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Chapter 14: Tillion's discovery
Lilith had left hours after Julia had taken her first bite of food in days. I sat on her bed, rubbing her cold hand between mine as she slept.
Her cheeks were sunken in from the lack of food and her hair was wet from her fever making her sweat. Seeing her in pain made my heart break even more.
Mattox was even feeling heartbroken. He has never admited to feeling anything toward a woman, not even friendship. Reagan's disappearance was affecting him greatly, and I knew he would not stop until he found her alive, or dead.
He was only half-Elven yes, but a broken heart could still kill him.
"Tillion?" I jerked my head to Julia. She was looking at my hands.
"Are you alright?" I touched her forhead, surprised to find it cooler than it was an hour ago. She pushed away my hand and smiled sweetly. "I'm fine. Have you found Reagan?"
I shook my head, letting my hand fall over her hair gently. She frowned and took my hand in her own. "Thank you. For not leaving me alone. I don't want to be alone, Im too afraid." Julia turned her head to face the window.
A tear rolled out from under her closed eyelid. "What are you afraid of?" I whispered, leaning a bit to see her face. She sniffed and looked at me out of the corner of her eye before rolling back over to face me.
"I don't want to be taken away from my home. I'm afraid they're going to come back and get me." She bit her pink bottom lip and looked away. I smiled and hooked my finger under her chin, pulling her face to look at mine.
"I will protect you with my life. No one will take you from your home. I swear." She smiled weakily and averted her eyes away from mine. I could tell she was getting weaker.
I silently prayed that Mattox would find Reagan so this poor innocent little girl could recover....
~~~~Reagan~~~
I must have stayed sitting on that bed for a day before Orion returned. He had drowned himself in meade and came home crying and saying he didn't know what he would do without me. It was almost like we were married.
I just sat there, petting his dark hair as he cried in my lap, yelling at how much of a bastard he had been to me. I didn't say a word. Finally, after two hours of him babbling his lips off, he passed out from the alcohol and crying.
I pushed him up into the bed and crawled in next to him, facing away from his sleeping, stinky body. And, there, just like every other night before this one, I cried.
Silent sobs escaped my lips and hot tears slid down my face onto my pillow. I watched the sun come up, squeezing my eyes shut as soon as Orion stirred. A grunt was muffled by the pillow, followed by the bed shifting.
He poked my back and stood up after I didn't answer him. The man grumbled all the way to the kitchen. I couldn't bare being here anymore. I had to leave...
After he left to patrol the area, I quickly got dressed, shoving a few clothes into a small brown bag made from a hide of an animal. I didn't even care about my appearance.
I just knew I had to get back to Mattox. I slid out the back and made a run for the forest, staying in the shadows to avoid being seen.
Perhaps, if I remembered correctly, I could still make my way to Mirkwood. I stopped right outside the backdoor and looked at the rolling green hills ahead of me. I needed to head East, but from there, I would have to travel all the way around the mountains and even then, make it through Mirkwood alive.
With a sigh, I slipped my dirt covered sandals on my feet before wrapping my black cloack tighter around my shoulders.
Autumn was setting in and soon, it would be winter. As soon as I took a step, a horse snorted to my left. It was Orion's black mare. She was gentle to me while I fed her, she would not try to buck me off. I looked around, careful so no one would see before I mounted the horse and took off East.
No matter how furious my master would be at me, I knew I could not live my life, raising my child, without the man I love...
(An) OK!!! Shortest chapter I have EVER written. I'm sorry, I just have SERIOUS writers block..But, I posted a new story on fictionPress.net...It's called On The Devils Black Wing...Read and Review if you want. And dont forget about this story...If you're wondering if this is almost over...It's not...I have at least 5 more chapters to write to actually get to the end. I've enjoyed writing this. To allllll of my reviewers...Thank you so much!! Hazel Eyes, Faith, Tiffany!...EVERYONE...:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Bye!!! REVIEW!
Chapter 14: Tillion's discovery
Lilith had left hours after Julia had taken her first bite of food in days. I sat on her bed, rubbing her cold hand between mine as she slept.
Her cheeks were sunken in from the lack of food and her hair was wet from her fever making her sweat. Seeing her in pain made my heart break even more.
Mattox was even feeling heartbroken. He has never admited to feeling anything toward a woman, not even friendship. Reagan's disappearance was affecting him greatly, and I knew he would not stop until he found her alive, or dead.
He was only half-Elven yes, but a broken heart could still kill him.
"Tillion?" I jerked my head to Julia. She was looking at my hands.
"Are you alright?" I touched her forhead, surprised to find it cooler than it was an hour ago. She pushed away my hand and smiled sweetly. "I'm fine. Have you found Reagan?"
I shook my head, letting my hand fall over her hair gently. She frowned and took my hand in her own. "Thank you. For not leaving me alone. I don't want to be alone, Im too afraid." Julia turned her head to face the window.
A tear rolled out from under her closed eyelid. "What are you afraid of?" I whispered, leaning a bit to see her face. She sniffed and looked at me out of the corner of her eye before rolling back over to face me.
"I don't want to be taken away from my home. I'm afraid they're going to come back and get me." She bit her pink bottom lip and looked away. I smiled and hooked my finger under her chin, pulling her face to look at mine.
"I will protect you with my life. No one will take you from your home. I swear." She smiled weakily and averted her eyes away from mine. I could tell she was getting weaker.
I silently prayed that Mattox would find Reagan so this poor innocent little girl could recover....
~~~~Reagan~~~
I must have stayed sitting on that bed for a day before Orion returned. He had drowned himself in meade and came home crying and saying he didn't know what he would do without me. It was almost like we were married.
I just sat there, petting his dark hair as he cried in my lap, yelling at how much of a bastard he had been to me. I didn't say a word. Finally, after two hours of him babbling his lips off, he passed out from the alcohol and crying.
I pushed him up into the bed and crawled in next to him, facing away from his sleeping, stinky body. And, there, just like every other night before this one, I cried.
Silent sobs escaped my lips and hot tears slid down my face onto my pillow. I watched the sun come up, squeezing my eyes shut as soon as Orion stirred. A grunt was muffled by the pillow, followed by the bed shifting.
He poked my back and stood up after I didn't answer him. The man grumbled all the way to the kitchen. I couldn't bare being here anymore. I had to leave...
After he left to patrol the area, I quickly got dressed, shoving a few clothes into a small brown bag made from a hide of an animal. I didn't even care about my appearance.
I just knew I had to get back to Mattox. I slid out the back and made a run for the forest, staying in the shadows to avoid being seen.
Perhaps, if I remembered correctly, I could still make my way to Mirkwood. I stopped right outside the backdoor and looked at the rolling green hills ahead of me. I needed to head East, but from there, I would have to travel all the way around the mountains and even then, make it through Mirkwood alive.
With a sigh, I slipped my dirt covered sandals on my feet before wrapping my black cloack tighter around my shoulders.
Autumn was setting in and soon, it would be winter. As soon as I took a step, a horse snorted to my left. It was Orion's black mare. She was gentle to me while I fed her, she would not try to buck me off. I looked around, careful so no one would see before I mounted the horse and took off East.
No matter how furious my master would be at me, I knew I could not live my life, raising my child, without the man I love...
(An) OK!!! Shortest chapter I have EVER written. I'm sorry, I just have SERIOUS writers block..But, I posted a new story on fictionPress.net...It's called On The Devils Black Wing...Read and Review if you want. And dont forget about this story...If you're wondering if this is almost over...It's not...I have at least 5 more chapters to write to actually get to the end. I've enjoyed writing this. To allllll of my reviewers...Thank you so much!! Hazel Eyes, Faith, Tiffany!...EVERYONE...:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Bye!!! REVIEW!