Well, here's the new chapter.
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Edie peered out of the foliage and looked down upon the village below. Legolas stood behind her, alert and aware of every life form that surrounded them.
"Legolas?" Edie whispered. He looked at her silently. She couldn't even hear him breathing. "Can we go into the village now?" she asked. They had been standing in the same spot now for well over an hour and Eddy's patience wore thin easily.
He glared at her like a hawk, as he had done the other seven times she had asked him the same question. She smiled nervously and went back to watching the village again.
There was an old woman that had been sitting on the steps outside a cottage close to the edge of the village, she had been sitting there since Edie and Legolas had arrived at the spot they were now. The old woman had a tattered shawl wrapped tightly around her small form, she sat huddled and holding just as tight onto a gnarled stick that she held in her left hand.
A few children had run past a few minutes ago and shouted something at her to which she had taken offence, and had only then stood up shaking the stick in their direction and they had run off laughing and pushing each other.
Edie sighed and looked back at Legolas again, she took a deep breath and opened her mouth as if to speak. But the Elf silenced her with another hawk-like look and took her arm, pulling her with him, through the bushes and down the hill on which they had stood to the village below.
The village streets were practically empty, Edie was now wondering if it had been such a good idea insisting that they come to a village. She wasn't sure she wanted to talk to the old woman, she was the only person that hadn't gone indoors as she and Legolas had approached from the hill.
But Legolas walked swiftly towards the crone and greeted her, "Greetings, Old Woman." He said, and Edie noticed that she was blind and took a step back.
"You need not be afraid, child." The old woman said, her voice cracked with age, "I will bring you no harm. They call me Mistress Antigone, I am a seer."
Edie had heard of these 'Seers'. Her own Father had not permitted them to be present in court, they were said to be carriers of the darkness. They looked into the future and saw inside you, who you were. They made Edie wary because mostly she trusted her Father's judgement.
"Come, child." Mistress Antigone said, stretching out her free hand in Edie's direction. Edie flinched as if she had been hit.
Legolas gave her a look, which Edie couldn't quite interpret.
She stepped forward and Mistress Antigone snatched her hand. Edie was stunned, she stood shaking and the old crone placed the stick by her side and stroked Edie's trapped hand with her newly freed one. "Don't be afraid."
Edie cast a despairing look to Legolas. What did this old woman plan to do with her?
"No." Mistress Antigone croaked, "Don't look at your companion, look at me, child. Look into my eyes."
Edie turned reluctantly back to her and looked into the milky white orbs that had perhaps not seen a thing in all of Mistress Antigone's life.
Suddenly the world started swirling around her and she felt as if she were about to fall, but the old woman's surprisingly strong hands held her upright. Her head was spinning and she just wanted to drop to the floor and lie there until the strange feeling passed. She could hear Mistress Antigone speaking to her, but she couldn't quite make out the words, it sounded like she should know what was being said, but then at the same time it sounded like another language. A beautiful language, and she felt herself replying in the same language, she had no idea what she was saying.
Then she felt a warmness in her stomach, it started like a small ball of liquid fire and then it began expanding and she could feel all of her body grow quite warm, but not hot.
But all too soon it was gone, quite suddenly, leaving her feeling cold, and she dropped to the ground, the old woman's hands no longer supporting her. She vomited, bringing up the bread and water she had consumed a few hours before and then started shivering and shaking there on the floor.
Mistress Antigone picked up the gnarled stick off the floor beside her and poked it at Edie. "Your blood is tainted, sweet child." She said, coughing and spluttering and catching herself.
Legolas had not moved from where he had been standing before, "Leave her alone, Old Woman." He said, his voice a warning.
Edie coughed, "What do you mean?" she asked, her voice shaking as much as her body.
Mistress Antigone pushed herself up and hobbled into her cottage and emerged carrying a warm blanket, which she wrapped around Edie's shoulders with the help of Legolas.
"Nothing, child." Mistress Antigone said as she lead Edie indoors and sat her down in an old wooden chair. "Nothing at all…"
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Once again, plz plz plz review - I will have more w. Lord Antinous in nxt time - thankyou, I love you all!
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Edie peered out of the foliage and looked down upon the village below. Legolas stood behind her, alert and aware of every life form that surrounded them.
"Legolas?" Edie whispered. He looked at her silently. She couldn't even hear him breathing. "Can we go into the village now?" she asked. They had been standing in the same spot now for well over an hour and Eddy's patience wore thin easily.
He glared at her like a hawk, as he had done the other seven times she had asked him the same question. She smiled nervously and went back to watching the village again.
There was an old woman that had been sitting on the steps outside a cottage close to the edge of the village, she had been sitting there since Edie and Legolas had arrived at the spot they were now. The old woman had a tattered shawl wrapped tightly around her small form, she sat huddled and holding just as tight onto a gnarled stick that she held in her left hand.
A few children had run past a few minutes ago and shouted something at her to which she had taken offence, and had only then stood up shaking the stick in their direction and they had run off laughing and pushing each other.
Edie sighed and looked back at Legolas again, she took a deep breath and opened her mouth as if to speak. But the Elf silenced her with another hawk-like look and took her arm, pulling her with him, through the bushes and down the hill on which they had stood to the village below.
The village streets were practically empty, Edie was now wondering if it had been such a good idea insisting that they come to a village. She wasn't sure she wanted to talk to the old woman, she was the only person that hadn't gone indoors as she and Legolas had approached from the hill.
But Legolas walked swiftly towards the crone and greeted her, "Greetings, Old Woman." He said, and Edie noticed that she was blind and took a step back.
"You need not be afraid, child." The old woman said, her voice cracked with age, "I will bring you no harm. They call me Mistress Antigone, I am a seer."
Edie had heard of these 'Seers'. Her own Father had not permitted them to be present in court, they were said to be carriers of the darkness. They looked into the future and saw inside you, who you were. They made Edie wary because mostly she trusted her Father's judgement.
"Come, child." Mistress Antigone said, stretching out her free hand in Edie's direction. Edie flinched as if she had been hit.
Legolas gave her a look, which Edie couldn't quite interpret.
She stepped forward and Mistress Antigone snatched her hand. Edie was stunned, she stood shaking and the old crone placed the stick by her side and stroked Edie's trapped hand with her newly freed one. "Don't be afraid."
Edie cast a despairing look to Legolas. What did this old woman plan to do with her?
"No." Mistress Antigone croaked, "Don't look at your companion, look at me, child. Look into my eyes."
Edie turned reluctantly back to her and looked into the milky white orbs that had perhaps not seen a thing in all of Mistress Antigone's life.
Suddenly the world started swirling around her and she felt as if she were about to fall, but the old woman's surprisingly strong hands held her upright. Her head was spinning and she just wanted to drop to the floor and lie there until the strange feeling passed. She could hear Mistress Antigone speaking to her, but she couldn't quite make out the words, it sounded like she should know what was being said, but then at the same time it sounded like another language. A beautiful language, and she felt herself replying in the same language, she had no idea what she was saying.
Then she felt a warmness in her stomach, it started like a small ball of liquid fire and then it began expanding and she could feel all of her body grow quite warm, but not hot.
But all too soon it was gone, quite suddenly, leaving her feeling cold, and she dropped to the ground, the old woman's hands no longer supporting her. She vomited, bringing up the bread and water she had consumed a few hours before and then started shivering and shaking there on the floor.
Mistress Antigone picked up the gnarled stick off the floor beside her and poked it at Edie. "Your blood is tainted, sweet child." She said, coughing and spluttering and catching herself.
Legolas had not moved from where he had been standing before, "Leave her alone, Old Woman." He said, his voice a warning.
Edie coughed, "What do you mean?" she asked, her voice shaking as much as her body.
Mistress Antigone pushed herself up and hobbled into her cottage and emerged carrying a warm blanket, which she wrapped around Edie's shoulders with the help of Legolas.
"Nothing, child." Mistress Antigone said as she lead Edie indoors and sat her down in an old wooden chair. "Nothing at all…"
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Once again, plz plz plz review - I will have more w. Lord Antinous in nxt time - thankyou, I love you all!