Saturday, April 28, 2007

Chapter 2: Do What Now?

Loralei! I will save you…. At all costs… I have to know what that page meant... Please… Don't let me be too late!!!
Baler skids to a halt as he sees the rag doll form of Loralei suspended by her hands over Stagnus Lake. He looks up at her. A nasty gash resides on the left side of her pretty face, but it doesn't detract from her beauty at all. The blood drips slowly into the water with, what seemed to him, a loud splashing sound. The tree branch she's suspended from creaks softly as she starts coming to.
“So you show up now Baler… How appropriate…The wench put up one hell of a fight” A tall muscular man steps out from behind the tree Loralei's suspended from. Baler looks up Angrily, “YOU! Let her go!”
“Maybe I will… I might just decide to keep her for myself.. she is rather attractive isn't she”
“Keep your hands off of her…” Baler growls softly as he draws closer, Baler's gentle green eyes are laced with crimson as the rage builds up more and more.
“It's a bit late to tell me that” The man snickers and lightly runs his finger along Loralei's leg," My she is lovely... How did she ever come about a beast like you Battousai?" He smirks smugly as Loralei attempts to lash out at him.
"Let Her go Garamaul... She has nothing to do with this."
"Oh but you se she does... She means something to you... how else was I supposed to get you to come?"
"What are you talking about?..."
"Mmm.. Winner takes all..." Garamaul's hand traces along the hem of Loralei's short skirt and she gives a muffled scream of aggitation. As she attemps to wriggle free and kick him again.
"Stop touching her! She has nothing to do with this what ever it is.. Clear?!"
"Hmmm... Not quite.. I don't think you understand quite yet the full gravity of the situation. I could take advantage of her right now and there's nothing you could do about it, for you see if any thing happens to me.. Your lovely new wnech drowns at the bottom of the lake.... I am her life line"
"Bastard!"
Graramaul leans against the tree trunk and nods a bit "Tch!.. Such harsh language.. Is that any way to speak to..."
" I'm sorry.. Just please.. don't.. touch her again... don't hurt her... Just let her go..."
"Afraid I can't do that... The touching thing I could... but I don't want to.." , with that his hand gingerly brushes up her claf and she kicks wildly landing a nice solid blow on Garamaul, knocking him back a good five feet away from the tree.
"Bitch!", he walks calmly towards her drawing a shiv. Quickly Baler steps between them.
"Don't you dare...", The low tone in his voice makes Garamaul pause for a moment. His eyes narrow as he lowers the shiv.
"What is she to you?"
"Wha.. What?"
"Well What is she to you... A lover ?... No ... A friend... The only female company you keep is less than savory.. but this one is different I can see it in you eyes the way rage swells up each time I reach towards her... Each time I... even mention her. So what is she to you?"
"...."
Baler looks down breifly, grinding his foot on the ground.
I... Don't know... But I can't tell him... that may give him more ideas than he already has... But what is she to me... He looks up at him after a moment, defiantly.
"Some one I care about... That's all you need to know!"
"Hmph... That's so?"
Garamaul grins widely and looks to the rope suspending Loralei over the water...
"Let's see how much... " He throws the shiv in one swft moment sinking it right into the rope holding her.
" NO! Lorelai!"
With out thinking about the fact of turning his back on Garamaul, with out thinking about the heavy armor he wears, he leapt into the thick stagnant water after Lorelai.

So... Is this how it's going to end? Drowning... It's so peaceful. Loralei closes her eyes as she feels her self sink slowly. Then suddenly she feels a hand reach out and grab the rope around her hands. Slowly she feels the water shifting around her as she breaks the surface. Tossed onto the banks of the lake she looks around realizing Baler saved her, and he wasn't surfacing.
BALER!!!!
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