I
Infinity
Guest
Original poster
The camp is clean, the pot is gone, even the leftovers from our dinner are gone. If not for the three girls standing there, you'd never be able to tell that anyone had been there. "Good morning you two" Oelia tells them, smiling a bit as the sun comes over the horizon, illuminating the forest. "Did you sleep alright? I hope I didn't wake you as I cleaned up". She took the bow resting against a tree and placed it on her back, with the stone still charging, it was much heavier for her and she struggled to make sure she had a good grip on it. "I'd like for us to get out of here as soon as possible, I do not like to stay in one place." She put her hands on her head as she suddenly remembered something. "Honestly, I don't know exactly what or where I'm going. I know there is a town nearby I have heard, and I wish to travel there. I realize that you two must have your own situations and own travels to make, and if that is the case, I am more than happy to bid farewell to you here."
She was glad for their short company that night, however, as much as she enjoyed the companionship, she had a mission to do, and she'd see it done. She remembered what was at stake, the importance of introducing her people back to the world. She did not want to get sidetracked, and she was ready to part with her friends. "If you like, you can accompany me there, though I assume you have your own destinations in mind. I would not impose on your company any more than is necessary." Oelia humbly bowed to the two, before making her way back to the trail. It would still be half a day's walk to the town, and there was no reason to delay. It would have been faster to fly, but with the bow out of energy, it was too heavy for her to fly comfortably, and it would be too easy to be seen this close to civilization.
???
The burning incense wafted through the chamber, the only light coming from candles places on the edges of the room, giving it a dark, gloomy feel. There were only two people in the room, the shadows dancing on his wings as they stretched out behind him. The other coughed and looked up to him.
"Do you think it was wise? There is no supervision, nothing to ensure that our plans are in motion!" He gestured angrily to the older avian, almost yelling at this point. The older one looked down at the human, smirking with his beak.
"She was raised to trust us, to believe that all we said was correct, and right. That is why we kidnapped her, that is why she always believed her place was to help us. She will do as we ask, the penalty for failure will weigh too heavily on her mind. She exists to be a tool for us, and I make sure my tools do not break." He sipped a strange, golden, cloudy liquid from a wooden goblet, and closes his eyes. "She is young, and inexperienced, and does not know of our plan. But there was not much other alternative. She is the only one that can even remotely pass for human, and that innocence means she is not aware of the danger her weapon brings."
"So you would have us sit here, sip our malted wine, and wait for some little girl to do what we should be doing ourselves?! You have no idea what she could be doing, she could have died on the flight over, she could have been killed, found out, there could be an army sent here to wipe us out for all you know and you do not care!" He slammed his fist down on the table, leaving a crack in it. The avian frowned at him, his aging visage gazed disapprovingly at the man.
"I've planned out everything. For over 100 years I've been making sure things would go exactly as planned. If you do not think I have ways of getting information from the mainland, you are sorely mistaken." He sipped again.
"Useless, pointless. If you want to take over a world, why not do it yourself? Some naive girl isn't going to take over a continent for you." He calmed down a bit, but he was still upset.
"I do not plan on her taking anything over. All she has to do is deliver the package to the intended destination." He chuckled. "Why not sip your wine? Drink with me, it's okay to celebrate early."
"I'll celebrate with you when we're sitting on our thrones, and not until then". He muttered, but still, took a drink from the glass, the shadows playing on the goblet. "Seems to be a bit more bitter than usual, the winemakers are slacking.... hrk?!" He started coughing, his throat burning, everything was burning. "You.... b-bastard.... why...?"
"Silly, silly, silly human. You all have such high opinions of yourselves, so greedy, it is your species' fault in the first place we are trapped here. But don't worry, I aim to fix that. You see, I do not plan to conquer the mainland, oh no. I plan to kill everyone on it." He chuckles and sips again from his goblet, smirking at the lowly human in front of him as he takes his last breath. "Just make sure to find a nice place to take that bow, my dear girl Oelia. It'll do the rest from there."[/hr]