Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Seer's Dreamscape ❯ turmoil ( Chapter 3 )

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It had been a rough night after the magical draining of yesterday and the turmoil of loosing her home. She finally found a place to fit in seemingly happy in this new world. She had Magic new and old and Friends to top it off, there came a knock on her door, she answered come in, there stood a maid the one that helped her the day before shyly she asked can you help me I cant quite reach the buttons in the collar?
“ Of course I can help you, lets see what Diane gave you today, loose breeches and a shirt and a breast band, belly band. I’m sure you know about the breeches and shirts but I noticed you wore a different kind of breast band when you arrived.”
“Yes I‘m sure the servants gossiped about me and surely you know my story, my clothes I wore yesterday were incinerated because I wanted the last ties to my old home destroyed.”
After she helped me dress she showed me how to clean my teeth and so forth. Then led me down to breakfast meeting Alanna in the hall and walking the rest of the way dismissing the maid after thanking her. Coming to the door way to the dining room, Becoming shy and reluctant to enter the room where the Baron, Diane and Kel sat. The lioness gave her a push and in she went. Sitting at the table were, The baron, then Kel, Diane sat nearest the door just in case she had to bolt fast there were four empty chairs the Baron gestured to the one next to him, inviting her to join him at the table. The table was set in vibrant reds and greens at one end near George sat a bowl of fruit, and a pitcher of what looked to be fruit juice, and a steaming mug of Tea or this worlds version of coffee. Also there was a plate of muffins and rolls, and covered chafing dishes on a sideboard, with bowls stacked neatly to the side and plates and all the stuff you would need for breakfast. I took the offered seat, Alanna took the one on the other side of her husband, Diane said the prayer and they began to eat. After that was done a servant came in for egg orders every one told him what they wanted and he left returning a few minutes later, I had ordered scrambled eggs, while he was gone I grabbed a orange and a muffin. Breakfast was enjoyed not too many questions were asked, The baron he told me not to call him that and so I settled for sir I could not out right call him so formally even with his permission just like I don’t call Alanna by her name or Kel, Diane is a special cause for she is un-noble but resides and is married to a great mage.
They led me to the great out door stable over half the stalls were taken by some of the most beautiful horses I have ever seen they ranged from blue roan to the white and black spotted, what I call an Appaloosa. Most of them had house symbols on the stall doors they took me down to the far end where the unclaimed mounts were as beautiful as the claimed mounts. The others stopped at the last stall Diane had remained at the castle to prevent mishaps with the choosing, I continued on alone silently looking at all the horses my feet carried me to the last stall there stood a Black no not quite black more like a blue-black it shone, I walked up to the stall hand out allowing it to sniff my palm soon enough it was butting its head into my chest and we were breathing into each others faces.
Well a voice came from my left it seems you have chosen a nameless Gelding. It was the baron who came up and approved my selection.
“ I Give him to you Fiona as a welcome gift.”
“Oh! no sir I can not simply take a horse as fine as this from you” said Fiona
“Yes you can, You will not get far in this land on your two feet so I gift this horse to you and all his tack.” replied George
“Yes sir thank you I will care for the mount with all my heart”
“See that you do youngling, so what are you going to name him?”
“ I would like to name him Altair, it means “The Flier” because he looks like if you let him out he would leap right up to the clouds and fly.”
“Altair it is then. Do you know about horses as in riding them and grooming and such?”
“Yes sir I know a little about the care of the creature, although it has been along time since I rode.”
While they were in the stable a servant packed for the people clothes foodstuffs and gear they might need, Alanna already had her gear somewhat ready so did Diane, George and Kel, but Fiona had nothing to pack so they just left and empty pack and a pack of foodstuffs for her and a dagger from the armory as requested by The baron, and a belt sheath and purse to go with it.
The next day they set out at dawn they ate a cold breakfast of fruit and tea, the baron it seemed and Alanna were grouches in the morning, and Kel she was up way before anyone else, and Diane flew back late last night. It was near midday when they stopped to water the horses and stretch, then Fiona heard a noise to the left of the road she stopped what she was doing and listened, Was that feet? She asked her self wait there it is again and this time it was closer she tried to get there attention but her voice was cutoff before she could scream, something had covered her mouth, her hands were tied behind her back and her coin purse and dagger were taken a rough voice told her be a good girl or you will get doused. I shook my head yes and was fairly sure that she left good markings from where they took her.
George was the first one to notice that Fiona was missing her horse was still tethered to the fountain there were signs of a struggle, he got the others attention and was scanning the area to see if she dropped anything by luck one of her braids came undone and her band was on the ground, Alanna used her magic to scry for Fiona it seemed a couple of bandits thought she looked pretty and took her they were a little ways in the woods in a clearing that was clearly used before she lay on the ground her back to the fire. It looked like they tried to slice her there were rips all in the clothes she bore a cut on her shoulder that bled sluggishly, with the ember stone in her hand she saw the magic of Fiona trying to heal herself without being trained, it was like her magic knew what to do but her body was rebelling against the magic.
“George she is about a ten minute ride from this spot, she has been taken to a campsite I often use out here I know those woods like the back of my hand, also she has been injured” Said Alanna.
“ Then what are we waiting for need to find her before she does something rash, because she scared one of the male servants last night when he came to stoke the fire she jumped out of bed and walloped him with her bare hand near as broke his nose. Just think if those men try any thing more than cutting her.” George replied
The men tried to get her to drink but she refused and got cut for her troubles, she figured out when the men took her they used a small amount of sleepy gas to knock her out she was merely asleep it gave her ample time to meditate and find her inner self where she supposedly had magic. She had learned meditation through yoga so quickly she brought her sleeping mind to her center she found it had changed since coming here, it used to be just a small flame that burned in her minds eye now it blazed white surrounding the light was a multicolored light and around the multi light was a solid green veined in red. She reached out into the green and plucked a thread an answering thrum was heard in the woods around her, she had partially came to, her hands were tied behind her back, she ached all over and there was one thing that caught her attention, her captors. The thugs had left a lot of slack in the ropes, she turned to see that they were sitting against the trees discussing what they were going to do with her once they got to Corus. They both decided on slavery, that is if they made it that far.
Once again she fell in to her magic, this time looking for the green, that felt like growing things she brought that feeling up to her mind and stored it there then she brought a little to bear on the tree vines shot up out of the roots to twine around her captors. Binding them loosely but securely, then she waited she heard a loud clamor from her left and a shout letting the people camped they were there and not hostile, she unbound one of there mouths and commanded them to say all clear u can come in.
Alanna, George, and Kel walked into the clearing. Alanna and George went to the two captives and kel came to me, cut my bonds and helped me stand, then used the same rope that bound me to bind the captives and haul them to the nearest magistrate. When there Fiona was told to give a statement about what happened and they were found guilty and sentenced to hard labor. They continued on their way to Cours.