--I started to type, and this came from my fingers, and I'm not joking. I
have absolutely no idea where it came from.
Chapter Twelve
"No, I won't let you do it." There were tears in her eyes. "He'll kill you if you ever did that, Ranger Do'Urden, I won't let you get killed for that."
"I'll do it whither you want me to or not." His lavender eyes held eager flames with them. "It's just up to you to decide whither or not to escape. I don't care what happens to me, as long as you and your child are safe. When you get out, go to Silverymoon. Tell the Lady Alustriel that I sent you to her and she will gladly help. Do this for your child, Serenity. If you don't get out of here soon, the babe will die, and I won't let it happen if I can prevent it."
"He'll kill you –"
"He won't Serenity," Drizzt said quietly, once again looking to the unseen passageway to the outside of the mountain. "He want me alive, he will be wanting for me to suffer as much as possible before he even thinks of killing me. Please, Serenity, it is the only way that you will ever get out of here. Even if your husband agrees to give up the kingdom, Kelnozz will still kill you."
Tears falling down her cheeks, the young Luchièn woman agreed, though reluctant about what would happen to the dark elf.
"There's one more thing, Serenity." His voice was soft as he finished telling her the plan. "When you get to Silverymoon, my friends will be there, and I want you to tell them something ..."
* * * * *
Catti-brie walked down the halls, her hands carefully braiding her long auburn hair down her back. Her worry had increased since the High Lord of the Luchièlt people had arrived with news of the raid upon their home. She felt for the young male, since he had to choose between the woman he loved and the people that he was responsible for in his homeland.
"Your thoughts wondering also, eh?" A melodic voice interrupted her thoughts. Turning, Catti-brie saw that it was Gabriel. He had taken off his weapons and armor in favor of a pair of violet leggings and soft, white leather boots. He was also wearing a tunic that had been specially cut to fit around his wings. His strange eyes were filled with despair and longing as he looked at her. "Your not the only one."
"Ye thinkin' o' yer wife?" Catti-brie asked, careful to stay in step with him. "Ye have a right t' be worryin'."
He only nodded slightly, looking longingly out the window. The sky was filled with bright stars, and the young woman found herself longing for Drizzt's presence. He had always enjoyed the stars, studying them during his watch, a smile on his handsome face.
"You recognized Drizzt's name from somewhere, didn't ye?" She asked hesitantly, not knowing if she was correct in her guess. "I can tell that ye recognized the name. It was showin' in yer face when Alustriel be mentionin' it."
"Yes, I do recognize his name." He said wistfully, his gaze still focused on the night sky. "He has passed through our valley on a few occasions. After Montolio, the ranger that trained him, had died, he had come upon on of our hunting parties on accident. He was brought before my grandfather, who had been High Lord before myself. My grandfather judged him, asking Mielikke for guidance. The goddess showed him the right path, and he gave the ranger free passage through our land.
"Before he left, there was a different raid. Humans who were curious about our people had captured a small clan of our people. They killed all but one of them slowly. A young teenage girl." He closed his eyes, memories of the event playing through his mind. Catti-brie listened intently, having never heard this from Drizzt himself.
"They took her repeatedly, nearly succeeding in breaking her wonderful spirit." She could tell that he was close to tears. "No one deserves to be treated in the way that they treated her. She was a nothing but an exotic source of pleasure for them, was nothing but an object to be ordered around and flaunted to others. They would publicly humiliate her before disappearing without a single trace. Even worse was that, in the midst of all of this, she came to be with child. A human child is larger than a Luchièn child.
"We looked everywhere, and tried everything we knew to track them down. We couldn't find her anywhere, and we didn't know where to look." He turned amethyst eyes on her. "That I where Drizzt Do'Urden, Ranger of Mielikke, showed his true colors. He was able to find clues where we didn't, and is the one who finally managed to track down those despicable men. He helped us without expecting anything in return."
He smiled down at her. "I was part of the hunting party that followed the ranger to where that young woman, Serenity, was being kept." A light suddenly found its way into his gaze. "She decided that she didn't want anything to happen to the child. She gave birth to a beautiful little girl, though barely surviving long enough to see the child before collapsing from exhaustion. That child is nearly old enough be an adult. My sister raised her though, and Serenity has watched on the sidelines as an aunt, ever since the child was old enough to no longer need a wet nurse."
Catti-brie looked at him in amazement. She knew he was telling her something incredibly personal when he began talking about his wife. Alustriel had explained to her that Serenity had always been really sensitive about certain events in her past, though he hadn't explained what those events were. But now, her husband was talking about them himself.
His melodic laughter shook Catti-brie out of her thoughts. "I know what your thinking." He said softly, still chuckling. His violet eyes looked into her sapphire blue ones.
"What are ye meanin' by that?" She asked, looking back into his, undaunted by his height.
"I mean," he voice was soft, "I can actually read your thoughts. A few of our people have the ability of mind speak, and we are also given other abilities of the mind." He smiled. "It can really come in handy sometimes."
Catti-brie's eyes widened when she realized that those words had been spoken in her mind, and not out loud. She had thought that only wizards might have the ability to do that.
"I guess I'll see ye in the mornin' then," without so much as another sound, the strange, winged lord continued walking down the hallway.
* * * * *
To Drizzt's surprise, Kelnozz had left them alone for almost three days. He had spent those days gathering his strength, and helping Serenity gather hers, so that he could put his plan into motion. Hopefully, when she got to Silverymoon, Alustriel would get the message and warn people about wandering into that area.
However, their peace did not last for long.
The lock on the door started to rattle, just before the door opened. Drizzt stood, though he was still shaky on his feet, the pain of the lashes still painful to move with. He strategically placed himself in front of Serenity. He looked up at Kelnozz with flames in his lavender eyes.
"We are going to move you into a different cell." Kelnozz flashed him another one of his sardonic grins. "Don't want you raping the whelp."
As the captive black elf watched, the drow warriors unlocked the chains from where they were locked to the wall. Drizzt had already spent hours trying to get out of the adamantium chains. All that was that was to show of his struggles was the open, bleeding scuffs around his wrists. Seeing the separate key on the soldier's belt, he took it and threw it as quietly as he could to Serenity so that she could unlock her chains.
"If you pull anything funny," Kelnozz grabbed Drizzt by his still sore shoulders, his red eyes boring into his face. "I'll be forced to kill the whelp. And you don't want her blood on your hands, do you?"
The once again stoic ranger didn't say a word. Taking the silent treatment as an agreement, Kelnozz nodded at the two soldiers holding the ends of Drizzt's chains. As soon as Kelnozz's attentions were no longer on her, Serenity unlocked the chains around her ankles, and, as soon as the doors had closed, she walked over to the passage that she had found, she started her way to the surface.
Outside, as soon as the door was locked and the key holder had gone ahead with Kelnozz, Drizzt set his plan into action. Jerking the chains from the surprised warriors, he used what strength he had gathered to spin then in a tight circle of protection around himself. One of the warriors started forward in an attempt to recapture the renegade. Drizzt swung one of the chains around to gather the drow's weapons, and the other was whipped across the warrior's head, killing him instantaneously.
Drizzt fought for what seemed like hours, the rattling of the adamantium chains around his wrists hiding the sound of the passageway being collapsed behind the escaping Luchièn woman.
As he fought, Drizzt began to tire quickly. He knew that he wouldn't be able to hold against the fighting warriors for long, but at least Serenity would be safe in Silverymoon, and that she would be able to go back to her people.
-- O-O wow. Wonder where that came from. I just spent the last half-hour typing that. Hope you like! ^-^ Review please!
Chapter Twelve
"No, I won't let you do it." There were tears in her eyes. "He'll kill you if you ever did that, Ranger Do'Urden, I won't let you get killed for that."
"I'll do it whither you want me to or not." His lavender eyes held eager flames with them. "It's just up to you to decide whither or not to escape. I don't care what happens to me, as long as you and your child are safe. When you get out, go to Silverymoon. Tell the Lady Alustriel that I sent you to her and she will gladly help. Do this for your child, Serenity. If you don't get out of here soon, the babe will die, and I won't let it happen if I can prevent it."
"He'll kill you –"
"He won't Serenity," Drizzt said quietly, once again looking to the unseen passageway to the outside of the mountain. "He want me alive, he will be wanting for me to suffer as much as possible before he even thinks of killing me. Please, Serenity, it is the only way that you will ever get out of here. Even if your husband agrees to give up the kingdom, Kelnozz will still kill you."
Tears falling down her cheeks, the young Luchièn woman agreed, though reluctant about what would happen to the dark elf.
"There's one more thing, Serenity." His voice was soft as he finished telling her the plan. "When you get to Silverymoon, my friends will be there, and I want you to tell them something ..."
* * * * *
Catti-brie walked down the halls, her hands carefully braiding her long auburn hair down her back. Her worry had increased since the High Lord of the Luchièlt people had arrived with news of the raid upon their home. She felt for the young male, since he had to choose between the woman he loved and the people that he was responsible for in his homeland.
"Your thoughts wondering also, eh?" A melodic voice interrupted her thoughts. Turning, Catti-brie saw that it was Gabriel. He had taken off his weapons and armor in favor of a pair of violet leggings and soft, white leather boots. He was also wearing a tunic that had been specially cut to fit around his wings. His strange eyes were filled with despair and longing as he looked at her. "Your not the only one."
"Ye thinkin' o' yer wife?" Catti-brie asked, careful to stay in step with him. "Ye have a right t' be worryin'."
He only nodded slightly, looking longingly out the window. The sky was filled with bright stars, and the young woman found herself longing for Drizzt's presence. He had always enjoyed the stars, studying them during his watch, a smile on his handsome face.
"You recognized Drizzt's name from somewhere, didn't ye?" She asked hesitantly, not knowing if she was correct in her guess. "I can tell that ye recognized the name. It was showin' in yer face when Alustriel be mentionin' it."
"Yes, I do recognize his name." He said wistfully, his gaze still focused on the night sky. "He has passed through our valley on a few occasions. After Montolio, the ranger that trained him, had died, he had come upon on of our hunting parties on accident. He was brought before my grandfather, who had been High Lord before myself. My grandfather judged him, asking Mielikke for guidance. The goddess showed him the right path, and he gave the ranger free passage through our land.
"Before he left, there was a different raid. Humans who were curious about our people had captured a small clan of our people. They killed all but one of them slowly. A young teenage girl." He closed his eyes, memories of the event playing through his mind. Catti-brie listened intently, having never heard this from Drizzt himself.
"They took her repeatedly, nearly succeeding in breaking her wonderful spirit." She could tell that he was close to tears. "No one deserves to be treated in the way that they treated her. She was a nothing but an exotic source of pleasure for them, was nothing but an object to be ordered around and flaunted to others. They would publicly humiliate her before disappearing without a single trace. Even worse was that, in the midst of all of this, she came to be with child. A human child is larger than a Luchièn child.
"We looked everywhere, and tried everything we knew to track them down. We couldn't find her anywhere, and we didn't know where to look." He turned amethyst eyes on her. "That I where Drizzt Do'Urden, Ranger of Mielikke, showed his true colors. He was able to find clues where we didn't, and is the one who finally managed to track down those despicable men. He helped us without expecting anything in return."
He smiled down at her. "I was part of the hunting party that followed the ranger to where that young woman, Serenity, was being kept." A light suddenly found its way into his gaze. "She decided that she didn't want anything to happen to the child. She gave birth to a beautiful little girl, though barely surviving long enough to see the child before collapsing from exhaustion. That child is nearly old enough be an adult. My sister raised her though, and Serenity has watched on the sidelines as an aunt, ever since the child was old enough to no longer need a wet nurse."
Catti-brie looked at him in amazement. She knew he was telling her something incredibly personal when he began talking about his wife. Alustriel had explained to her that Serenity had always been really sensitive about certain events in her past, though he hadn't explained what those events were. But now, her husband was talking about them himself.
His melodic laughter shook Catti-brie out of her thoughts. "I know what your thinking." He said softly, still chuckling. His violet eyes looked into her sapphire blue ones.
"What are ye meanin' by that?" She asked, looking back into his, undaunted by his height.
"I mean," he voice was soft, "I can actually read your thoughts. A few of our people have the ability of mind speak, and we are also given other abilities of the mind." He smiled. "It can really come in handy sometimes."
Catti-brie's eyes widened when she realized that those words had been spoken in her mind, and not out loud. She had thought that only wizards might have the ability to do that.
"I guess I'll see ye in the mornin' then," without so much as another sound, the strange, winged lord continued walking down the hallway.
* * * * *
To Drizzt's surprise, Kelnozz had left them alone for almost three days. He had spent those days gathering his strength, and helping Serenity gather hers, so that he could put his plan into motion. Hopefully, when she got to Silverymoon, Alustriel would get the message and warn people about wandering into that area.
However, their peace did not last for long.
The lock on the door started to rattle, just before the door opened. Drizzt stood, though he was still shaky on his feet, the pain of the lashes still painful to move with. He strategically placed himself in front of Serenity. He looked up at Kelnozz with flames in his lavender eyes.
"We are going to move you into a different cell." Kelnozz flashed him another one of his sardonic grins. "Don't want you raping the whelp."
As the captive black elf watched, the drow warriors unlocked the chains from where they were locked to the wall. Drizzt had already spent hours trying to get out of the adamantium chains. All that was that was to show of his struggles was the open, bleeding scuffs around his wrists. Seeing the separate key on the soldier's belt, he took it and threw it as quietly as he could to Serenity so that she could unlock her chains.
"If you pull anything funny," Kelnozz grabbed Drizzt by his still sore shoulders, his red eyes boring into his face. "I'll be forced to kill the whelp. And you don't want her blood on your hands, do you?"
The once again stoic ranger didn't say a word. Taking the silent treatment as an agreement, Kelnozz nodded at the two soldiers holding the ends of Drizzt's chains. As soon as Kelnozz's attentions were no longer on her, Serenity unlocked the chains around her ankles, and, as soon as the doors had closed, she walked over to the passage that she had found, she started her way to the surface.
Outside, as soon as the door was locked and the key holder had gone ahead with Kelnozz, Drizzt set his plan into action. Jerking the chains from the surprised warriors, he used what strength he had gathered to spin then in a tight circle of protection around himself. One of the warriors started forward in an attempt to recapture the renegade. Drizzt swung one of the chains around to gather the drow's weapons, and the other was whipped across the warrior's head, killing him instantaneously.
Drizzt fought for what seemed like hours, the rattling of the adamantium chains around his wrists hiding the sound of the passageway being collapsed behind the escaping Luchièn woman.
As he fought, Drizzt began to tire quickly. He knew that he wouldn't be able to hold against the fighting warriors for long, but at least Serenity would be safe in Silverymoon, and that she would be able to go back to her people.
-- O-O wow. Wonder where that came from. I just spent the last half-hour typing that. Hope you like! ^-^ Review please!