Golden Eyes

8 - Come back alive

Happy New Year to all!

He reached for her and grabbed her wrist. She quickly turned her head to look at him in the eyes.

"Stay," he only said.

It wasn't an order. It was a prayer. Her smile returned and she lied back. She stayed.

Next morning, Karandra woke up first and gently shook Lothar. His eyes slowly opened as he was grumbling unintelligible things. First thing he saw was the beautiful, golden-eyed woman sitting next to him, smiling lightly to him. First thing he thought was that it was a sight he really would like to grow used to. He grabbed her and pulled him to his chest before kissing her hungrily.

"Lothar..." she managed to say between kisses. "No... we have to... get up..."

"Later," he groaned.

"No, Lothar... we have... an attack to plan..."

That made him froze. He remembered everything from the day before, and his gaze hardened. Yes, he had an attack to plan, and other things to take care about. He gave Karandra a hard smile. She saw the determination in his eyes and nodded.

They quickly got dressed and helped each other with the armours. She was about to exit when he stopped her by putting his hand on her shoulder. She turned to face him as his hand travelled on her skin to rest on the nape of her neck. He locked eyes with her.

"Are you with me?" he asked her.

"Always," she promised.

He pulled her to him and kissed her fiercely before releasing her. They exited the room and she went to find Garona as he was going to the war council with the King and some high-ranked soldiers. She hoped Medhiv would not join them, because Lothar might kill him if he was there. She finally came to Garona's door and knocked.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Karandra," she answered.

The door opened and she was allowed to enter the room. They started speaking in the Orc language.

"What are you doing here?" Garona asked. "Do you need something?"

"Not really. Lothar left for the war council and I have nothing to do until he returns".

"And what will you have to do then?" Garona asked with a slight frown.

Karandra blushed but tried to hide it.

"I will do what Lothar asks me to. They are planning attacks and we may have to leave soon. He may ask me to prepare things for the human army".

Garona nodded. Karandra's gaze then caught something. It was a shining blue flower, on Garona's small desk.

"What is this?" she asked as she stepped closer.

"A gift, from Medhiv. He gave it to me before magically sending me back here, yesterday night".

"It's beautiful... Does it hold any power?"

"I don't know, he didn't say".

Karandra nodded and stepped back. She asked herself how long the war council would be, because she wanted to move, and not have to stay here all day doing nothing. Garona moved things around before she tossed her a large rock and took one herself.

"Why are you giving me this?" Karandra frowned.

"Let's sharpen our daggers. It's not much of a protection, so we better have them ready".