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The Journey Chapter 4 - Previous chapter
Chapter 5.
Somewhere in the cells of the citadel, sat an elf on the cold straw floor, staring at the moonlight through a small barred window, the elf was tall and slim, haggard and tired, His dark long grown and unkept, his green eyes losing their lustre. The prison guard threw a lump of dry moldy bread on the floor, but the elf paid no heed.
“You need to eat one day arsehole!” Growled the guard.
But still the elf paid no heed, the only being he would talk to was Lady Julia. She would sneak by the cells outside, and whisper the going ons of the day, filling the elf with a small bit of hope that not all was lost in the world. He knew people were looking for him, he also knew people, the right kind of people knew exactly where he was. A small squirrel with blue eyes appeared at the bars, looking down it chittered and chattered, and the elf nodded, raising his index finger and middle to his chin just underneath his lips he brought them down in a curved arch towards his chest. The squirrel chittered and gave a small bow, before disappearing into the night.
A few moments later, a soft velvety voice came through the bars, “Vivi, my friend are you there? Can you hear me?”
“I hear you Lady Julia, I hear your sweet voice” Came Vivi’s hoarse reply. Lady Julia spent some time whispering the news of the day, about Aaron the butcher, about the King's drunken temper.
“Elf, you best be awake, the glorious rightful King demands your attention!” The cell doors were whipped open with a loud screech by the guard. The guard grabbed Vivi the elf by the dark and dragged him out of the cell, Vivi grunted in pain, but didn’t fight. Allowing the guard to drag him all the way to the king’s chambers.
“Elf!” Shouted the drunken king, “You can heal her, so heal her now! Or I’ll have your head!”
Vivi glanced at the bed and noticed a small framed woman with blonde hair, and brown eyes badly beaten, her lip split, her cheek bones bruised, her ribs swollen. Taking a deep breath Vivi looked to the king and then the maids. “I need warm water, clean linen, rosemary, thyme, and lemon, if you will please?”
The maids stood there in shock, until the King grabbed one of them the hair and threw her to the floor in direction of the doorway, “Don’t just fucking stand there, get him what he asked for!”
Vivi gently ran his hands over the woman's ribs, noticing with his keen sight one broken rib, and two fractured.
“Sire,” He said softly. “This lady has a broken rib, and two fractured, I can only but start the healing process of them, the rest need to be done naturally.”
The king snarled, his hazel eyes looking deep into the elf’s as if trying to measure him up. “Fine, he’ll her, and you’ll no longer be prison bound, but you will however work as my advisor, that is non fucking negotiable!”
Vivi knelt beside this woman, and started to slowly wave his hands over her ribs, “resanigi la rompiĝojn kaj frakturojn kun en ĉi tiu korpo!” There was the sound of a small click, as the broken rib moved back into its correct place. The king made a move to grab the Elf by the neck, “If you wish the lady to heal Sire, I would but politely ask you to refrain from any sudden movements. The noise you heard was her broken rib starting its healing process.” The king snarled again, grabbing his goblet of wine from the table and drinking.
Vivi then waved his hands over the bruises on the woman's body, “resanigi la kontuziĝojn!” The dark blue, green and yellow bruises slowly started to fade and disappear, until moments later none were to be seen. As Vivi was healing her, he noticed something else, he noticed a second, and a third heart beat.
“My lord, might I ask, who is this lady to you?” Vivi asked, standing up, pressing a fist into the smalls of his back.
“My wife!” Came the abrupt reply, his spittle landing on Vivi’s face.
“My lord, your wife is but with child, not one but two.”
Thomaz looked at Vivi, then back at his wife, and back to Vivi, “Can you determine the sex of the children?”
“My apologies my lord, I can not, It’s not right to disturb nature in such a way, it could cause more harm than good.”
Lady Julia appeared in the doorway, with a small gasp “Is Queen Hannah ok Thomaz?”
The king grunted, looking at Lady Julia, and then to Vivi. “Take the elf to the guest room, you are to settle him, and to answer his every beck and call, you are now his maid!”
The Lady Julia made a motion to protest, but the king's eyes flashed angrily at her. “Fine, follow me, Ser Vivi…”
Vivi walked towards the door, and looked back to the king, “Have the maids make a bath infused with rosemary, thyme, and lemon, that will help her majesty the Queen.” He gave the king a small bow, and then followed Lady Julia.
The Journey Chapter 4 - Previous chapter
Chapter 5.
Somewhere in the cells of the citadel, sat an elf on the cold straw floor, staring at the moonlight through a small barred window, the elf was tall and slim, haggard and tired, His dark long grown and unkept, his green eyes losing their lustre. The prison guard threw a lump of dry moldy bread on the floor, but the elf paid no heed.
“You need to eat one day arsehole!” Growled the guard.
But still the elf paid no heed, the only being he would talk to was Lady Julia. She would sneak by the cells outside, and whisper the going ons of the day, filling the elf with a small bit of hope that not all was lost in the world. He knew people were looking for him, he also knew people, the right kind of people knew exactly where he was. A small squirrel with blue eyes appeared at the bars, looking down it chittered and chattered, and the elf nodded, raising his index finger and middle to his chin just underneath his lips he brought them down in a curved arch towards his chest. The squirrel chittered and gave a small bow, before disappearing into the night.
A few moments later, a soft velvety voice came through the bars, “Vivi, my friend are you there? Can you hear me?”
“I hear you Lady Julia, I hear your sweet voice” Came Vivi’s hoarse reply. Lady Julia spent some time whispering the news of the day, about Aaron the butcher, about the King's drunken temper.
“Elf, you best be awake, the glorious rightful King demands your attention!” The cell doors were whipped open with a loud screech by the guard. The guard grabbed Vivi the elf by the dark and dragged him out of the cell, Vivi grunted in pain, but didn’t fight. Allowing the guard to drag him all the way to the king’s chambers.
“Elf!” Shouted the drunken king, “You can heal her, so heal her now! Or I’ll have your head!”
Vivi glanced at the bed and noticed a small framed woman with blonde hair, and brown eyes badly beaten, her lip split, her cheek bones bruised, her ribs swollen. Taking a deep breath Vivi looked to the king and then the maids. “I need warm water, clean linen, rosemary, thyme, and lemon, if you will please?”
The maids stood there in shock, until the King grabbed one of them the hair and threw her to the floor in direction of the doorway, “Don’t just fucking stand there, get him what he asked for!”
Vivi gently ran his hands over the woman's ribs, noticing with his keen sight one broken rib, and two fractured.
“Sire,” He said softly. “This lady has a broken rib, and two fractured, I can only but start the healing process of them, the rest need to be done naturally.”
The king snarled, his hazel eyes looking deep into the elf’s as if trying to measure him up. “Fine, he’ll her, and you’ll no longer be prison bound, but you will however work as my advisor, that is non fucking negotiable!”
Vivi knelt beside this woman, and started to slowly wave his hands over her ribs, “resanigi la rompiĝojn kaj frakturojn kun en ĉi tiu korpo!” There was the sound of a small click, as the broken rib moved back into its correct place. The king made a move to grab the Elf by the neck, “If you wish the lady to heal Sire, I would but politely ask you to refrain from any sudden movements. The noise you heard was her broken rib starting its healing process.” The king snarled again, grabbing his goblet of wine from the table and drinking.
Vivi then waved his hands over the bruises on the woman's body, “resanigi la kontuziĝojn!” The dark blue, green and yellow bruises slowly started to fade and disappear, until moments later none were to be seen. As Vivi was healing her, he noticed something else, he noticed a second, and a third heart beat.
“My lord, might I ask, who is this lady to you?” Vivi asked, standing up, pressing a fist into the smalls of his back.
“My wife!” Came the abrupt reply, his spittle landing on Vivi’s face.
“My lord, your wife is but with child, not one but two.”
Thomaz looked at Vivi, then back at his wife, and back to Vivi, “Can you determine the sex of the children?”
“My apologies my lord, I can not, It’s not right to disturb nature in such a way, it could cause more harm than good.”
Lady Julia appeared in the doorway, with a small gasp “Is Queen Hannah ok Thomaz?”
The king grunted, looking at Lady Julia, and then to Vivi. “Take the elf to the guest room, you are to settle him, and to answer his every beck and call, you are now his maid!”
The Lady Julia made a motion to protest, but the king's eyes flashed angrily at her. “Fine, follow me, Ser Vivi…”
Vivi walked towards the door, and looked back to the king, “Have the maids make a bath infused with rosemary, thyme, and lemon, that will help her majesty the Queen.” He gave the king a small bow, and then followed Lady Julia.
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