Rolling around in his sleep he was visited by dreams of an unending sneering smile scorning him and mocking him. He tried his hardest to escape the grin, the words of him being put down. 'Nothing without me!' the words kept rolling out of the smirk laughing as the smile said it, he wanted away from it. No more! Rolling to the left harshly he fell out of his bed hitting his hand on the chair. Crying out he woke up instantly.
"God damn it!" he hissed looking down at his hand seeing a big red welt on the back of his palm, "Every time on this stupid boat!"
Ruffling his hair he got up putting his boots and shirt on, he headed for the window. He looked outside trying everything to get his mind off Anna and her words from last night. How much was this girl going to confuse him? She was intriguing he wouldn't deny that, and he did want to be her friend. So many things were stopping their small friendship. It didn't help that if she ever found out about his relationship with her father she would undeniably kill him. Or worse just be like her father and do something when she wasn't so rash would regret. He couldn't let her do that. She would kill herself before she allowed herself to become her father.
"Well this morning's going to be an interesting one," he said sarcastically, "I'm being so stupid that's what I'm doing. I have my orders that's all that matters to me are my orders."
He left his room without putting his cloak deciding that he would do some work with the crew outside today. It'd do him some good to work his muscles. First though he'd check on Anna and see how she was doing this morning. She'd probably give him that soft smile and greet him happily trying to convince him that mornings were good for you but of course she would contradict herself and say that evenings were better for the soul. She was a kind soul though stubborn and a bit annoying. But what girl at her age isn't annoying? Knocking on her door he waited patiently for the answer to be let in. no sound came not even the cough that she had acquired standing out in the rain a couple of days ago. That night she had been so sick that Peter though that she actually might die from the cold. His Master had told him to get some certain herbs put them in hot water and gives it to her to drink. It had smelt horrible and Peter couldn't believe that Anna had actually liked it. Maybe it was good that they couldn't be friends Peter thought such a strange girl she was. Actually Peter didn't hear anything inside after awhile-just standing outside her door. Not even the sound of her breathing, and he had exceptional hearing due to his Master and creating him that way.
Knocking once more on the door he opened it up carefully afraid that he might get hit or something. He was a bit nervous that if he opened the door totally and he saw that Anna was in the midst of changing, that'd be embarrassing. Looking around the room she wasn't up or anything. He saw that she was still in her bed, but why wasn't she breathing? He should've been able to hear that at least but nothing at all came to him. Walking carefully over to the bed he pulled the blankets from her head and was shocked to see that they were only pillows made to look like she was here. He saw that Anna wasn't there! By the looks of the room none of her possessions were even left. She'd taken everything that she had owned and left. But where would she go? They were in the middle of the sea with nowhere but more sea to every side of them. Looking around the room he figured that she had to be hiding. Though after a few moments of uselessly looking around he ran up deck. He looked everywhere on the ship he even got the crew looking for her. No one could find her. Finally Peter saw that one of the lifeboats was gone. She'd taken one and some food and water and left the ship completely. But why would she do that?
"Anna what've you done?" Peter asked looking in the direction she'd taken to get to the Four Lands, "Why would you do this?"
"The lass probably was distressed by something she heard," the captain said standing by Peter, "You didn't say anything to her that hurt did you? I heard crying coming from her room after you left it last night when I went down to my quarters."
"No not anything," Peter muttered shaking his head, "She might've tried last night to come and talk to me again after a couple of hours. She must've heard me talking to my Master last night. Oh god no she knows the truth!"
"The truth?" the captain said looking at the boy as though he was crazy, "Master? What on earth are you talking about boy? Are you alright your talking crazy?"
"Keep on course we have to get to the Four Lands immediately!" Peter shouted running down below deck, "Now getting to the Four Lands is the most important thing we have to do, it's a matter of Anna's life. Have no one bother me I'll be in my quarters! Unless were arriving at the Four Lands I don't want to be bothered by anything."
The captain shook his head and sighed, "Well lass let's hope the boy knows what's he doing, cause whether you like it or not I've taken a liking to you and I don't want you hurt."
Everyone of the crew had actually taken a liking to Anna. Who hadn't? She'd been so kind and had tried to help as much as she could the whole trip. Even though she had no idea what she was doing. She tried her hardest at everything they asked her to do. Even helping them steer which had been so afraid she might crash the ship or something like that. The poor girl must be so cold and scared.
While on the ship everyone was worried about Anna. Anna was enjoying the warm sunshine in a garden of the capital city of the elves. She was having a conversation with a tree as abnormal as that sounded it was the truth. The Ellcry knew her grandfather and her mother and Anna wanted to know everything she could about them.
"A tree?" Anna asked swallowing against the newly made lump in the back of her throat, "How's that possible? I know Crysania had told me about you but still I find it quite impossible to believe. How did it happen?"
"Your grandfather wasn't always one to reveal all he knew mostly he kept it to himself cause well," the Ellcry stated one of her limbs brushing Anna's hair out of her face, "it usually was best for the person who he had taken to trust to save the Four Lands. If I had known that the journey I was making to the Bloodfire would result in me losing my human visage, I probably wouldn't have gone. I would've been so scared to go. What then? Just as with Shea Ohmsford when he had been asked to take up the Sword of Shannara. Do you think that had he known that the Sword of Shannara could only show the Warlock Lord the truth about himself that he still would've gone? Would he still have fought against such outrageous odds?"
"Well I'm sure Shea was scared but he knew that if he was to save ShadyVale; his home that it meant he had to sacrifice something of himself in the process. You mean to tell me that my grandfather keeps secrets for the better of the Four Lands rather then for himself?" Anna said reasoning through the Ellcry's words, "If so that isn't so bad when you look at it from well one who hasn't been caught in his secrets. Sorry."
"Its alright I have no problem talking about it; I did choose to do this. I must admit I didn't really think you would understand why Shea went, I suppose this must mean you understand why I did what I did." she whispered sounding so sad as she spoke, "Though I admit I do miss being just a human, not worrying whether the Forbidding's going to finally fail and when the time comes when I'll have to find another young woman to take my place."
"Well I did read a book about Shea and my grandfather Allanon. Wait a minute picking another, that isn't why you wanted to talk to me so bad so I'd become like you?" Anna exclaimed shaking all over wide-eyed and terrified, "Cause I'm not even ready to be facing a Druid let alone becoming a tree no offense."
"No I'm just telling you this so you know that your grandfather may have helped me on the road to my destiny but he didn't make me do it," she said sounding like she was about to laugh, "Now lets talk about your mother, ask me anything about your mother. What do you want to know about her?"
"Was she like me?" Anna asked blushing a bit, "Was she kind and gentle? Did she like to sing? Does she love nature? Things like that, stuff that I could never learn from her memories no matter how much I try. I want to know what my mom was like. If at all we share anything together besides blood."
"It's a crime that I got to know her while you didn't," she said her branch tightening giving Anna some comfort, "She was just like you. She showed me some gardening tips the first time I met her I still couldn't believe that someone so gentle was a Druid's daughter. I'm sure you like to sing don't you?"
Anna nodded smiling as she listened rapidly about her mother. She was excited to know that her mother was such a kind gentle soul. Her mother had loved to read and write just like Anna. She actually helped her father write the book that Anna had gotten from the Great Library in Palanthas. Her mother sounded so perfect to her. Something was bothering her though. Her mother was great and she was good-natured, something though had to anger her greatly enough to kill others. She was a Druid's daughter just as the Ellcry had said.
The Ellcry didn't even notice that Anna wasn't listening as much as she had been in the beginning. Something that she had a great resentment towards, what could that be? Her mother had killed a person that was undeniable. Her grandfather had killed, his daughter must've his daughter would've had to kill to survive in the world. Would her grandfather expect from her, would he look forward to her killing someone? Could Anna be like her mother and still be a kind person even though she had killed someone?
"Anna what's the matter?" she asked her voice taking a more softer sympathetic tone of voice with her, "Are you sad now that you didn't know your mother? I'm sorry we should change the subject. Sometimes I forget myself and say something that truly hurts another. I tend to forget other's feelings. I'm so sorry."
"No its not that well I am sad that I don't know my mother like a child should know somehow I feel ashamed that I don't know her like the daughter I am should." Anna whispered looking away from the white bark of the Ellcry, "I just remembered that my mom has killed people."
"I think I understand what you're thinking about," she replied, "You are worried that if you meet your grandfather he'll expect you to be like your mom. See theirs a difference between you two. Just as there are differences between you and your father. You are only Anna not anyone else. You may look like your mother but you are not your mother nor are you your father. Anna listen to me when I saw don't worry. Your grandfather sometimes he's not the smartest thing ever, but he will see that you're someone completely different from your mom and your dad. If he doesn't then you bring him to me and I'll knock some sense into him."
Anna's eyes welled up with tears and she whispered brokenly, "Thank you so much I hope it doesn't come to beating my grandfather senseless. Thank you for telling me so much about my mom. I've never felt so happy to know that she was like me. But you are right I am worried about meeting my grandfather, but that's to be expected its not as though he knows me at all except when I was a baby. That doesn't count."
"Anna your grandfather and your mother are wonderful people," she said the branch on Anna's arm loosening, "I admit that sometimes I loath what I'm doing but I remember that it's my way to help the earth. You should remember that as well Anna. Your mother was wonderfully amazing and your grandfather was sometimes unbearably annoying. That's to be predictable though so don't worry. So now its time that we said our goodbyes and you went with Ander, he'll tell you some other things about your mother and grandfather. He has taken the consideration of contacting your grandfather at Paranor where he resides. He knows that you're here on the Four Lands and I'm sure he's on his way to see you. Fare thee well Anna."
"Thank you…uh…. I have to admit I don't know what to call you," Anna muttered blushing scarlet.
As the branch left Anna's arm she heard one last thing from the Ellcry, "I was once called Amberle call me that my dear."
"Fare thee well Amberle," Anna whispered getting to her feet she walked from the Ellcry's presence exhausted by the conversation.
She had learned so much and yet still she was confused about so many other things. She wondered about all that had happened to bring her here in the garden where the Ellcry resided. She stood at the entrance that led to the Garden of Life she had heard someone call it. The path leading straight towards the Ellcry and she just looked back smiling she bowed to the Ellcry her finally farewell to the wonderful tree. She was determined to show Amberle the proper respect. Thanking her silently once more she walked on with Ander.
She began thinking about her grandfather. He was on his way here. Would that mean that Anna was expected to stay here? If so she was a bit nervous about that, even if these people knew her grandfather and her mother she didn't know them. How could she trust them? It was a bit unnerving having to trust some people with her life and teach her anything about this land. She would have to keep a strong face and just learn to suck it up.
Her and Ander walked silently with two elves trailing behind them; obviously they were there for Ander his protection. They walked up to a huge mansion or that's what she figured it was anyways it was huge. She'd never seen anything so huge unless it was a school or grocery store. This was his house though, how many rooms did they need? The mansion had to be used for something else. It just had to. Anna wouldn't believe that it was just for him. When they entered Anna was shocked to see tapestries and beautifully crafted carpets ordaining everywhere. This house was something special, and for some reason Anna believed that her mother had been here when times of war had come to greet it. What was it she could hear on the air that resided in this ancient house?
"Father so much war and yet afterwards so much peace," her mother's voice sounded around her laughing at her father.
"Miss Anna I hope that you'll join my wife and I for dinner tonight after you've freshened up of course," Ander interrupted the tranquil feeling with her mother.
"Uh yes thank you," she muttered regaining her composure.
"I will leave one of my guards to stand outside your door." he said with such politeness that Anna was a bit shocked, "Daiena is a well fit solider he will protect you no matter what I swear Miss Anna. He will also take you to your room I'm afraid he doesn't talk much though some code among the guards. I have yet to break it yet."
"Thank you sir but shouldn't he protect you." Anna said blushing a little around her cheeks, "You are after all a very important person, far more then me. I'm just a simple young woman from Krynn nothing mo-"
"Not likely Miss Anna you are nothing but simple!" Ander burst out laughing making Anna very uncomfortable, "You are Allanon's granddaughter you are far from simple. If he ever found out that harm came to you while you were here he would string me up by ankles to the ceiling. Please come to dinner tonight. I will hopefully see you then Miss Anna. By the way you may just call me Ander. No need for formalities I knew your mother and grandfather very well."
"Then you can just call me Anna not Miss Anna," Anna replied as he walked away from her smiling at him, "till dinner then Ander."
Nodding his head he waved and continued to walk the opposite direction. She turned following Daiena down the hall to a room. Daiena was closing the door shut and she came over and opened it. He looked at her intently and Anna stared right back at him.
"Thank you Daiena for guiding me here I don't think I've had found it on my own," Anna said smiling at him, "Would you like a chair to sit on? It can't be comfortable to stand here."
He shook his head and bowing stood across the hall staring intently at the door. He meant it when he set to his work. He wouldn't let any harm come to her while she was here. That comforted her a bit but she wished he would talk to her. Well if Ander couldn't get them to talk she obviously couldn't.
Closing the door she began looking around the vast room. She saw that they had given her a tub in which she could wash herself. Searching the room for some clothes she found a dresser next to the bed. The room was so finely furnished she couldn't believe everything in it. The room was adorned with carpets and silks of all kinds it was a bit comforting at first even though it was a little weird. There was a huge four poster bed that looked like Anna could swim in it rather then sleep in it. There was a table and some chairs with some fresh flowers on the table and cushions on the chairs. Anna sniffed the flowers and was happy to be greeted by a sweet smell. Smiling she decided it would be best if she bathed and changed.
She went to the dresser and noticed immediately that in the dresser as she looked for some pants that they had left her with only dresses. What was with people in this era? Dresses, seriously was she never going to run away from them? Plus they were so bright, she wasn't a girl who wore bright clothes and not to mention dresses. She was finally able to find a dress that was dark red almost the color of dried blood. Putting the dress over one of the chairs she took her dirty clothes off and jumping into the tub began to wash her dirty body.
As she just soaked in the cold water she began to think about Peter and her father. Did she over react when she heard her father's voice coming from inside Peter's cabin? Or was she in the right when she ran away? If she hadn't she probably wouldn't have met the Ellcry and she was pleased that she got to meet her. Or as the Ellcry had told her, her name was actually Amberle. It was such a pretty name; she wondered why she would discard it for the name of Ellcry? But Amberle had told her that she was doing her duty to the earth. What did that mean? She made a mental note to ask Ander about it.
Whatever Peter was doing he would do it without her. She had been a foolish girl to think that she had made a friend. She wasn't falling in love that was for sure. If she had she would've yelled at him and told him how she felt, but instead she was just hurt that he had betrayed her. Well it kind of made sense if she thought about it. Her father had probably placed Peter there specifically so that if she did run she would be found and returned to her. She was nothing but like a lost book to him or some lost possession he really had no care for but wanted it back nonetheless.
As she sat in the cold water shivering she cried silent tears. Why did this have to happen to her? Stupid world, she should've stayed in the other one where she knew what she was doing and knew all the dangers there. Here she knew nothing beyond what she's read in the few books she has read. She was being so stupid running from what little home she had in Solace just to get away from her father. Smart idea she had running from her small home. She missed her uncle and her aunt's comforting presence. How with just a smile her uncle could make her fears disappear, and even how her aunt piled more food on her plate then she could eat. She wanted to see them so badly. She wondered how they were even doing?
Tika stood on a ship looking in the direction of the Four Lands at the front of the ship standing in the pitch-dark night. Nothing but a whimsy cloak around her not even bothering to try and keep it close as the cold wing blew towards her biting her flesh. She wanted to see her niece she wanted to see Anna smiling and blushing as she laughed at Caramon's stories. Why did such a kind girl have to have such a horrible father?
"The same reason she has to have such a doting aunt Tika," Raistlin's voice sounded from beside Tika, "Are you brain dead get below you'll catch a cold and then probably give it to me."
"I don't care Raistlin I want Anna safe," Tika whispered her hand clutching the railing as she fought her anger down towards him, "Raistlin how can you be so cruel to her? She's just a child no matter what she says. Being almost eighteen or not she's just a confused and lost little girl."
"If she's so lost Tika. How is it then that she was able to escape off her ship with Peter and take a lifeboat all the way to the Four Lands?" Raistlin asked his raspy voice grating on Tika's nerves, "She's gone to the Four Lands, to seek council from the Ellcry. She heard Peter's and my conversation last night."
"No," Tika muttered shaking her head, "She's hurt, you did this to her you bastard!"
"Curse me all you like I have grown accustomed to it," he said grinning as he looked at her, "It was her decision to leave the boat I had nothing to do with that."
"If you had only been kind to her and told her the truth then maybe none of this would've happened!" Tika yelled making a move to slap him only to be stopped by her husband. Looking up at him she glared at him and running downstairs to where her and Caramon were sharing a room she cried.
"There was no need to intervene Caramon I would've protected myself," Raistlin said directing his gaze to the sea.
"Yeah and probably hurt her in the process," Caramon said leaning against the railing he looked up at the single moon of white, "Why is that we don't see the red moon out here Raist?"
"The red and black moons are of Krynn the farther you travel to the Four Lands they disappear behind the white moon." Raistlin began explaining with a practiced patience he learned as a child, "Sometimes in the Four Lands they will see a ring of red around the white, or a terrible darkness surrounding the moon threatening to take it over. The people take it as signs that something horrendous will occur soon."
"Well if we something soon will that mean that…that…" Caramon couldn't bring himself to finish his sentence.
Raistlin looked at him and saw how tired Caramon really was. He wasn't the big strong man he had been a couple of years ago. He was getting old just as his brother was.
"I believe when the ring of impenetrable darkness wraps around the white moon the time will come where Anna will fulfill her destiny." Raistlin whispered softly almost as though he felt sorry for his daughter.
"Is there really no way that we can defeat this evil without…well you know?" Caramon said shaking his head in frustration.
Raistlin kept quiet as he stood staring into the dawning of a new day. How unlike him to finally feel that for once Caramon knew what he was talking about. He knew that what was to happen to Anna would be for the best, even Paladine agreed with him. That was rare occurrence one to be noted for the world, a god of light agreeing with a mage of evil.
"I'm afraid Caramon that we've finally grown to old and to tired for saving the world for others." Raistlin whispered sighing he retreated below decks.
Caramon watched him go and was sorry to hear those words come from him. He was angered that his brother hadn't even bothered to try and find another way at saving the world. But even Caramon knew that there probably wasn't even another answer to this dilemma. Ruffling his hair he went below and joined Tika in there room.
Whispering to the retreating night, "Anna I'm so sorry this has to happen to you." Tears came quickly to his eyes and he couldn't help but let them fall rightly from their source.
Anna dressed herself finally coming out of the cold water; brushing her hair she let it hang down. She had such long black hair that everyone thought it was beautiful. Did anyone even see past what she looked like and just paid attention to her? Looking around the room she searched for scissors. She found a pair and looking in a mirror began to cut her hair. She did have long hair all the way to the middle of her back. When she was done cutting she had cut it all the way to her shoulders. It was lighter and Anna was a little freer to take care of such short hair. Smiling she moved it around and laughed at the feeling it gave her. She twirled around the room and was laughing at her hair. She'd never done something like this before. Hitting the table she fell to the ground and cut her hand open on the glass of the shattered flower's vase. Shaking from it she quickly went to the dresser and ripping one of the dresses. She wrapped it swiftly around her hand stopping the blood from flowing freely from the wound. Tying it she went to cleaning the mess she's made.
The door burst open and Anna shocked jumped slightly as Daiena came in hastily his sword drawn ready it seemed to fight any monster that resided in her room. He looked around the room before he noticed that Anna was staring at him holding a piece of glass in her hand. He stared back at her and came over and helped her clean it up. Sighing he grabbed what was left of the dress Anna had ripped and put the glass in it. Getting up he left Anna on the ground still stunned.
Walking out of the room she quickly yelled to him, "I'm sorry I was just playing around. I'm sorry Daiena!"
He grunted and closing the door left her alone. Shaking her head he must think she's such a child. Well she was wasn't she? All she ever did since she had gotten here was act like one. Her father was right about her when he said that she was a trusting fool a fool with no common sense. Unlike her mother he had told her. Sitting on the ground she did nothing but think of everything that had happened especially of her mom and dad.
She fell back and laid on the ground closing her eyes she thought about her mom's memories. She hadn't had one in a while. She wondered if she could force herself to make them come to her. Was that even possible? Well why couldn't it? She did have to learn them so why not make them come and learn faster then just waiting for them to come.
She concentrated on the few she did have in her possession and tried to make others come to her. She even tried sending out some sort of a beacon for them to follow towards her. After awhile she gave up and opening her eyes was shocked to see the room different.
It had to be a different room, it had other things besides a bed, table, chairs, and a dresser it also had books with a desk littered with papers and quills with ink bottles. She walked around and finally she noticed that someone was in the bed. Who was it though? She came up beside the bed and looking saw that it was an old elf that looked like he was holding desperately onto life. He had seen battle Anna could tell that much from what she saw.
The door opened and Anna saw her mother standing there her face tear stained and blood streaked as she walked over to stand beside the bed of the old elf. New tears were forming in her eyes and Anna could sense that her mother didn't want the elf to die. Why though? Was he important to her?
"Eventine are you awake?" her mother asked softly taking his hand in hers, "Please just wake up long enough to give me some advice that my father could never give me."
The old elf stirred and his eyes opened. Anna was astonished to see those eyes were so startlingly blue. It was as though even though he was old inside he was still a young man determined not to die just yet. Those blue eyes touched Anna, she watched as the eyes directed onto her mother.
"Elysee what are you doing here?" the old elf whispered his voice so harsh, "You should be with Allanon preparing for the Demons to attack."
Anna was so happy she knew her mother's name now. It was the first time she had ever heard it. Elysee. What a beautiful names it was. She treasured this new information greatly.
"I've done all I can but that doesn't mean I won't stop fighting them Eventine I swear to you that we'll beat them," her mother whispered sitting on the bed slightly.
"I know Elysee," Eventine whispered his breathing irregularly, ""What advice to you need my dear that you couldn't go to your father for?"
"Eventine you know about Anna don't try and lie I've heard you and my father up late talking about her, "She's turned seventeen now in that other world we put her in. I can't get her off my mind Eventine. I want to just run away from my duties as a Druid and go to her. Hold her like a mother should, not send her away to some far away place likes another world."
"Elysee you just wanted to help your daughter," Eventine whispered squeezing her hand for reassurance, "you know what would have happened. I'm sorry Elysee but you know it was for the best."
"I know but I miss her," Elysee muttered tears falling from her eyes, "Eventine I can't fight if I'm worried about my daughter who isn't even in this world. What should I do? I can't perform some spell on me to forget her while I fight."
"Maybe you have to," he said softly coughing as he tried to regain some normal breathing pattern, "if it helps…to…concentrate on…the problem…we…have right now."
"Eventine I can't purposely forget my daughter just so I can fight." Elysee cried out in protestation, "You above all people know how much I love her how much I miss her. Not even my father knows all that you know."
"Elysee I'm afraid you have to forget your daughter for now my dear." Elysee didn't have to turn to know that her father was right behind her knowing his intentions and how he and Eventine had conspired to get her here all alone, "You know you have to forget my daughter if we do not have you at full attention you could die. Then what about your daughter?"
"Raistlin won't let you father he'll recognize that something is wrong with me!" she shouted letting go of Eventine and facing the two old men began to retreat towards the door, "He'll protect me cause he loves me and you know it! He won't let you!"
She went to open the door her hand on the knob a gold hand grabbed her wrist. It forced her to stop and crying her mother fell to the ground. Sobbing, as she knew whom the hand belonged to. Anna couldn't believe what she was watching this was horrible. Her mother was being forced to forget her own daughter, to forget her.
She was so mad at them all that foolishly she ran to try and stop her father to rip his hand of her mother. She wanted to get that monster away from her mother. Her hand passed right through her fathers and trying over and over couldn't get a grip on her father. Crying out in frustration she fell to the ground looking at her mother's crying face she couldn't help but grieve for her mother. Why would they do this to her mom?
"Elysee you know as well as I that if you continue to concentrate on our daughter as you've been obsessed to do lately that," her father's voice sounded so soft and caring as he spoke to Elysee, "you'll lose yourself in that web of love. Our daughter is fine she's safe in another world. She'll never have to see battle like this as you and I and her grandfather must."
"She'll come back though Raistlin you know that Paladine told you and the others as you left the Abyss behind you." Elysee murmured shaking her head, "If you all remove my memories of her I'll be lifeless. You all know that if you go through with this that I'll be someone I'm not. Just as Anna right now is someone she isn't."
"I'm so sorry my love," Raistlin whispered.
Anna looked at her father and saw that he actually had tears in his eyes. He did care about her mother. He cared a great deal about her. Then why would he do this to her? Why would he take away her memories of her own child?
"Do it Raistlin you know its best." Allanon's voice sounded so unbreakable and so harsh as though he had left himself devoid of emotions, "Do it or I'll do it for you!"
"No Allanon I'll do it," Raistlin answered him with a hiss.
Anna saw Raistlin turn towards her mother and muttering the same spider like words she heard in Solace but this time towards her mother. He blew something into Elysee's eyes and Anna wanted to stop that dust or whatever it was from touching her mother. She knew she couldn't though, how could she? All she was at this point was a stupid spectator. She watched blankly as her mother's eyes rolled into her head and she fell to the ground looking so frail and hurt. The man she loved, just as someone she had cared for had betrayed Anna, her mother also had been betrayed by someone she loved.
Shaking from the emotional shock she closed her eyes wanting the memory to stop to go away. But it didn't. She opened her eyes and she saw that she was in the Garden of Life but this time there were monsters of such ferocity and cruelty that Anna was so scared to move. She saw her mother standing in front of what she assumed was the previous Ellcry before Amberle choose to replace it. It was so dead and gray that it hurt her to look at it and remember what it should look like. Her mother on the other hand showed no awareness of being distracted by her daughter; she fought with a fury that was born inside her. Throwing blue fire and taking her sword at the Demons Anna was afraid. She was scared of her mother. She had been so ruthless.
The sight of her mother unable to even see anything else besides the battle she fought riveted Anna's eyes. She noticed though that behind her mother a Demon crept just as a Roc landed on the ground and a young girl with long light brown hair with blood red eyes. They glowed just like a fire glowed in the night. That had to be Amberle before she changed into the Ellcry. Anna's mother cried to Amberle to hurry and get up here to take her rightful place.
"Amberle!" a male's voice shouted as the young girl sprinted towards the rise.
There was a young boy still on the Roc who rode into the sky. Another young woman who had long black hair chased after the man who had called out to Amberle.
Anna didn't really care for them she was worried that still her mother had not recognized the danger behind her yet. The Demon was coming closer. She begged for Amberle to hurry to become the Ellcry and bring the Forbidding up. Just as Amberle reached the rise and stood beside Elysee the Demon attacked Anna's mother.
She ran to her mom crying out. She sat beside her mom on her knees she futility tried to her mother's hand to do anything.
"No…"Anna whispered shaking her head, "I didn't want to see this. I wanted to know about you but not like this. Mom!"
She was shocked that the Demon went right through her and began to eat at her mother's body. Anna could feel the Demon's teeth entering her mother's body and ripping her mother's organs. She shook from the pain. Amberle was so angered you could see it on her face. She took her place where the old Ellcry was and lashing out at the Demon became the Ellcry. Her arms forming into branches her face changing completely. Anna was awestruck but she couldn't help but continue to cry as her mother's still live gaze watched Amberle change. She would die before the man she loved ever got to her, or even her father got to her.
"Amberle please tell my daughter about me when she comes," Elysee whispered her breathing slowing down, "I want her to know that I love her so much...please…do that for…me…my daughter Anna Majere…"
In answer the branches of Amberle stirred all on their own giving Elysee her answer before she died. Anna wanted nothing more then to wrap her arms around her mother at that moment. To hold her mother as she died. She put her face in her hands and cried as hard as she could.
She was startled when someone laid his or her hand on her. Looking up she saw that it was the man from the memory. The one who in the memory had shouted at Amberle. He was sad as though he knew what she had just seen. Tears coming more fiercely to her eyes she ran into his arms and cried into his shoulder.
"I know I hate that day also Anna Majere," he whispered rubbing her back sympathetically, "I lost someone I loved dearly that day also."
She regained some composure and pushed back from him. Wiping her face she tried to clean herself up. She looked up at him and he was giving her a soft smile.
"Thank you," she muttered blushing a bit, "I'm sorry I just I can't believe that happened."
"Its alright," he said still smiling at her, "Come now lets go to dinner you must be starving you've had quite the journey I'm told."
"Who are you?" she asked following him.
"My name is Wil Ohmsford I am Shea's grandson," he said ginning at her now, "Just like you are Allanon's granddaughter."
She nodded and followed him as they continued on there way back to the mansion where they entered and went to dinner. Anna was preoccupied the whole time with her thoughts unable to think about anything else. They entered the dinning room and Wil escorted her to sit beside Ander. He took the seat across from her. Anna looked around and was a little taken aback to see that Ander's wife wasn't there. She looked at him and he was smiling at her.
"There is someone who can tell you so much more about your mother then Wil and I combined even with Amberle's help," Ander said beginning to answer Anna's inner questions, "My wife doesn't like him very much she prefers to stay in her room tonight and eat there."
"Who?" Anna asked confused and still shaken from everything.
"The person you came to see my dear," a familiar voice said from behind her.
she looked behind and saw that the face of her grandfather was looking right at her. he had come to see her, he had come. Anna was so overwhelmed that she got up and hugged him. The tears started again and she allowed him to just hold her. she could hear her grandfather crying also. He was relieved that she was here. He did love her unlike her own father.
"Grandfather?" she asked pushing from him.
"Yes my dear it is I your grandfather," he whispered wiping her tears from her face, "Elysee's father. Allanon of the Druids. Anna your hurt what happened?"
"She saw her mother's death Allanon the memory," Wil answered from the chair tears in his eyes touched by the scene of Anna and her grandfather being reunited at last.
"We'll have to deal with that later my dear its not so deep," he said smiling at her as he lead her to sit down in her chair.
Authors Note: Wow such an exciting chapter! I'm all a giggles at Anna finally meeting her grandfather. maybe now she'll be able to get her father to somehow get jealous and actually care about her. not likely it is Raistlin were talking about. Okay so the normal things like I don't own anything of Dragonlance or of the Shannara series. Well Anna's and her mom Elysee are mine. Well the name Elysee I got from a magna called Rebirth I love that character so much….right I'm babbling.
Okay so enjoy this chapter and I'll start working on the next one when I figure out what I want to happen in the next one.
Wait has anyone guessed what Anna has to fight? If so, tell me in an e-mail or review. That'd be so cool if you've figured it out. I gave some clues in this chapter but there are other clues in the other chapters.