Chapter 2A Chapter by Alicka
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2 The whistling of the
summer breeze flew thru his dark black as he horse galloped hard to his uncle
mansion. Every muscle in his body was tense from his long ride, every gallop
meant closer to his uncle. I’m coming
uncle. I won’t be much longer, He thought. Bren was leaving his huge mansion
with his servants when, a young rider galloping his way toward him. He pulled
the reins hard to stop the horse. “Uncle, it’s been a winter since we saw each
other last” climbing off his horse. He walked over and embraces his uncle in
his arms. “I got message that you needed my help. I came quickly as I could”. His uncle turned to his
servant and motion them to leave them be, “Rylan I need your help protecting
someone, who doesn’t know that she is in danger. One of my oldest friends told me a secret
concerning his daughter. Sadly he was killed three winters ago. But he told me
before he was killed to make sure that she is taken care, he told me that one
day unknown armies will come and look for her. I got word from the north that
an army is slowing moving through the valley, in search of someone. She is
unlike any women, if she is anything like her mother let the gods have mercy on
us” Bren touched his nephews shoulder. “I would not ask this of you, but I need
you.” “Uncle,
I know this. A message came to my home a day before you sent word to me. Also
the king’s men arrive at my home, asking if I would join the king’s army. I think the King is going to attack the army.
Who is this woman?” Rylan walked in circles “Why does she not know she is in
danger? Are you not going to tell her?” “It is
not so easy, when you tell a woman that your mother is alive. And she plans on
killing you, and that your father stole you away from her, to protect you.”
Bren walked over to his fence peering at Sais home beyond the woods. “Rylan,
the young lady that lives just beyond the woods, Sais is her name. She needs to
be protected” Rylan
looked at where his uncle pointed to and smiled, “I met her this morning, her
wolf nearly tried to eat me. She quite beautiful, and looked hot temper
too. Sais…beautiful in deed” Rylan
turned his attention to his uncle, “How am I going to protect her? I can’t tell
her that I’m here to protect her. Have you thought of how I’m to keep her out
of danger?” he sighed. Bren stood next to him along
the fence, looking into woods “Don’t worry, I will find a way. You do know how
to help on a farm, right?” his uncle laughed, “Come we need to go to Delius. I
know you need rest but, it can wait.” Bren walked to his horse and called his
servant to accompany him to Delius. Rylan saddled up next to him. “Delius is
quite full of noblewomen; you might meet one that captures your heart.” They set off to Delius; it
was distant ride to village of Delius, It was midday when there arrived in the
village. Some of the buildings in the village had sandy brown color to them.
Other buildings of the village ranged from sandy brown, to a light copper.
“Wow, what is that building?” Rylan gazed up at the two-story light copper
stone building in front of him. Statues of warriors stood on each side of the
gates. “That is David’s Warrior
Training Academy. If I were you, stay far from there. A lot of hot temper young
men come from there always looking for a fight. You don’t need to get involved
with that. Over there” he motion further down to another two-story building,
but this building was a dark brown with a giant red double doors; their statues
are of man holding a sword in one hand and lightning bolt in the other. The
woman statue was holding a staff with an orb on the top of it. Rylan new right
away that was academy of magic. A few students came out the double giant red
doors and greeted Bren and himself. “Hello Bren,” the young
blonde greeted him. “And who might this be?” she turn her baby blue eyes at
him. She stepped back and looked Rylan up and down, and blushed turned her head
away. She composed herself and looked back at him, not looking into his golden
brown eyes. “Sara, this is my nephew
Rylan. He is going to be staying with me for a while.” Bren introduced. “Hello Rylan” she smiled and held out her
hand. “It’s a pleasure to meet you
Sara. Do you attend this academy?” he nodded to the building before kissing her
hand. “Oh yes, I’m trying to learn
how to heal. I’m not much of a caster of spells. But if you ever find that you
hurt, I can heal you. I just live west of the village, in my father’s home, you
can’t miss it. I must be off. I hope that I get to run into you again” she
smiled with so much desire behind those baby blue eyes. “Tell your father that the
celebration is set for tomorrow night at my home” Bren informed her. “I will” she waved hurrying
to find the rest of the friends. “Come now, we need supplies
for the celebration” he began walking to the market. “The celebration is for
the harvest, we are hoping for a good one” Bren talked to a few fellow merchants
and introducing Rylan to all friends in the market. People were asking why he
was staying with him. “Rylan was in the top of his academy when he finished. Rylan
is an excellent swordsmen and fighter. So I asked him to enjoy life and spend
some time here, since he has been at the academy for the last four years” he
answered them. Rylan caught sight of the
long auburn hair, and light olive skin of Sais. She was talking to the fabric
merchant haggling over the price. He watched how she didn’t take no for answer
on the price. The fabric merchant walked back into his shop and came out with
more fabric for Sais to go thru, in which she did. “Oh look its Sais. She always
seem to be busy with that little farm house of hers. I can’t imagine why she
spends so much time there, when she is a noblewoman.” Marc gazed at her
shopping at the fabric merchant. “I’ve asked her cousin to introduce me to her,
but she say that Sais is not interested in meeting me. I can’t see why. We come
from noble blood.” He told his group of friends. “Sais is one of those rare
beauties’ that are untamed and intelligent. My father warned me of women of
those traits, they can be dangerous.” Devon touched Marc shoulder “You should
move on from Sais.” Marc turned to face his
friends “I can’t, she will be mine. I will tame and teach her to know her place
beside me.” “Who is that? Talking to
Sais” Devon looked past Marc. Marc turn to see a young man
talking to Sais “Who is that?” he looked confused, then angry at the sight of
them talking. Sais paid no attention to
anyone passing her. “Hmm, I don’t know which one I should purchase” she said
out loud. She continued to go thru all the fabric. “Quinn, do you have anything
in copper tone or light beige” she called after him. “Arlo, be a good boy and
relax” She patted his head. “I think you would look great
wearing purple.” He smiled as he stood next to her. Sais turned to see that
intoxicating smile “You, what are you doing here?” Arlo moved around her to
face Rylan, “Arlo be good” she warned her wolf. “I asked what you are doing
here?” a little annoyed this time. Slightly ignoring “Easy boy, his name is
Arlo?” he asked bending down patting Arlo on the head. “See now, I’m not a
stranger anymore. I’m with my uncle he is shopping for the celebration for
tomorrow night.” He stood back up and looked into her eyes. Some of the villagers noticed
that they were staring into each other’s eyes. Sais heart beat started racing
the longer she looked into his golden brown eyes. Rylan kept the gazed on her hazel
eyes, the longer they stared into each other’s eyes the closer they got. Please speak; I can’t keep looking into his eyes. I won’t be able not to touch
him, she thought to herself. “Sais, I found a copper tone”
Quinn happily handed her the fabric. He looked confused “Sais” then turn his
attention to the young men she was looking at. Sais snapped out of the
trance “Oh thank you Quinn, did you find any light beige?” she ran her hand thru
hair. “Are you going to tell me your name, now?” she put her hands on her hips. “Well I know your now, Sais”
he laughed showing his pearly white teeth, “my name is Rylan. I’m sorry again
for scaring you at your home. I didn’t
mean any harm.” He stepped back from Sais, “I think I should return to my
uncle. Are you coming to the celebration tomorrow night?” “I should be able to make it”
she blushed. He nodded and started off in
search of his uncle, but he stop and turn back at her. “I still think you would
look great in purple. I’ll see you tomorrow, Sais”, how he said her name made
her weak at the knees. Quinn returned with the light
beige fabric, “Is that all for you Sais? Who was that young man that you were
with?” being nosy. “That was Bren nephew, Rylan.
I’m sorry but I’ve changed my mind could you see if you have any light purple” Quinn annoyed tone, “Yes Sais
I do have purple. I’ll be right back” he disappeared into his store. He finally
returned with the fabric “Are you all done?” “Yes Quinn, I’ll take these”
she thanked him and her and arlo headed to get feed for her horses and talked
to the blacksmith. Sais spotted Dacia talking to a group of girls. Sais tried
not to get spotted, but her cousin Dacia spotted her and waved her to come over
and join them. “Sais, we were just talking
about you” Dacia told her. If
Dacia was talking about me, it must be about how much time I spend at my little
farm and how I like my privacy, she thought. “Oh what about it?”
she turned to face the snobby socialites group whom she hates. She hated that
Dacia was friends with them, she wasn’t like them, and they were cruel and
believed that they deserve everything. “If you were going to make it
to the celebration tomorrow, because you always seem so busy with your little
farm,” Sara mocked, “what are you trying to be, a farmer? Sais you really need
to grow out of this rut you’re in. We all come from noble blood, it isn’t
right. We have perks that other people don’t get. You have Marc chasing after
you. Dacia told us that you don’t even want to meet him. He is the best warrior
in the village, also the most handsomely. At least until Bren nephew came to
live with him.” She laughed turning to the rest of the group. “Oh you mean Rylan” Sais
smirked “Yes I met him this morning. I must be off I have to talk to the
blacksmith before I go” she waved them off. “Take that Sara,” she whispered to
herself. © 2010 AlickaAuthor's Note
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2 Reviews Added on September 26, 2010 Last Updated on October 13, 2010 AuthorAlickaHutchinson, KSAboutI'm like read a lot of fantasy. I enjoy writing, I try to do a little research before writing anything new. I'm not great at poems, so I tend to not write any. I'm looking for great friends who can gi.. more..Writing
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