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instructions you need to recover your memory, if you will take a member of our community with you.”
“Why do I need one of your women to recover my memory?” Alec asked , startled by the unexpected request .
“You do not need her,” Kendra placed her emphasis on the word ‘need’. “In fact, in this case it is more of an instance that she is a woman who needs you as a protector and champion. And I trust you in that role.”
“What are you talking about?” Alec asked.
“We have a woman, a very unique woman, who came to us with a broken heart and several broken bones many months ago. She has healed while with us, but she is a restless spirit, and will not stay here. If she is going to go back into the world, I would trust you to take her along with you until she finds a safe place to follow a new life.”
“Is she a plea sant person?” Alec asked, suspect ing that he was going to have to submit to Kendra’s wishes if he wished to leave the village on easy terms . “And is she capable of traveling quickly? I want to catch Andi, and the Warriors ahead of her, and all of them will be traveling at a high speed.”
“She will not slow you down,” Kendra told him.
“That is not an enlightening answer, and you didn’t say whether she was pleasant,” he noted.
“She is pleasant, but,” Kendra paused.
“Kendra, what are you doing here? What are you trying to do to my goal?” Alec asked bluntly.
“She is blind, which is not a problem, but,” Kendra grasped for words. “She is like an Old One, but she is not from one of the Five Cities. She is much like you in that regard,” Kendra spoke with sudden realization.
Alec looked at her in the dim interior of the hut, waiting for a further explanation.
“She is a changeling. During the night she is a woman, but during the day, she is a tree,” Kendra told him, looking away, and not seeing his mouth gaping in astonishment.
“A tree?” was all Alec could say.
“She says she comes from a race of people in a small village in the mountains west of here. They all have the same condition; human form after sunset, but trees for the most part during the daylight,” Kendra told him.
“Shouldn’t she be happy here, in this village, surrounded by a forest?” Alec asked.
“She is not. She enjoys people greatly. She would wish to be human all the time if she could. She left her village and fell in love with a man of the mortal race, but he was not good to her, and when he tired of playing with her, he left her,” Kendra explained.
“I can’t carry a tree across the countryside with me,” Alec said. “I can cure her blindness, but I can’t imagine that I would make good time if I had to sit beside a tree from sunrise to sunset waiting for her to become mobile.”
“What do you mean about curing blindness?” Kendra asked him sharply.
“I am a Healer. Before I had any other powers and abilities, I was a Healer. I will probably be able to restore her vision,” he answered, “just as I have healed my own injuries from the battle with the demon.”
“Could you cure any illness?” Kendra asked. “Could you treat others in our home?”
“I could,” Alec said slowly, “but I am seeking to travel quickly. If I try to heal everyone here, I will spend another day or two when I should be pursuing Kriste, and Andi.
“I have a mission. I am going to help those girls who need my help, including Andi now,” he returned to his fundamental goal. “Will you help me or not?”
“My lord, let me introduce you to the girl I mentioned, Aja. If you do not agree to take her after meeting her, we will not force you to make her your companion. And if your heart tells you that it is more important to go after the girls on the road than to spend a few more hours here with us, we will not force you to stay,” Kendra told him.
“That’s putting all the guilt on me! It’s not fair!” Alec said in
“Why do I need one of your women to recover my memory?” Alec asked , startled by the unexpected request .
“You do not need her,” Kendra placed her emphasis on the word ‘need’. “In fact, in this case it is more of an instance that she is a woman who needs you as a protector and champion. And I trust you in that role.”
“What are you talking about?” Alec asked.
“We have a woman, a very unique woman, who came to us with a broken heart and several broken bones many months ago. She has healed while with us, but she is a restless spirit, and will not stay here. If she is going to go back into the world, I would trust you to take her along with you until she finds a safe place to follow a new life.”
“Is she a plea sant person?” Alec asked, suspect ing that he was going to have to submit to Kendra’s wishes if he wished to leave the village on easy terms . “And is she capable of traveling quickly? I want to catch Andi, and the Warriors ahead of her, and all of them will be traveling at a high speed.”
“She will not slow you down,” Kendra told him.
“That is not an enlightening answer, and you didn’t say whether she was pleasant,” he noted.
“She is pleasant, but,” Kendra paused.
“Kendra, what are you doing here? What are you trying to do to my goal?” Alec asked bluntly.
“She is blind, which is not a problem, but,” Kendra grasped for words. “She is like an Old One, but she is not from one of the Five Cities. She is much like you in that regard,” Kendra spoke with sudden realization.
Alec looked at her in the dim interior of the hut, waiting for a further explanation.
“She is a changeling. During the night she is a woman, but during the day, she is a tree,” Kendra told him, looking away, and not seeing his mouth gaping in astonishment.
“A tree?” was all Alec could say.
“She says she comes from a race of people in a small village in the mountains west of here. They all have the same condition; human form after sunset, but trees for the most part during the daylight,” Kendra told him.
“Shouldn’t she be happy here, in this village, surrounded by a forest?” Alec asked.
“She is not. She enjoys people greatly. She would wish to be human all the time if she could. She left her village and fell in love with a man of the mortal race, but he was not good to her, and when he tired of playing with her, he left her,” Kendra explained.
“I can’t carry a tree across the countryside with me,” Alec said. “I can cure her blindness, but I can’t imagine that I would make good time if I had to sit beside a tree from sunrise to sunset waiting for her to become mobile.”
“What do you mean about curing blindness?” Kendra asked him sharply.
“I am a Healer. Before I had any other powers and abilities, I was a Healer. I will probably be able to restore her vision,” he answered, “just as I have healed my own injuries from the battle with the demon.”
“Could you cure any illness?” Kendra asked. “Could you treat others in our home?”
“I could,” Alec said slowly, “but I am seeking to travel quickly. If I try to heal everyone here, I will spend another day or two when I should be pursuing Kriste, and Andi.
“I have a mission. I am going to help those girls who need my help, including Andi now,” he returned to his fundamental goal. “Will you help me or not?”
“My lord, let me introduce you to the girl I mentioned, Aja. If you do not agree to take her after meeting her, we will not force you to make her your companion. And if your heart tells you that it is more important to go after the girls on the road than to spend a few more hours here with us, we will not force you to stay,” Kendra told him.
“That’s putting all the guilt on me! It’s not fair!” Alec said in
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