Chapter 21- Slayer Scrolls
Chapter 18- Chrissy Lydia
Day 15 Evening High jinks.
Brana and Halvar Home
"Welcome my friends to our humble home." Halvar joyfully laughs as the women's mouth drops at the large open floor home.
"You may take your shoes and cloaks off at the door." Brana instructs. "The wood floor is always warm. I have set up fur cot by the fire pit for you."
"Dude this place is awesome." Chrissy says as she glances at wide open space of the home as she takes off her cloak and hangs in on some wood pegs on the wall next to the door. When Chrissy takes off her boots, she couldn't believe how the floor felt like it was heated just right. "How is it possible?"
"It is the old blessing magic from the land." Brana answers.
"I have never heard of any magic like that?" Lydia suspiciously remarks.
"My people were of the first tribes to worship the goddess Saga and this land is hers. When I became her priestess, I swore an oath to serve her both in life and death. Unfortunately I was her last priestess thus I serve for all eternity never to rest." Brana answers solemnly.
"I have never heard of her." Lydia remarks.
"That name sounds vaguely familiar." Chrissy says.
"How can it sound familiar to you but not to me?" Lydia asks.
"I don't quite remember it but I just know I know it from somewhere." Chrissy answers.
"Saga is the goddess of divination, history, information, memory and much more. My people worshipped her before coming to this world." Brana answers.
"Wait did you say your people came to this world?" Chrissy asks with intense interest.
"Yes. I will tell you about it after you have washed and ate." Brana replies in a tone of voice that sounds like a mother instructing her children to get ready for supper.
"I like the openness of this place. I can move around without feeling trapped. In fact, I feel like I am welcome here." Sexy remarks as he walks over to the fire pit and stands next to the fur cots close to it soaking in the warmth. "I found my spot."
"I am surprised you don't want to be outside." Chrissy says.
"My body core was outside in the cold weather for years while the rest of my body was locked away in the cold. I want to be warm." Sexy explains.
"How can it be years… I don't remember anything that happened after going through that blue light." Chrissy says as she stands next to him staring in the fire.
"I can tell you what has happened, but I cannot access your memories from those time as you have block them." Sexy explains.
"Why?"
"I think you have suffered much without me and your mind has locked to protect you from it." Sexy explains.
"I understand that but how did we get here? Why was I in that prison cell? I still don't know." Chrissy remarks as she rubs her arms.
"We went through the last Heaven's gate together but I for some strange reason woke up to my body being taken apart by those Bandits and you missing. That was over 15 years ago."
"WHAT!?" Where was I for 15 years?"
"I am sorry I don't know. I could sense you but couldn't contact you, that was until you woke up. It was similar to when you were sleeping after you fought the dragon." Sexy did his best to explain as he didn't even understand it fully.
"What about the dragon?"
"Your memories of that time are even blocked to him, but he has said he can access your other memories, but it is not wise as it may hurt your fragile human mind." Sexy explains.
"So, we came here through a Heaven's Gate what is that?"
"It's a gate way or portal to other worlds." Brana answers.
"You know about it? Is it how your people came here?"
"No, it is not how my people arrived here, but one is mentioned on the word walls." Brana tells her.
"You mean the one up with the Grey Beards?"
"No, I heard my mother speak of it being in one of the hidden cities."
"Please tell me it wasn't the one we almost completely destroyed finding Sexy's parts?!" Chrissy asks in disbelief.
"No, my mother said it was one she found on her travels." Brana answers.
"Any clue where?"
"Sorry No."
"Well looks like I'll be going underground a lot." Chrissy replies.
"So, you are the Dragon Born?!" Brana remarks.
"That's what some are saying but…" Chrissy answers with a shrug of her shoulders.
"She is the Dragon Born!" Lydia affirms with pride.
"You don't feel worthy of the title, do you?" Brana asks on seeing the girl's hesitance.
"I don't feel like this dragonborn, and I just want to go home. Everyone here seems to think that the dragonborn is some savior, I'm no savior I'm just someone who wants to go home." Chrissy disheartingly answers.
"Have you ever thought that maybe you were brought here to be a savior and if you fulfill it, that you would return home?" Brana reasons.
"I'm only 15 years old I don't need or want that responsibility."
"That is where you are wrong your friend said that you have been out of contact with him for 15 years, so you are at least 30 years old even though you do not look it. In those missing years you may have the answers you don't know you have that will save this world and allow for you to return home." Brana says with a gentle voice. "You just must have faith in yourself and your friends."
"You have still time for that and much more but tonight we eat and have merriment for the battle we have won and our new friends. Now I will make you all something to eat." Halvar says as he comes out cleaned and changed.
"You have a privy in your master bedroom." Chrissy accuses.
"Of course." Halvar smiles.
"This place is beautiful, but I just have one question." Lydia says.
"What is it?" Halvar askes.
"Do we use the privy in the Master Bedroom or is there another?" Lydia asks as she is shifting from one foot to another.
With that question Brana just nods her head to a pocket door opens to reveal not just a privy but another door that opens to reveal a stone bathtub that could easily handle 5 people. Chrissy took note of the steam coming off the water and immediately said "I call dibs on the bath." Before she could make good on her comment Lydia was inside the privy closing the door and could be clearly heard saying "You snooze you lose."
"She didn't?!" Chrissy sneers.
"She did." Brana laughs.
Sexy snickers causing Chrissy to give him an evil glare which turns his snicker into a full laugh.
"Feel free to use the one in our room." Halvar remarks as he heads for the Kitchen area to prepare some other food while the boar roasts on the pit.
"Thanks." Chrissy grumbles as she leaves the laughing trio and heads for the master bedroom that ]was separated from the rest of the area by actual walls.
Inside the master bedroom Chrissy ignores the beautifully handcrafted made furniture, like the four-poster king size bed, the heavy oak highly detailed desk and the shelving filled with scrolls and books, and headed for the double doors that were open revealing a cleansing shower, a similar stone tub to the other bathroom that was already filled with hot water.
"Feel free to bath completely." Brana says as she appears next to Chrissy startling her.
"Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" Chrissy demands as she grabs her chest in response to Brana sudden appearance.
"No." Brana response with a slight smile at startling the young girl.
"A little warning next time please." Chrissy hisses as the woman's smile.
"No problem. I have set up more feminine soaps for you and your housecarl."
"How can you do that here but not outside?" Chrissy asks as she sees the water to the cleansing shower start.
"My body is buried below so my power is the strongest closest to my body." Brana explains.
"Wow." Chrissy says as she starts to take off her armor.
"Your armor could use some cleaning place it in the Cleansing falls and the water will clean it." Brana instructs.
"Wont it still be wet by morning?"
"When it is done being clean of mud you can hang it in the rafters above the fire to dry. Call out for me if there is anything else you need." Brana says as she walks through the closed door.
"Cool thanks."
It doesn't take Chrissy long to strip completely then get into the shower and gets clean. Before heading to the bath to relax Chrissy hangs her armor in the shower then heads for the tub to relax. Chrissy moans in pleasure as the hot water releases tension she didn't know she had as she slipped into the tub. The water is so warm and relaxing Chrissy doesn't realize she had fallen asleep until.
"Dinner is ready." Brana says from just outside the privy.
"Damn that was fast." Chrissy mutters with a yawn.
"Actually, you fell asleep in the tub. It's been an hour." Brana calls back from the other side of the door.
"Crap. I'll be out in a few." Chrissy says as she climbs out of the tub and dries off. Once dry Chrissy changes into her gift from Samuel and thinks about how she is missing her friends and wonders how they are doing. She than and there makes a note to go and check on them after she sees how Jarlam and Michael are doing.
"You look refreshed." Halvar remarks as he is finishing placing out large dishes of roast pig, various breads, and sweets.
"I am. That water is wonderful." Chrissy says with a huge grin on her face. "That looks delicious."
"Thank you." Halvar grunts back.
"Don't mind my husband he is in his area where all he can do is work." Brana explains.
"So, he is in the zone. I get it." Chrissy response.
"Enough talk! Eat!" Halvar barks out as food is place in front of the women by his hand and Brana floating it into place.
Over the next few hours, the group eats everything that Halvar puts in front of them until.
"Oh by the divines I can't eat another bite." Lydia moans out.
"I know what you mean…Oh boy now I know what a stuff turkey fells like on thanksgiving." Chrissy belches out. "Excuse me."
"Why should I excuse you for showing you like my food?" Halvar asks a little ticked off.
"Sorry some people view it as offensive if you belch and I didn't know if you thought that or not."
"We view it as your body saying that you enjoyed the food and by the sound of it you really did." Brana laughs.
"Oh man did I." Chrissy says with even a louder belch.
Everyone stops and stares at Lydia as she lets out an even louder and longer belch.
"What? It was damn good food." Lydia response to their stares causing everyone to laugh.
"I do believe she has won." Sexy laughs.
"More than likely because of all that mead she drank." Chrissy smirks.
"Why didn't you drink any mead?" Brana asks.
"Where I come from, I am considered too young and the times I have had it bad things happened to me and people I cared about so if I drink at all it is not more than a couple of sips." Chrissy explains.
"Then we shall not pressure you to do more than that." Brana confirms as she gives her husband a warning glare to which Halvar freezes in mid drink and nods back to his wife as if to say, "Yes wifey."
A steaming large wood mug floats around then gently lands in front of Chrissy to which is just raises an eyebrow until the scent hits her nose.
"Finally, someone understands!" Chrissy cries out as she devours the large mug of her favorite drink.
"I'll take some of that." Lydia asks while lifting her own now empty mug.
"A round for everyone." Halvar says as he fills Lydia and his mug.
"Hey what about me?" Sexy demands.
"Hear you go my friend." Brana says as a large bowl of the same oil from the cave floats over and sets down in front of him.
"You have access to that here?" Chrissy asks as she recognizes it.
"Some but not as much as what is in the ruin cities." Brana answers sadly.
"So, you are saying that all or most of the ruin cities, have it?" Chrissy asks between sips of her drink.
"I am not sure but the Dark one's cities did run on it so there is a high chance they do." Brana answers hopefully.
"Well, even if they do would it be alright if we return to get some from the ruin here at a later date?"
"It would be our honor to host you when you return." Halvar answers with his wife smiling in agreement.
The next few hours went by with some merriment and songs badly song by Halvar to his wife. Though Chrissy and Lydia kept their mouth shut on how badly he sung because they saw the pure joy and love on both Halvar and Brana face as he sung. Though when he went to sing for a umpteenth time Chrissy couldn't stand it any longer and butted in.
"It is getting late, and I would like to start back early in the morning. Thank you for your hospitality." Chrissy says with a yawn.
"Where will you be heading in the morning?" Halvar asks as he puts away his stringed insturtment he had been playing on.
"We are going to head back to the farm where we left some new friends. Michael the boy had been stuck in a well and we saved him, but we couldn't save his parents from vampires." Chrissy sorely tells them.
"Oh, that poor boy. What is to happen with him?" Brana asks in a motherly tone.
"Jarlam the stagemaster is going to take him to his uncle in Markhall. If is uncle doesn't want him Jarlam says he'll raise him. The parents left me the place just before they passed, they want him to have it when he gets older and that is what will happen if he wants." Chrissy informs them as she grabs her cloak and places it on a cot she was going to sleep on.
"He also was running a slight fever when we left." Lydia says as she follows her Thane's lead by getting her cloak and placing it on the other cot.
"What is to happen if the boy's fever doesn't go down?" Brana asks in a motherly worried tone.
"Jarlam will take him back to White Run in the morning. It would be safer that way as Lydia and I took out the bandits up to the farm and we are not sure what lies in wait on the road toward Mark Halls."
"Our home is a day's travel after Ronick Stead if you travel by the road." Brana remarks.
"We got here the hard way." Chrissy grumbles.
"Hun?" Halvar asks.
"They climbed the hill." Brana clarifies.
"That was not a hill!" Chrissy interjects.
"Wait until you climb the Throat of the World." Lydia jeers.
"Not happening for a long time." Chrissy snappes back. "Go to sleep."
"Good night my friends." Halvar says as he heads to the Master bedroom with Brana close behind.
"Just call out if you need anything." Brana tells them as she closes the door to the Master bedroom.
"I wonder?" Lydia remarks in a tone that left no question as to what her dirty mind was thinking.
"I am not and don't want to know so go to sleep." Chrissy says as while she slips her knife under her pillow.
"Habit or you don't trust?" Lydia quietly asks as she nods to the place where Chrissy hid the knife.
"Both but habit more." Chrissy answers as she closers her eyes.
"No need to worry I will keep an eye on you two while you rest." Sexy informs them.
Lydia is about to join her when she clearly hears the sound of passionate lovemaking even though the two were trying to be quiet. Chrissy groans in pain while Lydia just snickers. Thankfully the two lovers only last about an hour before all but Brana and Sexy fell asleep.
After walking through the door Brana walks over to Sexy and gives him a gentle ghostly pet. "Protecting her I see. What a great war horse you are." Brana says. She then proceeds to move around her home quietly cleaning up until she freezes and stares at the door with a look of intense cold hatred that the fire in the pit almost went out.
. "What is it my Lady?" Sexy quietly asks as he approaches the ghostly woman.
"There is a werewolf stocking up the path." Brana tells him.
"I can deal with a lowly werewolf." Sexy growls out as he walks over to the door.
"It's not by itself. There is another evil I sense but it is … Vampire… No, it's three of them. They seem to be hunting but not the werewolf. I believe from what I can sense that they are hunting for your friend." Brana informs him as she opens the door and the leave.
"I can handle them no problem. With your aid of course." Sexy evilly smiles.
"Are you sure you don't wish to wake your friends?" Brana asks as she is about to close the door.
"Do you want to wake your husband?" Sexy answers back.
"Alright how shall we do this?" Brana asks after she closes the door.
"Where is the werewolf?"
"He is coming up the path that will take him to the back side of the house then to the stables."
"I'll pretend to be a statue and let him get close than kick the crap out of him. Just warn me when the Vampires are close." Sexy says as he exits the home through the door Brana had opened for him.
"The Vampires are down in what is left of the village hunting around and a little busy with a few Dark Ones that have come out of the cave." Brana informs him as she closes the door and locks it after he has gone through.
"Good." Sexy says as he walks over to the small two stall barn and waits for the werewolf.
Sniffing the air, the werewolf smells fresh meat of human and horse. When he first arrives, he circles around the home for the humans as he enjoys taste of their hearts the most, but he finds that they were too well protected inside. Disappointingly the werewolf heads for the scent of horses in the barn. As he approaches, he sees a large horse outside that didn't seem to be bothered by his presence while the horses inside started hoofing the ground in nervousness. The werewolf thinks that it is easy pray at first as he goes to bite but stops as he realizes it is made of metal. Instead of biting it and hurting himself the werewolf chooses to walk past it. Even as he is walking by it the werewolf can't but eye it wonders if there was something special about it.
Before the werewolf can fully passes the metal horse the real horses start to act up at the threat that is looming towards them. Just as the werewolf is about to leap on them Sexy rears up freaking out the werewolf so much it freezes for a moment. In that moment Sexy front sharp hooves come directly down onto the back of the werewolf breaking it's. Using his teeth Sexy grabs, the werewolf by its tail dragging it completely out of the barn. Once outside Sexy starts swinging the whimpering creature around making sure it is roughly introduced to each and every boulder in the area; sometimes twice. When he was sure the creature learned its lesson Sexy tosses it back over his head just enough so he can use his back hooves to double barrel kick it down the way it came. Sexy then went over to watch his work as the creature sailed high for a short while then suddenly fell down landing and rolling down the rest of the way until the werewolf limp body plopped into the freezing river below.
Sexy snorts at the trash he had removed.
"Nicely done my friend." Brana says with a ghostly clap glides up to him.
"That wasn't even a workout but thank you my lady." Sexy replies with a bow.
Brana's eye's glaze over and warn "The vampires have found the passage and are on their way."
"That might be a challenge." Sexy says as a large metal ring emerges in the middle of his head then another slightly smaller ring pops up out of the first ring followed by another and another until they form a long straight horn.
"That is amazing." Brana remarks at the horn.
"Thank you. Are you able to aid out here?"
"I can move and throw items but not with much power." Brana answers honestly.
"Mess with them and try to separate them. I will take up my pose and wait for them." Sexy says as he walks over to the small barn again then takes up a proud pose with his head high and is tail bow.
Brana walks into the middle of the outside open forge while simultaneously fading to almost a fulling transparent light blue and causing the flames to spark up almost fulling obscuring her from sight.
"I smell werewolf." A young male vampire sneers as he emerges from the cave.
"There are three of us it should not be an issue." An older male vampire replies.
"I didn't believe werewolves exist." A much younger female vampire remarks.
"Just like most humans believe we do not exist but as you know Kalina we do exist as do those filthy beasts." The older vampire informs her.
"So that is why you gave me this silver dagger?" Kalina asks as she draws the silver blade.
"Yes, but it also marks you as one of our clan."
"I smell humans one male and two females. I also smell a couple of horses." The younger male vampire says as he sniffs the air. "But I have lost the scent of the werewolf it seems to have left."
"That is strange I would have expected it to at least eaten the horses." The older vampire wearily remarks.
"Do you think it is a trap my Lord?" Kalina asks as she draws a sword.
"It could be my child. Be prepared." The lord vampire remarks as he too draws his sword. "Gerock go ahead and investigate we will follow behind."
"Yes Lord Halldar." Gerock answers as he too draws out a sword and silver knife.
The three undead creatures of the night silently move forwards toward the home unaware that their presence was already known and ready for. Lord Halldar directs them to separate and surround the house. When they start to split apart Kalina passes by some of the crates Brana causes one of the smaller ones to fall onto her foot.
"By the Nines!" Kalina hisses out in pain. Brana gives off a smirk at the vampires pain.
"Quiet!" Lord Halldar instructed while Gerock just shakes his head at the fledgling's mistake.
"Gerock.." In a sultry voice Brana quietly calls out to Gerock making sure he was the only one to hear his name. At the call of his name Gerock looks for the one who called it but finds nothing.
After a few moments of quiet Brana seductively calls for him again this time slightly revealing her eyes in the fire and winking at him when he looks towards it. Gerock just closes his eyes and shakes his head. While his eyes are closed Brana tosses a hot coal at him which hits him in the face causing him to scream out in pain.
"What are you doing!" Lord Halldar demands as he walks over to the younger vampire who is screaming in pain.
"Someone threw at hot coal at me!" Gerock painfully cries out.
"Oh, don't be a fool the humans are inside, and the only other living thing out here are the horses." Kalina tells him.
"Oh, really than who did this!" Gerock demands as he shows them his slightly burnt face.
"I don't like this." Kalina says as they all suddenly hear a female giggling.
"It is not pos…." Lord Halldar starts to say but then suddenly stops as a metal horn pierces his heart and bursts out through his chest.
The two other vampires watch in sheer horror and fascination as a metal horse lifts their sire high into the air and starts twirling him around on the horn. Brana's giggling changes into an unearthly banshee scream causing the two undead to turn and watch as the fire from the forge grows higher and higher to illuminate the night. It was at this point that their sires body flew off into the flame being engulfed by it. The two supposed fearful creatures of the night at that moment fear the red eyes that were behind them as they slowly turned to see two very large metal hooves coming down onto their faces.
"I thought that they were to be more of a challenge." Sexy disgustingly remarks as he steps back and watches the creatures disintegrate.
"It was fun though." Brana laughs as she steps out of the fire flowed by the items that were left from the old vampire after he disintegrated.
"True. Are there any more threats?"
"There is nothing with-in the area I can sense."
"Oh well. You want their stuff?" Sexy asks as he looks down at the weapons and other items they had left behind.
Brana levitates the swords and weapons up and then begins to inspect them. "The swords are cursed items, and they will cause anyone but the undead severe pain. The silver daggers should be given to each of our humans so they can use them against a werewolf. I can take them to the alter and see if my Goddess will place a blessing upon them so that they too could be used against other evil." Brana explains.
"That would be good. What should we do with the swords then?" Sexy questions and Brana answers as she floats them into the burning forge. "Would you present them to Chrissy and her housecarl when we are leaving in the morning."
"I take you don't want her to know?" Brana asks to which Sexy just nods.
"Why don't you keep the other items." Sexy remarks as he looks down at gems, lockpicks and items that are useless to him.
Brana just nods then floats to the shed area then they head back in with the knives floating behind them.Just before going inside Sexy retracts his horn. After entering Sexy goes over and checks on his young rider and her house carl while Brana heads down some stone stairs to a closed off basement with the blades floating behind her. Brana beseeches her goddess to cleanse and bless the blades by telling her all that she has come to know of the ones that will wheel them. Out of the emerald eyes of the goddess statue flares a bright red light engulfing the blades. Once the light had finished Brana could sense that any darkness that had tainted them had been cleansed from them. Next was the bright green light that her goddess was known for to bless the blades. When the light had finished Brana says that notes only had the markings of the vampire's clan had been removed but were replaced with the markings that represented her goddess such as the chalice of life and the mightiest bird of flight.
"Thank you, great goddess, for your protection and blessing of these Shield sisters but my husband." Brana thanked her goddess in prayer.
"Oh, my child it not just for you I do this but for all of our world." The sweet voice of the goddess speaks through her statue.
"She is the one Dragon Born of Legend who will save our world from the Dark One." Brana affirms.
"She is that and so much more." The goddess says as her green light engulfs her priest and shows her things beyond a mere mortal understanding. "I have granted you the gift to see what has happened and what may happen, but she is not ready to know."
"What can I do to aid her and you in this great battle?" Brana asked.
"Be her friend and ally she will need many for what is to come. Now go and spend time with your husband." The goddess commands.
Always the faithful servant Brana leaves the basement with the newly blessed weapons and returns to her husband. Brana opens the door to the master bedroom and places the blades on the desk while closing the door behind her.
"Something I should know my love?" Halvar groggily asks when he hears the door shut.
"Not much just a werewolf and three vampires." Brana nonchalantly remarks as the images as to what may happen float to her mind.
"What!?" Halvar demands as he is instantly awake and starts to get out of bed.
"Do not concern yourself my love for the metal steed and I dealt with them very quickly and efficiently." Brana answers while gently touching her lover's face. "I have a gift from the goddess for you and the girls. I wish for you to wear it always." At which one of the larger of the silver blades floats over to him.
"What? How is that she hasn't spoken to you sense the night you died protecting her alter." Halvar surprisingly responds as he looks down at the gift then up at his wife. "Like you it will always be by my side."
"The vampires left behind some weapons. I destroyed the swords but asked the Goddess to cleanse and bless the silver daggers. And she did. I also was gift with so much knowledge and love from her." Brana explains as she is above her lover and gently pushes him back into the bed as she mounts him.
"My dear tell me how you dealt with that filth?" Halvar asks while he hoovers over her breast as he knows that a battle always turns her on.
"I burn one! Oh, how I miss the fighting! Brana says as she pushes herself down onto his awaiting member.
"OH!" Halvar cries out as his wife passionately has her way with him the rest of the night.
Day 16 morning
The following morning Chrissy and Lydia wake to the smell of fresh baking bread and sizzling meat.
"Morning." Chrissy remarks just before she heads for the privy.
"So, what happened last night?" Lydia demands as she watches Brana slap her husband on the ass while also noticing a new silver blade on his belt.
"We had sex." Halvar smiles broadly.
"Brana you and Sexy left for a while and when you return oh boy were you horny. I am betting something happened." Lydia smiles at them.
"It was nothing to concern yourselves with." Sexy answers.
"Better not be because I don't want an upset Thane." Lydia warns.
"She won't be if she doesn't know." Sexy answers. "She can't blame you if you don't know either."
"Fine but I'll help her kick your ass if whatever you did pisses her off." Lydia hisses just before Chrissy returns to which Sexy just nods.
"Oh, do I smell Jaffa Bean?" Chrissy asks as she smells the air when she sits down at the bar.
Brana answers by floating a large mug steaming full of Chrissy favorite drink.
"What about mine?" Lydia asks in dismay to which Brana floats a simlair mug to Lydia.
Both women down the drink and give Brana matching puppy dog eyes and say "Please" and show her their empty mugs.
"Not until you clean your plate." Brana informs them as Halvar places to huge plates in front of them.
After finishing eating, the women change back into armor, pack and head out to find that the horses are saddled and ready to go.
"What are we going to do with all the horses we are getting?" Lydia asks as she watches Chrissy climb up on Sexy's back.
"Hey, Halvar, you ride?" Chrissy asks.
"When I have to." Halvar remarks.
"Want a horse?"
"Those are too small for me." Halvar explains as he walks over to the horse showing how much smaller it is than him.
My friends for what you have done I wish to give you these." Brana says as two silver daggers and sheaths floats out to them.
"Your hospitality and new friendship are more than enough you do not need to give us any gifts." Chrissy says as she looks at the beautiful blade.
"You saved my love and since there seems to be vampires and Werewolves about, I wish for you to have them as I want my friends to visit me again." Brana says.
"Werewolves?" Lydia asks with an eye raise as if saying "So that is what happened."
"Yes, there are werewolves here." Brana warns and smiles but to Lydia as if says "Maybe."
"I didn't know silver could be used against vampires."
"Even though I am not among the living I still am a priestess and can call upon the goddess to bless items. Which I did and they were blessed."
"What kind of blessing?"
"This blessing is limited in that it will only hurt and kill that are of evil intent or that intend you harm. It is not a blessing like your pack, but it will do unhealable damage to those of the dark." Brana explains.
"You know my pack has a blessing?"
"Yes. In fact, it is one of the strongest blessings I have felt in a long time. Except for your star things. They are strong too. May I?" Brana explains as she points at the pouch on Chrissy's belt which held the throwing stars.
"What do you mean they are blessed?" Chrissy asks as she hands them out to Brana to inspect.
"This blessing feels as though they will always return to you if you were to throw them and call them back. Try it." Brana says she examined them for a moment then holds them up for Chrissy to call them.
"Sure. Why not?" Chrissy says then calls out. "Return!" To which the stars go flying back to her and Chrissy catches them on instinct. "That is so cool."
"Amazing." Both Lydia and Halvar say at the same time.
"Well since you can't use this horse, I know someone who might be able to help to figure out what to do with them." Chrissy says. "Thanks for your help and for the pleasant night."
"You and yours are always welcome here." Halvar says and Brana agrees with a head nod.
"No offence but I don't know if I can go back down that hill we came up." Chrissy tells them honestly.
"Why didn't you use the path?" Brana suggest as she points down the path that had the passage.
"Where does it go?" Chrissy asks at seeing the path.
"It meets up with the main road that will take you to either Mark Hall or Ronick Stead." Halvar answers as he points one direct then the other.
"How far to Ronick Stead?"
"They spoke about it last night." Lydia remarks.
"Sorry my bad I was tired, and it really didn't register." Chrissy says as she ties her pack to Sexy's back like a saddle bag.
"I understand my friend. Ronick Stead is just over a day's travel if you were walking but on horseback you could make it in a day."
"Thanks. Hey, would you guys be up for building a place at the bottom of that path for the stage to stay? You could charge him and his passengers." Chrissy inputs as she starts to leave with a wave as she direct Sexy down the path with Lydia close behind on her horse and leading the other.
"That is a good idea. We will think about it. And safe journey my friends." Brana replies than says. "Jarlam isn't he the one that is going to take care of young Micheal?
"Yes."
"They are welcome to come and stay on their journey to Mark Hall." Brana says while her husband just nods in agreement as they wave them goodbye.
Chrissy and Lydia wave goodbye as they head down the trail.