Sunday, January 9, 2005

Busy
Sorry I did not up-date earlier, I am been forced to revise, so I may noit get round all your sites today, for which I apology, but I shall loeave you with this chapter of my story, I hope you enjoy

Chapter 6 – Recognition

He felt a familiar feeling, lightness, as if he was floating inside a bubble, in a world that was not his, bit another, which could be his, a creation of his own, a light shinned down on him, and it seemed to be guiding, a beacon in the darkness all around him, he felt it’s ethereal energy surround him, making him feel happy, heavier. At that moment the light hit though he had flashbacks to how he got there, he could not move, he tried, but he was not in control of his own body, and all he felt was himself getting heavier, and as suddenly as it came, the light disappeared, and all was darkness again, and a feeling that seemed to shake him to his very bone passed over him, making him shiver, and as quickly as it has hit him, it released, and he found himself feeling himself again.

Richard suddenly opened his eyes, and gasped, he attempted to sit up, but was stricken back down as quickly as he did by the pain in his gut. He lay back down, he realized then where he was, back in the bed he first awoke in, he let his eyes focus and he saw the same quilt pattern ahead of him, the same he had seen the first time. He looked down again, his entire torso was now bandaged, and he looked down at it, it appeared to have been wrapped again recently, as the whiteness seemed to be pure, it was at this moment he heard a movement at this side, he altered his vision so he could see, and he was amazed by what he saw, Lorna, sat there, her head resting on the side of the mattress, she was asleep, Richard reached his and to try and see if she was awake, but simply decided to lift it from the covers and gave her muzzle a slight stroke, he felt the dryness of her nose, and looked to her, she looked exhausted, it was at this point he heard a voice from the other side of the room, the figure moved from over where it was stood, and then stood next to the bed. Richard looked up to see whom it was, and was shocked to see it was Regas.

Richard quickly felt a fear come back over him, he still can feel the pains that he had given him, and he tried to move away, but, the pain stopped him, and all he did was make the pain worse, Regas saw this and then leant down next to him, not touching him, but he felt his breath on his neck, as Regas said to him, Richard could not help but listen to what he said, “Human, I must apologize” these first few words suddenly made Richard think, he stopped his struggling, and then, looked slightly over to Regas, seeing his face on Level with his, and he listened intently to what Regas carried onto say, in his same authoritive tone, but, softer, “I let my personal feelings get involved, all I wanted to do was get revenge for my family, and I thought if I killed you, I may have felt that closer to peace” he stopped suddenly and then looked over to Lorna, who was still asleep, her tail wagging gently on the floor, he then carried on, looking to Lorna “Lorna told me what you did, she told me how you saved my child, and others too, selflessly throwing yourself to save the same people who had tried to kill you, you risked your own life when you know we would have not done the same” Regas then looked to him, and carried on to speak, his voice getting softer “I now understand what Lorna said about you Human, you do have the spirit of a Lupine, I hope you can find it with you to forgive me for my actions” Regas then stopped speaking, and looked downwards towards the floor, Richard sensed somehow that this was sincere, he did not seen to be trying to hide anything in his speech, Richard smiled and then moved his hand over to Regas, and planted it on his shoulder, and said, softly, and quietly, the pain in his gut still been felt with every word and breath he took

“It is ok, You don’t need to apologize, it was a natural reaction, but I couldn’t let a innocent child be killed by such monsters” Richard then looked as Regas stood up, without looking at him, it would seem that Richard was seeing another side to Regas, Richard then suddenly asked him, as he looked away “Regas, I thought your child was killed a long time ago” he said this cautiously, not knowing what kind of response he would get to it, but to his surprise, Regas did not seem to mind, and answered after a few seconds pause, with the same tone he had a this whole while,

“I had more than one child, you met my only other one yesterday” he then began to walk away, and at the exit, he looked back to Richard, whispering something, and then exciting, leaving Richard in the tent, laying in the bed, and Lorna sleeping.

After several minutes of Regas leaving, Richard saw Lorna start to stir, she began to move, and her eyes opened, she suddenly got up and then looked to Richard, she seemed to have a beaming smile almost straight away, and without warning, she moved herself to hug him, she grabbed him and held him close, her fur warming his heart, he was glad she was ok, and then, he said to her, quite suddenly, while still been tickled by the follicles on her muzzle, “I thought I died?” he said this suddenly, and without letting go of him, she said to him, almost immediately, a sound of relief in her voice

“So did we, we thought you had too, the entire Village helped to bring you back, lucky we had someone who knew of Human Anatomy, and although he usually used this for other reasons, he was able to help us bring you back” She then let him go and laid him on the bed, where he looked straight to her, and then she continued to say to him, “Even Regas accepts you now, after saving his son, and with him, he has singly gone round everyone in the Village and made them understand, they will accept you now, you are safe Richard” she seemed to wearing a huge smile on her face as she said this, and she looked to him with the sincerest of looks, and she finally said to him “You really are a Lupine at heart” she then stood up and looked around, and grabbed him some clothes, she smile as she gave them to him. Richard looked to her with a confused look and then said to her

“What are these for, are we going anywhere?” he looked to her with some confusion, he could hardly move, and he wouldn’t think he would be in anyway fit state to move, but she simply smiled and said to him.

“You have been out of it for a week, your wounds are all but healed, you shall have some pains but, it is only at first, common, I want to show you something very special, something no other human has ever seen before” she smiled, she seemed to be slightly giddy as she said this, and excited. Richard trusted her as she said this, and decide to try and get out of bed and get dressed.

After a bit of a struggle, he had been able to get his clothes back on, he noticed that the hole had been repaired in them, and they looked as if they were new. Once he was finished he walked out from behind the screen of which he got dressed behind, and saw Lorna standing there, she walked over to him and then grabbed him by his underarm, to help him walk, as he was still struggling to get his bearings, and as she had explained to him as he was getting changed, it may take a while, but, he knew she would help him. Now ready, he walked along with her, able to take his own steps, she helped him by slowing down, he could see this was not her normal pace, but she seemed to be compensating for him, and she did not seem to mind at all, the approached the door and then excited into the Village.

It was day out of here now, and the Lupine people were up to there own business, as they walked along the path, they seemed to all stop, and watch as he walked along to the main square, where the podium still stood, and on it, Regas was also stood, with the Elder next to him. Silence seemed to cover the Village and everyone was watching as Richard walked, or more like limped through the path, towards the Square, but, he did not feel threatened by this, but in fact quite the opposite, he felt full of energy, as if they were supporting him, he felt a strange aura, but not an un-comftable one. They approached the central Podium and there then, the Elder looked around, to see the entire Village was watching, and he began to speak. “Lupine, we are here for one reason, I thought this day would never come that we would accept a human into our camp with open arms, but, with the times, must we change, and so, I happily ordain this Human, Richard, a honorary member of our clan, a member of the Lupine people, he is one of us, and I expect you to treat him the same way you would treat any Lupine” the Elder then fell quiet, and from behind Richard could hear a lone clap, after several, more began to clap, and soon after the entire crowd was clapping, the noise was filling the forest, and all around he could see the Lupines smiling towards him, he no longer felt as if he was the one on the outside at risk from the rest, but in fact quite the opposite, he felt a part of something, and as the clapping slowly died down, Lorna looked to him and smiled and looked to the Elder, who nodded to her, which must had signaled something, and she said to him, softly

“Ok, I am going to have to carry you now, as I am going to be running quite fast” at this point, Richard nodded, and then she lifted him onto her back, where she then asked him, same tone “Are you holding on tight?” to this he then grabbed her around the neck, and whispered to her a fainted ‘Yes’, at this point, she nodded her head, and her final words were, “Hold on” and with this she leaped in the air, and began to run into the forest, at great speeds. Richard trying to hold on, keeping his grip as tight as he could, not knowing what she wanted to show him, or where they were going, he waited expectantly as he held on, anxiety taking over, and excitement, but as she ran, the dust raised above them, and the forest blurred around him as she did, all he could was hold on.

I will try to visit some of you later
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