Birth of a Legend
Chapter 28a: Recovering the Past – Love
A couple miles north from the grove, there was a hut made from leather, thick branches and patches of mud; there was a tanning rack and a small carrel next to it. Inside, a certain Warmblood is bundled in thick blankets to counter the cold terrain she fell unconscious in and she woke up groggily. Cheryl looked at the ceiling and saw that she's in a hut somewhere and she's bundled in thick blankets; she then turned her head to the right and saw that something or someone had left a tray with a hot mug of cocoa with a marshmallow and some almond biscuits on it. She then tilted her eyes up a little to see a small campfire still flaring, so it must have been recent. Her left ear twitched and looked to her left to see drapes marking as an entry-way and a figure came through it. Unknown to Cheryl, it was a Moonblood with the same stance as Elder Gray-Eyes, but this one is wearing purple robes and is holding a cane, is female and has white eyes as if she was blind, reminding Cheryl of Ty. The Moonblood then said "I'm glad you're up, little missy. Took quite some effort to get you back here, but you're okay now." Cheryl then remembered: She fled the prison and the carven with the other villagers, but a dark, powerful gale had separated her from the others and she fell unconscious in the thick tundra. She then asked "Excuse me Ma'am, but I must know the direction to Aurora Village… You wouldn't happen to know the way, would you?" The Moonblood gave it a thought and replied "Possibly; my husband resides there after the defeat of General Gaius, but now I cannot go there because I sensed a few minutes ago a massively powerful dark presence in that direction." Cheryl guesses (unknowingly correctly) that it might be The Beast, then she thought of Ty and hopes he's okay; the Moonblood then asked "Is something troubling you, little missy?" Cheryl looked up at the Moonblood and saw a firm look in her eyes, so she sighed and replied "Well… there is, actually. See… it's about this boy…" The Moonblood then smiled calmly and said "Ah… The Prophesised Prime Elementalist. I believe they named him Ty?" Cheryl is astonished that the Moonblood knows Ty somehow, but she asked a question and nodded before the Moonblood continued "I'm afraid a powerful dark presence has swatted him into the interior of the Blackmoor Mountains… but I sense life in him being regenerated; thank the Life-Thread for the Water Source." Cheryl is relieved that Ty has survived thus far, then grew a saddened expression and the Moonblood asked in concern "My dear, what is wrong? You should be glad that our hero is alive after that encounter." Cheryl sighed and replied "It's not that, Ma'am… It's just… I might be too late for… *sob* I'm sorry…" The Moonblood then placed her hand on Cheryl's shoulder and gave her a handkerchief, which Cheryl took politely and dabbed her tears away before the Moonblood asked "My dear… are you infatuated with The Prime Elementalist?" Cheryl sniffed and, despite wanting to not admit it, she gave a slow nod; the Moonblood them smiled calmly and continued "My dear… nothing is too late for everything. Even in death, an individual's soul will never leave their interest." Cheryl finds that comment reassuring, then she said "When I first saw him, it was when he first entered the home village with Melissa and Geoffrey holding his hands on either side. Me and the rest of the village, save for Patrick, saw his horrified face and it looked like he went through a hellish scenario. A few days after he settled in the couple's Lumber Mill, I decided to introduce myself to him, but when I arrived at the door, I pondered on what to say to him; I didn't get the time when the door swung open and Mr. Geoffrey was standing there, wondering what I want. I peeked past his torso and saw Ty sleeping on the couch; admittedly, he's cute when he's asleep, but instead of me asking for Ty, I asked if there is any Firewood they can spare." The Moonblood prepped up some herbal tea as she remarked "That must have been awkward, darling." Cheryl then replied "It was VERY awkward… Anyway… 5 years later, the kids in the village had grown into young teenagers and I learned that my father wishes me to wed Patrick when I turn 21. Now, me and Patrick are dating at that point and, although I didn't want to admit it, I prefer Ty over Pat any day of the week… hell, I WANT him more than my father's wishes for sure. Ty still kept to himself at that point, but Geoffrey allowed him to work at the Lumber Mill and Jess, Cleo and Leslie are infatuated with him because of his good looks while I'm stuck with Patrick." The Moonblood then poured the tea into matching tea-cups and sighed in annoyance, remarking "I'm guessing Ty didn't like Patrick?" The Moonblood passed a filled Tea-cup to Cheryl, who took it kindly and replied "Not just Ty, also Cleo, Jess, Leslie… and admittedly myself. You see, in the years that follow, he flirts with the other girls and taunts Ty whenever he can and thinks I wouldn't notice. *scoffs* OF COURSE I noticed; I'm not stupid! Still, when my father and Patrick aren't around me, which is quite rare, I peek at Ty at times and saw him taking care of Melissa and Geoffrey, working at the chopping pile, watch him do push-ups or, rarely, he goes to the village and gets some supplies for him and his adoptive parents." The Moonblood took a sip of the tea and remarked "You must have idolised him; why not talk to your father about choosing Ty over Patrick?" Cheryl sighed depressively and replied "He'd never allowed it. Even though he showed pity for Ty when he first arrived, he still prefers Patrick over Ty." Cheryl took a sip of the herbal tea and felt some tension released as it went through her system and continued "One year, 2 years before the village attack, it was my turn to host a sleepover and I choose Cleo, Jess, Leslie and, to my desire, Ty as guests; however, his foster parents were sick that time, so I reluctantly chose Patrick instead. Honestly, I just wanted to berate him for assaulting him verbally, but I didn't for the sake for my father; in the evening before the attack, I left Ty to go back home and I finally told dad everything. He was surprised that I prefer a 'lowlife' like Ty over Patrick any day of the week, but he relents and prefers to go with my wishes over his." The Moonblood then asked "You didn't tell him your infatuation with him?" Cheryl sighed depressively and replied "I wanted to… every waking moment I wanted to profess my… my love for him, but I'm not sure now." The Moonblood then sensed something and Cheryl asked her "Ma'am, what's wrong?" The Moonblood opened her eyes in realisation and said "My dear, can you kindly come with me down the mountain? There's something you'll find down there…" Cheryl then replied "Yes Ma'am… my name is Cheryl, by the way." The Moonblood then nodded and Cheryl took her hand as the former replied as they left the hut "My dear… my name is Elder Moon-Eyes."
