==Alastair==
==Deep in the forest==
“Where could she be?”
“She couldn’t have gone far. Everyone creates a line and walk. That’ll cover most of the ground, we can’t let them escape now that they know.”
I can’t let them find me. I'm far enough that they can’t hear me over the sound of the trees burning. I need to get past them and get to my mother. I throw a rock to my left and it lands a distance just close enough to one of the masked men that they hear it.
“Hey, I heard something.”
This creates an opening in the line and I sneak through the line.
“Oi, she’s here!” I stop in my tracks and turn around and see all the masked men surrounding my mother. “No...” “Please.” Those were the words of my mother before they all started attacking. Blood sprayed all around to ground and on the cloaks of the masked men, and then she became still, nothing at all.
“Okay, we’re done. Now everyone breaks you masks and burn your cloaks and move to the next village with your disguises.” All the men did just that. The man who gave out the orders stood out in my mind he had a scar from his nose down to the end of his left cheek. I don’t move for a few minutes. Then I walk over to the body of my mother. Why. I let this happen, I did this, I threw the rock, I…. the tears started to swell up, and I bawled my eyes out.
==Alastair==
==Side of the road==
Where am I supposed to go now? Where is my home now? No, I don’t deserve a home my family is dead. The Mira and Arthur weren’t with mom they could be dead or alive. I need to find them.
==?==
=Road to capital=
“Dad there is someone on the road.”
He tosses around in the back of the cart in his half-drunken state before falling asleep. Why do I even bother? I stop the cart just behind the person and grab one of the shorts swords we are delivering. I slowly approached the body, just as I was standing above it. I poked it trying to get a reaction from it…….Nothing. I poke it again….Nothi-- Wah!. The body rolls and groans.
==Alastair==
==??==
Am I dead where am I. I hear someone. I need to find them… Who do I need to find?
==Olvia==
==Etian Smithery==
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What should we do with him? I took him home with us on a whim. He only woke up briefly just long enough to put a little food in his stomach but he hasn’t said anything yet. He looks like he has been wandering for at least a week and his eyes seem to no will in them at all. I took the liberty of cleaning him up, and he doesn't look half bad. His blond hair is so light it almost looks white and has a strong chin line. After my father sobered up and he realized that I brought home a boy while he was drunk. He started crying and saying that his little girl was growing up, but to be honest I think he was just using this to keep drinking. He would say that this was to drown out his sorrows. Yeah, right he just doesn’t want to work that’s all. I guess I need to check up downstairs see how the apprentices are doing.
==Alastair==
==Entian Smithery==
Standing there in the temple of Luna, there was a black silhouette.
“Who are you?”
There no response, all the sound that it made was distorted giggle.
“Where am I?”
Again it responds with a distorted giggle.
“Are you lost?”
This time it takes off, out towards the exit running at what can’t be a normal speed. Where is it going?
“Wait where are you going?”
I take off after it. After stepping out of the temple I see the scenery change. I'm in a forest now. I take a second to get a bearing on my surroundings.
“What is going on?”
Suddenly it the silhouette appears in front of me and beside it a mirror showing my reflection. I try talking to it again.
“Who are you?”
It doesn’t move but after a few seconds it talks in its distorted voice
“Who are you?”
“I'm Alastair”
The silhouette doesn’t move but it makes a face that I can only describe as unsatisfied.
“Who are you?”
“I'm Alas--”
I try replying again but it cuts me off. What does it want?
“Who are you?”
“I’m A--”
“Who are you?‘
“I’m...”
“Who are you?”
“I'm.”
“Who are you?”
“I don’t.”
“Who are you?”
“I don’t know.”
The mirror no longer shows my face but shows a silhouette like the one beside it.
“Who are you?”
“I told you I don’t know.”
“Who are you?”
“I don’t know.” I feel a madness creep up onto my shoulder and with it madness.
“Who are you?”
“Stop it. I don’t know!”
“What are you?”
“I'm me!”
“But who are you?”
“Who am I!?”
“What do you want?”
“I want to find them!”
“Find who?”
“I don’t know!”
I'm tired of yelling. I so exhausted. I just want to sleep. My eyes feel heavy and my conscience fades away.