Deliverance

Mairwen and Nurlan had finished dispensing with the leprechauns and were monitoring the capture of the dark blue troops. Minor skirmishes were going on here and there, but overall the New Emperor's army had surrendered.

"I want to know how Mother and Father are doing," the princess told the general. They both glanced behind them and toward the sea. They could see neither of the battles clearly. However, they could hear the sounds of war wafting over the Beachy plains and see that at least some of the ships were still floating in the sea. The Emperor and Empress still had work to do.

"A fairy will come and get you once it is safe," Nurlan assured her. "Until then, we will stay put."

Mairwen sighed and bit the inside of her cheek. "The waiting is harder than the battling."

Not wanting to contradict the princess, Nurlan shrugged. "The time certainly seems to go slower when nothing is happening," he mused.

Listening quietly, Eira was glad for the moment of peace. There were far too few of