Aleta shifted in Rafeal's arms. The leaves passed overhead, and the wind blew through them. She could see the first hint of dawn glisten throught the trees.
"It sure was a long night..." Aleta sighed, and closed her eyes.
Rafleal stepped over a log. It was difficult trying to keep up with the sure-footed Terah. Aleta fell asleep.
An hour passed, and Rafeal's arms began to grow weary when they came to a clearing. There it was: a beutiful village int he middle of the forrest populated by some of the most beutiful people of Gaia. Elves. Singing and music could be heard. rafeal whispered int othe girl's ear. "Aleta, we're here."
Aleta's eyes opened wide, and blinked in the sun. "Woah.... its so... beutiful..." It was very unlike Duram in its austere gothic style. That was pleasing to the eye in its own way, but this place was full of life, and not the human life of the big city. there were trees and animals, and birds. Birds! Aleta couldn't remember the last time she heard birdsong. It was as if after the war, they all left, and took thier cheerfullness with them.
Terah lead them into a house. "Ezrah, I'm back!" he called. ((Like the setting? I'm goign to put up pictures of where they are at whenever they move to a new place.))
"Aer they here?" A pretty elven maiden came down the steps. Her skin was fair, her hair blond and short, and she had dark brown eyes. (see the elf in the setting picture) She recognised the boy, "Rafeal!" She came down the steps, and reached our to embrace him until she noticed his load.
"Is this Aleta? Oh, poor thing! what happened to her?"
"Don't take pity on me. I'm fine..." Aleta spoke.
"You don't look fine..." She smothed Aleta's black hair, and she flinched. Her hand turned Aleta's face toward her to reveal a bruise.
"I was in a fight..." Her words were slurred and tired sounding.
"What else happened?" Terah stepped over to take Aleta from rafeal.
"OW!!" She wanted to kick him. He secured her in his strong arms.
"Really, what did you do to yourself, Aleta?" He asked. She didn't know these elves, and yet they cared about her. Why?
"I broke a few ribs." She mumbled.
Terah said, "I can fix that." and took her upstairs.
He put her on a bed in a room It was pale green and white and silver, and simple in its decor with a bench, a bed, a silver and white rug, and a nightstand, and some really old lamps in each corner that had to be lit with candles. It felt inviting and peaceful.
Aleta closed her eyes again, and felt herself drift, until she heard rafeal's voice. "Aleta needs sleep though. She's been up for over 24 hours, I think." Ezrah also appeared in the doorway.
"I want to take a look at her first." She walked toward her. Aleta lay limp and relaxed, but the pain in her back and in her side... it hurt to breathe. SHe undid her cincher, and lifted up her dress to reveal shorts and her undershirt. She told the men to leave. Aleta could hear rafeal chuckle out of embarrassment to himself.
She closed her eyes again, and felt the maidens cool hands pass over her ribcage. "You broke 5 altogether. You're lucky to be alive. Aleta look at me." She opened her eyes again, and a light shone. it looked like a flashlight.
"You have a concusion. Don't fall asleep yet." She felt a shot in her arm. "You can sleep now." Aleta let her eyes close gratefully.
She dreamed. She dreamed of Zethriel. Sha also dreamed of the mand she killed in the war, the Valeresso... a jolt.
" DAMN YOU ZETHREIL!" She sat up, and pain shot through her. She was in some kind of splint, and her chest was wraped tightly in linen. Aleta began to cry.
Rafeal heard her, and ran in her room. It was night time.
"He's alive! I killed him before!" she creid.
"Who?" he embraced her.
"Zethreil."
"What? How is he still alive?" He rubbed her back.
"I stabbed him in his heart.... and he came back. All the trauma related to him... I blocked it out! It was the most recent encounter that brought everything back!" She pulled back a little bit so she could look into his eyes. I had a dream... I kept seeing him and Eziekiel. My brother said, 'He lives.' and I woke up!" she stoped crying, and just let Rafeal hold her.
"He'll be back, and he'll be after you. I think he thinks I'm dead." she mumbled. "How arrogant of him..."
Rafeal sat up, sitting next to her while she slept that night, thinking.
So he's alive.... and he thinks he can find Sentiel's box now... well, he has another thing coming.They had to wait until the others arrived here in the elven village. For a few days they trained, and waited for theit allies to arrive.
"I wonder what they're doing... right now." Aleta was better for their potions worked fast, an she was back to her old self. She was thining about her freinds, and watching, waiting to meet them again. It was time for B.O.O to rise again, and put the darknes back in its place.
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