Alfheim land of the Elves
Bonnie lay motionless on a bed. Her naked body was embalm with different ointments and she was covered from head to toe in green leaves. Its said that the leaves have the ability to heal the body. It absorbs the pain and rejuvenates the mind and body.
"This happens when the body don't get the chance to deal with pain, loss and suffering. She just shuts down." Caroline said softly.
"What do you mean shuts down?" Amarog asked harshly. Never in his life have he felt so helpless and afraid. Afraid of losing the one Guille send to him.
"We should take Aldolpha back to Armagh. She was safe there." Rudolph said with shiny eyes. Ulf nodded his head agreeing with Rudolph.
"Safe for how long before the vampires comes knocking at your door and burn down your precious woods?" Caroline asked him.
"Let them come. Let them all come. We will fight till our dying breath." Ruelle said in a raw voice.
"Calm down brother." Sandalio said to Ruelle and patted him on the back.
"I know you are all concern over Bonnie ... I mean Aldolpha, but if you take her away now you will only endanger her life. Give her body time to heal and to mend." Caroline said as she looked at each of them.
"Leave us. All of you ... I need to be alone with her." Amarog said to them. Barely containing the emotions that's running rampantly through him.
The brothers left the room quietly. Caroline was the last to leave and as she's leaving she looked back at Bonnie and said to Amarog. "Bring her back from the darkness." She closed the door quietly behind her.
Amarog went to Bonnie's bedside and took her hand in his. He kissed her hand and said. "I remember that day long ago back in Armagh. Me and my brothers found this lost little girl in our trap. A little green eyed girl who kept up, walking on weak legs with Eight strong werewolves. This little girl who calmed down a raging river by over coming her one fear. A brave little girl who went into ... The dark cave alone and lived to tell her story. The same little girl who stood in front of a great white bear defending the bear with her own life. Who stood in front of my council and showed grown men the error of their ways. You are truly one remarkable woman. Not only have you earned my respect but you also commanded my heart to look at the beauty around me that I have long forgotten and this little hand holds that same heart for eternity for Guille have send me this cheeky little witch." Amarog brought his lips closer to Bonnie's ear and whispered. "We will walk through the gates of Anvard together. Where the sheep are pink and the clouds are green. Come back to us Bonnie ... come back to me." Amarog kissed her softly on the head and stood up.
As he turned around to leave. He felt her small hand on his. Amarog looked back and gazed in Bonnie's amusing green orbs. She had a soft smile on her beautiful features.
"The sheep are not pink and the clouds are definitely not green." She said and giggled.
Amarog was at a lost of words. "Little witch do not ever scare me like that again." He said seriously and swallowed hard and then he smirked. "Do that again and I'll put you over my knee."
Bonnie smiled wider and said. "I can't wait."
Amarog bent down. His lips a heart beat away from hers.
"I heard your voice Amarog." Bonnie said softly against his lips.
"And what did I say?" he asked her as he brought his lips closer to her lips.
Bonnie blushed and said. "That I'm a cheeky little witch."
"Is that all?" Amarog asked her. Amusement dancing in his eyes. His lips rested on her lips. The tip of his tongue gently running over her bottom lip.
"I need to see him Amarog." Bonnie said softly.
Amarog sigh. "Are you sure your strong enough?"
"Yes I'm sure."
"Fine little witch, but first your brothers wants to see you and I'm pretty sure they are waiting just outside the door." He said and winked at her.
Bonnie laughed happily and said. "Let them in."
Amarog was about to stand up when the door opened and in walk the guys relieved and happiness written all over their facial features.
-X-
Bonnie went to Prince Eroan's study. Hordes of books lined the walls. A small water fountain was in the middle of the room so she walked to it. Bonnie looked at her reflection in the water and stick out her tongue. Her reflection in the water laughed back at her.
Bonnie's eyes went wide. She didn't laugh. How can this be possible. Bonnie decided to smile, and her reflection stick out her tongue at Bonnie.
"Now your just plain mean Bonnie." Bonnie said laughingly as she looked down at her reflection in the water.
"If one stares long enough it will show you the truth inside. In its ugliest form as well as in its beautiful form. It will show you .. you." Prince Eroan said behind Bonnie.
Bonnie turned around quickly startled by his sudden presence behind her. Where did he suddenly appear from. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to ... Bonnie stumbled out.
Prince Eroan smiled at the petite beauty. "You don't ever have to say sorry to me. Its I who have to say how sorry I am for leaving you and your mother behind."
"Well mother and I we did fine before everything. She was a good mother. " Bonnie said softly and swallowed her tears back.
"Indeed she was." Prince Eroan said and pour two glasses full from a big golden glass goblet where blue smoke was coming out. He handed one glass to Bonnie.
She took it carefully with a soft thank you. I'm not going to drink this. Bonnie thought to herself.
"You should drink it Anvardiya. The fairies pride themselves on their blue juice here in Alfheim." Prince Eroan said with a smile.
She took a small sip and nodded her head. " This taste very nice. Not too sweet. Not too sour. Its perfect." She said and took a big mouthful.
"They make it from the droppings of the blue-buke worm. The fairies would fly for days collecting droppings from the worms." Prince Eroan said with pride.
Bonnie swallowed hard and loud and put her glass down with shaky hands.
There came a far away look in Prince Eroan's eyes. "I will never forget that day when I first saw your mother dancing at the festival in Ara'Manth."
Bonnie's eyes went wide. Mother was a dancer. Bonnie thought to herself utterly surprised.
"She was in such a rush to get on the stage that she bumped into me. I wrapped my arms around her to keep her from falling and when she looked up at me. The whole world stopped. Noises faded away around us. It was just us, and time did literally stop." Prince Eroan smiled. "Your mother was not impressed by my ability to stop time and neither was your grandmother Sheila who threw me with a banjo against the head from the stage."
Bonnie giggled at that.
Her body moved smoothly and gracefully with the music. I was enchanted by the exotic colour of her skin, her every move. I had a hard time courting her. Your grandmother knew what I was. I think your mother also knew, but we never spoke about it. We were one in each others arms." Prince Eroan said and his cheeks turned red from the memory of him and Altheya. He cleared his throat. "I was foolish back then. I wanted Altheya to choose between Ara'Manth and me, between her mother and me, but in the end she decided what is best for you, but now your place is here Anvardiya. You will be safe here. No more running. Your place is by my side. Let me be the father Altheya knew I can be. Give me the chance to bestow upon you the fatherly love you so richly deserve my daughter." Prince Eroan said. His green eyes shiny with tears.
Bonnie took Prince Eroan's hands and said as tears rolled down her cheek. "I will be safe, but what about those innocent lives out there. Vulnerable with no protection or love? This is not me I can't hide. They are my people too."
"Anvardiya you can't fight this battle alone. You are too young to Cary this burden on your shoulders."
" I am not alone father. They can come in thousands and still we will stand. "Evil shall not prevail ... not when there is still good. A wise woman said that to me when we watched our last beautiful sunset in Ara'Manth together." Bonnie said softly.
"Forgive me my daughter for my despair. You showed this old fool that there is still hope. You and the wolves will need weapons. You can take from Alfheim anything that you need. This is your home."
"There is something that we will need. We have used our traveling stone. I think we need one more." Bonnie said and looked at her father hopefully.
"You will need more then one. We have two. It will be enough to send you and the wolves to Midgard." Prince Eroan said.
"Why Midgard. Can't it send us straight to Anvard?" Bonnie asked confused.
"It does not work like that and its not strong enough to send you that far. Ending up in Midgard may not be such a bad idea. You can get more stones there."
"Really?"
"Yes and only two people know the location of the stones. The king and his former personal guard a Stephen Salvatore. The king will not tell you. He is nothing like his father was. This Stephen Salvatore, he may be of help, but watch out for him, he is a vampire."
Bonnie walked out deep in thought. Can it be Damon's brother Stephen is in Midgard and now we will have to seek his help. Damon how long have you been longing for your brother and missing him dearly. Bonnie thought to herself.
-X-
Bonnie entered the Princess room deep in thought.
"So what did my brother say about your mother?" Caroline asked Bonnie with wide eyes.
"He told me how he met my mother. How he could not stop gazing at her beautiful skin and how the rhythm of her swaying dancing hips enchanted him to court her and we both know how that ended up." Bonnie said with warm cheeks.
"Okay and eeuw." Caroline said and made a face. "I don't mean it in a disrespectful way, its just that I can't imagine my brother with a woman doing you know what. He is so uptight and strict. Sometimes I think he does not even know he have a male organ that can be use for ...
"Princess Caroline!" Bonnie said and covered her face with her hands.
"I want a warm blooded man. A man who can knock me off my feet, literally. A man who can kiss me with so much love and intensity, like this." Caroline said and twirled around the room with dreamy eyes, kissing her hand passionately.
Bonnie stifled her laugh.
Caroline took Bonnie's hands and with dreamy eyes she asked Bonnie. "Is that how Amarog kisses you?"
Bonnie got really uncomfortable and turned away from Caroline. "We don't kiss." She said and cleared her throat.
Caroline had a confused expression on her beautiful features. "But before we entered your room you were kissing."
"No, he ... he ... just had his tongue on my lips." Bonnie closed her eyes. I can just kick myself right now for saying that. She thought to herself.
Caroline's eyes went wide. "Is that how wolves kiss? Does he also kiss you down there with his tongue? " Caroline asked with dreamy eyes.
"What? Princess we are not having this discussion." Bonnie said and walked to the window to calm her fast beating heart.
"Its okay I have read many books on this. Some of them even have drawings. I should leave the book open on one of its most explicit drawings and placed it on my brother's bed, but then again why take the risk of him placing me under a sleeping spell for a thousand years." Caroline said and picked out a blue dress for Bonnie to wear.
Bonnie turned away from the window to look at Caroline.
"This dress will make Amarog rip it from your body and take you with wild untamed passion." Caroline said with a cheery smile.
"You do know your my aunt right?" Bonnie said and took the beautiful dress from Caroline.
"Yes little one and your aunt knows best."
"And does my aunt have a suitor?" Bonnie asked playfully.
Caroline sigh and said. "Sadly I do. He is one hundred years younger then me. My brother's choice for me." Caroline rolled her eyes. "He asks permission for everything. Permission to laugh at what your princess just said. Permission to hold my finger while we walk, and if I dare raise my voice at him he breaks out and cry and then I feel bad. He sing to me once and I am telling you, my ears are still hurting to this day. Not even the silence can cure it. As false and off tune like a cat in the moonlight. I kissed him once and I told myself never again." Caroline said. Her cheeks turning red from anger just thinking about it again.
"Why?" Bonnie asked and bite on her fist to keep herself from laughing.
"Have you ever seen a fish on dry land? That's him." Caroline said with a serious face.
Bonnie bit harder on her fist. Her eyes wet with laughing tears.
"You know I could have looked passed the thought of not kissing him like never again but, when I showed him one of the drawings in my book. He fainted." Caroline said clearly upset. She turned to Bonnie and furrowed her brow. "What is wrong? Why are you biting your hand. Are you hungry?" She asked Bonnie.
Bonnie could not hold it in any longer. She doubled over with laughter, falling on the bed next to Caroline, and for the first time seeing the funny side of her situation. Caroline could not help it and laughed with Bonnie.
"Come let me show you around Alfheim." Caroline said laughingly.
-X-
The guys were all in the fountain with elven girls bathing and pampering them.
"I can get use to this. Being pampered by beautiful goddesses." Ruelle said and closed his eyes as one of the girls gently massaged his shoulders.
"When are we done?" Ulf stuttered out. By now he was red in the face from being pampered by two giggling girls.
"Brother just sit back, enjoy and let their fingers take you on a magical journey." Ulmar said with half closed eyes.
"Do not get too comfortable brother. You might wake up at the bottom of the fountain on your magical journey." Ulf said annoyed.
Amarog lay back with his eyes closed. He felt the girls hands slide down his muscular chest. He opened his eyes and stopped the girl's hands before they could go further down. "That will be enough. You are dismissed." He said sharply to the girl.
-X-
Caroline and Bonnie walked on path with beautiful flowers and plants all around them.
"How do you get used to this all around silence in this realm of yours?" Bonnie asked Caroline.
"Oh well just climb to the highest top of a tree and scream your lungs out, and when your done try to have a meaningful conversation with yourself." Caroline said to Bonnie and smiled.
"I did consider staying a bit longer, but I'm afraid if I do that, then I'm going to be you in two days." Bonnie said to Caroline and they both laughed.
They watched the beautiful scenery in front of them for a while before Bonnie turn to Caroline and said. "We have return to the castle we want to leave for Midgard as soon as possible."
-X-
Bonnie and the guys were preparing themselves for their departure from Alfheim. The elves made them swords and bows. They were also given potions and herbs. Ulf just nodded his head when the elf who handed him the potions and herbs explained to him the meaning and use of each potion and herb. When the elf was done explaining, Ulf turned around and he already forgot everything.
They were all done when Princess Caroline came rushing to them. She was dress in tight leather pants. A white dress shirt with a leather corset. Her hair was in a ponytail and her bow hanged behind her back. "I am coming with you." She said to them out of breath.
"Caroline your brother will not ...
"I want to live Bonnie." Caroline interrupted her.
"We are on a dangerous quest where we can all end up dying. You picked the wrong group to live with." Ruelle said with a smirk.
"Well, I'll take my chances." Caroline said and winked at him.
Bonnie turned to Amarog. "Can she come with us?"
"Her brother can answer that. Here he comes." Amarog said to her.
Caroline got immediately on her defence. "Brother I refused to stay here any longer I ...
"I understand sister." The prince said with a smile.
"You do?"
"I can't choose your life for you. You are in control of your own life." He said and gave Caroline a warm hug. "Be safe." He said to her.
"I will brother." Caroline said through her tears.
"And please I hope you've taken your books with you. I don't want to accidentally come across them." He whispered in her ear before he let her go.
Caroline playfully rolled her eyes.
Then the Prince gave Bonnie a hug. "And you too my daughter. Be safe and may Inanna's light forever shine upon you." He kissed her on her head before he let her go.
He turned to Amarog and said. "I know she will be safe with you. Bring her back to me one day."
Amarog looked in Bonnie's eyes when he said these words. "I will Prince Eroan."
