@adromir-oh, u bad girl! (just kidding!)
@Roseoftheworld-That's ok. I think you'll be quite satisfied with this chapter.
Thanx again 4 ur reviews guys! They really help me continue my stories!
Chapter 5
The mist slowly settled in, changing from a thick fog into a blanket the hovered over the ground. Otrinity didn't care to notice.
Her whole body ached violently, her heart wretched and her head tossed voluntarily. She whinnied and moaned in pain. Finally, she collapsed at the base of a tree, weak and out of breath.
Her whole body shivered though she felt warm. Her chest trembled and soon she was half-submerged by the surrounding vapors. Her heart and head throbbed, pulsing with every beat of each other. Her breath was in short and painful gasps. She shut her eyes, attempting to bare both the physical pain, and the ache in her soul.
She could remember her mother only vaguely now, unable to fathom what she truly looked like. She only remembered her shimmering glow, her deep-blue eyes, and that long item in the center of her forehead. However blurry her mind image was, those were the features that remained the strongest.
Slowly, she fell asleep.
*
Otrinity awoke to weakness and stiffness. Her head ached as well as her legs. She attempted standing, but only stumbled back onto the roots of the large tree. She rested her head against one of them, begging to sleep to take her again until a single sharp sound quaked the air.
Otrinity's head rose. She squinted, attempting to see through the rising vapors that still remained. The sound wasn't loud, but definitely there. One that could have been a trick of the mind, so you would listen for it again. Nothing but stillness entered Otrinity's ears.
She had only started to place her head back down when a different sound whistled in the air. She froze, feeling the tree suddenly shudder and a loud thump that seemed to echo. She looked upward where the culprit landed.
A black arrow was jutted into the tree's wide trunk.
A menacing laugh suddenly struck the air, followed by others. Otrinity shuddered, remembering that evil snicker.
Breraw stepped out from the bushes, followed by Helwar and others. Otrinity couldn't find the courage or the strength to stand. She glared at the men with wide, fearful eyes.
Breraw approached her, reaching out. Otrinity cringed, waiting for his large hand to grab her. However, it never came. She opened a single eye to see him pull the arrow from the trunk of the tree. She stared as he thrust it into the ground in front of her. The mist parted, like ripples on water when the point was driven through.
"Looks like you're not going to escape me this time." He snickered, standing. Otrinity stared in terror when he turned towards her. His hand reached behind his head and returned with another long black arrow. Helwar seemed to come up with his bow out of nowhere when he handed it to Breraw. Otrinity continued to only stare if fear.
As Breraw nocked the feathered end of the arrow to the bow, Otrinity let out a squeal of fear. Her eyes grew even wider as the arrow was aimed directly at her chest.
A flash of dark green was all she saw before she closed her eyes. There was a quiet grunt from in front of her and gasps of shock and rage. Otrinity opened her eyes once more, looking up in shock.
Legolas knelt down beside her, stroking her neck and examining her legs. Then, he turned towards Breraw and Helwar and the others.
"What are you doing?" he asked, enraged. Breraw stood straighter, puffing out his chest.
"We have already told you, destroying the offspring of that wretched beast! Legolas's eyes snapped with anger.
"This is no beast! She is but a young foal!" he answered, standing of Otrinity protectively.
"It is that child of a monster!" replied Helwar, stepping up next to Breraw. Otrinity's heart felt sore again. She looked away from the oral battle. "It deserves to be executed in the most treacherous ways!" Legolas felt his fingers trembling, desperate to reach back and grab one of his own arrows. Though he knew he was outnumbered, he couldn't let a man say such a crude thing and get away with it.
"Nobody and nothing deserves such a death! Especially not a young foal!" Breraw laughed once more.
"That be no foal behind you, boy!" he grinned, displaying a collection of yellowed teeth. "That be a horrid creature with no destiny and no soul." His penetrating gaze went to Otrinity, cowering behind Legolas's legs. "Except for a passion to kill and destroy."
Legolas couldn't stop himself. He pulled his bow over his head and had an arrow nocked to it in less then a second. The tip of the arrow aimed directly as Breraw's head. The man laughed heartily.
"You won't shoot me." He said. "I can see it in your eyes. You're not like that." Legolas knew he was only saying this to make himself feel better. However, he couldn't bring himself to let go of the arrow. After a long moment, thinking of how Otrinity would've died if he hadn't caught the arrow in time, he took a breath and let go; letting the arrow fly.
Breraw cried out, the arrow piercing his shoulder. Otrinity gasped, Legolas stared, Helwar gazed.
Breraw clutched his shoulder and fell to his knees. He glared up at Legolas, blood starting to drip from his cracked, dry lips. He gritted his teeth, talking through them in a pained voice.
"We will kill that beast." He growled. "And you for that matter." Legolas continued to stare.
Slowly and silently, Breraw died. The men merely turned and left, not looking back. Legolas turned to Otrinity, gazing at her. Then back to the body. Once more, he looked at the foal.
It was worth it. he thought.
@Roseoftheworld-That's ok. I think you'll be quite satisfied with this chapter.
Thanx again 4 ur reviews guys! They really help me continue my stories!
Chapter 5
The mist slowly settled in, changing from a thick fog into a blanket the hovered over the ground. Otrinity didn't care to notice.
Her whole body ached violently, her heart wretched and her head tossed voluntarily. She whinnied and moaned in pain. Finally, she collapsed at the base of a tree, weak and out of breath.
Her whole body shivered though she felt warm. Her chest trembled and soon she was half-submerged by the surrounding vapors. Her heart and head throbbed, pulsing with every beat of each other. Her breath was in short and painful gasps. She shut her eyes, attempting to bare both the physical pain, and the ache in her soul.
She could remember her mother only vaguely now, unable to fathom what she truly looked like. She only remembered her shimmering glow, her deep-blue eyes, and that long item in the center of her forehead. However blurry her mind image was, those were the features that remained the strongest.
Slowly, she fell asleep.
*
Otrinity awoke to weakness and stiffness. Her head ached as well as her legs. She attempted standing, but only stumbled back onto the roots of the large tree. She rested her head against one of them, begging to sleep to take her again until a single sharp sound quaked the air.
Otrinity's head rose. She squinted, attempting to see through the rising vapors that still remained. The sound wasn't loud, but definitely there. One that could have been a trick of the mind, so you would listen for it again. Nothing but stillness entered Otrinity's ears.
She had only started to place her head back down when a different sound whistled in the air. She froze, feeling the tree suddenly shudder and a loud thump that seemed to echo. She looked upward where the culprit landed.
A black arrow was jutted into the tree's wide trunk.
A menacing laugh suddenly struck the air, followed by others. Otrinity shuddered, remembering that evil snicker.
Breraw stepped out from the bushes, followed by Helwar and others. Otrinity couldn't find the courage or the strength to stand. She glared at the men with wide, fearful eyes.
Breraw approached her, reaching out. Otrinity cringed, waiting for his large hand to grab her. However, it never came. She opened a single eye to see him pull the arrow from the trunk of the tree. She stared as he thrust it into the ground in front of her. The mist parted, like ripples on water when the point was driven through.
"Looks like you're not going to escape me this time." He snickered, standing. Otrinity stared in terror when he turned towards her. His hand reached behind his head and returned with another long black arrow. Helwar seemed to come up with his bow out of nowhere when he handed it to Breraw. Otrinity continued to only stare if fear.
As Breraw nocked the feathered end of the arrow to the bow, Otrinity let out a squeal of fear. Her eyes grew even wider as the arrow was aimed directly at her chest.
A flash of dark green was all she saw before she closed her eyes. There was a quiet grunt from in front of her and gasps of shock and rage. Otrinity opened her eyes once more, looking up in shock.
Legolas knelt down beside her, stroking her neck and examining her legs. Then, he turned towards Breraw and Helwar and the others.
"What are you doing?" he asked, enraged. Breraw stood straighter, puffing out his chest.
"We have already told you, destroying the offspring of that wretched beast! Legolas's eyes snapped with anger.
"This is no beast! She is but a young foal!" he answered, standing of Otrinity protectively.
"It is that child of a monster!" replied Helwar, stepping up next to Breraw. Otrinity's heart felt sore again. She looked away from the oral battle. "It deserves to be executed in the most treacherous ways!" Legolas felt his fingers trembling, desperate to reach back and grab one of his own arrows. Though he knew he was outnumbered, he couldn't let a man say such a crude thing and get away with it.
"Nobody and nothing deserves such a death! Especially not a young foal!" Breraw laughed once more.
"That be no foal behind you, boy!" he grinned, displaying a collection of yellowed teeth. "That be a horrid creature with no destiny and no soul." His penetrating gaze went to Otrinity, cowering behind Legolas's legs. "Except for a passion to kill and destroy."
Legolas couldn't stop himself. He pulled his bow over his head and had an arrow nocked to it in less then a second. The tip of the arrow aimed directly as Breraw's head. The man laughed heartily.
"You won't shoot me." He said. "I can see it in your eyes. You're not like that." Legolas knew he was only saying this to make himself feel better. However, he couldn't bring himself to let go of the arrow. After a long moment, thinking of how Otrinity would've died if he hadn't caught the arrow in time, he took a breath and let go; letting the arrow fly.
Breraw cried out, the arrow piercing his shoulder. Otrinity gasped, Legolas stared, Helwar gazed.
Breraw clutched his shoulder and fell to his knees. He glared up at Legolas, blood starting to drip from his cracked, dry lips. He gritted his teeth, talking through them in a pained voice.
"We will kill that beast." He growled. "And you for that matter." Legolas continued to stare.
Slowly and silently, Breraw died. The men merely turned and left, not looking back. Legolas turned to Otrinity, gazing at her. Then back to the body. Once more, he looked at the foal.
It was worth it. he thought.
