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Date Posted: 07:40:48 02/16/02 Sat
Author: Caewyn Lady of the Stag
Subject: Caewyn's Story

Caewyn's Story
Daughter of Roweena and Elariand
Excerpts from Roweena’s journal

April
While I was out in the forest this morning I spied a man kneeling by the river. It is not like me to spy on people but this man stole my breath away. He seemed to glow. I do not know how to put this into words. He stood up at one point and stood totally still if I didn't know better I would have been sure he had seen me but that was ridiculous as I had cast invisibility on myself. It was while he was standing thus that I really looked at him. He was so tall and slender, he must be a lord his cheekbones were high with sweeping eyebrows and think lashes framing the most amazing eyes. Mesmerizing Golden eyes, I couldn’t tear my own eyes away from them. I still feel as though he could see me. I watched an amused smile form on his lips, I felt myself licking my own in response, before I realised what was happening he was moving towards where I was hidden I quickly recalled home. Now that I am sitting here at my desk I wish I had stayed there, I wish I was still staring into those beautiful eyes.

April 2 weeks later
I saw him again, the Lord with the golden eyes. I haven’t been able to get him out of my mine since I first saw him. This is so unlike me I am a Mage/Tamer not some lovelorn girl I am sworn to protect the innocent I do not have time for romantic fantasies no matter how delectable the lord staring in them is. I must concentrate on my work and rid my thoughts of this man, Of his long fingered hands and flowing hair, oh but I can just imagine those slender hands caressing my skin. But this is not to be I am not some maiden waiting to wooded and swept off by a night in shining armour. The people of the village have been complaining of a dragon ravaging the cattle so I must go out early tomorrow morning and try and woo this beast into moving on.

April next day
The Dragon nearly killed me she was not interested in being friendly no mater how softly I spoke with her. But he Saved me, the lord with Golden eyes Elariand. The dragon was just about to take me when he appeared above me on the ledge and started shooting her with arrows. I ran back down the path to escape but he was there at the bottom waiting for me. It is amazing I still do not know how he got from the cliff top to the base so quickly I am sure he isn’t a mage.He introduced himself to me as Elariand and asked me if I made it a habit of trying to speak with dragons. I explained my life’s calling and the way I had with beasts of all kind. He laughed and said I could try and tame him. This shocked me and yet again I ran away he didn’t chase me but let me run I could hear him laughing behind me his laughter was musical like water over rocks.

May
It has been a week since I saw Elariand at the Dragons lair and I have not bumped into him since hopefully this will be the end of ti and he has gone back to where it is he lives. Maybe now my thoughts will turn once again to the care of this land.
Tomorrow it is Beltane and I must prepare to go down to the village and fill my role of High priestess
Beltane
My how the villagers love the festivals they are all dancing and singing now chorusing through the fields while many couples have become lost on the fields I am sure there will be many babies born in 9 months time this year this is the time when I do feel the loneliest I had best go out and check the beasts in my care and retire as I am sure there will be many a sore head tomorrow.

5 Years later
Where do I begin with where I have been maybe with now. Back in my cottage near the village all looks the same except I am older and I have seen things you wouldn’t believe and I am pregnant. Elariand came to me on Beltane eve and asked me to walk with him in the wood I could not refuse though my mind was saying no my body and soul were refusing to listen and went with him. He is an Elf and not just any elf but a Prince. He took me to his home and there I have been for these past five years I lost track of time whilst I was with him and the years sped past. Oh but I have neglected my duties.
When I discovered I was pregnant I had to leave I couldn’t bare to tell Elariand that I was going to bare his bastard, and a Bastard she will be. He would never have maried me and I am sure Sylenia would know Elariands heart as they had grown up togther. It was Sylenia that told me Elariand would be sending me from him soon. He wont know I am gone yet he thinks I am still at his home the spell bound lover that I had been since the day we met. He is out hunting and patrolling the borders of his fair land, with the help of Sylenia I was able to leave and find myself back here in my cottage.

1 months later
I have been forced out of the village the people are afraid of me and they cast stones at me when I walk amongst them. I have purchased 2 horses from a farmer both a poor and near to death but they will serve me. I will load my belongings and set out from here so as not bring my child into this hate filled place of Elariand I have heard no word I am sure he is glad to have me gone.

4 weeks later
I have found a beautiful glade deep in a forest the Land is far away form where I met Elariand and the cruel villagers. there seems to be no humans nor elves for leagues. Here I will stay and raise my child. I will train to in the arts of magery and teach her to speak with animals.

6 months later
Ah my beautiful daughter you look so like your father it frightens me. The same silver hair and pointed ears, those golden cats eyes looking out at me filled with intelligence I could almost believe you were as old as the hills and not a few weeks old. I Named you Caewyn my child the name your father called me by in elvish. It is a pity I did not learn to write and speak better elvish whilst I was in his land as I could have then taught you. I still see your father in my dreams and when I look out at the setting sun my mind drifts back to his fair land. One day my child I feel it will be your destiny to go there. I am not sure what greeting you will receive but go there you must.

10 years later
The time has flown so swiftly it seems like only yesterday I birthed my beloved Caewyn. She has grown more like her father each day. She is tall and already graceful, the animals adore her she never wants for companionship as the beasts of the forest play with her. Already she is showing signs of immense power one day she will be a great but gentle mage. I just wish I was going to be here to see it but it is to late for me now. I am dying and I don’t think I will live to see Caewyn turn 11. I must get a message to her Father somehow and ask him to come for her. I hope he will come for her for if he doesn’t she will have no one. One of the eagles will carry a note to him for if any beast can find something it will be the mighty eagle with his powerful sight.


My mother died a week after writing this last entry in her journal.I had not read her journal entries at this time and I did not read them till I was quite a bit older. Even now reading her journal entries Breaks my heart anew. My mother did not know that as well as my fathers looks I had also inherited his lifespan. My father did come for me, he was saddened when he saw my mother lying on her death bed a faded beauty and a beauty she had been A small woman but beautiful, she had eyes of blue like the brightest summer sky and flowing red hair. But that day my father came she was waiting for the goddess to come and take her. Her skin was drawn tight over her bones and her eyes were fading, her beautiful red hair was streaked with grey and had lost its lustre, and there I sat a gangly girl child crying next to my mother begging her to not leave me alone and that didnt want to live by myself. I didn’t hear my father came in but my mother did and when I saw her look behind me I turned and he was standing there with a tear running down his cheek.

My mother squeezed my hand as best she could and told me that this was my father and that he would take care of me and love and that he wouldn’t be leaving me for a long time and that she truly loved and wished she could stay. She looked at Elariand and begged him to forgive her and said she had always loved him and that everyday she wondered what he was doing. Elariand spoke to her softly in elvish and she smiled he leaned down and gently kissed her. She told me she loved me one more time and breathed no more.

Elariand gently led me away from the cottage and sat me down motioning for me stay where I was. He buried my mother while I sat there looking on, he went back into the cottage and collected up my mothers journals placing them in a pack he slung over his mount. He lifted me onto his horse and mounted behind me and we rode off.

I looked back over his shoulder as we rode away from that glade and I saw my mother standing next to the door of the cottage smiling she was beautiful the sun streaming down her hair was full of colour and shinining brightly her dresses apeared to be as light as air, she blew me a kiss and then she was gone.

Elariand took me to his home and brought me before his wife. He claimed me as his eldest child and heir. What my mother had not known or realised was that Elariand had loved her, loved her more than life. But Sylenia had tricked them both, she spent her years after sending my mother away trying to win her way into Elariands bed, but this never happened and Elariand married another.
The note my mother had sent to Elariand explained a lot to him of what had passed and why she had left him. When Elariand spoke to my mother on the day he came for me he was telling her that he had always loved her and would love her till the end of time.

Within hours of arriving at the halls of my father Sylenia was summoned before Elariand he demanded the truth from her and she upon seeing me broke down, Elariand refused to be swayed by her tears and she was banned from his halls as this was not the only wrong she had caused his family.

Elariand's wife was a gentle soul and she took me to heart and treated me as she treated her other daughters my sisters Nilith, Soressa and Solith, she never once treated me differently and I was always encouraged to strengthen my gifts of magery and animal taming. I blossomed in the halls of my sire under the care of his family.

I spent many summers within his halls but as I grew older something seemed to be calling me to venture out of the safe haven and serve those in need. My family did not try and dissuade me from my choice. I gathered my few belonging that I would take with me and bid my family farewell and set off into the lands of Britania.

I did not wander alone for long within the wild lands of Britania, the goddess guided me to her children and soon I was embraced within their family, and that is where I stand now.

My story is not finished but I am drawing it to a close now, my story will continue for as long as I continue to walk lands, it will continue as long as those of my family walk and may the children of Dana always be there to guide and protect those in need.

Caewyn half elf, Daughter of Elariand and Roweena.
Lady of the Stag Tha Danaan Rangers.
Lady Caewyn The Danaan Rangers

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