Repost: Reunion #14

["Cilia" <cilia@xxxxx>]

Hiya,
I?m doing some reposting in build up towards the release of new
Royalty/Two Worlds chapters. This is on of the key chapters in
Litni/Poet storyline.
Cilia
 
Reunion 
Cilia
 
Chapter Fourteen: Litni - Now and Then 
 
NOW
There is darkness. The stone of the wall is dark and so is the wood in
the door of the cell she?s being carried into by two guards and then
thrown against the wall, a third man stands in the doorway draped in a
dark cloak. The captive turns around and sneers at him, with blood
trickling from fresh gashes on her face. Her cloak is torn and her armor
has been slashed in numerous places.
?You fucking bastard!? Litni screams as she lunges for him. But is
thrown back against the wall as she hits a barrier. Getting back to her
feet she charges him again this time letting her fury loose on the
barrier. The guards look doubtful that the barrier will hold under the
elf?s fury but their commander is calm.
?You quite done Miss Speed?? he asks.
?I trusted you,? she screams as the rate of her punches
slows. ?I thought you were my friend,? she whispers.
?I?m truly sorry Litni,? he says in a low voice as he places
his hand near the barrier, before turning and marching away.
?Poet!? Litni screams. ?Poet don?t do this!? she shouts and
charges the barrier one last time and is thrown back against the wall.
?Please don?t?? she looks at the glove she now wears on her right hand
and the dark green stone set in it changes hue as she unfolds and folds
her fist. Her mind going back to the day Tare had given her the talk.
 
THEN
Tare had just entered the training yard and her face fell and Cordelia
didn?t look too thrilled either when Litni thought about it. After all
she was straddling Poet, Shadow, spy and a man she?d recently been hell
bent on defeating.
?Hey,? Litni said in a small voice.
?Get? off me,? Poet groaned.
?Sorry P,? Litni said as she jumped up and offered him her
hand.
?Litni can I talk to you for moment?? Tare asked as she
started dragging her friend away while Cordelia sized the Shadow up for
parts. 
Once safely away, the Drow started giving the young elf the gospel
according to Tare and Tark.
?What do you think you are doing?? Tare hissed.
?Sparing,? Litni said innocently.
?He?s the enemy!? the Drow exclaimed a little too loudly.
?No, he?s on our side now,? Litni stated firmly.
?How can you be so sure??
?Joyce talked to him and? well you haven?t been here for the
last week,? Litni said with a sigh.
?Litni he?s a spy, trained and hardened,? Tare stated.
?No he?s not? just trust me,? Litni sighed and cast hereyes
downward.
Tare looked down at her friend, a girl she?d known for a long time and a
girl whose father she might be falling head over heels for. Sighing and
placing hand on her should, she squeezed it and gave her a smile.
?If he hurts you I?ll throw him to the spiders,? she stated.
Litni looked up and broke into a smile.
?Come on,? she said and took her best friend by the hand.
?I?ll introduce you,? she said and dragged her to where Poet was engaged
in a glaring match with Cordelia.
 
NOW
Litni huddles against the wall of her cell and looks up at the single
window high on the wall. The bleeding from her cuts has stopped and the
tears on her cheek have dried into dark streaks.
?Why did I trust him?? she asks herself as she scrambles to
her feet.
?Because he was charming and told you all the right things,?
a voice she has come to hate told her.
?Angel go away,? she says through gritted teeth as she makes
her way towards the barrier.
?Can?t. We all have a mission, we all have a?? Angel?s
speech is cut off by a loud crash as Litni punches the wall, sending
small pieces of splintered rock flying.
?I swear to good Angel if you start with the destiny thing?
spirit or not I will beat you senseless,? she shouts as she spins around
and stares at the door and the invisible barrier around it.
?Litni?? Angel asks. ?What are you planning?
?I?m planning to defy destiny,? Litni says as she raises her
hand and folds her gloved hand into a fist and prepares to deliver a
punch. As she funnels her strength her mind wanders back once again, to
the time of the General?s arrival at the Castle of Sun.
 
THEN
Litni tried to hide her smile as General Elisabeth led her army into the
courtyard, Al?x or Xander as he?d asked she called him was scared, oh he
didn?t show it, but she could sense it and also Joyce?s constant
grinning helped.
?What message did the General send?? she asked Tare.
?Oh she's demanded the feast they?ve been planning and
threatened to disembowel Al?x Sun,? Tare answered with a grin as the
General marched up the steps towards the court of Sun. She bent down and
hugged Gymli who tried to hide his blush, next came Ziel who she also
hugged, then came Theris whom she bowed before and the High Elf just
smiled and bowed back before her eyes shifted to that of Angel and the
pair hugged. Then came Joyce, the General?s mother, they two just stared
at each other before giving each other a brief hug.
?Chilly,? Litni commented.
The General finally stood before Xander, after a menacing stare she
broke into a grin and hugged her friend, even going so far as lifting
him off the ground before presenting her staff. 
Joyce?s hug for Willow seemed firmer than the one she?d given the
General and nobody hugged Tark, cause, well you didn?t hug Tark period.
After sharing words with Al?x the General marched over to where Litni
and Tare stood.
?You gave us quiet a scare there Litni,? she said a firm
voice.
?Yes ma?am, sorry ma?am,? Litni said.
?I understand that you took a prisoner?? the General asked.
?Well? I wouldn?t?? Litni stared.
?Yes she did ma?am,? Tare said after elbowing her friend to
shut up. ?He?s been confined to his room for the duration of your
visit,? she explained.
?Bring him to the feast, I want to meet??
?Poet,? Litni interjected, ?his name is Poet,? she saidwith
a blush as the General regarded her with a searching look.
?Very well bring Poet to the feast,? she said and turned
away.
?Full general mode,? Tare muttered.
?Wha??? Litni asked thoroughly confused.
?Well when the soldiers that drink at the Rose?s Homer
talked about the General they often said she had two personas: one being
that of a young woman, the other of a hardened General. Cordy calls it
full general mode? the Drow explained.
?Oh and when did you become friends with the Ranger Knight?"
?You tend to bond with just about anybody after sharing a
breakneck run down the mountains surrounding this place,? the Drow
explained.
?Well regardless of the Generals moods, Poet is not going to
like being paraded as prisoner,? Litni muttered towards the entrance
into the castle. Tare watched her friend go as she heard silent
footsteps coming up from behind her.
?Lady Tare,? a stoic voice said, causing her to grin.
?You are not going to like your ward?s interest,? she said
before turning around.
?The Shadow?? he asked, his red eyes showing slight signs of
concern.
?Poet,? Tare corrected. ?And yes it?s the Shadow,? she
answered.
?I trust Litni,? he stated after a brief pause where the
pair just stared at each other, blue eyes trying to find a hint of
emotion in red ones.
?It would appear that you are without an escort for tonight?s feast,?
Tark said finally and Tare broke into a fresh grin.
?Why General, if I didn?t know better I would think you were courting
me,? she said with grin.
?Was that a yes?? Tark asked in his stoic voice. Tare gave a small
musical laugh, tiptoed and kissed his cheek.
?For a strategic master mind you can be incredibly thick sometimes,? she
whispered.
 
Litni opened the door leading into Poet?s room after knocking three
times and found the Shadow sitting on his bed staring out the window.
She walked towards the bed and reached out to touch him, but his
question stopped her.
?They want to paraded me for the masses?? it was more of a
statement than a question.
?The General wants to see you yes,? Litni said as she traced
the edges of the bed. 
?At the feast?? he asked and turned around to face her.
?Yes at the feast,? she answered. ?I?m to make sure yougo,?
she added.
?I?ve told you that where you go I go,? he said as he took
her hand.
?Poet I? why did you decide to help us, I mean the
information you?ve given could lead to our victory why??
?Did I turn against my own people after all those speeches I
made about honor and duty? Simple really I found something worth
fighting for,? he answered as he pulled her in.
?Poet I?? her word where cut off as he kissed her.
 
NOW
Screaming as she lets her fist fly, she can feel all her hatred, all the
hurt and all the energy she now knows exists funnel into the blow and
the barrier merely slows her for a heartbeat before her blow shatters
the heavy wooden door.
?Poet you are going to pay,? she states as she curls her
right hand into a fist. She turns around to face the two guards that are
running towards her. The first one is struck down before he even gets
close by an invisible force while the second one gets to her, the last
thing he sees being a gloved fist racing towards his face. 
Wiping the blood away on his cape, she pulls his swords off
him and straps them to her hips.
?Angel we?re leaving,? she states and she feels a brief
chill as the spirit enters her and a second one as the ethereal wings
emerge from her back. She starts running with one mission in mind.
Killing her lover for the pain he caused her and her friends.
 
THEN
Litni stood nervously outside Poet?s room, draped in her armor polished
to a high shine, wearing a green cape instead of her cloak and skirt
instead of her tights.
?Poet we are going to be late,? she called out.
?Coming,? the spy answered as he opened the door and Litni?s
jaw dropped at the sight before her. He was dressed all in white, his
shirt buttoned up to his neck, the cape flowing with a life of its own
and his bare feet giving it a distinct look.
?Why no shoes?? she asked finally.
?Consider it my statement,? he answered.
?Oh I get it, you wont run without your boots,? she
exclaimed.
?Correct,? he said with a smile and offered her his arm.
?Let's not keep the guests waiting,? he said and Litni took his arm with
a smile
 
To be contiuned in Prophecy's Twilight ? Introduction and Prophecy?s
Twilight: The Dark Elf #1