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Date Posted: 01:28:50 05/01/02 Wed
It had been days and no one had come for her. Even the man who brought her to the healing house had not checked on her. For some reason, though, that did not trouble Laeriel.
Since the night before nothing troubled Laeriel, for she felt something drawing near, something coming that would take her trouble away.
She sensed her, she knew she was coming.
She saw her in her dreams, she heard the bird's whisper of her on her windowsill in the morning. She had to be coming.
The very thought of her made Laeriel get goosebumps. They had been together since birth, eachother's most faithful and trusting friend, always there for eachother, one never letting the other down.
Laeriel's sister Sahrien was coming, she was sure of it.
Laeriel's twin, her other half. The one that kept her grounded, the one that gave her sense and reason. The one that calmed her when she was excited, the one who brought her to earth when Laeriel's heart was soaring in the heavens. Her twin sister, Sahrien.
Laeriel was sitting by the window, on a chair one of the healers pulled up for her. Her sickness was almost completely gone, it was probably just a result of being under stress, everyone said. Her only problem now was that she was weak from being in bed. That soon would not be a problem, though, she was regaining her strength quickly. Ever since she heard of her sister's coming, she dramatically improved.
She took in a deep breath, the morning air filling her lungs, reaching to the depths of her soul. As she exhaled she let all her cares flow from her body and float away on the wind, she would worry no longer. She figured Legolas had not come for her because he knew not where she was. She had told the squirel to lead whomever was looking for her to the tree, only the birds knew where she was now and they would have nothing to do with humans. She once tried to pursuade a swallow to help her, but he insisted that there were no elves in the palace and flew away. She sighed, it was useless to ask birds for help.
Laeriel watched the new sun climb above the trees, the healers would bring her breakfast soon. Her hungry stomach grumbled slightly, she hadn't had a proper meal in days. Everytime the healers brought her breakfast she didn't eat it, humans had such strange eating habbits. They ate almost no greens, their diet consisted mostly of domestic pig and cattle meat, and bread. She ate the bread, she liked the bread, but she wouldn't touch the meat. They would not bring her rabbit, though she begged them to. She ate the eggs sometimes, but she much prefered wild chicken or robin eggs to that of a domestic chicken. She sighed, the first thing she would do when she was well would be to go into the woods and find herself a decent meal.
Laeriel heard a bird's song rise high above the trees in the distance. Song, she handn't sung since she arrived here. That's what she needed, a song. She took a deep breath, and broke into a tune as old as the trees.
By the stream, by the stream
Where cool water flows
We sit ever singing by the stream
By the stream, by the stream, the grass grows green
And the trees are ever in bloom
Our children play in the hills all day
And we sing our immortal tune
By the stream, by the stream
Where cool water flows
We sit ever singing by the stream
The faeries play in the forest all day
In the forest that grows by the stream
We sing, we sing, our voices rising high
And our eyes with mischevious gleam
By the stream, by the stream
Where cool water flows
We sit ever singing by the stream
By the stream, by the stream, we shall always be
And we shall never stray far
It flows in our veins and gives us life
And keeps our voices rising to the stars
By the stream, by the stream
Where cool water flows
We sit ever singing by the stream
Laeriel finished her song just in time to see one of the maids walk in, carrying a tray of food.
"Her you go, dear, we finally got some rabbit for you. We were worried because you haven't been eating," She said as she set the tray on a small table before her, "Was that you singing?" She asked. Laeriel nodded. "That was some of the most beautiful singing I've heard in a while, save my daughter, perhaps. Maybe you'd like to hear her sing sometime? You two would sound beautiful together," the maid said.
"That would be lovely," Laeriel said.
"Well then, I'll leave you to your food. I'll have to bring my daughter to meet you sometime. My name is Anilla, by the way," The maid said, extending her hand. Laeriel shook her hand.
"My name is Laeriel," she said.
"Well then, Laeriel, it's very nice to meet you. I'll be going now and let you eat," Anilla said, and she turned and left the room.
Laeriel looked down at her food, finally, a decent meal. Some thick rabbit stew and bread with butter. It smelled positively delicious. Laeriel smiled a little, and proceeded to eat her breakfast.
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