Eladea: A Hopeless Age

Chapter 41: Terrona and Liam

Chapter 41: Terrona's POV

Sorry for the wait! I had a bit of trouble with this chapter and wanted it to be perfect. Though uh...I'd advise to bring some tissues. You might need them.

Good luck!

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Prince Liam told me to stay back, to not go into the battle no matter what. He originally wanted me to leave with the physician and Sage, but I couldn't do that. I love Sage with all my heart, she's like a daughter to me, but I couldn't leave the rest of the people. I couldn't sit by and not help in this legendary battle. My duty is to my Kingdom, and I intend to fulfill it.

So I snuck back when no one was looking, and began helping Reid's team with first aid. We did nothing at first, but soon it became apparent that we would need a lot more help as bodies started dropping.

So that's how I got here, sprinting into a fray of swinging weapons and gleaming blades to help up a young man who had just gotten hit with an arrow to his back. I slide on my knees, reaching him. I immediately throw myself on top of him to protect his already wounded body from a fray of arrows. Luckily none landed near us, so I quickly introduce myself and grab his arm, helping him to his feet.

We run back the way I came, rain starting to sprinkle down from the heavens. It runs down my face and cleans the grime building there, and I send a silent prayer of thanks to Kismed. He leans most of his weight on me, so it's slow going, but somehow we make it through the chaotic battle, and reach the hill where the rest of the medics are.

One who had some free hands comes running up to me and takes the man's other arm, helping me to get him to a spot to lay down. We lay him flat and start work on his wound. I work as fast as my aging hands will let me, knowing there are many others that need our help.

Once we get him stable, I leave him in the care of the less experienced medic and turn to go find another wounded to help. The battle had moved up, we had forced Ivar's men back towards the river, and now there was a wide area of destruction where the battle had just been. Bodies lying there from both sides, discarded weapons, blood, sweat, and rapidly forming mud.

It seems to me that the battle is almost over, the number of soldiers having diminished greatly. With the help of the soldiers from Willow Isle we look to be winning, the battle almost done. A wave of medics sprint into the now open area, helping the survivors, as the people who could still walk make their way up to us. I move to help a few, supporting their battered bodies back to safety. I set down the tired people, helping them settle into the soft grass. The rain is pouring now, the heavens opening up in a torrential downpour.

I look sadly at the growing row of bodies that had stopped moving a long time ago, sheets, blankets, clothes and jackets draped over them. We will make sure to honor each and every one of them when we get back home. People are crying over them, family and friends finding their loved ones still and unmoving, dead to this world. My heart aches for them.

"Terrona!" Someone calls. I jog over to a young woman who was tending to a middle-aged servant who I had worked with. "Have you seen Reid? We're all over the place right now and we could really use them." I furrow my eyebrows.

"No." I say, realizing I hadn't seen her since the battle started and the first wave of us ran in to help the wounded. I lost sight of her then and hadn't seen her since. "I'll go look." I say. She nods and goes back to working. I turn and gaze over the hill, taking in every face, but no where can I see a mop of white hair.

So instead, I turn to the battlefield. Maybe she was tending to people down there? I look as closely as possible, but even through the rain I see nothing. I wipe my eyes, trying to dry them and take another look. This time I spot something that makes my blood run cold. It couldn't be, could it?