Team 20
"She thought otherwise, she thought you wanted to cage her," said Aeryn. "She was right in some ways, I would have kept her but not in such a way she would need to fear me," said the Dagda. Max flew into the room and landed on Aeryn's shoulder. The king hissed in shock.
"We discuss your mother and the very thing that took her life sits on your person?" said the king he drew a weapon and readied himself to swing at Max. "Stop, I have given it my pardon, it is my liege now" said Aeryn. the king's nostrils flared in anger. Max cowered on her shoulder and whimpered in fear. "You gave it pardon?" said the king. "Yes as I did the man who iniated the attack in the first place" said Aeryn the king growled
"Where is this coward so I may behead him and hang his corpse from my tower gate?" said the king "I wed him and you will do no such thing" said Aeryn. The king was so angry he was shaking. Aeryn wondered if she should have come down the stairs armed? Nuada swallowed, the king was already angered by his actions regarding Aeryn. He worried the girl had just sealed his fate. "Is this true!" the king thundered at him.
Nuada nodded yes and waited on the kings killing blow. The king drew a huge mace like club. "You admit this?" said the king "yes sire," said Nuada. Aeryn moved between them again. Nuada stayed her. He could not allow her to be harmed for his actions. "I pardoned him, will you make my word worth nothing?" said Aeryn. The king hesitated and then put his weapon back on his belt. "No my child's word should mean more than most's" said the king.
"What did he do that would earn him such a pardon?" said the king Aeryn took a steadying breath. He had earned her pardon but it wasn't cause she loved him. "He gave me back my heritage," said Aeryn. She reached up to touch the king's face. "And he gave a child back her father" said Aeryn.
She had tears in her eyes and so did the king. The king closed his hand over hers and rubbed it. "Then he has earned mine as well" he whispered "thank you, father" said Aeryn he turned to gaze at her.
"Walk with me, I wish to know my child" said the Dagda. She led him out into the Zen garden. "Stay!" he ordered his followers and even his guards.
Hb Liz and the others looked at the group of elves and wondered what to do with them. Nuada stood there trying to calm down. "Hey you ok, pal?" said Hb Nuada blinked in shock. "Yes demon just calming myself, thank you for asking" said Nuada. "Thank gawd the kids a stubborn bycth when she wishes to be" said Hb "yes thank the gods" said Nuada.
"I am curious as to why you never considered Nuada a traitor," said the Dagda. Aeryn shrugged "because he never really betrayed us, yes he tried to start a war but it was because he wanted to stir our blood again" said Aeryn the king snorted "he would have gotten many killed and left this world a wasteland in his wake" said the Dagda
"That's why we stopped him" said Aeryn "you did not wish to rule by his side?" said the king "no I can wait to rule, I will admit I didn't want to leave his side but that was for other reasons" said Aeryn "you love him then?" said the king "yes, didn't I just prove that?" said Aeryn the king turned her face to look at her cheek. "You are a healer?" he said in shock
"Among other things" said Aeryn. she held up the elementals gift. The Dagda took her wrist in his hands. He closed his eyes. "Wow?" said the king. "I have a feeling that your rule when it does come time for it will be the stuff of legends," said the Dagda
"Speaking of legends I have an idea that I'd like to run past you" said Aeryn he motioned for her to speak it. "Part of the reason I believe the courts are in such disrepair is that they are not believed in any more" said Aeryn "belief holds no power over us" said the king "no but it does when it comes to leaving your lands untouched, in short we've been hiding too long" said Aeryn
"Many of the court will resist such a plan" said the king "not if we do it first" said Aeryn "what do you mean?" said the king "a fairy raide, just like the old days but down the heart of a human city, make them acknowledge us" said Aeryn. "You want us to expose ourselves?" said the king
"Yes exactly give them something they cannot deny and they have to pay us heed" said Aeryn the king chuckled "did Nuada give you this idea?" said the king "no actually the troll market did," said Aeryn "you would have to get us to follow you or you would be exposed alone" said the king.
"That's why I've decided to take control of Balor's kingdom first" said Aeryn "As my daughter it is your right to claim any of my domain as your own" said the Dagda "yes I know, Nuada and Nuala have been teaching me" said Aeryn "and will you leave this kingdom to its own devices when it comes time to assume my place?" said the Dagda
"No I thought I'd leave Nuala in charge of it and Abraham if they are still together" said Aeryn "the merman?" said the king "yes he is in love with her" said Aeryn "they will make unusual children should she conceive" said the king "I hope she does, I wouldn't mind being an aunt" said Aeryn.
'You would make a wonderful aunt and a better mother" said the king "ah that's sweet thanks dad, so does that mean you'll give Nuada a chance?" said Aeryn the king frowned "if he means that much to you then yes I will acknowledge him" said the king "and if he gets me with child?" said Aeryn
"Then I will be a proud grandfather," said the Dagda "I'm sorry I couldn't avenge her but I wasn't raised that way," said Aeryn "no you weren't and that could be a good thing once in a while" said the king she hugged him around the waist.
He hugged back "I cannot truly blame the boy, you are hard to resist my child" said the king "did you really know him as a child?' said Aeryn. The king chuckled. "Yes I did," said the Dagda "what was he like?" said Aeryn "mischievous" said the king. 'Oh really what did he do that was so bad?" said Aeryn "he put honey in his sisters hair and filled her music box with mud" said the king. Aeryn burst into laughter.