Authors Note: I know. I'm evil. Lol. I'm sure you'll love me even more at
the end of this part. But I'm not going to say anything 'bout it. Nope.
Thanks for all the reviews and remember any and all mistakes inhere are
mine alone.
Suzanne of Dragons Breath
Chapter 5
Only the need for air broke them apart. Dom looked into her eyes. "Tell me Kel, do you feel the same?"
Kel stiffened for a moment, then nodded. "Dom I.yes. Yes I love you. I think I've loved you for a while now. She pulled Dom in for another kiss.
Breaking the kiss Dom sighed again. "As much as I hate to end this we should get back to camp before they send out search parties for us. We have a busy day tomorrow."
Kel nodded wistfully. "You're right." She looked to her feet, then back to his eyes. "Dom, when we get back to Steadfast I want to talk to you about us." She could almost see the light in his eyes dim at the phrase. "Oh, Dom no! Not in that way! I want to talk about our feelings, not end this!"
The light in his eyes returned and he stood, offering Kel a hand up. Taking it she stood, shivering at the gentle touch. "Cold?" Dom asked, wrapping an arm around her. She shook her head.
"No, not really." But she moved in closer anyways. The two didn't break apart until they were in view of the camp, where they went separate ways. Kel entered her tent and sat on her bedroll. She pressed two fingers to her lips as she remembered the feel of his lips against her own. Crawling under her covers she sighed, knowing that Dom's bright blue eyes would haunt her dreams that night.
~Next Morning~
Kel woke before most of the camp and began a simple, yet complex looking pattern dance with her glaive. The men on KP only glanced every so often, having gotten used to the sight from previous mornings.
The men broke out hard biscuits with honey and juice for the breakfast. With the Scanrans so close they couldn't chance the smoke from a fire or the smell of cooking food being detected.
After breakfast Kel gathered the men around her, unrolling a map of the Scanran war camp on a nearby log. "Keep in mind lads, there are four mages. Appearances can be deceiving. Try to get all the mages out of the way as quick as possible. Then focus on however many there are left. Try not to injure their servants, we don't know if they are working of their own will or not. Assume your positions and good luck." Kel said as she finished the briefing.
"Mithros bless." A man from Aiden's squad said.
"So mote it be." Came the reply from most of the men. They climbed on their horses and left to surround the war camp.
In a rare display of affection Peachblossom butted his head against Kel. She patted his head as she moved around to mount him.
~Some Time Later ~
The sound of sword meeting sword surrounded Kel. She gripped her glaive with one hand as she rode, Peachblossom kicking our at any Scanrans unfortunate enough to get close to his kicking hooves.
A feather from the band tickled her nose, distracting her momentarily. She blew it out of her face as she struck at a man Jump had knocked from his horse. Risking a look around she observed carefully. Her men had taken out 3 mages, but that meant one was still out there somewhere, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Her sharp eyes caught movement in the forest. As she and Jump approached she felt something pulling at her. The mage came into view. He held a shinny coin in his hand, drawing her attention. Realizing what he was trying to do, Kel blinked several times and shook her head, breaking the hold he had on her.
The mage screamed curses at her, realizing his magic was no longer working. Kel ignored him, advancing on Peachblossom. He pulled a whistle out from a pocket and began blowing into it, playing a fast tune. A whirling noise from behind her made Kel turn. Seeing what was heading for her she dodged, but not before one of the rocks slammed into her shoulder and another cut a large gash in her arm, both flying where her head had been moments before.
Ignoring the pain, Kel drew her sword, Griffin and struck at the man. The mage hadn't been expecting it, so he couldn't defend himself as she struck him down, dead.
Turning Peachblossom Kel took in the battlefield, not noticing the blood dripping from her arm. There were still 10 or so Scanrans, but most of Kel's men still sat astride their horses. A few stood on the ground, their horses having been killed and several others lay wounded or dead on the ground.
She watched, growing dizzy from blood loss as Dom and Aiden gathered the men around them and made a final charge of the remaining Scanrans.
A few minutes later Dom looked for her and made the signal for "battle won." She sheathed her sword and loosened her grip on her glaive, reaching for her water skin. The pain of lifting it to drink almost made her drop her glaive. She turned her head slightly and her eyes widened in shock as she saw the blood from her arm and out of the corner of her eye the rock that had imbedded itself in her shoulder. Gingerly replacing the skin she rode back to the main battlefield.
Dom and Aiden approached, Aiden on foot, his mount having been one of the ones killed. Both were slightly bloodied and bruised. "Mission successful milad-Kel! You're hurt!" Dom said, breaking off as he noticed her bloodied arm and shirt.
"Really?" She asked, swaying slightly in her saddle. "I hadn't noticed." And proceeded to slump forward on Peachblossom's saddle, passing out from the blood loss. Dom caught her before she could fall and pulled her onto his mount, holding her in front of himself. Moving a hand from her back he was surprised to find it wet with blood. He looked at Aiden, his eyes wide with horror.
"She needs a healer now Aiden!"
Aiden returned the look saucer eyed and cursed. "Mine's wounded and yours is dead Dom!"
End 5/?
I know. I'm evil. Just don't forget to review. We're coming down the home stretch now, only a few parts to go!
Suzanne of Dragons Breath
Chapter 5
Only the need for air broke them apart. Dom looked into her eyes. "Tell me Kel, do you feel the same?"
Kel stiffened for a moment, then nodded. "Dom I.yes. Yes I love you. I think I've loved you for a while now. She pulled Dom in for another kiss.
Breaking the kiss Dom sighed again. "As much as I hate to end this we should get back to camp before they send out search parties for us. We have a busy day tomorrow."
Kel nodded wistfully. "You're right." She looked to her feet, then back to his eyes. "Dom, when we get back to Steadfast I want to talk to you about us." She could almost see the light in his eyes dim at the phrase. "Oh, Dom no! Not in that way! I want to talk about our feelings, not end this!"
The light in his eyes returned and he stood, offering Kel a hand up. Taking it she stood, shivering at the gentle touch. "Cold?" Dom asked, wrapping an arm around her. She shook her head.
"No, not really." But she moved in closer anyways. The two didn't break apart until they were in view of the camp, where they went separate ways. Kel entered her tent and sat on her bedroll. She pressed two fingers to her lips as she remembered the feel of his lips against her own. Crawling under her covers she sighed, knowing that Dom's bright blue eyes would haunt her dreams that night.
~Next Morning~
Kel woke before most of the camp and began a simple, yet complex looking pattern dance with her glaive. The men on KP only glanced every so often, having gotten used to the sight from previous mornings.
The men broke out hard biscuits with honey and juice for the breakfast. With the Scanrans so close they couldn't chance the smoke from a fire or the smell of cooking food being detected.
After breakfast Kel gathered the men around her, unrolling a map of the Scanran war camp on a nearby log. "Keep in mind lads, there are four mages. Appearances can be deceiving. Try to get all the mages out of the way as quick as possible. Then focus on however many there are left. Try not to injure their servants, we don't know if they are working of their own will or not. Assume your positions and good luck." Kel said as she finished the briefing.
"Mithros bless." A man from Aiden's squad said.
"So mote it be." Came the reply from most of the men. They climbed on their horses and left to surround the war camp.
In a rare display of affection Peachblossom butted his head against Kel. She patted his head as she moved around to mount him.
~Some Time Later ~
The sound of sword meeting sword surrounded Kel. She gripped her glaive with one hand as she rode, Peachblossom kicking our at any Scanrans unfortunate enough to get close to his kicking hooves.
A feather from the band tickled her nose, distracting her momentarily. She blew it out of her face as she struck at a man Jump had knocked from his horse. Risking a look around she observed carefully. Her men had taken out 3 mages, but that meant one was still out there somewhere, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Her sharp eyes caught movement in the forest. As she and Jump approached she felt something pulling at her. The mage came into view. He held a shinny coin in his hand, drawing her attention. Realizing what he was trying to do, Kel blinked several times and shook her head, breaking the hold he had on her.
The mage screamed curses at her, realizing his magic was no longer working. Kel ignored him, advancing on Peachblossom. He pulled a whistle out from a pocket and began blowing into it, playing a fast tune. A whirling noise from behind her made Kel turn. Seeing what was heading for her she dodged, but not before one of the rocks slammed into her shoulder and another cut a large gash in her arm, both flying where her head had been moments before.
Ignoring the pain, Kel drew her sword, Griffin and struck at the man. The mage hadn't been expecting it, so he couldn't defend himself as she struck him down, dead.
Turning Peachblossom Kel took in the battlefield, not noticing the blood dripping from her arm. There were still 10 or so Scanrans, but most of Kel's men still sat astride their horses. A few stood on the ground, their horses having been killed and several others lay wounded or dead on the ground.
She watched, growing dizzy from blood loss as Dom and Aiden gathered the men around them and made a final charge of the remaining Scanrans.
A few minutes later Dom looked for her and made the signal for "battle won." She sheathed her sword and loosened her grip on her glaive, reaching for her water skin. The pain of lifting it to drink almost made her drop her glaive. She turned her head slightly and her eyes widened in shock as she saw the blood from her arm and out of the corner of her eye the rock that had imbedded itself in her shoulder. Gingerly replacing the skin she rode back to the main battlefield.
Dom and Aiden approached, Aiden on foot, his mount having been one of the ones killed. Both were slightly bloodied and bruised. "Mission successful milad-Kel! You're hurt!" Dom said, breaking off as he noticed her bloodied arm and shirt.
"Really?" She asked, swaying slightly in her saddle. "I hadn't noticed." And proceeded to slump forward on Peachblossom's saddle, passing out from the blood loss. Dom caught her before she could fall and pulled her onto his mount, holding her in front of himself. Moving a hand from her back he was surprised to find it wet with blood. He looked at Aiden, his eyes wide with horror.
"She needs a healer now Aiden!"
Aiden returned the look saucer eyed and cursed. "Mine's wounded and yours is dead Dom!"
End 5/?
I know. I'm evil. Just don't forget to review. We're coming down the home stretch now, only a few parts to go!