--Well, people, my mind is wondering again, and I have to get this out of
my head before it takes over completely. I'm serious! I won't be able to
stop thinking about it until I have typed it, so, here's another chapter!!
Chapter Thirteen
Without warning, the instincts of the hunter took over Drizzt's senses, and he was unable to stop it. Kelnozz's eyes widened at the scene that quickly developed before him.
Even as one soldier attacked, the hunter was able to fend off others. And all he had for protection were those whipping chains. He kept himself in front of the door of the room he had been brought out of, though why the hunter stayed there, it did not know. He fought with everything he had, though it was almost futile.
The chains killed a few of the drow, but even the hunter, in such a weakened state, would not be able to hold them off for long. A few of the soldiers started to notice this and began to stress those points.
Drizzt's worry for Serenity soon rid the hunter from his mind, though he didn't understand how that state of mind had ended for him so quickly. Looking again, back at the room, and hoping that the young Luchièlt woman had escaped, he slowly allowed the pain and weariness from so long in those accursed caves take him over.
When the drow warriors finally had him cornered (and having lost a few of their number in the process), Kelnozz came forward with an incredibly snide expression on his face.
"Well, Do'Urden, I see that you will indeed have the blood of the whelp on your hands." The closest two warriors used another set of adamantium chains to bind his wrists together behind his back. After a nod from their leader, they forced him into the room from whence he had only just been removed. When Kelnozz realized that the woman was gone, he turned furious red eyes onto his captive.
"Where is she ?!?!" He yelled, his face inches from that of the captive. "What have you done with her ?!?!"
Drizzt only smiled, chuckling softly in reply. "You will never find her. I will never reveal to you where she has gone. She will find her people, and she will warn others that a group of other renegades have come to the surface. You will be hunted."
Without warning, a fist came out from his left, and the exhausted Drizzt had no time to dodge or block it before all was plunged into merciful darkness.
* * * * *
She ran, as best as she could, through the forest. Serenity had been trying to get away from that horrible place for the longest time, yet tears poured down her face as she thought of what that Ranger of Mielikke could be going through at that very moment.
Stopping to catch her breath, the young woman realized that she could go no further for long, and that she would need a place to hide. It was early morning, and the sky was cloudless, so she would be safe for a while. She knew that the drow wouldn't come out for a while, not until the sun went down.
Placing one hand over her swollen belly, she closed her eyes, sliding down the trunk to sit at the base of the tree. Tears poured down her face as she thought of what message might be sent to her husband since she had escaped. At the moment, she had no idea where exactly she was. Closing her eyes, she tried to remember what Drizzt had told her.
South, east. Was that it? Was that where she went to get to Silverymoon? Her shoulders shook as she tried to remember, only thoughts of her husband kept running through her head. He must think her dead by now. With another start, realized that the child would be coming in only a few short weeks, two at least. Determination and adrenaline again flowing through her mind, she struggled to her feet, looking to the sky. She knew that, in her condition, it would be almost impossible for her to fly, but she still spread her wings, determined to get to Silverymoon before she gave up what little hope she had left.
Pushing back the pain that it caused her, she lifted herself into the sky, following the vague directions of the ranger.
* * * * *
"What're ye doin' out here alone, Cat?" Delly asked quietly, waddling up to where Catti-brie stood on the wall, her eyes scanning the horizon, from the direction where they had come from. The younger woman looked at her friend, sighing. "He'll come, don't ye be worryin', and he's always managed to get out of trouble before."
"I'm not knowin' 'bout this though, Delly." Her voice was quiet. "After what Gabriel was sayin' somethin' 'bout dark elves on the surface, I've been wonderin'. Mikhail had also said somethin' about the drow bein' the ones who killed his clan. What if that is what happened to Drizzt? What if they were after him too?"
"We don't know for sure, do we, Cat?" She spoke softly, placing one hand on her friend's shoulder. "When we find out, we'll be able to do somethin'. Until then, what else is there for us to be doin'? We don't know if he's even in the same place as where we be leavin' him. He'll come back, Cat, someway or another. Don't ye be worryin'."
Catti-brie smiled at her friend. "I know, but I just can't help but to be worryin'. Its been almost two weeks since we be leavin' him, since elflin' came and found us, with Guen no less," a smile lit her face. "He would normally be here by now. I'm net even knowin' why." A sudden thought came to mind. "Where's Colson?"
Delly chuckled. "She be playin' with Mikhail. Lady Alustriel already be startin' to teach him the common language so that we'll be able to understand what he's sayin' better."
"That's good." Catti-brie smiled, and began walking with her friend back into the city. Delly laughed as they started to walk down the hall, telling her friend of Wulfgar's reaction when he first met the High Lord of the Luchièlt people.
-- I know, short chappie, but I'll try to get the next one to be longer. Who knows though? Please review! It's always nice when ye do! ^-^
Chapter Thirteen
Without warning, the instincts of the hunter took over Drizzt's senses, and he was unable to stop it. Kelnozz's eyes widened at the scene that quickly developed before him.
Even as one soldier attacked, the hunter was able to fend off others. And all he had for protection were those whipping chains. He kept himself in front of the door of the room he had been brought out of, though why the hunter stayed there, it did not know. He fought with everything he had, though it was almost futile.
The chains killed a few of the drow, but even the hunter, in such a weakened state, would not be able to hold them off for long. A few of the soldiers started to notice this and began to stress those points.
Drizzt's worry for Serenity soon rid the hunter from his mind, though he didn't understand how that state of mind had ended for him so quickly. Looking again, back at the room, and hoping that the young Luchièlt woman had escaped, he slowly allowed the pain and weariness from so long in those accursed caves take him over.
When the drow warriors finally had him cornered (and having lost a few of their number in the process), Kelnozz came forward with an incredibly snide expression on his face.
"Well, Do'Urden, I see that you will indeed have the blood of the whelp on your hands." The closest two warriors used another set of adamantium chains to bind his wrists together behind his back. After a nod from their leader, they forced him into the room from whence he had only just been removed. When Kelnozz realized that the woman was gone, he turned furious red eyes onto his captive.
"Where is she ?!?!" He yelled, his face inches from that of the captive. "What have you done with her ?!?!"
Drizzt only smiled, chuckling softly in reply. "You will never find her. I will never reveal to you where she has gone. She will find her people, and she will warn others that a group of other renegades have come to the surface. You will be hunted."
Without warning, a fist came out from his left, and the exhausted Drizzt had no time to dodge or block it before all was plunged into merciful darkness.
* * * * *
She ran, as best as she could, through the forest. Serenity had been trying to get away from that horrible place for the longest time, yet tears poured down her face as she thought of what that Ranger of Mielikke could be going through at that very moment.
Stopping to catch her breath, the young woman realized that she could go no further for long, and that she would need a place to hide. It was early morning, and the sky was cloudless, so she would be safe for a while. She knew that the drow wouldn't come out for a while, not until the sun went down.
Placing one hand over her swollen belly, she closed her eyes, sliding down the trunk to sit at the base of the tree. Tears poured down her face as she thought of what message might be sent to her husband since she had escaped. At the moment, she had no idea where exactly she was. Closing her eyes, she tried to remember what Drizzt had told her.
South, east. Was that it? Was that where she went to get to Silverymoon? Her shoulders shook as she tried to remember, only thoughts of her husband kept running through her head. He must think her dead by now. With another start, realized that the child would be coming in only a few short weeks, two at least. Determination and adrenaline again flowing through her mind, she struggled to her feet, looking to the sky. She knew that, in her condition, it would be almost impossible for her to fly, but she still spread her wings, determined to get to Silverymoon before she gave up what little hope she had left.
Pushing back the pain that it caused her, she lifted herself into the sky, following the vague directions of the ranger.
* * * * *
"What're ye doin' out here alone, Cat?" Delly asked quietly, waddling up to where Catti-brie stood on the wall, her eyes scanning the horizon, from the direction where they had come from. The younger woman looked at her friend, sighing. "He'll come, don't ye be worryin', and he's always managed to get out of trouble before."
"I'm not knowin' 'bout this though, Delly." Her voice was quiet. "After what Gabriel was sayin' somethin' 'bout dark elves on the surface, I've been wonderin'. Mikhail had also said somethin' about the drow bein' the ones who killed his clan. What if that is what happened to Drizzt? What if they were after him too?"
"We don't know for sure, do we, Cat?" She spoke softly, placing one hand on her friend's shoulder. "When we find out, we'll be able to do somethin'. Until then, what else is there for us to be doin'? We don't know if he's even in the same place as where we be leavin' him. He'll come back, Cat, someway or another. Don't ye be worryin'."
Catti-brie smiled at her friend. "I know, but I just can't help but to be worryin'. Its been almost two weeks since we be leavin' him, since elflin' came and found us, with Guen no less," a smile lit her face. "He would normally be here by now. I'm net even knowin' why." A sudden thought came to mind. "Where's Colson?"
Delly chuckled. "She be playin' with Mikhail. Lady Alustriel already be startin' to teach him the common language so that we'll be able to understand what he's sayin' better."
"That's good." Catti-brie smiled, and began walking with her friend back into the city. Delly laughed as they started to walk down the hall, telling her friend of Wulfgar's reaction when he first met the High Lord of the Luchièlt people.
-- I know, short chappie, but I'll try to get the next one to be longer. Who knows though? Please review! It's always nice when ye do! ^-^