Chapter 15: Sandre

We had finally arrived in Wendlyn, the port looked just as the one in Adarlan; nothing special. The forest Vaughan described I learnt was over a week away even if we ran the whole way. Nobody questioned us as we exited the ship and then the port town, one glance at Vaughan and nobody had dared to. Vaughan my mate, my equal. It had been a lot to take in.

We ran for four days straight and on the final night I knew we had to stop, we could not walk anymore let alone run any further. Vaughan's impatience and panic rolled off of him in powerful waves. I knew there would be little I could do to help ease his mind, being in Wendlyn put him on edge. Especially with a war brewing back in Terrasen and his army ready to march, whether to help or not we don't know. And if I'm being completely honest neither of us are really care at this moment in time.

The weak early morning sun awoke me as I noticed the coldness next to me from the lack of Vaughan. Sitting up I immediately spot him watching the sun as if sensing my stare he asked

"Will Lisora ever see another sun rise? Will I ever hold her again?" the pain in his voice was enough to make me want to cry.

"Lisora will see the sun rise and you will see her again." I good as promised with a voice stronger than what I felt, but I had to be strong for the both of us.

I got up and started the fire quickly knowing we needed to start running as soon as possible. We ate breakfast in near silence, Vaughan staring at his food in a hopeless way while I stared in awe at the land around us. You would have thought that I would be terrified about being back in the land that held me prisoner for half of my life and yet I felt powerful here rather than weak. It showed me how much I had changed, matured in these last few months.

We ran through the night, through the day and again through the night until Vaughan was practically pushing me along. I forced him to stop we couldn't continue on empty stomachs, and no sleep it just wasn't practical. I collapsed where we had stopped and darkness claimed me not seconds later. Except the darkness wasn't sleep, no it was the darkness of the sea. A sea that had two opposing armadas facing each other in battle. In my vision I broke the surface of the water near a beach in time to see a women being forced into what looked to be a coffin while a group just stood there and watched. Then as quick as it came the vision dissolved and this time sleep really did force it's self upon me.

When I next awoke it was in Vaughan's arms. In my surprise I rolled right out of his arms onto a woodland floor.

"Wh-what happened?" I asked from my sprawled position on the ground.

Vaughan had stopped running when I rolled out of his arms but only to chuckle at me. My question made him go suddenly serious.

"You were shouting in your sleep to help her, to move. When I tried to wake you, you went silent and the only thing that's kept me sane these last few days is the fact you were breathing." Then quieter he added "I was really worried."

I blankly stared up at him as my mind was processing that I had been out for days. Then slowly I rose onto unstable feet "Days?"

"I reached the edge of the forest this morning. I ran with you in my arms I didn't want to miss out on time running to get to Lisora." He said apologetically even though I would have done the same as he pulled me into a tight hug kissing my forehead.

I pulled away to kiss my mate before I told him,"I wasn't dreaming. I had another prophecy, not of Lisora." I added quickly upon seeing his panic stricken face. "A women also being imprisoned in iron but this time a coffin." Vaughan looked just as confused as I felt as I continued. "I couldn't get a proper look it happened so fast but there was a battle happening on the sea as well"

Then Vaughan didn't seem as confused as he breathed "Mavae."