Chapter 2:
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Later that evening, as JaKal and Natalie were about to escort Presley home, Nefertina ambled in, holding onto the walls for support. She was still quite dizzy-headed, and Rath, having sensed this, hurried to her side and slipped his arm around her waist, helping her over to the sofa.
"Sit down, my dear. The dizziness will pass. It's only a slight aftereffect of the sleeping spell," Rath assured her as he gently lowered her onto the couch.
Nefertina looked up at Rath for a minute, then seemed to take notice of the others who stood there, staring back at her. She thought she recognized Rath, Sierra and Valeius vaguely from earlier that day, but she couldn't be sure. She wasn't really certain of anything anymore. As for the others, she didn't have a clue as to who they were.
"How are you feeling?" Lakira asked kindly. Nefertina shrugged, still unsure of these people.
"A little better, though not really. My headache is gone, and I don't seem to be quite as dizzy, but I still don't have any idea as to what's going on here," she replied, shaking her head.
"You don't recognize us, do you?" Natalie asked gently. Again, Nefertina just gave a slight shrug.
"I think I remember Rath, Sierra and Valeius from earlier, but I don't know. Everything is a total blur to me," she said, wondering to herself if she'd even gotten the names right.
It was painfully obvious to everyone present that she was scared half to death right now.
Luckily, Sierra had thought to cast the Living IIlusion spell, otherwise she'd really freak out. And that was the last thing that they would need, was for her to panic anymore than she probably already was.
"Well, the one who's just coming out of the kitchen, again, is Armon, the woman over there is Lakira, I'm Natalie, the handsome one at my side here is JaKal, and the boy is Presley," Natalie said, introducing the others to Nefertina.
"Shouldn't we get our young prince home soon?" JaKal asked. Natalie nodded her agreement.
Nefertina stared at them curiously when he said this, wondering who this "young prince" was that they were talking about. But then she caught the expression on Presley's face as he began to protest that he wanted to stay a little longer, and her jaw dropped to the ground in shock. Rath winced at this, having sensed what must have been going through her mind just then.
He had the distinct feeling that there were a lot of explanations that were going to have to be made to Nefertina when JaKal and Natalie returned home. It was a conversation that he was dreading.
He didn't know how to tell her that she was actually a 3500 year old mummy and Guardian to Presley and Sierra. But he never had the chance to say anything about this before JaKal and Natalie left with Presley.
"Umm...what was that all about?" Nefertina asked nervously.
"All of your questions will be answered as soon as JaKal and Natalie get back," Sierra said.
"I hope so," Nefertina muttered, glancing over at Rath.
TBC...I know, not much is happening right now, but I promise, it does get better. R&R!
~*Celestia Vitaria*~
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Later that evening, as JaKal and Natalie were about to escort Presley home, Nefertina ambled in, holding onto the walls for support. She was still quite dizzy-headed, and Rath, having sensed this, hurried to her side and slipped his arm around her waist, helping her over to the sofa.
"Sit down, my dear. The dizziness will pass. It's only a slight aftereffect of the sleeping spell," Rath assured her as he gently lowered her onto the couch.
Nefertina looked up at Rath for a minute, then seemed to take notice of the others who stood there, staring back at her. She thought she recognized Rath, Sierra and Valeius vaguely from earlier that day, but she couldn't be sure. She wasn't really certain of anything anymore. As for the others, she didn't have a clue as to who they were.
"How are you feeling?" Lakira asked kindly. Nefertina shrugged, still unsure of these people.
"A little better, though not really. My headache is gone, and I don't seem to be quite as dizzy, but I still don't have any idea as to what's going on here," she replied, shaking her head.
"You don't recognize us, do you?" Natalie asked gently. Again, Nefertina just gave a slight shrug.
"I think I remember Rath, Sierra and Valeius from earlier, but I don't know. Everything is a total blur to me," she said, wondering to herself if she'd even gotten the names right.
It was painfully obvious to everyone present that she was scared half to death right now.
Luckily, Sierra had thought to cast the Living IIlusion spell, otherwise she'd really freak out. And that was the last thing that they would need, was for her to panic anymore than she probably already was.
"Well, the one who's just coming out of the kitchen, again, is Armon, the woman over there is Lakira, I'm Natalie, the handsome one at my side here is JaKal, and the boy is Presley," Natalie said, introducing the others to Nefertina.
"Shouldn't we get our young prince home soon?" JaKal asked. Natalie nodded her agreement.
Nefertina stared at them curiously when he said this, wondering who this "young prince" was that they were talking about. But then she caught the expression on Presley's face as he began to protest that he wanted to stay a little longer, and her jaw dropped to the ground in shock. Rath winced at this, having sensed what must have been going through her mind just then.
He had the distinct feeling that there were a lot of explanations that were going to have to be made to Nefertina when JaKal and Natalie returned home. It was a conversation that he was dreading.
He didn't know how to tell her that she was actually a 3500 year old mummy and Guardian to Presley and Sierra. But he never had the chance to say anything about this before JaKal and Natalie left with Presley.
"Umm...what was that all about?" Nefertina asked nervously.
"All of your questions will be answered as soon as JaKal and Natalie get back," Sierra said.
"I hope so," Nefertina muttered, glancing over at Rath.
TBC...I know, not much is happening right now, but I promise, it does get better. R&R!
~*Celestia Vitaria*~
