Sunday, February 27, 2005

chapter 11
I watch as they walk through that passage, and cautiously step in myself. My senses all alert, I try to seem at my full strength, even though I am half dead of hunger. After a series of twists and turns, and what seemed like four hours of walking, a cheer rises up, as Tyrrea and Destina leave the massive passage and enter an even bigger tavern. “They must have been waiting for you.” I whisper from the dark.
“They have been waiting for us for twenty years; ever since Destina’s birth.”
“And what, may I ask, is that?”
“My dragon’s offspring.” As the ocean of thousands of screaming and cheering Elves calmed, my Elvin friend paced out a few more steps, and yelled, “We bring fifteen healthy, but do not cheer yet, for we also bring you some one you might not welcome readily. We bring you, Brea!” The crowd cheered while Tyrrea motioned for me to come out. After a moment’s hesitation, I do, and the cheering stops abruptly. One Elf stands form his great chair, and within two second, has teleported across the tavern to us.
“Why have you betrayed us?”
“I have not, look at her hand.” The Elf, whom I have gathered holds the position of King, looks at me, and I lift my left hand for inspection. He sees the glowing sapphire on me ring finger and instantly bellows “Tyrrea has gone above and beyond what we have expected, she has brought us one of the strongest of the species!”
The cheering once again rages on, but the King stopped it short, and whispers in Tyrrea’s ear something he expects me to hear. Usually I would have heard it perfectly, but in this state it was only a whisper, but I still caught the words. “You have done well, but remember, some one in this tavern shall own the brother to your armlet; be on your guard.” Then two things occur to me; I can understand their language, and the furies have disappeared.
“Your majesty, I need some questions answered NOW.” I say, as I glance around frantically. “Some of our party has disappeared, and I can somehow understand your language, what does that mean.”
His face grew grave, and he answered while gesturing us away from the crowd.
“Who was with you before?”
“Some Furies.”
“Ahh, oh well, they must have gone home, for they must have thought you safe, you are right not to completely trust them yet though.”
“And as for your other question, you understand us because you are in our home; all languages understand each other in this mountain. Now go and get some rest, I shall send some one in to cater to your needs.”
“I really do not need special treatment…” My words are cut short by his hand.
“Tyrrea shall tell you, the Elves highly value our sapphire holders.” The king said as he walked back to his hall to dismiss everyone to make preparations for the ‘hatching and matching.’
“Is that what we are called; Sapphire holders?”
“That among other things.” Tyrrea answers as she leads me down a hallway. “Destina won’t be joining us because she shall guard her eggs until the ceremony.”
“All right, then what should we do?”
“Rest of course, and eat.” Those words make my stomach lurch, and I almost faint.
“That reminds me Tyrrea, I must go back to the other world for a little while to…” That is all I remember saying.

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Tyrrea looked at the collapsed mound on the hall floor, and instantly picked up the poor vampire. She thought that Brea must just be tired form trying to care for Tyrrea and move over the land so quickly. She continued to head for the sleeping quarters, until she realized how light Brea felt… maybe she hadn’t been starving herself, but she must have been sick.
Within an hour a nurse was looking frantically through books to find the illness she had never seen. She had already tried giving her animals blood when she saw how starved Brea looked. After seeing that it had no affect, she even tried cutting herself and letting the blood dribble into the vampires system, all to no avail. Now that she knew it couldn’t POSSIBLY be starvation, she searched and searched and rummaged. Tyrrea had been sent away to look for the king to receive permission to open the only book the Elves owned concerning vampires. Both Elvin women hoped to the lord that it would have the answer.

this is like, the last full chapter i have written, so i might not post one tomworrow...
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