Marati's house hold comprises of his mother and 3 girls all of which were 10 yrs and below . Ever since that confrontation with Aria he didn't feel quite good with him self he woke up that morning after a night of awful dreams he took his shirt, wore his pant, took his sword then set out into the front yard to train by chopping wood .
He wouldn't call it much of a training since every wood only need a single stroke to get the job done . After cutting the wood he filled their barrels with water tend to the plants and sat on the balcony chewing on a sweet flower he found. Suddenly he saw horses in the distance pulling a large chariot it came to a halt in front of him then a man came out tall slender with a well fabric suit to match he had a slender face and a short moustache with a goatee and a bald head he walked with a kind of eriee feeling about him he came to a stop face to face with Marati who was already on alert .
He bowed and said in a voice not befitting his exterior I'm Van Hangence of DECO , I came here in search of someone you could tell me if you've seen this person , Marati was confused what would Dagon want and be looking for in this small village of theirs , OK he responded , Van put his hands under his suit and brought a sketch of some one the person was not to be mistaken it was none other than the infamous Aria , Yeah I know her, Marati said.
Splendid, Van said now if you wouldn't mind would you show us the residence of this young miss . Marati took a quick look at the men escorting him they were heavily armed about 13 in total ( marati's estimation) but they were 17 in total ( correct number) , Now if you don't mind I could give you a ride inside my chariot ,no , I do mind infact I prepare walking Marati rejected bluntly . Boys! you heard him let's go.
It took about 10 minutes before they came to a stop in front of Aria's cottage. Aria's father came out almost immediately looking surprised at the crowd in front of his home , he spotted Marati then asked what's going on who are these people. Van came forward and bowed I'm Van Hangence of DECO and I've come in search of someone in particular he game him the sketch the farmer looked at it for a while before saying anything , Yeah she is here what did she do to warrant the attention of so many people. Your daughter is one of the many children chosen to try for the new project we are working on . What project Aria's father asked I'm afraid it a kindoms secret and I cannot tell you . The two men locked eyes for quite sometime then the farmer said I'll be right back he then went into the cottage .
Aria was still asleep as she was a heavy sleeper and all, The knock on her door came as a shock cause she and her step father had learnt to keep off each other's life she ignored it the first time but the knock kept coming. She got up put on her sack and opened the door her step father was there with a expression on how s face she had never seen before, You have guests he said follow me . She didn't resist cause she was curious who would come see her and more then one person for that matter.He led her to the balcony, she spotted some horses through the window as she stepped out she noticed the chariots and carrages the men with arms and the creeep looking dude in a tailored suit.
Aria had her suspicions about the men but what solidified it all was the logo of DECO on the chariots, sensing danger she immediately bolted from the balcony and started running towards the forest she was quick for her age even faster than most aduls in the village, but for trained knights she was no more than a ordinary girl before taking more than ten steps she was pulled back by her hair the pain made her eyes water the knight pinned her down then lifted her up effortlessly she struggles but to no avail Marati drew his sword, What's the meaning of this he said , Van looked at him with a kind of look that made him shudder this girl right here is a highly wanted criminal in our city and we've come to recruit her for our project. Lies, Marati screamed ,Aria ain't a criminal she couldn't possibly be . I guess you know nothing about her then ,Van replied coldly , Feel free to stop us from taking this criminal but at the cost of your life . Good sir , Van began addressing Aria's father we have a decree to bring her in form the Lords of DECO so we'll be on our way say Your last words to her cause you might not see her again.
Pls Dad don't let them take me I'll die Aria cried ,pls dad. Aria couldn't believe she was begging but in the face of death this was nothing she was desperate to do anything to survive at the moment . Her father looked at her then said may the blessings of the gods be with you. Aria looked as though she has been hit with a club she looked at Marati who stood transfixed on one spot he adverted her gaze ,she thought( oh yeah I really am a thief maybe this is what I deserve,but do I really need to die for stealing ) She went limp in the knights arm he took her to one of the carriages fastened a chain on her arms and legs then sat with her . Wise choice Van said with a cold smile on his face, I bid you good day gentle men let's go the went to his chariot and sat the knights each went to their carriages, with one hard whip the horses started moving they were gone in the next couple of minutes.
Marati stood there still processing what just happened people from the village started gathering they couldn't come close before cause they were scared of the knights ,Marati? A girl started.... Save it Marati interrupted her he started walking until he disappeared into the forest little by little the crowd started disappearing . Till Aria's father was left alone no one consloled him cause they didn't know what to say cause nothing of this sort has ever happened before . He stood there not knowing how to feel he wasn't exactly close to her yet he couldn't help but feel down. That day he didn't go to the farm.