The River of Life Chronicles

Chapter 2

Invenesia cracked open her citron eyes and looked around all that she could see was blackness and it was suffocating. The cold from the floor chilled her very bones and elves run warm blooded! She stood on shaky legs and wobbeled towards the only source of light the cave enterance. stumbling out into the harsh sunlight Invenesia put a hand over her brow to shield herself from the harsh light. She called out Nael! loud and clear no answer she tried to listen for him nothing. Than she smelled it copper mixed with the clear scent of air after a good hard rain. than she saw it on the ground dark violet blood droplets her heart rickoshaed into her throat and she started following the blood trail. there she found him leaning against a old oak tree. A dark pool of violet blood soaking the bright green grass beneath Nael's body.

Nael! She dropped to her knees and took in his injuries he was hurt bad the dagger in his side had a bone handel and black jewel that made up the pommel. The rest of the dager was imbedded in Naels side deep it was gold tipped with silver. It was killing him slowly poisoning him from the inside out. Nael's crystal blue eyes stared back at her his breathing becoming more shallow violet blood dribbled out of the corners of his mouth and ran down his face . She cradeld his head on her lap and stared down at him her tears falling onto his face. He reached up his hand and trailed it down her face as if trying to memorize it for this one last time. She heard him gurgel you ...came... shush now Nael save your strength. Nael's eyes turned to turqouise rimmed in violet and said I...Love...you.. I ..wish ...we had ..more.tttime...together. Invenesia shook her head and said we will have more time you and I. Nael smiled and said no Vaeri which was his nick name for her in elvish it meant stubborn one. We won't you will be ok you will live and fight . Know i will always love you . Nael pulled her head down and kissed her with all the strength he had left . She tasted the copper and smelled his unique scent. Than he was gone his body a ivory tomb no life no spark nothing. Than the tree roots started to move. Invenesia grabbed the blade from his side and the braclete of leather and touquise from around his wrist. The roots curled around his body and pulled him into the oak tree. Than runes and markings in elvish appeared on the trunck of the tree it gave his full name Nael Grelee Travalur from the house of Qinvyre from the clan of Fara the year 3,569CD.

Invenesia stood and stared at the tree and cried she cried for her family whom she never really had and cried for a clan she was not part of she cried for Nael and the life they where just starting out on. She stared at the blade and furey like she had never known consumed her shook her to the very core and changed her . Invenesia stood there staring into the abyss that was now her life and vowed on everything even the river of life itself that she would get them .

Logan found her curled up under that old oak tree she had a bone dagger in one hand and a leather cuff in the other. His brown eyes than took in the tree and the inscription his heart broke for her. She was alseep and even in sleep she was crying. He reached down and picked her up she sniffed the air opened her eyes and than wraped her arms around his neck and sobbed. He carried her right through the portal and than when they reached the other side he gently set her down. murmuring her would be back in just a sec. Invenesia took in her surroundings they where on a cobbled street near a old run down inn. It was boarded up and the moon cast horrible shadows along the ground.

Logan trotted back and scooped her up than gently carried her in through the back door he had pried open. He found a kettle and set to work putting it on for tea and than rummaged for whatever food was on hand not much he found a jar of pickles, a loaf of bread and a round tin of white cheese in a yellow and white striped can with a cat symbol on the front of it. He opened it and sniffed it looked good he took a nibble yep it tasted great he whistled while worked . Invenesia sat at the rickety table and looked at the blade it had runes on it in ancient elvish she couldnt even read this. But she knew it was cursed it was very hard to kill a full blooded elf but it could be done with a cursed blade. she wondered why whoever killed Nael just left with out trying to find her or did he put up a fight to try and diswayed them from coming in the cave and finding her. Whatever happened she was going to get them whoever they where. Logan finished putting the sandwiches together and set one in front of her. she glanced at it and than continued to study the blade . He reached down and snatched it from her hand's hey she yelled at him her yellow eyes flashing anger and grief. Logan grinned showing her his fangs and said not until you eat something than you will get it back.

Invernesia groaned and dug into the sandwich it was good kind of odd but it worked the sweetness from the pickles combined with the sharp white cheese made her smile a little. Logan noticed but pretended like he didn't they ate in silence . When she was done she noticed a few bedrooms this was a inn after all at one point in time. She pushed away from the table and walked to the first bedroom there was a old bed hopefully not infested with bugs she noticed a ratty blanket nearby and crawled into the lumpy bed. She curled up and looked at Nael's cuff on her wrist the turquoise stone glistened in the moonlight it was edged in purple it reminded her of Nael's eye's when he said i love you. She felt fresh tears run down her face. She heard Logan curl up near her door funny creature that he was. She glanced over and saw a massive black wolf with a white mark on his chest and yellow eyes rimmed in blue stare back at her, he than turned and faced away from her. Resting his head on his gigantic as dinner plates paws, ears alert for any sign of danger. Invernesia awoke the next morning convinced it had all been a bad dream. She turned to find Nael gone and the room empty than it came all crashing back and she cried for a good few minutes than she grew angry again and said i'm done with tears i wan't revenge. Logan walked into the room and dropped a red and gold apple into her lap a hunk of bread and a wedge of that great white cheese. Through mouth fulls of crisp apple and cheese she told Logan how she wanted to track down the things that killed Nael. Logan listened silent chewing his breakfast it was raw meat but hey a wolf has to eat. Logan than finished and fixed her with his deep brown eyes that suddenly shifted to yellow tinged in blue. His canines lengthened and he said are you sure you want to go down this road? Invernesia nodded. Than he stood brushing off the last of his meal and said ok with that he opened a portal. When she didn't come for a minute he stopped half way through turned back and with a slight growl are you coming? Invernesia grabbed the dagger and since she had no other worldly possesions she followed him through.

Going through a portal is like deep diving under water while trying to see how long you can hold your breathe till you reach that sweet surface for much needed air. When they came out the other side her stomached wretched and she threw up what was left of her breakfast. Logan grinned his canines lengthened a little bit than he said come and she followed him through the great wooden doors and into a vast banquet hall.