Chapter 80: Surrounded.
After nearly half a day of travel, they finally reached the edge of the forest. Draco was reading his book and Elanor was flying around in full awareness, cautious of her surrounding, in case some Veela's come attack out of nowhere.
"Draco!" Elanor whispered pushing Draco's broom to the side.
"What is it?" Draco asked annoyed being disturbed.
"Land." Elanor said.
Draco narrowed his eyes as both of the landed on a nearby tree. "What is it?" he asked.
"I hear people taking over there." She said pointing at a direction.
"People?"
"Yes, male and females." Elanor said, "This is a forest of Veela's, there aren't any males around here."
"Males..." Draco thought for a while and realized it must be his father and some Aurors. "It must be the wizards looking for me, can you hear what they are saying?"
"We are too far away, I can't make out the words since it looks like there are a lot of people there." Elanor said, "Who really are you to have so many people searching for you?"
Draco shrugged his shoulders as he took out Owlbert from inside his suitcase.
"Was that the only thing inside?" Elanor said looking at the huge owl, "No, I can sense more life it. Who really are you?"
"Okay stop asking, remember the deal." Draco said, in this short time they spent together, Draco realized that Elanor took deals and promises too seriously so everytime she started asking something, Draco would remind her of the deal and she would shut up, like right now, "Do you have something that they could use to enter the Umbra forest with, like a permission slip or something."
"Give me a piece of cloth." She said.
Draco didn't ask anything and gave her his handkerchief, Elanor bit the tip of her fingers with her sharp fang and dripped, a single drop of blood on the handkerchief, folding it properly again. "As long as you have this, the people inside wouldn't question you."
Draco didn't completely understand her words as he took the handkerchief back, "Is your blood important or something?"
Elanor shrugged her shoulders and didn't say anything. Draco looked at her for a while for answers but she didn't budge, "Stop staring at me, okay-- You have your secrets, I have mine."
Draco rolled his eyes as he tied a letter on Owlbert's legs. "Wait for me here," Draco said putting on Theodore's invisibility cloak as he slowly floated on his broom hiding, going near the source of the voices. Draco quickly confirmed that it was Lucius from his arrogant and impatient voice. Draco released Owlbert and went back to Elanor, as they continued their journey on foot, not to be spotted.
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"I am telling you my son's in there," Lucius yelled at the beautiful women in front of him.
"Wizard, I have told you again and again that no one is allowed within the forest, right now." The women said as she blocked the path with other Veela's.
"You..." Lucius had it with these Veela's as he took out his wand.
"Calm, Mr. Malfoy." An Auror who was with them said coming forward, "Can we ask the reason why? As per our treaty, we have the right to search for our people there, especially since he isn't even an adult wizard."
The women looked at him for a moment and still shook her head, "These past day's there have been 7 murders inside the forest, all of our kin and something very important to was stolen so our queen has banned people from coming and going out of the forest before the intruder is caught."
"So you aren't going to follow the treaty?" The auror asked.
"I am not letting my son stay in that forest with a murderer lurking around the corner," Lucius said readying his wand as the fellow wizards around him did the same as well. "Let's do it."
The Veela's prepared themselves as well, transforming into bird-like creatures. As the fight was about to break down an owl came flying out the forest attracting the attraction of both the Veela's and the wizards.
"It's Draco's," Lucius said, Owlbert flew around dropping a letter at Lucius' feet. Lucius quickly picked it up and looked at the content of the letter, Inside was a small note and a handkerchief. The note read:
Dear Father, you don't have to worry about me. I am fine and I am heading towards the Umbra forest to rescue Theodore. I hope you quickly reach their as well from what I have found, the people inside the forest wouldn't let you in without permission. The Handkerchief was given to me by a new friend of mine, according to her showing this would allow you to get inside the forest.
I am sure the Aurors heading there are stuck outside as well, so go over their quickly, I have also found out about the two abandoned places where Pius and Theodore could be, One is an old farmhouse and the other is a mansion, I am heading towards the farmhouse, you should go towards the mansion. Be quick.
Lucius crumbled the letter, "That brat... he hasn't learned his lesson yet."
"What happened?"
"He is heading towards the Umbra forest, we need to get there quickly." Lucius said giving one last glare at the Veela's, "We will remember this." he said disapparating away.
"You..." The Veela's were about to say something but stopped when they suddenly heard a loud scream behind them. They looked at each other and quickly rushed towards the place.
"We were too late." The women said looking at a couple of dead Veela's all over the place, burned completely not even leaving a trace as to what killed them. "Follow the path." She ordered the other Veela's as she headed back deep in the forest. "The Queen isn't going to like this." She mumbled.
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"Are you okay?" Elanor asked with a bit of concern, both of them were back on their broom again heading towards the Umbra Forest. They were now flying out of the mountain range heading towards an open field.
"Sigh! I am fine." Draco said, "I am not used to killing yet, it feels weird."
"It's either you or them." Elanor said, "Well that's what I tell myself, I believe as long as we don't harm the innocents we are not sinners."
Draco didn't say anything and stayed silent.
After a while, Elanor spoke up again, "So we are heading to the farmhouse right?"
"No." Draco shook his head. "We are heading towards the mansion."
"But in the letter you said..."
"If I tell them where I am going they will come after me, so with this, we can cover more ground quickly. Every second counts."
Elanor nodded.
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After a couple of more hours, they finally entered the Umbra forest. Unlike the Venus forest, which was bright and beautiful, this place was dark and gloomy. It kinda reminded Draco of the forbidden forest.
"Didn't you say there will be guards?"
"There are." Elanor said, "It's just that they know who I am, so they won't act."
"Well, you seem famous."
"Same could be said about you." Elanor said snorting, "Turn left here."
After confusing twists and turns they finally reached an Old Mansion, surrounded by huge walls. "Is this it?" Draco asked.
Elanora nodded, both of them landed outside the mansion. As soon as they did a lot of men dressed in black appeared out of nowhere and surrounded them. Draco quickly took out his wand as he turned to Elanor who was smiling at him.
"What is this?" He asked.
"Nothing much." Elanor said walking towards one of the robed men, "Hello father."
Draco looked around all the people that were surrounding him, gritting his teeth he held his wand tightly as he looked at Elanor angrily.
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