***
Deirdre looked around herself while she was surrounded by the darkness of the forest. She was
wondering if Angus was still around, and if so, if he would be close to her.
Something was moving through the forest. She could hear branches break behind her, and she
turned around.
"Angus?" she whispered, "Is that you?"
In the distance, she could hear something coming her way. It sounded like there were horses
running towards her.
All off the sudden there jumped a strange creature out of the bushes. It had the form of a
human, but on his body there grew thick black fur. It looked at her with it's bright yellow
eyes and howled like a wolf.
"What are you?" Deirdre screamed in horror.
The creature smiled, and long, white fangs were showing.
"Don't you know what I is, you silly girl?" it asked, walking towards her, "I is a creature of
the dark. But I thinks you knows me under the name of Werewolf."
"Do you have a name?" Deirdre whispered.
"I has a name! I is Omar, Mylady." the werewolf said, and bowed for Deirdre.
Deirdre noticed that the horses were very close now, and a white creature walked out of the
bushes. It was a large Centaur, with the pearlwhite body of a horse and on the place where
normally the head of the horse would be, there was the upper body of a man with long,
lightbrown hair. He was holding a bow and arrow and aimed at Deirdre.
"Get out of the way, Omar." he said with a deep voice.
More Centaurs stepped out of the bushes and surrounded Deirdre, while Omar went out of the way,
just like he was told to.
"You, what are you?" the white Centaur asked.
"I'm a human." Deirdre replied.
"What are you doing in our forest?"
"I am...what? Your forest? Excuse me but this forest belongs to Kells..."
"SILENCE!"
No one said a word until the Centaur spoke again.
"You do not belong here."
"I'm sorry, I was just looking for my friend, but if you want me to go..."
"You can't go."
"What? Why not?"
"You know too much. I am sure that you will get more of your kind and take over our forest."
"No, I won't! Honest!"
The Centaur ignored her and pointed his bow and arrow towards Deirdre.
She closed her eyes and fell on her knees, praying to the Gods to let her go, when all of the
sudden she felt a strong wind going through her hair.
* * *
She looked in front of her, and saw the back of a Gargoyle. His wings were spread out and the
small vains were clearly visible in the thin leather-like skin.
"Don't hurt her!" a familiar voice yelled, "She came here to see me. Please, let her live
and I'll make sure she won't betray us."
"Alright." the Centaur said, "But if she will, you will pay for it."
The Gargoyle folded his wings again, and the other Creatures walked back into the woods and
disappeared in the darkness...
He turned around to face Deirdre, and she looked down again before she could see his face.
"It's okay now." he whispered, holding out his hand to pull her back on her feet.
She took the hand and was pulled against his body, while she was still looking down.
Her hands touched his bare chest, and she could see that he was wounded. His stomach was
bleeding and was bonded with a dirty piece of cloth.
"Look at me, Deirdre."
She did so, and saw Angus' face, smiling. His dark brown eyes were sparkling. But instead of
smiling back, she turned her head down again.
"What's wrong?" Angus whispered, his nose touching her forehead.
"I'm sorry... I'm so terribly sorry..." she said, looking around, trying not to look at the
man. She swallowed, and when she decided to look at him, their lips brushed against each other.
They stood there for a while, not moving at all. She felt his hands holding her around the
waist, and his breath warmed her face. He had closed his eyes and swallowed. Deirdre was sure
he was enjoying this moment. She was a tad confused. She had never felt this way before in her
intire life. Did she fall in love with this former-thief?
She closed her eyes as well and decided that it was now or never, and softly, she kissed him.
His eyes opened and he looked shocked for a moment, but he kissed her too, after looking deep
into her eyes.
But all of the sudden, he ended their warm embrace and stepped away from her, holding his head.
"I can't!" he said...
***
Deirdre looked around herself while she was surrounded by the darkness of the forest. She was
wondering if Angus was still around, and if so, if he would be close to her.
Something was moving through the forest. She could hear branches break behind her, and she
turned around.
"Angus?" she whispered, "Is that you?"
In the distance, she could hear something coming her way. It sounded like there were horses
running towards her.
All off the sudden there jumped a strange creature out of the bushes. It had the form of a
human, but on his body there grew thick black fur. It looked at her with it's bright yellow
eyes and howled like a wolf.
"What are you?" Deirdre screamed in horror.
The creature smiled, and long, white fangs were showing.
"Don't you know what I is, you silly girl?" it asked, walking towards her, "I is a creature of
the dark. But I thinks you knows me under the name of Werewolf."
"Do you have a name?" Deirdre whispered.
"I has a name! I is Omar, Mylady." the werewolf said, and bowed for Deirdre.
Deirdre noticed that the horses were very close now, and a white creature walked out of the
bushes. It was a large Centaur, with the pearlwhite body of a horse and on the place where
normally the head of the horse would be, there was the upper body of a man with long,
lightbrown hair. He was holding a bow and arrow and aimed at Deirdre.
"Get out of the way, Omar." he said with a deep voice.
More Centaurs stepped out of the bushes and surrounded Deirdre, while Omar went out of the way,
just like he was told to.
"You, what are you?" the white Centaur asked.
"I'm a human." Deirdre replied.
"What are you doing in our forest?"
"I am...what? Your forest? Excuse me but this forest belongs to Kells..."
"SILENCE!"
No one said a word until the Centaur spoke again.
"You do not belong here."
"I'm sorry, I was just looking for my friend, but if you want me to go..."
"You can't go."
"What? Why not?"
"You know too much. I am sure that you will get more of your kind and take over our forest."
"No, I won't! Honest!"
The Centaur ignored her and pointed his bow and arrow towards Deirdre.
She closed her eyes and fell on her knees, praying to the Gods to let her go, when all of the
sudden she felt a strong wind going through her hair.
* * *
She looked in front of her, and saw the back of a Gargoyle. His wings were spread out and the
small vains were clearly visible in the thin leather-like skin.
"Don't hurt her!" a familiar voice yelled, "She came here to see me. Please, let her live
and I'll make sure she won't betray us."
"Alright." the Centaur said, "But if she will, you will pay for it."
The Gargoyle folded his wings again, and the other Creatures walked back into the woods and
disappeared in the darkness...
He turned around to face Deirdre, and she looked down again before she could see his face.
"It's okay now." he whispered, holding out his hand to pull her back on her feet.
She took the hand and was pulled against his body, while she was still looking down.
Her hands touched his bare chest, and she could see that he was wounded. His stomach was
bleeding and was bonded with a dirty piece of cloth.
"Look at me, Deirdre."
She did so, and saw Angus' face, smiling. His dark brown eyes were sparkling. But instead of
smiling back, she turned her head down again.
"What's wrong?" Angus whispered, his nose touching her forehead.
"I'm sorry... I'm so terribly sorry..." she said, looking around, trying not to look at the
man. She swallowed, and when she decided to look at him, their lips brushed against each other.
They stood there for a while, not moving at all. She felt his hands holding her around the
waist, and his breath warmed her face. He had closed his eyes and swallowed. Deirdre was sure
he was enjoying this moment. She was a tad confused. She had never felt this way before in her
intire life. Did she fall in love with this former-thief?
She closed her eyes as well and decided that it was now or never, and softly, she kissed him.
His eyes opened and he looked shocked for a moment, but he kissed her too, after looking deep
into her eyes.
But all of the sudden, he ended their warm embrace and stepped away from her, holding his head.
"I can't!" he said...
***