Alia pressed one ear against the door and listened if Éowyn went downstairs
again. When she was sure that the woman had gone, she silently opened the
door and sneaked out of the room. She had to see the woman again!
When she noticed that the soldier were still guarding the door, she instinctively sneaked into the room next to the other and looked around.
"Oh my god," she whispered when she realised that she was in Théodred's room and that the young man was sleeping in his bed.
Without making a noise she climbed over his veranda into the window of the woman's room. Alia giggled a bit when she hopped on the floor and landed next to the bed. Théodred would be really pissed off when would know what happened some minutes ago.
"Good, let's see, what you can tell me about your cruel death my dear," whispered Alia and took the young woman's hand and stroked the burned flesh. A tear sprang into her eye and rolled down her cheek.
Than she closed her eyes and waited. Nothing happened but she realised that she had become very tired in the past few minutes. She smiled. Someone wanted to talk to her...
Without opening her eyes she lay down one the floor and fell asleep at the same time.
**
~ Darkness was all she could see at first. Then the dust began to clear and a young woman smiled at her. Her long black hair was curled and danced in the wind while she stood in front of a little house. Alia noticed that the woman looked right through her and she realised that another elderly woman stood behind her.
"Please look after you when you walk around in the forest this night Elea. Bad things have happened in the last few days," said the old woman and stroked Elea's curls. "Oh mother! I'm always careful, you know that! And now go inside, it's getting cold out here. Your cough is getting worse if you stay here too long," said the young woman and turned around.
She didn't even look back when she ran into the forest to a small river. Alia followed her and kept her distance when Elea sat down on the river bank.
Suddenly Alia saw a dark shape one the water. She wanted to scream, tell Elea to run but no single sound escaped from her lips. She just could watch the dark figure coming nearer and nearer. 'His face', she thought. 'I have to get a look at his face!'
Just when he approached behind Elea and Alia was about to see his face everything faded to black and...~~
Alia woke up with a shriek. Furiously she stared at her brother who was still shaking her. "You damn idiot!!! Why did you wake me up ?? I was about to see his face when you woke me up! And now everything was useless because the dead only come to talk once!!" His sister yelled at him and slapped his hands away.
"I'm sorry but I thought that you had fainted again and I wanted to get you out of that trance. Now follow me before ada and the others arrive. They've surely heard you yell," Eldarion said and dragged his sister out of the room.
In front of her door he stopped and kissed her good- night before turning away and disappearing into his own room.
Alia climbed on her bed and stared at the ceiling in anger. She had been this close to all the answers they need.
Before she could think more about it, she fell asleep again but this time she didn't dream...
When she noticed that the soldier were still guarding the door, she instinctively sneaked into the room next to the other and looked around.
"Oh my god," she whispered when she realised that she was in Théodred's room and that the young man was sleeping in his bed.
Without making a noise she climbed over his veranda into the window of the woman's room. Alia giggled a bit when she hopped on the floor and landed next to the bed. Théodred would be really pissed off when would know what happened some minutes ago.
"Good, let's see, what you can tell me about your cruel death my dear," whispered Alia and took the young woman's hand and stroked the burned flesh. A tear sprang into her eye and rolled down her cheek.
Than she closed her eyes and waited. Nothing happened but she realised that she had become very tired in the past few minutes. She smiled. Someone wanted to talk to her...
Without opening her eyes she lay down one the floor and fell asleep at the same time.
**
~ Darkness was all she could see at first. Then the dust began to clear and a young woman smiled at her. Her long black hair was curled and danced in the wind while she stood in front of a little house. Alia noticed that the woman looked right through her and she realised that another elderly woman stood behind her.
"Please look after you when you walk around in the forest this night Elea. Bad things have happened in the last few days," said the old woman and stroked Elea's curls. "Oh mother! I'm always careful, you know that! And now go inside, it's getting cold out here. Your cough is getting worse if you stay here too long," said the young woman and turned around.
She didn't even look back when she ran into the forest to a small river. Alia followed her and kept her distance when Elea sat down on the river bank.
Suddenly Alia saw a dark shape one the water. She wanted to scream, tell Elea to run but no single sound escaped from her lips. She just could watch the dark figure coming nearer and nearer. 'His face', she thought. 'I have to get a look at his face!'
Just when he approached behind Elea and Alia was about to see his face everything faded to black and...~~
Alia woke up with a shriek. Furiously she stared at her brother who was still shaking her. "You damn idiot!!! Why did you wake me up ?? I was about to see his face when you woke me up! And now everything was useless because the dead only come to talk once!!" His sister yelled at him and slapped his hands away.
"I'm sorry but I thought that you had fainted again and I wanted to get you out of that trance. Now follow me before ada and the others arrive. They've surely heard you yell," Eldarion said and dragged his sister out of the room.
In front of her door he stopped and kissed her good- night before turning away and disappearing into his own room.
Alia climbed on her bed and stared at the ceiling in anger. She had been this close to all the answers they need.
Before she could think more about it, she fell asleep again but this time she didn't dream...