The Search.
Manon walked with the Queen to Terrasen with the hope that in the way there she would find a little witch, that show up to her bringing a "annoying" felling that she doesn't recognize, was something that she never felt before, but she don't wanna lose.
"What are tou think witchlin?" Dorian asked as he walked by her side.
"Why do you care princeling, you don't have anyone better to annoy?" Manon replied angry that she was pulled thoughts.
"wow, someone is a little inspired today, tell me who let you this way"
Manon din't replied, what Dorian found strange, the witch always has something to say.
"Seriously, what happen?" Dorian asked softly like a person that was cleaning a precious crystal afraid to break.
"Elide Lorcan" Manon whispered
"Who?"
"Daughter of Marion, quiet kid, at least at was when i knew her" Aelin spoke up behind the two.
"Marion? same Marion that saved your life?" Rowan asked by her side.
"Yes i hoped that she was alive, I have so much to say to her" Aelin said a little sad.
"She is alive" Manon said with determination.
"How do you know that she is alive? You are here with us, and there's war anywhere that you look she can be probably dead " Rowan said.
"She is not dead" Aelin and Manon said in unison.
"She is to smart for that" Manon add.
"How do you know her so well?" Dorian asked.
Manon took a deep breath and start telling the history of a day that she walked at her tower and saw the witchling for the first time.
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Elide was tired is been days that she was walking with the fea warrior that helped her in the moment of need, in which she paid giving little information of half truths.
Truth to be told sometimes against her own will, she thought about Morath, but not the bad things that happen to her, but the witch that remember her, saved her, leaved her.
But she could't afford to think about Manon right now she needed go to Terrasen, she needed to find Celaena Sardothien and deliver the final gift of Kaltain. She need to focus after she can think about the witch that make her fill alive again.
"We need to go fast Marion" Lorcan said abruptly.
"Why do we need to go faster, I can't walk faster than this" Elide replied pointing to her poor weak leg.
"Something is coming, somithing not human"
"Wha-" that time a criature hit Elide bringing her to the grass of the forest, but din't attacked.
"Don't move i'm gonna kill it" Lorcan said.
"NO, NO, DO NOT MOVE. I know him" Elide scream.
"What? What do you mean? How could you know this thing?" Lorcan asked clearly surprise that Marion knew this monster.
"First. Don't call him thing. Second his NAME is Abraxos. His is not dangerous." Elide said as she was standing again, but it will be more convincing if Abraxos wasn't growing at Lorcan in front of Elide as if to defend her.
"Again HOW do you know each other, and -" Lorcan stop talking sooner that he sense the same smell that Elide had with her.
"What?" Elide asked, looking aside, while going to Abraxos and petting his head while the beast looked at her with kind eyes.
"You know the beast owner, that's why it's protecting you. And that's why you both have the same smell with you." Elide froze, and Abraxos went in front of her as to defend her again but this time not of aggression but for a low blow.
"Abraxos it's okay, it's time for him to know the truth." Elide said looking at Abraxos, while the beast looked at her with concern, almost saying that for her not speak to much.
"So i'm waiting" Lorcan said with cold eyes.
So Elide start speaking about Morath, at least one version of it. She was careful to describe, she doesn't want compromise anyone or herself.
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"Manon" Aelin called softly at the dark at the night.
"What?" Manon asked.
"I never though that i was say this one day, but thank you." Aelin said looking at the stars.
"Why are you thaking me i did not do anything?" Manon asked clearly annoyed again. Aelin laugh.
"Elide. You took care of her, when i couldn't."
"If it's any consolation she needs does not need anyone's protection. She is to smart, she can live fine on her own " Manon replied looking at the stars to.
"Why?"
"why what?"
"Why did you took her in?" Aelin asked turning to see Manon.
"I think that you Witch Killer is going deaf, I told all of you she has witch blood on her veins" Manon said curtly.
"There's more than that, you knew she was Perrington niece, and you took her in, you protect her, show her how to go to Terrasen, save her for death." Aelin said taking a step closer to Manon to look at her close as it to decoding her, Manon simply look at her. "Really you just gonna be quiet? what you don't have any answers for me? or are you afraid to admit the truth?" Aelin continue.
"What truth that the Queen is going insane, seeing thins were's there is nothing" Manon said defensive.
"I'm going insane or you just to afraid to said out loud?"
"For someone who din't know she was alive you are to emotional" Manon replied trying to chance the subject.
"Elide Lorcan is special to me, her mother is the reason why I'm alive, and I'm the reason why Elide doesn't have a mother." Aelin said with tears at her eyes, that she blink as a try to pretend that they are not there. " I will protect her when i find her she is going with me to Terrasen where she is going to be save"
"WHAT?" Manon asked alarm.
"She is a lady of Terrasan and part of my court when i find her is her right to take this place" Aelin replied.
"You forget she is a Blackbeak, she chose this way" with this replied of Manon, Aelin laugh again and walk to find Rowan, leaving a confuse Manon.
"We will see about that" Aelin said as she walked.