ILLYRIAN
Druish Pervonian Wizard
A Holiday For Buffy and Co part 1
Thanks to the copyright holders who gave permission for fan fiction authors to ply their wares
Buffy had decided they should travel to a part of the country where most of the remaining farms were considered not overly viable. Buffy wanted to have a quality getaway but didn’t want to put the people who owned the farm to be put out of a living. Buffy was thankful when she found the rental was a quarter of the farm that was up for holiday rents.
With Willow, Dawn, Anya with Xander they took as much as many provisions as they thought might be needed to last for two days. Their idea was to buy as much locally grown produce as was needed from the bakers shop, the greengrocers and the grocers shop, those places were to be frequented many times by them.
The first night at the rental brought them many a surprise, there was a couple there of about their mid-forties whose job it was to look after them, Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Cressida Fell. “Please ignore any strange noises you hear, these old houses love to creak and groan and sound as if air is caught in the water pipes, an odd sound indeed.”
The couple led Buffy and co out into the barn, Mr. Fell said that the reported crux of any weird happenings that night occur would be from there. Even when no bales of hay were known to be kept in there was never a mouse or its droppings to be seen in there, also that no horse or cow would ever go in the barn.
Anya wandered about the walls inside the barn and agreed because she could not find any evidence of any rodents or any vermin that any had ever been there though there was no traps or poisons. Nothing was out of sort outside the barn except for the stone well made more ominous by the circular wood.
Dawn discovered that the lines of Ogham were evident along the edge on the edge of the wooden lid of the well. Willow stated that Ogham was a dead language that was used mainly for folk who walked the tracks of the countryside, though part the message on the lid read, ‘Blessed be to all those who enter beyond here.’
Surprised by what she read Willow stepped back from the lid, Buffy noticed her movement and asked her, “What is wrong?” Willow kept stare at the lid over the well. “I am unsure what it could mean, I know what the writing is and the words it refers to, but my understanding of why they are there makes me see that something that is wrong.”
Willow continued to think all was not right, “It is almost as though as warning has been given to those who do not wish others venture into hell.” Back in the kitchen the meal was being made by Mrs. Fell, she looked to Willow and nodded to her as if she knew what was wrong. Willow shook her head, “No it is the writing on the lid of the well,” said Willow.
She suddenly realized that no sound had been uttered by Mrs. Fell. “If you do look into the well you will see a grate has been fixed in place to stop any unwary person falling down the well, also there is also a breather pipe should it ever be needed that has a grate fitted to it, the tube comes up to the surface in the barn though it is kept well hidden.”
Buffy looked around the barn, “How is it kept hidden?” asked Buffy. Mr. Fell grinned to Buffy, he said he had found the pipe with a large grate fitted to the end of it, the bales of hay are constantly above it.” Anya concluded what she had seen when she toured the barn earlier “I saw no evidence of any vermin,” said Anya.
“But why did whoever it was put the grate on the piper, if that is a way out of hell some small sections of grate would not be enough to keep them in,” said Xander. “That could be considered to be true,” said Mr. Fell, “But neither my husband nor I consider it was placed there to stop the demon’s getting out of hell, mainly to stop the human’s getting in,” said Mrs. Fell.
Dawn faced Buffy, “Am I reading too much into what they just said, but he just said it was to stop the humans getting in.” Buffy looked confused, she was amazed at what Dawn had said. Dawn added, “He should have said it initially that the grate was to stop us humans getting in.” Buffy remained to appear to be amazed.
“Did you hear all of what was just said Willow?” asked Buffy. “Yes, though I was a mite confused by what human’s would want to get into Hell,” thought Willow. “As did I, though I thought of where into hell it would go and who the humans would find themselves fronted by, demon, Angel or entity,” thought Anya.
To Be Continued
Thanks to the copyright holders who gave permission for fan fiction authors to ply their wares
Buffy had decided they should travel to a part of the country where most of the remaining farms were considered not overly viable. Buffy wanted to have a quality getaway but didn’t want to put the people who owned the farm to be put out of a living. Buffy was thankful when she found the rental was a quarter of the farm that was up for holiday rents.
With Willow, Dawn, Anya with Xander they took as much as many provisions as they thought might be needed to last for two days. Their idea was to buy as much locally grown produce as was needed from the bakers shop, the greengrocers and the grocers shop, those places were to be frequented many times by them.
The first night at the rental brought them many a surprise, there was a couple there of about their mid-forties whose job it was to look after them, Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Cressida Fell. “Please ignore any strange noises you hear, these old houses love to creak and groan and sound as if air is caught in the water pipes, an odd sound indeed.”
The couple led Buffy and co out into the barn, Mr. Fell said that the reported crux of any weird happenings that night occur would be from there. Even when no bales of hay were known to be kept in there was never a mouse or its droppings to be seen in there, also that no horse or cow would ever go in the barn.
Anya wandered about the walls inside the barn and agreed because she could not find any evidence of any rodents or any vermin that any had ever been there though there was no traps or poisons. Nothing was out of sort outside the barn except for the stone well made more ominous by the circular wood.
Dawn discovered that the lines of Ogham were evident along the edge on the edge of the wooden lid of the well. Willow stated that Ogham was a dead language that was used mainly for folk who walked the tracks of the countryside, though part the message on the lid read, ‘Blessed be to all those who enter beyond here.’
Surprised by what she read Willow stepped back from the lid, Buffy noticed her movement and asked her, “What is wrong?” Willow kept stare at the lid over the well. “I am unsure what it could mean, I know what the writing is and the words it refers to, but my understanding of why they are there makes me see that something that is wrong.”
Willow continued to think all was not right, “It is almost as though as warning has been given to those who do not wish others venture into hell.” Back in the kitchen the meal was being made by Mrs. Fell, she looked to Willow and nodded to her as if she knew what was wrong. Willow shook her head, “No it is the writing on the lid of the well,” said Willow.
She suddenly realized that no sound had been uttered by Mrs. Fell. “If you do look into the well you will see a grate has been fixed in place to stop any unwary person falling down the well, also there is also a breather pipe should it ever be needed that has a grate fitted to it, the tube comes up to the surface in the barn though it is kept well hidden.”
Buffy looked around the barn, “How is it kept hidden?” asked Buffy. Mr. Fell grinned to Buffy, he said he had found the pipe with a large grate fitted to the end of it, the bales of hay are constantly above it.” Anya concluded what she had seen when she toured the barn earlier “I saw no evidence of any vermin,” said Anya.
“But why did whoever it was put the grate on the piper, if that is a way out of hell some small sections of grate would not be enough to keep them in,” said Xander. “That could be considered to be true,” said Mr. Fell, “But neither my husband nor I consider it was placed there to stop the demon’s getting out of hell, mainly to stop the human’s getting in,” said Mrs. Fell.
Dawn faced Buffy, “Am I reading too much into what they just said, but he just said it was to stop the humans getting in.” Buffy looked confused, she was amazed at what Dawn had said. Dawn added, “He should have said it initially that the grate was to stop us humans getting in.” Buffy remained to appear to be amazed.
“Did you hear all of what was just said Willow?” asked Buffy. “Yes, though I was a mite confused by what human’s would want to get into Hell,” thought Willow. “As did I, though I thought of where into hell it would go and who the humans would find themselves fronted by, demon, Angel or entity,” thought Anya.
To Be Continued