The Nymph of Black Forest

As soon as Derek asked me how he was going to open the gate, I remembered I had read all about it in NaNa’s journal! I ran to our room and lifted the mattress, pulling the journal out and running back to the conference room..walking back and sitting on Derek’s lap.. and I noticed everyone looking at me with big eyes “What?” Monty says “You left!” I shook me head “I didn’t. I went to get NaNa’s journal.” He laughed “See? I told y’all she didn’t leave!”

Angus laughed “You never said any such thing, you ass! You were as confused as the rest of us!” I laughed “You guys are all idiots!” Then I started flipping through the pages to find what I needed… “I found it! Okay.. He has to destroy the Yew Tree..which absolutely crushes my heart! I will kill him for just thinking about it! Once the tree is out of the way… he has to repeat a chant ‘Children of Belial..I summon thee. Awaken.. Arise.. Bow to me.’ He has to repeat it three times..at the apex of the moon…and each times he chants, he has to allow three drops of his blood bleed into the earth. And it has to come directly from his body. It will only work if he has consumed the blood of the three..all at the same time..as the blood moon crests the horizon.”

Derek asks “Is there anyone he could have learned all this from?” I shake my head “I don’t think so. The way NaNa explains it innthe journal..the ritual was explained to her..by her mother.. and NaNa never had the opportunity to explain it to my mother. So, she was worried she would pass before I was old enough to be told..and decided to write it in a journal. And the journal has been kept inside the forest all this time. My guess is..he has a good idea of what needs to happen.. but no not all the key components to make it work. For all we know, he’s convinced he can capture me and force me to tell him..”

Edward laughs “Oh honey..if he captured you, he would pay us to take you back!” Okay… that’s probably true! And it was funny!

Derek says “So…he has to have your blood..Edward’s blood..and his own blood..mixed together..then, he has to drink the mixture exactly as the Blood Moon rises.. he has to make sure you are dead..because he surely knows you would never grant him entrance to the Black Forest, voluntarily! Then he has to somehow destroy that magnificent tree…in order to expose the earth beneath it. And exactly at the point in which the Blood Moon is at its’ zenith.. he has to chant and bleed..three times. Yeah! That’s never going to happen! Unless he’s superman..or some shit!”

I laughed again.. “That’s not going to happen, at all. Because he’s going to die. Before the night of the blood moon! If what Owen says is accurate…he is already marching on us! And, if I had to guess…he needs to learn the rest of the prophecy..and what his part in it is. And the only way to do that..is to capture Edward and me. We, essentially, are the only two people safe from him until the moon! And that gives us an advantage. What if we set a trap? Let him believe he has an opportunity to capture us?”

Derek immediately says “Absolutely not!” With Edward rebutting “But she’s right! If he thinks he can capture us… he will move in haste…his strategy isn’t sound as it is..but he believes he has a plan! If we shake that plan up..he loses focus. And that will make him careless” Again, Derek says “No! Careless equals desperate and that equals dangerous. We have a pup to take into consideration now!” In my heart of hearts, I know he’s right..but I try again “Baby…we don’t actually let him capture us..we let him think he has an opportunity to capture us..with a very small window of time.. and we set a trap. To Kill him..not capture. The creatures will all help.. and you will be there to protect me! We just have to figure out the plan.”

Derek sighs. “I need to think about this. Any situation you are not a hundred percent safe, will always be a No for me!” I straddled his lap and tucked my face into his neck. He pulled me tightly against him and whispered “I don’t like it…and I will never agree..not unless we have a failsafe. If we can come up with a plan, that has a backup plan.. it is an absolute NO!” I simply said okay. I understand where he’s coming from..and I would be the same!

Angus asks “Might I suggest something?” Edward and Derek say “Of course” at the same time. Angus sits up straight and says “Okay.. so we know his armies are on the move.. they are many… so the going will be slow. They will have to stop overnight.. I am suggesting we go after them.. Not your warriors… US.. Pietro…Me…Wilhelm.. and one or both of you..we will need you to coordinate between the creatures. Edward stays here..in charge of everything.. and Rhiannon can ride your back.. that way she can direct all of us. I realize this is possibly the plan B failsafe.. but if we cut his army in half…he’s going to be worried…maybe scared. He will certainly be less sure of himself!” Edward says “I like it! The army from the southeast is the largest..which probably means Leonard is traveling with that one.. the one to the east…is closer to us. We know they won’t be meeting up tonight.. so this would be the time to strike. Talk to Owen..and we can make arrangements for you to move out!”

I sit up… “It’s solid.. but I want to throw a monkey wrench in here.. we need to spread the men out.. I can summon the larger herd animals.. Elk..Moose…Deer.. What if I ask them to stampede through the rogue camp? They will scatter like cockroaches when the lights come on!” Derek tells us “I like it! Catching them by surprise..and completely off guard, will make it easier to take them down. Let’s get the coordinates from Owen..and prepare to head out! I jump up and say “I want my weapons this time!”