Deryni's Quest and Veranda's Love
Deryni was a royal guest at the Tramily's family residence for slaying a demi dragon on one of their subject's farms. The only reason he helped them was for the reward money, but now they where all praising him at first he liked this but after awhile he grow sick of it. But least he had Veranda he was madly in love with her more than any other of his many past lovers but soon he would have to go away and leave Veranda but they still had 2 weeks together in the mean time he was teaching her how to use a sword, secretly from her father.
One night he was just ready to fall asleep when he heard a knock on his door. He got up to answer it when it opened it almost by it's self, an in slipped a medium height figure barley noticeable. Deryni hide behind his bed and drew his hand cross bow a prepared to aim but then al of a sudden the figure almost yelled "no stop in a definitely feminine voice its me Margaret, Emily sent me"
"Emily" Deryni reminisced "Margaret! I barley recognized you how many years had it been, so what does Emily have to say, I always enjoy hearing from her so tell me what does my sister want"
"She need your help" the small thief said flatly "as you know she has been leading a resistance movement in the north for many months now, and just last week she was capered by the enemy"
"WHAT!" screamed Deryni "how it must have been a trap how else could my sister, Emily V. Teharu, be caught"
"I do not know, but she sent me to get help so I naturally thought of you" she Stated flatly"
"When do we leave?" he said looking out a window
"As soon as we can," she stated "Give me one day not a second more" Deryni sighed, "I have say good bye to someone" "I'll be in the Rabid Donkey Inn when you need me" Margaret told him
With that she left out the window as to not wake any more people. Deryni waited a few seconds to make sure she was gone and packed his things then he left the room for the last time making sure to lock it on his way out. Then he slowly crept toward Veranda's room and knocked on her door three times. Then a soft voice answered, "Come in" He walked in closing the door softly behind him "veranda" he started Immediately she got up and ran to him "oh Deryni" she said softly embracing him.
"Veranda" Deryni barley forced out "I'm leaving."
Veranda pulled away form him "no, it's my father isn't it" she wailed, "I'll make him listen me."
"It's not your father" he started
"Than who" she interrupted
"Look it's better off if you don't know" he continued
"Than I'm coming with you," she insisted
"No it's to dangerous for you to come"
"But I can take care of myself"
"No I don't even know where I'm going yet. you can't come I promise ill come back as soon as I can"
She looked like she was about to say something but didn't instead she just said, "fine as long as you promise to come back as soon as you can"
"I promise. but just because I'm leaving doesn't mean we can't enjoy our selves tonight" with that she stood up in front of him again and his blood burned for her. The next morning he woke in her bed.
Deryni was a royal guest at the Tramily's family residence for slaying a demi dragon on one of their subject's farms. The only reason he helped them was for the reward money, but now they where all praising him at first he liked this but after awhile he grow sick of it. But least he had Veranda he was madly in love with her more than any other of his many past lovers but soon he would have to go away and leave Veranda but they still had 2 weeks together in the mean time he was teaching her how to use a sword, secretly from her father.
One night he was just ready to fall asleep when he heard a knock on his door. He got up to answer it when it opened it almost by it's self, an in slipped a medium height figure barley noticeable. Deryni hide behind his bed and drew his hand cross bow a prepared to aim but then al of a sudden the figure almost yelled "no stop in a definitely feminine voice its me Margaret, Emily sent me"
"Emily" Deryni reminisced "Margaret! I barley recognized you how many years had it been, so what does Emily have to say, I always enjoy hearing from her so tell me what does my sister want"
"She need your help" the small thief said flatly "as you know she has been leading a resistance movement in the north for many months now, and just last week she was capered by the enemy"
"WHAT!" screamed Deryni "how it must have been a trap how else could my sister, Emily V. Teharu, be caught"
"I do not know, but she sent me to get help so I naturally thought of you" she Stated flatly"
"When do we leave?" he said looking out a window
"As soon as we can," she stated "Give me one day not a second more" Deryni sighed, "I have say good bye to someone" "I'll be in the Rabid Donkey Inn when you need me" Margaret told him
With that she left out the window as to not wake any more people. Deryni waited a few seconds to make sure she was gone and packed his things then he left the room for the last time making sure to lock it on his way out. Then he slowly crept toward Veranda's room and knocked on her door three times. Then a soft voice answered, "Come in" He walked in closing the door softly behind him "veranda" he started Immediately she got up and ran to him "oh Deryni" she said softly embracing him.
"Veranda" Deryni barley forced out "I'm leaving."
Veranda pulled away form him "no, it's my father isn't it" she wailed, "I'll make him listen me."
"It's not your father" he started
"Than who" she interrupted
"Look it's better off if you don't know" he continued
"Than I'm coming with you," she insisted
"No it's to dangerous for you to come"
"But I can take care of myself"
"No I don't even know where I'm going yet. you can't come I promise ill come back as soon as I can"
She looked like she was about to say something but didn't instead she just said, "fine as long as you promise to come back as soon as you can"
"I promise. but just because I'm leaving doesn't mean we can't enjoy our selves tonight" with that she stood up in front of him again and his blood burned for her. The next morning he woke in her bed.