The Goblin Princess

Chapter 7

Little Veena sat beside the closed door of her father's study. It had never be closed before, much less locked. She could hear voices inside, but she couldn't figure out whose they were. One had to be her father.

Everything had become odd since the day that the bright light had appeared. The land was turning an ugly shade of brown, and she had no one to play with anymore.

Her brothers were gone. No doubt on some trip she couldn't go on again, but they always came back, always.

She had no idea how long she waited, but finally the door opened. A wizardly looking man walked out, paying little attention to her. Once he had started down the stairs, she stood up and walked into the study.

The room was dark, but she wasn't afraid. No, it was her twin who was afraid of the dark. Slowly she made her way to her father behind his desk. He sat with his face resting in his hand.

"Daddy, what's going on?"

He raised his face and gave her a tight smile. "Don't worry about it, Precious." He sat up straight, "come here."

Climbing up into his lap, she frowned. "It's boring without everyone else. When are they coming home?"

Her father's face went blank. "Soon, Precious, soon. I hope."

Chapter 7

About a month and a half later, the sun bared down on the top of Castle Grayskull. Veena stood beside He-man in complete shook at the Sorceress's plan, with Battle Cat laying near the entrance down into Grayskull.

Shaking her head, Veena glanced over at He-man, "wait you want me to what?"

"I want you create a shield around you, while He-man attacks you." The Sorceress gave her a slight smile, "I would not suggest it, if I did not think you could do it."

He-man shifted his weight a bit. "I don't exactly think it's a good idea." He frowned as he glanced at Veena, "what if somehow I inadvertently hurt her?"

"I will stop you before you hurt her. Have no fear." The Sorceress moved towards the far side of the roof, "now concentrate, Veena. All you need to do is visualize."

Giving a slight nod, Veena moved away from He-man. She still didn't think this would be a good idea. After hearing of all the things the Masters had faced, Veena was sure he could stand up to her, but that didn't mean she wanted to hurt him. Taking a deep breath, Veena began to visualize herself surround in a bubble, an unbreakable bubble. Once it fully encompassed her, He-man charged at her with his sword.

"You are doing well, Veena," the Sorceress nodded from near the outer wall.

Veena concentrating keeping the bubble intact, but she could see it was slowly breaking. He-man must had noticed it as well, because he pulled away.

As soon as he was no longer attacking, the bubble fell away, and Veena feel to her knees. He-man quickly placed his sword into its sheath on his back and moved over to her.

He knelt down beside her as Battle cat came over to her. "Are you alright," he paused for a moment, "Veena?"

Giving him a weak smile, Veena looked up at him, "I'll be okay in a minute."

Nodding, he looked up as the Sorceress walked over.

Frowning, the Sorceress knelt down beside her as well. "You actually did very good, but I think we over taxed you." She gave Veena a reassuring smile, "go take a small break. Once you feel strong enough we will continue."