Vieraslayer

I think Alvyne came off a little bit nasty in her last chapter. I didn't mean it that way; she's just kind of extreme. She just doesn't like Jote. She likes Viera in general, and that isn't just because she was told to! You'll see. This chapter contains strong dialogue. And don't anyone ask me about Myko's eyes. Even I haven't decided why I wanted her to have blue eyes even though it doesn't fit her at all and that neither of her parents have blue eyes so she shouldn't.

Kira's Advice and Alvyne's Dilemma

Alja was really sore. She had problems walking before, but she didn't realize that she'd have this much pain in between her legs. She had been so stupid to run like that! Of course she'd be sore! She'd just had all kinds of things shoved up her snatch!

Kira was alone, as always, but Alja didn't want to disturb her yet. She seemed to be sleeping. Of course, with Kira, you never knew. She was generally very quiet and didn't do much besides talk with the Wood telepathically. Kira was devoted to the Wood, but she still loved her sisters and always welcomed them into her thicket.
Alja moved and Kira's ears stood straight up. Good, she wasn't asleep at all.

"Sister, you don't need to tell me anything. I can smell it all over you. It's actually not so bad. I'm blind, not sterile. I must be picking up pheromones. Even female Viera are excited, you know. I'll have to do something about that once you leave. Perhaps have Lena concoct some contraceptive for me and I can use Janzyn to settle me down." Kira said softly.

"Kira! You don't need to tell me about that!" Alja hissed.

"You want to know if you're pregnant, don't you? The Wood foretold this. And I know the answer."

"You know everything the Wood does."

"The Gift has been given, baby sister."

"You mean it? I'm going to be a mommy! That is so… oh my gosh! I'm in big trouble!" Alja wailed. She had been happy at first.

"Alja, please relax."

"Kira, the other Viera might kill my baby!"

"I doubt they will do that. They accept Myko. She is a half-Viera."

"Fran is Jote's sister. The Viera wouldn't dare do anything to somebody so closely related to their leader."

"I don't think Rael would let them hurt you or the baby."

"There is something else too, Kira. Something major."

"You have to make a decision. Leave with Vaan or raise the baby as a full Viera, in the village, never knowing her father."

"Kira, I'm leaving. I've made that choice. It's the blindness that scares me. You know it runs in our family. Our grandmother had it, you have it. What if my child inherits it? I don't know how to care for a disabled child. I know how to take care of normal, healthy children like Myko and Vinka, but disable children need special care. Rael says that you did."

"I figured as much, my sister. I will miss you. I truly hope I am the only silver-eyed Viera for a long, long time. We do need special care, but our other senses more than make up for it. I can hear a feather floating on the wind, and I can smell every flower within… I don't know how long a distance, but it's a long one, you can be sure!"

"I have to talk to Rael. I don't know where she is, but I probably know who she's with. I find myself wanting to break Rush's legs half the time. Rael loves him, but I don't think he loves her. He's a lot like Lord Janzyn."

"I know Janzyn well, and he's not a bad Viera. He's just a real ladies man. I'm not exactly a virgin, despite the fact that I cannot care for a child. If the contraceptive doesn't work and I have a kit, I will leave her in the village with Rael."

"Kira, I will really miss talking to you."

"It's okay. I actually prefer being alone most of the time. It makes me happy. I wish I could see at least a little bit, I hate making somebody upset. Are you going to cry?"

"No. I'm fine."

"I can smell it. You're upset."

"Yes, but I'm not gonna cry or anything. I have to deal with it myself."

"If my friend Janzyn is busy, I'll find something to pleasure myself with. I'm not like Rael. I haven't slept with very many people. Just Janzyn and two others… I can't remember the other two. Janzyn probably will be happy to help. He's always pursuing me for sexual purposes."

"Sounds like you're going to have a good time. Is Janzyn's… length as long and thick as Mjrn tells me?"

"It feels big. And Jan is usually good for four or five rounds."

Myko liked Alvyne. They were immediate friends. Alvyne noticed that Myko had flat feet, which were obviously inherited from her father. She had seen a blue-eyed Viera before, but she'd never seen blue eyes on a rava! How did that happen? It wasn't supposed to happen, was it?

"Miss Alvyne, you seem different than other Viera somehow. I can't exactly explain it. Are you from another village, like Aunt Jyna?" Myko asked.

"Yeah, you could say that. You are different, though. These days, not a lot of Viera cross with Humes. When the Reena-Kaana were around, sure. I mean, that was how the Viera survived. The only reason the Viera survived was that Reena were loyal 'til death to Humes—and half-Humes."

"Sometimes I wish there was a few Reena around. Not the kind that eat Viera. The good kind. The kind that the Humes have already told never to eat Viera again. I have so many things I want to ask that only a Reena could know the answer to! I loooove doggies!"

Alvyne smiled. "Why don't you get a dog?"

"Aunt Jote says I can't. She says that Viera and dogs don't mix at all, and miniature coeurls can be trained just as much if not more than dogs and they're a lot more fun. She says if I asked for a mini coeurl, she'd have Mjrn talk to Lord Janzyn's sister Mona about getting one. Mini coeurls are a lot cuter than the big ones. They actually have cat heads, unlike the big coeurls."

Alvyne looked disappointed. She was sort of a dog, but she knew no Viera would ever accept her as her true self. Even if she didn't eat them anymore. All they'd see was that she was a Reena. Inside, Alvyne had a good heart. Outside, she was what she wanted to be, but would always truly be a Reena. Even if she stayed in Viera form for the rest of her life, could she ever truly forsake her nature?

Staying with Myko was dangerous. Myko's Hume blood ensured that if Myko said to do something, Alvyne would do it. The Viera might put two and two together and realize that Alvyne was a Reena. That used to happen all the time. Viera would discover Reena amongst them via the words and actions of half-Humes.

Alvyne liked Myko a lot, but she was afraid. Afraid of the Viera. A full-grown Reena could take down lone Viera. Reena were strong and smart, but Viera were a lot smarter. They could fight back. A well-aimed arrow killed a Reena as easily as anything else. And Alvyne was by no means a full-grown Reena. Even if she transformed, she wouldn't have the experience to fight like a Reena warrior. And she was never allowed to cause harm to another Viera again either.

So how was she expected to live with Myko?