First Separation
The next day, Eleni woke up before dawn. When she went downstairs to get some milk, she found Magnus packing a large bag with provisions. Not wanting to have him brush her off again, Eleni hid in the next room. Hopefully, he would tell someone what was going on, and she could overhear what the conversation could tell her about her father's strange behavior.
There was a knock at the door. When Magnus opened it, in came Dolan. Not to long after, Amon and Sara came downstairs. All of them were in their armor and battle gear, and carried weapons. They all looked like they were heading for a long campaign of some sort.
"I told Mimi that we would be back soon. That we're only packing in case something drastic happens," Amon stated, "There's no need for her or Eleni to worry about us going on a long trip."
"Good. I don't want her involved in this mission. It's a big one, as you all know. I just wish I could tell Eleni goodbye in person instead of having Mimi do it for me," admitted Magnus.
Sara said, "I agree. It pains me for us to go out into this battle without knowing what lies ahead of us, especially since I can't tell my childhood friend goodbye, in case I don't make it back."
Dolan seemed annoyed with her comment. "Don't think about not coming back. You know that thinking about bad things often leads to bad things happening to you."
"I know that Dolan," Sara replied, "I just worry sometimes about these big missions."
"You don't have to worry. I'm going to protect you if something happens," Amon vowed.
Sara giggled a little bit. Amon could be a real sweetheart when he wanted to be. But he was also a little bit shy. At least that's why Eleni thought he couldn't tell her how he feels.
Magnus told the trio, "The sun will rise soon. We need to get an early start so no one sees us what we're doing. After all, if we get suspected of anything, we could all be executed."
All of them saluted. Then, Magnus opened the door, and all of them left. Eleni watched for a little while longer. Then she went back to her room to think about what she had just seen.
* * *
'Let's see, what is going on? Hel Spites holds a secret meeting with his top officials. He is also a freak for power. Could he be planning a coup, and daddy is going along with it? No, that can't be true. My father would never do anything so dishonorable. He's a noble soul with a passion of justice. After what he did for me, I'm sure that he wouldn't hurt anyone innocent. That's who is going to die in a coup, the innocents who try to prevent it. Father has no desire to hurt anyone who is not wicked, or who is not going to cause the deaths of other innocent people directly or indirectly.'
When Mimi came upstairs to tell her that her father had gone on a trip, she didn't even notice. Eleni was too deep in thought over her father's motives. In the end, she assumed that he was either going on a mission for the army, or was working on a plan to stop Hel. That was just like his usual style. But why had he taken Amon and Sara, but left her and her golems behind?
"It must be because he cares so much about me," she assumed, "He doesn't want to see me hurt in the coming battle. Even though he could always use an extra Mage to help him defeat any armored monsters or enemy soldiers he might come up against."
The young Mage went downstairs for breakfast. But she was practically in a dream world over what could be going on. Her father's mysterious departure still baffled her, as it didn't seem to fit with any theory that might happen. Unless he didn't want whomever that he was supposed to go after or stop to find out about what was going on and where he was.
"I just wish he would have told me what was going on with this mission. Even if he didn't take me along, it would make me feel better if I knew what was going on with him. I'll probably be up much of the next few nights worrying about where he and the others are and when they're coming home. Ok, it'll probably last until he finally comes home again," she muttered.
At that moment, Huxely came in. It was apparent that he too was worried about what was going on. Magnus never went off without telling what was going on to the rest of his family.
He asked Eleni, "Are you ok, young miss? This is the first time that your father has left home for a mission without telling what is going on or when he'll be back. And he's taken your two best friends with him as well, along with the Soldier who has treated you like a younger sister for years. You don't even know when they'll be home, so you don't know if there's any cause for worry."
Eleni looked at him. "Huxely, do you think he'll be ok? I mean, just as you've said, he did act pretty strange. I want to hear it from you if he's going to come out of this intact."
"I am not sure," Huxely replied, "There's no guarantee that he is going to die, but we don't know if he will survive this either. So the answer is, I don't have a clue what will happen."
"Thank you anyway. It made me feel a lot better to hear your opinion," she stated.
* * *
Eleni went to the forest that she used to play in as a kid. There, she returned to her secret spot, the clearing that she had used as a hiding spot on several occasions. Sometimes, she would sit there with her friends and just look up at the sky through the trees. None of the adults knew about it, the only time they had been there was when Amion had kidnapped her, and they had been tracking him. So it was a safe place to hide her secret possessions from them.
'Please gods, don't allow them to get hurt. Bring Daddy, Amon, Sara, and Dolan back to me.' She looked up at the sky, and hoped that her prayers had reached them.
- - - -
Yeah, we'll get into a little adventure soon. I just had to set the scene.
The next day, Eleni woke up before dawn. When she went downstairs to get some milk, she found Magnus packing a large bag with provisions. Not wanting to have him brush her off again, Eleni hid in the next room. Hopefully, he would tell someone what was going on, and she could overhear what the conversation could tell her about her father's strange behavior.
There was a knock at the door. When Magnus opened it, in came Dolan. Not to long after, Amon and Sara came downstairs. All of them were in their armor and battle gear, and carried weapons. They all looked like they were heading for a long campaign of some sort.
"I told Mimi that we would be back soon. That we're only packing in case something drastic happens," Amon stated, "There's no need for her or Eleni to worry about us going on a long trip."
"Good. I don't want her involved in this mission. It's a big one, as you all know. I just wish I could tell Eleni goodbye in person instead of having Mimi do it for me," admitted Magnus.
Sara said, "I agree. It pains me for us to go out into this battle without knowing what lies ahead of us, especially since I can't tell my childhood friend goodbye, in case I don't make it back."
Dolan seemed annoyed with her comment. "Don't think about not coming back. You know that thinking about bad things often leads to bad things happening to you."
"I know that Dolan," Sara replied, "I just worry sometimes about these big missions."
"You don't have to worry. I'm going to protect you if something happens," Amon vowed.
Sara giggled a little bit. Amon could be a real sweetheart when he wanted to be. But he was also a little bit shy. At least that's why Eleni thought he couldn't tell her how he feels.
Magnus told the trio, "The sun will rise soon. We need to get an early start so no one sees us what we're doing. After all, if we get suspected of anything, we could all be executed."
All of them saluted. Then, Magnus opened the door, and all of them left. Eleni watched for a little while longer. Then she went back to her room to think about what she had just seen.
* * *
'Let's see, what is going on? Hel Spites holds a secret meeting with his top officials. He is also a freak for power. Could he be planning a coup, and daddy is going along with it? No, that can't be true. My father would never do anything so dishonorable. He's a noble soul with a passion of justice. After what he did for me, I'm sure that he wouldn't hurt anyone innocent. That's who is going to die in a coup, the innocents who try to prevent it. Father has no desire to hurt anyone who is not wicked, or who is not going to cause the deaths of other innocent people directly or indirectly.'
When Mimi came upstairs to tell her that her father had gone on a trip, she didn't even notice. Eleni was too deep in thought over her father's motives. In the end, she assumed that he was either going on a mission for the army, or was working on a plan to stop Hel. That was just like his usual style. But why had he taken Amon and Sara, but left her and her golems behind?
"It must be because he cares so much about me," she assumed, "He doesn't want to see me hurt in the coming battle. Even though he could always use an extra Mage to help him defeat any armored monsters or enemy soldiers he might come up against."
The young Mage went downstairs for breakfast. But she was practically in a dream world over what could be going on. Her father's mysterious departure still baffled her, as it didn't seem to fit with any theory that might happen. Unless he didn't want whomever that he was supposed to go after or stop to find out about what was going on and where he was.
"I just wish he would have told me what was going on with this mission. Even if he didn't take me along, it would make me feel better if I knew what was going on with him. I'll probably be up much of the next few nights worrying about where he and the others are and when they're coming home. Ok, it'll probably last until he finally comes home again," she muttered.
At that moment, Huxely came in. It was apparent that he too was worried about what was going on. Magnus never went off without telling what was going on to the rest of his family.
He asked Eleni, "Are you ok, young miss? This is the first time that your father has left home for a mission without telling what is going on or when he'll be back. And he's taken your two best friends with him as well, along with the Soldier who has treated you like a younger sister for years. You don't even know when they'll be home, so you don't know if there's any cause for worry."
Eleni looked at him. "Huxely, do you think he'll be ok? I mean, just as you've said, he did act pretty strange. I want to hear it from you if he's going to come out of this intact."
"I am not sure," Huxely replied, "There's no guarantee that he is going to die, but we don't know if he will survive this either. So the answer is, I don't have a clue what will happen."
"Thank you anyway. It made me feel a lot better to hear your opinion," she stated.
* * *
Eleni went to the forest that she used to play in as a kid. There, she returned to her secret spot, the clearing that she had used as a hiding spot on several occasions. Sometimes, she would sit there with her friends and just look up at the sky through the trees. None of the adults knew about it, the only time they had been there was when Amion had kidnapped her, and they had been tracking him. So it was a safe place to hide her secret possessions from them.
'Please gods, don't allow them to get hurt. Bring Daddy, Amon, Sara, and Dolan back to me.' She looked up at the sky, and hoped that her prayers had reached them.
- - - -
Yeah, we'll get into a little adventure soon. I just had to set the scene.