As we galloped along Eric and Cannon slowly caught up, we galloped side by side. Soon we reached Chalumeau's lake. We both slowed to a walk,
"Oh yeah, I keep forgetting that Chalumeau is a walrus." Eric said looking at me with that same smile that makes me want to melt,
"How could you forget?" I ask looking back at him and giggling. I bring Amour to a halt and hop off, Eric follows suit and I walk up to the lake with him next to me, I watch the surface of the lake for bubbles or a flash of color, I am not disappointed as a fully grown male walrus pulls himself from the dark blue of the water onto the snowy banks of the lake.
"Ah Thea, You have graced me with your presence" Chalumeau says with a bow and I return a curtsey,
"Hello Chalumeau" I say with a smile, "I actually came here to talk to you about a dream" I reply, I wonder what its like for Eric, to see your best friend talking to a walrus, a deep throaty gurglely sound, and to have no idea what they are saying. I explain to the walrus my dream about me and the three other animals, and he nods slowly, his blubber slightly shaking as he moves his big head,
"He has returned," Chalumeau murmured to himself,
"Who has returned?" I ask, a slight tone of worry raising to my voice. Chalumeau hesitates then speaks again,
"Fendrel Terrowin" As I hear these words my knees weaken and I can feel myself falling, everything is a blur, then I feel a strong pair of arms catch me, I can see a blurry Eric looking at me, worry in his eyes, I can see something else, love? No I'm imagining it, I tell myself as I hear him calling my name, everything starts to come back into focus and now I can clearly see his face, his hazel eyes, his spikey black hair.
"Thea?" He says still holding me,
"I'm ok, " I reply weakly but not wanting him to let go, I feel so safe in his arms, so warm and I don't want that feeling to go away. Then he smiles at me, a perfect smile, a smile that makes me want to kiss him and actually admit that I love him, but I'm too scared, what if he doesn't love me back? I am pulled out of my thoughts as he helps me stand up again and Chalumeau waddles over,
"Thea?" The walrus asks and Eric draws his sword,
"No, you will not be talking to her, look what you did to her!!" He yells at Chalumeau, because all Eric hears is a throaty gurgling sound coming from a blob of blubber with sharp tusks.
"No Eric, Its ok" I say more firmly now, Eric still hasn't let go of me and looks at me,
"But look, he did something" he says but I smile and he drops it, but strangely doesn't let go of me, of course I don't mind but it makes me wonder.
"I'm so sorry Thea, I didn't know that would happen" Chalumeau says but I nod an 'Its ok' and he continues, on telling me about my childhood with Terrowin. Eric's Strong arms comfort me as terrible images of a man beating four innocent toddlers, then those toddlers changing into animals, Chalumeau explains that I have three sisters and that we escaped. After all of this he bows and slides back into the lake, Eric looks at me,
"Well?" bit I don't want to reply, he doesn't know I can change and I have no idea how he would take it.
"I cant tell you, I don't even understand it myself." I say not looking at him, but he doesn't reply and finally lets go of me,
"Its ok" He says with a smile and I smile back,
"So what about that sparing match?" Eric asks brandishing his sword.
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The picture is of Chalumeau
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The Changers - Horse
Teen FictionWhen Thea was just an infant she was stolen by an evil professor, Fendrel Terrowin he also stole three others, Rose, Seraphina and Winfred. He altered them as babies so they could change into an animal, and he changed Thea so she could become a hors...
