I Can Sense You

三

"The warriors are back."  Hope was evident in Elowen's voice as she heard the distant thudding of peoples feet march up the hill towards the village. She wanted to instantly rush out of the cave to be with Wolfgang, to make sure he is fine and to ask about the situation with the WitchFinders. She pushed this desire aside because she knew she it was best to stay with Maghra and Paris.

Further across the mountain, the Alkenny warriors were climbing back towards the village. Following closely behind their chef and second in command,  all conversing in what just happened moments prior. During all the commotion, their leaders talked about what the villages next plan of action will be. Both gave each other a hand to communicate, allowing them to have  privacy and talk freely without having to worry the other warriors.

'What shall we do? we can not stay, it will not take long before they come to the village.'  Wolfgang swiped along Baba Voss's palm. 

Baba Voss Grunts a response knowing exactly what is going through his friends head because it was going through his too. "We must hurry back." He called out to his surroundings, forcing them to hurry their pace to the village.

'Go to them.'  knowing exactly who his friend was referring too, Wolfgang clicks his tongue. Giving out a sound of approval before reaching out his hand to a stray rope that leads away from the village and towards a certain cave. Leaving Baba Voss to carry on forth, leading the small army to the where the elders and rest of the villagers are. 

Hearing the heavy thudding of footsteps and the rope slapping against the cave walls puts a halt to everyones movements. "who goes there!?" cries Paris, getting ready to confront the intruder and keep them away from everyone in the cave.

"Do not panic! It is just me."

Hearing the sound of her husbands voice brings a big relief to Elowen knowing that he is well. She begins snapping her fingers to signal where she is, however it couldn't be heard loudly over the crying babies. Wolfgang chuckles as he hears the babies screaming. "what lungs! Lungs fit for warriors, just like their father. You and Baba have been blessed with two it seems. Congratulation Maghra." Wolfgang shuffles his way around the bed towards Elowen's snapping and settling behind her. Stuffing his face in the crook of Elowen's shoulder, he wraps his big arms around her waist. placing both his hands on the her round belly. A smile etches on his face, knowing he can finally relax. Being able to feel Elowen's heart beat on his forehead and the kick of his baby against his hand.

"Where is he? Why has he not come here? did something happen-" Throwing one question after another to the man. not giving him a chance to respond as new worries and enquiry's kept entering and blocking her mind til she was suddenly interrupted.

"Calm Maghra. He is with the elders in the village. he will be here soon."

"what of the result....is it as we feared." Paris quickly pipes in. Wolfgang quickly replies with a no to ease everyone's worries however it didn't work on Paris. Elowen was lavishing the feel of being in her husbands arms while Maghra was trying to calm her babies to go to sleep. Leaving only Paris to hear the shift in his heart beat and the morse code message he was trying to give her but tapping his fingers to the ground. 

'It is as we discussed, Be prepared to leave when the time comes.'

As soon as the babies were able to settle down and fall asleep, a calmness was stretched across the cave. Maghra and Paris were cooing over the sleeping babies whilst Wolfgang was sitting behind Elowen. Rubbing his thumbs every few seconds till he'll feel the responses through the skin. Wide smiles were displayed on their unseen faces. Elowen leaned back into his embrace, tilting her head to the side to be pressed against Wolfgang's cheek.

It wasn't long till the jiggling of the ornaments on the rope along the wall was bouncing around the cave, halting everyones movements. Wolfgang removes one of his hands from Elowen's stomach and brings it to ground next to him, where he has put down his weapon. However he doesn't fulling reach for it once he hears Maghra call out his friends name. Her voice light and airy as she smiles through the name, the thought of him being here brought excitement to the new mum.

"No, a bear." All the women in the cave gave out a chuckle at his response."Maghra, are we with three?"

"You are with four Baba Voss." Baba Voss halts in his descend in the cave at hearing this news "Go on, you big lump. Do not break them!" Both Wolfgang and Elowen laugh when they hear Paris's comment as Baba Voss gets down on his knee, crawling towards to his little family.

"A boy and a girl." 

Paris makes a comment about leaving and Elowen begins to stand when suddenly Baba Voss tells them to stay. Hearing the sudden authoritative tone in his voice, both Elowen and Paris knew something had happened for them to be told to stay with the two strongest warriors in the village.

"Did the rocks take them all?"

Baba Voss brings his head down to hover above one of the baby's head. he caresses his hand across Maghra's stomach reaching for the other baby "Double blessing, God flames." Annoyed to have been ignored, Elowen asks the question again but towards her husband, knowing he would answer her. Wolfgang grumbled a no to her, as if he was disappointed the plan couldn't protect the village as they hoped. 

Worry bubbles in all of the women, Maghra tightens her grip on her babies as if to shield them. "Then how will we survive the day?."

"I don't know."

"They have horses and dogs...And when the storm is over, they will come for us." Wolfgang butted in. Letting Baba Voss relish in the being with the newborns and bringing the attention to him instead.

Tears descend down Maghra's face. knowing that the reason this is happening to the Alkenny is because of her. Feeling a rush of different emotions overcome her, she tries her best to not make a sounds in fear that she'll start crying. Something she doesn't want to do, especially round the people who have been nothing but kind to her and accepted her in the village.

"all my life I wanted to find peace. To build a home. Take a women and make babies. And now..at this last moment,I have two." He rests his large hand gentle on top of the baby closest to his head. "one." Reaching out his hand to the baby on the other side of Maghra. "two." A happy and content smile makes it way to Baba Voss's sweat covered face. Maghra couldn't suppress the amount of joy she has after hearing his words, hearing how he cared for the babies. Even though they weren't his, he still cherishes them as his own. One of the many aspect of his that Maghra loves. "And I want to love them so much... as I've come to love you Maghra. Yes, from the first moment-"

Baba Voss was interrupted by a new voice that joined the cave.

"Baba Voss you must come, they have voted without you. you too Wolfgang." 

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Sorry for the late update. I had covid (which was a nightmare) and really struggled to find and motivation to get anything done. Not to mention uni is coming up so been preparing for this academic year.  

 But season 2 tho! didn't know they were done filming till the trailer came up as an add on youtube.....but it was in French so not sure what was said. Anyway, any suggestion on how to improve or what to add to storyline please let me know. 

I think i'm gonna do big edit in the end...push myself to finish this.