Chapter 5
The whole crowed looked uneasy. If two of the gods wanted to get into a punch up then so be it. they weren't going to get in the middle of it.
'How dare you say that? I love him and you are just going to let him die!' Emmy screamed. This was followed by many rude words which she had learnt from Althalus.
'You have to understand. There is nothing I can do for him. It is beyond my powers,' he told her gently back.
Suddenly she looked at him sharply. He knew what she was thinking.
'There are many risks. There is a big chance that it won't work.' Emmy looked back down to where Althalus was lying. Their daughter was on her knees beside him with her head on his shoulder. Her tiny shoulders shook with each sob. Althalus open his eyes and reached up with his failing strength to gently brush his fingers through her hair.
'It is worth a try,' Emmy told him. 'Althie dear,' she asked him when she reached his side. Emmy then whispered something in his ear.
Eliar looked at the little girl. It's too much for someone that small to see, he thought.
I agree, replied Andine. Why don't we offer to look after her until Daddy is better or Emmy's gotten over her grief?
That would be smart. But you do realise that it could take years?
Yes. I did think of that when I just asked you. We could ask her to go by another name and I do want children.
Whatever happens she needs to get out of here as soon as possible.
Andine slowly approached Emmy. It wasn't that she was afraid of her but it was more that she didn't want to see how bad Daddy really was.
Emmy, Do you want us to take your daughter? We would be willing to take her until a better time, no matter how long that is. We would have to ask her to take another name as everyone knows that the name Halena belongs to a goddess. Andine was trying to avoid all the turmoil going through Emmy's head. This was really hard though as nothing was straight in her head at the moment.
Please, do. I don't want her to have to see this. The amount of begging in her thoughts along with the sadness made Andine start to cry again. The only thing different was that this time it was not from happiness.
'How dare you say that? I love him and you are just going to let him die!' Emmy screamed. This was followed by many rude words which she had learnt from Althalus.
'You have to understand. There is nothing I can do for him. It is beyond my powers,' he told her gently back.
Suddenly she looked at him sharply. He knew what she was thinking.
'There are many risks. There is a big chance that it won't work.' Emmy looked back down to where Althalus was lying. Their daughter was on her knees beside him with her head on his shoulder. Her tiny shoulders shook with each sob. Althalus open his eyes and reached up with his failing strength to gently brush his fingers through her hair.
'It is worth a try,' Emmy told him. 'Althie dear,' she asked him when she reached his side. Emmy then whispered something in his ear.
Eliar looked at the little girl. It's too much for someone that small to see, he thought.
I agree, replied Andine. Why don't we offer to look after her until Daddy is better or Emmy's gotten over her grief?
That would be smart. But you do realise that it could take years?
Yes. I did think of that when I just asked you. We could ask her to go by another name and I do want children.
Whatever happens she needs to get out of here as soon as possible.
Andine slowly approached Emmy. It wasn't that she was afraid of her but it was more that she didn't want to see how bad Daddy really was.
Emmy, Do you want us to take your daughter? We would be willing to take her until a better time, no matter how long that is. We would have to ask her to take another name as everyone knows that the name Halena belongs to a goddess. Andine was trying to avoid all the turmoil going through Emmy's head. This was really hard though as nothing was straight in her head at the moment.
Please, do. I don't want her to have to see this. The amount of begging in her thoughts along with the sadness made Andine start to cry again. The only thing different was that this time it was not from happiness.