Garthalan: Mother of the Wood

Public Speaking and Politicians

Helena pov

My leg had healed nicely over the last couple of days, thanks to yennefer making me sit still, I was now strapping my effects back onto myself. Sasha waited at the door for me to be ready. I walked over to the still unconscious Adaya and sat next to her sister. "Hey there little one. Any progress with your sister that you can see?"

Liya looked up. "Not much, her skin doesn't have anymore bruises but other than that there's nothing different."

I sighed and leaned over giving adaya a kiss on the head. "Wake friend, I've lost enough people already." I whispered the words but it doesn't make a difference, she probably can't hear anything in there. I walked towards the door. "I'll be back to check on y'all."

Sasha pushed off the wall and began walking towards an intersection, all the wood elves where gathered there awaiting my instructions. "You look nervous keeper. Don't be, your leaving the descision to them, it takes a lot of pressure off yourself that way." She broke off and stood with the crowd.

I took my stand on the back of an empty caravan. "You have a large descision to make, it's not one I can make for you." The people quieted, turning to listen to my words. "The order is gone. The capitol is defeated, we are no longer being hunted. So what I ask is that you choose whether we leave back to our old ways, traveling, discovering new places among other things. Or we could stay here and have complete safety, we would still travel, we would just have a place to return to."

The people began speaking to each other then to me, there were many oppinions on the matter but that's not what I am looking for. I held my hand to silence the crowd, after a few moments it was back to silence.

"I am not looking for an answer right this moment, talk it over and send someone to inform me of the descision, whatever you choose I will do my best to be the keeper you need for it." I stepped off the caravan and walked off a ways, I released a breath relaxing myself into a wall.

Sasha walked up a few minutes later. "That was actually kinda good. I mean I would've done it better, but it was still good." I slapped her arm as she laughed.

"Way to build up my confidence, childhood friend, I swear I almost puked when they started yelling at me." I lifted from the wall and began walking to my own house so when a descision was made they could find me. Sasha followed.

Gretha pov

"I really hate politics." I made the statement to one of the politicians trying to convince me that we should start having weekly parties after this one. Taking that as the Que that I'm not really listening he shut up. I walked to my window searching for work to be done, there wasn't any but the sun felt nice so I stayed in my position soaking it up, watching people walk here and there keeping busy or just walking to do it. That's probably not a bad idea but it won't keep my thoughts from straying either.

Artunouse pov

"I don't understand why she hasn't woke yet. I did everything right, I took the demon out." I was staring at a completely calm Yennefer, we were sitting out in front of Adayas house to keep Liya from hearing us.

"Just give it time Art. You did your part, now it's her turn." She lay a hand on my shoulder and kissed my cheek as I was about to protest to her logic. My mouth lost the will to exercise the muscles needed to speak, so I just stood staring at her for a moment before figuring out what she wanted. I moved my head slowly towards hers, stopping only a few inches short, giving her the choice to take this farther.

She did, she grabbed my neck and pulled me into a long deep kiss, I ran out of breath long before she did, but it was completely worth a few moments of suffocation to have her kiss me. We sat there panting for a few minutes, our foreheads pressed together.

" You worry too much for others art, if you do not take some time for yourself, you'll just go mad and be of no help at all. I also expect your kisses won't be as passionate." Art, I like that name. She pecked me on the lips once more before rising and walking back inside, I watched her the whole way to the door before getting up and following her inside.

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No more than four chapters left, I may have an ending for you, it'll actually introduce the second part that I will be writing later on.

So I was thinking of naming the book mother of the wood or Adaya's inheritence. It's not a name of the area but I think beens I tried to make Adaya my main, main character it would be good to name it after her. What y'all think? Good, I get showers of little fluffballs, or no good, I get stuck in a room full of fanfic books for 3 yrs. (Fabric is somthing I couldn't get into, personal opinion so don't get all offended by it.)

Been a while since I've said it but thank you all for sticking with my terrible writing grammer, my random chapters that have nothing to do with the main story, and my odd impatience with grammer police.

Thank you as well for every vote and comment, I may not love all the comments but it really does help anyway, sorry if I seem like an angry stubborn donkeys behind about the grammer, I do the whole story on my phone (terrible idea, but no computer.) Anywho I am sorry to anyone I have offended by brushing off your advice, good or bad advice usually helps in the end. none of yalls advice has been bad really, so don't let me get you down, help other writers, let others help you. It'll be good stuff.

I'd give you food or somethin but all I have is a Pepsi and I don't share my Pepsi.