With that she took his hand and
walked into the ruins both their hearts now pounding all the more full of
unsatisfied desire. The storm made a sound they had never herd before, a
non-stop deep shuttering rumble. Ankius thought it was just the heat of the
moment and Lissandra worried the place may have been haunted after all. Ahead
there was a small outcrop of rock that could keep the rain off of them but the
noise grew louder and louder. Holding hands they got under the roof and looked
back. Neither could ignore the growing noise. A white spot light from the
clouds lit up the two lovers and they froze with fear breathing heavy not
knowing what to expect. The light stayed on and the sound grew even louder. The
low hanging dark black clouds began to change color as the Gods themselves must be approaching. Bright green, purple,
red, blue and yellow filled all the sky they could see. Then what looked like
two massive white flat bowls stacked opposite ends appeared. Just looking at it
hurt their eyes. Lissandra let out a loud frightening scream and ran off back
towards the woods and the gathering. A new light followed her bathing her in a
beautiful soft white light her long blond hair bouncing as she ran. It was both
terrifying and astonishingly beautiful all at once and Ankius remembered the
image for the rest of his life. He looked up at the strange object in awe and
lost his fear. Trying to look at it was difficult as he stepped from underneath
the outcrop. It dropped a small shiny object to the ground close to Ankius. It
was a necklace with a tiny ten-pointed star with a white stone in the middle.
He lifted it up and put around his neck watching the strange object above. Then
it slowly faded back into the clouds and all of the colors disappeared one by
one green, yellow, purple and last blue. The sound faded as well. Ankius passed out.
“Get up, you young fool!” Ulric
kicked him in the side.
Ankius stirred finding himself
still under the rock outcrop looking up at Ulric and two other men he did not
know.
“You left my sword in the woods and
I have half a mind to beat you into the ground before I take you back to Rivcon
and watch as he does the same.”
“I’m so sorry my lord.” Ankius stammered as he got to his
feet.
“The lady gave him a handsome gift
for her brave escort.” One of the men said pointing to the shiny star around
his neck.
The other man threw Ankius’ clothes
at him.
“How nice indeed. But given your
age and the extreme level of female temptation I have to let it go. For, I
doubt I would have done much better. You must be tired. Come let’s go find
something to eat before we go home.”
Ulric gave him a strong slap on the back and the
three men shared a hearty laugh. They started to walk back.
“Did you see Lissandra? Is she
okay?”
“Alive and well, Ankius, thanks to
her nanny. She takes good care of Lissandra despite her appetite for young men
such as yourself. If he father found out you both may be done for.”
“Did you see the lights and the
thing in the storm last night?”
“I’d say the young lady did quite a
job on the man last night!” One of Ulric’s friends said drawing a new round of
laughter.
“Ankius, I’ll not mention this to anyone but if you
ever borrow another man’s sward, never leave it alone! We all have had a damn
good laugh but we shall speak of this no more.” Ulric yelled playfully slapping
Ankius on the back of the head.
Ankius knew now was the time to let
the matter drop. Ulric was a close friend of both his as well as his father’s.
Had he indeed lost the sward, it would have placed a great burden on the family
to replace it. He never saw Lissandra in person again but she visited him often
in dreams and visions for decades to come.
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