Starry glass

Chapter Nine Trellis

Eventually my mind broke under all of the stress and I fell into a deep well of unconsciousness.

When I fell into Dwit's house I was neither concerned nor surprised. I was actually quite relieved to be there. I felt a deep profound sense of relief. I stumbled to a chair slumping down onto it. I didn't knock over any chairs this time and for this I was relieved. I hoped that I didn't wake them up or anything. I sat back laying my head against the top of the chair. I sighed trying to bottle up all of my strong deadweight emotions. I still felt a lingering sense of all the pain that I could feel never again would I tell someone that they should just 'walk off the pain.'

I nearly jumped a foot when I heard the door open. I looked over when Stella and Dwit entered the room. I raised my eyebrow at someone following them. I barely remembered them talking about a woman that knew a man named Whilm that she needed to find. She looked nearly as surprised at seeing me as me seeing her. Stella and Dwit didn't even bat an eye at seeing me here.

"oh hey Trellis," Dwit looked at me "This is Arna. She's the one looking for Whilm." I nodded slowly. Arna looked like she was trying to figure out if I was a threat or not.

I looked at her "I'm not going to do anything. So stop looking at me like I will," I told her bluntly. Dwit and Stella exchanged glances. Arna did a good job of trying not to look offended "Sorry..." I muttered, "I'm not in a good mental state." she raised an eyebrow questonly "I could feel everything. I was essentially being crushed." Arna looked even more confused but she didn't ask.

I was grateful for that. as Stella was looking more and more guilty. I looked over to her and frowned deeply. She shrugged.

I sighed slowly, setting my hand on my chest feeling the air going out of my lungs slowly. Dwit Inhaled slowly. I looked over to him wondering what was wrong. Only then did I see that everyone was sitting across from me and staring at me expectantly. "Did I miss something?" I asked slowly coming to my senses. Dwit glanced at Arna and Stella with a look that said 'I tried to warn you.'

"We were just asking about this TIme-TelLer." I frowned wishing that I wouldn't keep zoning out and not hearing anything.

"he is..." I shrugged "one that worries. He always seems to be looking for something. If he is not looking over his shoulder then he is looking at me questonly." I looked away "he was always asking if I was ok. In the first stage of my 'madness' " That got a raised eyebrow from Arna "he has greasy black hair, twitchy fingers and a rather hostile or welcome pose." I looked Arna right in the eye and one time when I was barely aware of myself he said something like 'she must think i'm dead...' then I could feel everything again and I passed out." I hissed out "some lovely times..."

Arna was leaning towards me now, her eyes full of lust and confusion. I squinted at her, feeling a sense of dread coming to me. I didn't quite know what was wrong. But that was to be expected. I glanced at Dwit and Stella. They didn't seem to feel the same thing as Stella was leaning in a concerned expression across her face. and Dwit was looking as self-confident as always.

"That might be him..." She looked at me again, her eyes full of wonder "and he might not be dead." She smiled and Stella did in turn. But I barely saw a concerned look cross her face. Something was not right and I didn't know what it could be.

What was going on? Who was TIme-TelLer or Whilm where they are the same people or where they are different. I didn't know and it was killing me. I forced a smile as she left. Dwit was looking unconcerned and Stella was looking quite concerned. I felt the same way but for a different reason. I didn't know what was going on and I hated not knowing things.

"Well that was... fun?" Dwit shrugged slowly "I don't know, it just felt like we were sitting around doing nothing." I nodded though I felt anything but that.