The storm from when this person found me to now has gotten to the point where the cold is too much for me to handle so a few times I almost collapse a couple of times. Right now, I am on his back as he carry me through this storm.

While on his back I notice how warm it is considering this type of temperature I would think that people will be suffering like I am but he is somehow not cold at all but warm. I have questions I want to him to answer for me later.

“What is your name Little one” the man shouts as loud as he can so I can hear over the roar of the wind and snow “Arthor Knight” I reply back at the same volume he nods his a little to what I had to say. I look up to see a small structure in the not so far distance with the man heading straight towards it.

When we arrive at the entice to the place I see that some areas are made of wood and some steal to cover holes I presume. We enter into a large species room that is the loungeroom I would think. I was place near the warmth of a fire leaning against a wall. The warmth of fire hitting my face and legs felt nice and cosy.

The man then enters back into the room with two plates with food.

I ate not long ago so I don’t need to eat. He passes where I am and goes into the other room I hear the sound of ceramic being placed then he comes back out with one plate and sits down on the opposite side of the fire facing me “So what happened with the hole finding you near a hypersonic shuttle” I look up at him and back down to the fire “I was meant to head to the capital so I could go to the royal academy of military training” he look at me with the answer I had just given but I continue “I was meant to go to the imperial military academy but that changed due to having being recommended by High Lord Nathans who is my guardian”

The man continues to stare at me and looks like he is processing this information that had just been dumped on him “So the shuttle derailed and here you are in my care for the remaining time until this earth storm is over” I look back up at him to what he had said and open my mouth to say something but got cut off “This storm happens every 100 years and lasts a total of 20 during this time no travel is possible unless it is by shuttle or other means” he looks down and raises both of his hands to his head and takes off the helmet that he was wearing to reveal long grey hair and wrinkles to show age.

“Yes I am old do not worry I won’t do anything to you but you said your last name was knight right” I look at him and nod, what things was he talking about he will not do. He scratches his chin and stands then walks out of the room and back in holding a book a pen and sits back down in his spot.

“This is something interesting to hear little one” he says in amusement while opening the book “do you perhaps want to know who I am in the least little one” I shake my head in agreement as he is peculiar and I have many, many questions to ask.

He sits up in his chair and looks at me “Well, have you heard about people who hunt animals for a living called hunters” I nod my head “well recently that profession has become forbidden to do by the world due to the eternal winter we are all in around the globe” he stops looks up towards the roof of the place and so do I.

When I do I hear the sound of the wind brushing my ears a slow but beautiful sound that can’t be taken away no matter what you do “That sound you hear right now is the flow of wind it is what hunters in the old days were a lot people would hunt use to find themselves and their prey trained hunters could hear this sound no matter what but also not as well sort of like a light switch if you will” why is he telling me this “now as to who I am that I was meant to say first before rambling on like a headless goose” he clears his throat and leans forward “I am last remaining hunter to exist on the world of ours Jackson Nail and I am he one who trained your father to become the best sniper there was to exist but time was short with him as he had to leave before I finished my teachings with him”

I look back down at him with many more questions than before “to be in fact I was father so that makes you my grandson” what!?

He laughs as he saw the face I was making to what he had said “oh, calm down little one it was only joke poorly done at that but still good to make this old man laugh” anger soon begins to flow through me.

“Calm down jeez you kids in today’s day and age” he leans back into his original position and continues to eat what was on the plat.

“Why are you telling me these kinds of things and that you trained my father to be a sniper” he looks back up from what he was eating and clears his throat “well I knew your father but I did train him a little but to a degree that it would affect his life to a dangerous degree as being trained by a hunter is also not allowed so I did teach him a few things like tracking basics and basic snow survival he had to learn everything else from the academy” he then looks down to the plate to continue to eat.

The door he went into earlier opens and a kid my age comes out of the room “you are finally up mark and marry” then another kid steps out they both look over to the old to the old man and to me merry was the second to walk out and mark was the first got it.

Merry tilts her head to my presence and mark just stares daggers at me “Hi, my name is Arthor Knight and you two are” they both look at each other than at me “I am Mark Nail” he then steps to the left to have his sister talk “I am Merry Nail” she hen joins her brother “we are twins but they way to tell us apart is our voice and hair” they both say at the same time.

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If I have to stay here for 10 years with both of them doing that I would rather leave and take my chance find a way back to the main house.

The old man looks up from his plate and places it on a table near him.

Although if I could learn from this old man how to be a sniper I would love to stay but I have to go the capital and main house to let them know I am not dead or missing.

It is conflicting to either follow my dreams or leave and keep the minds of people I love at ease “Arthor I know you are only 10 but this choice you wish to take I want to hear it as I do not like little ones struggling in front of me” I look at him.

Do I want to tell him I want to learn under him or do I just say I want to find a way to tell people I am fine, which one just which one do I chose? I could and try and do both but o decision can have a good outcome for both but I could give it a shot.

“I was just thinking about how I want to try and communicate with Nathans to tell hm what happened and that I am fine” I take a deep breath in and let it out slowly before I continue “and if I want to stay here and learn the teachings of being a hunter as I just want to beat my father notoriety and become a beater sniper then him” the old looks at me with curiosity.

He hums here there while the silence in the room gets louder “ok you can train under this old man and learn the teachings of being a hunter but wait until you are 18 so 8 years from now and about contacting people I can do that for you” he stand up and gestures for me to follow him so I quickly get and follow after him.

We walk into the kitchen we then into a room full of equipment to contact people I guess but one table at the end of the room is covered in the from small little phones to big radios. He sits down and operates one of the things changing the sound of static till sound was clear and not so static. He the passes me the mic and button to send my message.

And so, I press down on the button “Jackson what is there you need” the voice of Nathans blurts out from the radio “Nathans it is me Author” I reply back nervous “Arthor how did you end up all the way in Jacksons Little house in now where” he says back in worried voice “Well the thing I was travelling in crashed and Jackson found me by chance and so here I am” it takes a while for Nathans to respond back “Ok that is good I am going to send people over to Jackson’s to pick you up and have you come back home” he says in a blunt voice “Ok!” I replay happily back.

Before anything else could be said the radio return to static I look up to Jackson’s face to see an inquisitive look to what had heard then at me. he stands and places a hand on my head “Oh, little one I feel so very toward you” he whispered I look up at him and tilt my head in confusion.

He sighs “Anyone in the Arcaisian empire in the High Lord status and says I will send some people either want you dead or captured and tortured” What is he saying Nathans would never want me dead if he did I would have died a long time ago “He would not want me dead he would kill me when I was young if did want me dead” Jackson looks down to me with sorrow in his eyes.

Jackson opens his mouth but before he could speak the ground shook and then a sound ringing my ears making me cover them “He did not kill you before was that people who were still alive to protect you” what but why, I don’t see a reason as to why I would to be killed “Your father during the last war went renegade and joined a secretive rebellion to the public to get rid of high lords controlling the empress, does that seem to answer your question Author?” wait, wait, wait, wait why should I believe this I only just meet him and his telling me all of this to have him join the cause and what was the big loud sound that did not have sound thing all about.

What is going on I am only 10 can you not understand that.

“Arthor during these next years you are going to be stuck with me and I hope the truth will open up to you but now it is hard to believe whatever I will try and ever say so listen to this if you will” he places a round object on the table with all the radios and starts emitting a blue light.

“High Lord Nathans may we ask what are doing why you are currently playing games with the child of the best snipper in the world he should have been killed sooner rather than latter” that voice I remember it, it was from one of main two guys that were dressed weirdly “Well after I had forged that letter to seem like it was father who wrote I wanted to play with a little by that I wanted make him feel like family then crush that feeling and see the betrayal in his eyes” this is edited it has to be he is not the kind of person to want me dead he wanted me to become a better snipper than my dad “that way” it continues “I can fulfill my promise’s to both the child and Alex for saving my daughter” I walk out of the room and out of the house before I could hear more of the old man’s lies towards me there is no way I would believe that no way in hell.

Then the far distance of my vison I see a light similar to that of the old mans but not with two diagonal lines but with two straight lines.

I run closer as it could the people sent to get me away from Jackson but before I could reach them I was tackled to the ground behind a mound of snow then sound of loud bangs rang through the air and into my ears making me cover them and closing my eyes then it stops and then one singular bang remarkably close went off.

I open my eyes again to see and look back to see Jackson with his helmet on how could I forget his helmet.

I go to look at the other person to see what happen but I was pushed back down “stay there this scene is not for little ones to see” I guess the quote of ‘seeing and judging is better than hearing and judging’ and from both of what he has said and done for me.

Jackson came back to drop something on the ground, I did not even see him leave, I look over to what he dropped and saw the house mark for the Nathans house, house Mane.

So, all of this was to just satisfy one person’s odd sadism.

Wha- what have I experienced until now a false family and childhood? What do I even do now after finding all of this out “Little one please come back it is going to be even more dangerous now that you have found out the truth so in order for you to achieve your dream you would have to find a different person that would not betray you like the some High Lords please make your decision” he turns to face the house that they most likely need to move away from now because of me.

I want him to teach me how to be a hunter like him but also help my own kingdom and free the empress.

“Will you still teach me how to be a hunter like you if I chose to be with you guys when I turn 18!” I shout, he turns back and hold out his hand “well then if that is want you want I will keep my promise I had made to you now shall we start to pack some things for a long journey ahead of us” he says back while I take his hand.

“Yes, I am sorry for this Jackson” he continues to walk having snow crackle with each step he takes “there is no need to say sorry little one or Arthor I should say” he said while we walked back.

I think I have found a third family that is trustworthy.