Yes, I should have updated a little sooner, but what can I say? I'm busy. Anywayz, here is the next chapter. I hope you like it.
Things aren't always what they seem
The figure made it's way though the halls of Vione, moving at a speed of leisure, as if they were in no hurry to get to where they were going. As the person approached a couple of guards in casual conversation, they turned...and saluted. "Good afternoon Lord Dilandau," one of them said. "Good morning," came the answer, "is Gwendoline all right? She's being properly guarded?" "Yes sir," replied another of the guards, "no one could get past us." "That is good, you've all done a good job," The guards were pleased with the compliment, "but I will be taking Gwendoline out for a little while. I hate to see her cooped up. Since she will be with me, I will be the one worrying about her safety. That is all." The guards saluted as the he departed.
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Gwendoline watched the firelight contentedly, waiting for Dilandau to come back. He said he had a surprise for her, and Gwendoline was practically bursting with curiosity. 'Did it have to with fire?' she wondered, 'No, it must be flowers.' The door opened and Gwendoline got up from before of the fireplace. "Dilandau, hey," Gwendoline said, greeting him with a kiss. She looked at his hands and saw they were empty. "Where's my surprise?" she asked with a pout, "You said you'd give me it when you came back." "I intend to," he said with a coy smile, "but it isn't here." Gwendoline regarded him with a puzzled expression on her face. "So...where is it?" she asked. He grabbed her hand, saying, "It's not here, but I'm going to take you to it." He led her out of the room, and past the guards he had talked to before entering.
About seconds later, from the opposite direction, came Lord Dilandau, carrying an orangish-red red puppy in his hands. The guards regarded him wide-eyed. "What?" he asked, coloring a little, "You've never seen a puppy before?" "Yes," uttered one of the guards, "b-but...you...j-just left." Dilandau looked from one guard to the other. "Yes, I know I just left, and I've come back." He glanced at the door of the room, which was half ajar. "Gwendoline?" he called and went in. He released the puppy which scurried to the pillows in front of the fire place. Dilandau looked about the room. Empty. The puppy looked up at Dilandau, barking in it's young voice. "Yeah," said Dilandau, "you're telling me."
In a matter of seconds, Dilandau marched out of the room and had the head of the guards against the wall. "Where is Gwendoline?" he demanded, "You were supposed to have been guarding her." "We were, " the man gasped, "but then you came and told us you were taking her, we...thought it was you...It was you, you went that way." Dilandau looked at the direction in which the guard pointed. "You, alert everyone to the presence of an intruder, and you round up as many men as possible for a search party in case they've left." The two guards bowed and ran off. "What about me Lord Dilandau?" asked the third. "You," said Dilandau, "can take care of the puppy." "Er....right."
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When they had gotten outside the fortress, Gwendoline and the impostor halted. "I think this is far enough," he said. Gwendoline looked around, "Well where is it?" He smiled and leaned forward and kissed her. At first, Gwendoline didn't resist, but then something strange happened. She began to feel weak, and very sleepy. When she had passed out. The figure changed. Short, silvery white hair was replaced by long black hair, and magenta eyes became blue. As voices were rising in alert. The man lifted Gwendoline into his arms as a pair of bat-like wings spread behind his back.
Guards rushed outside as he took flight. "Shoot him down!" ordered one of the chief guards. As arrows flew, the man gracefully dodged them, not once having to look back. "We can't hit him," said one of the archers in despair. Another man rushed forward, and the chief guard nodded. The man fired a type of cross bow, launching a very long arrow into the air. The arrow moved with unusual speed, and though the man was able to dodge it, the arrow released a round object onto his back. At the center of the object was a blinking light. The arrow fell to the ground as the flying shadow vanished into the night sky.
Another group of men exited the fortress, Dilandau among them. "Sir," said the one who'd fired the crossbow-type weapon, "we weren't able to catch him, but with this," the man handed over a device, "we can track them." At the center of a small screen was a dot moving south. "Fine," said Dilandau, "get your horses, now!" The men who'd come out with him, leapt quickly onto the horses that were being brought. When Dilandau had mounted his own horse, the group of riders road swiftly in the direction that the man had flown, following in swift pursuit.
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Okay that does it for this chapter. Sorry if it seems rushed or anything. I promise to be more detailed in the next chapter! BP
Things aren't always what they seem
The figure made it's way though the halls of Vione, moving at a speed of leisure, as if they were in no hurry to get to where they were going. As the person approached a couple of guards in casual conversation, they turned...and saluted. "Good afternoon Lord Dilandau," one of them said. "Good morning," came the answer, "is Gwendoline all right? She's being properly guarded?" "Yes sir," replied another of the guards, "no one could get past us." "That is good, you've all done a good job," The guards were pleased with the compliment, "but I will be taking Gwendoline out for a little while. I hate to see her cooped up. Since she will be with me, I will be the one worrying about her safety. That is all." The guards saluted as the he departed.
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Gwendoline watched the firelight contentedly, waiting for Dilandau to come back. He said he had a surprise for her, and Gwendoline was practically bursting with curiosity. 'Did it have to with fire?' she wondered, 'No, it must be flowers.' The door opened and Gwendoline got up from before of the fireplace. "Dilandau, hey," Gwendoline said, greeting him with a kiss. She looked at his hands and saw they were empty. "Where's my surprise?" she asked with a pout, "You said you'd give me it when you came back." "I intend to," he said with a coy smile, "but it isn't here." Gwendoline regarded him with a puzzled expression on her face. "So...where is it?" she asked. He grabbed her hand, saying, "It's not here, but I'm going to take you to it." He led her out of the room, and past the guards he had talked to before entering.
About seconds later, from the opposite direction, came Lord Dilandau, carrying an orangish-red red puppy in his hands. The guards regarded him wide-eyed. "What?" he asked, coloring a little, "You've never seen a puppy before?" "Yes," uttered one of the guards, "b-but...you...j-just left." Dilandau looked from one guard to the other. "Yes, I know I just left, and I've come back." He glanced at the door of the room, which was half ajar. "Gwendoline?" he called and went in. He released the puppy which scurried to the pillows in front of the fire place. Dilandau looked about the room. Empty. The puppy looked up at Dilandau, barking in it's young voice. "Yeah," said Dilandau, "you're telling me."
In a matter of seconds, Dilandau marched out of the room and had the head of the guards against the wall. "Where is Gwendoline?" he demanded, "You were supposed to have been guarding her." "We were, " the man gasped, "but then you came and told us you were taking her, we...thought it was you...It was you, you went that way." Dilandau looked at the direction in which the guard pointed. "You, alert everyone to the presence of an intruder, and you round up as many men as possible for a search party in case they've left." The two guards bowed and ran off. "What about me Lord Dilandau?" asked the third. "You," said Dilandau, "can take care of the puppy." "Er....right."
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When they had gotten outside the fortress, Gwendoline and the impostor halted. "I think this is far enough," he said. Gwendoline looked around, "Well where is it?" He smiled and leaned forward and kissed her. At first, Gwendoline didn't resist, but then something strange happened. She began to feel weak, and very sleepy. When she had passed out. The figure changed. Short, silvery white hair was replaced by long black hair, and magenta eyes became blue. As voices were rising in alert. The man lifted Gwendoline into his arms as a pair of bat-like wings spread behind his back.
Guards rushed outside as he took flight. "Shoot him down!" ordered one of the chief guards. As arrows flew, the man gracefully dodged them, not once having to look back. "We can't hit him," said one of the archers in despair. Another man rushed forward, and the chief guard nodded. The man fired a type of cross bow, launching a very long arrow into the air. The arrow moved with unusual speed, and though the man was able to dodge it, the arrow released a round object onto his back. At the center of the object was a blinking light. The arrow fell to the ground as the flying shadow vanished into the night sky.
Another group of men exited the fortress, Dilandau among them. "Sir," said the one who'd fired the crossbow-type weapon, "we weren't able to catch him, but with this," the man handed over a device, "we can track them." At the center of a small screen was a dot moving south. "Fine," said Dilandau, "get your horses, now!" The men who'd come out with him, leapt quickly onto the horses that were being brought. When Dilandau had mounted his own horse, the group of riders road swiftly in the direction that the man had flown, following in swift pursuit.
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Okay that does it for this chapter. Sorry if it seems rushed or anything. I promise to be more detailed in the next chapter! BP