The Wheel Turned

Chapter 13: Her flower

(Warning: Mature content! Also, enjoy this mushy filler as Alessia and Lillen get closer. Don't worry, plenty of Liandrin to come!)

"What happened?" A woman's voice spoke.
"Her throat was sliced open." Jane's voice said. There was a tremble in her voice. Alessia was out of it but she could still hear the voices. She was actually in and out of sleep. Her throat was sore.
"If you weren't there, she would have been dead." The woman's voice spoke again. Alessia felt a warm sensation against her throat again. It was being healed. "Who did it?" The woman asked again.

"Trina, Chesmal Sedai." Jane's voice spoke. She could feel her friend touch her hand gently. Squeezing it to let her know she was there. The door had burst open as someone stormed into the room.
"Liandrin Sedai. Might I remind you that this is a place of healing and resting?" Chesmal's voice spoke.
"I want to know who did this!" Liandrin shouted. A few more footsteps had come into the room again.
"Lillen Sedai went after her after helping me heal her. It was messy." Jane spoke.
"Indeed it was. You both managed to slow the blood from flowing out so much to get her proper healing." Chesmal spoke. "She'll have this scar now." The healer added.
"I've never seen Lillen Sedai so angry before. I thought she was going to murder Trina." Jane spoke softly.
"Daughter Trina did this?" Liandrin asked. She didn't know if Jane nodded her head or not. "Wait here with her. I will be back." Liandrin spoke as she heard the footsteps fade away from the room.
"I'm just so terrified about what just happened." Jane's voice cracked when she spoke.
"It's alright dear. She's alive because of you and Sister Lillen." Chesmal spoke.
"I never want to see Lillen Sedai that angry ever again." Jane whispered.
"I wonder why." Chesmal spoke as she wrapped a silk cloth around Alessia's neck gently. Making sure it was in place and healed properly.
"She's protective of Alessia. As is Liandrin." Jane spoke softly.
"I see. Well. For now all we can do is wait for her to wake up. It's up to the mother now." Chesmal spoke.
"What does that mean?!" Jane shouted. "I thought you said she would be alright?" Jane then asked. She was now sitting down frowning.
"Yes, she's healed. It's up to her if she wants to fight and come back to us or let go." Chesmal spoke.
"Is she in a coma?" Jane asked.
"No." Chesmal replied as she was watching Alessia again. The door opened again as there were footsteps. One storming and one light.
"How is she?" Lillen's voice came.
"She's asleep. Chesmal Sedai said it's up to her now if she wants to wake or not." Jane spoke. You could hear a sniffle in her voice.
"She'll wake up. She's strong. She's not done yet." Liandrin spoke as she crossed her arms. Alessia mumbled softly and shifted a little.
"So, what will happen to Trina?" Jane asked.
"She's shielded right now and in the dungeon. Once Alessia wakes up, the Amyrlin Seat will call for a trial." Liandrin replied.
"Alright, she needs her rest. Get out. The lot of you." Chesmal spoke. Hearing all their footsteps fade away again as there was now silence in the room. The night was late as the moon was high in the sky.

Alessia stumbled across the wooded area as she was trying to catch her breath. Hearing several voices talk around her.
"I'm here!" She shouted at the sky. There was no response as she slumped down against a tree. Hugging her knees now. It felt like an eternity now. She had no idea how long she was here for. The night never came. The sun was constantly shining. "I don't want to stay here like this." Alessia mumbled softly. She stood back up and began to walk again. Not knowing where her feet were taking her. It felt like her own feet knew where to go before she did. Then all of suddenly she felt the ground shake. She braced herself as the area around her dissolved into something else. She was now standing in the middle of a city.
"There you are!" A voice she knew so well. She turned around and saw nonother than Lillen.
"Lillen Sedai!" She shouted as she ran over and hugged the woman tightly. Feeling the hug returned just as tight. "What happened?" Alessia asked while stepping back. Not knowing if her dream would actually tell her.
"You're asleep, resting right now. Whether you wake up or not is up to you. I prefer that you did." Lillen's voice spoke.
"Not right now." Alessia spoke as she rested her face against the crook of Lillen's neck. She could feel the grip of the older woman on her go a bit tighter from this.
"Why?" Lillen asked.
"Because you're here in my dreams right now. When I wake up. I'll be alone in that bed." Alessia spoke softly.
"You're not alone. I'm there now. I snuck back in." Lillen spoke as Alessia raised a brow.
"How? This is only a dream." Alessia spoke softly as she pulled back. Her hands were still resting on Lillen's hips.
"Everything you say, hear, feel, think; is real here." Lillen spoke.
"I'm confused. I'm asleep. This is only a dream." Alessia spoke. She was now confused.
"You are in the Tel'aran'rhiod. It is a mirror of the waking world. You are here because I pulled you in from your dreams. Ever since you started having night terrors, I stopped them by bringing you here." Lillen spoke as Alessia stepped back from the older woman.
"So..so..everything I said and did.." Alessia began.
"Is real. Unless you are telling me that you lied to me here?" Lillen asked.
"No! Everything I have said is true. I just never thought we would be in the same dreams." Alessia spoke softly. The area changed again as she jumped. They were now in a closed off room. There were windows but no door. There was a bed. Alessia sat down on it and sighed. Rubbing her cheeks.
"I feel like the world has gotten a lot bigger." Alessia spoke softly. Hearing a soft giggle from Lillen as the woman sat down next to her. Leaning her chin on Alessia's shoulder.
"There are many things you do not know about the world. There are parallel worlds as well. The Ogier showed us that." Lillen spoke.
"My head is feeling like it is going to explode." Alessia spoke. She shifted on the bed and laid down. Lillen had laid next to her. She was on her side looking into the dark brown eyes.
"Are your feelings for me real?" Lillen asked.
"Yes. As they are for Liandrin as well." Alessia replied.
"You never gave me a chance." The older woman spoke.
"What do you mean?" Alessia asked with a frown.
"She took you under her wing." Lillen replied.
"And that makes it so you can't have me as well?" Alessia asked. This made Lillen think. She then smiled. Alessia felt her heart flutter at this.
"If you wake up, may I claim you?" Lillen asked.
"I will wake up and you don't have to ask. Right now, I just want your company." Alessia confessed. She watched the older woman move. She was now laying halfway on top of Alessia now. Lillen's face against Alessia's neck now.
"Sister Joiya wrote to me a few months ago. Said you were looking for me. Why?" Lillan asked.
"I wanted your company that night." Alessia spoke softly. She could feel Lillen smiling at this.
"Will you tell me what happened in the arches?" Lillen asked.
"Yes. Not now though." Alessia spoke softly. She felt the older woman's head lean off her chest as they made eye contact. "I suppose I should wake up now." Alessia then added. Lillen nodded her head.
"I'll be there when you wake up." She spoke. Alessia felt her lips kissed softly by Lillen's she smiled before gasping. Her bottom lip was bitten as Lillen smirked at her. Then she felt a gush of wind as everything disappeared.