Reipreyl,
After finally escaping from those soldiers, I had been running in the woods, how long, I didn't know. I had been following the ship that took Tyfanie. I didn't bother going home, though I knew my family would be wondering where I was. Right now, Tyfanie was more important to me, way more important than my own life. I ran in the woods, following the ship closely as I had been doing for hours. My speed increased every minute as I pondered Tyfanie's last words. How could she trust me, she barely knew me, she, Tyfanie Conleisio trusts me, to her I was just some common boy. I mean, I knew I was not a common boy, I hailed from a long line of dragons but she didn't know that. I knew this was a suicide mission but I didn't care, not anymore. I knew that there may be need for me to summon my dragon's breadth. I didn't want to but I knew I might have to and I was prepared to do so if that was what it entailed to save Tyfanie. I recognized the ship as one of the many war ships used in the city of Kantara, exactly north of Maupa. I had heard how the Kantaran Emperor: Zach Pullipt, had asked for Tyfanie's hand in marriage many times but her father had refused everytime, clearly seeing that Zach was a man with no morals, dignity and honour. He only instilled fear in his people. Now hear he was, trying to take Tyfanie by force but I was determined not to let him succeed in his plans, not on my watch. They got to Kantara just as the sky turned dark. I did my best to stay hidden in the woods as I saw, lining the shore and gates to Kantara many soldiers, knights, hardened warriors of Kantara.
I debated on how to get in, I couldn't take the main gate and end up killed and I couldn't take the sea as they could spot me before I even jumped in. I decided to use the rear gates of the city, where I knew only a few men would be guarding, if any at all.
I sprinted for the gates, keeping hidden in the forest trail. I reached the rear gates and as I expected, only a dozen soldiers were guarding it, obviously not expecting anyone to attack from the rear end of the city. As I got closer to the gates I ran even faster, prepared to kill all these soldiers before they knew what hit them. I ran faster and as I approached the first soldier I unsheathed my dagger and slashed his throat. One by one all the soldiers were falling to their deaths, until not one remained. 'Finally', I thought, 'I had made it into Kantara, time to find Tyfanie.'
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Tyfanie,
I woke suddenly to the sound of birds chirping. I looked all around me and realized where I was: Kantara. That's when I remembered being kidnapped and taken away from Reipreyl at the tingling ocean. My heart broke as I wondered what they did to Reipreyl, could they have killed him? I hope they didn't, I really hope he keeps to his word and comes to save me. Try as I did I couldn't help but feel as though he was in danger. I tried to get the thought out of my mind but found it still lingering somewhere in my subconscious. The soldiers carrying me twisted and turned their way through the streets of Kantara until we arrived at a castle that I knew quite well: Zach's castle. We entered and as we did, I saw the hideous face of the one person I hated most in life: Zach.
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Zach Pullipt,
I stood there looking at her as the ship came closer into view. I looked right at Tyfanie, when the ship reached my castle shore I walked up onto the wooden plank leading me to it. The plank on the ship was lowered and I saw the first person to be dragged out was the one person that made me feel incomplete without her: Tyfanie. She looked up at me with defiance, anger, hatred and bitterness shining in her eyes. I knew she hated me more than anything in this world and that was why I wanted her even more.
" My dear " I said " you have come to me finally. "
" I most definitely did not come willingly and you know that I never would have, that is why you decided to bring me here by force. Either way, I will never marry you" she said, her voice filled with anger and defiance.
" Just as I had expected, you said everything I knew you would say." I turned to my guards "take her to the tower." At this command they marched forward and began to drag her away. "You will stay there until you accept my proposal, if you don't, you might as well die up there" I said as the guards took her away.
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( In Tyfanie's castle )
" It's been three hours since Tyfanie went for her stroll. I think something is wrong." Malcolm said.
"Yeah she doesn't usually stay out for so long, especially with assassins roaming everywhere. Now I wish I followed her" said Lenon.
" She asked you to follow her?" asked Malcolm.
" Yeah, but I told her I had things to do. You know, usual me, always getting away from anything that has to do with exercise" she said.
" Well she should be back soon"
" Hopefully."
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( At Reipreyl's home )
"I sense our son is in great danger" Reipreyl's mother said.
"I do too" his father said.
"Something has happened to him. The danger that awaits him may make him need to summon his dragon's breath" his mother voiced her worry.
"Well no better way to reveal your strength than in a fight" his father said.
"Oh God, please save my son, keep him safe, protect him. Give him all the energy he needs to battle whoever he may need to" prayed Reipreyl's mother, tears falling down her cheeks.
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Reipreyl,
I walked down the never ending streets of Kantara, praying that I found Tyfanie soon so we could leave this city. The city had a strange energy to it that made me feel uncomfortable. I was enveloped with thoughts of my family and how worried they would be when they didn't see me home, that I didn't notice when I walked up to a Kantaran soldier who happened to know me, as Kantaran soldiers visited Liliven frequently when I still lived there because Liliven was south of Kantara.
The soldier knew I was intruding and before I could react knocked me out cold. The last thing I saw was the soldier bearing down on me holding shackles, preparing to lock me up.
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Tyfanie,
I was taken to a tower on the far side of Kantara. It was ten feet high with its roof shaped like a triangle. I had an eerie feeling about this place, the closer I got to the tower, the more dread I felt. I was taken to the topmost floor, they threw me into a tiny room and locked the door behind them. 'At least' I thought, ' I'm alone.' I wondered where Reipreyl was at this very moment, if he was still alive or not. I hoped he was okay and prayed if he was, he was coming to save me before it was too late.