Druids Rise

Chapter 22~ A dream of love

 I sigh deeply standing on the steps for a few seconds before stepping off of them and heading home walking slowly taking my time stopping at the stables finding starling in the stables in her stall her coat shimmering in the evening light "Starling I know you are only a horse and it does not mean much but Trystan is dead" I said to her her head turning towards me her ears slowly falling back.

while looking at me she shakes her head a bit then flicked her ears up as if she was trying to block out the words so I repeated to her "Trystan is dead" I said the horse rearing up and huffing a loud squeeling coming from the mare as I realized she understood the horse fighting against the stall door in which I opened "be free Starling" I said.

After going to the stable releasing Trystans horses I continued my walk home walking through the door and laying on my bed curling into a ball images of his smiling face and deep amber eyes flowing through my mind as I closed my eyes falling asleep and dreaming of Trystan walking through the door of my house to wake me for a secret meeting.

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"Joseline meet me in the fields under the willow" he whispered after waking me from sleep and I looked at him smiling.

 "okay Trystan" I responded as he left the house heading to the meadow myself getting up and dressing then making my way to the meadow to meet Trystan.

 "I am here my prince" I said running up and jumping knocking him over into the grass below the willow tree.

The wind blew as if laughing the willow shifting its leaves as we rolled down the hills and we were ourselves as we took time out of our daily lives to be together laying beneath the willow Trystan laying on the ground while I laid on his chest "Trystan why can't we do this every day" I asked as I looked into his lazy content amber eyes.

"you know why Joseline" he said softly a smile playing across his lips.

 "we can change all that or at least you can when you become king" I said as I moved higher on his chest placing one hand over him on the grass looking into his eyes before I closed mine and kissed him softly about to lean back when he gently held me there kissing me back.

When I finally pulled away it was to catch my breath the kiss leaving both of us suprised "I apologize Trystan I..I didn't think..." I stuttered the words being cut off by another kiss this time from Trystan kissing me his lips soft against mine.

 "Joseline it's about time" he whispered with a soft chuckle before I woke from the dream his touch still on my skin as I woke from sleep.

"Trystan" I whispred into the darkness of the room as I sat up in bed the dream fading and reality taking hold the bed beside me being as cold and lifeless as it had been when I had fallen asleep, I rose from the bed placing my bare feet on the cold stones of the floor and stood up walking over to my window and watched another sunrise.

Though this sunrise was different, a strange aray of colors trickeling across the skys as if the sun had chosen a diffrent way to rise a better way "well at least the sun is ready to move on across the sky as I will it is time to finish what we started" I said to myself as I got ready for the day ahead determined to make the most of it and that I did.

Without thinking I went out to the enchanted woods and found the centaurs that ran freely and the unicorns that were pure of heart being around these creatures gave me hope that all would be well even the heart of the forest the mighty lion bid me good luck with a gentle nudge his soft golden brown fur soft against my face.

"I must go now I will show Cyprus I am not a child" I said as I stood and walked out of the woods a different girl than when I had gone into it. With the trees thing came to me a thought that I followed all the way to the castle where I walked in finding Trystan's body this was going to the moment I restored the balance of the world or destroyed it.