The wind whipped at Alder's hair as she walked through the quiet peach
orchard. The only sound that was audible was that of the wind rustling the
leaves. Her plodding footsteps made no sound. The wind; the whole scenario
seemed familiar to her. She felt as if she knew it, and had been there
before. She could sense the wind calling her name, pulling at her. And
magic. Magic sparkled through the trees, though not the life force energy
normally seen outdoors. Amazingly, in this world, there were no ley lines,
and no nodes. The land had no natural energy. It was an illusion, but there
was some source of magic there in the orchard, seeming to lead her in the
direction of the pond on the Emelis estate. And as she followed the path,
the disquiet magic seemed to vanish. The wind was magical. She could See it
with her Mage-Sight. It shined a familiar violet. And once she reached the
pond, the whipping wind was still. The violet magic solidified into a form
of an attractive female, and Alder was much drawn to it. She knew this girl
would be her beloved for all time. And then the violet form of her beloved
dissipated into gas, and was snatched away for her. She cried out in vain,
but there was no one there to hear her.
"Avery!" Alder screeched into the night. She was sweat soaked and panting. Avery was in trouble. She was gone, and Alder knew it. She was wide awake, and ran down the hall to Avery's room. She burst open the door with magic without even testing for locks. As she had expected, no one occupied the bed. The curtains blew in the breeze, the window's glass shattered all over the ground. Alder side-stepped the shards of glass quickly, and stared down into the peach orchard. She hadn't killed herself. She had been kidnapped. That much was apparent from the ripped sheets and the signs of struggle about Avery's room.
:KEREN!!: Alder Mind-Sent, panicking. :COME TO AVERY'S ROOM IMMEDIATELY!!!!!: Keren arrived within two minutes.
"What in bloody hell HAPPENED here? Where is Avery?" Keren demanded.
"Avery was kidnapped. I- had a dream. She was taken from me, and then I knew she was gone," Alder said, and found herself blushing despite her panic.
"Sounds like Fore-Sight of a lifebonded. You love her, don't you?" she asked, as Alder became annoyed at the irrelevance of the question.
"Yes, I do. What does that have to do with anything? She could be in danger!"
"If you are lifebonded, then we may be able to locate her. First, I'll augment your Far-Sight. You know her better than anyone else as her lifebonded, and have worked with her magically. Search for her." Alder Sent out her awareness, searching for Avery's presence. But all she encountered was a massive shield around the borders of Emelis. Keren, linked into her mind, Saw all that Alder did and let out a gasp. Alder, outraged, stood on the window sill, and raised her arms towards the heavens.
"Avery!" Alder screeched into the night. She was sweat soaked and panting. Avery was in trouble. She was gone, and Alder knew it. She was wide awake, and ran down the hall to Avery's room. She burst open the door with magic without even testing for locks. As she had expected, no one occupied the bed. The curtains blew in the breeze, the window's glass shattered all over the ground. Alder side-stepped the shards of glass quickly, and stared down into the peach orchard. She hadn't killed herself. She had been kidnapped. That much was apparent from the ripped sheets and the signs of struggle about Avery's room.
:KEREN!!: Alder Mind-Sent, panicking. :COME TO AVERY'S ROOM IMMEDIATELY!!!!!: Keren arrived within two minutes.
"What in bloody hell HAPPENED here? Where is Avery?" Keren demanded.
"Avery was kidnapped. I- had a dream. She was taken from me, and then I knew she was gone," Alder said, and found herself blushing despite her panic.
"Sounds like Fore-Sight of a lifebonded. You love her, don't you?" she asked, as Alder became annoyed at the irrelevance of the question.
"Yes, I do. What does that have to do with anything? She could be in danger!"
"If you are lifebonded, then we may be able to locate her. First, I'll augment your Far-Sight. You know her better than anyone else as her lifebonded, and have worked with her magically. Search for her." Alder Sent out her awareness, searching for Avery's presence. But all she encountered was a massive shield around the borders of Emelis. Keren, linked into her mind, Saw all that Alder did and let out a gasp. Alder, outraged, stood on the window sill, and raised her arms towards the heavens.