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Chapter 18 Lost Love


Two days later…I’m going to explode…Secrets will do that to you. If I tell Fireheart about Wolfbane, she’ll insist on coming along, and he’ll punish my poor recruits. Still battling myself on that gloomy afternoon, I clink sadly after Fireheart as she rushes into the king’s dining hall where Dawn’s army and our fifty (should be fifty-four) recruits are suiting up for war.

As for me, I’m clunking around in iron armor. A pacifist shouldn’t have to wear armor because he shouldn’t be fighting at all! After finishing a conversation with Hamlet, who looks resplendent in his adamant armor, Fireheart turns to me. “You look miserable.”

Before I can come up with an excuse, King Roald enters the room, squeezing through a huddle of noobs in iron. “Fireheart, there are mages stationed outside the castle. Shall I have my guards take care of them?”

Bluestar, who has been watching Fireheart intently for the past few minutes, suddenly speaks. “It must be Catgirl and the Mage Division she promised us.”

With his face taut with worry, King Roald muttered, “Are you sure? Forty mages stand outside, and there are rangers too.”

At the word “rangers,” Fireheart’s face darkens. “Are these rangers led by a red-headed woman?"

King Roald nods. To add to the chaos, Redseed bursts in, tripping over a person armored in steel who happened to be adjusting his boot at the moment. He rights himself and announces, “Lady Lore is here!”

After all this time, I’m not sure whether or not I want to see her. She’s here! I’d missed her…and yet I feel nothing right now. Perhaps her abandonment of me had killed my love for her. “Is she coming?” I ask.

“She’s on her way,” Redseed agrees. “Freak, you’ve gone pale.”

I shrug. Then Fireheart mutters, “Can we trust her, Redseed? She doesn’t usually take sides…and she’s well acquainted with Lord Luxon.”

26-Aug-2010 00:12:58

Dawn719

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My world falls apart. Well-acquainted with the monstrous Lord Luxon! Every occupant of the room has fallen silent as Fireheart continues. “I won’t believe that she’ll fight her own best friend.”

“Best friend?!”

Fireheart angles her head at me. “Yes, best friend. Lord Luxon was once like us. He wasn’t always the monster he seems to be now. He somehow leveled up so quickly that his entire personality changed.”

“And along with his personality, he changed his name,” Redseed added. “From Luxon34 to Lord Luxon. Luxon34 had the widest circle of friends, but his closest friend is--was Lady Lore.”

The aforementioned Lady enters then. She’s heard her name and is looking in a charmingly puzzled fashion at Redseed, who has the grace to blush for gossiping. Her curly, golden-red hair, which falls to her waist, shimmers as she strides into the middle of the room. Her green eyes are as hard as diamonds. Lady Lore. She looks more splendid than ever in form-fitting green dragon-hide. That perfect peach tone of her skin makes my body go up in flames. My face is red, I’m pretty sure, so I sneak over to Bluestar and hide behind him.

“Freak, are you okay?” he asks over his shoulder.

No. I’m not okay. “Tell me when she leaves.” She was Lord Luxon’s friend. Not mine. Bitter now, I take out my friends list. There’s a “delete” option. A tiny brown button that has the letters D-E-L-E-T-E. This lust for Lady Lore isn’t healthy. I know that. But I’m too much of a wimp to delete her from my list. But I have to for the sake of my sanity!

“Hey.” Her soft voice. “How’d you manage with the chickens, Freak? I’m sorry I left you for so long. But it looks like you’ve found powerful new friends.” Looking up, I meet her green eyes. Bluestar has apparently made no effort to hide me…

26-Aug-2010 00:14:11

The Flood456
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The Flood456

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yay more posts :) this story gets better and better

GASP! Lady lore is lod luxons friend! An epic plot twist! I was discussing this story with Wizardstar... We sort of predictd this O_o

26-Aug-2010 00:14:51 - Last edited on 26-Aug-2010 00:19:32 by The Flood456

Dawn719

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“I guess,” I reply lamely. “So…why are you here?” It was then that I realize that the entire room is listening in. Even Bluestar is so engrossed in the conversation between Lady Lore and me that he doesn’t notice that Fireheart’s shoulder is brushing his. He would have freaked out for sure…

She takes my hand in her soft one and smiles. “I’m here to help you. Luxon’s gone too far. Wolfbane’s without reason. Good, old Voldmort has stopped thinking and is only good at following orders now. Believe me.” Lady Lore turns her gaze on the rest of the room. “Believe me, all of you, when I say that they were nice people. They were the bravest Runescapians and the strongest…but I don‘t know what happened.”

The entire room is silent until Dawn speaks up. At the sight of her honest features, I move away from Lady Lore…guilty for some reason. “I believe you.”

A dissenting growl comes from Fireheart. “We have no reason to believe you.”

“We can't start bickering amongst ourselves,” points out a demure Catgirl, who had apparently sneaked into the room. Then I notice that the room is fuller because forty mages in blue robes have entered. Ahhh…no room…

“I feel claustrophobic,” I declare shakily. Dawn takes the initiative and orders her army from the room; they leave with a great clanking. The mages follow them with a great swishing. Very musical departures.

Our recruits stare pleadingly at me. They want to stay and listen. Fireheart shakes her head at them. “Leave us.” Before they leave with the others, Cheesecracker and Hamlet throw me hey-why-don’t-you-let-us-stay looks. I shrug and let them walk out of the room. I’d rather not have an audience especially when dealing with Lady Lore, who makes me feel like a fool the moment I step in front of her magnificence.

“My rangers are here to help you,” Lady Lore insists. “You trust the mages. Why not me?”

Fireheart, glancing at Dawn and Redseed in quick succession, mutters, “You’ve given us no reason to trust you.”

26-Aug-2010 00:15:19

Dawn719

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Much to my surprise, it is Bluestar who challenges her. “She’s come all this way with her rangers. Give her a chance.” He only blushes slightly as Fireheart turns her amber gaze towards him.

Lady Lore smiles at him, and an awful feeling of jealously grips me. Ugh, love has made me a monster: to be jealous of good ole Bluestar! I retreat towards Dawn, who is standing apart from the little circle. Her arms are crossed. Reassuringly, her woodcutting axe is missing.

“Hi.”

“Hi, Freak.”

“What are you doing?”

“I don’t know any more.”

“We’ve got this, don’t we? We have Saradomin on our side.”

She smiles at me then. I feel a tingle of warmth in my cheeks. She really does have a pretty smile. “You’re right. I shouldn’t worry.”

I ponder the depth of her lovely brown eyes. They’re lovelier than Fireheart’s: like gleaming bronze. With a nervous chuckle, I look away. This is no time to be admiring the features of the Pokey Lady. “Well, I’m worried. I’m going to die.”

“Many of us will,” Dawn answers matter-of-factly.

“No,” I mutter. “I’m going to die tonight.”

She takes me by the shoulders. *What do you mean? Suicide is not the answer for anything, Freak. Suicide doesn’t work…”

“Oh, no,” I laugh mirthlessly. “I’m not going to kill myself. Wolfbane will.”

“Tell me everything!”

I explain to her how Wolfbane has taken four of my dear recruits as hostages. At the end of my woeful tale, Dawn gives me a wicked grin. “We’ll shadow you when you go to meet him. Then we can take care of Wolfbane.”

“Instead of killing him, maybe you should give him my message first,” Lady Lore interrupts the conversation. Apparently, she’s been eavesdropping. My anger sputters and dies because she has her kindly green eyes trained on me. “When you find him, tell Wolfbane to come back and join us. For me. I love him. I miss him…As for the hostages, I’m sure he’ll let them go.”

26-Aug-2010 00:16:14

Dawn719

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Well, why doesn’t she rip out my heart and throw it away? Lady Lore’s loved Wolfbane all this time even though he’s a complete jerk. Of course, she’s never shown any romantic interest in me. Only I’ve been pining for her! Fury makes me puff out my chest and declare, “I’ll tell him you want him back. That should persuade him to fight for us and not against us!”

I rush from the room, ignoring the shocked looks from Dawn and Lady Lore. For the sake of Lady Lore! Yes, that would convince Wolfbane to come to our side! Bitterly, I pause outside the walls of Varrock Palace.

Maybe it’s better this way. Tell that to my stupid, aching heart. I’m not particularly impressive, level-wise, but doesn’t my personality make up for it? Well, now that I think about it, no, my personality is as crappy as my level. Oh well. I would face Wolfbane, give him Lady Lore’s message, and come what may, I will fight to my last breath.

It’s easy enough to sound brave, but as soon as I leave Varrock for Lumbridge (fleeing from the dark wizards and their stench), I feel my knees begin to tremble. But then I push on, remembering: even if I’m a coward, I’m not a quitter.

~End of Chapter 18~

26-Aug-2010 00:17:09

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