Disclaimer: King Arthur and his characters are not mine. (Sometimes I wish they were)
Chapter Two
Comforting Arms
The trip back did not seem to take as long. They rode into the cave and laid Larien down in a pile of leaves. They had noticed that Larien had fallen asleep. "This is bad Nyru," said Arthur. "I know. Give me the medicine." Nyru had noticed the burns left from the scorpion venom. She rubbed an herbal remedy on her neck to alleviate the pain. During that process, Larien woke up. Arthur knelt down beside Nyru over Larien. Larien looked at both of them and was relieved. "Larien, my name is Nyru and this is Arthur and we're your parents." "I saw you in my dreams." Larien said to her mother. "Yes, and I saw you to. That's part of the reason we found you. I think I have gotten all of the venom off, how do you feel?" "I fell like hell but I do feel better. Especially since I'm with you." A smile crossed the parents face. Finally Arthur spoke, "I'm glad to have you back but I'm afraid your shoulders are dislocated and we need to push them back into place." Larien nodded her head and knew that she had a long recovery ahead. Nyru sat Larien up and held onto her while Arthur took a hold of her shoulder and popped it back with one quick motion. Larien gasped in pain and prepared for the next shoulder. Then in the same quick motion her other shoulder was realigned. This time she collapsed into Nyru's arms. Nyru drew her close and said, "It's done it's over." "I'm going to go get some wood to build a fire." said Arthur. "Ok" said Nyru. "Here, lay back down. You need to get some rest." Larien knew she was right. She had not had a decent night of sleep since her imprisonment. She felt comforted by the presence of her parents but something was brewing in the back of her mind. She sensed some evil gathering in the shadow.
Finally Larien managed to ease her busy mind and fell into a deep sleep. Seeing that Larien was asleep Nyru helped Arthur build the fire. "Arthur", she said. "I'm worried about her. She seems like she is distracted by something. Like she knows something that we do not." Arthur smiled and said," Stop worrying so much. She's going to be fine. Of course she is going to be distracted look where she came from." "But didn't you notice that tattooing on her arms?'' "No I didn't." "They looked like markings from the Châteaux Dep." "Don't worry about it tonight. She needs to rest and so do you. Once we get back to Avalon we will check her out." Nyru knew in her heart that he was right. She did worry too much. She just didn't want to loose Larien again.
Once the fire was lit Arthur took off his cape and put it over Larien hoping to warm her up. Before long she was warm her shivering had subsided. The couple sat near the fire trying to warm themselves. They sat next to each other and talked well into the morning. Their relationship seemed to be more complete now that everyone was back together.
Meanwhile Larien was deep in a dream. She was surrounded by a purple sea. She was drowning she could not get to the surface. She was weighted down by something but she didn't know what. The sea seemed to be swallowing her like a hungry monster. Suddenly she saw land. It was close. She started to swim to it faster and faster. But every time she would get close the island would drift away as if it was tempting her. Suddenly she just gave up. She had never felt so hopeless. She knew that she was dying. It was the end. Suddenly it was black all she could see was the black sea. It was all around her. But then she saw something in the distance……
"Larien, Larien wake up. Are you ok?" said Arthur. She awoke and recognized her surroundings she was still in the cave from before. "Are you ok?'' Arthur asked once again. "Yeah." She had just remembered her dream. "I'm fine, what's going on?" "It's about time to go. We need to get to Avalon before we are found." Arthur helped Larien to her feet. Larien found it hard to walk. Her feet felt like weights. Arthur supported her while they made their way over to the horses. "You are going to ride with your mother today." "Ok.", Larien said as they approached the horse.
Larien had not gotten a good look at either of her parents due to the darkness of the night before. Her mother was of average height and had curly blond hair. Her eyes were a deep green. She had just noticed that the only trait she shared with her mother was her eyes. On the other hand she shared all of her other traits with her father. He was a little taller than average and had dark hair. His eyes were a deep brown. He truly looked like a King.
Nyru sat on a huge white steed ready to ride. Larien took her mother's hand as Arthur lifted her up and sat her behind Nyru. Nyru looked at her daughter and said, "Don't worry; I'm a better rider than your father." Larien smiled and looked at her father as he shrugged his shoulders. Arthur mounted his horse and said, "Let's go home." The family rode away towards Avalon. What they didn't know was that Amos had a guard watching them. She was more determined than ever to destroy Avalon and she was willing to kill anything in her path.
I hope you aren't incredibly bored. Please Review and tell me if I should go on or not. Please Please Please.
