Chapter 5: Is that you?
The ship landed at a distant refuge. A few minutes later, an exhausted Celena and an even more exhausted horse rode slowly up to it. Celena decided, as guards approached her as well as the ship, that her exhausted and dusty state would be good for getting inside the refuge, unfortunately Celena was more exhausted than she realized. Instead of sliding easily off of the horse, she fell off, and managed to knock herself out in the process.
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"Are you alright?" said a fuzzy voice. Celena was still struggling to focus. When she came to, she was surrounded by people. Momentarily having forgotten her mission, Celena immediately went into a panic. A couple of the guards had to hold Celena down, "Let me go! Let me go!" Celena demanded, "Calm down," said a blonde haired girl, "No one's going to hurt you." She ordered the guards to release Celena.
"I am Mirana, a princess of Astoria. What is your name?" At the mention of Astoria, Celena remembered her mission. "C-Celena." she replied, trying to look scared and innocent. Celena watched with hidden satifaction as Mirana's eyes widened. "Go get Allen quickly," Mirana told one of the guards. She then turned her attention to Celena. "Do you know who Allen is, Celena?"
Celena knew this was her cue, so she spun up a story about having been raised by the Emperor Donkirk and how he had taken care of her because he never had any children, and about having overheard a conversation that she had a brother that she was not to know about, which was why she ran away and followed their craft in search of this Allen Shezar.
"Don't you remember when they took you?" Mirana asked quietly. For a brief instant an image of running and playing with a little boy flickered in Celena's mind, but Celena ignored it and asked, "What are you talking about?" "The men, they took you away..." "But he never...he wouldn't" Celena had faked the denial and allowed tears to fill her eyes. "It's okay now, Celena," Mirana said putting a comforting hand on Celena's shoulder, "I know this is all very painful but you made the right decision to leave Donkirk, he isn't the good man he would seem." Celena, to look convincing, put her head in her hands. "But I believed him," she said tearfully, "He said I was his daughter, and that the empire was my family. He said he lo-" Celena burst into convincing sobs, all the while thinking that Dilandau would probably laugh himself to tears when she told him this part.
The door opened and Celena jumped, grabbing Mirana's arm. As Mirana reassured her, Celena knew that she had the girl hook, line, and sinker, now she had to deal with Allen. At first he only looked at her, which prompted Celena to ask who he was. This seemed to be painful to the man, who was obviously Allen Shezar. Celena noted his long blonde hair and handsome features, deciding that it was too bad that she was playing the role of little sister. "This is Allen Shezar," Mirana said gently. Celena carefully stood, Mirana and the remaining two guards helping her. Celena was still alittle unsteady on her feet but signaled that she didn't want any help.
She carefully made her way over to where Allen stood, an expression of shock on his face. "I'm Celena," she said innocently, "Are you really my brother?" Now a tear rolled down the man's cheek, as he nodded. Celena offered her hand, not being able to think of any other way to greet him properly, but he had something else in mind. He grabbed Celena in a bear hug, momentarily depriving her of oxygen. He then swung her around happily, until Mirana, who had looked teary - eyed, reminded him that Celena had a head injury. Celena was grateful for this, since she would have no doubt been sick to her stomach if Allen continued to swing her, which might have put the joy of the "reunion" on hold.
The reunion was put on hold when a soldier claimed declaring that the Freid King wished for Allen and Mirana to join him. Celena had been meanwhile helped into her bed. "You can go ahead Allen," Celena said feeling very sleepy, "I'll stay...here." Celena found herself falling asleep.
Allen rushed over to his sister. "Is she going to be okay?" He asked Mirana. "Yes," said Mirana, "she justs needs her rest is all." Allen reluctantly exited with Mirana, turning to regard Celena as he left.
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Celena dreamt of running on clouds, and being playfully chased. At first it was Dilandau who was chasing her, and then Allen. Suddenly she was lifted away from the cloud by robotic hands. "Celena!" Allen shouted below her, "Celena!" Soon there were more voices shouting her name. The robotic hands lifted her over a river of blood and then let her go.
"Celena!" a voice shouted and she came to. It was Mirana. "Hurry Celena, we have to leave." Mirana snatched Celena up out of the bed and they ran out of the room. Soldiers and guards were running past them. "What's going on?" Celena asked. "We're being attacked," Mirana said as they turned down another hall.
When they finally arrived outside, Celena saw Dilandau's mecha and Allen's. Celena knew that she had to pretend that Allen was her brother, but Dilandau was her brother, and as the fight intensified, it was too much for Celena, who hadn't actually fully recovered, so she did something that she had never done in her life; she fainted.
The ship landed at a distant refuge. A few minutes later, an exhausted Celena and an even more exhausted horse rode slowly up to it. Celena decided, as guards approached her as well as the ship, that her exhausted and dusty state would be good for getting inside the refuge, unfortunately Celena was more exhausted than she realized. Instead of sliding easily off of the horse, she fell off, and managed to knock herself out in the process.
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"Are you alright?" said a fuzzy voice. Celena was still struggling to focus. When she came to, she was surrounded by people. Momentarily having forgotten her mission, Celena immediately went into a panic. A couple of the guards had to hold Celena down, "Let me go! Let me go!" Celena demanded, "Calm down," said a blonde haired girl, "No one's going to hurt you." She ordered the guards to release Celena.
"I am Mirana, a princess of Astoria. What is your name?" At the mention of Astoria, Celena remembered her mission. "C-Celena." she replied, trying to look scared and innocent. Celena watched with hidden satifaction as Mirana's eyes widened. "Go get Allen quickly," Mirana told one of the guards. She then turned her attention to Celena. "Do you know who Allen is, Celena?"
Celena knew this was her cue, so she spun up a story about having been raised by the Emperor Donkirk and how he had taken care of her because he never had any children, and about having overheard a conversation that she had a brother that she was not to know about, which was why she ran away and followed their craft in search of this Allen Shezar.
"Don't you remember when they took you?" Mirana asked quietly. For a brief instant an image of running and playing with a little boy flickered in Celena's mind, but Celena ignored it and asked, "What are you talking about?" "The men, they took you away..." "But he never...he wouldn't" Celena had faked the denial and allowed tears to fill her eyes. "It's okay now, Celena," Mirana said putting a comforting hand on Celena's shoulder, "I know this is all very painful but you made the right decision to leave Donkirk, he isn't the good man he would seem." Celena, to look convincing, put her head in her hands. "But I believed him," she said tearfully, "He said I was his daughter, and that the empire was my family. He said he lo-" Celena burst into convincing sobs, all the while thinking that Dilandau would probably laugh himself to tears when she told him this part.
The door opened and Celena jumped, grabbing Mirana's arm. As Mirana reassured her, Celena knew that she had the girl hook, line, and sinker, now she had to deal with Allen. At first he only looked at her, which prompted Celena to ask who he was. This seemed to be painful to the man, who was obviously Allen Shezar. Celena noted his long blonde hair and handsome features, deciding that it was too bad that she was playing the role of little sister. "This is Allen Shezar," Mirana said gently. Celena carefully stood, Mirana and the remaining two guards helping her. Celena was still alittle unsteady on her feet but signaled that she didn't want any help.
She carefully made her way over to where Allen stood, an expression of shock on his face. "I'm Celena," she said innocently, "Are you really my brother?" Now a tear rolled down the man's cheek, as he nodded. Celena offered her hand, not being able to think of any other way to greet him properly, but he had something else in mind. He grabbed Celena in a bear hug, momentarily depriving her of oxygen. He then swung her around happily, until Mirana, who had looked teary - eyed, reminded him that Celena had a head injury. Celena was grateful for this, since she would have no doubt been sick to her stomach if Allen continued to swing her, which might have put the joy of the "reunion" on hold.
The reunion was put on hold when a soldier claimed declaring that the Freid King wished for Allen and Mirana to join him. Celena had been meanwhile helped into her bed. "You can go ahead Allen," Celena said feeling very sleepy, "I'll stay...here." Celena found herself falling asleep.
Allen rushed over to his sister. "Is she going to be okay?" He asked Mirana. "Yes," said Mirana, "she justs needs her rest is all." Allen reluctantly exited with Mirana, turning to regard Celena as he left.
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Celena dreamt of running on clouds, and being playfully chased. At first it was Dilandau who was chasing her, and then Allen. Suddenly she was lifted away from the cloud by robotic hands. "Celena!" Allen shouted below her, "Celena!" Soon there were more voices shouting her name. The robotic hands lifted her over a river of blood and then let her go.
"Celena!" a voice shouted and she came to. It was Mirana. "Hurry Celena, we have to leave." Mirana snatched Celena up out of the bed and they ran out of the room. Soldiers and guards were running past them. "What's going on?" Celena asked. "We're being attacked," Mirana said as they turned down another hall.
When they finally arrived outside, Celena saw Dilandau's mecha and Allen's. Celena knew that she had to pretend that Allen was her brother, but Dilandau was her brother, and as the fight intensified, it was too much for Celena, who hadn't actually fully recovered, so she did something that she had never done in her life; she fainted.