Chapter 5: Set In Motion: Part One
Evanna explained to Ger what she found in her mother’s secret chest, and the story about the healing gemstone and how it was a woodland elf that kept it after. His face became thoughtful as they stood underneath the balcony.
"What do you plan on doing?" He asked finally.
"We steal it," He looked at her face that showed no signs of jest.
"Evanna... that is crazy," He replied, to see her face fall.
"Why? Do you not think we could do it?" She asked. He shook his head and looked away, staring in no particular direction. "You have no idea what it is like out there. Outside these palace walls that keep you safe. It is not just a matter of stealing the gem, but the journey is a treacherous one."
He looked back at her innocent face, studying the determination set in her eyes and her jaw firm. He sighed putting a hand through his hair, dishevelling it. He knew he would not be able to talk her out of this, helping her was the only way forward. Evanna noticed his demeanour change and internally became ecstatic.
"The odds are against us miserably. The Flori, they are smart and well-known warriors. What if something were to go wrong?"
"It wouldn’t" she interrupted.
"And you know that, how?" He replied "we need a backup plan. IF something were to go wrong.. we cannot take on the Flori alone. We would be in their territory, trying to steal from them. They would not think twice before slicing our heads off from our shoulders."
"If there are more of us, we won’t be very stealthy. Which is what we need to be, to be able to get in and out unnoticed," Evanna replied.
"And you are stealthy?" He joked.