To my faithful readers: A few things, lately I have been out of it, however, I want to apologize, hopefully this new chapter addition will do. And secondly, in my out-of-it-ness, I forgot about poor Guy. Let's do me a favor, when I finish the story, I will add him in to Sion's team in the correct chapter, but for now, let's just pretend that he is amongst our travelers, OK?
In Laus, Erik tells Eliwood of a plan. A plot to use Laus as a starting ground in a rebellion against Ostia. Eliwood needs proof to believe these accusations, and so he and his allies pursue Darin, the fleeing marquess of Laus. Where that chase would lead, Eliwood could not have known.
Sion moaned as he felt himself being shaken awake. Reluctantly, he opened his eyes and saw Priscilla and Erk above him again.
"Are you feeling better, Sion?"
Sion, in spite of everything, smiled and sat up. "Yes. Thank you for asking, I am feeling a lot better."
He then folded up his blanket and smiled to her.
"And you, Miss Priscilla?"
She beamed back at him.
"I'm fine. Just letting you know that breakfast is ready."
Sion nodded and watched as Priscilla and Erk left him alone in his tent. He packed everything up and then went outside in front of a brewing pot. Sion looked at Lowen from the corner of his eye. He grinned as he saw him sit next to Rebecca as she offered him a plate. They all ate, until all of a sudden, Sion felt something odd, like a warm sensation on the back of his neck. Sion looked at the castle.
Why do I have the feeling that something will happen... I have no clue, good or bad, but I need to get this feeling over and done with...
Sion stood up and stared at Castle Laus.
"I'm going in, to look for Lord Darin one last time." He said. Hector stood up and bellowed.
"We already searched, and found nothing!" Eliwood stood up and placed his hand on Hector's shoulder.
"Peace, Hector! It can't hurt us to go look again." He turned to Eliwood, and spoke. "We will search with you."
Sion nodded as the three of them ran into the castle. After about a half an hour of searching, they all met in the throne room again.
"Where the hell has Darin fled to?" Hector yelled slightly.
Eliwood slumped against the wall and slid to the floor. "It's been five days... your brother, Lord Uther must have heard something of this by now. But why isn't he doing anything?"
Sion shrugged his shoulders. "Hector?" He asked.
Hector looked to the floor in deep thought. "I am pretty sure he has reasons. He also has other concerns tying his hands right now."
"Such as?" Sion asked.
Hector sighed. "Bern. Our spies have been giving us some disturbing reports of King Desmond. He has been acting odd as of late. We fear if he sees any sliver of a lack of defense in Lycia, he will invade."
"And your brother cannot show signs of weakness, therefore he may not help us right now, correct?" Sion asked Hector.
"Yes. To me, at least, it looks like every country has a spy that has reported of Ostia at least once."
Sion sighed and ran his fingers through his wavy brown hair in frustration. All of a sudden, the huge oak door flung open creating a loud noise as Marcus ran in.
"A message from the east! Castle Caelin has fallen victim to a surprise attack by Marquess Laus."
Sion's eyes widened in fear. He tackled Marcus and grabbed him by the collar. "Is Lyn OK!"
Eliwood remained stunned. "Castle Caelin!" He then went beside Sion's side. "What happened to Lord Hausen?"
Marcus winced, underneath Sion's threatening hands. "I have no word on Hausen, or lady Lyndis."
Sion got up and stared at Marcus with a death-promising glare. Marcus stared back at him in shock.
"I can't believe it... Caelin..."
With this, Sion ran to a window and jumped out. As he fell, he grabbed tree branch and then dropped himself as he ran as fast as he could to Castle Caelin through the woods.
"Sion!" Hector screamed as he went to the window. As he looked down, he caught a glimpse of Sion running off.
Eliwood said. "We rush to their aid." With that, they all went off and met with their company.
"Everyone to Castle Caelin! I have no time to explain, just get going!" Hector bellowed as they all got up and mounted, then rode to Caelin.
In the Caelin Forest...
Lyn sat crouched behind a thick tree and awaited a report from one of her knights. Kent then galloped to her side.
"I have news, milady. Laus soldier are everywhere! From the castle to the edge of this forest! About 50."
Lyn looked down at the floor and thought to herself.
What would Sion have me do...
Lyn then looked up and shouted after thinking. "I cannot leave my grandfather in there! You remember how much we went through to reunite me with him! I can't let it end this way. We rescue my grandfather!"
Sain appeared and asked, "Are you sure? We barely escaped from the castle... "
Lyn glared at him. "I can't leave him there..."
Sain nodded. Then Wil spoke. "It won't be easy, the odds are not in our favor."
Sain went to Kent. "Are there reinforcements?"
Kent shrugged. "I overheard some Laus soldiers on the way. They said Eliwood drove them out of Laus."
Lyn thought. At least I know Eliwood is in Laus. Maybe he can help us." She then sighed. "If there was a way to contact him..."
"Let me go!" Florin said to Lyn.
"Florina, no!" Lyn shouted.
"Please, I'm not as scared of men. Plus, I can fly over the forest! Lord Eliwood is a decent man! I can do this!"
Lyn sighed and thought a bit. "Fine, but please, oh please, be careful!"
Sain stared at her, amazed by her little speech. Florina then mounted her pegasus and took to the sky.
Florina looked to the floor and saw a robed figure running towards the direction of Lyn's company.
"Is that Sion?"
Not sure, Florina kept flying until she saw Eliwood.
"There he is!" Florina smiled as she began to fly towards him.
To our travelers (Excluding Sion)...
Hector took the lead and nudged Eliwood. "Why are the archers aiming at the sky and not us?"
Eliwood looked up and gasped. He immediately recognized Florina and screamed at the top of his lungs to her.
"Florina! Fly lower! NOW!"
Florina gasped and screamed when an arrow flew right by her pegasus's neck. They both fell.
Florina screamed as she plummeted towards earth, and then, she felt her land in something softer than ground, but not as firm. What she landed in felt warm. Feeling woozy, she looked up, and caught a glimpse of dark blue hair before her world went black.
To Sion...
Sion, in a state of worry and panic, just flew through the woods as fast as he possibly could. In his rush, he ran through several thorny bushes. Ignoring the pain of constantly being cut from the thorns, he thrust the bushes out of his way as he continued on. Eventually, all cut up, he approached a slope that led to a hill. Sion stood upon the hill and his heart burst with joy with what he saw down at the bottom. Lyn was hiding behind a tree, speaking with Wil.
"Lyn!" Sion shouted.
Lyn's eyes widened in shock, recognizing that voice. She couldn't control the tears that were swelling in her eyes. Finally realizing, it was indeed, Sion, she froze not knowing what to do.
As Sion kept running towards her, Lyn took to her heels and ran up to him, with such a worried expression on her face. As Sion approached, his cape got snagged onto a thorn bush and fell within Lyn's arms. Lyn gasped as he pushed her over with his weight and fell beneath him as they rolled down the hill. Lyn's face, turned red as she felt Sion's arms wrap tightly around her as they just kept rolling and rolling down the hill. Lyn just stared at Sion's cut face as time seemed to freeze as he shielded her from passing thorns. Finally, they stopped and Sion looked down at Lyn and smiled.
"Hello Lyn..."
"Sion." Lyn held him tightly as tears of joy slowly streamed down her cheeks. "How did you find me?" She could not contain her joy of seeing her tactician again.
Sion smiled. "Did you honestly think I wouldn't help you when you're in trouble?"
"But your travels! What about you--"
Sion silenced her with his lips.
Lyn froze for a moment as time did for her. Her heart pounded even faster underneath him as she began to kiss him back passionately. Sion, dreaming so long of this moment, ran his fingers through her ponytail as time kept crawling and crawling.
Breathless, Sion and Lyn broke the kiss and stared at each other.
"Lyn, I meant to say this such a long time ago."
"Yes, Sion..."
Sion took in a deep breath as he felt sensations inside his stomach.
"Lyn, since the first day we met, back in the plains of Sacae... Lyn, I love you."
"Sion, I--"
Suddenly arrows flew overhead and Lyn's eyes went wide as she saw Sion flinch and a few drops of blood flew above him.
Sion opened his eyes and smiled at Lyn to conceal the pain. "Let's go save your grandfather." He stood up, and held out his hand to help Lyn back onto her feet. As he walked with her, everyone froze, staring at him as he tore the arrow from is shoulder. Sain and Kent stared for a bit, not recognizing the hooded figure that Lyn so graciously accepted for assistance.
"Sion! Where the hell have you gone!" Sion whirled around and saw Matthew and Guy running his way. The voice belonged to Matthew.
"Sion!" Kent shouted. Sain's jaw dropped as Sion removed his hood to reveal his brown, wavy hair.
"Yup it's me." Sion said laughingly. Lyn was preoccupied with Matthew at the time.
"Hey, Matthew!" She called.
Matthew froze. "I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong person. I'm not Matthew!"
Sion burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"Matthew, cut it out." Lyn crossed her arms.
Matthew sighed. "You know, a spy should not be recognizable..."
"A Spy?"
"Oh no!" Matthew flung his hands to cover his mouth.
Lyn laughed and left, now knowing the truth. Guy then spoke to Matthew.
"You know Matthew, you're such a lout."
Matthew laughed, then, noticing Lords Hector and Eliwood arriving, came to attention with Guy.
Out of breath, Hector glared at Sion.
"You have a hell of explaining to do, Sion..." Hector growled as Eliwood tried to calm him down.
"Hector, watch your temper." Eliwood intervened with a stern look on his face.
Sion's eyes traveled to Hector's eyes as he stood level in front of him.
"I was only scouting the area, if you don't mind."
Hector growled in frustration. "Oh sure, you expect me to believe that! You JUMPED out the castle window. There has to be another reason."
Sion, trying to defend himself, took in a deep breath. Lyn, noticing Florina cowering behind Eliwood, in fear of Hector, interrupted.
"He was only worrying for me!" She cried.
Sion, face slightly red from embarrassment, and Hector, red with fury, both turned to face Lyn at this instant.
Lyn shuffled her feet. "Sion and I go back a long while. More that a whole year. He was my previous tactician in the battle of Caelin."
Hector's stern face vanished with a face of understanding as he grinned at both Lyn and Sion, who were red.
Eliwood smiled. "Its good to see you again, Lady Lyndis."
Lyn smiled, then quickly turned to face Sion, then faced both Hector and Eliwood.
"And you too, Eliwood. Who is this?"
Sion snickered. "Who, that big lout?"
Hector laughed a bit. "I'm Hector."
Lyn said. "Oh, so you must be Lord Uther's brother."
Hector nodded.
Eliwood smiled at Lyn. "We have been childhood friends and even attended school together."
Lyn smiled. "Florina and I are childhood friends as well."
Guy interrupted as Sain, Kent and Wil came close. "That's all fine and dandy, but how will we get in the castle. The enemy is out there outnumbering us, and we're in the woods. If we leave, they'll spot us and kill us one by one."
Sion nodded. "Lyn, they have Lord Helman, don't they?"
Lyn nodded sadly. Then Sion rested his hands on her shoulders as he shouted out an order.
"We are all to take the forest route, sneak by behind the castle and enter. We can't fight them all, but if we engage, attack and kill."
Hector and Eliwood nodded and moved everyone out. Lyn and Sion remained behind.
Sion smiled at Lyn.
"Don't worry. We'll save him."
Lyn smiled and leaned up to kiss him again. Sion wrapped his arms around her as they kissed again. Then they pulled away and stared in each others eyes.
"Lyn, I don't know how to explain this. I've felt like a large weight has been lifted and I don't know why..."
Lyn smiled half spiritedly. "Lovers don't belong in a battlefield, Sion."
Sion grinned. "You're right. That's why I'll wait till this is all over." He then ran off. Lyn smiled at him for a while and followed him to Castle Caelin...
And part 2 of Noble Lady of Caelin will be posted as soon as possible. I hoped you loved my comeback.