Hi people! This would have been up like two days after the last chapter, but I got grounded again and I won't be able to update for a while after that because my internet is getting turned off for a couple of days... And thanks Michael Ferguson for the review and asking everyone's questions. For the first question, in order for this story to work, I planned on making a queendom, you know instead of a king ruling the area the queen does all the duties. I didn't clarify that in the early chapters but now I am. As for your last two questions, Michael, those will be answered soon or later, which ever one comes first ;) I'm going to stop talking and let all of you get on with this story so I'll see you in a while. And don't forget to review!
I'm awoken by somebody moving outside. Rein is gone from the bedside, probably getting the Saber Cats packed for the trip. Last night? What happened? Did I kiss someone that ruined my future? I think there was something mysterious going on in that lake last night. The water felt off. I swing my feet off the bed and onto the cold floor, with thoughts running through my head.
I let out a long yawn and stretch my arms to the ceiling. I stand, look around and see that the pillows still haven't moved from the make-shift bed. "Guess nobody needed a pillow to rest their head last night," I say aloud.
The door opens and Lar's head peaks out. "Oh! You're awake!" he says, moving the blue hair out of his pale eyes. "We were just about to wake you... but there is no need for that now... Follow me, miss!" Lar says politely.
I smile, At least some night elves are nice here. "Oh I almost forgot, you need put on the cloak and cover your face. Nobody needs know about you, at least not in the Hinterlands."
Lar leaves closing the door behind him, but before I leave I grab the cloak and pull it over my head. My feet stop and my eyes stare at the light glowing on the dresser. Should I take it? On the slight chance that I will see them again. The light might give me hope...
This would be the time... I think, my rouge instincts kicking in. I move silently but swiftly to the light, reach my hand in and pull the light out. What is-
"Arcissa!" somebody yells from outside. I jump bringing the glow and its holding into the air with me.
Rein's footsteps are approaching the door and the glow's holding is shattered on the floor. Right in front of the door!
"Rein!" I say just as his feet enter the cottage, his right foot inches away from the glass. "I broke something..." I say quietly.
He looks down at the floor, notices the glass and bends down. "What did you do? Where is the light?" Rein asks.
"Um... I wanted to turn it off and somebody yelled for me and I jumped... The light's right here," I explain holding out my hand with the purple glow in it. So much for stealing it...
He brushes the glass lightly into his shirt, takes it outside and dumps it in the lake. "Hold the light until we get to the next stop."
Guess I do get to keep it. I think stuffing the glowing ball into the pocket of my cloak. "We should be off now," Teher says from atop his Saber Cat. Rein sits on Niveus and holds his hand out to mine.
Does he not remember the lights from last night, they danced along with the moon so gracefully, how could you forget the sight? Did he put away the thought of kissing me back into his mind? Does he still like the women that married and hasn't talked to her in years?
I take his hand and he pulls me up onto Niveus. "Ride!" Teher yells to the other Saber Cats and their riders. They run through the trees and join up on a stone road. Greenery bursts out everywhere, Kingsblood and Fadeleaf bloom as far as I can see.
The road splits up ahead, a road to the left and another straight. I turn my head to look at the other elves, they are turning left. Why? Lar and Teher and another elf I do not recognize follow Rein.
Rein bids Niveus straight and a Gryphon wanders onto the road, screeching. "Come on! Not a day break?" Lar yells, pulling out his sword. The Gryphon comes at us with his claws drawn at us. He screeches again, not backing down.
Lar slides off his mount and walks toward the Gryphon. The bird stabs at Lar with his beck, but he easily dodges it. "Sorry..." Lar says and stabs the beast, bringing it down.
"We should be on our way now..." Teher says, directing the others toward a hill where a tunnel sits.
"Race?" one of the elves ask.
"All the way to the end of the tunnel today!" Rein says, the child inside him coming out. He tells Niveus to run to the end, she picks up speed and starts racing toward the mouth of the cave. Lar is right behind him, laughing.
We enter the tunnel, the place barely lit up by fires every ten feet or so. Its a steep decline but it doesn't stop the playful elves from ridding faster. They are all laughing now, the sound echoing off the walls, and I feel myself trying to hold back my own laughter, besides the fact that I am holding onto Niveus' fur tightly.
I see near the end of the tunnel is a light. It's the sun. I think to myself. We emerge from the dark tunnel and into open air. I look around at my surrounds and see that there are broken and burnt war instruments pushed off the road for safe travel, spiders walk around aimlessly.
I feel a shudder go down my spine. I hate spiders.
"What's wrong?" Rein asks, pulling to a stop with the others.
"I hate spiders..." I mutter.
"I don't blame you. You can put the hood down, if you want that is. We are far from people."
I slide the cloak's hood off my face, taking in everything that is around me. Spiders. Three of them walking around.
Rein slides of Niveus and I follow suit and automatically reach my hand up to catch the canteen of water that was thrown at me. "Drink up, Lady!" the Night Elf that I don't know yells at me as he leans against his Stormsaber.
I stare at his features, his hair was short, unlike the others whose hair was long. It was a lighter shade of purple and there are markings of the bear on his face. His pale eyes turn silver as they stay on me, working their way up and down my body. I turn my body in an act of self-consciencness.
Quietly and barely noticeable, I tap Rein's arm. "Huh?" he asks, looking over at me.
"Who is that?" I ask him, indicating the man in the simple clothes.
"Oh him? I think his name is Tarer- No. What was it again?" He puts his hand through his long hair, deep in thought. "Oh! Now I remember! It's Somfar!" Rein snaps his fingers in remembrance.
"Thank you," I say quietly, watching as Somfar's eyes haven't left my body, the color of them seem to change into green. I see a grin work its way on his lips, like he wanted me to ask what his name was. Like he knew what I asked Rein. He looks into my eyes and I stare back into his, a cold stare.
I break the gaze and follow Rein back onto Niveus, already not liking the last travel companion in our little group. This group is crazy. I think. Lar doesn't like to harm creatures, apparently. Teher, Teher, seems to be close friends with Rein, which I don't see the bad point in. Rein! He is hard to read, keeps secrets, like what happened to the pool last night. and kissed me!
I lift my self onto Niveus, thinking. The last one is kind of freaking me out. His eyes seem to change colors. He can probably read lips, which I'm never really good at. He called me Lady, when he knows my name.
"You think to much," Rein says. "Your eyes glaze over whenever you think deeply. I've never met anyone that I remember who does that..." He trails off into thought and leaves me to stare at the path that lays before us. A long, stone path that the Sabercats take slowly, in a walk to save energy.
A long ride to Darnassus. I think. The cats file into a single file, with Lar leading and Somfar in the back, with Teher and Rein's cats hanging in the middle. My eyes start to fall, almost as if the sleepless nights I had want me to sleep now. Almost like they want me to remember what I forgot, years ago.
My mother and father, the ones who hang in my minds now. All the reasons that I am in this predicament right now. All of my childhood. I want to run... I think. I want to run away from all of this. Don't look back and keep running, hoping I would come back to Firefoy and keep our childhood promise.
My eyes close and my arms go limp. Slowly, my mind fogs over and I'm unable to think anymore. The world leaves me alone, I can no longer sense Rein behind me and I drift farther into sleep. Sleep, comes the voice in my head. Just sleep...
