FORGET-ME-NOT
Disclaimer: I did not make up Nehima and Arrenil ... at least; their names do not belong to me. Anything else written in this story related to the trilogy is the sole property of Garth Nix ... -cries-
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Chapter Two
That same day a young Wallmaker by the name of Arrenil was walking through the Sindlewood. He came to a clearing and stopped, for in the centre of the glade was a young woman whose entire body was covered with ice. She wore a bell-bandolier across her chest, and Arrenil, stiffened, for this woman was a necromancer. A beautiful necromancer, with white-gold hair and green eyes, but a necromancer none the less.
He reached into the Charter, choosing the most powerful marks that he knew to create a truly dangerous death-spell. But as he drew breath to speak the master mark, the ice around the girl cracked, and she fell to the ground. Arrenil sighed as he saw that she was momentarily weakened and spoke the master mark.
Nehima's eyes flashed open as she said two words, and the spell passed her, harmless. Arrenil stood dumbly as Nehima asked him who he was and why he was there.
He realized that she was waiting for an answer and said, "My name is Arrenil, and I am a Wallmaker. I have been asked to fix a broken Charter stone in these woods."
Nehima smiled, a sly smile, for she had been the breaker of that stone. She pointed in a westerly direction and said, "the broken stone is in that direction, over the ridge and to the left. And if you tell anyone, and I mean anyone, about me, then I'll make sure that you are given the chance to see Death – but who knows if you'll come back?"
Arrenil nodded, and then ran to the Charter stone, wanting to escape that cold smile and those strangely glowing eyes.
A/N: If any of you are wondering where the name Arrenil popped up in the trilogy, he is the Charter mage that baptised Sabriel in the prologue of the first book. Obviously not the same guy, I just stole his name, that's all.