Eliana:
Guardian of the Fire Stone
Most Likely to Say
Something Along These Lines:
“Follow
me!”
Description of Character:
As
Guardian of the Fire Stone, Eliana is no stranger to responsibility, and she
takes her job very seriously. However, she also has a very compassionate nature,
and loves to help others. She is a born leader, and is not afraid to take charge
if she knows that a leader is needed. But, she also knows when it is best to
let another person lead, and therefore makes a good follower as well. Eliana
enjoys a wide variety of things, such as cooking, riding, reading, and walking
by herself outside.
Book Excerpt(s):
Alice heard a match being struck and soon a
small golden flame lit up the cave. Alice blinked in the sudden light and
squinted her eyes until they were adjusted to the dim light of the candle. When
they were, she peered beyond the flame to the silhouette of the person who
owned the voice.
“Who
are you?” She repeated the first question.
The
figure came closer and held the flame to its face, realizing that Alice
couldn’t see it still. “My name is Eliana and I am Guardian of the Fire Stone.”
“Oh!”
Alice almost began crying in her relief. The flame lit up the figure and she
could see now what had had her frightened.
A
young lady stood in front of her, clothed in a flowing dress. Her hair was
rippling in dark brown waves down her shoulders, and she was smiling a welcome
to Alice.
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Just
as she thought she might fall over the edge, a small but strong hand seized her
ankle and pulled her away from imminent death. Eliana had awoken and seen that
Alice was gone. Guessing her intent, she rushed to the entrance of the cave in
time to keep her from falling in a fit of dizziness.
Immediately
upon being dragged from the edge, Alice came to herself and thanked Eliana for
saving her life. “I honestly don’t know what got into me!” Alice admitted. “I’m
not usually afraid of heights.”
Eliana
smiled understandingly and patted Alice’s shoulder. “Everyone gets dizzy at a
height like this,” she answered knowingly. “When I was first brought here I
swooned on the very edge. It was a miracle that I didn’t fall, but somehow when
I crumpled to the ground, I managed to not go over. In fact,” Eliana chuckled
now at the memory, “I put myself in more danger of falling when I came to
myself, and realized how close I had been to the end of my life, than when I
had been in a faint.”
Alice
managed a small smile. “Thanks anyways,” she said again.
“You’re
very welcome of course,” Eliana replied graciously. “Soon the gliefs will bring
us breakfast, and it won’t go well with us if they find us outside our cave,
they will think we are attempting suicide. Come inside.”
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Eliana
walked over. “Let me see your wrist,” she ordered gently. Alice held it out.
“Where does it hurt exactly?”
Alice
put her finger on the middle of her wrist where one might feel someone’s pulse.
“Right there,” she said, “it’s been weak ever since I was a baby. This isn’t a
new problem, but with all the pressure we’ve had to finish our book, I’ve been
doing more writing than usual and that makes it start hurting.”
Eliana
pulled a container from the recesses of her long dress and opened it. A sweet,
flowery odor reached Alice’s nostrils. “This might help,” she offered. “May I?”
Alice
shrugged. “It can’t possibly hurt worse than Bettina’s salve.”
Eliana
took Alice’s wrist and began massaging the salve onto it. Alice gritted her
teeth and scrunched her eyes tightly closed. Alyssa came over and stood next to
her twin.
“Is
it helping?” She asked.
“I
can’t tell,” Alice answered through clenched teeth. “It hurts. That’s all I
know.”
Eliana
looked up at her patient sympathetically. “I’m sorry to cause you pain. It will
help in the long run though, which is what you want I’m sure.”
Eliana sounds like an amazing character! These spotlights seem to keep getting more and more interesting! :D I've really enjoyed them all, but I am looking forward to reading more of the book!!
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