Only Time Can Heal Her Wounds
By: Spirit_Saviour
The elves gracefully danced under the starlit sky, and shone with the beauty of the moon. With eyes as bright as shimmering ice, the tall (human sized) nimble creatures quickly spotted the intruder. Though these elves didn't favor violence, they had to protect themselves, and so summoned two of the Elite Ten -whom were standing not to far away- to bring her to them.
Lilica immediately felt two pairs of smooth cold hands grab her arms and draw her towards the party's company. In her condition, the girl thought only fleetingly of struggling, but suddenly pushed the thought away. She didn't have anywhere to go, did she? And she was lost, so her only other objective was to get help. But from elves? Weren't they...well, myths?
Looking up at the two leather clad creatures, green eyes studied the slim but intimidating figures of her escorts. These beings were very admirable, but their misty white eyes were a little bit too creepy. Delicate leaf shaped ears picked up the noisy sounds she had emitted while spying on the group, even though she'd swear that only the slightest of movements were premeditated.
Instantly stopping before an elven couple (female and male), Lilica took in the beautifully fashioned garments that pooled gently at their bare feet. With hair the same color as their pupil-less eyes, the luster reminded her of white roses.
"Who and what are you doing in a forest at night, human child?" Came a soothing voice from the female.
Struck with awe, Lilica struggled to find sufficient words. "I…I am Lilica, and I'm…lost."
Tilting her head, the Lady whispered to her partner and they both nodded their heads. What were they talking about? Suspicious, Lilica tensed, and made a plan of escape. But before she could carry it out, a cool hand was laid upon her forehead, and she blacked out.
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(dream)
"Come back here...please?"
Looking after the boy, Lilica's feet swiftly dashed towards the youthful frame. But somehow, she could never be able to reach him. Stopping and crying out in frustration, she gazed searchingly at the dark figure, always clouded in shadows.
"Who are you? Why don't you tell me? I know that these dreams aren't just figments of my imagination."
Watching as the shape turned around, the girl eagerly caught a glimpse of an enchanting face which quickly melted back into the specter that it had constantly appeared before her in the beginning of her dreams. Annoyed once more at this act of defiance, Lilica again tried once more to catch up to the boy.
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Silky sheets caressed her unclothed body and kept her warm. Everything seemed perfect…except for that darn dream. Lazily yawning and looking around herself, Lilica jerkily sat up from her position, realizing that she was…was…where? She had been sleeping on a comfortable feather bed, and a cheerful fire greeted her heartily. A curtain of sunlight highlighted honey hair, and she squinted from the brightness.
Inside of a small but clean room, Lilica tentatively hopped off the bed and cleaned herself from a nearby pitcher of water, while one particular –cherished- necklace glowed with content (for some reason). Spotting a light aqua-green dress draped over a wooden chair with matching slippers beneath it, the girl put these on, and quietly stepped over to the door. Pushing it softly, she peaked outside and tiptoed soundlessly across the empty hall to an adjoining chamber filled with all sorts of books and paintings. Odd objects and trinkets were laid neatly on a mahogany surface, and picking up a fascinating silver flute, Lilica blew into it, creating a shrill high-pitched note to crack the silence.
"You've found it!"
Jumping up in fright, Lilica twirled around and felt as the instrument was plucked from her fingers. An elven boy (with the same pupil-less cloudy eyes and lightening hair as the other elves she had seen the other day ago) was standing demurely behind her. He was about the same age as her, and she watched as his eyes widened in shock.
"You're not an elf, you're human! What are you doing in my father's study room!?"
Choosing not to respond to the elf and not even knowing the answer herself, Lilica edged her way to the door and immediately sprinted to the room she had been sleeping in. Slightly slamming the door behind her, she froze as startled shouts (from the boy) directed other elves to her chamber. Retreating to a corner, she crouched low in anticipation when the door was roughly kicked open.
Two elderly females and three males intruded into Lilica's small space, with that stupid boy following two paces behind.
"Oh Vex, it's just our new guest," scolded a maid, as she looked pitifully at Lilica, "I hope that we haven't frightened you. Come, let us get back to our work."
The room was soon cleared until Vex was the last person remaining. As she rose from her spot and watched the boy look shamefully at the floor, Lilica couldn't keep from feeling a little bit of guilt. She did NOT have the authority to go wandering around into unknown rooms, but didn't one of the other elves say that she was a guest? Eyes full of puzzlement and doubt stared back at her.
"I'm sorry, lady. I did not know that you were a guest. But a human? Why would father bring a human into our kingdom? There must be some reason why, or else he wouldn't have brought you here. Maybe," he gestured by indicating at her necklace, "it has something to do with that trinket you wear about your neck. It does radiate something, though I do not know what. Do you?"
Looking at this Vex, Lilica shook her head. The boy then studied her.
"Can you speak?"
A head nodded.
"Then speak, I want to hear you voice. Say 'Yes, I can speak' and then tell me your name."
Thinking for a moment, Lilica responded, "Yes, I can speak, and my name is Lilica."
"What?"
"I said, yes, I can speak, and that my name is Lilica."
A look of confusion crossed the youth's features.
"What language is that of? Nevermind- I wouldn't understand you anyway. But you can understand me, right?"
Realizing that she could interpret the elf's words and that the boy couldn't interpret hers, she nodded her head. That was weird, because she had only known one kind of language all her life, except… she didn't remember the last 13 years of it. *blah, yuck, that last sentence was HARD to word, and it still doesn't sound right* Maybe, the words (language) used by these creatures had a connection to her past life…
An unexpected flow of thick harmonious notes reached her ears. Lilica had forgotten all about Vex, while thinking to herself, and she now noticed that he was walking down the hall, occasionally fiddling with the flute–obviously bored of her simple nods and languid company. What kind of person meets a new foreign species and just walks away, bored?! This was very insulting.
Sighing, she closed the recently mistreated door and crawled into the warmth of the comfortable bed. Her life was at a standstill and with nothing to do, falling asleep looked like the next item on her agenda.
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"Look at those ears."
"Why, her hair is like gold!"
"Very peculiar eyes…"
"Who allowed a human into Terrasor!?"
"I don't think she's human…"
"Ooooh! Are they serving cake for dessert tonight?"
Lilica walked down an isle placed between rows and rows of benches that made a semi-circular arc around two thrones where the Lord and Lady of the supposed kingdom sat. The seats were filled with elves whom each contained their own curious comment, and blank stares of many milky colored eyes followed her every move. After being woken up from a dreamless sleep, a maid had directed her towards the main meeting room where she would be presented to the elves' monarchs and questioned. Ivory flames licked the walls and caused the jewel encrusted floors to glitter. The brightness illuminated many of the lightning white heads, and this made the room even brighter.
Finally stopping in front of the royal couple, an interpreter dressed in red walked up to the two, bowed, and swerved around to face Lilica while speaking in her "human" language, "I will translate what you wish to say to Lord Frederan and Lady Janellese. They'd like to know a little bit about you."
Lilica nodded her head and noticed that the elf boy she had met earlier was sitting not too far away from the queen's left side staring at her with the flute still in his fingers…asleep. Shaking her head, she made a mental note to learn how to do that and looked around. The queen who studied Lilica for some time suddenly spoke.
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Author's Notice: (I've a notice too…hee hee hee) The interpreter's words are in *'s so that you can conceive who that copycat line person thingy is. And all of everyone's language is written in English not some gibberish like: Dasikas adas penue, for the elves so that you'll know what they're saying all the time.
And also!!!!!!!!!! In my story queen is the same thing as Lady, and king is the same thing as Lord + the capitalized Lady should not be confused with the lower case lady and likewise for Lord and lord, a lower case "l" infront of an "ord" or "ady" (lord or lady) indicates that that person is under the rank of the Queen/Lady & King/Lord.
Is your mind boggling?
~
"I know a little bit of your language, and when we first met, you said that your name was Lilica, did you not?"
"Yes, I said that my name was Lilica."
*Yes, I said that may name was Lilica.*
"And you understand our language?"
"Yes."
*Yes.*
"How?"
"I don't really know, but I think that it has something to do with my past…since I don't really remember the last thirteen years of it."
*I don't really know, but I think that it has something to do with my past since I don't really remember the last thirteen years of it.*
"Are you human?"
Lilica looked up at the queen who she had met on that one fateful night. Did they have something against humans?
"Yes- at least I think I am."
1 *Yes, at least I think I am.*
Gasps from some of the elves behind her showed that they were wrong in thinking that she might've been something else, and others who hadn't paid any attention to her earlier were now shocked that a human had entered their realm.
A nearby elf who was sitting in the front row and would occasionally glance at her suddenly stood up.
"The girl's a liar! No human has ever seen one of us before, except for those fools who would venture out of the curtain. And-"
"That's ENOUGH Darmas!"
The elven king's voice boomed throughout the chamber and the rising clamor of angry voices fell silent. Almost everyone had forgotten about the Lord, but now he was the focus of all their attention.
"You jump to hasty conclusions again cousin. This girl had proclaimed that she has had amnesia, so she wouldn't have known who or what she was in the past. Walking among the humans may have done something to her, but I can sense that she's not what she seems to be."
"Maybe it has something to do with the necklace she wears."
The young boyish voice had squeaked out the last words when Lilica glared at Vex. She didn't want anyone to know about her cherished ornament. These creatures might take it away from her and then leave her to die. The piece of jewelry was the only object in the world that she still owned, and it was the source of her comfort.
"What necklace Vex?"
The Lord and Lady looked at Lilica questionably, and with no other choice, she slowly pulled the silver chain over her head and held it up to the light. To the common elves who had joined the meeting, it just looked like an ordinary trinket worn by the humans. But to others, they could feel the presence of energy and life it gave off as it shimmered in her hands.
The queen's eyes widened and she quickly stood up. In an unexpected furry of movements, Lilica felt herself ushered out of the meeting room and shut up alone into an adjoining chamber by Lady Janellese herself. She could hear the king dismiss his subjects, apologize for the sudden occurrence, and talk to some remaining elves who wanted another look at her necklace. There were many protests, but soon the only sound coming though the marble walls were the voices of the Lord and Lady.
Darkness surrounded the bewildered girl and cut short the range of her movements- none of the lights were lit in the unknown apartment. Lilica then thought back to the recent event. Did the ornament she wore effect them somehow? It was all that stupid elf Vex's fault that she was stuck in the dark. Maybe he was a problem child?
A crack of light abruptly appeared and off balanced Lilica's train of thought. It then expanded as the door was opened and Vex stuck his bright head into her face.
"I think my parents know who you are."
Author's PS Notes: I have PS Notes. Does anyone else have them? Don't look at me like that. I'm not crazy…I'm not! So…anyway…if you liked this chapter, please review! - (heed these words, and review!) "Do you know the muffin man…?
By: Spirit_Saviour
The elves gracefully danced under the starlit sky, and shone with the beauty of the moon. With eyes as bright as shimmering ice, the tall (human sized) nimble creatures quickly spotted the intruder. Though these elves didn't favor violence, they had to protect themselves, and so summoned two of the Elite Ten -whom were standing not to far away- to bring her to them.
Lilica immediately felt two pairs of smooth cold hands grab her arms and draw her towards the party's company. In her condition, the girl thought only fleetingly of struggling, but suddenly pushed the thought away. She didn't have anywhere to go, did she? And she was lost, so her only other objective was to get help. But from elves? Weren't they...well, myths?
Looking up at the two leather clad creatures, green eyes studied the slim but intimidating figures of her escorts. These beings were very admirable, but their misty white eyes were a little bit too creepy. Delicate leaf shaped ears picked up the noisy sounds she had emitted while spying on the group, even though she'd swear that only the slightest of movements were premeditated.
Instantly stopping before an elven couple (female and male), Lilica took in the beautifully fashioned garments that pooled gently at their bare feet. With hair the same color as their pupil-less eyes, the luster reminded her of white roses.
"Who and what are you doing in a forest at night, human child?" Came a soothing voice from the female.
Struck with awe, Lilica struggled to find sufficient words. "I…I am Lilica, and I'm…lost."
Tilting her head, the Lady whispered to her partner and they both nodded their heads. What were they talking about? Suspicious, Lilica tensed, and made a plan of escape. But before she could carry it out, a cool hand was laid upon her forehead, and she blacked out.
******************
(dream)
"Come back here...please?"
Looking after the boy, Lilica's feet swiftly dashed towards the youthful frame. But somehow, she could never be able to reach him. Stopping and crying out in frustration, she gazed searchingly at the dark figure, always clouded in shadows.
"Who are you? Why don't you tell me? I know that these dreams aren't just figments of my imagination."
Watching as the shape turned around, the girl eagerly caught a glimpse of an enchanting face which quickly melted back into the specter that it had constantly appeared before her in the beginning of her dreams. Annoyed once more at this act of defiance, Lilica again tried once more to catch up to the boy.
******************
Silky sheets caressed her unclothed body and kept her warm. Everything seemed perfect…except for that darn dream. Lazily yawning and looking around herself, Lilica jerkily sat up from her position, realizing that she was…was…where? She had been sleeping on a comfortable feather bed, and a cheerful fire greeted her heartily. A curtain of sunlight highlighted honey hair, and she squinted from the brightness.
Inside of a small but clean room, Lilica tentatively hopped off the bed and cleaned herself from a nearby pitcher of water, while one particular –cherished- necklace glowed with content (for some reason). Spotting a light aqua-green dress draped over a wooden chair with matching slippers beneath it, the girl put these on, and quietly stepped over to the door. Pushing it softly, she peaked outside and tiptoed soundlessly across the empty hall to an adjoining chamber filled with all sorts of books and paintings. Odd objects and trinkets were laid neatly on a mahogany surface, and picking up a fascinating silver flute, Lilica blew into it, creating a shrill high-pitched note to crack the silence.
"You've found it!"
Jumping up in fright, Lilica twirled around and felt as the instrument was plucked from her fingers. An elven boy (with the same pupil-less cloudy eyes and lightening hair as the other elves she had seen the other day ago) was standing demurely behind her. He was about the same age as her, and she watched as his eyes widened in shock.
"You're not an elf, you're human! What are you doing in my father's study room!?"
Choosing not to respond to the elf and not even knowing the answer herself, Lilica edged her way to the door and immediately sprinted to the room she had been sleeping in. Slightly slamming the door behind her, she froze as startled shouts (from the boy) directed other elves to her chamber. Retreating to a corner, she crouched low in anticipation when the door was roughly kicked open.
Two elderly females and three males intruded into Lilica's small space, with that stupid boy following two paces behind.
"Oh Vex, it's just our new guest," scolded a maid, as she looked pitifully at Lilica, "I hope that we haven't frightened you. Come, let us get back to our work."
The room was soon cleared until Vex was the last person remaining. As she rose from her spot and watched the boy look shamefully at the floor, Lilica couldn't keep from feeling a little bit of guilt. She did NOT have the authority to go wandering around into unknown rooms, but didn't one of the other elves say that she was a guest? Eyes full of puzzlement and doubt stared back at her.
"I'm sorry, lady. I did not know that you were a guest. But a human? Why would father bring a human into our kingdom? There must be some reason why, or else he wouldn't have brought you here. Maybe," he gestured by indicating at her necklace, "it has something to do with that trinket you wear about your neck. It does radiate something, though I do not know what. Do you?"
Looking at this Vex, Lilica shook her head. The boy then studied her.
"Can you speak?"
A head nodded.
"Then speak, I want to hear you voice. Say 'Yes, I can speak' and then tell me your name."
Thinking for a moment, Lilica responded, "Yes, I can speak, and my name is Lilica."
"What?"
"I said, yes, I can speak, and that my name is Lilica."
A look of confusion crossed the youth's features.
"What language is that of? Nevermind- I wouldn't understand you anyway. But you can understand me, right?"
Realizing that she could interpret the elf's words and that the boy couldn't interpret hers, she nodded her head. That was weird, because she had only known one kind of language all her life, except… she didn't remember the last 13 years of it. *blah, yuck, that last sentence was HARD to word, and it still doesn't sound right* Maybe, the words (language) used by these creatures had a connection to her past life…
An unexpected flow of thick harmonious notes reached her ears. Lilica had forgotten all about Vex, while thinking to herself, and she now noticed that he was walking down the hall, occasionally fiddling with the flute–obviously bored of her simple nods and languid company. What kind of person meets a new foreign species and just walks away, bored?! This was very insulting.
Sighing, she closed the recently mistreated door and crawled into the warmth of the comfortable bed. Her life was at a standstill and with nothing to do, falling asleep looked like the next item on her agenda.
********************
"Look at those ears."
"Why, her hair is like gold!"
"Very peculiar eyes…"
"Who allowed a human into Terrasor!?"
"I don't think she's human…"
"Ooooh! Are they serving cake for dessert tonight?"
Lilica walked down an isle placed between rows and rows of benches that made a semi-circular arc around two thrones where the Lord and Lady of the supposed kingdom sat. The seats were filled with elves whom each contained their own curious comment, and blank stares of many milky colored eyes followed her every move. After being woken up from a dreamless sleep, a maid had directed her towards the main meeting room where she would be presented to the elves' monarchs and questioned. Ivory flames licked the walls and caused the jewel encrusted floors to glitter. The brightness illuminated many of the lightning white heads, and this made the room even brighter.
Finally stopping in front of the royal couple, an interpreter dressed in red walked up to the two, bowed, and swerved around to face Lilica while speaking in her "human" language, "I will translate what you wish to say to Lord Frederan and Lady Janellese. They'd like to know a little bit about you."
Lilica nodded her head and noticed that the elf boy she had met earlier was sitting not too far away from the queen's left side staring at her with the flute still in his fingers…asleep. Shaking her head, she made a mental note to learn how to do that and looked around. The queen who studied Lilica for some time suddenly spoke.
~
Author's Notice: (I've a notice too…hee hee hee) The interpreter's words are in *'s so that you can conceive who that copycat line person thingy is. And all of everyone's language is written in English not some gibberish like: Dasikas adas penue, for the elves so that you'll know what they're saying all the time.
And also!!!!!!!!!! In my story queen is the same thing as Lady, and king is the same thing as Lord + the capitalized Lady should not be confused with the lower case lady and likewise for Lord and lord, a lower case "l" infront of an "ord" or "ady" (lord or lady) indicates that that person is under the rank of the Queen/Lady & King/Lord.
Is your mind boggling?
~
"I know a little bit of your language, and when we first met, you said that your name was Lilica, did you not?"
"Yes, I said that my name was Lilica."
*Yes, I said that may name was Lilica.*
"And you understand our language?"
"Yes."
*Yes.*
"How?"
"I don't really know, but I think that it has something to do with my past…since I don't really remember the last thirteen years of it."
*I don't really know, but I think that it has something to do with my past since I don't really remember the last thirteen years of it.*
"Are you human?"
Lilica looked up at the queen who she had met on that one fateful night. Did they have something against humans?
"Yes- at least I think I am."
1 *Yes, at least I think I am.*
Gasps from some of the elves behind her showed that they were wrong in thinking that she might've been something else, and others who hadn't paid any attention to her earlier were now shocked that a human had entered their realm.
A nearby elf who was sitting in the front row and would occasionally glance at her suddenly stood up.
"The girl's a liar! No human has ever seen one of us before, except for those fools who would venture out of the curtain. And-"
"That's ENOUGH Darmas!"
The elven king's voice boomed throughout the chamber and the rising clamor of angry voices fell silent. Almost everyone had forgotten about the Lord, but now he was the focus of all their attention.
"You jump to hasty conclusions again cousin. This girl had proclaimed that she has had amnesia, so she wouldn't have known who or what she was in the past. Walking among the humans may have done something to her, but I can sense that she's not what she seems to be."
"Maybe it has something to do with the necklace she wears."
The young boyish voice had squeaked out the last words when Lilica glared at Vex. She didn't want anyone to know about her cherished ornament. These creatures might take it away from her and then leave her to die. The piece of jewelry was the only object in the world that she still owned, and it was the source of her comfort.
"What necklace Vex?"
The Lord and Lady looked at Lilica questionably, and with no other choice, she slowly pulled the silver chain over her head and held it up to the light. To the common elves who had joined the meeting, it just looked like an ordinary trinket worn by the humans. But to others, they could feel the presence of energy and life it gave off as it shimmered in her hands.
The queen's eyes widened and she quickly stood up. In an unexpected furry of movements, Lilica felt herself ushered out of the meeting room and shut up alone into an adjoining chamber by Lady Janellese herself. She could hear the king dismiss his subjects, apologize for the sudden occurrence, and talk to some remaining elves who wanted another look at her necklace. There were many protests, but soon the only sound coming though the marble walls were the voices of the Lord and Lady.
Darkness surrounded the bewildered girl and cut short the range of her movements- none of the lights were lit in the unknown apartment. Lilica then thought back to the recent event. Did the ornament she wore effect them somehow? It was all that stupid elf Vex's fault that she was stuck in the dark. Maybe he was a problem child?
A crack of light abruptly appeared and off balanced Lilica's train of thought. It then expanded as the door was opened and Vex stuck his bright head into her face.
"I think my parents know who you are."
Author's PS Notes: I have PS Notes. Does anyone else have them? Don't look at me like that. I'm not crazy…I'm not! So…anyway…if you liked this chapter, please review! - (heed these words, and review!) "Do you know the muffin man…?