Far wanderer

[gwen]

The leaves rustled around the old opening in the hillside, and then with a flash of light and glamour, a form half fell, and was half tossed from the opening, to land with a loud splash in the pond below. Breaking the glass like surface and shattering the reflected night sky there in. Sputtering, she kicked her way back to the surface, though she maintained a tight grip on her weapon. With one hand she whipped the water from her eyes as she treaded water to get her bearings. “Now where…”she muttered. Seeing the shore wasn’t too far off, she made for it as best she could. Once there, she lay half in and half out of the water. It wasn’t a cold night, and the water wasn’t too bad. Staring up at the moon, she wondered. Am I home…of an in another part of the deep dreaming? Looks nice enough, at least it isn’t some other night mare realm. and she shudders at that thought. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath. Smells good, smells like home, feels like home…I guess we will call it home for now…til some big bad monster come along to ruin it all. Sitting up she looked about more closer at the night time landscape, as her mind wandered. How long had she been lost in the deep dreaming…and more importantly, how had she gotten there? Rubbing her head, she realized there was a very large gap in her memory, and she found that disturbing. Looking up the hill she spotted the portal easily enough, the strange discolor vegetation around it gave it away. it was a wild portal, so maybe she was home.


Why are you overly worrying?” She muttered. “It is a lovely night, the water is warm, no beasties are chasing you…might as well enjoy it. I am sure something will happen along to ruin it if I don’t.” Looking down into the water “Christ on Crutches what did I do to my hair?!” as she saw the two toned colors, her hand going to her once blonde locks that now sported streaks of black. Frowning she said “ Hmmm not too bad actually…I wonder why I did that?” Shaking her head, she hoped everything would come back; if not…well she would deal with that then. Right now she wanted a swim, to relax and enjoy this quiet moment. Removing her already wet clothes, she tucked them safely under a bush, out of site. “Be my luck there would be gremlins about to steal my clothes.” She muttered, before moving back into the water. “Damn, but this is nice…If I am still in the Deep Dreaming I sure hope it is one of the nice places…and I can stay…at least til I am rested.” as she let herself float across the cool waters of the pond.

[gwen]

looking up at the cresent moon, she smiles, and begins to hum, a hum that soon becomes a soft haunting song.

Siwrnai mewn breuddwydia 'n bell y tu hwnt i hyn castella barwydennau I lawr at 'r chyfarth ble 'r Moonlit ddyfrha chodymau Safais ar ei ben ei hun blwc 'r erestyn sang eiddo caniad Fel 'n ofnus fi d ar goll 'm enaid 'na i mewn 'r caddug eiddo caniad cadwedig yn galw 'm Yn arwain 'm acha ag 'i yn lledrithio alaw Ddwfn i mewn 'm asgre lais cadwedig yn adleisio Adnabyddais fi d 'n ebrwydd bod yn crwydro 'n bell y tu hwnt i hyn castella barwydennau Ble 'r 'n bell llochesa meets 'r awyr 'na 'r brwydra derfysgedig cara annwfn A 'n bob cholomen had ar goll 'i ewyllysia at adeina 'n bell y tu hwnt i hyn castella barwydennau Ble Dybiais Chlywais Tiresias ddeud Buchedd ydy erioed beth hymddangosa A 'n bob ddyn must chwrdd eiddo dynged

Her voice rising true and clear in the quiet of the night

(Translation:
Once in a dream
Far beyond these castle walls
Down by the bay where the
Moonlit water falls
I stood alone while the minstrel sang his song
So afraid I'd lost my soul

There in the fog his song kept calling me
Leading me on with its haunting melody
Deep in my heart a voice kept echoing
I knew I'd soon be wandering

Far beyond these castle walls
Where the distant harbour meets the sky
There the battle raged like hell
And every dove had lost its will to fly

Far beyond these castle walls
Where I thought I heard Tiresias say
Life is never what it seems
And every man must meet his destiny)

[Talon]

Sometimes he hated Fate, the fact he seemed bound to finding others in trouble and then finding ways to remove them from it.

So was the case of a Sidhe called Gwen ap Fiona, he had saved her once already, retreated into herself he had awakened her again, in Chicago.

He had not heard much of her since then, until Seth had started cawing like mad and draging him further into the dreaming.

Only to find her wandering yet again, lost in the Dreaming this time, her ties to the real world slowly severing as she headed further and further in.

it had taken him all his effort and power to keep her safe and heading back to the mortal realm.

Now he stood at the dreaming side of the portal he had tossed her through, fighting off a dragon like thing that seemed to take offense to his usage of 'its' gate.

Battered and bruised he plunged his blade into its now dying corpse, wiping the blade clean he sighed, his ribs killing him as he looked at the raven "What now?"
The bird just caws and heads to the gate.
"Yeah easy for you to do, your not the one that got smacked about"

Walking to the gate he stumbles through and slides on the grass, lying on his back he just rests now, safe for the time being.
Inhaling deeply he looks at the raven as it seems to laugh at him "Shut up, you go fight that dragon then, next time I'll stand by and give you advice, hows that sound?"

[gwen]

Hearing his voice, she quites floating and begins to tread water. "Talon?" she says questioningly. She was both surprised and not surprised that he was here. The fact that she expected it, but didn't remember why, bugged her though.

[Talon]

Moving to the edge of the water, dragging himself along he looks over and shakes his head "Thats bloody typical, I'm saving us and your having a bath?"
cupping some water he splashes his face, wiping the sweat and blood from it "Having fun?"

[gwen]

Swimming closer she frowns. "Um ya I am...And I hate to say this..but what were you saving us from? I seem to have this gap in my memory that you could run a fleet of truck through."

[Talon]

"Lucky you" he says shaking his head "Well the last one was the guardian of the gate we used, you really don't remember?"
Seth caws and lands nearby "Do you remember Chicago?"

[gwen]

"I remember bits..." as she gets out of the water to sit next to him. "When did I do this to my hair?" And she holds up a few black locks in question.

[Talon]

"How would I know, I'm not your keeper, just the one that seems to get you out of trouble constantly, it looks nice, you look less barbie-ish than last I saw you. Did the vampires do something wacky to you?" he pulls himself up to sitting "We should find out where the hell we are and get food, shelter you know the basics of life"

[gwen]

Sighing. "I remember things in flashes...i remember being lost..." and she looks at him. "And you were there...funny your always there saving my. My own personal knight in not so shiny armor." and she looks at him closely. "Should get you cleaned up a bit too. Your a right mess you know that?" then looking around. I assume we are back then, and not in some other part of the Deep Dreaming."

[Talon]

"You have a point, I'm waiting till its easier to breath first" he smirks and pulls himself closer to the water, washing his face more "So the battered look not good on me?"

[gwen]

Leaning in close "MMMmm, maybe you need some mouth to mouth? Actually it looks quite good on you." and she tilts her head slightly. "Why did you come after me...because you had to have. I can't imagine any one doing that for kicks."

[Talon]

"I do enjoy it most of the time, Its my duty to save those in danger, mostly Fae though one time I saved a werewolf kid from its own kind, that was strange" he shrugs "I know we're in the real world, things are a little to grim, even the nice things"

[gwen]

"That doesn't sound terribly unseelie of you...awful noble and seelie like if you ask me." as she give him a grin.

[Talon]

"Oh please" he says shaking his head "Your telling me that you actually believe that Unseelie can't do things other than be all mean and nasty?"

[gwen]

"Well, let's face it. You don't have exactly the most "shining' of reputations." then getting back up she wades back into the water. "But then, you have done quite a good job disproving that fact to me. In fact I think I am in your debt..this is...How many times now have you come to me rescue now? two, three?"

[Talon]

"I think 3 now" he shrugs "you just can't seem to avoid trouble, and for some reason I need to keep saving your ass, as cute as it is" he laughs painfully and pulls himself to sitting "Man I could sleep for a week and eat a nice horse shaped steak"

[gwen]

"Well, come on get cleaned up then we can go see where we are. Ask nice and I will even scrub you back you you..."

[Talon]

"You mean you need to ask nice" he says laughing slightly "What is it with women thinking that we're the luck ones to do something for them?" smirking he pulls himself to standing and starts peeling his clothes off.

Once nude he walks slowly into the water, wincing every so often as the water chills a bruise "I think I need a new body"

[gwen]

Swimming up and behind him. She place her hands on his shoulders and begins to kneed and massage them. "I like the one you have."