"Lady Cassandra?"
I turned from my food and saw a little girl walking up to me timidly. Probably because I was an elf…
"Yes child?"
I said getting up.
"My sister….a wagon fell and she can't get up…"
She said holding back tears; soon we were going down a road to find the girl. I saw her and was shocked, the wagon fell so the wheels were on her, only her head was visible, and it was obvious she was unconscious. I rushed forward and used my elf strength to lift up the wagon. Her body was flattened.
"Heil!"
I said quickly jutting out my hand. I felt my strength deplete and the girl become healed, but the injuries were too much. More and more I grew weaker, until I had to cut off the spell. I gathered her in my arms and ran her to the medical tent. I found an empty bed and quickly wrote a note saying what needed to be done. I rushed to my tent and demorphed, I sighed as I remorphed, and it hadn't gone over the limit. I walked out and heard a few people arguing. I looked to see the people as the Animorphs.
"I don't know!"
"Marco, you can't take risks like that."
"Asking a girl where we could stay a night is a risk?"
"If she's an elf!"
They started to argue, but Ax in his human form looked past, and dead at me, I turned and ran.
Later that night, I dressed in a long light magenta dress; I had a meeting over dinner with the queen and many others. I walked in silently and took a seat. Arya sat across from me in a long white gown. Queen Naseuda was in a light green dress and a few royal Varden sat with us. After a while, Saphira poked her head in the tent flap and her scales sparkled around, she was obviously happy. Eragon walked in with a light brown robe. Finally the last guests came in. King Orik came and some other elves. Finally, I was angered to see the Animorphs come and sit in the corner, all dressing nicely. We all started, we talked about the shipping rates and construction projects. We were to send raiding parties out and capture some of the king's shipments, but we started to celebrate. We had more recruits every day and we laughed and danced. We all settled and Jake explained their story all over again. Ax demorphed and we sat in silence, I had ten minutes. I got up.
"Excuse me my lady, but I must go."
I said bowing to the queen. I turned and a cold hard blade was at my throat.
"Ax! What are you doing?"
Jake said, I looked to see the Andilight's tail blade, his eyes narrowed.
Queen, I believe your healer is not what she seems.
Ax said cold and hard. My fingers went down to the knife hidden under my dress…
"Cassandra? She has served the Varden for years."
Arya said surprised.
"Yes Andilight, I have been in the Varden for years. I have no part of your war with shape shifters, Animorphs, Hork-Bjar, or Yearks."
I said with fake confusion. His tail pressed harder.
Who said anything about Hork-Bjar?
He said hard.
My eyes widened with realization, I had slipped. I backed away from his tail blade. Eight minutes left.
"Jake, call off Ax."
I said calmly. Saphira growled as he did not.
I have had suspicions, and they are correct, you have hidden a long time. You overreacted when you saw Marco; you never stay in a place longer than an hour forty five minutes. You have a knowledge of medicine, you were not confused with our conversations and you kept staring at the sky for Tobias.
Ax noted. O-god. He knew. I turned my head confused.
"I wish I could stay and chat but I must leave."
I said walking towards the door.
"Cassandra wait."
Eragon said, I continued walking.
Cassie.
Ax said, I froze.
"I would refrain from using that name here Andilight."
I said, I felt his mood lighten, I turned and looked. Eragon looked at me in shock, Arya in surprise, The Queen deep in thought, Ax in victory, Rachel had a poker face on, Marco with plain shock, and Jake….He wore many different. Shock, surprise, hurt, victory, pain, loss, and gain.
"Cassandra, you are the one missing Animorph?"
The Queen said. I sighed and nodded. She remained silent. I sighed and looked up as a bird fluttered in. A red tailed hawk.
Cassie?
He said, his voice muffled by sadness. I looked at the clock, four minutes.
"I must go, I only have four minutes."
I said. Ax blocked my path.
Are you afraid to demorph?
He thought, I clenched my teeth and in a matter of seconds I was full Cassie.
"Cassie…"
Jake said, I knew he was about to cry. I looked away. I started the morph of an elf and succeeded, I said goodbye and ran out, tears running down my face.