Queen of Peace by Wendy T Lyoness

Author:Wendy T Lyoness [Lyoness, Wendy T]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-21T22:00:00+00:00

Unwelcome Visit

Fayeth walked on clouds for hours after she’d slept with Leyla. Every once in a while, when she thought she was alone at home, a gentle breeze would caress her in the wrong spot, and she’d shiver uncontrollably because the sensation reminded her of the girl’s nimble fingers. She longed to have them inside her again.

At one point, Syvis happened to enter their kitchen at an inopportune moment, and though she didn’t comment on her mother’s weird trembling, she stared. Fayeth didn’t know how to explain what had happened to her daughter, but she feared she might have to, sooner or later, since Leyla lived on in her heart.

“The humans will be difficult to stop if we don’t act soon,” Syvis said and skipped morning pleasantries. “I can travel to the next village along their path, warn them, but I think we ought to deal with the humans ourselves. It’s our duty.”

“It’s my duty,” Fayeth said, grabbed the cup of herbal tea she’d prepared, and sat at the table. A friend of hers, a woodworker, had gifted the table to her on one of her numerous birthdays. He’d carved it in the shape of an oak leaf.

“You don’t have to carry the burden alone, mother.” Syvis leaned against the wall, next to a painting of the meadow of the dead. “I can ride Eina. I can warn our brethren. What if they’re caught unaware because we didn’t?”

“No elf will stumble into a human caravan by accident, and the Freow Woods are on our side, so if the humans try to ambush us in our own country, they’ll fail.” Fayeth sipped on her tea, which proved quite hot.

Syvis tugged on her hair and stomped her foot. “Mother, I—“

“Fine!” Fayeth wished they would not argue whenever they saw each other these days. She missed going fishing with her daughter, but she supposed Syvis had grown out of it. They hadn’t done it in months. “Do it, you can leave now. Eina will bring you to Atrin in a matter of hours.”

Syvis’ face lit up, beamed with excitement, and backed out of the kitchen as fast as she could like she feared Fayeth would withdraw her permission if she didn’t hurry.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you!” She shouted as she disappeared out of their home.

Fayeth sipped her tea, somewhat confused by Syvis reaction. If she didn’t know better, she would think her daughter had met a lover herself, and they lived in Atrin. Hopefully, Syvis wasn’t so bloodthirsty that she’d leap with joy at an opportunity to fight humans.

Either way, Fayeth could use the time her daughter was gone to pack another basket with food for Leyla. The girl didn’t seem useless in the wild, but Fayeth would rather have her eating berries and mushrooms than hunting animals. She didn’t want to offend the spirits by giving Leyla too many liberties in their domain. The girl remained her prisoner, in a sense, even if Fayeth had never told her that part of their arrangement.

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