Filemma
(Part 2)
© by Bud Lemire on Feb 5,
2017
Taking a
closer look, into a Nightmarish dream
She was
awakened, by a loud noise and a scream
The Castle
Men, were attacking her family home
She's never
seen them before, their features all unknown
She saw them,
taking her sister away
Her sister
Domina, struggling to get free
They had her
face covered, she couldn't talk or see
Filemma ran
out to stop them, but was taken from behind
That was the
last thing she remembered, darkness took her mind
Dark skinned,
dark skinned, as the sun beat down
Her beauty
spoke of royalty, but she didn't wear a crown
Just a trader
of furs, nothing more than that
Living in her
village home, is where she was at
Just a
handful of family, were left to tend the place
All the
others killed, by an enemy that showed no face
She came to,
and she looked around
For traces of
the footprints, and where they were bound
She'll get
her sister back, no matter what it takes
Already she
was feeling, all the familiar aches
Then she
found herself bathing in a stream
This almost
felt like, this could be a dream
Castle Men
grabbed her, and tied her up real tight
Blindfolded
her, and cut off her daylight
It was so
tight, she'd never break free
She wished,
that she could somehow see
Feeling like
someone, was giving her a shake
It was Mesco,
“It's time to come awake”
Realization,
that the two sets of Castle Men weren't the same
It was from
different places, that each of them came
So she knew
the place, had to be Consoom
With a little
luck, it wouldn't be her doom
They thanked
the Gitchies for the feast
And the
provisions to take, as they headed east
One thing
Filemma thought, as they headed down the trail
They needed
to free her sister, and they couldn't fail
After half a
day's walk, they came to more trees
From inside
the Gitchy backpack, she tasted something like cheese
She broke off
a piece, and let Mesco give it a try
Then
overhead, they saw something pass by
Mesco smiled,
“Filemma my friend, you need not fear”
“They have
Flying Squirrels, in the trees over here”
Filemma
asked, “have you been here before?”
Mesco
replied, “Long ago with my family, we came to explore”
“Mesco, do
you know this area very well?”
“Yes, but
the last time I was here, I went through hell”
“Mesco, do
you have an idea where these Castle Men might be?”
“I recall a
large building, that's what I did see”
'If we keep
following the trail, we'll be there in half a day”
Filemma
smiled, as she let Mesco lead the way
Two hours
later, they came to a certain spot
“Okay
Filemma, let's see what you got”
“Mesco,
what so ever do you mean?”
“Time to
practice that sorcery, or you'll be green”
“See that
large rock over there, by that tree”
“I want you
to hit it with your power, we'll see”
Filemma
concentrated, and pushed her power out
The rock was
pulverized, Mesco gave a shout
“Now let's
try it, with a little less force”
Filemma
laughed, yet she sounded a little hoarse
Mesco pointed
at another rock, not too far away
“Filemma,
just relax your mind, and it will be okay”
She did, and
the result she used with her power
That hard
rock was in a shape of a flower
Mesco
laughed, his face was filled with glee
“My sister
use to pick these flowers, especially for me”
“We called
her PinRose, because she did”
“I haven't seen her, since I was
a kid”
Filemma
smiled, because she loved flowers too
And something
else, she just somehow knew
Then she
wondered, how did she know
Must be a
part of her sorcery, as it was always so
Mesco smiled
and said, “Now let's see how you do on a man”
“Mesco, I'm
not sure about this, do you think that I can?”
“Just use
your mind, and think about what will be”
Mesco went
over, and sat under the tree
Filemma
closed her eyes, visualizing Mesco here
When she
opened her eyes, she saw Mesco disappear
She had no
idea, that these powers did anything close
Then she felt
something touch her face, like a ghost
Filemma
jumped up, and turned around
She looked,
but nobody was to be found
Then she
heard a little laughter, and she knew
As Mesco was
in front of her, he came back into view
“It's a
gift of my people, I learned when I was boy”
“It was
something that I use to, always enjoy”
“Mesco, it
means, I still didn't get to practice on a man”
Mesco smiled,
“I've always known that you can”
“How?”
Filemma asked with a questioning look
“Because,
your visualization, is as plain as a book”
“Remember
when we were at the Gitchy home”
“You knew
without saying, that we weren't alone”
“Yes!”
Filemma smiled, “I felt there was someone else there”
“And there
was!” Mesco continued, “You were quite aware”
“A little
man in the shadows, with a beard”
“Yes!”
said Filemma, “and that seemed so weird”
“What was
he doing?” Filemma asked, “because I didn't look”
“He was
writing down everything we said, into a book”
All of a
sudden, Filemma looked up at the sky
As one of
those giant squirrels, went flying by
What an
amazing discovery, Filemma noticed that the squirrel
Was not
really a squirrel, but a small Gitchy Girl
“Mesco, did
you know this was part of their plan?”
“Yes,”
Mesco nodded, “They are the protectors of this land”
Mesco looked
up, then down, and then all around
“I guess
this will perfect, for our sleep in the ground”
Mesco pulled
out two small blanket rolls
And placed
them on the ground, where there weren't any holes
“The
Gitchies gave them to us” Mesco said with a smile
Filemma
replied, “a little bit smaller than our normal style”
“Yes, but
we can't be picky, and we won't get dirt on our clothes”
Not that
Filemma was complaining, not one to turn up her nose
They heard
forest animals, but none came too near
They slept in
rotations, always open with one ear
At some
point, they both were asleep in the night
Both were
awakened, by the first sign of daylight
Only half a
day, and they would be there
While
sleepiness left them, they became more aware
They ate some
of the provisions, the Gitchies had given
Both came
more to life, in the land of the living
They started
off on the trail, before too long
Mesco was
whistling, a cheery old song
Filemma was
smiling, “I know that tune”
And the trail
brought them, all the way to noon
They arrived
at the valley, that lead to Consoom
If they
planned it well, it wouldn't lead to their doom
“Filemma,
I'm going to look around, I'll be right back”
“I want to
see who is where, so we'll have all the facts”
Mesco headed
off, to check it out
While
Filemma, filled her head with plenty of doubt
It seems we
may have troubles, is what she thought
Getting
Domina out, without us getting caught
All of a
sudden she heard a noise, it was Mesco returning
She was
anxious to find out, what she would be learning
“There's a
lot of people, workers around there”
“It will be
dangerous, we'll have to take care”
“Listen,
Filemma, I think I should go in alone”
“Take a
look around, and see what is known”
“I want you
to be my back up, only come if I say”
“You're
telepathic, so I'll send a message your way”
Filemma
didn't like the idea, but she understood
She'd be
prepared, in case he should
“Mesco, how
did you get caught, you seem so wise”
“They came
up from behind, took me by surprise”
“Couldn't
you have turned invisible, and gotten away?”
“I wasn't
quite the same man, I am today”
“They
shackled me, before I could be so quick”
“What they
did to the other captive, made me sick”
Filemma was
afraid to ask, what could that be
“I have an
idea, because of how they treated me”
“You have
no idea, Filemma, I don't want to say”
“They
aren't men, and one day they will pay”
“Be careful
Mesco, I'll be listening for your words”
High above
them weren't the Gitchies, but some gray birds
