Laurel closed her eyes, comforted by Jesslyn's response. Letting the water soothe her wounded leg a little longer, she eventually reached for the linens to dry herself, and noticed Jess was gone. Smiling a little, she dried herself and slipped into clean clothes, running her fingers through her hair tiredly.
'We have loyal people. We have people who will fight to the very end. We cannot lose this battle now, too much rests on us winning' Her minds was worn with these thoughts. She had lost count of how many times she had fallen asleep trying to reassure herself of this fact. But the day would soon be at hand that it would be over...
~*~
Cuor heaved his way through the forest. It took him a good while to calm his fear at being exposed, and by his own kind no less.
He thought of the two dark Elves, their voices filled with hatred.
'No, they are not my kin anymore. I have no kin' he stuttered. In all the dark holes and tortures of his life, that was the fact that remained. He belonged nowhere. And ow the only light, the only happiness he once clearly saw, was fading from him.
Slumping by a tree, he processed what had happened, and what his course for action was to be.
'I cannot go back to the King...I will not! Gita is still his lackey, she will tell him all he needs to know. With that prisoner escaped, I do not want to set foot near there!'
'So where shall I go?' he said, turning his gaze back to the Village.
'Now is the time' he said, and set his footsteps back the way he came...
~*~
'A meeting tomorrow you say' said Herebrand. Sitting on a carton by the camp of his troops, Herebrand stretched and let out a yawn. 'I am glad to hear that, I was beginning to get a little bored!'
The soldiers had begun a training regiment, and scoured the Village for any sort of supplies they could find. Slowly their armourment was gathering, and preparations were being made to house all the Villagers safely away. Groups were making their way to caves where no harm could be done to them.
Herebrand stood and grinned. 'This is the hour my friend!' he said and clapped a hand on Ohtaredan's shoulder 'Now we show all the peace they have craved for so long!'
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