Charred Waters : Erva

Eyes of blood red,back at me they stare. Blue flashes before me I tremble as the snow turns red, blood...... blood all I see is blood......a body lies in a pool of blood eyes red back at me they stare lifeless.

"Erva, Erva..... what's wrong?" was the voice I awoke to as Alatea called to me in my bed Chambers . "What's wrong Erva you were screaming "No" over and over, are you having nightmares ?"

"Sister I began, where is our sister? something is wrong my heart aches for Simil." Alatea feeling the fear in her sisters voice ran to the stables barking out orders for the readying of a dozen horses and strong men. " Where do you think you are going to , it's past midnight? came the familiar voice of her uncle "Erva had a nightmare and I too feel something is wrong, too long have they taken to return I shall band together our men and ride out to find my sister." Before he could protest "the men are ready, let us bring home our family" came the voice of Luke cutting him off ,into the forest off they rode charging on as into a battlefield.

I watched from my window as my brother and sister took command and raced out in hopes of finding Simil, Luke had just but returned that afternoon with his hunting party, much game was brought back the town's people were pleased but the real reason Luke and his friends were out for so long a time, a month to be exact was because a pack of wild rabid dogs with the shedding sickness had been running rampant in the nearby woods.

I paced about the fire-room frantically looking to the door in haste whenever I heard but a creak. "A cup of wine to still you, " said one of the maids as she handed me the cup, it was rich and strong one would think it bitter which it was , but not so much so. It had a strange sweetness to it that I was beginning to take a liking to quickly.

As I sat there watching the fire devour the wood, I began to drift into sleep cup in hand I spilled not a single drop, as my eyes finally closed all I could see was darkness and hear the faint voices of the house help . Everything is quiet now, out in the distance I hear crying and someone calls for Simil......it's a woman's voice , I follow the sound but it keeps getting further yet all around me it is. I try to call out to the voice but all my mouths says is "Simil" I touch my hand to my mouth in panic only to find tear stained cheeks......it is me, I am the woman crying but why ,why would I be weeping it's so dark here Simil where for art thou dear sister.

"Alatea" came Luke's voice cutting through her thoughts as he saw the worry on her face. The horses began to slow down as the party got closer to that place, some of the men had clearly started to look to the trees with fear plain as day, you could see it in there eyes..... almost tasting it.

"I smell blood," spoke Rutas "a lot of blood." "Gerald, Pete man the horses and ready the torches" came Luke's voice.

They began a slow trot with the horses making sure they took in all of the surrounding they could see. They came upon the bloody scene with the dismembered horses and bits of mortal, "be sharp and quick on your toes " Luke spoke with a brave face.

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