Chapter 2
Timothée had showed them where he heard rumors of mysterious things, it was in a small town that had large field of flowers, Alexzander and Conner was talking to a elder while Gabe and Foloki kept Volance in check, Elena on the other hand was looking out into the fields along with LIarm and Timothée, feeling the wind brush through her hair Elena takes a long breath of air. LIarm placed his hand on Elena's shoulder to comfort her, "is everything okay?" LIarm asked worried that something was very wrong with Elena, "...Alexzander said that there was a place where the spirits of good and evil walk together, do you know where it is here in Canesse?"
"No, tell you the truth no one knows it's only been told in stories and myths, they say that only very special people can see it as the Divines are the ones allowing them to see it," LIarm let's go of Elena as she turns to face him, "my brother seen it and I think my mother has to but vaguely tho, I had small memories of it when I was a kid but I think it's to scary to go back..."
"He told me that it's original from here?"
"If the Divines wills it I think they may give you your answer, but it will be a while before that" LIarm turns to see Alexzander coming back with Conner, "we gotten a lead of a town that's been having people disappearing, they say the musketeers are already there so it's best to keep a down low for awhile there," Alexzander holds up a piece of paper with little rumors of Canesse.
"Musketeers?" Gabe asked as he wonder who were they, "their a special force for the king bonehead" Volance says to Gabe as he glares down at the male Avalorain.
"Well excuse me mister 'I should announce myself, before getting hit in the face by a fireball!'" Gabe shoots back with a mocking tone to Volance, the Viking towered down at Gabe getting ready to kick Gabe's butt.
"Oh?!, their there?, I hope Mia is there!" Timothée smiles big hearing about the musketeers are there, "Mia?"
"She's always patriotic when it comes to Canesse, she always brings everyone in high spirits and never back downs in a fight, Mia is always the one to be there when something goes wrong," Timothée says with a small smile "she's the granddaughter one of the best Musketeers, before he passed during the purge then her brother and father toke arms few years back when Ethel tried to take over, but it only left her youngest brother and grandmother alive but don't tell her grandmother, she doesn't know that Mia is doing this out of fear that something will happen to her."
"That sounds very inspiring for her to do such a thing?" Elena felt happy seeing, that another girl was striving for her dreams in this world, "it's not that the musketeers don't take women in, cause there are well known female Musketeers it's that well because of Louis," Timothée says it in a hateful way "Louis wants to be the only one that can only be named, from the musketeers believing it's the commander that's more important, so him and Mia clash none stop but Mia is more clever then Louis realize."
"You must admire Mia a lot just like Noémie?" Gabe could see Timothée smile a little, "yeah it's just well I've never been outside of the Castle, Noémie and Mia would always report back to my brother it made me want to do the same, but it's mostly inside the city walls tho so the stories with Ollie is small, but I want it to be the most amazing story I want him to always remember!," Timothée held up his hand in excitement "wait does your brother know that you're going with us?"
"...nooo..." Timothée grips his upper arm nervously as they now know that he isn't truly free range, Alexzander and Conner then groan realizing what this means, "but Noémie knows doesn't that count?" Timothée try's to justify himself staying, "it's your brother Timothée he doesn't like it when someone goes behind his back, you know that!, Divines we're already half way pass the city going back will not only be vital," Conner sighs rubbing his temple in irritation. Elena kneels close to Timothée "look I've said this with my sister Isabel, you know full well that if something happens we may not be able to protect you, when my sister came with my friends and me I understand that she wanted to help, but at the same time this is very dangerous Cullen isn't like he was."
"I know that!, but I also know about every rumor every secret that I know on that person who lived here for so long, I even wrote it down on my note book even who that person was, I can be vital with this mission I know I can do it I'm not afraid at all!" Timothée holds up his hands in fist ready for what ever comes his way. Elena could really tell he really wanted to help just as Isabel did, "okay but you have to listen to all of us when something very bad is going to happen, you better listen especially when it comes to Cullen okay?"
"I don't know it kind of feels like invading someone's privacy, I mean someone knowing everything about you?" Gabe points this out not really liking the means of this, "don't worry I wont tell anyone that you sing while bathing!"
"Come on that was suppose to be a secret!" Gabe shoots back, now embarrassed that Timothée had said it out loud the boy gave a little sorry, "Well it's not bad that LIarm sniffs his boots before putting them on?"
Everyone turns to LIarm who's face was bright red from embarrassment, "...I do that just in case I have athlete feet okay..."
"My word boy what else do you know!?" Foloki says in shock.
"Well?, Alexzander likes to braid his hair when he's bored, and Foloki picks his nose then ears before whipping it on someone's coat, Conner talks to himself and Elena likes Alex-" Timothée mouth was then covered by Elena her face flushed, "say nothing about that or so help me!"
"Hahah!, you are all are sad bunch of weak minded people!" Volance had tears forming on the corner of his eyes, he couldn't really wipe them away as they start to fall, Timothée said something that shot his remark down real fast, "well I saw you gush over a puppy back at the city when we're getting supplies?"
"We may have the most dangerous thing of all, 'the lack of personal space...'" LIarm spoke as he was feeling the emotions of being uncomfortable start to rise, Timothée didn't really understand what he said, "did I say something wrong?"
"Let's just go find Mylene..."
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After heading towards the Town and with Timothée asking questions along the way they hand finally made it, the two that had the rumors of missing people Timothée was holding Elena's hand as they walked through the Town, it was avoided of all human life as they walked through the market place they could see still fresh food still out, "what happened here?" Gabe asked as he looks to see if there was anyone around.
"I don't like the looks of this" Foloki says in a suspicious tone, as he pick up an apple from one of the stand an bite out of it, LIarm walks over to a bench that looked like someone was in a hurry seeing that everything was thrown about, he picks up a handbag off the bench looking to see if anything told what was going on, Conner on the other hand was looking through windows to see if anyone was around, "Timothée is there any Temples around this town?" Alexzander asked as he held up a necklace that had a Divine symbol, "yeah normally it's at the center of towns like this one?"
Without a word the group starts to head over towards the center of town, still barren they look around to try to see if there was any signs of life, Elena looks over to see something strange it was drinking well, as she lets go of Timothée's hand it was tho it was calling for her, as she walked she noticed something start to put out the well, it was black like sludge it was the same constancy like when Ethel left. Timothée runs over pulling Elena away as what ever was coming out of the well, over flowed spilling out towards the ground getting out of her trance Elena held up her scepter, aiming at what this thing was shielding Timothée away. Alexzander and Conner ready themselves to fight as Foloki and LIarm aim their long range weapons at the thing, it formed into this oozing creature, with large red eyes it had vines and patches of grass over its body.
"Glow!" Elena yells at the monster it covered it's eyes in pain Gabe was going to help, but stopped when he heard someone marching over in armor, there a girl dressed in a dress and pants with armor gloves an boots, she had a mask covering her face with a Cavalier hat, she had a musket aiming at the monster on the end of the musket had a banner of Canesse flag colors, "get down!" The woman yells her musket went off hitting the creature in its left eye, it rived in pain as the bullet destroyed it's eye Elena held up her scepter, "Ignite!" Elena made her flames bigger and longer as she held her position, the girl runs over towards the monster Elena was surprise that she was going straight in, jumping form the ground the girl pulls out a ball of powder hitting it in the face exploding on impact, as Elena's flames had helped the explosion be bigger then it should. They all covered their face from the mess the ball of powder had caused, the girl landed on the ground with her musket keeping her from falling over, "Mia!" Timothée yells as he runs over to hug her as he looks up to see the woman's masked face.
"What was that?..." Alexzander asked as he watched the monster burn away, "I don't know?, what it was all I know it's been stealing the woman and men here, I told Louis that we need to stand guard but you know what that's like, so!, what brings you here Alexzander!?, and everyone an new faces?, where's Mylene?"
"Let's go to the church and we'll explain what's going on" Alexzander wanted them to be safe, as they didn't know if another one of things will ever come back.
Entering the church they could see a few villagers hiding away, as they walked pass the church pews where the pastor would have stand, there was a older man in his 30s upset and raging at his musketeers, "and you just let her go!, so help me if you didn't try to stop her I'll!"
"You'll what?" Elena crossed her arms glaring at the man, she could tell this man was Louis the way he was acting towards Mia, Louis points at Elena mad that someone had called him out, "how dare you speak to me that way do you know who I am!?"
"A self centered man?" Timothée spoke up with no way of feeling the tense atmosphere all around them, Louis was god smacked that he was hit with such a comment, "why you little-" Louis was going after Timothée But Elena had held up her scepter, it was right at Louis's face "don't even try care to explain about what's going on?, or are you going to be like a nob head over us being here?" Elena held her stance as she watched Louis glare at her, "bah!, some weird guy had been going around making these things come alive, yelling about I'll get you back for you have to me!"
"Well we did really hear that but one none local did as our ears were in so much pain?," Mia says in a jolly tone the whole group sighs in irritation, "it's Ethel...Cullen had used Ethel for the trade.." Alexzander groans in frustration not wanting to deal with that man, "Well I'm looking forward to it after he tried to take my scepter away, and nearly killed everyone that I care about."
"If Mylene was here she would love to hear that" Alexzander smiles down at Elena, she smiles back with such warmth towards Alexzander Timothée was about to say something till Foloki nudged him, "give them time kid" Foloki says seeing the young royals had to talk about this on their own, "do they know?"
"Oh they know it's not that they don't want to hurt each other's feelings, I think it's that something about personal things, don't know what it is all I know is that they need to sort it out," Foloki turns to LIarm, Gabe, and Connor all agreeing for this to finally be done and over with, "hey guys I think we need to rest as we've been walking around for two days, I think we need a proper rest?" Gabe try's to help the others on their plan.
"I don-?"
"Awesome thanks Elena we're going to lock Volance up, why not Alexzander and you take the first watch?, I bet everyone will love to have two outstanding people taking the lead like future King and Queen should be!" Mia says, as she shoves the two towards the main post outside, leaving the two out there all alone with no one there.
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Three hours had passed as nothing was said between the two, they never really had any alone time to finally get to say anything.
"Umm...sooo...uhh...your not to mad at me?" Alexzander asked Elena quickly says something not wanting to ruin the moment, "n-no it's not that it's just well...do you still have a thing with..."
"Kyra?, oh Divines no she left me if I do have the chance to meet her again, it would only be a life or death situation she even wouldn't be worth a whole sentence," Alexzander leans over placing his arms on his knees "why would you want to know that?"
"...do you like me Alexzander more then just a good friend?"
"...pffttt... ahah!, what was that?, Elena of corse I like you heck your far better then the woman I dated but why me of all people?" Alexzander looks over to Elena not really sure if Elena just like 'like' him, "well your loving when your not mad, you love those that you care for more then I thought you would, and you make time with Jake, Borgan, Isabel, and me even if it was small..."
"Are you trying to make me feel better or just trying to make me feel like I need some work to be done on me?"
"You know that not what I meant!," Elena frowns at Alexzander who just smiles, "I have to say the same to you tho, I thought you were some annoying girl that hated to be told no, and you were so persistent on the peace treaty that I admired you for that, heck you risk your life for me even knowing the risk it would cause, something that I wasn't expected at all kind and caring you allowed me to have chances I never expected." Elena leans in placing her head on Alexzander's shoulder, "when you toke that metal from the fallen ruins back at the ice giant home, it made me realized that when we first meet you we're so frustrated that everyone was giving up on you, and when I took the time I noticed a sweet man that loved not only his family and friends, but his people to that you take the chance if it means to keep everyone safe you would do it in a heart beat." Elena felt Alexzander's hand grips hers locking their hands together, "I'm sorry..."
"For what?"
"For everything that I am I shouldn't have acted that way at all it was childish on my part, Elena if you would like I would love to start from the beginning?" Alexzander says as he place his head on hers, "okay where would like to start?"
"Well my name is Alexzander Maxwell Pendragon from Valisia, I do liked that pie that you made back home?" Alexzander leans away as Elena looks at him, "you're middle name is Maxwell?"
"What?, that's a wonderful middle name for a baby me?" Alexzander watched as Elena snorts before laughing, "maybe mister moody is a better last name?"