Chapter 11 Part1 (1/2)

CHAPTER 11 (Part one)

The next day at dawn, Mahnu watched as King Richard slept. He was still holding her and his legs were entwined with hers. He looked possessive, even though he was sleeping. Trying to escape his hold of her, she felt him hold her even tighter.

Sighing, Mahnu poked him with her finger, ”Let me go, Richard.”

”...mmnnoo...”

Mahnu chuckled at his sleepy mumbles, ”Yes!”

”Never let you go!” His small voice made her chuckle again.

Mahnu pushed him with all her strength, only to have them both fall off the bed.

”Oww! Dam!” The King said, touching where he hit his head.

Mahnu got up, laughing, ”Well, you should of let me go!”

”Oww. I'm sure  you could have made it happen another way...Other than pus.h.i.+ng me off the bed!”

Mahnu stopped, hearing words coming into her head. 'Another way, other ways. What other ways could I try? Did I try them all?'

”Mahnu?” The King's voice not quite reaching her.

It had been my own voice, she thought, and it had sounded...Sad. What was the previous me trying to do?

”Mahnu!” The King yelled, snapping her back to the present.

”I feel like...I've forgotten something extremely important.”

King Richard sighed. Things were already very strange, he thought. He remembered her screaming and not breathing. She knowing about the tablet, when it was known she could no longer hear thoughts. And now she seems sure to have forgotten something that seems to be important. But it is interesting that she feels that way. She was trying to get the tablet over two years ago. Does she have that much obligation to finish what she started?...Or is it something else? He sighed, I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried about her.

”But what are you worried about? That I might actually remember what it is that I've forgotten?” Mahnu stared at him. ”That I can read your thoughts? That...” She looked down at her hands, ”That I used to be a G.o.d...”

King Richard pulled her into his arms, ”You've remembered? All of it?”

Mahnu shook her head, ”No...Just glimpses that seem to make sense. But my mind is filling up with them, even right now.”

The King sighed and wondered if it was okay, even if she did remember. ”Do you remember me?” He asked.

”Only from two memories...three. One was when you were alone and I was...snapping necks.”

”Right! You were really strong...and angry at me. But I was angry at you too!” The King pointed at her.

”Why were you angry with me?” Mahnu asked innocently. She honestly couldn't remember.

”You...you went to them! Honestly, you would have known they were going to torture you! You shouldn't have bothered! I mean...” He gathered her closer to him, ”You had a nightmare about it, didn't you?”

Mahnu was silent as she pieced his information to her dream. ”Yes, I remember. I put them into the box myself...”

King Richard interrupted her, ”Another reckless act of yours! Why couldn't you just...”

The King stopped. He knew that without her help, the two G.o.d's might even still be here or there might have been human deaths. Sighing, the King said, ”I'm glad you are still here..I started to think you didn't exist anymore and...” He sighed again.

Mahnu put a hand to his face and smiled. A flash of more memories. .h.i.t her and her head started to ache.

”Mahnu?”

”It's fine, my head...”

”I'll call the doctor!”

She stopped him and said, ”I'm fine, really. It's just slowly all coming back to me.”

The King stared at her in silence. His most treasured person was in pain and he never wanted her to go through anything terrible again. But here she was accepting that pain easily.

”Mahnu...if there's something I can do for you. You will tell me?”

Mahnu smiled at him, ”You have already done so much. When I went back to Conrella with you the first time, you changed my entire existence.”