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Chapter: One
The patter of Ellelunia's small dirty feet made the corroded wagon creak with age. Piles of heavy, water damaged boxes adding to the chorus of moaning. One of the heavy boxes began to tilt and give way to the pressure of another above it; Prianne grabbed Ellelunia quickly by the forearm and pulled her into a comforting embrace. The boxes came crashing down into the withered floor, snapping a few weak boards in the bottom.
Prianne held her daughter tightly, calming her by running a hand over her stained blue hood. She cried softly into her mother's arms, clutching to her pregnant stomach.
"Keep your filthy hands off my goods, you hear me?!" The voice of a Sahrian man leading the carriage was disturbingly angry. "I'm not helping you for any good of my own!" He yelled violently, as if trying to injure the scared passengers in the back of his caravan. Prianne watched as her daughter tilted her petite dace upward; her large eyes rimmed with soft tears.
"Mother…" Ellelunia's voice was a ghost making its way hauntingly to Prianne's ears. She looked to her daughter, taking in everything she had created. She took her daughters face between her hands, rubbing away her tears with her thumbs. Prianne's skin was the color of sandstone and instead of resembling her mother, Ellelunia's was the color of white sand, pure and smooth. Ellelunia's bright aquamarine eyes shimmered in the cracks of moonlight that broke through the worn panel of the carriage. She tugged gently on her daughter's hood, hiding her face as best as she could. Prianne whispered an apology over her shoulder through the small opening in the front wall. The driver grumbled some obscenities under his breath.
"You're lucky those collectors haven't caught up with you yet Prianne, you know what will happen to that strange daughter of yours…" His voice was hollow and distant.
"I know Yelis, that's why we're leaving" Her eyes went in and out of focus with the arrival of tears. As her daughter lay sleeping in her arms, she tried her best to wipe her eyes clear.
"A woman like you should settle down. You're far too stunning to live a life of poverty…" The driver shifted, his dark skin blending into the night. He slowed the large muscular horses that pulled them and turned his head to the side, looking as if he was just taking in the sights. Yelis' compliment seemed only to sheath his disgust, as Prianne replied, he snorted in anger.
"We just need to get away…" She closed her eyes and felt a slight jerk, the back of her head hitting the wagon hard enough to mix her vision. Her daughter remained asleep, exhausted from their long walk from their home on the island of Nyobi to rendezvous with her Yelis, her deceased husbands brother in his home of Somber Call.
Yelis turned his body around, placing a muscular arm over the splintering seat of the carriage. Prianne rubbed her pregnant stomach and clenched her teeth. She knew if she spoke her mind, she wouldn't have the ride for much longer. She looked down at her daughter and sighed.
"The further away the better…"
Yelis tied the reigns and jumped down off his bench, the wagon lifting without his weight. His tall wide body was quickly at the back, unlocking the doors and stepping heavy-footed inside. He moved the boxes easily, making his way to Prianne. He grabbed her by the front of her dirty linen dress, pulling her up to his angered visage. Prianne's body shook with fear, her teeth chattering.
"When exactly are you planning on paying me? It's not easy carting you through Dire mist forest. I'm not going to wait for us to get to Voss and have you skip town on me Prianne, I know you would." He hissed through his teeth, not caring if the child was awake to hear him. Prianne wept, trying to pull away from his massive hands.
"No, I wouldn't do that…please, Yelis, just get us to Voss and you can have whatever you want. Please…just let me get my daughter into a warm bed" Prianne pleaded with him, but he yanked her hard by fabric of her dress, kissing her brutally on the lips. She whimpered against his skin and fell back against the hard wood of the carriage.
"I already know what I want…consider it a gift from Kollidan" He snorted and turned his broad shoulders to her; walking out of the wagon and hoisting himself back up onto his bench. Prianne took a long breath and shuddered. She hated the way he used the god of fates name, thinking of what Yelis meant when he said he knew what he wanted. She was prepared to do anything to keep her children safe. She felt she owed her late husband at least that much for his sacrifice.
Prianne's husband, the father of her unborn child had died during an attack by a band of thieves. They had come across their secluded forest home and decided to pillage their home for supplies. Her child had just been conceived weeks before the attack and now months later, she was still reliving her husband's death in her mind. She could remember how strong of a druid he was, shifting into a bear of immense size, protecting their home and family. He wasn't Ellelunia's blood father but he treated her just the same; he was such a kind man.
As Prianne escaped with Ellelunia tied to her back she knew he was killed; hearing the victorious chants of the ruthless thieves. She held her daughter close and tucked her dark brown hair behind her softly pointed ear. After adjusting Ellelunia's hood over her face, Prianne closed her eyes and gave into the exhaustion that had been plaguing her for days.
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The itchy wool fabric of the red and white blankets tickled Ellelunia's cheeks as she pulled her head from the warmth within. Almost instantly, she grew worried and inched her way off the bed. She navigated her way in the darkness of night toward the door. She reached up and wrapped her small fingers around the handle, freezing when she heard a deep voice outside the door. Ellelunia gripped her nightgown tightly, looking around the room for a lamp or candle to illuminate the haunting room.
"Stupid woman, you told me you'd pay me when your daughter was asleep!" Yelis' voice was exploding from the room across the narrow hall. Ellelunia grasped the handle again, shaking it anxiously as she called out to her mother.
"Mother, Where are you?" She called out helplessly.
Prianne couldn't respond. Yelis' mouth was over hers with a bruising strength. She pushed against him, but he held her tightly by the wrists and it was futile to struggle with a man twice her size. He knocked Prianne back into the wall of the room as Ellelunia's small voice grew course as she called out her mother's name.
"please Yelis, don't!" Prianne's fear filled eyes were narrowed, taking his violent kisses and doing nothing to reciprocate. He groaned in frustration and slapped her hard across the face. Prianne stumbled to the side, knocking over the contents of a small end table. She quickly covered her cheek with her palm and spit a curse under her breath as she tried to leave the room.
"You're not leaving this room until you give me what I want, bitch" He grabbed her arm and turned her around, smashing her into the paneled wall. Her palms caught most of the impact, protecting her swollen stomach. Prianne couldn't speak as he continued on a rant. She fought back tears, her daughter still screaming in the other room.
"My brother was an idiot to save you, you're nothing but a little whore and I know it!" He used his thick soled boot to spread her legs and grabbed her hard by the back of the head. Prianne's short brown hair wrapped between his fingers as he bent her down as much as she could at the waist, sliding her face roughly against the wall.
"This is the only position fit for you…" He pressed against her hard, bending down and grabbing her breast tightly in his callused palm. Yelis reached her ear easily and bit at the gently point at the top. She groaned and placed a hand on her stomach as if to protect her child. Ellelunia's voice stopped for a moment, the small girl feeling tired and weak.
Yelis lifted Prianne's dress and slipped his hand under, violating her with his fingers.
"I beg you…please don't!" Prianne's voice cracked as her body jolted from the sudden intrusion. She squeezed her eyes closed and bit her lip until it bled trying not to listen as Yelis grunted wildly. Prianne yelled for him to stop but it seemed to only feed his unwanted passion as he dwelled his fingers deeper and deeper inside her. Prianne wept without abandon as Yelis finally withdrew his fingers and for a moment he stood behind her breathing heavily and squeezing her hips possessively.
"Please, let me go…" Tears rolled down Prianne's face, dripping from her soft rounded chin to the floor below. Yelis lingered, pressing his weight against her, setting her spine on fire. His hands slid roughly up her body, wrapping around her neck. He entered her swiftly, causing Prianne out in pain.
Ellelunia's small frame was curled up against the door, listening to every horrifying noise that came from outside. Yelis' disgruntled growls and Prianne's haunting, painful moans filled the air. The poor child's voice was but a whisper; the pale white skin of her beautiful face was damp with tears. Her small body trembled and her hair fell lifelessly around her slumped shoulders.
When the noises coming from outside the room got louder, then suddenly stopped she stood up fast, suddenly energized by adrenaline. Ellelunia attacked the door again, this time it opened inward. She fell backward, her mother collapsing on the floor.
"Mother…" Ellelunia said cautiously as she ran to Prianne's side, the door slamming shut and locking with a loud thud. Tears were flowing again, streaming down both their faces like small rivers. Prianne scooped up her daughter and soothed her with a solemn lullaby, wetness soaking into the nightgown. Prianne walked painfully to the bed and let her body fall into its comfort. Ellelunia latched to her stomach again, refusing to let go. Prianne wept silently as she watched her child drift off into a deep exhausted sleep; her pitch black hair strewn about the blankets and her bright white skin reflecting the gentle glow of the moon through the single lonely window. Prianne kissed her daughter lightly on the forehead.
"Gods forgive me"
The patter of Ellelunia's small dirty feet made the corroded wagon creak with age. Piles of heavy, water damaged boxes adding to the chorus of moaning. One of the heavy boxes began to tilt and give way to the pressure of another above it; Prianne grabbed Ellelunia quickly by the forearm and pulled her into a comforting embrace. The boxes came crashing down into the withered floor, snapping a few weak boards in the bottom.
Prianne held her daughter tightly, calming her by running a hand over her stained blue hood. She cried softly into her mother's arms, clutching to her pregnant stomach.
"Keep your filthy hands off my goods, you hear me?!" The voice of a Sahrian man leading the carriage was disturbingly angry. "I'm not helping you for any good of my own!" He yelled violently, as if trying to injure the scared passengers in the back of his caravan. Prianne watched as her daughter tilted her petite dace upward; her large eyes rimmed with soft tears.
"Mother…" Ellelunia's voice was a ghost making its way hauntingly to Prianne's ears. She looked to her daughter, taking in everything she had created. She took her daughters face between her hands, rubbing away her tears with her thumbs. Prianne's skin was the color of sandstone and instead of resembling her mother, Ellelunia's was the color of white sand, pure and smooth. Ellelunia's bright aquamarine eyes shimmered in the cracks of moonlight that broke through the worn panel of the carriage. She tugged gently on her daughter's hood, hiding her face as best as she could. Prianne whispered an apology over her shoulder through the small opening in the front wall. The driver grumbled some obscenities under his breath.
"You're lucky those collectors haven't caught up with you yet Prianne, you know what will happen to that strange daughter of yours…" His voice was hollow and distant.
"I know Yelis, that's why we're leaving" Her eyes went in and out of focus with the arrival of tears. As her daughter lay sleeping in her arms, she tried her best to wipe her eyes clear.
"A woman like you should settle down. You're far too stunning to live a life of poverty…" The driver shifted, his dark skin blending into the night. He slowed the large muscular horses that pulled them and turned his head to the side, looking as if he was just taking in the sights. Yelis' compliment seemed only to sheath his disgust, as Prianne replied, he snorted in anger.
"We just need to get away…" She closed her eyes and felt a slight jerk, the back of her head hitting the wagon hard enough to mix her vision. Her daughter remained asleep, exhausted from their long walk from their home on the island of Nyobi to rendezvous with her Yelis, her deceased husbands brother in his home of Somber Call.
Yelis turned his body around, placing a muscular arm over the splintering seat of the carriage. Prianne rubbed her pregnant stomach and clenched her teeth. She knew if she spoke her mind, she wouldn't have the ride for much longer. She looked down at her daughter and sighed.
"The further away the better…"
Yelis tied the reigns and jumped down off his bench, the wagon lifting without his weight. His tall wide body was quickly at the back, unlocking the doors and stepping heavy-footed inside. He moved the boxes easily, making his way to Prianne. He grabbed her by the front of her dirty linen dress, pulling her up to his angered visage. Prianne's body shook with fear, her teeth chattering.
"When exactly are you planning on paying me? It's not easy carting you through Dire mist forest. I'm not going to wait for us to get to Voss and have you skip town on me Prianne, I know you would." He hissed through his teeth, not caring if the child was awake to hear him. Prianne wept, trying to pull away from his massive hands.
"No, I wouldn't do that…please, Yelis, just get us to Voss and you can have whatever you want. Please…just let me get my daughter into a warm bed" Prianne pleaded with him, but he yanked her hard by fabric of her dress, kissing her brutally on the lips. She whimpered against his skin and fell back against the hard wood of the carriage.
"I already know what I want…consider it a gift from Kollidan" He snorted and turned his broad shoulders to her; walking out of the wagon and hoisting himself back up onto his bench. Prianne took a long breath and shuddered. She hated the way he used the god of fates name, thinking of what Yelis meant when he said he knew what he wanted. She was prepared to do anything to keep her children safe. She felt she owed her late husband at least that much for his sacrifice.
Prianne's husband, the father of her unborn child had died during an attack by a band of thieves. They had come across their secluded forest home and decided to pillage their home for supplies. Her child had just been conceived weeks before the attack and now months later, she was still reliving her husband's death in her mind. She could remember how strong of a druid he was, shifting into a bear of immense size, protecting their home and family. He wasn't Ellelunia's blood father but he treated her just the same; he was such a kind man.
As Prianne escaped with Ellelunia tied to her back she knew he was killed; hearing the victorious chants of the ruthless thieves. She held her daughter close and tucked her dark brown hair behind her softly pointed ear. After adjusting Ellelunia's hood over her face, Prianne closed her eyes and gave into the exhaustion that had been plaguing her for days.
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The itchy wool fabric of the red and white blankets tickled Ellelunia's cheeks as she pulled her head from the warmth within. Almost instantly, she grew worried and inched her way off the bed. She navigated her way in the darkness of night toward the door. She reached up and wrapped her small fingers around the handle, freezing when she heard a deep voice outside the door. Ellelunia gripped her nightgown tightly, looking around the room for a lamp or candle to illuminate the haunting room.
"Stupid woman, you told me you'd pay me when your daughter was asleep!" Yelis' voice was exploding from the room across the narrow hall. Ellelunia grasped the handle again, shaking it anxiously as she called out to her mother.
"Mother, Where are you?" She called out helplessly.
Prianne couldn't respond. Yelis' mouth was over hers with a bruising strength. She pushed against him, but he held her tightly by the wrists and it was futile to struggle with a man twice her size. He knocked Prianne back into the wall of the room as Ellelunia's small voice grew course as she called out her mother's name.
"please Yelis, don't!" Prianne's fear filled eyes were narrowed, taking his violent kisses and doing nothing to reciprocate. He groaned in frustration and slapped her hard across the face. Prianne stumbled to the side, knocking over the contents of a small end table. She quickly covered her cheek with her palm and spit a curse under her breath as she tried to leave the room.
"You're not leaving this room until you give me what I want, bitch" He grabbed her arm and turned her around, smashing her into the paneled wall. Her palms caught most of the impact, protecting her swollen stomach. Prianne couldn't speak as he continued on a rant. She fought back tears, her daughter still screaming in the other room.
"My brother was an idiot to save you, you're nothing but a little whore and I know it!" He used his thick soled boot to spread her legs and grabbed her hard by the back of the head. Prianne's short brown hair wrapped between his fingers as he bent her down as much as she could at the waist, sliding her face roughly against the wall.
"This is the only position fit for you…" He pressed against her hard, bending down and grabbing her breast tightly in his callused palm. Yelis reached her ear easily and bit at the gently point at the top. She groaned and placed a hand on her stomach as if to protect her child. Ellelunia's voice stopped for a moment, the small girl feeling tired and weak.
Yelis lifted Prianne's dress and slipped his hand under, violating her with his fingers.
"I beg you…please don't!" Prianne's voice cracked as her body jolted from the sudden intrusion. She squeezed her eyes closed and bit her lip until it bled trying not to listen as Yelis grunted wildly. Prianne yelled for him to stop but it seemed to only feed his unwanted passion as he dwelled his fingers deeper and deeper inside her. Prianne wept without abandon as Yelis finally withdrew his fingers and for a moment he stood behind her breathing heavily and squeezing her hips possessively.
"Please, let me go…" Tears rolled down Prianne's face, dripping from her soft rounded chin to the floor below. Yelis lingered, pressing his weight against her, setting her spine on fire. His hands slid roughly up her body, wrapping around her neck. He entered her swiftly, causing Prianne out in pain.
Ellelunia's small frame was curled up against the door, listening to every horrifying noise that came from outside. Yelis' disgruntled growls and Prianne's haunting, painful moans filled the air. The poor child's voice was but a whisper; the pale white skin of her beautiful face was damp with tears. Her small body trembled and her hair fell lifelessly around her slumped shoulders.
When the noises coming from outside the room got louder, then suddenly stopped she stood up fast, suddenly energized by adrenaline. Ellelunia attacked the door again, this time it opened inward. She fell backward, her mother collapsing on the floor.
"Mother…" Ellelunia said cautiously as she ran to Prianne's side, the door slamming shut and locking with a loud thud. Tears were flowing again, streaming down both their faces like small rivers. Prianne scooped up her daughter and soothed her with a solemn lullaby, wetness soaking into the nightgown. Prianne walked painfully to the bed and let her body fall into its comfort. Ellelunia latched to her stomach again, refusing to let go. Prianne wept silently as she watched her child drift off into a deep exhausted sleep; her pitch black hair strewn about the blankets and her bright white skin reflecting the gentle glow of the moon through the single lonely window. Prianne kissed her daughter lightly on the forehead.
"Gods forgive me"