by Phardaxia » Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:39 am
Phardaxia looked at Maurin. “Aye lass.. I will go with Tobyas and ye go back to the villa.” He smiled warmly to Maurin. “But… pray to your god as well, I feel we may need it.”
Maurin smiled and turned toward the villa. Phardaxia cleared his throat at Maurin. “Maurin?”
Maurin turned back around, “Yes Sir Phardaxia?”
Phardaxia chuckled, “May I have the book back please?”
Maurin looked down at the book and then back up to the wizard. “I will hold it for you and keep it very safe.”
Phardaxia shook his head, “Thank you good squire, but it is much too dangerous for you to hold. Please give it to me.” Phardaxia held out his hand.
Maurin wondered what kind of trouble she would get in if she ran. She then remembered Phardaxia practicing his Root spell the other day and realized she would not get far.
She stamped her foot and groaned, “But Dax…I…I can’t.”
Phardaxia’s face grew angered. “MAURIN! Give me my book!”
Maurin countered, “It’s not your book, it’s Hibernia’s, you should never of gotten it!”
Phardaxia reached out his hand and clasped the book. He stared at Maurin. Maurin felt his eyes pierce her. Phardaxia had always been kind and jovial, but now he was angry and looked ready to take the book from his squire, by force if need be.
“I will ask you this last time, LET IT GO MAURIN!” Phardaxia raising his staff, seemed to grow in size, as his request echoed through the trees.
Tobyas, surprised by this exchange backed off a bit.
Maurin held the book firmly in her hands for a moment, then released the book.
Phardaxia quickly put the book inside his bag.
Maurin had not known what had come over her. She had never disobeyed Phardaxia before, nor had she ever wanted to. She wondered why she had wanted to hold the book so much she risked everything to keep it. She looked toward the wizard her knight, not even able to look him in his eyes.
“I..I am sorry Dax. I don’t know what came over me.” Her eyes began to tear a bit.
Phardaxia gave her a warm smile and a long hug. After the embrace he lifted her chin to look in her eyes.
“These are strange times my squire…we are all not ourselves.” He patted her on the head and winked. “Now go home and sleep. I will need your strength later.”
Phardaxia turned, put his hand on Tobyas’s shoulder and walked with him toward the small white cottage.
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