Elemental reasonings
Bjorke rose early, unable to sleep. It had been months since she’d had a nightmare, but in the past weeks she had been plagued with them again. Images of Niles intertwined with the warlock Aeron Bastual had filled her dreams, clawing at her as she laughed. Quietly, she dressed, then gathered her gear. She was loading her field rations when she felt Edrick watching her.
She turned to him. His eyes were dark and piercing, but she could see he was more hurt than angry. Bjorke crossed the small room, and bent to kiss him. He wrapped his strong arms around her, and pulled her down atop him. She felt his desire through the fur rug, and groaned. “I must go, my love. The sooner I leave, the sooner I will be finished.” Kissing him lightly, she avoided his gaze, and wriggled her way out of his embrace. “I will miss you, and I’ll be back as soon as I can.”
Heading up the stairs, limping slightly, Bjorke waited until she was outside before wiping her face. She summoned her faithful “goat,” Blastit, and headed North. The shaman wanted elemental components, and those were best found in Arathi. Blastit knew the paths well, and she dozed as they traveled. But even in such a light sleep, the gruesome images swirled in her head. She saw her own actions, as if she were outside herself, and heard laughter. Blastit bleated at her, and she woke with a start, glad to be back in the real world again. Her mount stamped his feet in warning – a group of orcs, six or seven of them, were headed for Hammerfall. Bjorke watched, but they were merely passing through. Read the rest of this entry »
