Alanna crawls on "She's trying to kill me, Help…" trails off as she dragged away.
Fearless Lioness appears "Now what is she on about?" rubs blood off face "Ok, please read and review, I would like more than one this time" sigh "Is anybody really reading this?" big eyes and pout.
"This was hard to write cos I had a major writers block, but it will do till I get more reviews… hint, hint"
Thom awoke with the short haired dog licking his face. He sat up gingerly aware of the pain in his shoulder.
He looked around, a healer busied himself a bit off, "You ok?" he asked gruffly seeing Thom was awake "You just fell over outside, out cold you were," he said prodding and poking the boy.
Thom sat up his eyes wide, his fingers ran along the fine scar on his left hand.
The door swung open and Alex slipped in, "You don't look good" he stated dryly.
"No.." Thom's brow crinkled, "Alex do you have magic?" he asked
Alex raised a dark eyebrow. "Not a speck," he said "Why?"
Thom looked at the healer, he raised his hands "Ex-cu-se me!" he dragged out the words before walking out.
Thom slid of the bed and said hesitantly, "I have a twin sister, and before I left she cut my palm and her own, and pressed them together"
Alex looked at the younger boy his face expressionless, "Sorry Thom I don't have magic" he pressed his lips together "I can ask Jon if you want?"
Thom wrinkled his nose "No thanks"
Just then Gary waltzed in "Come on Alex" he looked at Thom shamelessly before giving a shrug and dragging Alex out.
Thom watched them go, he didn't care for people that much so he had no want to be in a group such as Alex's.
A bark awoke him from his thoughts, and Thom glaring at the dog, padded to the door.
"I don't have any food you know" he said feeling foolish for talking to a dog.
The dog just wagged his tail, and Thom muttering curses walked with the dog back to his room.
He looked out, it was Spring, but still cold, he knew Alanna wouldn't like it
He got out his magic books and gingerly opened the black book, his fingers caressing the leather edges.
He opened it, when the dog slipped under his legs and nipped his knees.
The book fell across his room without a noise. Thom frowning picked it up, it had opened near the back. Almost at once words sprang out at him.
Blood Magic
Blood magic is normal magic strengthen with blood.
People used to use Blood Magic as sealers for promises, but today it is used as binding or tying two or more people together.
One person will get the other's pain, or anger, while the other person can get strength and even health.
Both can draw on any magical powers the other may have.
Blood ties are a rare type of magic….
Thom glared at the book and threw it back across the room in a fit of anger.
He remembered the pain in his shoulder that the healer had healed and wondered how Alanna had hurt herself.
Alanna stumbled her thin night-dress splashed with dirty rain water.
Groaning she slowly got up her eyelids heavy with exhaustion.
Her limbs struggled to keep moving, wearily she sank in front of a large tree, it's flowers just beginning to bud.
Her back fell against the trunk and her head lolled forward.
Alanna was drained after five restless hours of running and walking through woodland, her whole body was aching and her brain numb.
Jason wrinkled his nose, he walked with ease through the thick under growth. His footing light, and his green eyes sharp.
He froze, his ears straining, then he heard it again, and his footing even lighter approached the noise.
A small figure lay curled up under a tree, wild bright red hair flaring around her. Jason tilted his head to the side and the turned and sparing a glance over his shoulder as ran and skidded down the hill to the road. He ran in a pony, and ignoring the angry cried that followed he raced round to front wagon.
"If that boy doesn't get here soon, I swear to the goddess I'm going to skin him alive" a woman's shrill voice echoed around the wagon, as Jason lightly swung on.
"Calm down," said a deep voice as Jason appeared in to view.
Jason looked and breathlessly pointed out the window, as the trail of wagons, animals and people went down the great road.
"What it is, Jason" said the man rubbing his large round figure.
"There's a girl" his eyes were wide, "Ah think she's dead"
The man paused looking thoughtful, before he shouted, his voice rumbling like thunder in his chest "STOP!" he called. Jason leapt off, "come on" he pointed.
Alanna awoke feeling the swaying of the bed underneath her.
She bolted up and promptly fell out of the hammock she had been lying in.
A wide eyed boy scampered in, he, smiled.
"Ya know ah thought you was dead" he said quickly "ah mean ya was just lying under the tree"
Alanna rubbed her aching head.
Just then a gaint man walked into the wobbling wagon.
"Jason, go see you mother" he said, Jason moaned and mumbling swung gracefully out the door.
"So kid, what's your name" he said bluntly his eyes sparkling.
"A… Lana" she said sadly remembering what awaited her if she was caught.
The man smiled at her almost wickedly, "So Lana, what you doing out here"
"Running away" Alanna said.
He shrugged "So where you going"
"I'm… wandering" she said
"Listen I run a type of travelling circus"
Alanna looked at him curiously, "Oh…"
"So since you've got no where to go, you can stay with us for a little while," he patted her on the back in friendship.
"No I couldn't…" Alanna remembered the poster Anna had given her, the lady with long curved swords.
"Well" he looked thoughtfully at her and then snapped his fingers "I know we'll give you a ride, and when you see where you wanna get off you can just say so"
"But" Alanna looked at her hands "How can I repay you" she asked softly.
The man shrugged "Listen L' we need all the help we can get, everytime we stop, we get to get things set up, same when we leave" he smiled and said his eyes twinkling "You never know you might want to try something"
"Ok, emm… what's your name"
"Joab Taylor" he said "the ring master, at your service"
As he left, a red eyed rat crept in the wagon, it's eyes glowed as it watched Alanna. A tiny pink tongue darted out of it's mouth showing white pearly teeth.
nuitnothing- write more (hee, hee, I kill myself)