Atlantis 2: A Queen to Be

Chapter 4

Jerl's rage boiled with in him. His mind raced with thoughts of tactical options that would prove useful to his task while at the same time allow him to have a little fun with the subject of his attention. Suddenly he stopped and turned to Grena. He looked sternly in to her eyes and said "Grena, I need you to go to your sister right now and tell her I need a blistered crossbow with fire bolts. She will know where they are. Once you two have them meet me at the Nightwalker's Tavern." "Ok. What are you going to do in the mean time? Your way to angry to be alone I think." Grena responded. "I'll be fine. I'll meet you at the tavern in two hours." Jerl said. "Ok. I'll see you there." she replied as she turned to head back into the castle. Jerl watched her go back in to the castle and when he was sure she wasn't watching him he took off in a full run tword the Banderman Ranch on the western end of the main island.

"LORNA" Grena yelled as she was running down the castle hallway tword the court yard. The urgency in her voice made Lorna come running out of the court yard to see why she was yelling. "I'm here Grena. Whats wrong?" Lorna said. Grena was panting and out of breath as she reached Lorna. "Its... Its Jerl. He.." she was saying then had to stop as a caughing fit over took her ability to speak. "Ok. Just calm down a second and breath." Lorna said. Alexandria came up to them with a cup of water for her. "Here Lady Grena. Drink this to help calm your breathing." she said while offering her the cup. Grena greatfully accepted the water and drank it. "Thank you." Said Grena. Alexandria just smiled and nodded in response.

"Jerl needs you to get him a blistered crossbow and fire bolts and said to meet him at the Nightwalkers Tavern in two hours." Grena said. Lorna got a worried look on her face upon hearing Grena's words. "Are you absolutely sure thats what he said?" Lorna asked sternly. "Yes." Grena replied. "Did you see which way he went when you parted ways with him?" Lorna asked almost franticly. "No. I just came running for you as he instructed me to." Grena answered her confused. "Ok. Not to worry. Theres more than one way to track a raging idiot." Lorna said quickly. She touched her fingers to her forehead, closed her eyes and said "Tural I have need of thee. Appear you must befor me please." A moment later in a puff of smoke Tural appeared with a rather aggrivated look on his face.

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Jerl knocked franticly on the door of Janta and Anna's house. He was pacing back and forth as he waited for someone to answer. His mind was racing and he desporately needed Janta's collective thought ability to calm his temper so he didn't just go in sword swinging. He knocked again more even more franticly this time as he was about to give up. "Just a minute." He herd Janta call from inside the house. "This had better be good..."Janta was saying as he was opening the door. His words fell silent apon seeing Jerl standing there. "Jerl? Whats wrong captain? Janta asked as he saw the murderous rage in Jerl's eyes. "Do you still have them?" Jerl asked as he looked Janta in his eyes. "Yes sir. They are safe." Janta replied cautiously. "Good. Get them and meet me at the barracks in half an hour." Jerl commanded. "Dad, Whats going on?" Anna said suddenly coming outside with one of the newborn triplets in her arms. "Nothing for you to worry about honey. Just a bit of filth round up." he said in his calmest attempt to calm her voice. "In case you forgot I'm not completely ignorent. Its the middle of the night and your banging on the door wanting to drag my husband out and your shaking with obvious anger. Now I'll ask you again. Whats going on?" Anna said demandingly. "I've got orders from the princess to bring someone before the king and her for judgement and I prefer to have back up is all." Jerl answered quickly. "Who?" Anna demanded. "No one of sugnificants." Jerl replied dismissively. "Father." Anna said warningly. "I asked you a question." said Anna. "The work houses work master. I doubt you even know who I'm talking about." Jerl said again trying to be dismissive. "Colamier Creaton! Tell me your joking." she said almost yelling. The baby in her arms jumped at the sudden loudness of her voice. "You're gonna need more than Janta to bring that snake out of his hole." Anna said venomously. "What knowledge have you on such an individule?" Jerl asked. "We had a run in with him about two years after you disappeared. Mother had been gone for half the year and he showed up presuming me abandoned and attempting to collect a so called debt owed to him by mother. He tried to take me in to custody of the work house as an orphaned child of an in debted to make me work off the debt. Janta changed his mind at sword point." She explained smiling lovingly at her husband.