Silhouette

Chapter 14: Cleansing Light

Newis pulled the scarf hanged on his shoulder but before he could cover the wound on his arm, his fingers numbed unable to grip the scarf that soon fell on the floor.

Blood gushed from his arm and legs yet his body can no longer feel the pain instead he felt a sudden coldness from his wounds trying to freeze his flesh.

He tried to touch his skin that was starting to lose its color and turning frigid. He can no longer breathe steadily and his mind was going blank.

Gwyn was dumbfounded and remain unmoved even if the situation escalated too quickly. Her fingers started to shake as she stared to the ring on her finger. Newis shouted her name instead of usually calling her 'princess' that woke her to reality.

Distracted and panicked, Gwyn rushed to Newis and grabbed his arm and pricked him with the inner needle of the ring. She felt the ring sucked something from her finger yet she was too pre-occupied on tending Newis who was struggling.

His skin returned to its normal color, the feeling of coldness slowly turned to a sharp pain from his injuries. The serums trying to consume him had stopped and the only thing that remained was the burning pain his stabbed wounds.

Too much blood has already been lost and his situation had already exhausted his energy leaving him unconscious. Gwyn doesn't have any idea on healing yet the ancient owl had left a bunch of medicinal books and herb she can use to heal his companion.

She still hasn't fully grasp everything that was revealed to her about the incident; Ethan's identity and Jad's appearance. Everything seems to be unreal for her. Her fate was still unknown but a burden to re-write their kingdom's history has been on her hands.

With her unsettled mind she decided to stay at the ancient owl's temple to clear her mind. Newis, even if still under recovery promised that he would not leave her no matter what happen and no matter what her decision will be.

Both have concluded to stay at the temple and use most of their time to learn from the writings of the ancient owl.

They even trained themselves to become healers using any information provided from the ancient owl's belongings.

Soon the fire from the burning woods at the altar had died down and wild animals started to swarm, even the air had slowly become dry forcing them to move out.

They don't have a choice but to leave the temple that became their home for a short couple of months.

They have been accustomed to living their life surreptitiously and leaving the temple would mean stepping to the surroundings that somehow became unfamiliar.

They came out from a hidden falls at the foothill of a mountain and a traveler have witnessed their arrival that made him astonished with their presence. A pair, both wearing a light colored robes, the taller one had a pants slipping on his robe, four pouches hang by his dark colored belt and his head and face was covered with a gray cloth and he carries a bag of old books and scrolls. The other one wear an elegant robe covering her arms and ankles, another piece of white cloth was tied on her waist hanged with a small pouch and connect to another flimsy cloth, head and face covered with white veil and on the tip of the veil resembles a figure of an owl.

"Good graces!" the traveler exclaimed surprised of what appears before him. His smile was extraordinary believing he met the ancient owl.

"Are you perhaps the ancient owl?" he asked facing Gwyn. She sighed and turned to face Newis who understood what she meant.

"We are not what you think we are, this is my master the hermit who was acquainted with the ancient owl" he pointed Gwyn and continued "And I am her lowly apprentice, our time of solitude has ended and we currently seek shelter on this foreign surroundings"