Where is our daughter?

It took some getting used to, living here in Felarathael. None of the things that were on the islands were the same as what the elves were used to back in the days of Nuban. Fifiteen years since they had left Keya on her father's throne it had been and their children were strong and happy now. And though she knew that she was getting older now, she was nearing her hundredth birthday, Gem knew that should the peace hold that they had, she would not step down until she she was well into her late two hundreds. Though years flew by, she did not age like normal humans would, she looked to be about forty years old now.

However all was not well in Meadowbrook. One of their daughters had been kidnapped a year and a half ago, and no one had seen the beautiful blonde haired girl that was Princess Pollae. Hybur and Meira were worried about their sister, but at the moment nothing had been told of her whereabouts. Gem still had people searching, there was no chance that she was going to allow the same thing to happen to her children as it had to her own sisters. That much she knew, though she also knew that whoever had her daughter did not want to be found.

If they had wanted to be found, they would have allowed her to be returned by now. It was then that the throne room doors opened once more and a tall but much younger male elf, around the same age as the missing Princess, came in. He had long red hair and green eyes. She knew from a glance that he was one of the Taror elves, though she had not anticipated him coming, for she knew that he was one of the elves on the Moon Dragon Island, not the one that Drannor was on like the rest of his kin.

He bowed in the traditional elven way before speaking. “Una stella deve brillare sull'ora del nostro incontro, Regina Gem ar' Re Auraka." At least he was one of the Moon Weyr elves who respected that Gem and Auraka were the overall leaders, not their own island lords.

“What is it?” Gem asked once he rose once more.

“I bring something of some interest to you both, Your Majesty. A letter from your daughter, Pollae which she had me bring herself.”

“Show me.”

He walked forwards and then passed her a furled scroll then backed off again. “I will answer any questions that rise after you read this.”

Gem unrolled it then gasped as she recognized her missing daughter's fluent script. He was telling the truth then was he? She quickly read the letter before passing it to Auraka as well.

Gem could see that she seemed almost fond of the male elf before her, but that was something she had not been expecting. She knew that Meira and Taeron were dating of course, but Pollae finding someone? It was hardly expected. Now though she waited for Auraka to finish reading what her daughter had said. Gaelira was certainly put out by the idea of remaining behind.

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The younger elf waited for a while they looked at the note their daughter had written, he knew they were certainly Pollae's parents. He could easily see parts of their daughter in both of them, and he knew they would hear him out at least. He was smart enough to know what to do in this sort of situation. "Of course I can. She did ask me to show you where they were."

Gaelira growled. "I don't like the idea of you two going in there alone." Clearly she was put out by the words referring to someone wanting her dead.

"Gaelira, I would rather not lose you," Gem replied, shifting to look at her dragon. The huge Sun Dragon was curled up along the opposite side of the rooom from Rasjar, curled up in the sun streaming through one of the windows. She was blinding to look at, but Gem was used to it.

"Fine." The Sun Dragon snarled, but she knew that if Gem refused to let her help, there was nothing she could do. She did not want to stay behind but she would now.

Gem laughed. It was more of a mocking laugh though at his comment about her staying behind with the other two kids. "Since when can you tell me what to do and have me actually follow those orders?" she asked. "Only Gaelira's in danger, not me." He knew that she was hard to beat in a fight, she'd only ever been beaten by himself.

"She's right, Auraka," Gaelira growled. "At least that way I'll know what's going on with you two anyway. I'll keep an eye on the young ones, as will the others in my weyr." She was not pleased at staying behind but if it was the best thing she could do then she would. "Once I would have sided with you, but I won't any more. If Gem knows she'll be fine, then that's good enough for me."

Gem could almost see the protest coming from Auraka and Rasjar about that one. There was no doubt in her mind that Auraka at least would not like this idea at all. But if it was one way of getting Gaelira to stay behind surely he would see sense after all. That was something she had thought about. “I already knew that you were going to tell me to stay behind, Auraka.”

Her eyes though had seen a few things that the others had not, and neither had her daughter. “Plus, I knew that this was coming eventually. When and to which of my children I knew not, I did not even know it was going to be one of our children, but I do know there are some things that even Pollae and Valmaxian don't even know about. A few traps and things that the people who have Pollae had set up in case someone did manage to get word out and send for help.”

"My gift is failing me at the moment, Auraka. That vision was not clear at all. All I knew was that someone's daughter was going to go missing. I could tell nothing from it at all. Now that its happened well... I know who." Him telling her off for not telling him about the vision stung. "I did not think it was something that related to any of the elves so I did not heed that vision."

She sighed. "And I am not staying behind, that will just cause me too much worry over you. I can defend myself and you know that!"
"You may need her, My King. The others there will not just listen to you, even though you are a Moon Dragon rider. They ahve no choice but to listen to Queen Gem however."

Gaelria growled, clearly not changing her mind at all.