Hello welcome to a new story written by me for you.
Enjoy, my rendition of what happens when they all return.
I wish to thank ROSE LEA for writing "they
come home " giving me Inspiration to write my view of what would
happen if they came home. I recommend you read the story.
Until next time this is Naebler saying;
"You can
buy the meaning of life at Wal*mart for six bucks."
"Homecoming"
By: Naebler
Standing
before the opening gateway, Perrin still feels the sorrow of loosing Faile,
even though it has been more then a year since she was lost. To his right rides
Gaul, in his Aiel garb, and wearing a sword at his side. It had been more then
a year since Gaul gave up being Aiel, and the Aiel gave up on him. He had been
ostracized and had come to join Perrin's group permanently. Surprisingly, much
like Aram, who had become close friends with Gaul, Gaul had learned the sword
rather fast, and had become proficient, almost overnight. Aram rides to
Perrin's left, in his faded and worn Tinker's garb and Elyas rides behind them.
Rand rides his Black stallion in front along with Logain, and the Dragon Knight
Cyris. Egwene, Nynavae, Elyane, Min and Avhendhia ride set off from the rest of
the party. Occasionally the woman would look towards him and then turn away
when he looks back. It is not like he doesn't know, it is his first time home
since Faile was killed.
Behind the group of women, rides Mat with Tuon and Oliver,
Lan, Birgette and Gawyn. Behind them are the two rivers men and many more,
Ash'aman and Aes Sedi, Including, Siuan and Lean.
The Rand
his party rode through the gateway first followed by the women, the warders
then Perrin, his two fallen friends and Elyas. The bond in Perrin's head tells
him that Anoura is staying behind in Camelyn.
As Stepper,
Perrin's horse steps through the gateway, Perrin can feel the rode change, from
hard backed dirt, to the grassy fields of the Two Rivers. Rand had decided to
open the gateway a day's ride from Emond's field, so no one was hurt. This
homecoming will be painful for all, so they all decided no one else should be
hurt. The city came into view for Perrin as soon as he stepped through, even
though it wouldn't come into view for anyone else, until about an hour or so
from now, as they rode. Instinctively, Perrin reached out for wolves and was
surprised to discover that in his time away a large number had moved in. They
relayed their sorrow as best they good for the loss of his she, when he gave
his name. It seemed that word had been spread, to any wolf that would listen.
Thanking them, he tuned them out and focused his eyes on the rode ahead.
"Perrin."
Came Rand's commanding tone from the front. "Wouldn't it be better if they saw
you first, since none of us have been home in about five years?" Nodding,
Perrin sped up Stepper to the front to ride with Rand. At about half a days
journey Rand left the army of non-two river's men, the Legion of the Dragon,
they were called. In their dark blue coats which button on the side so that it
would not break the picture of a dragon on the front. The Aes Sedi and the
hundred or so Ash'aman in their black coats stayed behind along with the
legion. Bringing only Logain and Cyris with him for "Black coats".
At about dusk
the party had reached the gates of Edmond's field. When the watchers saw Perrin
in the front a cheer went up and the gates opened to let in the party, for
their homecoming. Once in the city, Perrin turned and told the Two River's men
to go home and be with loved ones. At his word the hundred or so two river's
men left of his original army, dispersed to their homes leaving only Perrin and
his friends, Mat, Rand, Egwene and Nynavae with their close friends.
"Rand, I
think we should head to the manor. And from there we will call for Tam and the
others, it would be faster then trying to find them now."
"Agreed."
Came Rand's reply.
Turning to
Gaul and Aram Perrin says, "Go find Tam and the others of the council, bring
them to the manor." At his finishing, the two men ride in separate directions
to follow Perrin's command.
"Perrin,
I'll go find our big friend." Elyas says and rides off towards the "Library".
The rest of the party rides to the manor of Lord Perrin the Golden Eyes.
Sitting in
his padded chair in front of the cold hearth, Perrin puts his axe beside him on
the floor and puts his feet up on the nearby stool. Leaning his head back he
stares up at the wooden beams, it was hard to believe that a building of this
size used to amaze him, now it is almost common. No, never common Faile built
this house and for that it will never be common. After setting himself down,
Perrin looks around to see his friends taking seats randomly around the room.
Rand is the only one standing besides the Ash'aman who stand guard on either
side of the door. Rand leans on the hearth looks into the fireplace. "Perrin, I
never really said, I mean…I don't know how to say this…the shadow consume
me…Perrin I…"
"I know
Rand, and thanks."
"No, Perrin
I'm sorry I wasn't there for you, to help you. I could have saved her…"
"Rand
stop."
"But…"
"Rand,
leave over." As Rand was about to open his mouth, a group of men and three
women enter the room. In the lead was Tam al'Thor and Abel Cauthon, each with a
bow strapped to their back, a sword at their hip and a set of ragged clothes on
their back; it was obvious they were on patrol. Following behind was Mayor
al'Myera; Egwene's father, her mother, the Luhans, the wisdom Daisy Conger,
Gaul, Aram, Elyas and finally Loial at the very back ducking to fit in the
door. At the sight of Egwene the al'Myera's ran forward to embrace their
daughter.
"Oh Egwene,
we have worried so much over you." Mistress al'Myera says. Hugging her daughter
tighter. "It has been so long."
"Yes,
daughter it has, come to the inn and we'll talk some more okay?" Egwene's
father asks. Looking to Perrin and the others for a second, she bites her lip
and nods her head.
"Mother,
father, there is something I have to tell you. Gawyn, could you come too?" with
that Egwene leaves the room followed by her warder, her lover, and her savior.
The crown prince of Andor.
As soon as
Egwene and her family were out the door and on their way to the Winespring inn,
it was if some kind of damn broke as the Cauthon's rushed to Mat. The Luhans to
Perrin, Loial to Min, Elayne and Avhendhia. And finally Tam to Rand. After all
the families were back together everyone seemed to drift off. Mat and family to
the Cauthon's house in Edmond's Field, Loial and Rand's bond holders to the
Library, Nynavae Lan and Daisy to Daisy's house and Tam, Rand and the two
Ash'aman into the woods somewhere, leaving Perrin alone with the Luhans, the
closest thing to family he had left.
"Perrin,
why are you so quiet, we haven't heard from you in over two years except for
short messages sent to us by those black coated men. What is going on, you show
up unannounced with the Edmond's fielders in tow. Where is the Lady Faile and…"
"Faile is
dead." Coldly and curtly the response comes from Perrin's mouth.
"By the creator,
what happ…"
"Not now
please, we can talk later but right now I need someone to take names to put on
the monument of the fallen. Could you find someone for me?"
"I'll do it
my poor, poor boy." Said the quivering voice of Mistress Luhan, a woman never
given to tears. "I'll do it."
"Well I
guess we should start with, Faile "Zarine" Bashere T'Aybara…"
"You are
the what?" came the response from her mother.
"I am the
Marilyn Seat, of the Aes Sedi. I am the Leader of the Aes Sedi and this man is
my Fiancé, Warder and Crowned Prince of Andor." Sitting straight and staring
into her mother's eyes, she sees the sudden change appear before her, from
startled to calm.
"So you are
her Fiancé?" asked her mother turning her attention from Egwene to Gawyn. Sitting
up in his seat, Gawyn folds his hands and dashes a quick look to Egwene, she
knew the look to well, even without the bond she would know the look. We
need to talk.
"Yes ma'am,
I asked Egwene, and she accepted, we are betrothed. We were waiting to marry
for when we had both of our families together."
Without taking her gaze from Gawyn, Mistress
al'Myera picks up her mug of cider and takes a sip. "I would like to talk to my
daughter alone if you don't mind. Husband, would you take Gawyn for a walk." The
absence of a question was obvious, this was one time no one would dare disobey.
As the two men close the door behind them, Mistress al'Myera's face brightened
and a large grin spread across her face. "This is wonderful so wonderful. Honey
I am so proud of you, now you must tell me everything you can from your
journeys, I am curious to what you have been up too."
A weight
lifted from Egwene's chest, she could feel a tiny bit of fear agitation and
humor through the bond to Gawyn. She wondered what he felt through his side. "I
guess I should start from when we first left during winter's night all those
years ago…"
Walking
side by side down the road to the town stables, Mat feels a little out of
place. The last time he had seen his father, he was no more then an immature
child, and looking back he notices to his own amusement that he had actually
matured some since then.
"What ya
grinin' at boy?" Abel's voice.
"Nothing
father, nothing, just remembering the time Rand Perrin and I let the raccoon
loose in Nynavae's kitchen, the day before my sixteenth birthday."
"I
remember, she gave you such a birching, ho I remember you couldn't sit for a
week." They both broke out in laughter, the people passing them on the street
looked at them a little awkwardly, that only made them laugh harder. "That's
funny."
"What is
son?"
"With all
the holes in my memory, I can rarely ever remember things from my childhood, or
the rest of my life for that matter."
"Holes?
What are you talking about?"
"Well I
guess we should catch each other up on what is going on." There is a slight
pause then, "I guess it all started all those years ago on winter's night…"
The soft sound of their boots on
gravel is the only sound in the night, except for the distant sound of
laughter.
"Rand…son, is there anyway we can
be alone? I think we need to talk." Nodding Rand motions for Logain and Cyris
to go back to the manor and wait.
"Tam, I…"
"So you know. I wanted to tell you
but I just didn't know how. I loved you; I love you too much, to ever hurt you.
I just felt I was helping you by not telling…"
"It's alright. I know who I am, Tam
I don't know how to tell you. I'm not really Rand any more, but I am. You see I
found out, I…I am the Dragon Reborn." At this the two men stopped and Tam turns
his head to stare up at Rand's face.
"I think we need a drink, lets go
to the tavern and talk. And when there we can catch up what has been going on."
The rest of the walk to the Tavern was silent and again the only sound was that
of their boots on the gravel of the worn down road.
It's always
hard, and Perrin knows it always will be. Going to the house of the family of
every fallen soldier, to offer his condolences and his apologies, but now it is
even harder. Because he realized he didn't want to do this. He just wanted to
lay down and die. His light was gone. And for now on he will live in darkness.
Each house
makes it harder, so many dead, so many, hurt for the dead. He knew how they
felt, they blamed him, if he never came back their children would still be
alive, under the thumbs of the white cloaks, but still alive, tending field.
Perrin's path took him past the tree where his family was buried beside.
Stopping, he sits down on one of large roots that sits above ground, and leans
back against the tree, closes his eyes and tries to sleep.
Fain finds
it hard not to laugh, the best way to rid your self of a rat is to use another
rat. Or in other words, to kill a Ta'vern use another Ta'vern. Pulling out his
blowgun, he puts in a dart covered in a concoction; he created himself, with
the help of a mage or two. Aims it at the largest of the three, the wolf one,
the Aybara. Brings in a deep breath and blows. The dart hits home on the back
of the big one's neck. Aybara sits up and looks around. Feeling the blood on
his neck, he just leans back and closes his eyes for a second time.
Finding it harder still to keep from laughing out loud. Fain
touches the gem on the Ter'angle he found in the White Tower, and a vertical
slash opens creating a doorway to a hidden place, which only Fain knows. Oh his
quarry will soon be his, and all thanks to his quarries friend. At this he did
laugh, walking through the doorway he pushes the gem a second time, and the
doorway shuts, cutting off his laughter to those of Emonds field.
Strange, Perrin thinks I
swear I heard some one laughing. Feeling the bug bite on his neck, Perrin
wonders what kind of bug it was, to have hurt so much. Standing up, Perrin
feels a little woozy and grabs at the tree. It takes a minute for him to get
his bearings back. I better head back to town, his thoughts tell him.
And getting up, he walks towards town.
A few minutes pass and Perrin feels
the bug bite, throb and start to spread to his neck and hi body. He seemed to
be getting very hot, unlacing his shirt; Perrin stumbles back to the manor only
to meet Mistress Luhan. "Miss Luhan I don't feel so wel…" before he can finish,
Perrin collapses into Alsbet Luhan's Hands.
"Help some one get one of the Aes
Sedi! The lord is sick! Perrin you'll be fine as soon as…Perrin. Perrin?
Perrin!" That is all he heard before he blacked out.
"Anyone know what happened?" Rand
asks in an Agitated voice. He had lost to many friends and allies in this
battle against the Dark one. He was the one supposed to die, and yet everywhere
he turns his friends fall. Why damn it why?
"It seems that something hit him in
the neck." Nynavae says this as she points to a bright red bump on the back of
Perrin's neck. "I gave him antidotes and used the one power. He should be okay
in an hour or so. But he needs to rest, from what I hear he hasn't done much
since, Faile…"
" I'll make sure he does." Rand
says with a slight grin. Being home has been good, even with what happened, it
seems like it was just a bug bite, Rand was thankful for that, he can't
remember when the last time something normal happened to the Emonds fielders.
Perrin's eyes opened slowly,
looking around the room, surrounding him was his friends, and of course the one
responsible for Faile's death, the one responsible, for Perrin's mother and
father and the rest of his family. Reaching beside his bed, Perrin feels the
solid wood handle of his axe. Grasping it firmly, he looks at al'Thor, the
Dragon bloody Reborn. A fever seemed to be building in Perrin's body, with only
one possible release, the death of al'Thor. Throwing back the blankets, Perrin
jumps up, to everyone's surprise. Running forward, with axe in hand, Perrin
jumps at Rand bringing his axe down towards Rand's head. All the while
screaming. "Die you murdering bastard!"
Come back next month for the
next chapter in Homecoming.