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<blockquote data-quote="Kai Lord" data-source="post: 419545" data-attributes="member: 3570"><p><strong>PART III</strong></p><p></p><p>Elijayess left behind the remnants of the battle for a moment and made his way to the shoreline where he collapsed in the dark sand. Greater than the stinging pain in his side was the knowledge that he was here, in Ankatavaka, for real. She was here. Brandella. He wondered what she would be like. Would she be anything like the woman he had fallen in love with? The woman as she appeared in Kishpa’s memory? It didn’t matter. He was not here to claim a bride, for that was not his right. He came back to protect her. She deserved no less.</p><p></p><p>Elijayess gathered himself and headed back into town, where he promptly found the center court outside the temple filled with elves who were dead and wounded. The few elven priests tending the temple worked tirelessly to tend to those whose wounds were not mortal, for there was no healing magic on Krynn at this time.</p><p></p><p>Waiting until those weaker than him had been cleaned, Elijayess bathed and then bandaged his own wounds. His torso wrapped in bandages, Elijayess found a mat in the town square and drifted off to sleep, confident in the knowledge that there would be no more attacks this night.</p><p></p><p>It felt like he had just closed his eyes when Elijayess woke with a start. It was fully dark and everyone in the courtyard except for a few sentries were asleep. He had heard something, or did he dream it? Elijayess closed his eyes, all was silent. He strained to remember what happened this night the last time he was here.</p><p></p><p>He had met Brandella in Reesha’s shack, but that was because he was actively seeking her out with the intention of taking her away in accordance with the future Kishpa’s wishes. The reason he found her was because in the middle of the night…Yeblidod! Elijayess jumped to his feet and hurriedly pulled on his sleeveless leather armor. Tossing his crimson cloak over his shoulder and gathering his weapons he rushed down to the beach.</p><p></p><p>It was all coming back to him. Yeblidod had been attacked in the middle of the night by a renegade human, a hardy and grizzled warrior that had almost killed Elijayess. Still weak from his injuries on the barricade, Elijayess could not afford to be damaged further by the human. Fortunately for the wild elf, this time he had a magic cloak.</p><p></p><p>As Elijayess reached the beach he could hear Yeblidod’s muffled cries from the open doorway of a building near a dock that stretched into the sand. With singular purpose the rugged elf pulled the hoad of his cloak over his head. As the enchantments of the cloak took effect, the light around Elijayess contorted and bent as it hit him, rendering him nearly invisible. Appearing as nothing more than a wavy apparition, only his footprints could be plainly seen in the sand as the bright moons illuminated all. Elijayess approached the doorway and drew his bow.</p><p></p><p>The attack was indeed being played out similarly to the way he remembered it. He could see the vile human leering over the poor dwarf’s crumpled form, one hand clutching her throat as another held a dagger poised for the kill.</p><p></p><p>The twang of a bow was heard a split second before the evil human’s wrist exploded in a shower of blood. He screamed in surprise and pain as his dagger dropped harmlessly from his grasp. Turning to face his attacker, he could see no one outside. Two more twangs echoed from the beach and suddenly the man saw a pair of arrows materialize out of thin air and slice through the air right toward him. He tried to twist out of the way but each arrow struck him in opposite shoulders.</p><p></p><p>Panic stricken, the man gathered himself and burst through a window facing the water and raced toward the dock. Without mercy Elijayess notched another arrow and as the man desperately tried to hide behind a post under the dock shot him through his exposed side. The man was bleeding profusely from his wounds but was still alive. Elijayess fired again but this time the warrior was ready. He lunged from his hiding place and the arrow just missed him. His unseen attacker did not miss again, and the man collapsed into the water, the final arrow lodged in his throat.</p><p></p><p>Shouldering his bow, Elijayess rushed to Yeblidod’s side and gently cradled her in his arms. She was alive, but badly beaten and had suffered a pair of deep cuts. Without wasting any time Elijayess scooped her up in his arms and ran to where he remembered Reesha’s shack to be, the place he had taken Yeblidod the first time, the place where he first met Brandella….</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kai Lord, post: 419545, member: 3570"] [b]PART III[/b] Elijayess left behind the remnants of the battle for a moment and made his way to the shoreline where he collapsed in the dark sand. Greater than the stinging pain in his side was the knowledge that he was here, in Ankatavaka, for real. She was here. Brandella. He wondered what she would be like. Would she be anything like the woman he had fallen in love with? The woman as she appeared in Kishpa’s memory? It didn’t matter. He was not here to claim a bride, for that was not his right. He came back to protect her. She deserved no less. Elijayess gathered himself and headed back into town, where he promptly found the center court outside the temple filled with elves who were dead and wounded. The few elven priests tending the temple worked tirelessly to tend to those whose wounds were not mortal, for there was no healing magic on Krynn at this time. Waiting until those weaker than him had been cleaned, Elijayess bathed and then bandaged his own wounds. His torso wrapped in bandages, Elijayess found a mat in the town square and drifted off to sleep, confident in the knowledge that there would be no more attacks this night. It felt like he had just closed his eyes when Elijayess woke with a start. It was fully dark and everyone in the courtyard except for a few sentries were asleep. He had heard something, or did he dream it? Elijayess closed his eyes, all was silent. He strained to remember what happened this night the last time he was here. He had met Brandella in Reesha’s shack, but that was because he was actively seeking her out with the intention of taking her away in accordance with the future Kishpa’s wishes. The reason he found her was because in the middle of the night…Yeblidod! Elijayess jumped to his feet and hurriedly pulled on his sleeveless leather armor. Tossing his crimson cloak over his shoulder and gathering his weapons he rushed down to the beach. It was all coming back to him. Yeblidod had been attacked in the middle of the night by a renegade human, a hardy and grizzled warrior that had almost killed Elijayess. Still weak from his injuries on the barricade, Elijayess could not afford to be damaged further by the human. Fortunately for the wild elf, this time he had a magic cloak. As Elijayess reached the beach he could hear Yeblidod’s muffled cries from the open doorway of a building near a dock that stretched into the sand. With singular purpose the rugged elf pulled the hoad of his cloak over his head. As the enchantments of the cloak took effect, the light around Elijayess contorted and bent as it hit him, rendering him nearly invisible. Appearing as nothing more than a wavy apparition, only his footprints could be plainly seen in the sand as the bright moons illuminated all. Elijayess approached the doorway and drew his bow. The attack was indeed being played out similarly to the way he remembered it. He could see the vile human leering over the poor dwarf’s crumpled form, one hand clutching her throat as another held a dagger poised for the kill. The twang of a bow was heard a split second before the evil human’s wrist exploded in a shower of blood. He screamed in surprise and pain as his dagger dropped harmlessly from his grasp. Turning to face his attacker, he could see no one outside. Two more twangs echoed from the beach and suddenly the man saw a pair of arrows materialize out of thin air and slice through the air right toward him. He tried to twist out of the way but each arrow struck him in opposite shoulders. Panic stricken, the man gathered himself and burst through a window facing the water and raced toward the dock. Without mercy Elijayess notched another arrow and as the man desperately tried to hide behind a post under the dock shot him through his exposed side. The man was bleeding profusely from his wounds but was still alive. Elijayess fired again but this time the warrior was ready. He lunged from his hiding place and the arrow just missed him. His unseen attacker did not miss again, and the man collapsed into the water, the final arrow lodged in his throat. Shouldering his bow, Elijayess rushed to Yeblidod’s side and gently cradled her in his arms. She was alive, but badly beaten and had suffered a pair of deep cuts. Without wasting any time Elijayess scooped her up in his arms and ran to where he remembered Reesha’s shack to be, the place he had taken Yeblidod the first time, the place where he first met Brandella…. [/QUOTE]
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