Hello all,

My celebration for Alexander's Birthday is the first chapter of a new fic with Amanda's POW. It is a *re run* of my former fic Hazards of Friendship. It starts in Illyria and hopefully it will take us all the way on Alexander's great conquests and campaigns. It will be around her for a very long time, I hope. I will use Jun's prompts for the chapters and sometimes my own headlines.

Many thanks to my dear friend Jun for all the inspiring prompts. It is a great idea and a good work to make them up every week for all this time.

Also many thanks to my dear friend Zophiel Lagace for the inspiration to continue The Hazards of Friendship.

All the best wishes, Read and enjoy!

/ Northern Light

Hazards Of The Healer

Illyria, 337 BC

The Future

Amanda had always seen the Future as clear and secure. She would remain in her Grotto all her time, a good but reluctant Healer for all who needed her help. The Recluse in the Grotto was known by all. She was called for only when desperate measures were needed. She was happy in her loneliness. Pandora and the puppies offered good company and protection. Amanda also had many other animal friends in the forest.

Then, one cold and windy autumn night she had a most vivid True Dream.

In the cold of the night she was warmed by a Fire. It was overwhelming. A huge building was burning, the like of which she had never seen before. Then the Huntress reluctantly rode on silvery moon rays, unable to protect her splendid dwelling. She helped a beautiful Golden haired baby boy into the world. His Mother was like a firebrand, her hair flaming red, her temper even more flaming.

The Golden boy grew up into a strong young man. He became a great King and Leader of men. His armies were enormous and invincible. They marched all over the world like a firebrand in the far East. There were great battles and cruel sieges, followed by luxurious festivities held in great cities and grand palaces. They marched through many countries and strange landscapes. There were mountains so high that they almost reached the sky, deserts so hot that the merciless sun scorched the very skin from the bones, steaming wet forests filled with huge trees and strange fragrant flowers, rivers so broad that they looked like seas and a See so big that one could not detect its other shore.

Strangely Amanda could see herself in all this, as an Army Healer with far too much to do, helping both men and women. She was always there, together with three strong and reliable men, one broad, muscular with dark hair and beard, one long and dark haired, the other auburn haired, both always together. Then there were children, three boys and a girl, the girl with the most beautiful golden hair and eyes blue as the summer sky.

Amanda knew that they were HER children. She did not know how that was possible. She had sworn to never let a man touch her!

Amanda woke up in the middle of this very strange dream. She was all out of breath and most upset. Pandora and her puppies woke up and they gave her comfort. Their furry bodies warmed her and their noses and tongues butted at her and licked her. She soon fell asleep again.

This time she was not disturbed by any strange dreams.

In the morning she was out as usual, picking the fragrant and flaming red rose hips to make a strong and Healing rose hip wine. It was a very fine Autumn day with high and clear air and the sun shining on the golden glowing yellow, orange and red leaves of all the trees.

Suddenly she was startled by the hard noise of galloping horses' hooves. She hid herself in a rose hip bush, curiously watching.

She saw a golden haired young man on a coal black stallion. He was followed by another auburn haired young man on an auburn maned stallion. They rode with great strides all over the landscape before they halted. They clearly intended to stay on the mountainside.

The golden haired young man was the one from her strange and upsetting futuristic dream.

Amanda knew that the Future had come to her. It was hers to grasp and accept.

She would take whatever it brought to her.

TBC