The Morningstar

Chapter 13

Shaxx laid unconscious in anas chambers for two weeks barely moving and rarely eating or drinking. In this time evaline and Scott were devising a plan of where to go when shaxx finally woke up. Evaline suggested castle Morningstar. After all it could host an army of two thousand if it needed too. Scott however suggest the ruined fortress of Leon's Mane, the last remaining fortress of clan lion and whilst it was abandoned it was further from Matthew and hidden from the elf wolves of the west. evaline and Scott bickered about their plan.

When shaxx finally awoke it was night and he turned his head left to the balcony to see a little norsian night bird "hello" his voice was dead and he was still as pale as an odium dog.

"Shaxx?" Ana was sat on his right dressed in her traditional silk toga and a smile had came across her face.

Shaxx turned his head to look at her "where is evaline?"

Ana scoffed "really! All you care about is where some lowly maid is" she opened her mouth to speak but

"ENOUGH OF THE SHIT ANA" shaxx sat up and coughed "your men did this to me, give me one reason I shouldn't suspect it was you who gave the order" he looked at the wolf queen with a fury he had not seen in himself since the war "not many people knew were we camped the other night yet you did because I told you and the arrows were elvish"

Ana stood up "I'll have you know you have been out for two weeks" she left the room with tears in her eyes

Shaxx stood up and rummaged through the drawers until he had found a spare change of clothes he had stashed there two weeks ago. Once he had changed he saw that his sword was sat up in the corner sheathed so he grabbed it and wrapped it around his waist and left the villa occasionally stumbling and holding on to the walls as support.

He trudged his way through the streets of lupin city until he arrived at the inn where Scott and evaline were waiting with a guard of two hundred

"Shaxx!" Evaline ran up to him and hugged him.

"Ow" shaxx hugged her back and smiled lightly "are you ok?"

Evaline had tears of joy in her eyes "so you almost die and you ask if I'm ok" she laughed slightly "but yes I'm ok better now you're alive"

Shaxx pulled away from the hug "that gladdens me but would you do me a favour my dear"

"Uh yeah of course" evaline looked at him confused

"Take ten steps back please" shaxx placed his right hand on the hilt of his sword

Evaline obliged and stepped back

Shaxx Drew his sword and blocked the blow from an elf that snuck up behind him "fucking assassins" the elf and shaxx locked blades and began to fight

Scott held evaline back "no evaline, shaxx needs to this"

"But he's hurt!" She broke free from Scott's grasped and charged the elf drawing her sword

Shaxx parried a blow from the elf and he readied his sword for a killing blow, however evaline thrust her arming sword into the mouth of the elf killing him instantly

"Impressive" shaxx was out of breath and clutched one of his several wounds

Evaline sheathed her sword "shaxx sit down" she guided shaxx over to the inn

Shaxx walked into the inn and sat down, evaline sat next to him and Scott sat opposite

"So who in the lions name is sending assassins after you my lord" Scott had three mugs of water and placed them on the table

Shaxx took a swing of water and sighed "chicken as well please Scott I'll pay you back"

Scott raised his hand "FOOD and my lord shaxx don't worry this establishment is under the lions control now" he smiled at his new found friend

"Good but to answer your previous question it is the advisors of queen ana" shaxx drank his water

Evaline looked at him "are you certain?"

"Indeed I am, the elf out there had a ring on his finger bearing the sigil of clan wolf those rings are given to associates of the advisors" he looked at the food coming his way his stomach growling "so aye I'm certain and thank you my dear" he took the plate of the bar maid before she could even sit it down and began to scoff the large variety of meats and vegetables down his mouth

Scott laughed a little "well at least you are well comrade"

Evaline giggled slightly at how messy shaxx was being.

Shaxx groaned with pleasure as he ate "fuck me chicken has never tasted so good" he wiped his mouth with a cloth "actually Scott I have a proposal for you"

"No we can't get married that's a sin and a crime" Scott burst out laughing and so did shaxx and Evaline laughed as well a little.

"How would you like to be an attachment of house Morningstar" shaxx spoke nonchalantly whist eating

Scott's jaw dropped "my lord that is an honour i don't know if I am deserving of it" he stood up and knelt down on one knee in front of shaxx

"Stand up you blundering fool, my house isn't as noble as it once was but once we dethrone this would be king I'll ensure that the next successor implements proper elvish rights and we end this civil war that continues to rage on" shaxx ate still.

"I accept my lord" Scott sat back in his chair and began to smile "but who would the next successor be?"

Shaxx looked at evaline "I don't know but I suspect evaline here has an in-depth knowledge of the next successor"

"Indeed I do shaxx it will be the princess Emma however she is currently away in the imperial continent" evaline smiled brightly at shaxx

"Matthews sister aye I only met her once" shaxx leant back in his chair and stroked his beard ,which had not been trimmed, "she was pretty and younger then Matthew about seventeen when i was kings-guard"

"Do you reckon she will agree to imp-elf equality" Scott said curiously

"She will it's why she is in the imperial continent" shaxx continued to stroke his beard "there was a rumour that Richard had a bastard older than Emma"

Evaline looked at shaxx "nonsense the king was a loyal man he would never"

"Unless he was at war of course. men have wavering loyalty for their women when they believe they are about to die" Scott drank his water

It was just then shaxx had realised who the bastard of Richard was, however he did not tell his comrades "oh well none of our concern, Scott assemble the men ready for the morning"

"My lord it is morning" Scott laughed a bit

"Then I need my armour" shaxx stood up from the table