Silvertree Chronicles Bk. 01 Ch. 31

I also found out how to do a mind blast ability but it is just that it goes everywhere in the area. Clairvoyance abilities to either see or hear what you are seeing or hearing. I figured out how to do two abilities at once from myself. Like telepathy and seeing through your eyes so I can see what you see and give you my thoughts or you can tell me to move forward.

They think I might be able to tap into premonitions as well but we will have to work on that. She will come for a visit next month thanks to your ring. She really does love that. It frees her up to be able to do things for Lady Silver Hair. That assignment you argued with Jarron over with me. The fact that you protect our children for two generations from being conscripts she also found admirable.

Expanding the pool of talent first then find the right candidates not try and shove a square peg into a round hole. She fights that battle with the council at times. You gave them another asset that will not be exposed easily by giving her that ring. Missions that they might have wanted me for they may send her instead. They want her to do trial runs on learning human and elven behavior while in our town."

Eldar, "I am glad they could help you and find some offensive abilities for you. That makes me feel better about taking you into the field. I am glad your trainer is impressed with my position on things. Jarron and others on the Council did not see it. Not until I got you involved with interrogations of prisoners.

Then your power of suggestion abilities against the half-dragon. You earned your position in the order. You did not come home with nothing. You are like me. You came home with new abilities, expanded upon then to help the elven people.

I am glad that the ring helped her. There are others like it out there. I have two more in fact but I am not ready to give them up yet. We will have to see what we can find. The thing I am happiest about is having both of you by my side through the next several days."

Charlemagne, "I Agree with Eldar on the new powers. I also agree it is nice to have you home. Our bed will be full. Even if we have two homes right now. I say we disconnect and we check out your new power more in-depth on your next mission. When is that?"

Eldar, "The day after the funeral we are headed back to the humans. We have to travel back to the village tonight. We have to get people ready for the day after the funeral. I also need to know which trainers are wanting to go to the funeral. It is not required; I just need to know so we know who is manning the post. We should leave the horse stabled here for the night. I agree we should disconnect."

They rode the rest of the way in silence. Stabled the horses and he walked into the central garden. While the wifes finished brushing down the horses.

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Annette looked at Charlemagne and connected to her mind, "I have lots of secrets now about the dragons that I am not allowed to share. Part of my training was with a circle of them where they spent hours exploring each other's minds. I did not learn of Heliar's death from Lady Silver Hair.

I learned of it from a young idealist Crystal dragon who had heard he had been killed. He was searching for the perfect mind. A way to hold all of the ability of a psion. That was his goal. I did not give names to any of them as I knew their true names, as I know the true names of the council of nine. But I did with him.

I called him Sanity. He was seeking it to bring a balance to the mind in the hope of bringing balance to the world. I could not break out of that training until we got to a safe stopping point. Part of the effort was to help reshape my mind, to work through the trauma in my life, and help to isolate it off.

That took longer because I discovered Heliar's death during it and I worried about Eldar, you, and everybody. It slowed my learning until I could get my emotions under control. That was a 2-hour process every day to get my mind focused again, that is why it took so long to get home. He at least had you with him."

Charlemagne responded, "We are all open and honest but sometimes the details would be more harmful. He placed it on Lady Silver Hair and she did not dispute it. Openly. She told me to leave the blame with her, as she did feel responsible for the delay.

I had contacted her a couple of days ago and she confessed that much to me. I did not want to set him off twice. Once was bad enough and he got his point across to her. Because the information of Heliar's death was shared too broadly and too quickly with the dragon community.

He worked as a diplomat even between the different dragon factions at times. Control over that information rested with her and the Knights and it impacted your training. His loss was being felt in several negotiations he was conducting on their behalf.

As to being here for him, He kept so much of it bottled up. He told me would not have sex until his father's spirit was laid to rest. He would sleep with me and hold me. Sometimes cry with me. Sometimes he cried with his brother Elios. They would grieve together and I helped where I could on occasion.

The missing sword bothers me, his theory around it, and why he wanted us together to try and voice it only once. I hope the gods address that with him at some point. I am as sex-starved as you are right now. The last time we had sex was before he went to see the dwarves and it was only once, but it was epic. He got a book from Tiger, we could have a lot of fun with that as a guide. I'll show it to you later."

Annette moaned out a low climax as she covered her mouth to keep from screaming and broke her connection. She looked at her sister, "Sorry, I went to that night and felt what you felt. Gods I needed that release. Now I need to change clothes as my armor padding is soaked."

Both of them laughed together. Then nodded to each other after sharing a passionate kiss together.

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The gardener came to see him, "That central section of flowers in the middle had been cleared out as you requested. When did you want to plant? What are you planning to plant?"

He looked at him, "I want a hole three feet deep and four feet wide around in the center.

I want all of the horse dung dropped into the hole for the bottom two feet. I have a pile of dirt to fill in the hole. Ready for tomorrow with grass seed that works well in a shaded area. Be here tomorrow after the funeral and you will see what I am planting. The other areas have been planted?"

He nodded, "Yes all of the surrounding locations you pointed out have had trees planted. At the distances you specified and the tree species you asked for. Two of each, eight species. You realize it will take centuries for those trees to be fully grown and at least eighty years until they start to be considered mature."

He nodded, "I know, but that does not worry me. We are elves, we have time."

He headed to the courtyard and saw Silver Moon, "Dame Silver Moon how goes the outfitting? Did you bring a full group on your last transport?"

She smiled at him, "Only four in this group. We started with our dwarven recruits as they arrived. Four and a Silversong who arrived."

He nodded, "Get her geared up, she is our first Battle Bard and soon to be Moon Blade wielder."

She nodded "My sword told me she had a blade. These are the ones the Gods talked about?"

He nodded, "Her blade is the last of the existing house blades. The powerful blades. She is a Lieutenant assigned to my personal detail. I stole her from the Army."

Silver Moon laughed at that comment.

"I want the trainers working with her over the next week until the ceremony on the twelfth in which we will activate 3 of the last 4 blades. The last is destined to a wielder not born yet. I want all blade holders to know they are expected to be at the village by midday on the twelfth for a walkthrough.

I cannot compel Moonbow, Goldeagle, Moon Blade, and the other house blades we reactivated. The Queen can if needed. Pass that word to them only if they say they cannot make it. This is something to send out three days from now to those in the city.

Word needs to get to my Blade holders starting tonight. Hold up on taking your group back until my wives and I join you. Unless you wish to vacate our room in the village for the night."

She smiled, "I will wait for you to be ready!"

He went into the office with his wives and found the scroll. "This will take about an hour. I will leave the Silver crystal here. If you or my people need to contact me while I am away for Silvertree, Blades, or things the 'Duke' has to address." A note of sarcasm on the Duke. "My wives can contact me for any reason of course. We will travel to the village tonight and come back with my security and burial detail tonight."

His wives and Silver Moon all nodded to him. Silvermoon went off to outfit the new Battle Bard in combat worthy gear. Charlemagne sat and waited on him to finish while Annette went off and changed clothes and replaced her padding. She soaked all of the soiled items in water.

She got one of the house mages to clean it for her and then stored it away. She felt embarrassed by that but did not want to store it wet. Wearing her armor over her clothes had that advantage.

They walked out and Eldar spoke with the Head of his house guard, Guard Captain Silver Wind, "The wing the Gray Blades are currently securing will have my security detail coming in tonight. They take up rooms there when we return.

My quarters will need to be ready again for tonight as my wives and I will be back. We will go through my father's quarters later in the week when I have my brother with me to find his papers. Until that time the magical seals placed on it are to remain."

Captain Silver Wind snapped too and nodded, "Yes, Duke Silvertree!"

Something Eldar had to get used to with house guards. They would all call him Duke. He headed to Silver Moon with his wives and they were teleported back in the village. He saw Skinner. He yelled to him, "Lieutenant Skinner, please find all lieutenants and above to the house for a meeting. I want all Battle Mages, Battle Clerics, and Blade Singer not out on patrol waiting out front for after the meeting.

Take Eagle-eye with you after prying Doc's cock from her nether-hole. Tell Doc I want to see him as soon as he is cleaned up and ready. Silver Moon if you would let my Apprentices know they should be packed, with horses in one hour awaiting further direction?"

She smiled, "I will whip them into action. Do you want to tell me what they are doing?"

He smiled, "Going over reading material in the house. Moon Ray is helping Strong Oak understand a particular book on magical theory."

She stared at him and walked off.

Skinner was on his horse, "You know Eagle-eye and Doc took over the room in the barn now?"

He nodded, "Should give you an idea of how far away I can hear."

Annette laughed, "Glad to see some things have not changed."

He shook his head, "I can control it more now. Focus on the voice I am looking for or leave it open to detect every noise in the area. I needed Doc here and putting Eagle-eye to work is only a bonus. When focused on a voice I can get out to about double that distance or more."

Charlemagne laughed and they walked into the house as Annette shook her head. They saw Tiger coming from the bedroom and he stopped and Eldar raised a hand.

"We are not staying the night so you do not need to move, but I would like for you to find Greentree and tell him to be here in an hour. He can talk with Annette outside during the MANDATORY officers meeting before she goes back to the city tonight. In case any pressing matters need to be decided or requests made."

Eldar looked at Annette, "You can connect to Charlemagne and listen in."

If you have questions relay them in. Use your new abilities."

She smiled, "Good use of that power to be in two places at once. While listening to Greentree. That is a challenge as I have not done that."

Twenty minutes later and Doc came walking in annoyed, "Two minutes later and Skinner would not have had to watch the finale! Eagle-eye enjoyed the audience at least. That hearing of yours is amazing and frustrating."

The ladies laughed. Eldar looked at him, "When you get your own place you can get your bedroom walls silenced."

He shook his head, "The whole house!"

Eldar laughed," Then you will not be able to hear if your children need attention."

He grumbled, "Ok, something that will do the whole house that we can turn on and off."

He nodded, "I will put that on the list of things to get for my married officers and village elders."

He smiled. "What did you need me for?"

Eldar looked at him, "I will need you packed and ready to leave after this meeting. Warhorse and all. I have all of the Battle Clerics coming to the house. I need to know which clerics are best to take with me when we have the potential of running into undead?"

That got him spooked. "I think the wizard that killed my father might have turned into a lich. Either way, there was no dead body. He was a necromancer and enchanter. He was studying the process."

Doc nodded, "I will be back shortly."

Eldar walked out to find the Master Leather-smith. He smiled as Eldar approached and asked, "More work for me?"

Eldar nodded. He pulled the box out with the Blades, "You will be the sheath maker of Moon Blades. I would like you to stop by in 15 minutes so you can take measurements.

To know which symbols to put on two of these three. There is a fourth for House Silversong. Her existing house symbol does not match the one on the sheath. It was changed a few millennia ago. Her sword is already a family blade that has not been claimed, so you will have to get measurements off of the sheath while the sword is still in it. I thought I would get you that information to you now.

You bring whatever precautions you might need to not touch the dormant but live sword. The two symbols you will be doing are Strong Oak and Moon Ray."

He nodded, "Heard rumors about your apprentices."

He nodded, "Puts one into the hands of an elf-blooded from this village and a Wood-elf in the other. Oh, the bard's sword is a short sword."

He nodded, "Good to know, I will have to pull that pattern out. Not a lot of requests for that one these days."

Eldar smiled, "I have a feeling she will want a non-standard color. Not black."

He looked at Eldar, "When will I be working on the last one?"

He thought, "Sometime in the next 15-25 years. Build the sheath for it now is better."

He nodded. "So that one will be a while?"

Eldar nodded, "They have not been born yet."

Eldar walked away as the leather smith chuckled to himself. Eldar returned to the house and his apprentices were standing out front. He waved them inside. He looked at Silversong. "Lieutenant Silversong. You are out of uniform. Charlemagne, she is missing a cloak."

Charlemagne smiled and pulled one from her bag and gave it to her. "I want you to meet Apprentice Moon Ray and Strong Oak. I am training them to be Blade Singers. You will see them in the field with us so please note them and their cloaks. You see them getting into trouble let me know and if it is dangerous to stop them."

She nodded at them. He looked at his apprentice, "She will be activating her family Moon Blade next week when you claim your blades."

He pulled out the box and pulled the three blades one by one.

He set them on the table on top of the sheaths. "Now they will not look like this after the ceremony. They will have runes on the blades. There will be no nicks or scratches. You two need to tell me which blade do you want?"

They both pointed at a different blade and Eldar put the third aside. "Have a seat for the moment."

He took his sword belt off. "This is the new standard sword belt for Moon Blades. I believe all ten blades got new sheaths last time they were here. You will need a new sheath Lieutenant, But I already knew that."

She looked at Eldar, "Yes this is an old version of our house symbol you noticed that."

He nodded, "When I opened the box. That, and you are left-handed."

She noticed he was not looking at her, "You noticed that too?"

He nodded, "The Moon Blade in your hand is designed for right-handed use. After the purification, your grip will look something like mine. Can be used in either hand." She looked at his grip closer. "Now the standard color for the sheaths are black so my apprentices, do you want the standard color?" They both nodded.

He looked over at the Lieutenant, "I know you are choosing a different color, what color did you want?"

She laughed, "How did...never mind. Yes, I want mine to be dark gray like the blade."

He nodded. He flipped over his sheath and showed all of the house symbols. "I left room for the last four house symbols. Three will be added next to Silversong, Moon Ray, and Strong Oak. Now before you ask, the order is determined on the order in which they are activated with the strongest blades first. Newly claimed blades by age of the recipients. Now I had to adjust for Moon Ray as she will be an adult in 5 years.

She is the first half-elf or elf-blooded to have a blade. She will not be the last. The last is destined for a child not born yet. You all can decide if you want these on the back of your sheath or not." He looked around and all three of them were nodding. There was a knock on the door, "Come in."

The Master Leathersmith walked in with some of his tools, "What color did the Bard settle on?"

She turned red, "Gray. He told you I would pick something different?"

He nodded. "You've been here longer you will see weirder shit than him knowing you want a different color. See the gods, visions, and prophecies. You are a bard. You could write a trove of tales from the shit this one has done since before his wedding. Yes, I have been talking with some of your officers about when the weird shit started."

The ladies laughed and his apprentices tried not too but failed.

"Ask Hunter about the 7x7 or his ladies about the Ogre Magi he killed. Saving Silver Moon's life when she was halfway around the world. The fact that she and his apprentice both loved the same man. Her father and a former lover of Silver Moon.

Let alone how he alone has the knowledge of how to activate these dead blades and to clean up yours. Some call him God touched and I believe that. I also believe he is an elf all the same. Just with some changes like those new eyes of his."

Silversong looked at Eldar's eyes, "So many silver flakes and they look like they are moving."

He nodded and the Leathersmith looked over, "Hope you like children."

The bard looked at Eldar, "What did he mean by that?"

He looked at her, "Ask Doc about that."

His ladies laughed.

She looked at them and Charlemagne looks at her, "I've lost count of the number sets of twins Doc has determined is coming. Every female officer in the Blades from when we started Silversong. Keyno has triplets coming and Fireball's wife has quadruplets coming. Even the Queen has twins coming."

Annette jumps in, "Let us not forget Moon Blade's lady, the enchanter, and New Moon's wife."

He looked at them, "Then there are ones who do not know it yet."

The ladies looked at him and in that crazy twin thing, "Who?!"

He looked at them, "Sir Moon Bow and Captain Goldeagle to name two. Goldeagle has been hooking up with some young Sergeant under his command, Arcane Archer. You can grill him about it in five, four, three, two..." Followed by a knock on the door. "Come in Captain Goldeagle."

The door opens and the ladies laughed. The bard just stared.