Dora lay behind Neriah, her hands on his chest. She snuggled beside him, replaying the events of what happened earlier on between them.
"Are you okay?"
"I am fine," she whispered.
He caressed her hair, "so.. uh.." he blushed a little, "do you want to do it again?"
She shook her head, "oh, no, no, I don’t think so," she laughed nervously.
He nodded and wrapped his hands around her,"okay then," he nodded.
There was another mont of silence.
"I think.. I should leave," she told him.
"What? Why?"
I have spent a lot of ti with you, I think the other might be a little worried."
His lips turned down in disappointnt, "oh,okay."
They disentangled and she slowly got down from the bed to get dressed.
"Be careful, do not hurt yourself," he also got down from the bed and wrapped a hand around her waist.
"Let help you," he said softly.
She nodded, "okay."
He helped her slid into her dress and made sure to go slow so nothing would hurt her legs.
When she had gotten dressed, he also got dressed and decided to walk her ho.
"We could go back together," he smiled at her.
She blushed, "thank you," she took his outstretched hand and together they left the room.
"Oberon is not going to be mad, right?"
"Mad about what?"
"You coming to see and staying this long."
She curled her lips, "I doubt so. Why would he be mad? He knows you."
He sighed and pressed his lips together, "hm, yes, I guess he does," he muttered.
She looked at him with worried eyes, "is sothing wrong?"
He shook her head, "no, everything is fine," he smiled.
"Okay."
Dora’s nose twitched, "do you slls sothing?"
He looked at her, "sll?"
"So other kind of creature is around,"she looked at him.
He also sniffed in and confird the scent, "you are right, but what could it be?"
"Do you think we should ignore it?"
"I do not know," he shrugged.
"Maybe, we should."
"Cool," they continued their walk.
As they continued, they noticed the sll was getting stronger.
"Hm, that is not the sll of a werewolf," he said, his nose was twitching.
"I think so too," she was becoming very curious.
"I can sll the blood emanating from it."
"Do you think it is a vampire?"
He shook his head, "no, I doubt so."
"Now, I am getting more curious, we should go check it out," she tugged at his hand.
"Why?"
"Who knows? It might be sothing that is beneficial, but nevertheless, let us have a look," she held his hand and followed the scent of the creature.
"I have a weird feeling about this," he said nervously.
"Calm down, what bad could it bring?"
He sighed.
They got to the source of the sll and saw a wulver, sitting down, blood dripping from its teeth.
"A wulver!" Neriah’s eyes brightened.
"Yes," she laughed, "but why is he injured?"
"I doubt so, his teeth are stained with blood," he said as he walked towards him.
"Wulvers can talk, right?"
He shrugged and stopped before the wulver.
"Hello," he waved and the wulver did the sa.
The wulver wrote sothing on the ground and he read it.
’Μπορώ (I can help you).
Neriah looked at Dora and beckoned on her to co read it.
She also read it and her heart began to throb, "help us with what?"
Νyx’ (searching for Nyx).
"You know where she is?"
He nodded.
Neriah and Dora exchanged glances, "he knows where we can find Nyx!"
"Hm, are you sure of what you are saying? Where is she?"
"How did you know her na?" Neriah asked.
"Does that matter? He can take us to et Nyx!"
"Hmm, well, we can give it a try, but we have to be very alert."
"He is a wulver, they are not harmful. He is a good fellow."
"Well, show us where Nyx is then."
He got up and signalled them to follow him.
Dora was excited and at the sa ti nervous, "co on, let us go," she held his hand and tugged at him to follow her.
"Fine, I am coming," he sighed and walked behind them.
The wulver led them through a bush path, "where is he taking us?" Neriah groaned.
"Hold on, Nyx is not going to appear right in front of us," she tried to pacify him.
He rolled his eyes and grunted to himself. She frowned at him and he stopped.
The wulver led them through another path that led them out of that forest.
"Wait.. why is it leading out of the forest?"
"Be patient, let us see where he leads us."
Neriah clenched his fists, he wanted to say sothing but feared he would hurt Dora’s feelings.
They continued their walk till they got a cave.
"What are we doing in a cave?" He groaned.
Dora was annoyed, "will you just calm down and see what he wants to show us?"
She followed the wulver inside leaving him outside. He rolled his eyes and decided to follow them in.
The wulver led Dora to the spot where Nyx lay.
She gasped, and covered her mouth as she saw Nyx. Tears filled her eyes.
"Nyx?"
The wulver used signs, and told her Nyx had fallen asleep.
"This is too good to be true!"
She sat beside Nyx who was sleeping peacefully.
"She is okay!" Her eyes searched for the wounds Nyx had before. It was healing rapidly. This made her pleased.
She turned to face the wulver, "Thank you so much! How do I ever thank you?"
That mont, Neriah ca inside, "ugh, I almost got lost," he shook his head trying to her the dust out of his hair.
"Neriah, look! Nyx is okay!"
He stopped. His eyes searched for Nyx who was still sleeping.
"Oh."
She was so happy, "ha! Nyx is alive!"
"Well, she is," he went to stand beside Dora, "Oberon would be so happy to see her!"
He turned to face the wulver, "my apologies for not believing you. She is hale and hearty. Thank you kind sir," he bowed in appreciation.
Dora also bowed in appreciation, "thank you very much. We really appreciate your kindness and we are willing to repay your kindness."
He went to bring a tablet and he wrote on it.
’Το δικό μου ιχθυοτροφείο’ (My own fish farm).
He handed it over to them, "hm, fish farm. That should be easy," Neriah shrugged.
"Yeah, we can grow a fish farm for you," Dora nodded and her gaze went to Nyx.
"Should we take her ho like this? Or inform Oberon first about it?"
"We could surprise him."
She nodded, "I agree with you. Let us do it then."
Neriah walked up to where she lay and carried her in bridal style.
"Off we go."
Dora waved at the wulver, "we will co back here, to repay your kindness!"
He bowed in acknowledgnt and waved them goodbye, wishing them well.
Dora was too excited to stay put. She would run ahead and scream in excitent, or she would twirl endlessly, or she would skip about waving at the birds.
"Dora, you might wake her up."
"Are you going to carry her like this all the way back?"
"I would have strapped her to my back, but she has a wound."
"Oh. I thought she might get uncomfortable later on."
"She will be fine. Do not bother."
"Just make sure she is not uncomfortable, okay?"
"Yes, yes, I know," he rolled his eyes.
She could not wait to get ho and tell Oberon.
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They were halfway close to their house, when Nyx was beginning to wake up.
"She is waking up," Dora whispered.
"Yes, she is."
She ca a little closer to Neriah, "I think you should put her on the floor, so she would be able to assimilate everything."
Neriah nodded, and put her gently on the ground.
Nyx mumbled so words, and slowly opened her eyes.
"Nyx?" Dora called softly.
"Hm?" She finally opened her eyes and looked around.
Her senses imdiately beca alert,"I am close to my ho!" Her eyes bead as she looked around.
"Yes.. you are."
She turned in the direction of the voice. Dora was looking at her with tears in her eyes.
"Dora?"
She nodded, "yes," she whispered.
Nyx was overjoyed, "Dora!" She spread her arms and Dora embraced her.
"Nyx! You are alive!"
"Of course, I am alive. You thought I would die just like that?"
"Archi would be so happy to see you," Neriah chipped in.
She looked at him, "who is this?"
"Soone who had been of help. He is Neriah."
She nodded, ’hmm, okay."
"Let us go ho together."
"How did you find ? Where is wulver?"
"He was the one who led us to you."
"Oh, he did promise to find my family," she smiled.
"Can we go ho?" Neriah asked.
She nodded, "let us go."
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