A Queen's Quest: Chapter 5 - Rescue Mission in the Heart of Prowel Village Fall pf Paradise: Chapter 5 Chapter 5: A Queen in Shining Armor Avriel winced as another twig snapped under her foot. She following behind one of the Lios women, Mel, who had volunteered to act as her guide. Tara had offered but Avriel had commanded her to stay behind and watch over Azriel and her daughter. Avriel moved as quietly as possible and in truth made very little noise but when compared to the Lios leading her, who moved as silently as a shadow over the ground, she was highly aware of every sound she made. The vibrant greenery of the forest engulfed them as they moved closer to Prowel. Sun streamed down through a break in the lush canopy over head and Avriel looked up into the sky and was releaved to see the cloud she had expected overhead. The cloud was merely a hologram projected by a swarm of minuscule flying robots. She had been worried that their limited sensors may have lost them in the dense foliage. "We are almost there Rasheena," Mel whispered barely above breathing volume. Avriel touched the Lios back to indicated she had heard. Two days she had planned this rescue. She had spoken to every one of the Lios and asked them innumerable questions. They had cooperated although some of the questions they didn't understand the reason for and some they had no answer for. The Lios' who had made the cavern home had begun referring to her Rasheena, the female term for leader as Rashak is for men. At first she had tried to get them to stop but when they became extremely upset she had simply allowed them to call her what they wanted. She had wondered about it and come to the conclusion that they somehow lumped her protecting them with her being the leader. Mel stopped suddenly and Avriel almost crashed into her back but she caught herself and froze holding her breath and listening to the forest around them. "What's wrong," she demanded quietly. Mel crouched down and Avriel copied the movement and through a break in the foliage could see the village beyond. "Thank you Mel, head back to Base and be careful not to be seen," Avriel ordered and was surprised when the Lios shook her head. "I will go with you, the others will not trust you," Mel replied with determination. Avriel, not having an argument to counter her, shrugged and studied the village again. …the next moment changed everything
