Serpentis Family/Erik Eyolf/Romantic Letters - Part II
In the road between Montijo and Avamar,
After a small and good battle in Al Amarah beside Lord Leonidas and a fast return to Montijo, the Stormwalkers were going back to Avamar waiting for a great battle, but Erik doubted that the enemies had enough courage of facing the walls. White stones red of blood. The scribe was very busy with a portion of messages. He was afraid of tormenting Erik in the last days, but the youth Count's humor was very better. The warrior went walking in front beside Captain Karl.
Captain Karl: "We are struggling together in Sirion for a long time, M'Lord. And I should say: it is an honor for me. No gift in this world could show how proud I am, but I hope you like my present."
Erik Eyolf: "More than be my Captain, you are my friend. It is with you that I train my abilities with the sword and is you who passes my leadership to the soldiers. You know me very well and your present left my humor much better."
Captain Karl, laughing with satisfaction: "It was not easy to distract the old Nesrah. He observes me with hawk eyes. You know how he is concerned with bastard children."
Erik Eyolf: "Those women had a lot of breath, but I don't worry about those things. My heart is great and there is a lot of love to distribute. I only fear that the days of great parties are ending..."
Captain Karl: "That beautiful merchants' daughter of Slimbar?"
Erik Eyolf: "Perhaps a woman is better than many. Besides, I need to have legitimate children to carry the name of my family. I will populate Fontan with bastard children, but I have to populate Siron with legitimate children."
Captain Karl: "You are right, M'Lord. All noble should have a respectable family. Nesrah never let me see the sorceries that he does, but some commoners in Montijo were afraid with an old one that whispered with the wind. I don't know how him gets travel so fast, but he should already be in Slimbar right now."
In Slimbar,
Nesrah was in Slimbar to receive the answer of the last letter that Sir Erik had sent to the youth lady that he was courting. The beautiful woman was young and she had red hair as fire. She had green eyes as the forests of Dolmbar and the skin was white and delicate as the snow. A combination that made Erik believe that the youth was the image of Elune in beautiful feminine curves. She had dressed the most beautiful dark blue dress, as the waters of Sirion River. She was more beautiful because she waited for the visit of Erik. She ran in the atrium, but her smile soon died when she saw the image of the old sorcerer.
Nesrah: "I know that you hoped to see a youth elf in a shining armor instead of an old one. Sir Erik is going back to Avamar right now, but I fear that he will retake the military activities now that Judge Alexander went back to the activities."
Lady Mary: "I don't know if I am sad or happy. Us all respected a lot the Judge Alexander and Sir Erik impressed me a lot. But I saw him dueling and I think he was born for this life. I would have a lot of pride in being beside a great warrior of Sirion. The fact of he have lost Judge's position doesn't change anything, perhaps only the available time for our encounters..."
Nesrah was impressed with the youth woman. She seemed to have a lot of safety and determination. She spoke as if already is the Erik's wife. In any way the old guardian caught a box with a Erik message. The youth woman caught the gif and opened the little box after read the words:
All my soft wild promises were words
Birds, endless in flight...
A beautiful necklace with a shaped-heart ruby was inside of the little box. The woman smiled and slid the fingers in the gift. The desire to meet Erik was growing. She just looked at the horizon as if she could see Avamar. As if she could see Erik once again. She already admired the warrior. But now was the love that began to appear with power in her heart.