Chapter Fifteen
Amaya watched as Lotheolan gently laid her son down and covered him with a light blanket. He placed his hand over Obito's eyes and it glowed for a brief moment. "Just reinforcing the slumber spell, he's never going to trust me again," he said moving back over to the fire with the rest.
"It's not only you who he'll see as treacherous, seems every time he turns around someone is knocking the poor child out. Will you really send him back to Silvermoon, Sister?" Cinada asked. "It seems like we went through a lot of work to free him, only to send him back to the Magus."
"His freedom was never what I was after, only the knowledge he had. And trust is overrated; even the cutest kitten has claws that can scratch the hand that feeds it." Amaya replied. "He'll be safe in Silvermoon … but for now let us figure out a plan."
"I believe we need more information," Vorat said.
"Agreed … Obito spoke of Sunfury when he made his escape in Shadowmoon, however the only camps we know of are near the temple and that doesn't sound like the site he was held at. Cinada you head to Shadowmoon and see if there is a small encampment away from the temple. Vorat you travel to Hellfire and find the elf Obito spoke of, not sure if that tome has any importance to the current events but it's best to have everything covered. Zalon and Lotheolan, we need you two to journey to Shattrath and talk to Consortium Trader, Lathrai … gather what you can about the tome, Tyilo and Grimshade, use force if you have to."
The four of them called their flying beasts to them. "And what of you, Sister?" asked Cinada as she swung up into the saddle.
"I … must add to my son's list of betrayals." Amaya said softly.
"Well if it means anything, I don't agree with that decision." Cinada said as she walked her wyvern off the edge of the isle and took flight.
Lotheolan knelt and placed a hand on Obito's forehead. "Stay strong," he whispered and then he mounted his own wyvern following Zalon as they headed toward the city.
Vorat held the reins of his mount and looked over at Amaya. "Unlike the others I believe you have made a wise choice." The knight bowed from the saddle and had his beast take flight.
Amaya watched until the group was out of sight and then moved back to the dying fire and her son. She sat down near him and watched him sleep, letting his breathes count the seconds for her. So much had happened already in his young life. At his age she was still studying in the academy. She wanted desperately for her son to live his own life, but that didn't seem to be possible. He would forever be the son of Tyilo Ravenwind.
Sighing she bent down and kissed Obito's forehead, staining his cheek with a tear that escaped her. "Please, follow your own path my son. Stop trying to pursue the footfalls of your father."
Moving back to the fire she took out some bandages and a small dagger. Then unfastening her robe, she slid her left arm out of the sleeve and biting her lip used the blade to slice her arm near the shoulder. With the tip of the knife she probed under the skin and a moment later a tiny blood red gem slipped down her bleeding arm. Taking the bandages she quickly wrapped her arm, almost instantly the healing properties of the dressings activated deadening the pain. Holding the gem she slid back into her robe and then placed the ruby into Obito's open hand.
"One more detail to attend to," she thought aloud. She reached up and took off the necklace she always had on, Tyilo wore an identical one … or did. At the end of the silver chain was an opaque blue gem to anyone else it looked like a mana crystal. However, when it was shattered it sent out a signal that could only be received by one man, Grand Magister Rommath.
It had been a wedding gift for her and Tyilo; her teacher had called it their "Oh Shit!" necklaces. In case they ever got in over their heads he could tune into the crystals and be at their sides in an instant. The only catch was it had to be shattered to be used; Rommath wasn't overly lenient with his time it was a one shot service.
"Please take care of him," she whispered as she stood and opened a portal. Amaya broke the crystal in her grip and let the shards fall into Obito's hand next to the ruby from earlier. The sharp splinters cut her palm and drips of blood fell as well. With one final look at her son she slipped into the gateway and disappeared.
Behind her the floating island exploded with a blast of arcane magic as two mages appeared. Rommath walked over to the hunter and sighed. "Do I look like a babysitter?"
"You never said what we could use the necklaces for, it would make sense we'd use them to protect our most precious treasure." The second mage pulled back the hood of his cloak to reveal the crimson locks underneath.
"You shouldn't be here," Rommath said kneeling beside Obito.
"I could not be anywhere else; I sensed the loss of the crystal as well as the location of Amaya and Obito in the same area …"
Rommath held up the ruby still wet with blood. "Your wife has removed her tracking gem, she could be anywhere now."
The other swore. "You were supposed to watch them both!"
"I've had a very long and tiring couple of weeks trying to watch them both! Your wife made it clear today my choices were to slay her or let you deal with her should she be lucky enough to find you. I didn't marry the girl, so that task falls to you."
"I'm sorry, Rom … everything you have done has been appreciated."
"Rater, you should go … we have too much blood on our hands now not to see this through."
The other nodded and lifted the hood of his cloak back over his face. "What will you tell my son?"
"How about the truth," Obito said as he looked up into the eyes of his father.