Meliara sat in thought, "Blind. Is that al they can say of me? Is that all
I am?"
A year ago she was not treated like this. A year ago things were different. A year ago Meliara was thought to be a beautiful girl, highly accomplished in music and art, daughter of a Sir Mikel and Lady Melinda of Blanth. The Daughters expected a good marriage for her. Though she came from a small fief her looks and accomplishments guaranteed her to a marriage of a good family.
All that was before she had lost her sight. Now nobody noticed her black curls and I ivory skin. They only saw the blank blue eyes, looking at things that couldn't be seen. She thought, "I would have been able to better cope with the idea of blindness, if my mother and father hadn't died the day my sight had gone. It was still clear in her memory.
They were all sitting in front of the fireplace in the castle when they heard the war cries of men. Her mother took her hand and ran to the wall. Her mother chanted some words and the wall opened, inside there was a small pace, big enough to fit one person. Her mother told her, "Stay here until you hear no sound." Meliara protested, "Mama what is happening, come stay with me. We can-." Lady Melinda cut her off saying, "I love you" and giving her a quick kiss. Lady Melinda hurriedly said "I have spelled the door so that you can see out but no one can see in." Lady Melinda ran down the hall leaving Meliara. "I love you ma" Meliara whispered. Her father had fought bravely, her mother fought along side him. She hadn't even known her mother could fight. There were just too many of the other men. They were all dressed in black, only their face was left uncovered by the plain black cloth. Mel watched and silently cried as she saw her mother go down...she bit her tongue to keep from screaming at the sight of her father dying. She saw everyone leave and all was quiet she came out of hiding and went to find the bodies of her parents she saw that horrible face. It uttered these terrible words, "This is so you won't follow in their foot steps." Then the world became dark.
She was cursed. The healer couldn't mend her eyes. After all healers can set right problems of the body, but how can they set right the problems of magic.
She had no other family. No sisters brothers, uncles, aunts. The only place to go was back to the convent. The people of the convent did not treat her the same. They feared her because she was cursed. Who wants to be friends with a cursed girl. No one informed her of the reasons of her parents' death. The only people who talked to her were the servants and the Daughters who taught the ladies; they only talked to her when asking her to answer questions in class. No one bother to help her. Who wants to help a cursed girl.
Someone did.
I know I said I would post the next chapter after 5 reviews, but I was so into the story that I couldn't stop. Please review. I would like to know what you think of it, but don't flame me.
A year ago she was not treated like this. A year ago things were different. A year ago Meliara was thought to be a beautiful girl, highly accomplished in music and art, daughter of a Sir Mikel and Lady Melinda of Blanth. The Daughters expected a good marriage for her. Though she came from a small fief her looks and accomplishments guaranteed her to a marriage of a good family.
All that was before she had lost her sight. Now nobody noticed her black curls and I ivory skin. They only saw the blank blue eyes, looking at things that couldn't be seen. She thought, "I would have been able to better cope with the idea of blindness, if my mother and father hadn't died the day my sight had gone. It was still clear in her memory.
They were all sitting in front of the fireplace in the castle when they heard the war cries of men. Her mother took her hand and ran to the wall. Her mother chanted some words and the wall opened, inside there was a small pace, big enough to fit one person. Her mother told her, "Stay here until you hear no sound." Meliara protested, "Mama what is happening, come stay with me. We can-." Lady Melinda cut her off saying, "I love you" and giving her a quick kiss. Lady Melinda hurriedly said "I have spelled the door so that you can see out but no one can see in." Lady Melinda ran down the hall leaving Meliara. "I love you ma" Meliara whispered. Her father had fought bravely, her mother fought along side him. She hadn't even known her mother could fight. There were just too many of the other men. They were all dressed in black, only their face was left uncovered by the plain black cloth. Mel watched and silently cried as she saw her mother go down...she bit her tongue to keep from screaming at the sight of her father dying. She saw everyone leave and all was quiet she came out of hiding and went to find the bodies of her parents she saw that horrible face. It uttered these terrible words, "This is so you won't follow in their foot steps." Then the world became dark.
She was cursed. The healer couldn't mend her eyes. After all healers can set right problems of the body, but how can they set right the problems of magic.
She had no other family. No sisters brothers, uncles, aunts. The only place to go was back to the convent. The people of the convent did not treat her the same. They feared her because she was cursed. Who wants to be friends with a cursed girl. No one informed her of the reasons of her parents' death. The only people who talked to her were the servants and the Daughters who taught the ladies; they only talked to her when asking her to answer questions in class. No one bother to help her. Who wants to help a cursed girl.
Someone did.
I know I said I would post the next chapter after 5 reviews, but I was so into the story that I couldn't stop. Please review. I would like to know what you think of it, but don't flame me.