Warchildren Scene 14

   

Magnus heard Mialee scream and hammered Arn on the shoulder with the bottom of his hammer's handle as he ran past him towards the sound. He barreled through the undergrowth and ran headlong into another of the creatures who turned just in time to catch a shield in the face. Magnus heard it fall into the leaves of the forest floor behind him followed quickly by a crunching sound as Arn shed in it's skull with his hammer.
     He plowed through bushes and knocked saplings out of the way in his headlong search for Mialee.
     “Mialee!” Magnus shouted.
     “Over here Magnus.” He could hear Ugadda's gravely voice shout from behind some briar bushes. That isn't good if Mialee isn't responding herself, he thought.
     His heart dropped when he skidded around the bushes and found Ugadda pressing down on Mialee's thigh. There was a lot of blood. He knelt down next to her and cradled her head in his hands.
     “It's going to be alright, Mia.” He said gently.
     She lay still as stone and was hardly breathing.
     “Where is Cogwyn?” Arn asked. “Cogwyn!!!” he roared.
     “I'm here Arn.” she said as she stepped carefully through the woods getting white as a sheet when she saw the bodies. When she saw Mialee she rushed over and fell to her knees. She moved her hands over Mialee and closed her eyes.
     “Well Wynnie? Are you going to help or not?” Magnus pleaded. “Do something!”
Arn grabbed Magnus by the back of the armor and hauled him back. “Easy there boyo. Let 'er work.” he said grunted in his ear.
     “Calm Magnus.” Cogwyn said and laid a hand on his thigh sending a spark of lightning between her hand and his leg. He felt suddenly calm and at ease, though he could not figure why.
     Cogwyn's hand began to glow softly as if lit by candlelight and when she placed her other hand on the wound it too began to glow. The would began to glow with the same soft candlelight within the damaged flesh. Mialee stirred as if in a  troubled sleep but Cogwyn kept chanting softly underneath her breath. The wound stopped bleeding and Ugadda removed her hands in amazement. The wound was not only not bleeding anymore but actually closing before their eyes.
     “Mialee, honey, can you hear me? Cogwyn said softly.
     “Yes.” she said weakly.
     “You will be fine, dear, you just need to rest.”
     “Whatever you say mom...” she said and giggled softly.