The Ring of Power

Chapter 20

They had been riding for hours and Thalia and Andrew decided to take a break. It was going to take a while to get to the front line. Andrew hadn't said a word since they started. He had been thinking about a way to approach Percy. He began to grow uneasy. "Thalia, what if she doesn't remember me?"

Thalia sighed. "She'll remember. Percy loves you, Andrew. She'll remember." Thalia said. She wasn't so sure about it though. She didn't recognize anyone the day of Theoden's return. She didn't really think there'd be any progress.

"But, what if-"

"We'll make her remember." Thalia cut him off. She was getting a little tired of this. "You're supposed to be the one that wears the pants. Man up, Andrew.

Andrew nodded. "Let's get going." He kicked his horse and it started running. Thalia groaned and rode after him.

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Elysium has thought about putting a muzzle on the horse. It wouldn't stop singing. She should've picked another one. She massaged her aching temples. It didn't help that she had had another vision.

'She was looking at a wooden sign. The language seemed unfamiliar. She walked through the sign. The scenery was moderately beautiful, nothing like home. There were fields of people in orange clothing, hunched over. There were statues of people she did not recognize. Children running around with swords. And buildings.

She felt drawn to the one in the middle. It was an odd, light blue wooden building. Elysium walked into it. There were items she has never seen; an animal on the wall; colored drawings.

Elysium had never seen things like those. There were many doors. She chose the first one she saw and opened it.

There were people, some in the orange clothing she saw and some in purple. Just like the ones outside, the rest of their clothing was unusual.

The children were all arguing. Elysium looked around for something to stop the noises. It was making her head ache worse. A loud thump by something she had only heard of in tales stopped the children.

It was half a man and a horse. Elysium couldn't remember what those were called. 'That is enough!" The half man, half horse ordered.

A woman stood. Elysium gasped at her scandalous clothing. What land allowed a woman to dress of that nature? Back home, they would've called that woman a whore for dressing like that.

The woman spoke. "They've been gone for days. We expected them to be back with Percy in a couple hours!" The woman's voice made Elysium want to take action.

A boy stood with brown hair and green eyes stood. "I think we should send another group to look for my sister." The rest of the children roared.

The half man, half horse sighed. "We cannot. It is too dangerous. We have bigger problems."

A dark skinned girl stood. "What could be bigger than getting our family back, Chiron?"

Chiron clipped his hooves, shifting from one to another. "Luke is back."

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Elysium did not understand that vision very well. Those children were odd and that Chiron was just a tale to tell children at night.

Legolas looked over at Elysium worriedly. "Something troubles you." He said. Elysium glanced at him.

"Nothing troubles me." She said.

Legolas frowned at her. "Elysium, I have known you for longer than I can recall. I know you. Something bothers you."

Elysium sighed. "I cannot say just yet. It is being debated." She said.