place.
I nodded. ‚How did you know?'
He shook his weary head. Lines were etched on his face now, lines that hadn’t been there before. The wastelands were hard on him and I ached to take him from here. I had never felt so helpless.
‚I do not know. Every once in awhile, something just occurs to me. I don’t know how. It is just dropped into my mind.'
I thought on that for a moment as the wind whipped my skirts around me. Was it possible that he was inadvertently gleaning information through his life as Lucan?
He paused and ran his gaze up and down my length. ‚By the gods,' he breathed.
‚You’ve traveled time again, haven’t you?'
I nodded. ‚Yes,' I answered. ‚It was necessary. I think Zeus’ sword is in Camelot.
We’ve returned there to find it so that I can save you.'
He examined my clothing once again, his eyes widening.
‚You’re in Camelot?' he asked in shock. ‚Do you remember how dangerous it is there for you? I have no wish for you to be there. You must return to the Spiritlands.
We’ll find some other way to get to the sword.'
‚There is no other way, my love,' I shook my head. ‚We’ll find it, I’ll return, then I’ll save you.'
‚And then you’ll spend all of eternity reminding me of that?' he raised his eyebrow humorlessly. Again, it was something that he would normally say in jest, but it was apparent that all laughter was gone from his heart.
‚I’m going to be a father,' he marveled as his jaw clenched. ‚I can’t believe it, Harmonia. What a blessing!'
‚Yes,' I whispered. ‚And I cannot wait to get you back home so that we can truly celebrate it in the happiness that it deserves.'
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‚I’m sorry, wife,' he murmured, pulling me to him. ‚I will be happy. I promise it.
This place sucks every emotion out of me, I cannot help it. But I do love you. And I will love our child. It will be the most loved child in the history of the world.'
Tears streamed down my cheeks, soaking the front of his tunic, as sadness for what I was now missing overwhelmed me.
‚I know, Cadmus. Ours will be the luckiest child in the world.'
He glanced down at me. ‚So, you’ve managed a way to be with me, even though I am trapped here. You’ve always been wily, wife.'
I smiled against his chest. ‚It wasn’t my purpose, but I will admit that being with you as you are Lucan is a comfort to me right now. I miss you so much, Cadmus. But I am trying my best to save you. We will beat them, I promise you that.'
He nodded silently, his large hand stroking my back.
‚I know,' he answered. ‚I have faith in you, Harmonia. But leave here now. You don’t belong here.'
And I was awake.
Lucan was stroking my back in the same way as Cadmus had been a moment ago, his long fingers splayed across my hip identically. And although it was comforting, it wasn’t quite the same. Somehow, even though I had loved Lucan with every ounce of my heart, Cadmus was who owned it.
A large part of Cadmus existed in every mortal life that he had lived, but he wasn’t truly himself except for when he was Cadmus. It was more pressing than ever that I get him back - not only for me, but for our child. I curled my hand against our unborn child protectively and closed my eyes once more.
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Chapter Ten
The castle herald woke me from my nap with a bugle and his grating shout.
‚Hear ye, hear ye! The royal tournament will continue as planned for this eve. A feast will ensue after.' I could tell that he passed beneath my window and then continued onward, because his annoying voice grew more distant. ‚Hear ye, hear ye!...'
I rolled to my side and found Lucan’s eyes open. His arm was under my shoulders.
‚King Arthur is still having the joust' I asked. ‚Even after the massacre of the peasants?'
Lucan shrugged. ‚I believe he probably wants life to continue as normal, as much as possible. Why should we
I nodded. ‚How did you know?'
He shook his weary head. Lines were etched on his face now, lines that hadn’t been there before. The wastelands were hard on him and I ached to take him from here. I had never felt so helpless.
‚I do not know. Every once in awhile, something just occurs to me. I don’t know how. It is just dropped into my mind.'
I thought on that for a moment as the wind whipped my skirts around me. Was it possible that he was inadvertently gleaning information through his life as Lucan?
He paused and ran his gaze up and down my length. ‚By the gods,' he breathed.
‚You’ve traveled time again, haven’t you?'
I nodded. ‚Yes,' I answered. ‚It was necessary. I think Zeus’ sword is in Camelot.
We’ve returned there to find it so that I can save you.'
He examined my clothing once again, his eyes widening.
‚You’re in Camelot?' he asked in shock. ‚Do you remember how dangerous it is there for you? I have no wish for you to be there. You must return to the Spiritlands.
We’ll find some other way to get to the sword.'
‚There is no other way, my love,' I shook my head. ‚We’ll find it, I’ll return, then I’ll save you.'
‚And then you’ll spend all of eternity reminding me of that?' he raised his eyebrow humorlessly. Again, it was something that he would normally say in jest, but it was apparent that all laughter was gone from his heart.
‚I’m going to be a father,' he marveled as his jaw clenched. ‚I can’t believe it, Harmonia. What a blessing!'
‚Yes,' I whispered. ‚And I cannot wait to get you back home so that we can truly celebrate it in the happiness that it deserves.'
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‚I’m sorry, wife,' he murmured, pulling me to him. ‚I will be happy. I promise it.
This place sucks every emotion out of me, I cannot help it. But I do love you. And I will love our child. It will be the most loved child in the history of the world.'
Tears streamed down my cheeks, soaking the front of his tunic, as sadness for what I was now missing overwhelmed me.
‚I know, Cadmus. Ours will be the luckiest child in the world.'
He glanced down at me. ‚So, you’ve managed a way to be with me, even though I am trapped here. You’ve always been wily, wife.'
I smiled against his chest. ‚It wasn’t my purpose, but I will admit that being with you as you are Lucan is a comfort to me right now. I miss you so much, Cadmus. But I am trying my best to save you. We will beat them, I promise you that.'
He nodded silently, his large hand stroking my back.
‚I know,' he answered. ‚I have faith in you, Harmonia. But leave here now. You don’t belong here.'
And I was awake.
Lucan was stroking my back in the same way as Cadmus had been a moment ago, his long fingers splayed across my hip identically. And although it was comforting, it wasn’t quite the same. Somehow, even though I had loved Lucan with every ounce of my heart, Cadmus was who owned it.
A large part of Cadmus existed in every mortal life that he had lived, but he wasn’t truly himself except for when he was Cadmus. It was more pressing than ever that I get him back - not only for me, but for our child. I curled my hand against our unborn child protectively and closed my eyes once more.
Courtney Cole 57
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Chapter Ten
The castle herald woke me from my nap with a bugle and his grating shout.
‚Hear ye, hear ye! The royal tournament will continue as planned for this eve. A feast will ensue after.' I could tell that he passed beneath my window and then continued onward, because his annoying voice grew more distant. ‚Hear ye, hear ye!...'
I rolled to my side and found Lucan’s eyes open. His arm was under my shoulders.
‚King Arthur is still having the joust' I asked. ‚Even after the massacre of the peasants?'
Lucan shrugged. ‚I believe he probably wants life to continue as normal, as much as possible. Why should we
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