Equinox- Chapter 3

"Where do you think your going?" Anneliese accused Darith who was trying to sneak out of camp. Darith, startled that he was caught, turned around slowly with a sheepish look on his face.





"No where... I had to go releave myself.." He said gesturing to the forest.




"Sure. And why do you hafta bring your horse with you?" She continued crossing her arms.




"Oh, geez. Wow I didn't realize I was bringing him with me. Oops." He said as he dropped the reigns, running his fingers through his hair.




"Back to camp."




"But I really hafta go!"





"Then you can either do it right here, or you can hold it. " She said fiercely raising an eyebrow. He closed his eyes sighing as headed back towards camp.




"I'll hold it."




"Thats what I thought." She said smirking. Score one for Anneliese, zero for Darith. What a sucker.




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"Where do you think your going?" Serena's mother said as she walked into her daughters chambers to find Serena packing.




"I hafta go back to Tarigot." She replied nuetrally.




"You can't! It's not safe! I'd go with you but you know we physically can't!" She said looking scary for a moment. But that didn't phase Serena, who continued packing. Agravated her mother stood in front of her, sitting down on top of her bag.




"Please move." She said fiercely. "You know I can't stay here doing nothing! I hafta save my people."




"We are your people!"




"But you aren't the people I grew up with." She replied back. Stunned her mother thought about as she slid off of Serena's pack.




"Your right." She answered solemnly. "Go. We will help you as much as possible." She said looking at her. Serena looked up with tears in eyes.




"Thank you." She said, then she finished packing. "I will ask Xarieth, Valance, and Qaries for help, to get there faster." She said as her mother left the room. Her mother sat there as she watched her daughter walk out the door, wishing only that there was anyway she could come with her. Knowing that it was impossible.





Serena walked out of the chambers area slowly, as if her pack was weighing her down. But there was more that was on her mind, when I do get to Tarigot what am I suppose to do? It's not like I can just march in there and kill the aliens. She shook her head pushing all the negative thoughts to the back of her head. Continuing on to the back entrance to the faeries world. Yes, there was a back entrance that was way more easier to get in this whole time. There was no reason to attempt entering the emotion sensitive wall in the front. When the whole time there was a back door. Sheesh.




She pushed a button, after scanning her hand print. Then a new scanner popped out, examining her iris, then the door slid open into an elevator. She stepped in then enter an 8 digit passcode to go down the mountain to the great wyrms lair. Man, it sure takes a lot just to go downstair for a visit, Serena thought as she stood waiting in the elevator. Finally there was a ping, allowing her to know that she had arrived. Before exiting the elevator she put on her glasses, so her eyes would adjust to the brilliant and ever changing light in there wyrms cave.





"Hello? Is anyone there?" She asked looking around. This was odd, usually Xarrieth was at the door awaiting her arrival. "Is anyone her? Guys this is no time to playing games! I'm seirous." She said putting her hands on her hips. Thats when it hit her, they weren't there, they must have left. But the question was why, because they rarely left their den. Only if there was trouble going on somewhere in Tarigot. She dropped her pack on the ground and made her self at home. They were never gone for to long. 2 days atleast, maybe this was a good thing. Allowing her time to straighten out her thoughts, and decide how she was going to settle everything. Her eyelids drooped as she plopped down on one of the numerous amount of beds that the wyrms had stolen, back in the day.





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Darith was sound asleep when he was awoken carelessly by a great bust of hot wind. His eye's fluttered open slowly, but they soon popped open wide as he jumped off his blanket nearly peeing on hisself. There in front of him was a large scaley beast. He quickly grabbed his sword.




"Back off foul creature! I'm not afraid to slay you!" He threatened point his sword at it. The wyrm tilted his head to the side and started laughing a rough loud laugh. "What the-?"




"Darith! Put the sword down! Qaries prefers not to be threatened." Eric said pulling the sword out of Dariths shocked hand. Darith swirved around to face Eric, his eyes sending daggers.



"What the heck was the for?"



"I said put down the sword." Eric said fiercely. "This is Qaries, one of three great wyrms, they came here to pick us up to bring us to their domain."



"Why can't we just ask them for advice here?"



"Because its easier for them to communicate with humans in the desert." Eric sighed, getting tired of Darith's endless amount of snippy questions.



"That make's no sense! If they are as great as you say they should be able to give us advice here!" Darith said continuing on and on with his endless rigmarole.



"STOP TALKING! If you don't i will cut out your tongue and give it to Qaries to eat! And believe me he would just love that." Eric snapped at him. That kept Darith quiet for awhile as the rest of the group picked up their small camp. He sat near his horse looking around at the large scalely wyrms surrounding him. Once in awhile one would come up and sniff him, then turn around with a disgusted look on there faces.



"Come on Darith! It's time to leave!" Bard called over as he tied down the rest of the provisions and staples onto one of the larger wyrms backs. Getting up he started pulling his horse along with him, when Bard called back out to him.



"Uh uh! Tie the horse over there with ours! We can't bring him with us." Bard said pointing over to a tree.



"But they'll starve! And his coat must be brushed everyday!" He started contradicting.



"There's plenty of plant life around there for them to eat. We shouldn't be gone for to long anyway. And there is plenty of rope allowing them to run around." He continued. Darith hesitated for a moment but eventually he tied up his horse. As he walked over to the rest of the travelers he thought of something.



"Wait.. we are going to ride the dragons? I mean wyrms?" He asked his mouth dropping.



"Yes, how else do you think we were going to get there fast enough?" Anneliese said rolling her eyes. Darith shook his head, his staring at the floor. He climbed up on top of the wyrms slowly.. being careful as to not anger the wyrm or anything.



"Okay, let us GO!!" Eric said laughing, as Darith fell back words on the wyrm when the took off flying. If he had not strapped himself on, he would have fallen off, being a goner for sure. the rest of the group looked at him laughing, as they headed off into the sky nearing the desert, Taroole.