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Part 6:
It took a few moments for Angus to realise where he was. When he saw the uncountable potions on the many shelves he realised that he was lying in Cathbad's bed. He remembered what had happened; when he looked down at his arm he saw that it was dressed, bloodstains though visible through his white bandage. His head felt dizzy and clammy.
He shivered when Rohan touched his arm with a cold hand. 'Come on Angus, let's try to sit up. I have to give you something to eat.' Angus obayed and moments later Deirdre entered the chamber with a bowl of soup in her hands. She handed it to Rohan who sat on the edge of Cathbad's bed.
Angus made a face when he tasted the soup. 'Owh I don't think I'm very hungry', he said while he pushed the spoon Rohan was holding up for him away from him. 'You have to eat something Angus, you were unconscious for days!', Deirdre said, who'd taken a small stool and had put it next to the bed. 'Days?', Angus widened his eyes. 'Well that would explain the strange feeling in my stomach..', he said while rubbing his belly.
Deirdre smiled weakly. 'We were very worried about you. When we brought you to Cathbad you'd already lost a lot of blood.'
Rohan grimaced: 'Garrett won't forget what he's done so easilly. There are drops of blood to be found all the way through the halls to this chamber. They're trying to remove it, but I'm afraid they'll have to repaint everything.'
Angus grinned broadly, but Deirdre pursed her lips together. 'I don't want that name mentioned in my presence thank you!', and than continued: 'So when we brought you in here, Cathbad tried to bandage the wound, but still could hardly stop the bleeding. At night though, your temperature rose and didn't lower to just now.'
She rose from her stool. 'I have to leave you two I'm afraid. Father needs me to accompany him to one of his boring meetings with one of the tribe- eldest.' She sighed. 'Let's just hope G- ermm.. 'You Know Who' isn't there.' She turned on her heel and left the room.
'She's not likely to forgive him any time soon, though I believe he really is sorry about striking you Angus. Deirdre banned him from going into this chamber so instead he's set up camp just outside and every time I leave here he questions me about your health.'Rohan grinned, but than his face turned serious. 'He deserves to feel so misserable though..' He grabbed Angus's hand: 'We feared for your life. The wound couldn't heal properly because you kept turning in your sleep. You seemed to be haunted by nightmares, you kept mumbling things, all of which we couldn't understand.'
Rohan bent forward to Angus and lowered his voice: 'Did.. was there.. the white deer, was it in your dreams?'
Angus nodded. 'I hoped the nightmares would be over, I havent dreamt about my pendant in quite a few months now..', he sighed: 'It was different this time though.. more intense, more.. real..'
He looked up at Rohan. 'I think it's trying to tell me something, Rohan!' Rohan frowned: 'The pendant is trying to tell you something?' 'Yes, yes, i believe so. It's trying to warn me or.. or maybe trying to lure me somewhere, it has something to do with where i come from. I think it's not me who dies in my dream, I think I see someone's death penalty from that someone's eyes. I must stop whoever from performing this ritual, this execution!'
Rohan had a very pensive look on his face: 'Perhaps Angus, but from where we stand now, we can't really do anything. Not yet anyway..' he sighed and than continued, a soft smile on his face: 'But first things first, getting you out of bed is our first goal!' 'I'm afraid you'll have to throw that soupbowl out of the window then, I don't think it can be categorised as food!'
Rohan burst out in laughter as Angus wrinkled his nose. 'I'll try to find you something nice to eat from the castle's kitchens.' Rohan said and left in the room a beaming Angus at the thought of food reserved for royalty.
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A few days later, Cathbad had given Angus permission to leave his bed and stroll around the castle; not that he could've stopped Angus doing so anyway. He was lucky his left arm was injured, for he could still sway his sword with his other arm. The king had summoned the knights into the throneroom.
'Angus, I'm glad to see you up and about again. Now that all knights are reassembled again, I thought it would be wise to start patrolling again on the Western border. I realise that it's quite a journey from Kell's castle, so I've decided to only send three knights there and leave the rest here to guard the castle.' All knights were gazing at the king expectently, they all wanted to leave the castle because they had been locked up here for the last month. Attacks had just stopped for a few days when Garrett had injured Angus. None had left the castle after that.
'Angus, Garrett, Ivar. I want you to leave into the direction of Barneph Forest within the hour.' Deirdre and Rohan both widened their eyes, were their ears deceiving them? Did the king just give order to send Garrett and Angus on a mission together?
Angus, Garrett and Ivar backed out of the room to prepare for their journey. Deirdre and Rohan waited untill they heard the footsteps of the three knights fading in the halls.
'My king, with all do respect, but you can't be serious!!', Rohan exclaimed wihout thinking. 'Rohan, dare you speak to your king like that! Do you doubt my capability of making the right decisions?!'the king said, indignant. 'I'm sorry father, but yes we do!', Deirdre's cheeks turning pink. 'Garrett is not to be trusted, not around Angus anyway!'
'Garrett regrets his deeds, Deirdre. Learn to forgive him, both of you, so did I. I believe that sending both of them out, under the more than capable eye of Ivar will only do good to their friendship. Now I will hear nothing more of it.' With having said those last words, Connoher stood up from his throne and left, leaving a not at all satisfied Deirdre and Rohan.
Deirdre turned to Rohan: 'Well?' 'Well what, Deirdre?' Deirdre rolled her eyes: 'Well, what are we going to do now! Follow them?'
'Princess, I'm sorry, I think your father is right..' 'So that's it then? We'll do nothing?' said Deirdre, tapping her foot impatiently. Rohan grinned: 'Of course we won't be doing nothing, have you forgotten all about our ever faithfull winged friend?'
Deirdre's face lighted up: 'Rohan, you're absolutely brilliant!'
Part 6:
It took a few moments for Angus to realise where he was. When he saw the uncountable potions on the many shelves he realised that he was lying in Cathbad's bed. He remembered what had happened; when he looked down at his arm he saw that it was dressed, bloodstains though visible through his white bandage. His head felt dizzy and clammy.
He shivered when Rohan touched his arm with a cold hand. 'Come on Angus, let's try to sit up. I have to give you something to eat.' Angus obayed and moments later Deirdre entered the chamber with a bowl of soup in her hands. She handed it to Rohan who sat on the edge of Cathbad's bed.
Angus made a face when he tasted the soup. 'Owh I don't think I'm very hungry', he said while he pushed the spoon Rohan was holding up for him away from him. 'You have to eat something Angus, you were unconscious for days!', Deirdre said, who'd taken a small stool and had put it next to the bed. 'Days?', Angus widened his eyes. 'Well that would explain the strange feeling in my stomach..', he said while rubbing his belly.
Deirdre smiled weakly. 'We were very worried about you. When we brought you to Cathbad you'd already lost a lot of blood.'
Rohan grimaced: 'Garrett won't forget what he's done so easilly. There are drops of blood to be found all the way through the halls to this chamber. They're trying to remove it, but I'm afraid they'll have to repaint everything.'
Angus grinned broadly, but Deirdre pursed her lips together. 'I don't want that name mentioned in my presence thank you!', and than continued: 'So when we brought you in here, Cathbad tried to bandage the wound, but still could hardly stop the bleeding. At night though, your temperature rose and didn't lower to just now.'
She rose from her stool. 'I have to leave you two I'm afraid. Father needs me to accompany him to one of his boring meetings with one of the tribe- eldest.' She sighed. 'Let's just hope G- ermm.. 'You Know Who' isn't there.' She turned on her heel and left the room.
'She's not likely to forgive him any time soon, though I believe he really is sorry about striking you Angus. Deirdre banned him from going into this chamber so instead he's set up camp just outside and every time I leave here he questions me about your health.'Rohan grinned, but than his face turned serious. 'He deserves to feel so misserable though..' He grabbed Angus's hand: 'We feared for your life. The wound couldn't heal properly because you kept turning in your sleep. You seemed to be haunted by nightmares, you kept mumbling things, all of which we couldn't understand.'
Rohan bent forward to Angus and lowered his voice: 'Did.. was there.. the white deer, was it in your dreams?'
Angus nodded. 'I hoped the nightmares would be over, I havent dreamt about my pendant in quite a few months now..', he sighed: 'It was different this time though.. more intense, more.. real..'
He looked up at Rohan. 'I think it's trying to tell me something, Rohan!' Rohan frowned: 'The pendant is trying to tell you something?' 'Yes, yes, i believe so. It's trying to warn me or.. or maybe trying to lure me somewhere, it has something to do with where i come from. I think it's not me who dies in my dream, I think I see someone's death penalty from that someone's eyes. I must stop whoever from performing this ritual, this execution!'
Rohan had a very pensive look on his face: 'Perhaps Angus, but from where we stand now, we can't really do anything. Not yet anyway..' he sighed and than continued, a soft smile on his face: 'But first things first, getting you out of bed is our first goal!' 'I'm afraid you'll have to throw that soupbowl out of the window then, I don't think it can be categorised as food!'
Rohan burst out in laughter as Angus wrinkled his nose. 'I'll try to find you something nice to eat from the castle's kitchens.' Rohan said and left in the room a beaming Angus at the thought of food reserved for royalty.
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A few days later, Cathbad had given Angus permission to leave his bed and stroll around the castle; not that he could've stopped Angus doing so anyway. He was lucky his left arm was injured, for he could still sway his sword with his other arm. The king had summoned the knights into the throneroom.
'Angus, I'm glad to see you up and about again. Now that all knights are reassembled again, I thought it would be wise to start patrolling again on the Western border. I realise that it's quite a journey from Kell's castle, so I've decided to only send three knights there and leave the rest here to guard the castle.' All knights were gazing at the king expectently, they all wanted to leave the castle because they had been locked up here for the last month. Attacks had just stopped for a few days when Garrett had injured Angus. None had left the castle after that.
'Angus, Garrett, Ivar. I want you to leave into the direction of Barneph Forest within the hour.' Deirdre and Rohan both widened their eyes, were their ears deceiving them? Did the king just give order to send Garrett and Angus on a mission together?
Angus, Garrett and Ivar backed out of the room to prepare for their journey. Deirdre and Rohan waited untill they heard the footsteps of the three knights fading in the halls.
'My king, with all do respect, but you can't be serious!!', Rohan exclaimed wihout thinking. 'Rohan, dare you speak to your king like that! Do you doubt my capability of making the right decisions?!'the king said, indignant. 'I'm sorry father, but yes we do!', Deirdre's cheeks turning pink. 'Garrett is not to be trusted, not around Angus anyway!'
'Garrett regrets his deeds, Deirdre. Learn to forgive him, both of you, so did I. I believe that sending both of them out, under the more than capable eye of Ivar will only do good to their friendship. Now I will hear nothing more of it.' With having said those last words, Connoher stood up from his throne and left, leaving a not at all satisfied Deirdre and Rohan.
Deirdre turned to Rohan: 'Well?' 'Well what, Deirdre?' Deirdre rolled her eyes: 'Well, what are we going to do now! Follow them?'
'Princess, I'm sorry, I think your father is right..' 'So that's it then? We'll do nothing?' said Deirdre, tapping her foot impatiently. Rohan grinned: 'Of course we won't be doing nothing, have you forgotten all about our ever faithfull winged friend?'
Deirdre's face lighted up: 'Rohan, you're absolutely brilliant!'