Congratulation on your wedding day, grandma and grandpa (49 years together 3)


December 12th

The light blinded her a bit. Where was she?
Noila had a terrible headache and she could barely sit up straight. Something was hurting. Her whole body was hurting. Where were Sesu?
"Lay still, child" a deep voice sounded and a shadow moved over her, forcing her gently to lay down again. She couldn't say no, the voice was right, she had to lay down.

Sesu opened his eyes. Or at least he thought he did, but everything around him was dark. He blinked hard to be sure his eyes where open. What happened? The drake… the crash… was he dead? If dead was dark so black, why was he conscious then? He started to move around, his one leg hurt a lot, but he didn't care. He wasn't dead; he didn't want to be dead. He had to find uncle Thognar and get back home… and Noila… Where were Noila?

"Drink this" a soft voice said and Noila felt a warm, soft drink against her lips. She took a sip and felt the warm rush through her body like fire. But she had no strength, so she just laid there with closed eyes and enjoyed the warm rush through her.
"Are they ok?" Winphur's voice sounded around her.
"They should be fine" said the deep voice.
"Thanks Creteus, for helping us" Winphur said with a low thankful voice, that only dwarfs can make.
"No need to thank me, you where lucky to survive that crash" Creteus' deep voice answered. "I just hope the hot drink will do them good. The boy seems pretty fare away"
"He is a strong lad" Winphur said, "I knew it from the moment he told me to go visit the Great Father Winter"
"Great Father Winter?" Creteus said wondering, "but that is just a myth, he doesn't exist"
"True, but let them dream… One day they'll know the truth and that day, they will grow up" Winphur said, "I hope I could prevent it"
Noila heard more of the conversation, but it started to be more and more like a mumble and in the end she fell asleep.

"Drink this" a soft voice said and Sesu felt a warm, soft drink against his lips. He took a sip and felt the warm rush through his body like fire. It was a woman's voice that he could here, but everything around him was still dark. He couldn't see her. But he wanted to see her.
Wouw the burning fire felt great inside of him. Like he was flying without wings.
"Who are you?" he called out.
"Don't worry about that, just save your strength for your sister" the soft silky voice said, "she will need it"
"What do you mean?" Sesu asked, "What is wrong with Noila?"
"Nothing is wrong with her… for now. But she will need your help, as you will need her. If you want to go home again, you have to trust each other, work together and most of all… believe"
"But… we already do that" he said into the darkness.
"Maybe… maybe not, only time will tell… now sleep, Sesutian" and then she was gone. Sesu didn't know how he knew, he just knew she wasn't there any more. And suddenly he felt so tired.
He didn't know if his eyes where closed, because the darkness was the same.