Chapter 4
A wind rushed into her room upsetting her stitches for the slightest moment before dashing to the bed and back to close the door before leaping on to the couch next to her. "He's back he's back he's back and I don't think he's particularly happy." Talayne's disembodied voice warned from the cushion next to her.
Celena gaped at her. "I thought you said they were there!" If she had actually lied when she had told him she was sure Allen would never trust her again!
"No silly, they were there. They suffered a lot though, you should have told him there were a lot there, some of their guymeleth-things got damaged."
"Is Allen hurt?" She demanded frantically. "How many were there? What happened? Why can't I see you?"
Talayne licked her lips and crossed her legs rocking back and forth. "Well the three guymeleths that he brought weren't expecting to take on twenty. Needless to say they didn't do too well at the beginning of the battle. Soooo. I decided to help them. Only a little bit though. And you can't see me because I don't want you to."
"You helped them? With your magic? How? And why are you choosing to be invisible right now?"
"Yes, I did, and I don't want you to see because of the side effect of using my magic."
"Why? What's the side effect?"
"I really don't want to."
"Come on, it can't be that bad."
"It's horribly embarrassing."
"I won't laugh I promise."
"No I don't think so."
"Trust me, I wo-"
"Hi Allen!" Talayne chimed. The door opened quietly and her brother strode into the room.
"Hi Allen!" She blushed slightly, Hi wasn't exactly a proper greeting. He raised his eyebrow but made no comment on her grammar as he sat down on the couch cushion next to her. She could feel the faint shift in weight as Talayne moved up to sit on the back of the couch.
"Celena. Celena, how did you know about the guymeleths."
She fixed her attention on the embroidery. "I.I." She pleaded at him with her gaze. "I.really can't tell you how I know." Tears gathered at the corner of her eyes. "I'm sorry Allen, but I knew they were there and didn't want you to get hurt or anything and I. I can't tell you. I'm so sorry."
Her brother leaned over to give her a comforting hug. "I still trust you, there's nothing to worry about. They've all been taken care of, although I'm not exactly sure myself how we did it it's done. If you ever find something else like this out please tell me okay?"
She sniffed slightly. "Yes Allen."
"Thank you, Celena. You should get some rest."
She nodded weakly and he rose and left, closing the door behind him softly. She ignored Talayne who was thinking deeply and climbed into bed. "Blow out the candle will you Talayne?"
She nodded and blew at the flicker of warmth. Her breath didn't waver it in the slightest. Her hand passed back and forth through the flame too before she finally dipped her finger in the wax and smothered it. Celena sighed and closed her eyes.
"Wake up!" Her pillow jerked out from under her head and then abruptly was shoved back underneath. The door to her room opened spilling a shaft of bright candle light into the darkness. Her brother's golden hair was shining in the candle's glow.
"Celena is everything alright?" he called softly.
"Just another nightmare, I'll be fine." She answered equally soft.
"Nightmares huh?" Talayne commented, perched next to her replaced pillow. The other girl looked every inch awake, the exact opposite of her.
"Yes, nightmares."
"That's got to be scary, nightmares. No relief even in sleep. What was it about?"
"I don't want to talk about it." She whispered.
"Why not? I'm not going to laugh or anything."
"I didn't think you would."
"Seriously, sometimes talking about things can make it better, why don't you tell it to me, it'll get a load off your head."
"No I don't think so. I really want to sleep."
"Celena, what happened tell me!"
"I don't want to."
"Is it about the war?"
"Go away." Her words cut through the air, finalizing the conversation.
Talayne's presence drew back slightly. "If you want me to."
"Yes, yes I do."
"Very well." She heard the door click very faintly as Talayne left her room.
A wind rushed into her room upsetting her stitches for the slightest moment before dashing to the bed and back to close the door before leaping on to the couch next to her. "He's back he's back he's back and I don't think he's particularly happy." Talayne's disembodied voice warned from the cushion next to her.
Celena gaped at her. "I thought you said they were there!" If she had actually lied when she had told him she was sure Allen would never trust her again!
"No silly, they were there. They suffered a lot though, you should have told him there were a lot there, some of their guymeleth-things got damaged."
"Is Allen hurt?" She demanded frantically. "How many were there? What happened? Why can't I see you?"
Talayne licked her lips and crossed her legs rocking back and forth. "Well the three guymeleths that he brought weren't expecting to take on twenty. Needless to say they didn't do too well at the beginning of the battle. Soooo. I decided to help them. Only a little bit though. And you can't see me because I don't want you to."
"You helped them? With your magic? How? And why are you choosing to be invisible right now?"
"Yes, I did, and I don't want you to see because of the side effect of using my magic."
"Why? What's the side effect?"
"I really don't want to."
"Come on, it can't be that bad."
"It's horribly embarrassing."
"I won't laugh I promise."
"No I don't think so."
"Trust me, I wo-"
"Hi Allen!" Talayne chimed. The door opened quietly and her brother strode into the room.
"Hi Allen!" She blushed slightly, Hi wasn't exactly a proper greeting. He raised his eyebrow but made no comment on her grammar as he sat down on the couch cushion next to her. She could feel the faint shift in weight as Talayne moved up to sit on the back of the couch.
"Celena. Celena, how did you know about the guymeleths."
She fixed her attention on the embroidery. "I.I." She pleaded at him with her gaze. "I.really can't tell you how I know." Tears gathered at the corner of her eyes. "I'm sorry Allen, but I knew they were there and didn't want you to get hurt or anything and I. I can't tell you. I'm so sorry."
Her brother leaned over to give her a comforting hug. "I still trust you, there's nothing to worry about. They've all been taken care of, although I'm not exactly sure myself how we did it it's done. If you ever find something else like this out please tell me okay?"
She sniffed slightly. "Yes Allen."
"Thank you, Celena. You should get some rest."
She nodded weakly and he rose and left, closing the door behind him softly. She ignored Talayne who was thinking deeply and climbed into bed. "Blow out the candle will you Talayne?"
She nodded and blew at the flicker of warmth. Her breath didn't waver it in the slightest. Her hand passed back and forth through the flame too before she finally dipped her finger in the wax and smothered it. Celena sighed and closed her eyes.
"Wake up!" Her pillow jerked out from under her head and then abruptly was shoved back underneath. The door to her room opened spilling a shaft of bright candle light into the darkness. Her brother's golden hair was shining in the candle's glow.
"Celena is everything alright?" he called softly.
"Just another nightmare, I'll be fine." She answered equally soft.
"Nightmares huh?" Talayne commented, perched next to her replaced pillow. The other girl looked every inch awake, the exact opposite of her.
"Yes, nightmares."
"That's got to be scary, nightmares. No relief even in sleep. What was it about?"
"I don't want to talk about it." She whispered.
"Why not? I'm not going to laugh or anything."
"I didn't think you would."
"Seriously, sometimes talking about things can make it better, why don't you tell it to me, it'll get a load off your head."
"No I don't think so. I really want to sleep."
"Celena, what happened tell me!"
"I don't want to."
"Is it about the war?"
"Go away." Her words cut through the air, finalizing the conversation.
Talayne's presence drew back slightly. "If you want me to."
"Yes, yes I do."
"Very well." She heard the door click very faintly as Talayne left her room.