Dark Woods of Armagh
It was a cloudless day with the sun shining bright on the inhabitants of Armagh. There were hordes of small and big huts that the people of Armagh lived in. The huts had a square room with a stone hearth in the middle, with the smoke going through the thatched. This room was used for cooking and having meals. The other rooms was used as sleeping courters. The roofs of these huts slanted so the rain and snow would run down.
Women were busy outside at the fires cooking, and some were down at the river doing their laundry. Children were running around screaming and laughing or bothering their mothers for attention.
Bonnie was sitting on the river bank all by herself. She haven't seen Amarog and the others and she really missed them.
Suddenly she felt a small rock hitting her on the arm. She turned back to see who the culprit was, only to look in the adorable face of a little boy. The other little rascals was hiding behind a tree.
"Are you going to turn me into a tree now?" he asked her shyly.
Bonnie wanted to laughed, but she did not want to scare the little boy away. She smiled and said. "You are too adorable to be turned into a tree."
The boy shyly gave Bonnie a flower which she took with a soft thank you. Bonnie put the flower in her hair and smiled at the little boy. He turned around and ran back when his mother called him.
"Your witchery have no end." A voice said behind Bonnie.
Bonnie stood up and turned around. This must be the alpha she-wolf and her alpha she wolfs. The same girl who kissed Amarog.
Bonnie and the girl sized each other up. Bonnie smirked.
The she-wolf walked to Bonnie and before she could grabbed the flower from Bonnie's hair, Bonnie slapped her hand away.
"Do not touch me." Bonnie said in her face.
The girl smiled coldly. "Or what witch?" The girl walked around Bonnie and looked her up and down. "You are indeed a sorry sight. Amarog and the guys were not lying when they've told us how awful you look. Dirty messy curls, and don't get me started on that dress you have on. Can it still be called a dress?" The girl asked in disgust.
The other girls laughed.
Bonnie turned her back to the girl and her friends.
"They felt sorry for you and now they regret helping you. You see witch, you are a problem. You destroyed Ara'Manth and now your here to destroy Armagh. Amarog said you were annoying and you irritated them all to no end." The girl said and laughed.
"Rudolph said she was holding them back. They would have been here sooner." Another girl said.
"She was the reason they couldn't cut the head of the great white beast. She offered her own head." One of the girls said and scoffed.
"Now they regret not cutting her head off." The girl who kissed Amarog said and they all laughed.
Bonnie turned around and looked at them one by one. "Is this how you laugh on a full moon hmm?" Bonnie asked with a mocking smirk.
The girl narrowed her eyes at Bonnie and said venomously. "What you should know is that we she wolfs run this pack. I will personally cut your heart out."
"I would love to see you try bitch" Bonnie said deadly calm.
Bonnie and the girl glared at each other.
The she-wolf suddenly smiled and said. "Amarog told me about your feistiness and false bravery. It amused them at first, but later on it just got unbearable and pathetic. She sigh and said. "Poor little witch. Did you wait for Amarog last night?"
The girls laughed.
"He was with me little witch, and he fucked me all night. In every fuck position you can't begin to imagine. I can't describe the hunger, lust and love in his eyes when he set his eyes on my naked skin. I am his mate. So don't think you can come here to seduce our men to destroy our kingdom. Powerful witch or not, I will bring you down." The girl said and walked away. Her friends followed her.
With eyes glowing unnaturally Bonnie walked to the woods and out of sight.
-X-
Amarog and his pack was having a heated discussion with the brotherhood of the wolves regarding Bonnie's fate.
Amarog felt tired and irritated. He was up all night with the elders catching up on what went on in his absence up to the point where his second cousin delivered twins and named one after him.
Now he is listening to his brothers defending Bonnie, and the brotherhood wants to hand her over to the vampires.
Word reached their borders that Ara'Manth's soldiers are looking for the witch. They are demanding justice. Apparently the witch and her mother who was part of a witch council conspired to overthrow the empress reigns after they poisoned the emperor.
He will hand over his kingdom if he can just closed his eyes and sleep. With a soft little green eyed witch in his arms. The smell of her hair under his nose and the soft texture of her curls on his bare chest.
Amarog had a dreamy far away look in his eyes and a smile on his handsome features.
Wolfgang cleared his throat hard, but still there came no response from Amarog.
Ulf was bright red from holding his laughter in. He looked every where but Amarog's face.
Rudolph and the others was wondering what Amarog was thinking that made him look so at peace.
Wolfgang elbowed Amarog in the ribs. Amarog snapped out of his dream and looked confused.
"My brother will decide." Wolfgang said and gave Amarog a serious look.
"Decide what?" Amarog asked confused.
Ulf could not hold it in any longer. He laughed out loud and soon his brothers joined him.
The elders gave them a stern look of disapproval.
"We shall convene with the witch tonight. Our leader should rest." One of the elders said.
As soon as the elders left the brothers was on Amarog with laughs and jokes. He excused himself quickly before any one of them could ask any questions.
-X-
Bonnie came back and she felt calm and at peace. She won't allow those she - bitches to get to her.
She entered the hut where she is staying for the time being. Bonnie is staying with Amarog and his mother and brother Mathew. She is sleeping in Amarog's room on his bed. No wonder that girl thinks I want Amarog. Imagine me waiting for Amarog in his bed. That will be the day. Bonnie thought to herself.
Bonnie heard loud snores coming from Amarog's room. "Who could that be?" Bonnie said softly. Slowly she walked to the opening of the room and peeked in.
Amarog was laying naked on his back with a hand resting on his abs and the other hand resting on his forehead.
Bonnie looked at Amarog's naked body in all his glory. A body, that of a god.
Amarog's midnight hair was messy on his head. Bonnie looked at the strong jaw line with a day stubble. Just adding more to his rugged good looks. His lips curled in a soft smile. Strong arms with veins which run along his arms towards his hands. Masculine hands with veins appearing on the surface and rough fingertips. One of Amarog's hands rested on his solid masculine chest. Bonnie's eyes went further down to that part under the belly button with a trail of hair going downwards. Her face heated up. Her cheeks felt warmed.
Amarog was snoring like a man that wanted to shake the very foundations of Armagh, or more like a man who spent the night ... His got the nerve to come and rest here. I'll show him. Bonnie thought in anger.
Bonnie walked out and grabbed a bucket from the table on her way out.
She came back and emptied the bucket of cold water in Amarog's face.
Amarog gasps and opened his eyes. He ran a hand through his wet hair. He looked at the witch who was glaring at him. Can it be? He just dreamed about her... and what a dream it was. Just thinking about it made him smile.
Bonnie was livid. She raised the bucket and hit him on the head.
Amarog gritted his teeth. Now the little witch is really testing his limits. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" he spat out.
"Get out!" Bonnie yelled at him.
"Make me." Amarog said with sarcasm.
Bonnie raised the bucket again and Amarog grabbed it out of her hand. Bonnie turned around to walk out but Amarog grabbed her hand and pulled her to him. She landed on top of him.
"Doesn't this bring back some memories." He asked with a smirk.
"Let me go" Bonnie said and pushed her tiny hands on his chest.
"No. Tell me what I did wrong or else I'm not letting you go."
Bonnie knew Amarog was not kidding and she don't want his mother or anyone else to come and find them like this, so she told Amarog what the girl and her friends said to her.
Amarog listened intently his anger growing. His arms tightened around Bonnie.
"Her name is Sandstorm and what she told you are not true, Aldolpha. You should have seen the guys defending you against the brotherhood. You are part of our pack. As for spending the night with her. It never happened and it will never happen."
"You kissed her Amarog." Bonnie said and looked everywhere except at Amarog.
"She kissed me. I did push her away Aldolpha, and that must have angered her." Amarog said softly.
"I'm not jealous its just the things she said are not true." Bonnie said with red cheeks.
"Of course your not Aldolpha." Amarog said and smiled.
Bonnie relaxed in Amarog's arms. "What is happening to me." She asked softly.
"The same thing that's happening to me." Amarog said and kissed her softly on the head.
He was on his back and Bonnie's head and arm rested on his chest with her leg over his leg. Amarog held her firmly and yet gently in his arms. Amarog's hand rested on her upper thigh.
Bonnie heard Amarog's soft snores and with the sound of his beating heart in her ear she closed her eyes and drifted off into a deep sleep.
-X-
Bonnie looked and feel beautiful after she cleaned herself and put on a dress that Amarog's mother gave to her. She turned around and let her hands slide down the smooth texture of the green dress. This dress was made to bring out the colour of her eyes.
She heard someone clear their throat behind her and she turned around.
"You look beautiful in that dress my child." Amarog's mother said.
"Thank you." Bonnie said softly.
"I can see why my son is infatuated with you." The older women said with a soft smile.
Bonnie blushed and didn't know what to say. She still love Damon and have him in her heart and thoughts, and Amarog is slowly creeping into her heart. One minute she wants to kill him and the next she finds comfort in his strong arms.
"This belongs to you. I have kept it with me all these years. It will help you greatly on your way to your destiny." The older women said and gave Bonnie a book with a green binding and gold encrusted words engraved on the front."
"Grimoire" Bonnie read the word and looked at the older women confused.
"A book with spells. It will help you greatly. It was the only thing I took with me when I left Anvard."
Bonnie's eyes widened.
"I was a young witch back then and part of our Goddesses soldiers. Me and four witches was sent to keep an eye on the wolves on our outskirts. It was their winter season and they were allowed to hunt there, but only take what they need and not more. It was the day I saw Amarog's father for the first time. I was in charge and of course he made it unbearable for me. Taunting me, and undermining my authority to no end." The older woman laughed softly.
Now I see where Amarog gets that from. Bonnie thought to herself.
"I fell in love. For days I fought against my feelings, but in the end I followed my heart. I mustered up enough courage to bare my heart in front of Inanna."
"What did Inanna do?"
"She gave me the greatest gift a witch could ever ask for. She gave me her blessing. So woman alone I followed his pack and when I finally found him, he had the nerve to take me back to Anvard."
Bonnie laughed softly.
" I gave him three strong sons and I never looked back. Yes, I miss Anvard, but this here is my home, Armagh."
Bonnie's eyes was shining from unshed tears.
"You can't go back to Ara'Manth now. You have to go to Alfheim I will help you get there. The eleve princess Caroline is waiting for you. She will be of great help to you and them." The older women said and looked deep into Bonnie's eyes. "You will see your beloved again, and only you can answer his questions."
Bonnie had so many questions to ask after hearing this.
"The brotherhood is waiting for the witch" a man said behind them.
Amarog's mother gave Bonnie a hug and walked away.
-X-
They were in a big round hut. A fire was burning comfortably in the middle. Bonnie looked around and swallowed hard. So many faces. Bonnie felt slightly dizzy. She spot Rudolph and the brothers and they gave her comforting smiles.
Amarog was sitting on a thrown made of stone. It was built in the shape of Guille. He looked so serious and his eyes fixed intently on her. His bird Adlerauge was by his side. Bonnie didn't know what to do. Should she bow in front of him? Perform a seductive dance for him? Bonnie wanted to giggle at the last thought.
"Witch you may sit down." An elderly man said.
Bonnie took a seat on a small tree log. She was sitting by herself opposite Amarog and right in the faces of the brotherhood. On the right spot for judgement. Bonnie thought to herself.
"Tell them what you told us Aldolpha, and do not leave anything out." Amarog said in a serious commanding voice.
Bonnie breathed out slowly, and begin to tell her story from the beginning till the end.
There was nerve wrecking silence when she finished.
"How was the relationship between you and your mother?" Amarog asked her.
"We loved each other. My .. my mother was thee most caring and loving person. Bonnie shared all her fondest memories with them. She laughed through her tears when she told them about the happy times they shared together. She also told them about her last sunset with her mother in Ara'Manth.
"How touching." Amarog said sceptically. "Were you aware that your mother was part of a secret witch council in Ara'Manth?" Amarog asked.
"No I did not know." Bonnie answered in a strong voice.
"Were you aware that she is a witch and that you are a witch as well. Judging from what you just told us I would assume that your mother would have shared this with you. Its your birth right to know what you are." He said.
Bonnie looked long at Amarog before she answered him. "And how I wish she did share with me on that. I was hurt and yes angry, but I know now what I knew all along deep in my heart is that she did it to protect me. So stop dishonouring my mothers name."
"You are wanted for high treason punishable by death. Word were send out to all the realms for your capture. The vampires want justice." Amarog said and narrowed his eyes.
"I did nothing wrong I swear on my life." Bonnie said breathlessly in tears.
"By harbouring you we put our people in danger. Our whole kingdom." An elderly man said.
"The lives of our wives and children. The last thing we want is war. We have been living in peace for centuries." Another man said to her.
"War?" Bonnie asked bitterly. She stood up slowly and looked at them. "War? War is already at your doorstep while you want to execute an innocent girl. My people did nothing wrong and yet they are being tortured and killed by wicked hearts who are blinded by power. I was a care free girl in Ara'Manth. I had a life. I had school. I had ... have a best friend. I had .. have a boyfriend. Never in a million years would I have imagined myself standing in Armagh defending my innocence." Tears rolled down Bonnie's cheeks. "If the Empress wants me so be it. I will take her, myself and her kingdom down in flames. I will die fighting for the survival of my people and for peace.
There was silence. Amarog stared at the fire deep in thought.
"What is your birth name?" he asked still looking at the fire deep in thought.
"Bonnie ... Bonnie Bennet."
The sound of her real name on her tongue sounded like the sweetest melody to him.
"Is your father still alive?" he asked.
"I do not know my father. I have no more family left." Bonnie said with unshed tears.
"You have your brothers, Aldolpha." Rudolph said to her. Unable to keep himself from seeing her so vulnerable and broken in front of everyone.
Bonnie smiled through her tears at him.
Amarog fixed his gaze intently on Bonnie and said to her. " I have made my decision. Come the new day you will be taken to the borders of Armagh where you will be set free. We will not hand you to Ara'Manth's vampires, but what happens to you when you are outside Armagh are out of our hands. We can't keep you here any longer. I do this for the good of Armagh.
-X-
