You! he pointed to a lady, and said "go and bring thier belongings out here.so he can see the price of his valor. it might cheer our little prince harrish here and everyone began to laugh again.
The villagers had began to gather round and the they were cheering
"king fegan!
"king fegan!!
"They are calling your father's name" modo said. startled i move away and turn to see modo's face he was shocked and asked me what will i do?
From the question, i knew one thing, he was refering to my fighting skills, he was worried.
"You should forfeit it, when we get to the kingdom you will have new clothes and all. we are almost there5." He tells me.
"You should let them have it," he said, your duel with esso is leaving a kind of ....
And you just lost your memory from that fall, i dont think you should fight"
"Silence modo! i yelled. "allow me concentrate, i can do this."
My opponent was already up and he moved towards me. then the bearded man stopped him .
"You should consider a weapon" he said. as he pointed to a collection by the side,you too should take something to defend and offend with, fighting without bloodshed is a waste of sport.
The crowd cheered as the man continued to stroke his white beard, his eyes were on the two of us watching curiously which weapon we would pick.
"This duel is between our prince and our king!
"harrish an fengan!
"between father and son!
"we would know who is more stronger. He spoke and the spectators cheered.
My sword in hand, facing the earth i walk to the centre of the ring. they have constructed with thier bodies as fences.
My opponent stood and watches me keenly as the white bearded man shouts "begin."
He walks towards me and he swings heavily at me towards the right, and i move back not noticing a stone, i trip and fall on my back, the crowd cheers as he rushes this time to gut me open on the floor, i roll and stand up.
I was Panting heavily. the white bearded man says, "dear prince ,do you need the gaurds to come rescue you? The crowd roar with laughter.
I pay him no mind, i stay still, i crouch a little my sword pointing at my opponnent, i close my eyes.
And i hear my father's voice, "i hear him tell me, to win you will always have to play with everything you have, what do you have?"
I hear the sound of his leg, i feel the magic in my body resonating like water being poured out, i could feel every step he takes ripple torwards me, i could see him swing his sword at me, i dont open my eyes, i duck and pass under his arm using the hem of my sword to hit the back of his head , i send him crashing into a puddle.
He slaps the mud and stands straight his body dirtied, his face covered with mud, he spits and wipe it off himself but little come of him.
I see his blue eyes,they look colder, meaner and i knew i was in bussiness now.
He rushed screaming towards me with a battle cry echoing in the silence, the spectators all waiting pensively. while i settle and wait for him to come to me, i crouch and keep my stance and wait for him.
He gets close and with my mind i let his trousers drop free just before he could swing his sword.
I use the end of my sword and hithis forehead one more time , putting his lights out.
And his back on the floor, the crowd was silent for a minute, and in the next i heard thier cheer fill the air, they were so happy that i had won, i was taken aback by thier excitement, i did not believe they would be happy that i had won against one of thier own .
The white bearded man walked up close and said the prince is now a man, we shall celebrate this victory, they all cheered and he continued, and for thier price we will give them thier clothes and thier freedom.
They cheer and soon scather, i pick my clothers and begin to put them on,modo wears his clothes too and he said to me , you were actually hiding your skills when you fought with your brother esso, you did not want to embarasss him since you were younger.
Such wisdom an honour you posses my lord, you are truly, "you can stop modo, i know you are proud of me."
I want....
I was already going a different way and farther from him as he spoke, i did no want to hear him blab, i need to rest, i want to rest.
I move under a giant three that covered half the sky of this place and lay under, and slowly drifted.
I was woken up by the bearded man, the party is about to start, come he said as i slowly rose and then noticed modo had been sleeping too, he was loud , but i had not noticed, i tapped him too and he followed.
This is going to be interesting i tell myself, this is the first time i was attending a bonfire night, this is the first time i withness wild dancing and singing round the fire.
The song is a story, and after that they sing another and another as they danced ate and drank, i was so happy, i felt at ease, i drank and ate freely until i could barely stand.
I crawled to the side and lay on my back. the man i had a duel with earlier came and lay close to me. "i am still angry, but we will have to continue some other time, my name is harley he says. A
"I am harrish i tell him, the words come out freely and simple, it felt natural and plain, he pushes his hand forward and we shake hands.
He noticed my eyes and he said , that is bactus sen, he has a flair for drama, the people love him,he keeps every one together and safe.
"He looks young, why is his beard white? i ask.