UnSeelie Dreams Chapter Two Page 6

Amara smiled at this conceit as she listened to his prayers. Through the filth she recognized him. Earthly time had changed him, melded him into humanity. When she looked upon him she saw only the in-between and no future course.

The hunter would become the hunted. What would Lily do now that he had returned to her?

She touched his face with her cool hand; her heart ached to see her kinsman in such pain caught between spirit and flesh. Amara’s lips barely brushed his forehead and her wisdom echoed inside his being.

“Please arise, sir knight.”

“You have lost nothing here. Follow the path of your heart and true nature, and you will gain all. Follow your head and you will loose all. All you believe will be challenged but no matter your choices you will retain your honor. This you will only understand at the end of your journey. Ever move forward and never look back.”

And just as she had appeared, she was gone, leaving only the remnants of mist.

Thomas blinked, not knowing why he had stopped in his tracks. Something important had been given to him but he could not remember what it was. He picked up his pace as the ground sloped; the ground became greener with each step despite the lack of sunlight.

At the bottom of the hill stood an orchard with trees that stretched on forever, Thomas paused when he reached them. Barely any moon light shone through the limbs, tiny blue flames flickered at random.

Move forward but do not go toward the blue lanterns.

Instinctually a part of Thomas woke up. He could not explain why or how he knew this orchard, this place and realm.