A/N Thank you reviewers!!! It is the holidays now so I'll try and write a
few more chapters if I have time.
Hunter's POV:-
Goddess she looked beautiful. She was so graceful when she opened her presents, so careful. Her joy showed at every moment and I watched her with longing. When she wrapped up her Lueg and thanked everyone, I knew what I had to do. I took a deep breath and steadied myself.
"Actually, there's one more thing." Twenty four pairs of eyes swivelled towards me. I avoided their stares and looked only at Morgan. "Take out your Lueg," I told her.
She unwrapped it again and held it put to me questioningly. I led her into the centre of the circle and the others filled our places, closings the gaps. We sat cross legged on the floor and Morgan sent me a message. *What are we doing?* I grinned.
"You'll see." She raised her eyebrows, but sat with her knees touching mine. We leaned over the stone until our foreheads met and I swept her hair back over her shoulder. We shut our eyes and the window between us opened.
I saw Morgan's confusion, but her deep trust and love for me. Once she had examined my feelings, we turned our attention to the stone. It responded instantly, and we asked it to show us what we were ready to see.
A picture formed and we peered at it closely.
***
Morgan was holding a small baby. "Moira." I heard the name in my head at the same time as Morgan whispered it. Our daughter. I came over and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, beaming proudly.
The image changed and we saw a woman standing before us. She had russet coloured hair and was bathed in a golden light. "Mother." I felt rather than heard Morgan as the woman walked towards us.
"Morgan, my daughter." She turned to me. "Hunter. Someone here wants to see you." Another figure approached, again bathed in light. It was a woman and she had bouncing red hair and emerald green eyes. It was my mother.
"Hunter, my son." Tears streamed from my eyes as she continued to speak. "I am so proud of you. The strength of your love for Morgan is Magick in itself. Enjoy it for it is a rare gift." She smiled at me and Mauve began to speak.
"We cannot stay for long, but we will guide you. You have grown strong Morgan, your father and I are proud. Speak to him like Killian suggested. He needs your strength to help him." Morgan choked back a sob.
"Son, do not cry for me. It was the power of your love for each other has allowed this, but we must return to where we belong. Have faith son, Linden does not blame you for his death. He suffers from your pain more than you will ever know. Do not weep for him anymore. Do not question yourself any more. Trust those that you love for they will guide you where we cannot. Your father was right. I want you to have it." My mind cleared and the figures began to fade.
"Tell your father I will love him forever." I didn't know whether it was Mauve or mum speaking, but I got the impression that it was both.
"I love you mum," we both said at the same time.
***
They smiled and as we drew back, they slipped from the Lueg and tears streamed down our cheeks.
I pulled Morgan towards me and stroked her hair as she cried. The others looked startled, but I ignored them and dried Morgan's eyes.
"Morgan." She looked up at me, her eyes glistening with tears. "I love you with all my heart and soul. You are my m(irn beatha d(n. My mum told me something there. Something I had been unsure about. She told me not to question myself anymore. To trust what Da had told me. I got a letter from him today and he gave me something. He said he wanted me to have it, and mum just told me that she wanted me to have it too. I hadn't been planning to do this yet but they've changed my mind. Morgan," I paused for breath, "I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you join with me in hand fasting? Will you marry me?" I looked into her beautiful hazel eyes and watched as she absorbed what I had just asked her.
Hunter's POV:-
Goddess she looked beautiful. She was so graceful when she opened her presents, so careful. Her joy showed at every moment and I watched her with longing. When she wrapped up her Lueg and thanked everyone, I knew what I had to do. I took a deep breath and steadied myself.
"Actually, there's one more thing." Twenty four pairs of eyes swivelled towards me. I avoided their stares and looked only at Morgan. "Take out your Lueg," I told her.
She unwrapped it again and held it put to me questioningly. I led her into the centre of the circle and the others filled our places, closings the gaps. We sat cross legged on the floor and Morgan sent me a message. *What are we doing?* I grinned.
"You'll see." She raised her eyebrows, but sat with her knees touching mine. We leaned over the stone until our foreheads met and I swept her hair back over her shoulder. We shut our eyes and the window between us opened.
I saw Morgan's confusion, but her deep trust and love for me. Once she had examined my feelings, we turned our attention to the stone. It responded instantly, and we asked it to show us what we were ready to see.
A picture formed and we peered at it closely.
***
Morgan was holding a small baby. "Moira." I heard the name in my head at the same time as Morgan whispered it. Our daughter. I came over and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, beaming proudly.
The image changed and we saw a woman standing before us. She had russet coloured hair and was bathed in a golden light. "Mother." I felt rather than heard Morgan as the woman walked towards us.
"Morgan, my daughter." She turned to me. "Hunter. Someone here wants to see you." Another figure approached, again bathed in light. It was a woman and she had bouncing red hair and emerald green eyes. It was my mother.
"Hunter, my son." Tears streamed from my eyes as she continued to speak. "I am so proud of you. The strength of your love for Morgan is Magick in itself. Enjoy it for it is a rare gift." She smiled at me and Mauve began to speak.
"We cannot stay for long, but we will guide you. You have grown strong Morgan, your father and I are proud. Speak to him like Killian suggested. He needs your strength to help him." Morgan choked back a sob.
"Son, do not cry for me. It was the power of your love for each other has allowed this, but we must return to where we belong. Have faith son, Linden does not blame you for his death. He suffers from your pain more than you will ever know. Do not weep for him anymore. Do not question yourself any more. Trust those that you love for they will guide you where we cannot. Your father was right. I want you to have it." My mind cleared and the figures began to fade.
"Tell your father I will love him forever." I didn't know whether it was Mauve or mum speaking, but I got the impression that it was both.
"I love you mum," we both said at the same time.
***
They smiled and as we drew back, they slipped from the Lueg and tears streamed down our cheeks.
I pulled Morgan towards me and stroked her hair as she cried. The others looked startled, but I ignored them and dried Morgan's eyes.
"Morgan." She looked up at me, her eyes glistening with tears. "I love you with all my heart and soul. You are my m(irn beatha d(n. My mum told me something there. Something I had been unsure about. She told me not to question myself anymore. To trust what Da had told me. I got a letter from him today and he gave me something. He said he wanted me to have it, and mum just told me that she wanted me to have it too. I hadn't been planning to do this yet but they've changed my mind. Morgan," I paused for breath, "I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you join with me in hand fasting? Will you marry me?" I looked into her beautiful hazel eyes and watched as she absorbed what I had just asked her.