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mark12_30 · 10-31-2002, 06:36 AM

Smoke whirled abut them, and Gamba coughed, and then worried about the elf he cradled. Looking down at her, he whispered, "Piosenniel." Suddenly he smiled in disbelief that he cradled a legend in his arms; and then tears started, and he caressed her brow. "Hang on. You must hang on. Don't let me lose you too."

He thought of Mithadan, the Man that had fought with them, and wondered where he was; someone, elf or man, would come for them. In turmoil he balanced between gratefulness that Piosenniel was still alive, and grief over his own lost "Pio", his Esta; he had held her head in his lap, like this, gazing at the stars only last night. Her voice echoed in his mind: "We will see the stars again." He could not see the stars now. He wondered if Esta could.

"Hang on, Piosenniel, " he said aloud, and listened to her labored breathing.

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10-31-2002, 06:36 AM	#348
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Smoke whirled abut them, and Gamba coughed, and then worried about the elf he cradled. Looking down at her, he whispered, "Piosenniel." Suddenly he smiled in disbelief that he cradled a legend in his arms; and then tears started, and he caressed her brow. "Hang on. You must hang on. Don't let me lose you too." He thought of Mithadan, the Man that had fought with them, and wondered where he was; someone, elf or man, would come for them. In turmoil he balanced between gratefulness that Piosenniel was still alive, and grief over his own lost "Pio", his Esta; he had held her head in his lap, like this, gazing at the stars only last night. Her voice echoed in his mind: "We will see the stars again." He could not see the stars now. He wondered if Esta could. "Hang on, Piosenniel, " he said aloud, and listened to her labored breathing. [ November 04, 2002: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.