On the way~

[Cien]

Cien pulled her hood over her head. Mayelyn had settled into a steady rhythm, a somewhat soothing movement. For now, however, Cien felt her thoughts running wild.

'Why am I doing this?'

'What am I doing?'

She sighed. If someone had foretold all that had happened to her, bringing her into this situation, she would probably have thought it impossible. After all, when she had begun travelling, she had determined to stay a neutral.

Yet some things just couldn't be ignored. And that look...

Cien sighed again.

[darksilver]

The mad rythymic beat of Thor's hooves along the sand's made Erin feel wild as the wind rushed through her copper hair. Thor slowed his gait to match Mayelyn's as Erin heard Cien sigh.Thor shyly lowered his head and made a small snorting noise and turned his head away.

'What's troubling you friend? '' she asked with a smile to Cien.

[Cien]

Cien glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. If she were to say "I'll help you this time, but if I ever meet an enemy of yours in the same situation, I would help him as well" Cien knew that she might as well have just stayed behind in the first place. She shook her head.

"It's nothing much really. I was just wondering how far I've been carrying my neutrality. Maybe it has made me too... insensitve. After all, most of the time I just stand back and watch."

[darksilver]

Erin watched Cien with her deep dark silver eye's as she spoke.

Erin smiled and said '' Neutrals help those who deserve help. Not all those who need it. Neutrals may stand back and watch , but if they did fight alongside a perticular side , they would'nt be neutrals, and if they tried to stop the fighting , they would become the enemy of both the fighting sides. '' Erin said knowing that the elves had been in the same predicament once upon a time.

Erin sighed '' I was once neutral, I was always uncertain. Infact, I'm never certain , who can be certain about anything? I was certain I would live alongside my whole family until the age of 20 where I would leave and travel Alageasia. I was wrong.... But now as a Varden, I feel some stability back in my life , I will try with all my power to get back at those who had disruted the peaceful world in which I once lived '' Erin said a spark of terrfying anger in her dark silver eye's which were now looking up to the skies.

The desert stretched out before them and the sun was falling low on the sky.

''Shall we stop? It will be dark and the cold will come with it soon.'' she said watching the low fallen sun as Thor pawed at the ground...

[Cien]

Cien nodded and smiled. "Thank you." she whispered, knowing full well that Erin would hear her. At least for now she knew she was doing the right thing. Gently she coaxed Mayelyn to a stop and leapt down. The powdered sand flew into a cloud under her feet. The sky was not completely clear, and she felt a bit worried. Was it just her?

Turning to Erin, she asked, "Do you feel a bit uneasy?"

[darksilver]

Erin's sharp ears heard the words of thanks easily. '' You're welcome.'' she replied.

Erin gave an involutary shidder as she looked to the darkened skies with a slight frown. Thor whinnied uncertain of the sudden silence. Erin lowered her gaze and saw slight disturbances of sand near the horizon.

'' IS that what I think it is ? '' she asked quietly her heart begining to thud wildly.

[Cien]

Cien rested her elbow on the hilt of one of her blades. Something in the air smelled wrong, but she couldn't quite place it. It did, however, seem very familiar...
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Erin, who looked disturbed.

Something clicked in her memory.

"Erin, let's find a shelter, quickly."

[darksilver]

Erin continued to watch the disturbed sands movement's. Her heart gave a leap when she realised it was heading towards them flattening any plant it came to like an invisible wall.

Erin gasped '' er...yeah good plan '' she said pulling the tent from the saddle bag and quickly placing it together. After a minuete she had it up and it was jsut large enough for them all including the horses , to fit in. Erin turned and she saw the sand storm had grown to an enormous size and was plummeting towards them ,the tent would be ripped apart. Erin composed her thoughs and turned to Cien.

''Quick get yorself and the horses into the tent I 've got an idea '' she said the slightest urgency in her voice.

She closed her eyes and spread her mind taking in energy from her surrounding's she felt the magic in her surge and she spoke ''Letta orya vindr''

She felt a drain in her energy as the wind's thatwould strike her or the tent stopped dead in their tracks.Erin opened her eyes and saw the success.

She gasped and said.'' wow.....'' panting slightly from the drain of energy..

[Cien]

Cien had just managed to coax the horses into the tent and was sticking her head out of the tent to call out to Erin when she heard the words. A shiver ran down her back and forced her to blink. In that moment, something happened, and suddenly, everything was calm.

She stared at Erin.

"What... was that?"

[darksilver]

((ooc: W00t! I have returned sorry about that ;@( ))

Erin stayed stock still for a moment before Cien's question settled.

''...I....I have no idea '' she said with a grin. She had never had proper magic like the other elves as she was only half elf.,but she felt somthing then and knew it would work.

Still panting slightly Erin let her legs fall from beneath her and she sat down hard. Still with a slight confused yet amazed look on her face.

''That...that never worked before....the magic...but...now.....how? '' she said more to herself than Cien ...

[Cien]

(Hi! Finally!)

Cien folded her arms and looked in the direction where the wind had dispersed. "Maybe it was the urgency of the moment? It happens like that sometimes..." Her voice trailed off as she looked down at one of the swords. It had happened like that too... that time... the first time she had ever killed someone.

[darksilver]

((Sowy ^_^))

Erin shuddered and felt weakness drag at her. The world spun slighty and she lay down her eyes closed. She began to shiver uncontrollably as the weakness dragged at her...

''It certainly was urgent '' she said her voice quite low with exhaustion

[Cien]

Cien reached out and touched Erin's elbow. "You should rest. I think you've drained yourself." She took out a small bottle filled with spiced wine. "Drink this and go and sleep in the tent. I'll go and secure everything. We should stay here tonight, it would be too dangerous to go on."

[darksilver]

Erin opened heavy eyelids and her dark eyes looked to Cien.

''Good point'' came her weak voice. Erin gathered her energy and pushed herself to her feet. When she got there she wobbled dangerously but kept her balance.

''I'm ok '' she said with a slight chuckle. She accepted the bottle ''Thank you , goodnight Cien''

Erin trudged her way to the tent where she was baradged by a bout of nuzzling from a concerned Thor.Erin chuckled and climbed into her sleeping sack. Drinking a bit of the wine she savoured the warm taste on her tounge. She lay back and almost in an instant fell into a deep sleep. So deep she didn't feel Thor crouch near her side, leaving plenty of room though for Cien and Mayelyn.

((Ooc; OK In my next post I'm going to get the dragon egg to hatch.Like in the middle of the night..That ok with you? ))

[Cien]

((In the middle of the night? Sounds fine ;D ))
Cien stood at the door of the tent and rested her hand on Mayelyn's neck. The darkness crept over everything, as if covering the desert with a soft blanket. Mayelyn nudged her gently and Cien smiled. "The sky seems larger out here, doesn't it?" she whispered. Stretching, she yawned. "Come on, Mayelyn. We had better get a good rest tonight. I hope Erin does too. She must be completely exhausted." She lay down quietly facing the door and pulled her cloak around herself. 'Hopefully nothing happens tonight,' she thought, the moment before sleep carried her away.