Reipreyl,
Albert: How're you feeling boy?
Me: Fine thank you sir. I thank you for your show of hospitality.
Albert: Please don't. I am the one to thank you. If not for you those goons would have killed or raped my daughter. Do you have any request of me for saving my daughter's life?
Me: No sir. I only wish to return home.
Albert: You will, we only want to make sure you're okay first. Sydney! ( he yelled)
Sydney: Yes sir.
Albert: Give him a check up so he can be on his way.
Sydney: Yes sir.
Reipreyl: Thank you so much sir.
Albert: It is my pleasure.
(He turns and leaves the room. Sydney starts my check up, when she is done she says)
Sydney: You just need to stay for a while to get your strength back, then you can leave.
Thank you, I said.
She exits the room and Tyfanie comes in. "I want to thank you for saving me back there, I don't know what would have happened to me if you hadn't been there" she said. " I also want to thank you for saving me on the shore." I said. " You saved me so why won't I save you" she responded."
"So I guess we're even?" I asked
" Sure but one question, what were you doing up there?"
" I was upset so I went up there to find peace. What about you, what were you doing there?"
" The same thing you went to do, I was upset so I went there. I thought the mountain was the safest place in the kingdom, looks like I was wrong."
" To be honest, in the entire kingdom no where's safe. You have to be on the look out at all times. Alright, I think I'm fit enough to make it home. Thanks again."
" No problem, get home safely."
With that I left.
** ** ** ** ** **
Tyfanie,
I have never met anyone from this province that speaks like that.
( Malcolm enters)
"Hey Tyf. So the guy was fit enough to go home?"
" Hi Malcolm. Yeah, he recovered very quickly. I've been thinking, do you ever wonder how many people have been to the realm?"
" Actually I do, to be honest he looks like he is one of us."
" Even the way he speaks, he doesn't sound like one of the commoners."
" Maybe he is not."
" You may be right though. Have you ever seen him in the streets, cause I've not but I have heard of him, the people always have a lot to say about him."
" Well, I'll keep an eye out for you."
" Thanks."
~ ~ ~ ~
( IN REIPREYL' S HOME )
Reipreyl,
My whole family was happy to see me, especially my father. He was so proud of me.
" Now I know that all that training of yours finally paid off " he said as he hugged me.
" How did you find out?" I asked
" What do you mean boy? Everyone is talking about your heroic save on that mountain. You have done us proud son. I hope there wasn't a need to summon your dragon's breadth?"
" No father, it was all my physical effort."
" Good, come down now, dinner is ready."
I went down and had dinner with my family. When I was done I decided to go out for an evening stroll.
" Father, I want to go for a walk, if you permit me."
" Sure thing boy but be back before it gets too dark and the assassins come out."
"Sure thing father." I said as I left.
** ** ** **
Tyfanie,
I couldn't stop thinking about my encounter today on the mountain and how close I had come to death. I couldn't be more grateful to Reipreyl for what he did for me.
( Lenon enters )
" Hi sis " she said
" Oh, hi Lenon. How are you doing? "
" I'm fine, hey that Reipreyl boy he is the one I told you that hails from the Kenwoods and you know the Kenwoods come from a long line of dragons. "
" Yeah so?"
"So he may be the one chosen to have the dragon's breadth. His father has the mercenary talons, his mother the whip, his sister the claws and his brother part of what he has but he is not as powerful. So he most likely has the dragon's breadth."
" How do you know this much about them?"
" You know Dad has books of all the dragons that have come forth since Paurei dera-gon in the library."
" Oh, right "
" Also because we hail from a long line of tartilians, so we're just on the other side, so I was curious to know about those on the other side. What if they know what energy we hold?"
" I doubt it, if they did when they moved here they would have come to find us."
" You're quite right"
" Anyways I'm going for a walk, wanna come?"
"Nope, I have more reading to do on Reipreyl, he is just so cute. Just be home before it gets dark and Dad finds out you're out."
"Sure thing, have fun doing your reading."
** ** ** **
Reipreyl,
I was going to the tingling ocean, it was rumoured to be the most peaceful place in the town, people went there to find peace. I was going there to clear my mind of the events of the day. As I stood in front of the ocean I closed my eyes and tried to wipe out everything bad that had happened today. The assassins, falling into deadwind, the whale bringing me up to the shore, waking up in Tyfanie's castle but there was one event I didn't want to wipe out, which was my encounter with Tyfanie. Her voice was the sweetest thing I'd ever heard. The way she spoke and most of all how beautiful she was. Just as I was about to sit near the ocean, I heard footsteps. Immediately I drew my dagger, turned around and pointed it towards the person. I was shocked to see that standing there, looking terribly scared was the person I was just thinking about: Tyfanie. She stood there looking at me. She looked shocked, scared and dare I say happy to see me all at the same time. She just stood there looking at me, dumbfounded. I immediately lowered my dagger and put it back in its case. I looked up to still be met with the scared face of Tyfanie. "I'm so sorry, I didn't know it was you. I thought it was another attacker, I am really sorry."
She still stared back at me with the same expression: fear. She finally mustered the courage to say, " I don't blame you, assassins do love to parade the streets at this time of day. What are you doing here? I'm starting to think you're stalking me."
"I was about to ask you the same thing. I came to clear my mind. Now you?"
"I came to do the same." She said coming up beside me.
......................
We sat for hours, not saying anything to each other. It was a comfortable silence. I decided to break the silence by saying "so you came to clear your mind of what?"
"Everything that has happened, all the bad things." She said, her voice calm as she spoke. We fell into another long silence, when suddenly a noise came from all around us and in the blink of an eye we were surrounded by armed soldiers. They came towards us and focused their eyes on Tyfanie, who was standing next to me looking just as alarmed as I was. Before I could react, a dozen men pounced on me from all sides, pinning me down to the ground as the others raced for Tyfanie who was holding off scores of them. They reached her and grabbed her, pulling her away from the other soldiers. They tied her hands and legs then carried her away in the direction of their ship. She tugged and tugged but couldn't get loose. She looked back and saw me racing for her. I grabbed her hand and in the same motion tried to pull her but I couldn't, rather I found myself being held back by the remaining soldiers. As my grip on her hand began to loosen, I could see tears beginning to form in her eyes. When I was pulled so hard that I let go of her hand and fell to the ground, I looked up at her and said "I promise you, I will find you and save you from these people, I promise."
As I looked into her eyes before she was dropped into the ship, her last words shocked me so hard that I felt even more determined to save her as soon as possible "I trust you, I know you will save me."