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Chapter 1
She saw a lone figure ridding down a ruff traveling road in the heat of mid day. He was ridding upon a short shaggy barrel shaped horse, and he was wearing a green clad cloak. But what worried her the most was his long bow slung over his shoulder, obviously ready for use at any moment.
Maybe he can help me she thought as she perched in a tree about 5 feet from the road. She thought that this hiding place would be sufficient enough because it was surprising how many people look to the left or right but never up.
She had heard of the green cloaked figures that were also mentioned as the kings Rangers. Many people thought that rangers were involved in dark magic, therefore that was the reason they could disappear into the woods and materialize anywhere without niticing where they came from.
She personally did not believe in dark magic but she did think that rangers were strange folk. This was probably the only time she was going to be offered help and had to risk trying to get the rangers attention.
As he came over she noticed that he looked as if he were talking to the horse. He would lean forward and whisper something into the horse's ear. What he said she had no idea.
Then the horses ears twitched and the ranger looked up slightly but not enough for her to see his face.
Oh darn she thought! She had heard of this before! How rangers could spot you even if you where invisible and hiding in the bush! How could she be so foolish?
She tried to slowly get out of the tree, but before she could even move a muscle an arrow when hissing through the air and just missed the top of her head.
Oh great now he thinks I'm some spy or bandit, he'll probably not even think twice before he puts an arrow straight throughout my heart.
But no! It looks like my luck has turned when he shouts, "Who's there? Don't move! Or I think you know what will happen to you." his voice was commanding but at the same time was different. I expected a totally different voice than the one I just heard coming from the ranger.
"Alex" she replied trying not to sound sheepish.
I couldn't see his face because of the hood he had on but I could tell from his body language he was surprised by the voice that responded.
"Come down and show yourself"
I listened to him and did what he said. I swiftly jumped off the last branch and landed just a tad bit unbalanced on a bed of pine needles that coated the forest floor. As I trudged through the bush to the path I kept my head down and tried to stay relaxed. I made it to the path in less than thirty seconds and just as I stood beside the horse he began to speak.
"Look up please" he asked in a gentler tone. That's one thing I really don't like about adults. Just because I'm a 'child' doesn't mean you have to talk to me like I'm a baby! But I wasn't going to tell him that or disobey him. So I looked up and found myself staring into the brown eyes of a famous ranger: Will Treaty.
