The sounds of boots splashing in mud echoed throughout the streets
The crashing of heavy rain filled the citizens of the small town
“Over here!” Someone screamed, followed by the clanking of armour and weapons as a group of men chased after a cloaked figure.
The Cloaked figure looked over its shoulder revealing a pale, frightened woman.
Wind whipped passed her face and pushed the hood off her head as she looked down at the bundle in her arms as she ran to the side of the road.
Placing the bundle gently down after wrapping it in her cloak, she wept “I’m sorry. I’m so very sorry” After gingerly resting her hand on the tiny bundle she quietly stood back up and seemingly vanished into the night.
The bundle shifted to reveal a child’s serene sleeping face, only to be abruptly woken up by the screams and clanking of the woman’s pursuers.
A child’s cries filled the night calling for the parents it had only seen just before.
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A luxurious carriage rolled down the road in a casual pace
“We will be arriving shortly My Lady” The carriage driver announced
“Mou! Finally that was taking for—“She was cut short by the loud cries of a child
“STOP!” Screamed the woman as she flung herself from the moving carriage
The woman run’s to the side of the road and scrambles on her hands and knees looking for the source of the cries.
After a few moments the cries die down and the Young lady climbs back into the carriage with a bundle of cloth in her arms.
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“What is that?” The Carriage driver spits out in disgust.
“A little baby” Replies the woman with excitement and joy sparkling in her eyes
The Driver mutters “Whatever… I won’t be the one getting punished for this” and gets the carriage started again.
The woman gently unravels the bundle revealing a little baby boy with a bright happy smile on his face and tufts of bright white hair on his head.
Softly stroking the baby’s cheek she whispers “Kai Apollo… A little ray of hope”
As if in agreement the baby smiles wider.
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“Please! Father!” Begged the woman in a childish tone “Please can I keep him!”
“Fine” The man turned around with a fake smile plastered on his face. “But… He’s not yours”
Tears welled up in the young ladies eyes “Why not!” She shouted in a tantrum
“Because you’re too young to properly look after a child” Replied the man in a gentle tone, “I will hire some nannies to look after him”
“NO! MINE!” She screamed with her arms crossed across her chest “I’ll tell mother!”
A look of panic appears in the man’s eyes “Okay! Okay! He’s yours but you have to have someone helping you until they judge you good enough to look after him yourself”
“Mou! Fine” replied the young lady with resignation wrapped in her words.
As if remembering something she smiled and raced out the doors.