The Kirestone Escapade [Discontinued]

Chapter 9: Doomed to fail

After eating they had created a fire . Emlyn had tried to start one but had failed miserably , so they had been tasked with doing it the normal way . Eventually Vanina managed to get it started . They had hung their clothes to dry and we're now sitting in a comfortable silence around a warm fire . Connor was unsettled by the silence and wanted to strike a conversation with Emlyn but he was a lot further from the fire than her , he found it weird that she could handle the extreme heat of the fire fanning her face . He figured it was a fae thing , since they were able to control elements of the Earth―fire being one of them―she maybe didn't mind it .

He ran a hand roughly through his hair .

"I think we should go check out the elven village ." Emlyn said , the crackling fire in front of them a background to her calming voice . Emlyn knew Connor didn't like the lack of conversation , his knee was bouncing and he looked just about ready to strike a conversation with the tree behind him .

"You definitely should ."

"Not a good idea ." Vanina and Connor answered simultaneously .

Vanina's jaw tightened and for some reason anger flared throughout her body . It was a terrible idea . One that would likely get them killed and as much as she didn't like them , her mother wouldn't appreciate their demise being her fault .

She was angry but she simply turned to him . "What do you know ." She snapped .

"I don't , that's the problem , none of us do ." He replied , frustrated .

"I know , just because she's part elf doesn't mean they'll welcome her with open arms and pie . That human side of her'll put her at risk and as soon as she steps into that village ..." She grabbed a stick and hit the stick to her heart with a loud thump . "They'll kill her ."

Connor noted that the glow of the fire created a threatening glow over her skin .

"How do you know ?" Connor's voice was softer .

"Nobody in the supernatural world ever gets along with humans, it'll never change ."

"But they're part of the same species ... sort of ."

Vanina chuckled dryly , "Sort of... they'll never get past that ."

Connor slumped . "I guess we should sleep , I'm not tired so I'll keep watch ."

"You can sleep , I'll do it ." Vanina said .

Connor said nothing . They all sat up and went their separate ways to put on their slightly damp clothes .

They all came back and Emlyn took off her jacket , put it under her head and shut her eyes . She was fully aware of Vanina and Connor leaning on trees nearby .

After closing her eyes for 15 minutes she sleepily sat up . She rubbed her face and looked up at Connor and Vanina , "I feel weird being the only one asleep ."

Connor smiled and helped her up . "Well I've been up trying to see what I could hear , big mistake . "

"He scared himself and now he keeps looking behind him every 2 minutes ." Vanina said .

"I heard something !"

"Right ." Vanina's voice went softer as she faded into the forest .

Emyln looked at the now empty spot and opened her mouth but said nothing . Connor shrugged , "I'll― I'm going to test this wolf thing ." He said then reluctantly sped of In another part of the woods.

"Be careful !" He heard Emlyn shout .

"I'll try !" He yelled back his slow passed jog quickly turned into a sprint and he was no longer in control of his feet . They carried him blindly thorough the dense shrubs and he ran into someone , he lost his footing and almost fell when a warm hand grabbed onto his and helped him up .