Love Apoun A Fairy Wing

chapter 2

As Elora and Athers walk away from the messy fight with the surviving man ,the village now reduced to a scorched waste land of ash and death ,it reminded every one that war is no honorable thing .
The crys of mourning women who have lost their husband  ,scared children that are to young to be exposed to this and even some men wept... this is not what they wanted .The sky blanketed with thick black clouds and as the ash rained down...so do the heavens. 

Elora and Athers where covered in blood and ash but the heavy rain washed some of it away .Athers looks over to his love who was deep in thought, he held her hand tightly.  Her were thoughts broken when the same little girl she saved came out from the rubber, ran up to her and hugged her legs  her grip tight ,Elora smiled at her and knelt down to her height she placed her hand on this young girls cheek and wiped her ash stained cheeks, the little girls looked up into Elora's eyes and stared as she placed her tiny hands on her cheeks and kissed Elora on the nose, this made Elora smile warmly and tuck a stray hair behind the little girls ear .Athers smiles as well and sat beside them he took the the girls hand and kissed it and she blushed . "Come little one ,your mom is waiting for you ". Athers says as Elora picks her up and walk to where the now refugees were sitting and waiting  for them the girls head nuzzled In to the crook of Elora's neck...nothing was left even their own how's was ash but it was salvageable.

As they walked over the dune to the the survivors they where met with cheers of gratitude ,though their houses where reduced to nothing  they still had each other and their life's, they saw the two hero's as a be beacon of hope  and a a way to end the war . A young man who was about 16 run up to Elora and took the little girl  in his arms and held her tight ."thank you so much heros of Vrondenburg ".the young man redirecys his gaze to the little girl "cas where we're you! ".

"She saved me brother ". She pointed and Elora bowed in thanks. "Where are your parents young man ",Athers asked lightly concerned to see two young children on their own in the middle of a war .

"Sir they died when she was only 2 ...she's 5 now ,I have been making b sure she is fed and clothed and when the village was being invaded I tried to find bring but no was cut off my the fire and demons ". The boy looked disapointed in his actions ,Athers took him by the shoulder and looked him dead in the eyes. " you have protected and provide for your sister this whole time ...your the real hero here my boy ,listen we are going some where safe near the palace okay ". Athers looks up and announces to every one.
"THIS IS NOT THE END ,THOUGH I MAY FEEL LIKE IT BUT NOW WE WALK !GET THE DONKEY WAGONS,THE HORSES AND HELP THE SICKLY AND INJURED.MEN KEEP THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE CENTER OF THE PACK ,WE ARE GOING TO THE CAPITAL WHERE HER GRACE AND HIS MAGISTRACY WILL KINDLY PROVIDE FOR US IN A TIME OF NEED, NOW FROM UP!".

As the people scurried and ran to collet what they had left, Elora had gone back to their home that was now a lost memory ,Athers noticed her wonder off ,he took a deep breath and sighed he followed her to their old home .

Elora entered the chared  building the smell of smoke still strong ,she looked around in the pile of ash and the singed walls she started to salvage what little they had left and put it into her statal.
" I forgot how scary you are when you get deadly look in your eye ". She should help but laugh at this little statement by her now fiancé who was standing there at the entrance. He walked up to her hugged her cradling her head ,starting to stroke her hair Athers tilled her head up to face him "you so beautiful...even with blood on your cheek ".They both chuckled and smiled at each other.
"let me help you Elora ", helped her grab somethings. Elora smiled a bit "that little girl ,ah at a brave sole...its a dangerous but a beautiful attribute ,she actually tried to fight back against a demon ". "She reminds me of you ",Athers says and takes her hand,she looks back and holds back returning the warm smile."your really need to stop saving me ".He smirked and blushed a little but smirked back but it fell from Elora's face when she's said
"Before we leave I need to get the ring,that's why he attacked here ,the makes or demons that survived will tell him of us ".