When I started this story I had no idea where it was going. I thought I was going to end up with a bg wedding and everyone living happily ever after. As you can tell from where this story is going now that may well not happen. Anomen will be back probably in a few chapters and there will be other characters turnning up now.
Sorry about the delay but I haven't been able to acctually write anything for a while. Once I get going I should be updating quicker.
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Two days later .... Athkatla
It had taken Quayle a few days till he had managed to gather together the ingrediants needed to summon Aerie and her mate from where ever they were in the planes. Some of the ingredients were very rare but in a city as prosperous as Athkatla it had not been too difficult. Ailana was the only person present other than the gnome and she watched fascinated as he began the ritual. Despite the fact that she had been travelling with sorcerers for years and had been raised by one she still found the actual process amazing. The gnome chanted some words that she did not understand, this was followed by him sprinkling some type of herb into the air. The air in front of the pair shimered and began to glow white, the light gradually increased in brightness till Ailana could not look at it. She looked away and drew a knife in case what ever came through the portal was not friendly. The light flared brightly again and then vannished leaving two people in its place.
"Uncle Quayle, are you alright?" Aerie asked worried about her uncle. She looked very different to when she had last been on the mortal plane, he golden hair was plaited out of her face and she was dressed in loose trousers and a shirt. This was something that Haer'Dalis had said he was going to get her in but no-one had believed him. The blue haired man smiled at the sight of his partner greeting her family then turnned to Ailana. There had been a brief flirtation between them when he had first joined the group but it had never become anything too serious between them both realising that their hearts belonged with other people. This did not stop them from being very good friends and close to each other.
"Ah my raven, I should have imagined the possibility that you would one day require our help once more." Haer'Dalis said with a smile and a deep bow to the one time leader of his group.
"It is good to see you again." Ailana said honestly
"What's wrong Ailana ? Uncle Quayle said you needed our help." Aerie said putting an arm round her mates waist in an obvious showing of territorial instincts.
"Anomen has disapeared. No-one has seen him for days. One of the gate guards claims he was heading north so I thought I'd head towards Candlekeep and see if he has made it there. I wanted you two to come with me and Keldorn in case we run into any trouble. That is if you can." Ailana said. Haer'Dalis and Aerie exchanged looks.
"Of course we shall accompany you Ailana. We can stay for the wedding afterwards as well." Aerie said with an impish smile.
"Thank you. I was hoping to begin our travels tomorrow morning, so if you could meet me at the Delryn mansion an hour before sunrise then I would be grateful. " Ailana said. Her friends both nodded. Ailana left them to their reunion and headed towards the docks, she needed to speak to Renal and tell him that she was retiring from leading the guild. This was something that Anomen had asked her to do in the past but she had always refused an issue which had sometimes led to arguments between the pair.
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Flashback
"Where have you been all night ? I was imagining all type of things had happened to you and now you decided to stroll in!" Anomen said angrily
"I was not aware that I had to let you know where I was at all times of the day Anomen." Ailana shot back. She was tired and was not prepared to argue with Anomen at this time
"You were out robbing somewhere weren't you !" Anomen did not bother making it a question.
"No I wasn't. I promised you that I would not engage in any acctual criminal activity just run one of the guilds." Ailana said starting to become angry now.
"What reason have I to believe you. I know next to nothing about you. You do not tell me anything about yourself. You run the risk of my good name being dragged to the courts. I should have listened to the Order when they told me that nothing any good would become of any liason with a Bhaal spwan." Anomen almost spat the hated name. He had never called her that and Ailana was shocked that he called her it now. Deciding that nothing she said would help at all she hurried up the stairs to her room and with slightly blured vision began throwing her clothes in a bag. She would not need the gowns and other frivolous clothes that Anomen had bought her instead deciding to only take practical clothes. The clothes of a thief. She had been kidding herself in believing that she could have a life with Anomen, life was not a fairy tale and there were no happy ever afters, it would never have worked. When she came down the stairs again she could see that Anomen hd not moved from his previous position.
"Thank you for allowing me to stay in your house Sir Anomen. I have not taken anything that belongs to you from upstairs. The only thing that I need to return is this." Ailana said holding out the engagement ring. Anomen automatically reached out to take it from her not really registering what it was that he was taking. Knowing that she would break down and cry if she stayed any longer Ailana hurridly left the house and his life determined to not look back.
Anomen did not allow himself any time to think that day, he threw himself into his accounts and other matters, he was well aware that if he allowed himself to stop and think then he was likely to break down. He wouldn't do that. However by the end of the day tiredness was starting to get to him as he had not managed to get any sleep the previous night due to his worrying about her. Making a valient effort the young man tried to stay awake but going over the expenditures since his fathers death was not exactly enthralling reading and before too much longer the young man had fallen asleep. To say that Anomen enjoyed a night of uninterupted sleep would be a lie as all night he was haunted by images of Ailana and their lives together. He had felt a connection to her as soon as she had walked in the door in the copper Coronet looking lost and confused as the year had worn on he had realised that he was in love with her and that he would be willing to give up everything even his knighthood for her. When he woke the following morning he was determined that no matter what he would find her no matter where she was and convince her that he did still love her and had just been worried about her safety.
Once his secretary had arrived Anomen told him to deal with any queries that anyone raised in the day and that he'd deal with them later that day when he had Ailana back where she belonged. His first place to call was Keldorn's home in case Ailana had chosen to go there, the Firecam family had not seen her for some days now. Anomen was not happy to go to the next place to look for her. He did not like thieves, a fact he found interesting as he was proposing to marry one. Ailana was different though as she did not act like any of the thieves he had come into contact with during his earliest years. He had started to rethink many of his old ideas over the last year or so as some of them seemed to be just what Lord Cor had taught him and therefore untrue.
The thieves who guarded Renal's home recognised Anomen and let him in without any trouble, Anomen knew that any of the thieves there would pick his pockets so had made sure that he only had the bare minimum amount of cash with him so that if he lost it it would be annoying but not too much of a financial setback.
"Sir Anomen, I was wondering when you would get here" Renal said with a grin
"Have you seen Ailana?" Anomen asked
"I have but she does not want to see you." Renal said
"I wish to apologise to my lady, if she still wants nothing to do with me after that then I will leave her alone." Anomen said
"She is in her guild house. I warn you though mate, you may have helped me out in the past but if you hurt her then I swear I will have you killed." Renal said
"If she wishes to have nothing more to do with me then I might as well be dead. She is my reason to live, I would be nothing withbout her." Anomen said seriously.
"Then best of luck to you mate. You'll probably need it." Renal said. Anomen hurried down the stairs and out the door trying to avoid running into anybody he didn't suceed completely as he managed to catch one of the thieves as he ran past. Before hurrying towards Mae'vars old guildhouse and where Ailana should be
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Ailana made sure she had everything in her pack, the memory she had been lost in was not one of her best as she did not wish to recall any instances where she had argued with Anomen. He had found her though and made it up to her. Leaving the guild now was a compromise she was willing to give that up to be with Anomen, she would give up everything for him as she had already given up being a god. She knew that he would do the same for her if it was required of him. Now all she wanted was him back in her arms where he belonged and a priest to marry them then she would be happy.
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Hope that chapter was worth the wait.
Next chapter Ailana, Keldorn, Aerie and Haer'Dalis start to try and track down Anomen. Is it too late though ?
Please review and I'll get the next chapter up soon. This one only took me a couple of hours to do so should be able to do the next one pretty quick.
Sorry about the delay but I haven't been able to acctually write anything for a while. Once I get going I should be updating quicker.
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Two days later .... Athkatla
It had taken Quayle a few days till he had managed to gather together the ingrediants needed to summon Aerie and her mate from where ever they were in the planes. Some of the ingredients were very rare but in a city as prosperous as Athkatla it had not been too difficult. Ailana was the only person present other than the gnome and she watched fascinated as he began the ritual. Despite the fact that she had been travelling with sorcerers for years and had been raised by one she still found the actual process amazing. The gnome chanted some words that she did not understand, this was followed by him sprinkling some type of herb into the air. The air in front of the pair shimered and began to glow white, the light gradually increased in brightness till Ailana could not look at it. She looked away and drew a knife in case what ever came through the portal was not friendly. The light flared brightly again and then vannished leaving two people in its place.
"Uncle Quayle, are you alright?" Aerie asked worried about her uncle. She looked very different to when she had last been on the mortal plane, he golden hair was plaited out of her face and she was dressed in loose trousers and a shirt. This was something that Haer'Dalis had said he was going to get her in but no-one had believed him. The blue haired man smiled at the sight of his partner greeting her family then turnned to Ailana. There had been a brief flirtation between them when he had first joined the group but it had never become anything too serious between them both realising that their hearts belonged with other people. This did not stop them from being very good friends and close to each other.
"Ah my raven, I should have imagined the possibility that you would one day require our help once more." Haer'Dalis said with a smile and a deep bow to the one time leader of his group.
"It is good to see you again." Ailana said honestly
"What's wrong Ailana ? Uncle Quayle said you needed our help." Aerie said putting an arm round her mates waist in an obvious showing of territorial instincts.
"Anomen has disapeared. No-one has seen him for days. One of the gate guards claims he was heading north so I thought I'd head towards Candlekeep and see if he has made it there. I wanted you two to come with me and Keldorn in case we run into any trouble. That is if you can." Ailana said. Haer'Dalis and Aerie exchanged looks.
"Of course we shall accompany you Ailana. We can stay for the wedding afterwards as well." Aerie said with an impish smile.
"Thank you. I was hoping to begin our travels tomorrow morning, so if you could meet me at the Delryn mansion an hour before sunrise then I would be grateful. " Ailana said. Her friends both nodded. Ailana left them to their reunion and headed towards the docks, she needed to speak to Renal and tell him that she was retiring from leading the guild. This was something that Anomen had asked her to do in the past but she had always refused an issue which had sometimes led to arguments between the pair.
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Flashback
"Where have you been all night ? I was imagining all type of things had happened to you and now you decided to stroll in!" Anomen said angrily
"I was not aware that I had to let you know where I was at all times of the day Anomen." Ailana shot back. She was tired and was not prepared to argue with Anomen at this time
"You were out robbing somewhere weren't you !" Anomen did not bother making it a question.
"No I wasn't. I promised you that I would not engage in any acctual criminal activity just run one of the guilds." Ailana said starting to become angry now.
"What reason have I to believe you. I know next to nothing about you. You do not tell me anything about yourself. You run the risk of my good name being dragged to the courts. I should have listened to the Order when they told me that nothing any good would become of any liason with a Bhaal spwan." Anomen almost spat the hated name. He had never called her that and Ailana was shocked that he called her it now. Deciding that nothing she said would help at all she hurried up the stairs to her room and with slightly blured vision began throwing her clothes in a bag. She would not need the gowns and other frivolous clothes that Anomen had bought her instead deciding to only take practical clothes. The clothes of a thief. She had been kidding herself in believing that she could have a life with Anomen, life was not a fairy tale and there were no happy ever afters, it would never have worked. When she came down the stairs again she could see that Anomen hd not moved from his previous position.
"Thank you for allowing me to stay in your house Sir Anomen. I have not taken anything that belongs to you from upstairs. The only thing that I need to return is this." Ailana said holding out the engagement ring. Anomen automatically reached out to take it from her not really registering what it was that he was taking. Knowing that she would break down and cry if she stayed any longer Ailana hurridly left the house and his life determined to not look back.
Anomen did not allow himself any time to think that day, he threw himself into his accounts and other matters, he was well aware that if he allowed himself to stop and think then he was likely to break down. He wouldn't do that. However by the end of the day tiredness was starting to get to him as he had not managed to get any sleep the previous night due to his worrying about her. Making a valient effort the young man tried to stay awake but going over the expenditures since his fathers death was not exactly enthralling reading and before too much longer the young man had fallen asleep. To say that Anomen enjoyed a night of uninterupted sleep would be a lie as all night he was haunted by images of Ailana and their lives together. He had felt a connection to her as soon as she had walked in the door in the copper Coronet looking lost and confused as the year had worn on he had realised that he was in love with her and that he would be willing to give up everything even his knighthood for her. When he woke the following morning he was determined that no matter what he would find her no matter where she was and convince her that he did still love her and had just been worried about her safety.
Once his secretary had arrived Anomen told him to deal with any queries that anyone raised in the day and that he'd deal with them later that day when he had Ailana back where she belonged. His first place to call was Keldorn's home in case Ailana had chosen to go there, the Firecam family had not seen her for some days now. Anomen was not happy to go to the next place to look for her. He did not like thieves, a fact he found interesting as he was proposing to marry one. Ailana was different though as she did not act like any of the thieves he had come into contact with during his earliest years. He had started to rethink many of his old ideas over the last year or so as some of them seemed to be just what Lord Cor had taught him and therefore untrue.
The thieves who guarded Renal's home recognised Anomen and let him in without any trouble, Anomen knew that any of the thieves there would pick his pockets so had made sure that he only had the bare minimum amount of cash with him so that if he lost it it would be annoying but not too much of a financial setback.
"Sir Anomen, I was wondering when you would get here" Renal said with a grin
"Have you seen Ailana?" Anomen asked
"I have but she does not want to see you." Renal said
"I wish to apologise to my lady, if she still wants nothing to do with me after that then I will leave her alone." Anomen said
"She is in her guild house. I warn you though mate, you may have helped me out in the past but if you hurt her then I swear I will have you killed." Renal said
"If she wishes to have nothing more to do with me then I might as well be dead. She is my reason to live, I would be nothing withbout her." Anomen said seriously.
"Then best of luck to you mate. You'll probably need it." Renal said. Anomen hurried down the stairs and out the door trying to avoid running into anybody he didn't suceed completely as he managed to catch one of the thieves as he ran past. Before hurrying towards Mae'vars old guildhouse and where Ailana should be
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Ailana made sure she had everything in her pack, the memory she had been lost in was not one of her best as she did not wish to recall any instances where she had argued with Anomen. He had found her though and made it up to her. Leaving the guild now was a compromise she was willing to give that up to be with Anomen, she would give up everything for him as she had already given up being a god. She knew that he would do the same for her if it was required of him. Now all she wanted was him back in her arms where he belonged and a priest to marry them then she would be happy.
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Hope that chapter was worth the wait.
Next chapter Ailana, Keldorn, Aerie and Haer'Dalis start to try and track down Anomen. Is it too late though ?
Please review and I'll get the next chapter up soon. This one only took me a couple of hours to do so should be able to do the next one pretty quick.