carthak."
"So?"
"Assassins, and evil mages run free here"
"Your point?"
"This could end the talks!"
"Who's gonna see us?"
"Ummmm, a guard!"
"I don't see anyone but that person on the rock"
"Maybe that's a guard!"
"Since when do guards run out of talks and swim?"
"Since, like, always"
"You can stay out if you wish, Onua. I am going in!"
George sent Onua flying as he dived into the ice cold water. It burned his skin, forcing his teeth to chatter. "It's refreshing!" He called out to Onua laughing. She smiled weakly and took the plunge. (A/N: I AM SO NES TEA DEPRIVED. ANY1 WHO BRINGS MY NES TEA GETS A FREE MEAL!!!!!!!!) "George! It's freezing!" Onua shrieked, splashing her friend. George, ever grinning, splashed her back.
***
Daine watched her friends slowly approach, laughing ad swimming all the way. The wind made the water almost seem warm. Curling up in a ball she smiled at the light voices. How she had missed home..... How she had missed them.
She pulled out a vial Orzone had given her and took a sip. He had said it would help with her pregnancy. It burned going down her raw throat, giving her a strangely familiar sensation. She scanned her memory trying to remember where she had felt like this and tasted this taste, although it was faint. Sighing she tucked the now empty bottle in her cloak.
As the two people slowly came closer, Daine pulled herself up into a meditation position. Her body protested, angerly. Her head swayed, her bones ached. She collapsed onto the rock, landing too close to the edge and sliding into the water. She sunk, Arms too cold and stiff, forced her down.
Frozenlily. She thought quietly. Orzone had given it to her once, it was yet another cousin to Wakeflower and Dreamrose. It paralyzed your senses, causing your ability to move to be stopped. You were awake while being immobilized, and able to think, but not move. *very clever, Orzone* Daine thought as she sunk lower. *Tring to keep me still* She tried to close her eyes, give herself an easy way to sleep. But the Frozenlily prevented even that simple move.
So she watched, until she couldn't see the surface, only darkness.
***
George and Onua reached the rock, lips blue teeth chattering. But they were laughing like crazy. The rock covered only in Algy. There was no one. "Tell me it wasn't just your mind that saw the person" Onua groaned. But George was focusing on bubbles coming up slowly to the top. *Like a unclosed container* George thought suddenly. Taking a deep breath he dived down.
He squinted, following the bubbles. There, the small figure was shrouded by a black cloak. She had landed on the sandy bottom. A bottle lay beside her. Picking it up he swam up quickly, to the surface. "There's a body down there" He said dully. Bringing the vial to his nose he smelled the lingering scent of a flower. He tossed the vial to Onua.
"Shouldn't you bring her up" Onua said with exaggeration. "She could be a spy" George joked slightly, diving down. Onua stared after him, clutching the bottle. "Of all the people I could be with" She muttered "It had to be the one with the bad jokes"
George popped up a few minuets late holding a cloak. No there was something in the cloak. "Is it breathing?" Onua asked hysterically. George shrugged, "I don't know. Maybe. This cloak is magiced. We need Alanna" He tucked the body under his arm and stroked off towards shore. Onua rose the empty vial to her nose, she smell long and hard, slipping quickly into meditation.
***Frozen Lily*** she thought quietly, glancing at the shore. George was carrying the small figure, as he stumbled onto the beach. Two figures separated themselves from the shadows, cutting George off from the palace. Groaning Onua swam over to them.
"Good evening, Mistress Onua" The voice was courteous with a knife-edge of anger. Emperor Orzone survived her with large almond eyes. "I hope there is nothing wrong with me dragging the baron off for a midnight swim, sire" Onua said cheerfully, bowing. "Highness" The man beside him, glanced sharply at the woman. "Highness" He repeated. Orzone glanced over at him. "She didn't want to go"
"Are you sure, Kadmoor?" Orzone voice was silky. The man in a guards uniform nodded confidently. Onua glared at him. "Told you there would be a guard" she muttered at George. A smile tipped the thieves lips. "Emperor Orzone. We found this girl out there" George gestured wildly. There might be a reason why the girl wanted to meet in such a secluded place. "The cloak is magiced. May we get this person to The Lioness?"
***
The voice was cultured and reasonable. It made Orzone calm down. As soon as he had greeted the baron, he had known who must be in the cloak. The embroidery was invisible to those without the gift, and Orzone doubted the baron or his lovely swimdate had it. A large lioness, a black hawk, a wolf, a dragon and a horse shone on the cloaks inky darkness. Master Reed had made the cloak for Daine, spelling it so only the person wearing the cloak could remove it.
Orzone's lips tightened. "I'm coming with you" he said harshly. If he focused hard enough he could feel only a faint heartbeat from his love. The frozenlily must have been too much with her also being pregnant. Baron looked apprehensive for a few moment but nodded. He rushed off carrying the girl in his arms. "Stay at your post" Orzone growled at Kadmoor, he took quick steps off, leaving Onua to take up the end.
***
"Who in the goddess's name calls at this hour?" Alanna spat, sitting up at the insistent pounding. She rolled over putting her pillow over her head. There was absolutely NO WAY she was answering the door. The person knocking probably, in the end, wouldn't want her too. She couldn't keep the words on the tip of her tongue back on a normal, daytime basis. In the middle of the night? O cold night? Uhuh, yeah right.
"STOP POUNDING ON MY DOOR" Alanna roared, grabbing her sword and throwing the door open, ready to murder the knocker. George was cradling a figure, Orzone and Onua standing behind her. "Good Morning!" George laughed cheerfully, brushing by Alanna. "We need your help."
***
Orzone watched as Alanna tried to pull the cloak off the girl. "It won't come off" he growled. How stupid could these northerners be? If they let his darling die....
As purple magic enveloped the figure, Orzone realized how small his bride was. She really needed to eat more. "It's not breathing!" Alanna yelped, forcing more of her magic into the body. Orzone's body turned cold. Unnoticed he left the room. Numair Salmalin had studied the human body when he was 14, for he had no healing magic of his own. And if Alanna's magic failed, maybe Numair would could remember how he had saved Varice's life when she was drowning.'
Reviwers:
*groans* there are too many!!!! so I'll just nicely type out all you names!
Spiffycool
Jazy716
Martini
Risika
Anh
CrAzYhOrSeGiRl88
Arcander
eejit
pastelmouth
radcliffe-is-mine: hottiger??????
Leeread
Mashpotatobunny
ally
sodmarootie
Eve5235
Xelena
silver. shadow
FlamingKnight101
SiLlYgOoSe
Verna Venisa
THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS! AND XELENA FOR REVIEWING EVERY CHAPTER!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M HOPING TO HIT THE 100 REVIEW POINT! I'M ALMOST THERE! YEA!!!!!
IF ROSEGODDESS IS READING THIS I WANNA SAY 1 THING: THE REASON I DIDN'T THANK YOU IS BECAUSE I HATE PEOPLE WHO FLAME AFTER ONLY READING THE FIRST CHAPTER! I KNOW THAT CHAPTER SUCKS AND I'M PLANNING ON RENOVATING IT SOON! BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE READ THE WHOLE STORY BECAUSE I GOT BETTER! MY GRAMMAR AND SUCH.
ME AND MY DAD WERE KINDA IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND NEED TO GO TALK TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *COUGHS* DON'T LOOK AT ME! IT WASN'T MY FAULT! I WASN'T DRIVING!
