They had crossed that bridge that early morning.. ‘And Suddenly I found myself attempting to kindle fire of Elk that Bullseye Or Herod I do say myself had hunted .. ‘Don’t ask me why that name but agitated me Why such a noble name!?
I scrapped away wood as it a tearing sound of the bark stripping it to make the fire..
I grinded my teeth… I looked over at the wolf..
“And Why are you so Important as to have a name like that, A Country man, Please…
You were anything butt?!”
‘But my mind still couldn’t quite remember what this person was about for all I knew they were human.. When I called him Herod his tail would lightly go back and forth..
‘Exactly… Why was I so angry.. Grinding my teeth and all What could be the problem?”
I turned over to him.. “Now we need something to light the Fire….
“OH, Yes about a fire Lizard… Born from wild fires and all!?”
We have those right?!”
The Wolf narrowed his eyebrows….
He gave me ‘Are you really?’ look “Go on, Go Find it.. The Lizard” I waved him off
He walked like a moody teen just without all The mouth guff he instead let out a guff Growling murmur sound.. ‘I’m sure he was telling me of his oh so human right.. Instead of the point He was animal now, Which didn’t bother me!’
My tongue clicked as I stay there for now I had to cover the kill. Cutting down young saplings with the rusted sword…”Oh God, How I have so many troubles My Friend is now a rugged beast who can tear anyone’s throat.. Including my own for that matter?! He only seems to remember his name… And Oh Grace?! How I can’t even remember me?!”
“so what Shall I do?” ‘As I asked for hopes in Faith to this Lord I tended to look up at the cloudy sky… “Do you know what you ask?”
A voice whisper as if it was Spirit…
“Are you Spirit or are you Flesh?”
“I am the Spirit”
“Whatever shall, I do?”
I crunched a sampling under my feet of its roots..
Roots grow from where? They asked
The dirt?? ‘What on earth”
I know what your thinking..
“As God knows will I know?”
“You will know some, I will know more”
You want to go somewhere…?
It was like a question and an answer all at once.
Yes, Yes Maybe there is like a World with uhmm
I snapped My my fingers .. Yes I need to go to a town!” “But why?!” Go, Go to a town… You will be found and shown the way..
“Okaaayyy” “But the beasts lord some are far to mighty for this Wolf with me? “So, Trust me”
“Alrighty,” “So, Just Trust you?”
Yes ‘In that moment.. Something very much entirely different than a fire lizard came upon the ridge in which we were on…
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“Oh Dear…” I sighed and shook my head
He had very Mottled clothing and his hair stuck out like rags stuck in a bush going every which way… “My Grace! AM I DEAD OR IS THIS SOME NIGHTMARE!” “Your hanging out of a mystical beasts mouth?! Now would you please tell me why in the world he has taken You!?”
“I’m from the lands of Endurance.. HE Came a far way to get me He let out a shriveled scream but WHYY?!..” I grabbed a staff freshly carved out of wood as the man hung from the Wolves mouth by his coat… “Oh Shush Surely?!… You’ve faced more dangers than this!? With that short sword affixed to your back?! “Don’t think I didn’t notice that?!” “ Wait?!” The large man’s back trembling as he looked at me… “Your not Afraid?!” He squeaked a sob… “You Understand then don’t you?”This wasn’t our fault?!”
“And why would it be there fault… The lands that protect the lands of Balance.. How could what be?!” My voice came out baffling even myself I sounded a snarling grizzly bear…
“You have to believe me Ma’am”
Taking a gulp ‘Had I overstepped or was this is all too soon, wait what was all too soon?! I’m still starving?!’
I unfortunately had to go back to soundings like a needy girl or vagrant…
I huffed… “Well sir you can stay please make a fire and I will get us both a meal”
He started sobbing again…
‘Oh , Lord will this ever end… By the way what was going on about, not his fault? Or his people’s fault?”
My Stomached Groaned that day more than I had ever liked it to.. and how I smelled… bad I’ll tell you, nope not this, Girl would smell refreshing… But why would I bother for my figure didn’t impose a High status as to be opposed to such things..
Herod.. My now Wolf companion looked into my eyes the meal had just been prepared…” I guess like you said in that hazy memory.. Herod, Sweat and smelling like Unsundry things , Just meant you had been working hard…”
The man sat a seating away from me on my right… he mumbled while eating
Soer nowerr that were on good terms” He swallowed
“If you pay me I’ll Take the meals”
“Take the meals, anyway” I said already finished and ready for more but I was settled…
“So, I was saying..” The Man continued…
“My people.. The people of Endurance… Something happened to our sister countries Forrest and creatures and familiars… He took a gulp…
“I’m sorry,” he continued taking a wide step into another direction “ I’m sorry for what happened to your home..
He took some time to continue as it began to dawn on me.
The Land of Balance.. But to be very honest.. I Would love to earn the people’s trust” my mouth stood agape.. As I felt my eyes sting with tiredness and a sense of a feeling I had before.. “What happened between your people over the big upset… The mages and other fair folk of your country are in fear of us as you know the lands of Balance have always been gentle controlled and loving almost too much so without them trusting us as their warriors then I fear something far control befit us all…
‘So this country and their’s have been twisting n turning But I get the sense that It wasn’t his doing and how could it be his peoples for they are an army.. a , security for the peace givers…
‘At that time My Heart sank… Oh, Lord Where do I fit in all of this?’
“Maybe you could help…” The man said
“Me?! HELP?!” And what for?!”
“Where are your rulers?! “
They disappeared some time ago”
And that’s the last of them we heard some big accident it was if someone had snuck and stolen them overnight and little by little things starting going Amis…
“I want to help truly I do…”
“Wait Ruva he held a hand over my mouth”
I heard the sound of rustling the bugs of the night were still each step took themselves present in our Mind but Herod wouldn’t respond.. I wanted to panic In fear…
“Well Hello, Herod and … Ruva”
A man that a small bit of armor benefitting him… and the rest a makes Dark green linen with Leather attire.
My teeth clenched, As there was short agitated to his side as well as Mage’s Presence they was a certain glow about people like him in their presence..
‘Everything in me was so creeped.. I wanted to throw pots and pans” “his eyes green and a mix of dark blue” ‘I found myself burning again with anger or fear but It was once again something unfamiliar but who or what was this about this time?’
He sat down and cleared his throat sitting beside Herod… meanwhile a jealousy I felt go to my throat and then my stomach…
‘Who did he think He was sitting that close to him?!’ “ Who are you?! And why have you come?!”
“We need your help… Endurance and Balance…
You have to trust us?!”
Herod came in between myself looking at thus guy… I took in a shaky breath as I gulped something I didn’t understand coming over…
My Stomach rolled.. “Wolf…. You know who I am.. But why was I sent here?”
I whispered “Why do they continue to persuade from a peaceful life… What does it matter.. What do I matter to them…
My Wolf Begin to turn to ash bit by bit as I shrieked in pain as If my whole world the last thing I knew falling apart..
‘Oh, God Why?! Why him?!’
“Ruva you need to hold Him?!” The man said
Take his ash?! Quickly!”
I scooped his ash up.. in a heaping mess as I was crumbling over and over… inside and out…
I’m Millark You can trust me?! The man said…
“I don’t know I yelled fiercely in anger?! GET AWAY GET AWAY FROM HERE” WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW?!”
Slowly his ash becme darker and darker into soot but even with the wind they did not carry the they glowed and I felt life.. that made my throat feel wet and soppy I let out a wail…
The Man beside me stood
“He really is him”
He let out a sigh..