The Goddess continued to smile and stare at the girl before her.
"What may I ask do you want with me?" Adrienne said trying to sound polite but coming off as kind of snotty.
The goddess did not seemed bothered by her tone of voice. Actually, she seemed rather amused.
"Well, Mithros told my you were the one I was to talk to about the prophecy but I'm not really sure why I am telling you but, in the prophecy it states: Once peace has come and lay on the land, evil will dwell it again, but one will be able to stop it, this person will have the courage of a Knight, the training of a Shang, and the wit and learning of a spy." The Great Mother Goddess paused there as if pondering this for the thousandth time.
"I still do not know who it is, but Mithros said I would be wise to tell you, so being as wise as I am I'm telling you. Since none of these things is true about you however it cannot be you."
With that the Goddess raised her hands to the air and was gone in a shadow of mist.
"But wait what-" Adrienne said yelling after the Goddess, and stepping out of her throne hide out. She looked to were the Goddess had been standing but moments before. Now just the air stood in the place that had once been occupied by her.
Adrienne sighed and dropped to her knees in exasperation. She was so confused everything was so puzzling.
"Adrienne right, well are you ok?"
Adrienne looked up to see who the speaker was. Charlie stood at the hedge doorway to the rose garden. His eyes were curious, his face worried, and his lips tight from confusion.
Adrienne stood and nodded her head to Charlie to let him know she was fine.
"Yes, I'm well. I've been in better condition, but…" Adrienne stopped smiled slightly.
"Charlie, I wonder if you'll excuse me. I'm not feeling right." With that Adrienne took a few steps forward and Charlie seeing the signs came forward just in time to catch her from fainting.
"Will she be ok, I mean you do know what your doing don't you?" Daniel said leaning over his sister in her room. Adrienne opened her eyes in time to see Charlie give Daniel a 'what do you think' look.
"I'm sure he knows exactly what he's doing." Adrienne opened her eyes fully and watched Daniel's face light up, and Charlie's face get a small side grin on it.
"Your awake!" Daniel half shouted. His face was lit up like a firework went off inside of it.
"What do you mean she fainted, you came to tell me she fainted like two hours ago and you only now come and get me?" An angry Sam stomped into the room followed by someone Adrienne didn't recognize. Daniel quickly faded to the back of the room to let Sam through. He crouched beside her bed. Adrienne sat up as best she could, and only then realized that the other boys were fading away leaving Sam, Charlie, and Adrienne alone.
"What happened?" Sam demanded looking Adrienne straight in the eyes without faltering. Adrienne looked away then back and shrugged.
"A lot of stuff." She nervously picked at her bed cover. Sam put a finger on the bottom of her chin and forced her to look up at him.
"What happened?" He said more firmly. His face was that of worry not curiousness. Charlie was pretending to put away some things he had used to help awaken Adrienne. Well. It cant hurt that bad if they know. Adrienne thought. So, she told them of what had happened in the garden. The Goddess after all had not told her not to tell anyone else.
"So, it has to be a Shang who is a spy and has a knights courage?" Adrienne said with a weak tilt of the head. By this time Charlie had given up on his pretend existence and was sitting in a chair by the window. Sam sat fully on the bed his back to Adrienne. She could tell both boys were deep in thought.
After quite a while Charlie stood up and started to pace. Adrienne could tell he had an idea about it.
"What is it Charlie?" Adrienne asked looking at him with curiosity. Charlie ran a hand through his black hair and stopped pacing.
"You said that it has a Shang's training, a spies wit and learning, and a knights courage?" He waited until Adrienne nodded in response. "Well, then it could be anyone who had been through Shang training, a person with a lot of courage, and was taught by a spy." Charlie smiled as he said it. Sam looked around his shoulder to Adrienne who was rubbing her temples from a headache.
Charlie noticed her doing this as well. He walked over to the bed and sat on it next to her. She peeked at him through her fingers. He drew her hands away and pressed his cool hands to her head. Almost immediately the throbbing stopped.
"Thank you." She muttered tiredly.
"Well, I'm off to bed." Sam said causally. He stood up and stretched on his way out the door leaving Charlie and Adrienne alone. Adrienne looked at Charlie for long moment. Finally Charlie rose from his position on the bed and headed for the door. He left with no comment. Adrienne closed the door after them. Her head felt so much better.
As she lay in bed she wandered through her first day events. If her life was going to be like this everyday she didn't think she could handle it. But in the end her mind drifted to the prophecy and who it could be pointed too. At last she fell into a sleep, and was disturbed by a certain dream she hadn't been tortured by in a long time.
Well I hope this chapter didn't disappoint you. I liked it well enough. I also hope it got you confused and thinking about couples possibly. Though I already have one picked out I can always be persuaded. 'hint, hint' Anyway read & review, as I like to say. Thank you!