Sorry it's been a while but school started back and then we went away for the weekend to a place with no electricity :( and then it was my birthday :D but that's no excuse :P here's the next chapter! Hope you enjoy it and love ittttt :D forgive the spelling mistakes
They'd been walking for days and Karigan knew that Annora's feet would be hurting very badly by now.
The miss matched group woke early and walked until close to sunset where they would set up camp. Drandamir and Helmond taught Annora how to fight and Karigan spent the time regathering her strength.
She'd been asleep for too long and her injuries had weakened her.
They reached Eletia in the middle of the night. The moon shone down at them and the place was full of light and hardly any shadows.
There were two towers that stood tall with a door stretching between them. The towers were made of cream coloured bricks. Plants crawled up the sides and penetrated into the building.
"Here we are, Eletia." Drandamir announced.
"I was about to say that." Ealdaen snapped annoyed.
"What do you want, a medal?" Drandamir sneered.
"Yes I would."
"Oh really, well you can take your medal and,"
"Stop! Act your age." Karigan interrupted. "You both are older than the whole green rider corp. added together and you're arguing about who said what."
Karigan glared at the two.
"I'm not that old." Ealdaen muttered.
"Oh yes you,"
"Shut it!" Annora interrupted Drandamir's response. "Let's go."
Karigan and Annora crept forward.
"Halt," a young Eletian stepped out of the door and looked at them, "you're elves. You not meant,"
Whatever the Eletian was going to say was cut off. He slumped to the ground.
Lhean stood behind him holding a metal goblet.
"Karigan." Lhean gave the woman a hug and they entered the fabled land.
Telagioth led the group to the edge of a massive forest.
A gorgeous stone arch marked the start of the magic place. Annora could see the magic in the air. She could see it pulsing below the bark of every tree. The trees were all different. There were oaks, willows, eucalyptus and maples.
Karigan stared at the beautiful trees and could hardly breathe at the sight.
"Which one is he?" Karigan asked.
"We don't know." Ealdaen told her.
"What?! You mean you came all the way here, was exiled, almost killed our monarch and you don't know what tree he is?" Drandamir hissed in disbelief.
"Do you want signs? How about 'welcome murderers. This was to King Santanara'?" Telagioth said sarcastically and glared at Drandamir.
"We've got an angry mob coming after us and we're basically at war with them." Drandamir hissed.
The seven turned back to the group of house like buildings they'd crept through, a bunch of Eletains were running towards them; swords at the ready.
"Thanks for trying anyway." Ealdaen said to the elves defeated.
"It was the least we could do. I mean we did leave you here with Mornhavon." Drandamir told him.
"Annora, where are you going?" Karigan had turned around and saw Annora walking off into the trees.
She hurried up to her. Annora's eyes were closed and she walked in a kind of trance.
"What's wrong with her?" Karigan asked alarmed.
"Nothing, it's just easier with my eyes closed." Annora whispered.
She felt as if something was pulling her. It was like she was following a line of string that was taking her to the King. The path was so obvious. Finally Annora felt the string stop. She opened her eyes and found herself inches away from a tree.
It was a gorgeous green oak tree. It wasn't the biggest or most extravagant tree in the glade but it looked like the strongest. A disease was spreading through the roots of the tree. It was black and tainted of Mornhavon. Annora knew that only the elves could see it clearly.
"That's him." Annora whispered.
"Not meaning to rush you or anything, but we've got a small army coming after us." Lhean urged.
Annora shifted uncomfortably then started to sing.
Karigan felt like time stopped. Annora's voice was the most beautiful thing she'd ever heard. It was magic, pure magic. Karigan had never heard anything like it and she never would. Her voice made tears well up and her breathing to slow. She didn't understand what Annora was singing about but it still made the tears come.
Annora stopped singing and Karigan felt sad that it had ended.
At first nothing happened and then... King Santanara stepped out of the oak.
Karigan was stunned at how young he looked. He wasn't horribly young but he seemed more human and less immortal than the other Eletians. That looked of immortality came from living for hundreds and hundreds of years, but he didn't have it.
He was tall with flaxen hair. His eyes were blue but he didn't seem to be snobby. No matter what room he went in he would draw the eyes of everyone.
He blinked a couple of times and his gaze rested briefly on each of them.
"Why have I been awakened?" His voice was quiet. It didn't suit him. Karigan felt that he should be on a battlefield barking out orders to his troops. To be quiet and slightly frail wasn't right.
"Your majesty, we'll answer all your questions in a minute but we need your help. There is an angry group of Eletians coming here quite quickly. They will kill me and Telagioth," Ealdaen gestured to the Eletians running at them, "they'll torture and kill Drandamir and Helmond, they'll kick Karigan out and they'll,"
Ealdaen trailed off and everyone looked at Annora. She was standing rather close to the King and was swaying on her feet.
Suddenly she collapsed.
It seemed that centuries of sleep hadn't hindered King Santanara's reflexes. He reached out and caught Annora around the waist.
The Eletians stumbled to a halt around the mismatched group.
"You, your majesty?" Prince Jametari stuttered.
"These people are under my protection and none are ever to be hurt." King Santanara's voice was strong and commanding, offering no way of objection. He spoke without looking up from Annora.
"We must speak Ealdaen."
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So, what did you think? King Santanara is back and ready to RUMBA! Okay to the serious stuff... One sentence in this chapter is from Ice Age 2: the meltdown. Whoever knows what sentence it is wins 50 points! :)
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