Tale Of The White Wolf [River Of Wonders - 2]

25: Who Are They?

                                             2 Thousand Years Later.

Lily felt chill all over her body. She opened her eyes and looked at the sky. Hiril and Tulkas were standing beside her. She looked at them and smiled. "Welcome back." Hiril said and moved few steps away. Tulkas bowed and moved back. Lily sat up and looked around, worried.

"Are you looking for us?" She looked behind and saw Duilin and Denethor walking towards her. They were smiling brightly. She tried to move her body but it was numb.

"You have been sleeping for almost two thousand years." Hiril said and looked around the area. The forest had grown all around the area. Lily looked at the sky again and noticed that dust was covering the sky and it was almost dawn.

"Why that long?" She whispered as Duilin helped her on her feet.

"One of the elven prince sacrificed his life to wake you up." Duilin answered and let her go as she maintained her balance.

"What do you mean sacrificed his life for me?" She asked confused.

"When you went to sleep, my sister put the shields around this tomb, only to protect you and the two of us who had chosen to go to sleep with you. And that is the reason we needed someone strong to sacrifice his or her life to break the shield and wake you up."

"Why did she do that?" Lily was looking at the ground with shock.

"Because Thuna told me to." Everyone looked up and saw Lalaith, Halias and Shisen walking towards them.

"Why are you here?" Duilin asked so suddenly that it took few minutes for Lalaith to answer him.

"I think it was me who put the shields all around her. And when they were broken, I felt it and left that very moment." Halias smiled and looked at Duilin.

"You shouldn't misunderstand your sister. She waited very badly to see you again." He said and bowed to Lily. "I am glad you are alright, White Wolf. White Lily Shadow." He looked at her and then at Lalaith.

"Pelendur is already moving towards Forest of Pain. Blue will be waiting for us. We must leave as quickly as we can. The war is drawing near." She started walking towards east. Others looked at each other and followed her.

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Blue was walking into the corridors of the castle when she saw someone else walking towards Halmir's room. "Why are you still here?" Blue asked and moved forwards.

"Halmir called me." Eleanor turned around and looked at her. She was looking more ill.

"You should leave. In this land there is no place for a human like you."

"I am alive to see my sister rule as an empress."

"That so called empress?" Blue said sarcastically. Eleanor looked up at her with shock. "She have no experience of life and she is still young to rule even the elves."

"Stop it. Why do you hate her that much?" Both of them raised her voices. Halmir was sitting in his room, but he was listening to them.

"Because she is useless." Blue answered with gritted teeth.

"Not more than you." Eleanor shouted.

"How dare you shout on me?"

"Both of you stop it." Halmir ordered and walked towards them. Blue's shadow was rising around her. "Why are you getting mad with every passing day?"