Chapter 5- A shard of fate
Liana stared, petrified at the man she had just screamed at. His gaze was like the sun at noon. Yellow and blazing. She wanted, no, needed to look away, and found she couldn't. She was entranced by those eyes. A hand fell on her shoulder, and she was shaken from the stare.
"Liana! What are ye doing? I assure you sir, she doesn't know what she is talking about, but she will be punished." her father's voice came from above her head.
"That won't be necessary Tempest. I'm sure she had a reason for shushing us." Elias said, smiling
"That's right!" piped up Liana, finding her voice. "They were scaring the horses with their yelling. I was just coming to tell them to quiet down." she looked up at her father. Tempest knew his daughter well enough to know she was fibbing, but said nothing.
"I am sorry….."
"Liana" she said, not looking at him
"Liana. I am sorry my men and I were so noisy and bothered your horses. Will you take this as a token of apology?" Elias handed her a small sharp crystal. "It has given me great luck over the years, perhaps it may come in handy for you one day."
"Thank-you sir" said Liana, stroking the crystal. It was nothing extraordinary, but a gift from such an interesting man, was something to be treasured.
Sorry that the last two chapters were really short. I have no idea why I didn't just combine the two, but eh, too late now. I say on with the show, and I promise that the next few will be considerably longer! Thank you all so much for reviewing. It is so amazing that a few words from a reviewer can totally make my day.
