Waves of colors rushed through his vision, reds, blues yellows, and blackness. The blackness was always there behind the colors. Lucky would feel colder then he ever had and then heat. Like his body was on fire. Pain came in shades of gray as it washed over him. In his mind eye he visited everyone he had known, Hanna, Patch, Joylah, Gal, Maya, Thrand and even Brisid visited him. Some talked others were just scenes in from his memories. At times he was old and dying, at others he was young and scared all the scenes rushed back and fourth in a flurry. Through it all he could hear the calm voice of another and a cool hand.The moon shone on his face as Lucky slowly woke up. Glancing about he could see he was in a dirty farmhouse with a single candle flickering. Chance sat on a chair watching him.
�Thirsty,� Lucky croaked.
�Drink this slowly.� Chance said as he handed Lucky a cup of wine. �I need to check your wounds.�
Lucky took a small sip of the stale wine. �Gads, this is nasty� he replied.
Chance removed the bandages and looked at Luckys wounds. As Chance started to clean them the pain was too much and Lucky blacked out again.
Lucky woke up shortly later to find Chance still watching him and to his amazement a small girl sleeping in the corner.
�Who is she?� Lucky asked
�I was hoping you would know.� Chance said in his hoarse whisper.
�She looks familiar but I am not certain. Chance how long before we are able to travel?� Lucky said looking about
�Why?� said Chance as he fingered the scar on his face.
�Because I would like us to go home soon.�
�Who, the girl and you?�
�No, Chance us. You and me. You saved my life, you deserve more then what you have now and I want us to friends. I want your life to be good. I don�t want you to worry about food, or clothing again.� Lucky said with warmth in his eyes. �The girl can come also until we figure out who she is and where she lives.�
�You�re to sick to travel yet.� Chance said with a look of slight shock and fear on his face.
�Well, then we at least need to be in more livable conditions until I can leave.� Lucky said looking around again. �Here take my rune book and go to Maidens Sanctuary, you will find a Gnome there named Baxter. Tell him the Master wants this house cleaned and made livable until we can go home.�
�Baxter??� Chance asked looking confused.
�My butler� Lucky said �I need to rest go Chance please.�
Chance could see Luck�s eyes droop from the exertion of sitting up and the conversation without a word he summoned the magic words and disappeared using Lucky�s rune book, as he left he saw the elf fall back in the bed deep asleep.