Chap. 2
That night, Aly slept fitfully. In her dreams, she felt empty, and alone. The entire refuge was empty of life. She ran through the empty, ghost-like hallways, in search of Winnamine. As she searched, she approached the barns. They stood formidable, and gray. Slowly, she walked in. Then, in the cold, hard silence, she heard something hit the ground. She spun around, and there, on the ground lay Nawat. Bloody, and slashed, he lay there, unmoving. Aly screamed.
"NOOOO!!!!!!"
* * *
Aly sat up in bed, sweaty, her chest heaving. Suddenly, the door opened, and Sarai peeked in."Aly, what happened?"
Aly looked at Sarai, eyes dilated with fear. "It was just a nightmare, I'm fine."
Sarai stepped in and closed the door behind her. Then, gracefully, sat down on the end of Aly's bed.
"Sarai?"
"Yes?"
"I need to talk to you."
"Aly, you can tell me anything. What's wrong?" She scooted closer to Aly, as Aly sighed.
"Well, earlier tonight, Nawat came in, and he kissed me. It was very unexpected, and well, I'm not sure what to make of it." Aly said.
Sarai smiled. "It's quite obvious that he likes you. And you know it." Her smile faded. "But that's not what's bothering you, is it?"
Aly shook her head. "No, I had this dream. No one was here, and I was panicked. As I was searching the barns, I heard something behind hit the ground. I turned around, and there was Nawat, bloody, dead."
Sarai gasped, "I'm sure he's fine. Just go back to sleep, and everything well be fine." She said, as she patted Aly on the shoulder.
"I guess, goodnight Sarai."
"Goodnight Aly."
* * *
Aly slowly got out of bed, and got dressed. Quickly, she ran to the barns, she was going to take care of the sheep today, and she had accidentally slept in. As Aly mounted her horse, listened around her. It was dead quiet. Just like her dream.
"No," She whispered. But then she thought, *I'll go do my job, and when I come back, everything will be normal again. I'm just paranoid because of my dream.yeah, that's all.*
Aly then, rode off with her sheep. While eating her breakfast of bread and cheese, she watched the sheep. They weren't acting normal. The sheep would not graze; they just stood there, looking around as if they were lost.
"Come on you stupid sheep! Graze!" She yelled at them in frustration. They continued to stand there, stupidly. Aly got up, groaning in frustration.
"Fine, well go back.stupid animals."Aly mumbled as she mounted Cinnamon, and she herded the sheep back home.
Upon her arrival, Aly noticed that everything was quiet still. Until she stepped inside. It was pandemonium; slaves and servants were running around, searching the rooms. Aly went to Winnamine, who was sobbing. "Lady, what has happened?"
Winnamine wiped her tears and looked at the floor. "Dove is missing."
She answered quietly. Aly gasped, why? What happened? Where did she go? Aly collected her self, and turned to Winnamine."I'm sure we will find, her. She probably just went for a ride."
Winnamine shook her head. "No, weave already had our servants search the valley. I'm going to need you to send letters out to the village, to our friends."
Aly nodded. "When do I leave?"
"Now"
Aly and Winnamine went to Winnamine's quarters, and quickly, Winnamine wrote out several letters. She handed them to Aly. "The address is on the front, I trust you will not get lost."
Aly nodded.
"These will be delivered as soon as possible." With that, Aly quickly ran back to the barns, and remounted Cinnamon.
"I'm sorry for all of this, Cinnamon." She apologized.
"Lets go!" She commanded, and they shot off toward the village.
That night, Aly slept fitfully. In her dreams, she felt empty, and alone. The entire refuge was empty of life. She ran through the empty, ghost-like hallways, in search of Winnamine. As she searched, she approached the barns. They stood formidable, and gray. Slowly, she walked in. Then, in the cold, hard silence, she heard something hit the ground. She spun around, and there, on the ground lay Nawat. Bloody, and slashed, he lay there, unmoving. Aly screamed.
"NOOOO!!!!!!"
* * *
Aly sat up in bed, sweaty, her chest heaving. Suddenly, the door opened, and Sarai peeked in."Aly, what happened?"
Aly looked at Sarai, eyes dilated with fear. "It was just a nightmare, I'm fine."
Sarai stepped in and closed the door behind her. Then, gracefully, sat down on the end of Aly's bed.
"Sarai?"
"Yes?"
"I need to talk to you."
"Aly, you can tell me anything. What's wrong?" She scooted closer to Aly, as Aly sighed.
"Well, earlier tonight, Nawat came in, and he kissed me. It was very unexpected, and well, I'm not sure what to make of it." Aly said.
Sarai smiled. "It's quite obvious that he likes you. And you know it." Her smile faded. "But that's not what's bothering you, is it?"
Aly shook her head. "No, I had this dream. No one was here, and I was panicked. As I was searching the barns, I heard something behind hit the ground. I turned around, and there was Nawat, bloody, dead."
Sarai gasped, "I'm sure he's fine. Just go back to sleep, and everything well be fine." She said, as she patted Aly on the shoulder.
"I guess, goodnight Sarai."
"Goodnight Aly."
* * *
Aly slowly got out of bed, and got dressed. Quickly, she ran to the barns, she was going to take care of the sheep today, and she had accidentally slept in. As Aly mounted her horse, listened around her. It was dead quiet. Just like her dream.
"No," She whispered. But then she thought, *I'll go do my job, and when I come back, everything will be normal again. I'm just paranoid because of my dream.yeah, that's all.*
Aly then, rode off with her sheep. While eating her breakfast of bread and cheese, she watched the sheep. They weren't acting normal. The sheep would not graze; they just stood there, looking around as if they were lost.
"Come on you stupid sheep! Graze!" She yelled at them in frustration. They continued to stand there, stupidly. Aly got up, groaning in frustration.
"Fine, well go back.stupid animals."Aly mumbled as she mounted Cinnamon, and she herded the sheep back home.
Upon her arrival, Aly noticed that everything was quiet still. Until she stepped inside. It was pandemonium; slaves and servants were running around, searching the rooms. Aly went to Winnamine, who was sobbing. "Lady, what has happened?"
Winnamine wiped her tears and looked at the floor. "Dove is missing."
She answered quietly. Aly gasped, why? What happened? Where did she go? Aly collected her self, and turned to Winnamine."I'm sure we will find, her. She probably just went for a ride."
Winnamine shook her head. "No, weave already had our servants search the valley. I'm going to need you to send letters out to the village, to our friends."
Aly nodded. "When do I leave?"
"Now"
Aly and Winnamine went to Winnamine's quarters, and quickly, Winnamine wrote out several letters. She handed them to Aly. "The address is on the front, I trust you will not get lost."
Aly nodded.
"These will be delivered as soon as possible." With that, Aly quickly ran back to the barns, and remounted Cinnamon.
"I'm sorry for all of this, Cinnamon." She apologized.
"Lets go!" She commanded, and they shot off toward the village.