Jocelyn stared at the sleeping woman she was finally out, he had never had
to use so much dream rose, except on master Tidmarsh. Getting up from the
couch he went into her study, everywhere there seemed to be an over
abundance of smelly frilly things not what he thought a trader to the crown
would have.
Picking the lock on Melody's desk was easy, " Rhi could've done this!"
Thinking about his sister made him wince, he needed to concentrate on the
task at hand.
He had found it; she was a fool to have left all of this in the open. Joss
stood and turned, into Melody's husband.
Rhi was not in the best of moods right now, there were about fifty villagers chasing her, why the hell did her ass of a brother send her to Snows dale! " There she is!" cursing Rhiannon limped behind the barn and called to her mount a strange Centaur but he was fast. Damn the Villagers at least one was a good shot, removing her tunic from her thigh she swore between her teeth. The arrow was gone now, but the wound burned and throbbed and bled sluggishly. She was loosing too much blood she needed to get to a healer or at least rest! " M'lady are you here?" she heard Quick Silver whisper and whistled in turn bringing him into the shadow of the barn. " Your injured?" Rhi gave him a look but didn't answer him; a wave of nausea was coming on. "I'm gonna be sick!" her centaur held her as she vomited up her dinner and what else she had in her stomach. " I think that arrow was poisoned Sliver." The centaur nodded and swung her up onto his back. " We'll make haste to leave." He jumped forward, intent on the gate that was closing. " High HO!" " You are so full of your. Silver!" he jumped the small gate and galloped off into the mountains.
Somewhere on the slopes of the top of the world
" Wake up!" he shook his head trying to see the man who had taken the crop to him; it wasn't his normal guard. " The master wants to see you Mage." " Wonderful lets go see him." He unfolded his long legs and stood following the guard out and down the hall. Taking a chance he peered into the cell three down from his, he could see his wife's head bowed in sleep. He smiled, she still amazed him day after day, she was the only thing that kept his hopes up besides his children He wondered what they were doing now, were they studying magic wondering what ever happened to their errant parents. " Husband?" her voice was soft but drew his attention back to her smudged face. Her gray blue eyes were vivid compared to her dirty face. " What's going on.. Where are you going?" she stood gripping the bars to get closer to him, he touched her hands as he went by and smiled. " Our captor wants to speak with me, be brave love I'll be fine." She frowned but nodded. " You better come back to me, or I'll never forgive you." she used their favorite phrase with a small smile, "I love you." " Me too, I Love you too Daine." "Rhiannon wake up," She opened her eyes to Sky Songs face in hers. " You must give up they are tracking us." Kitten had just begun to talk, to early her grandparents would say but she was an extraordinary dragon. Rhiannon's mind immediately went to the problem, damn mountain trackers; she would just have to go shoot some. Fitting vengeance she realized when the pain from her wound hit her full force. " Kit I don't think I can walk." The dragon cocked her head to the side with a toothy grin spread across her face. " Yes you can, Quick Silver brought a healer, a friend!" Rhi sat up noticing a green eyed man sitting by the fire talking with a ruddy haired man and a familiar white haired knight. " Sir Neal, Dame Keladry, Thom." All looked up smiles spreading across their faces. " Thank you, I guess." " Your quite welcome Lady Rhiannon." Neal's eyes glowed with laughter. " I was just telling Thom about your ma when she turned into a goose and was hit with a barb arrow." He chuckled " Da almost had to cut off the arm." He grinned, " You still got both your legs Rhi don't worry Sparrow." Kel was laughing something that Rhiannon hadn't heard before from the Yammani Knight. Thom was smiling. " Don't worry I wouldn't let him amputate, you've got to good of legs for that." He winked looking just like his da. " Well thanks Thom. I got to get rid of these hunters soooo." she waited for them to take the hint and leave but they all just grinned foolishly at her. " you aren't going to leave are you?" they all shook their heads, " are you fools you could be killed, and doesn't the king have to tell you what to do?" Thom laughed again. " well I work for my da so technically. no" Kel smiled, " I'm on maternity leave still, I got an itch to do something Dom understood." Rhiannon shook her head and looked at Neal. " And what about you, you on maternity leave too?" He blushed " Uhhh no, Yuki says no more babies just yet, I'm just following my wife's orders to get the hell out of the house." Kel laughed at that. " Great I've got a spy, a ma with an itch get into trouble and a lazy husband, plus a dragon and a Centaur what wonderful news!" she choose some of her favorite swear words and used them quite colorfully, until Neal began to clap. " Actually we got some news for you from your brother." Tat stopped Rhi in the middle of her rant. " What is it?" she snatched the letter from him and ripped the seal and began to read: Dear Sister, Well by now they must've caught up with you, in they I mean Kel, Neal and Thom. Sorry about them Rhi they were the only one that would go. New information, I sent you to Snows dale because I got a brief, ma and da were there someone saw them. They were bound and gagged but alive and that was only about three months ago. You're getting so close. There is a conspiracy against the crown here so this might be the last letter I send for a while. Please be careful and let them help you stubborn wench. Goddess bless. So Mote it Maybe, Jocelyn Post Script the man whose carriage they were in went to school with Da; I think his name is Caleb Daledron. Rhi read it again and threw it into the fire the contents memorized with a twinge of fear now running down her spine. Daledron had been Orzone's master of black magic before he was dethroned; he had also uncovered their father's plots to free slaves. Their father's thorn was now daughters target.
"Lord William what a pleasant surprise!" Joss tried to act a jovial as possible; he was in deep horseshit. " What are you doing here?" " I could ask the same thing my dear boy." The man gave him a tight smile and pulled out his dagger. " M'lord there is no need for that I've done nothing wrong sir." The man advanced a evil looking grin on his face. " Except sleeping with my wife." " Hold on there I never slept with Melody!" Joss wasn't lying either he hadn't! " Yes you did, or you spying on me which I don't think your that smart boy." The man grinned as he swung again actually nicking Jocelyn in the abdomen. Joss gritted his teeth and admitted that it was good that he didn't guess that the Kings Own was coming to arrest him for treason. " Alright I was sleeping with her, you know she is really good, never had a woman that could do all those positions." The man yelled and lunged, Joss was ready he jumped clear and grabbed his own dagger, he really didn't want to ruin these clothes. SO he simply picked up a chair and threw it at the man. Sewage colored gift struck the chair and knocked it aside leaving Joss speechless. " In trouble wild mage, I think so!"
Rhi was not in the best of moods right now, there were about fifty villagers chasing her, why the hell did her ass of a brother send her to Snows dale! " There she is!" cursing Rhiannon limped behind the barn and called to her mount a strange Centaur but he was fast. Damn the Villagers at least one was a good shot, removing her tunic from her thigh she swore between her teeth. The arrow was gone now, but the wound burned and throbbed and bled sluggishly. She was loosing too much blood she needed to get to a healer or at least rest! " M'lady are you here?" she heard Quick Silver whisper and whistled in turn bringing him into the shadow of the barn. " Your injured?" Rhi gave him a look but didn't answer him; a wave of nausea was coming on. "I'm gonna be sick!" her centaur held her as she vomited up her dinner and what else she had in her stomach. " I think that arrow was poisoned Sliver." The centaur nodded and swung her up onto his back. " We'll make haste to leave." He jumped forward, intent on the gate that was closing. " High HO!" " You are so full of your. Silver!" he jumped the small gate and galloped off into the mountains.
Somewhere on the slopes of the top of the world
" Wake up!" he shook his head trying to see the man who had taken the crop to him; it wasn't his normal guard. " The master wants to see you Mage." " Wonderful lets go see him." He unfolded his long legs and stood following the guard out and down the hall. Taking a chance he peered into the cell three down from his, he could see his wife's head bowed in sleep. He smiled, she still amazed him day after day, she was the only thing that kept his hopes up besides his children He wondered what they were doing now, were they studying magic wondering what ever happened to their errant parents. " Husband?" her voice was soft but drew his attention back to her smudged face. Her gray blue eyes were vivid compared to her dirty face. " What's going on.. Where are you going?" she stood gripping the bars to get closer to him, he touched her hands as he went by and smiled. " Our captor wants to speak with me, be brave love I'll be fine." She frowned but nodded. " You better come back to me, or I'll never forgive you." she used their favorite phrase with a small smile, "I love you." " Me too, I Love you too Daine." "Rhiannon wake up," She opened her eyes to Sky Songs face in hers. " You must give up they are tracking us." Kitten had just begun to talk, to early her grandparents would say but she was an extraordinary dragon. Rhiannon's mind immediately went to the problem, damn mountain trackers; she would just have to go shoot some. Fitting vengeance she realized when the pain from her wound hit her full force. " Kit I don't think I can walk." The dragon cocked her head to the side with a toothy grin spread across her face. " Yes you can, Quick Silver brought a healer, a friend!" Rhi sat up noticing a green eyed man sitting by the fire talking with a ruddy haired man and a familiar white haired knight. " Sir Neal, Dame Keladry, Thom." All looked up smiles spreading across their faces. " Thank you, I guess." " Your quite welcome Lady Rhiannon." Neal's eyes glowed with laughter. " I was just telling Thom about your ma when she turned into a goose and was hit with a barb arrow." He chuckled " Da almost had to cut off the arm." He grinned, " You still got both your legs Rhi don't worry Sparrow." Kel was laughing something that Rhiannon hadn't heard before from the Yammani Knight. Thom was smiling. " Don't worry I wouldn't let him amputate, you've got to good of legs for that." He winked looking just like his da. " Well thanks Thom. I got to get rid of these hunters soooo." she waited for them to take the hint and leave but they all just grinned foolishly at her. " you aren't going to leave are you?" they all shook their heads, " are you fools you could be killed, and doesn't the king have to tell you what to do?" Thom laughed again. " well I work for my da so technically. no" Kel smiled, " I'm on maternity leave still, I got an itch to do something Dom understood." Rhiannon shook her head and looked at Neal. " And what about you, you on maternity leave too?" He blushed " Uhhh no, Yuki says no more babies just yet, I'm just following my wife's orders to get the hell out of the house." Kel laughed at that. " Great I've got a spy, a ma with an itch get into trouble and a lazy husband, plus a dragon and a Centaur what wonderful news!" she choose some of her favorite swear words and used them quite colorfully, until Neal began to clap. " Actually we got some news for you from your brother." Tat stopped Rhi in the middle of her rant. " What is it?" she snatched the letter from him and ripped the seal and began to read: Dear Sister, Well by now they must've caught up with you, in they I mean Kel, Neal and Thom. Sorry about them Rhi they were the only one that would go. New information, I sent you to Snows dale because I got a brief, ma and da were there someone saw them. They were bound and gagged but alive and that was only about three months ago. You're getting so close. There is a conspiracy against the crown here so this might be the last letter I send for a while. Please be careful and let them help you stubborn wench. Goddess bless. So Mote it Maybe, Jocelyn Post Script the man whose carriage they were in went to school with Da; I think his name is Caleb Daledron. Rhi read it again and threw it into the fire the contents memorized with a twinge of fear now running down her spine. Daledron had been Orzone's master of black magic before he was dethroned; he had also uncovered their father's plots to free slaves. Their father's thorn was now daughters target.
"Lord William what a pleasant surprise!" Joss tried to act a jovial as possible; he was in deep horseshit. " What are you doing here?" " I could ask the same thing my dear boy." The man gave him a tight smile and pulled out his dagger. " M'lord there is no need for that I've done nothing wrong sir." The man advanced a evil looking grin on his face. " Except sleeping with my wife." " Hold on there I never slept with Melody!" Joss wasn't lying either he hadn't! " Yes you did, or you spying on me which I don't think your that smart boy." The man grinned as he swung again actually nicking Jocelyn in the abdomen. Joss gritted his teeth and admitted that it was good that he didn't guess that the Kings Own was coming to arrest him for treason. " Alright I was sleeping with her, you know she is really good, never had a woman that could do all those positions." The man yelled and lunged, Joss was ready he jumped clear and grabbed his own dagger, he really didn't want to ruin these clothes. SO he simply picked up a chair and threw it at the man. Sewage colored gift struck the chair and knocked it aside leaving Joss speechless. " In trouble wild mage, I think so!"