The sunshine came through the window like water on rock. Still rays awoke
Airesiwe as she blinked, awakening from a dream. She had the dream before,
it was one of her past. One that she tried not to remember in hope that it
may never really be solved. She brushed the thought away and staggered out
on the balcony. She smelled the fresh air and the waterfall nearby made it
fresher. She had a feeling something important would happen today, though
she did not know what. She closed her eyes in hope for a flashback, but it
was but a failed attempt. When she opened her eyes, he sister Arwen was
standing beside her.
"Finally, you awake from your ever-long beauty sleep," Arwen said with a grin on her face. "Any usefulplans for today?"
"I'm planning on taking Firnephel for a ride, today's a special day to take one. Besides, something has been stirring in my mind, something I can't quite explain. But I know it's important." Airesiwe trailed out of her own thoughts for a moment. "I wish to go alone though, if you don't mind."
Arwen's eyes widened, then narrowed back down to normal size. "You know, you shouldn't be alone, especially in these woods, something evil is coming."
"So, you've had the same thought?"
"No, more like a premonition." Arwen smiled sheepishly. "Besides, you're much to young."
Airesiwe did not grin back. When Airesiwe was born, she was blessed by someone quite powerful, the one thing that many wished for, eternal youth. Airesiwe had been alive for 2,000 years, but still had the appearance of a teenager. She would never grow old, unless she took up her immortality or used up all of her power and became mortal.
"I have more experience in fighting than you will ever have in a lifetime." Airesiwe joked. Although little did she know that it was actually true. Airesiwe was the best warrior in Rivendell. She had been trained intensively at a very young age. "Now if you don't mind, I shall be going now."
"Very well then, but if something happens, hang in there and I'll come by."
"How will you know if I'm in trouble?" Airesiwe had mind powers, but rarely ever used them. She had ten given to her at birth, but had used no more than seven as a child. She now had only three left.
"I know these things, Airesiwe." That sheepish look came across Arwen's face, "Premonitions never lie."
Airesiwe walked to the field in which her horse was kept. Firnephel was Airesiwe's horse ever since she was a child. She, as a child, foolishly casted a magical blessing on the horse to make it have eternal life. He was the oldest of horses there, but like Airesiwe, showed no signs of age.
"Firnephel, oh boy." Airesiwe started to feel tense, but not because of her horse. "I've always wanted to go on an adventure, how 'bout you?"
Suddenly, her horse reared up on his hind legs and stayed in the air for at least a couple seconds before coming down. He snorted, kicked, then finally lay still as if nothing had happened.
"What is it boy, what did you hea-.." That is when she heard it. A loud screeching noise came from inside
the woods. It pierced her ears and caused her to keel over in pain. She got up panicked. "What is that!!??"
The noise stopped, but Firnephel still felt tense and cowered behind a nearby tree. Airesiwe showed no fear
though, and untied him and jumped on his back without even checking the saddle. Usually she rode bareback, but she figured she'd be riding him for awhile.
"Good boy, steady," Airesiwe whispered as they both promenaded silently into the dark woods.
"Finally, you awake from your ever-long beauty sleep," Arwen said with a grin on her face. "Any usefulplans for today?"
"I'm planning on taking Firnephel for a ride, today's a special day to take one. Besides, something has been stirring in my mind, something I can't quite explain. But I know it's important." Airesiwe trailed out of her own thoughts for a moment. "I wish to go alone though, if you don't mind."
Arwen's eyes widened, then narrowed back down to normal size. "You know, you shouldn't be alone, especially in these woods, something evil is coming."
"So, you've had the same thought?"
"No, more like a premonition." Arwen smiled sheepishly. "Besides, you're much to young."
Airesiwe did not grin back. When Airesiwe was born, she was blessed by someone quite powerful, the one thing that many wished for, eternal youth. Airesiwe had been alive for 2,000 years, but still had the appearance of a teenager. She would never grow old, unless she took up her immortality or used up all of her power and became mortal.
"I have more experience in fighting than you will ever have in a lifetime." Airesiwe joked. Although little did she know that it was actually true. Airesiwe was the best warrior in Rivendell. She had been trained intensively at a very young age. "Now if you don't mind, I shall be going now."
"Very well then, but if something happens, hang in there and I'll come by."
"How will you know if I'm in trouble?" Airesiwe had mind powers, but rarely ever used them. She had ten given to her at birth, but had used no more than seven as a child. She now had only three left.
"I know these things, Airesiwe." That sheepish look came across Arwen's face, "Premonitions never lie."
Airesiwe walked to the field in which her horse was kept. Firnephel was Airesiwe's horse ever since she was a child. She, as a child, foolishly casted a magical blessing on the horse to make it have eternal life. He was the oldest of horses there, but like Airesiwe, showed no signs of age.
"Firnephel, oh boy." Airesiwe started to feel tense, but not because of her horse. "I've always wanted to go on an adventure, how 'bout you?"
Suddenly, her horse reared up on his hind legs and stayed in the air for at least a couple seconds before coming down. He snorted, kicked, then finally lay still as if nothing had happened.
"What is it boy, what did you hea-.." That is when she heard it. A loud screeching noise came from inside
the woods. It pierced her ears and caused her to keel over in pain. She got up panicked. "What is that!!??"
The noise stopped, but Firnephel still felt tense and cowered behind a nearby tree. Airesiwe showed no fear
though, and untied him and jumped on his back without even checking the saddle. Usually she rode bareback, but she figured she'd be riding him for awhile.
"Good boy, steady," Airesiwe whispered as they both promenaded silently into the dark woods.
