~Terra pov~
My name is Terra Rondo. I am 10 years old and the only daughter of Count Erik and Countess Miranda Rondo—a Noble Family in the Kingdom of Rumia.
We are the lords of a few villages and Rondona, a small city named after us. We take care of and protect the land we own and make sure the people living here are happy.
We live in a mansion outside of the city near a forest and lake.
I have long curly blond hair and blue eyes. I wear a green dress and glasses and I am learning plant magic.
My dad is a Half-Elf and has short blond hair, light brown skin and brown eyes. He is very kind and is always happy and funny when playing with me. He is an expert Archer and Hunter and has tried to teach me how to shoot a bow, but I'm not that good.
My mom has long curly red hair, light-coloured skin and blue eyes. Mom plays the violin and loves to paint and play with me. mom is the head of our house and handles most of our people's needs, but she can be scary when someone makes her mad, even Dad fears her. She is a plant mage like me and is teaching me magic which I am very good at.
My mom was the youngest of two daughters of my grandfather, Count Patrick Rondo. He died a long time ago after my mom and dad got married, and my mom became the head of the house soon after they had me.
My mom's older twin sister is named Alexandra Rondo. My aunt is a tall woman with firey red hair and Blue eyes and is a powerful fire mage. She isn't a noble like us but she comes to visit sometimes.
She says that she didn't like being a noble and ran away, leaving her noble title to become an adventurer when she was young using her fire magic and becoming very powerful.
When my grandpa died she came back to help Mom and say hi, but she also came with another adventurer who she introduced as Draven Drovas, Alex's Fiance.
He is a tall man with brown hair, tanned skin and golden brown eyes. He is a sword master and blacksmith with a great knowledge of magical materials.
They got married when I was 2 and my cousin was born when I was 3. His name is Jack.
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"Mom look! it's a blue frog!" I said crouched down by the pond pointing at a frog on a lilypad.
"Yes Terra, I'm coming. Don't go chase it leave nature as it is." Mom said standing up from the flower bed near the pond and walking over. She was in her normal clothes, a white shirt and brown shorts and with a red jacket on, with dirt all over her hands
"I know don't worry. I know" I whined to her
Mom's face changed instantly "Don't use that tone with me young missy," she said sternly
I flinched "Sorry Mom." I said in fear.
"That's better, now where is that frog"
"over there." I pointed to it.
she looked and spotted it "Oh that one. Dont touch it ok it can make you sick." she warned
"Really? Is it poisonous?" I asked, tilting my head.
"Sort of. it won't hurt you, just make you sick if you touch it." Mom said
"Ok," I immediately thought about using the frog to get out of my lessons.
"Don't even think of using that to get out of archery practice Terra." I flinched again hearing that voice. I turned around and saw my dad walking towards us from the mansion. He was wearing a white button-up shirt and black pants. He is also carrying his bow and puts it down nearby.
"H...Hi Dad. D... Don't worry about that I wasn't going to." I said hearing my mother giggle to herself.
"Sure," he said to me and looked at my mother "Honey, should you be wearing that?"
Mom smiled at Dad and said "So what if I wear this at home, it's not like anyone will see. Besides you don't have a problem with this do you" glaring at him.
a shiver ran down his spine as he turned away from his wife. "No, I don't. It is just unbefitting of a noblewoman of such beauty to wear such simple clothing."
"well, flattery is one way to make me happy," Mom said smiling
"Please stop flirting in front of me," I said to them.
"Oh don't worry Terra. I'm simply messing with your father a little bit," Mom said with a smile
"A little?" Dad said
Mom smiled
"I'm leaving" I turned and ran around the pond
I looked around spotting different animals and bugs around the pond and even saw some deer at the edge of the forest. I love seeing nature and the different animals that live here.
Soon it started to get dark. I walked back to my parents who were keeping watch and talking about something I couldn't hear.
When looking around I noticed what looked like a blue tiger with yellow stripes standing near the edge of the forest. it saw me and started to walk towards me. I ran back to my parents.
Mom, Dad what is that?! I said running towards my parents in fear.
They turned and my dad pulled out a dagger he kept tied to his waist. "What is a Lightning Tiger doing here?" he asked
"I don't know. Spirits don't live around here." Mom said while moving me behind herself and grabbing the wand she kept in her jacket.
Suddenly the Lightning Tiger stopped walking and sat down looking at us.
We stood there for a few seconds and Mom said "Hold it, I don't think it wants to fight." Mom put her wand away and slowly took a few steps toward the Lightning Tiger.
"Mom, what is that?" I asked hiding behind my Dad now.
"It's a spirit." Dad answered, "A lightning tiger to be exact. a low-ranking lightning spirit but they rarely come here."
I know spirits are beings with great magical powers but are rare in the area we live in.
Mom stopped walking, still a few feet from the tiger and reached out her hand and talked in a calm voice "Hello. Why are you out here? Are you lost or is there something you need?"
The Lightning Tiger looks at Mom and then at Dad and me. It then turns away and walks towards the forest, but it stops before it enters and looks back at us.
Mom and Dad are both confused but I notice the tiger weirdly move his head. "I think it wants us to follow them." They both look at me then back to the tiger and it continues to walk into the forest.
"They say that if a spirit is trying to lead you somewhere. It is either because they want to trap you in a spirit forest or they need help. Since there is no spirit forest nearby I think it needs help. We should follow." Dad says to my mother, then grabs his bow and arrows.
"Ok but we should be careful," Mom says back grabbing her wand again.
"I want to come to," I said excitedly
"It could be dangerous. You should stay here" Dad said
"We can protect her if needed Erik, but Terra, you should be ready to use your magic if something happens. Ok?" Mom says to us both
"Right," I say back and we start walking.
"I will track where we are going" Dad said and Mom nodded
After we entered the forest the Lightning Tiger was waiting for us. When it saw we were following it started to run. We were able to keep up but it was hard.
After a few minutes when both me and mom were out of breath, the tiger slowed down and so did we.
When we caught our breath we came to a small clearing and found many spirits huddled around the same spot. I saw deer whose antlers were glowing in different colours. fairies, rabbits with antlers, and tiny little people wearing leaves for clothes.
"I've never seen so many spirits" Dad Said shocked.
When we got near the tiger let out a small roar and the other spirits moved away clearing a path for us and we could see what they were looking at.
We could see a tall man with long brown braided hair, tanned skin, amethyst eyes and glasses dressed in a red librarian uniform with a concerned expression on his face. Sitting on the ground holding an injured child around wrapped in a red blanket.
"Help him. We can't do anything." the man said
My parents nodded and walked over and moved the blanket to check the injuries. When doing so they saw the boy's face and they both gasped with pale faces.
"What is it?" I asked and moved over to get a look.
The boy I saw was about 7 years old with short brown hair, and tanned skin, dressed in a black sweater and blue jeans(yes these clothes exist in this world). He is injured from cuts and bruises and several of his clothes are ripped. He has a serious cut on his chest that is covered up with leaves and vines.
He is unconscious and clutching what looks like a black, silver and gold dagger in his hand.
Looking at the boy's face I could recognise his face instantly. It's the face of my younger cousin, Jack.