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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 11:21 Post #1381 |
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The sunlight was suddenly blocked out by the cave and his figure standing in front of her. Essylt cast a wild, frightened look about her. Her heart felt like sinking into a deep lake. 'I...I don't understand at all.' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 11:25 Post #1382 |
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'I promised I'd bring you home, and I will, just..not right now. Don't you see, Essylt? With your powers we could get rid of the Romans in Two Lakes, and your family will be safe.' He took her by the shoulders and looked her in the face. She looked desperate, scared... Would that strengthen her powers? She'd said that this had all started when he'd kidnapped her, and now he was doing it again. |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 11:28 Post #1383 |
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She tried to step back from him, but only met the cave wall against her back. Now that her eyes had adjusted to the gloom inside, she could see his face. He looked blazing, possessed with ideas - she could just see them whirling around behind his eyes. Essylt shook her head. 'I don't see it,' she whispered. 'You must be wrong. I can't do anything with this at all.' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 11:31 Post #1384 |
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'We'll find a way,' he said, taking her small hand in his. She trembled. 'I'll help you as much as I can. It'll be all right.' |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 11:34 Post #1385 |
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'Don't say that!' she gasped, pulling her hand from his grasp. She saw no way past him. If she had, she might have chanced it, even if it meant finding her own way back home. 'What is it you want me to do?' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 11:38 Post #1386 |
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'Just that you use your powers against the Romans.' Morcant didn't want to scare her, so he decided to lie a little bit. 'We'll show them something that'll make them piss their toga's, so that they'll leave and never return. Soldiers are a superstitious lot.' |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 11:41 Post #1387 |
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'It won't work.' Essylt was scared. She wished Cuhelyn had stayed, but now she understood why Morcant had send him away. As she looked at him, she wondered what had fared into him. The hint of insanity made her press against the wall harder. |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 11:43 Post #1388 |
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'It will, trust me,' he said softly and reached out to stroke her cheek. She reminded him of a small, frightened bird. |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 11:52 Post #1389 |
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She could turn a leaf into ice. By accident she had healed a minor burn, but under different circumstances the damage on Cuhelyn's arm would have been the same. 'I trusted you with this,' she replied, turning her eyes away. |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 11:54 Post #1390 |
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'I never said I wouldn't bring you home,' he said icily. He'd tried explaining, but his patience was running out rapidly. 'Because I will, just not right now.' |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 11:55 Post #1391 |
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'So what will you tell Gwyddien?' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 11:56 Post #1392 |
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'That's between me and him.' He turned his back on her and started unpacking their things. |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 11:59 Post #1393 |
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Essylt slumped down on the ground, staring at him unpacking the things he had gathered this morning, when he had appeared to be - well, kinder to her. 'I can't do this.' She heard how helpless her own voice sounded. 'I went with you to your camp, I did...everything you told me. But I don't think I can do this.' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 12:05 Post #1394 |
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'You'll surprise yourself,' he grunted and looked around the small cave. Lighting a fire would be impossible; they'd suffocate. Well, not having a fire never killed anyone. |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 12:09 Post #1395 |
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She swallowed. Now that the first shock had worn off, her head began to clear. 'You don't know anymore about this than I do,' she said softly. 'It might disappoint you, or what if I...what if I hurt someone with it?' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 12:12 Post #1396 |
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He sighed, shaking his head. 'Just don't worry about it. I've a plan and it'll be fine. I promise.' |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 12:15 Post #1397 |
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'Tell me why I can trust you,' she said, near-crying. She didn't want to, but her heart was still sinking into that dark lake. |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 12:19 Post #1398 |
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'I already told you, I'm doing this for our people. Please understand, Essylt.' He turned around, squinting in the direction where she sat. |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 12:20 Post #1399 |
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'I'm trying,' she said, which was all she could give him right now. 'And you believe sacrifices must be made. I'm your sacrifice.' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 12:24 Post #1400 |
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'Don't say that, you make it sound like I will allow your death, and that is what I'm trying to prevent.' Morcant got up and walked over to her, kneeling down in front of her. |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 12:26 Post #1401 |
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'You weren't frightened of me,' she said, looking up. 'What makes you think a whole legion of Romans will be so frightened to retreat after they've seen me?' If the Romans were scared easily, she thought, they would never have gotten so far at all. |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 12:30 Post #1402 |
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'I've a plan,' he told her. 'It needs some working on still, but I'm pretty sure it will work. And if it doesn't, I promise that I will return you to your parents as soon as possible,' he added. |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 12:35 Post #1403 |
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Promises, she thought. Perhaps he'd keep this one, unless he thought of another way to use her after a while. Essylt shrugged. 'You know perfectly well that you've got me.' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 12:39 Post #1404 |
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'Yes,' he agreed. At least she wasn't crying. He wouldn't have known how to deal with that. 'Are you hungry?' |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 12:40 Post #1405 |
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'No.' |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 12:43 Post #1406 |
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Morcant gave her an affectionate pet on the head. 'You'll be home before you know it, I promise.' |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 12:46 Post #1407 |
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But not this evening. She had anticipated her parent's faces. She had counted on hearing their voicing, saying things of relief, of love and affection. She blinked, and found that there was something hot in her eyes that streamed down her cheeks. |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 12:50 Post #1408 |
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He'd spoken too soon. Morcant licked his lips, ill at ease. He couldn't think of anything to say or do that would stop her tears from flowing. Instead, he decided to leave her alone and retreated to the other side of the cave. |
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| Marieke | 22 Apr 2010, 12:56 Post #1409 |
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After a while, she could rub her eyes and find that they had begun to dry. It was cold now. The sun had set past the trees, casting the cave in earthly, blue shades. She was shivering, she noticed. 'Alright.' It was the first thing she could say after the long silence. 'I'll do this for you. I'll try.' Because she did not believe he'd let her go otherwise. His determination was too powerful. |
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| Sonja | 22 Apr 2010, 13:00 Post #1410 |
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'Thank you, Essylt,' he said quietly. He opened the bag with their things and pulled out a blanket. With this in his hands, he walked back to the girl and draped it over his shoulders. 'Get some rest now, you must be tired.' How could he make her understand that he had no choice? He didn't know. |
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