The chronicles of Mittland Part 03 Time of the wolves

[Vauban]

With the spear in the hand TRACANSIS stepped before his mother. Without any feeling in her face lady CHRONA looked to the dead body of her husband down on earth. Their voice sounded icy, as if it would come from the Kalte See, „what has happened? Was the old fool too stupid to evade a piece of wood? Weren't over twenty years of the preparation enough?“ Lady CHRONA pushed with her foot in ARTRAC's side, thus as if she wanted to wake a sleeping roughly. „You could not even make something correctly? For your failure I would kill you personally, if you already would not lie dead before me.“ She turned to the bodyguards and instructed them, „remove it from my eyes!“ „Everything ran as planned“, TRACANSIS began his report, „the rebels attacked the first lines, and as all of them were on the battleground, our dragons destroyed our enemies to dozens… “ 

[Vauban]

„However father was met by a bewitched spear.“ TRACANSIS tried to save his father's honour. He could not understand the heartless behavior of his mother. With a jeering smile Chrona heard her son's report of the happening. „So, a bewitched spear…“ „The spear followed father, although he turned in the flight. No normal spear of this world is able to do that.“ For the first time since TRACANSIS has returned, a moving showed up in the face of the lady. Surprised by TRACANSIS words she headed an eye brow, „a spear, which strikes hooks? Did they have still more such miracle weapons, or for what reason you have not obeyed then our plan further?“ 

[Vauban]

„However… “, TRACANSIS stuttered. His thoughts were racing feverfully through his mind in order to find an explanation, which placed contently also his mother. Lady CHRONA came closer to her son, „or were courage or understanding missing to you, in order to continue alone? But I assume the fact that of both enough in your head is missing.“ So she spoke and turned away for going. That was too much for TRACANSIS. Furiously he packed his mother at the shoulder and withdrew frightened his hand immediately again. Not only the character of his mother was cold as ice, also their body was cold like an ice block. „Who are you?“ he asked silently. 

[Vauban]

She answered with a smile in her face, „I'm your mother.“ However her smile resembled a grimace, there was no joyousness in her face. TRACANSIS was frightened by this expression. He rubbed his hands together unconsciously, in order to drive away the coolness ascending in him. With an impact he felt powerless, as if someone would have pulled the soil away under his feet. An emptiness spreaded in him. Tumbling he left the landing strip and hurried to his accomodation. He had to think.



To bei continued …

[playmovictorian]

What a stunning epic story dear Friend   

So beautifully told and the costumes are magnificent 

Karim

[Giorginetto]

 

[WarriorOfToys]

Ohhhhhhhhhh...
Could it be, Artrac's wife was behind it all?
A lot to think about while we wait for the next chapter.

[grangel]

  :wow:My congratulations, master storyteller!!

[Vauban]

@playmovictorian: thank you, my friend 

@Giorginetto: 

@WarriorOfToys: Cherchez la femme! [Look for the woman!]  ... Six years ago I was looking for a long time for the dragon queen . I liked this figure really, but I had not anyone. The I had luck and I got two at the same time, so one had to be customized at once and added to the story.

@grangel: thank you very much 

Chapter XVII.

In the meantime the dwarves had broken through  the hard granite and vacated the pieces of stone to the side. The wolf warriors approached as first the break-through. On the other side a spacious cave extended the pit. The group passed  securing carefully in all directions the cave. They reached stairs made of stones. Hasty they rose upward the stages. The wolves reached the door at the upper end first closely followed from the warriors. ARN, LILIAN and Deman YA followed them rapidly. The dwarves were the last ones.

[Vauban]

They opened carefully the door and crept into the adjacent corridor. From there out they could observe the bodyguards taking away the dead ARTRAC and TRACANSIS speaking with lady CHRONA, too. They understood however no word about the conversation, because they were too far away. Suddenly they were discovered. Soldiers of ARTRAC's bodyguard emerged as from nothing and attacked them immediately. Threateningly they swung their large axes, the favourite weapon of the black troops. Also the rebels took their weapons and resisted.