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Jeff, Gwen
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Date Posted: 12:00:16 10/18/05 Tue
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Gabriel/Rio/Alexis/
's message, "The Protectors" on 08:58:17 09/11/05 Sun
Jeff slid from Negasi's back and walked a little closer, stopping a safe distance from the girl, and smiled tiredly. "I think I've found something scarier than a crazy Cheysuli," he said. "Being a crazy Cheysuli. Because apparently I am one, and I must be crazy to believe it."
Alexis looked at him sharply and he ducked his head; she was clearly in no mood for humor. "Well," he said, "choice is a funny thing. You could say that I chose to come after you when I heard what was happening, but you could also say that it wasn't a choice at all. Given my...well, given my internal state of affairs, it would have been pretty much impossible to not come after you. Because, well, you're in danger. Not that I could really help you. That's how it's always been, hasn't it?" He smiled at her, trying not to be nervous at the way her hands twitched, the sheen of sweat on her brow, the faraway pull of some alien force in her eyes. "It's always been me trying to rescue you, failing miserably, and both of us realizing that you never needed resucing in the first place. Like when we first met."
Carefully, he took another step, pushing from his mind all thoughts of Cheysuli and madness and danger. All he wanted was to be a little closer to this beautiful girl, to comfort her before...well, before whatever.
"But I've got to keep trying to rescue you. Do you see that? I can't stop trying, I can't leave you alone, I can't pretend it doesn't matter to me, because I...because you're my friend," he finished lamely, and his face flushed.
"No closer," Negasi said in a low voice.
Jeff stopped, fearful. "Alexis?"
- - -
It felt very good to run. Gwenneveire stretched her legs to the utmost and her paws barely seemed to touch the ground as she raced alongside the wolves up and down the hills of the Blue Valleys. The grass whipped at their legs as they ran, splashing through streams and sidestepping boulders, and despite the urgency of the situation Gwen was enjoying herself. She felt stronger than she had in years, confident, capable, swift, and soon she would see her boy again and tell him the truth.
As they approached their destination, the creatures they had come to defend, Gwen's heart raced from excitement as well as exertion. ::I will go to my boy,:: she called to Gabriel and Rio. ::You must help Mike and Raz. I will reach Jeff in a few minutes.::
It's not too late, she told herself as she put on a new burst of speed. He is fine, they're both fine, Alexis would never hurt him.
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