Storybit..Installment Two
Thanks for being patient with me folks.
I turn and face her. Flowing white robe, long raven black hair, ruby red lips, and eyes the color of bright emeralds. Her
voice is sultry and melodious. "What brings you out here, Samas? Come to say good bye? I am flattered."
My breath catches in my throat. It always does. I try to put on my warmest smile, and hope I succeed. "Marhta, you
know I would not leave without saying farewell. I have also come to beg of you not to..."
She interrupts me immediately, a brief flash of anger or annoyance appears in her eyes. "Do not bother, Samas. We
have been over this again and again. I will fight this....thing with or without your help. I have stood by too long and done
nothing."
Irritation flares within me, and I know it shows. "And what exactly are you going to do against the Blight, Marhta? You
will be corrupted or destroyed by it. It is to powerful for your magics, or mine, or both of them together. Please do not
throw away your life so uselessly. I plan to come back with assistance and perhaps...."
"Enough!" She shouts. She is angry. Whether it is at me, or the bleakness of the entire situation I am not sure. It is
probably both. "I have waited long enough, Amir. It is time for you to go your way. And I shall go mine."
I nod. It is time for me to do what I came to do and say farewell. Though I try to leven my voice, I can hear the sadness in
it myself. "All right, Marhta. Then I guess this is farewell. I can only hope and pray that we shall meet again. I will miss
you greatly. There is a horse behind the outcropping. It and the bronze weapons and armor with it are yours. Consider it my
parting gift to you."
I turn to go. I am to the point of tears. I did not want this to end in such a fashion. I begin to make my way down the rocky facing.
Her soft voice speaks behind me, and I can hear the pain in it. "Samas," She calls softly, "Please....wait..."