Orel Pov
Even with my mind on Themis, I didn’t have enough spare time to hunt her down until it was evening. When I found her, she was with Gwenn and Elison and from the looks of it, was solely distraught and begging Elison to agree to something, Elison, I noted was also looking pale and a little too taunt for my liking.
“What’s going on here?” I asks as soon as I got close enough to hold my wife so she would not jump in shock as I approached them from the direction her back was turned to.
“Apparently, I might leave you all soon.” Elison said with a wry grin on his lips but his eyes were hunted.
“Don’t be silly, you are not going anywhere even if we have to tie you to keep you safe, I am sure that we can avert this.” Gwenn said in a brash tone as if she was taking on an unwilling candidate that would beat her and know this fact yet she is still charging into the battle with a war cry and weapon in her hands, willing to go down fighting.
“What’s going on?” I asked again not making sense of what Elison and Gwenn replies.
“If anything happens to me, Orel, the next in line to inherit my titles and everything is you… I want you to keep them for your second born of this child if she is a lady.” Elison said as Gwenn knocked his head.
“Didn’t you hear me?” Gwenn growled at Elison with her eyes shining bright with fury. “Nothing will happen to you so stop talking as if you are going to die.”
“But I am going to, according to fate and you know that we cannot fight fate desires.” Elison replied as he smiled at Gwenn then patted her hair but she batted his hand off.
“Stop saying good bye, nothing will happen to you.”
“Will someone explain what is happening so that I will understand?” I exclaimed loud.
It was Themis who was still in my arms that replied me. “Elison time is ticking.” She said.
“How, explain better.” I commanded then grimace when I realized what I had just done, normally Themis would have mentioned something about my attitude but she didn’t and that fact alone convinced me that this was very serious.
“Elison will not survive if he takes a step into that battle that will start tomorrow, he will die.” Themis said as I froze.
“No.” I said vehemently.
Gwenn reaffirmed it. “Elison will not die, we will prevent it.”
“It seems like something inevitable.” Themis said.
“Then we will make it evitable, Dyane will create a portion that will make him sleep for at least two days, that way he gets to miss the entire battle.” I suggested as Gwenn nodded.
“That what we will do.”
“You two, I don’t want to be drugged.” Elison complains.
“I am sorry, does it seem like it was a choice for you to make, let me correct that notion, it is not a choice, you will be drugged and you will miss the entire battle, that will protect you so that we can come back to meet you alive.” Gwenn sounded.
“Yes and being drugged is the best option in case any news reach the camp about the war going on, that way, you will not be tempted to run to meet us.” I added as Elison breathed in defeat.
“Fine, I will obey you two decision this time.” Elison said but still he could not shake the feeling that his time has really ran out and it could not be extended any other way.
Elison was drugged without his knowledge that day before the time we had agreed on just to make sure he was not going to go back on his word.
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Elison Pov
I woke up slowly and after a while I waited until the drug effects was completely clear before I sat up, then I started to hear pieces of the conversation outside.
“I don’t know why, commander Elison was drugged not to go into the battle field, they really could use his skills now.”
“True, I heard that Lady Themis had to go into the battle field today to help find Lady Gwenn.”
“She is now queen Gwenn, and it would not bode well for the empire if anything happen to another Kingdom Queen in our lands.”
“Too bad, she is missing. I hope she is okay.”
I had heard enough to know that I was going to risk my life to go into that place…nothing should happen to either Themis or Gwenn and nothing will happen if I had anything to say about it.
I opened the tent flap and shocked the guards who were discussing the current battle happening while guarding me. “You are going to tell me everything that has been happening then you are going to saddle my horse for me and ready my armor.” I informed them, my tone showed that my words were not up for negotiations.
“But commander, the warlord ordered us specifically not to let you leave this tent…not to talk of the camp.”
“Too bad he is not around and the next person in authority is me.” I replied as the guards gulped.
“But… he will kill us if we disobey his orders.”
“He might but I know that I will kill anybody who stop me from trying to achieve what I want to achieve tonight. Now start talking.” I ordered and this time, I was obeyed.
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Dyane Pov
“No, commander Elison, I beg of you, stay in camp, Lady Themis entered the battle field for this particular reason, and she will find Gwenn.” I begged Elison. I was on my knees in front of Elison horse to prevent Elison from moving forward with his horse unless he wants to crush me.
“Tell me something Dyane, Themis didn’t have to enter the Mountains to find Gwenn, you know that. Can she see anything?” Elison asked as I shook my head, tears poured out of my eyes because I already know what his decision will be.
“No, she cannot, that is why she entered there, to try and make everything clearer.” I added
Elison shook his head with a deep breathe. “Fates have decided then, my sister or me. That’s not really a choice.” Elison said as his horse took a couple of steps back. “I cannot accept anything happening to Gwenn. I am sorry Dyane.” His horse thundered towards me who froze in shock as the horse jumped over my head and took off running into the mountains.