-- Thank you all of those for guessing. I just finished reading The Dark Elf Trilogy for the 100th time, so that's what gave me the idea. ^-^ But, you'll just have to continuing reading this fic in order to find out. D **evil smirk**
Chapter Four
"Well, the road seems to be clear." Drizzt looked up at the sky, looking at the sky. They had been traveling for about a week. It had been fairly uneventful thus far, and the ranger wanted to keep it that way, since Delly and Colson wouldn't be able to defend themselves in an attack.
As he walked ahead of the group, he felt a slight tug at his sleeve. Looking down, he smiled and the two-year-old walking by his side. Colson looked up at her uncle through her bright blue eyes, curiousity gleaming within them.
"Uncle Drizzit?" She asked softly, sliding her small hand into his slender one. "Why aren't you married yet?"
Drizzt blushed at the innocent question, once again glad that his dark skin hid the reaction. He thought for a few minutes before answerring the small child's question.
"Well, Colson, I just haven't found the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with." He smiled at her as she looked up at him questioningly. "But, when I find her, I will ask her to marry me. Is that alright with you?"
Smiling, the two-year-old smiled at him. "Yep! I just hope that you find her soon, Uncle Drizzit."
With a smile, thre ranger lifted the child up so that she was sitting on his shoulders, looking around. She laughed as he reached up and poked her sides with his free hand, laughing as hre listened to her laughter.
Catti-brie watched from the wagon as Drizzt and Colson walked ahead of the group, laughing. Delly smiled warmly as she saw the expression on her friend's face, recognizing it.
"He'll be a good father one day, don't ye think, Cat?" She asked as she watched the scene with her. "Colson really seems to enjoy bein' with him. And he's always smilin' when she's with him."
Catti-brie smiled slightly as she thought about how true that statement was at that moment. "Yeah, you can say that, I guess Delly." She turned back to find her friend smiling at her knowingly. "What are ye lookin' at mre like that for, Delly?"
"Ye have that same sparkle in yer eye that he normally gets whren he's watchin' ye with Colson, Cat." She said softly, taking Catti-brie's hand in her own, while frowning slightly and shaking her head. "Ye haven't told him how ye feel yet, have ye?"
Catti-brie sighed, looking at the woman only a few months from giving birth to a child. "No, Delly," she said quietly, looking down at the dirt road below her feet. "I haven't. I'm just, I'm not sure I'm ready to tell him how I feel just yet. I'm just not ready for this, even though I have a feeling that he is."
Delly laughed softly. "Well, I have a feeling that ye're right about that Cat."
The young woman smiled and continued watching the two-year-old and the ranger. "Though, he's always seemed really comfortable around kids." She chuckled as she remembered some of the times after Drizzt had been passing through Silverymoon. The children, human and elven alike, had seen him and had run over, all of them asking him questions. Apparently there had been many tales after the dwarves of Mithril Hall, and what aid had been sent to them, and many of the children had been eager to hear what the ranger's part in the large battle had been. With a smile on his face, the drow had told the eager bunch what had happened. "Like the one time we went to Silverymoon after the battle with the drow. I have never seen him weave a tale such as that, even though I had been there next to him . . . "
The rest of the afternoon and evening passed by peacefully, uneventfully and soon the companions were forced to stop to make camp. Drizzt claimed the first watch, sitting infront of the fire, his eyes staring into the stinging flames. His mind wondered, as it had done much of the time when he was alone, after Wulfgar and Delly had come to the Dale with Colson.
"Is there something on your mind this evening, my friend?" The deep voice startled the drow, since he had assumed that everyone but himself was fast asleep. "I've never been able to catch you off of your guard before now."
The ranger sighed, leaning back against a tree close to the fire. "Aye, it has been. A lot of things actually."
Wulfgar sat down on the other side of the fire, watching his close friend intently. "If you want to talk about it?"
Drizzt sighed, turning his gaze to the stars above his head. "Not really," his voice was soft, causing the barbarian to lean forward to hear him. "Everything is so confusing right now," he closed his eyes, not knowing what else to say. "And at this moment, I don't know what to say."
Wulfgar smiled, looking at the drow ranger sitting just on the other side of the fire. He had a feeling that he know what was going through his companion's mind. Delly had talked to him a few nights ago about what she had seen was with both Drizzt and Catti-brie.
"Well, if you ever need anyone to talk to, you can always talk to me." He stood, stretching his arms to that it seemed as if he was taller tham his already near-seven-foot high stature. "Now, if you will excuse me, I think that I'll leave you to your watch in peace my friend."
The drow smiled slightly, watching his friend go back to lie besides his sleeping wife and daughter. Looking back up at the sky, Drizzt had a feeling that it would be a long night.
Until he heard, something his elven hearing only barely picked up, the cry of a frightened child...
--Mu-ah-ah-ah-ah!!! Cliffhanger!! **evil smirk** Now the action begins to pick up!!!!!!!! D Thought the little part with Colson would be cute, ^-^. I'll try and update soon, hehehe. You'll just have to wait until then. R/R!! or else **evil music playing**
Chapter Four
"Well, the road seems to be clear." Drizzt looked up at the sky, looking at the sky. They had been traveling for about a week. It had been fairly uneventful thus far, and the ranger wanted to keep it that way, since Delly and Colson wouldn't be able to defend themselves in an attack.
As he walked ahead of the group, he felt a slight tug at his sleeve. Looking down, he smiled and the two-year-old walking by his side. Colson looked up at her uncle through her bright blue eyes, curiousity gleaming within them.
"Uncle Drizzit?" She asked softly, sliding her small hand into his slender one. "Why aren't you married yet?"
Drizzt blushed at the innocent question, once again glad that his dark skin hid the reaction. He thought for a few minutes before answerring the small child's question.
"Well, Colson, I just haven't found the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with." He smiled at her as she looked up at him questioningly. "But, when I find her, I will ask her to marry me. Is that alright with you?"
Smiling, the two-year-old smiled at him. "Yep! I just hope that you find her soon, Uncle Drizzit."
With a smile, thre ranger lifted the child up so that she was sitting on his shoulders, looking around. She laughed as he reached up and poked her sides with his free hand, laughing as hre listened to her laughter.
Catti-brie watched from the wagon as Drizzt and Colson walked ahead of the group, laughing. Delly smiled warmly as she saw the expression on her friend's face, recognizing it.
"He'll be a good father one day, don't ye think, Cat?" She asked as she watched the scene with her. "Colson really seems to enjoy bein' with him. And he's always smilin' when she's with him."
Catti-brie smiled slightly as she thought about how true that statement was at that moment. "Yeah, you can say that, I guess Delly." She turned back to find her friend smiling at her knowingly. "What are ye lookin' at mre like that for, Delly?"
"Ye have that same sparkle in yer eye that he normally gets whren he's watchin' ye with Colson, Cat." She said softly, taking Catti-brie's hand in her own, while frowning slightly and shaking her head. "Ye haven't told him how ye feel yet, have ye?"
Catti-brie sighed, looking at the woman only a few months from giving birth to a child. "No, Delly," she said quietly, looking down at the dirt road below her feet. "I haven't. I'm just, I'm not sure I'm ready to tell him how I feel just yet. I'm just not ready for this, even though I have a feeling that he is."
Delly laughed softly. "Well, I have a feeling that ye're right about that Cat."
The young woman smiled and continued watching the two-year-old and the ranger. "Though, he's always seemed really comfortable around kids." She chuckled as she remembered some of the times after Drizzt had been passing through Silverymoon. The children, human and elven alike, had seen him and had run over, all of them asking him questions. Apparently there had been many tales after the dwarves of Mithril Hall, and what aid had been sent to them, and many of the children had been eager to hear what the ranger's part in the large battle had been. With a smile on his face, the drow had told the eager bunch what had happened. "Like the one time we went to Silverymoon after the battle with the drow. I have never seen him weave a tale such as that, even though I had been there next to him . . . "
The rest of the afternoon and evening passed by peacefully, uneventfully and soon the companions were forced to stop to make camp. Drizzt claimed the first watch, sitting infront of the fire, his eyes staring into the stinging flames. His mind wondered, as it had done much of the time when he was alone, after Wulfgar and Delly had come to the Dale with Colson.
"Is there something on your mind this evening, my friend?" The deep voice startled the drow, since he had assumed that everyone but himself was fast asleep. "I've never been able to catch you off of your guard before now."
The ranger sighed, leaning back against a tree close to the fire. "Aye, it has been. A lot of things actually."
Wulfgar sat down on the other side of the fire, watching his close friend intently. "If you want to talk about it?"
Drizzt sighed, turning his gaze to the stars above his head. "Not really," his voice was soft, causing the barbarian to lean forward to hear him. "Everything is so confusing right now," he closed his eyes, not knowing what else to say. "And at this moment, I don't know what to say."
Wulfgar smiled, looking at the drow ranger sitting just on the other side of the fire. He had a feeling that he know what was going through his companion's mind. Delly had talked to him a few nights ago about what she had seen was with both Drizzt and Catti-brie.
"Well, if you ever need anyone to talk to, you can always talk to me." He stood, stretching his arms to that it seemed as if he was taller tham his already near-seven-foot high stature. "Now, if you will excuse me, I think that I'll leave you to your watch in peace my friend."
The drow smiled slightly, watching his friend go back to lie besides his sleeping wife and daughter. Looking back up at the sky, Drizzt had a feeling that it would be a long night.
Until he heard, something his elven hearing only barely picked up, the cry of a frightened child...
--Mu-ah-ah-ah-ah!!! Cliffhanger!! **evil smirk** Now the action begins to pick up!!!!!!!! D Thought the little part with Colson would be cute, ^-^. I'll try and update soon, hehehe. You'll just have to wait until then. R/R!! or else **evil music playing**