Chapter One: A Girl from the Plains

She heard a voice and woke. Her green cloak was spazzed all over the place as her green eyes opened to see a very beautiful silloette.

"…Your awake!"

Her vision cleared and a beautiful blue-haired blue-eyed woman appeared before her, in dazzling Sacean clothing.

"I found you unconscious on the plain." The woman began to explain. "You seemed of needing some help. Can I ask you for your name?"

"My name? Jenna. My name is Jenna." The rusty-haired woman replied.

"Jenna? That's an odd sounding name." She catches the look on Jenna's face.

"Oh, pay me no mind. It's a lovely name. I am Lyndis. But you may call me Lyn. May I ask what you are doing on these plains?"

Before Jenna could respond, noises were heard as the woman looked up.

"What's that? Let me peek outside."

Jenna watched Lyndis look outside her tent, only to come in shortly after, a look of horror on her face. Jenna got off the bed she was lyingin and peeked herself. At a distance, there were two bandits. One was guarding a convoy of goods and the other bandit was loafing around, scouting the area.

"Oh no, bandits! If that's all of them, I think I can take them on myself. Jenna, please stay in here."

Jenna shook her head.

"No, I'm coming with you."

"Can you fight?"

Jenna shook her head once more.

"I'm a tactician. A tactician by trade."

Lyndis looked shocked. Jenna understood why. She was 18, and tacticians normally come around there 30s in their prime at least. She had been studying the ways of a tactician since she was 8 years old. She was no pushover. But she disliked combating…but was intelligent. She used her intelligence wisely.

"Tactician by trade? That's an odd profession…but okay! But stay close to me!"

Together, the woman exited.

"Tell me what to do!" Lyndis said.

Jenna nodded. She had done this before so she was confident. But she had never ordered this woman before…because they have only just met.

"Go into the bandit's line of view…but enough for you to get the first attack."

Lyndis nodded as she did so. The bandit scouting the area saw her and grunted, charging at her clumsily. At the right moment, with her iron sword, she swung and slashed the bandit's chest. But he was not defeated. He countered and nicked her stomach, blood barely welling up as Lyndis delivered the final blow.

"Lyndis! Do you have a vulnerary?" She asked, knowing that item, though in limited use, was able to heal small wounds like that.

"Yes I do!" Came the reply.

"Please go a little towards the bandit, slightly behind it so he can't see you…and apply it on your wound."

Lyndis did and obeyed, resting a moment as the item took it's effect, healing her wound.

"Now finish him!"

By the time the bandit noticed, Lyndis took her first swing. The bandit caught her arm and threw her to the side.

"I am Batta the Beast! Your sword will do nothing against me!"

He was wrong. Lyndis sliced and took a fair blow on his arm. He roared in fury, coming up to her and slicing down her back as she sliced his other arm. Being too close and severely wounded, Lyndis stood her ground, despite blood swelling up in her dress.

"Jenna…this bandit's strong…if I fall, please run!"

Before Jenna could respond, the bandit moved in for the final blow. But the bandit tripped and fell. Lyndis scored her blade along his back as he got up. She crouched and pointed her blade at him as she seemed to disappear. Three flashes came and then a flash of blue. The bandit gargled his last words and fell.

"Whew…I sorely underestimated him…I'm sorry if I scared you, Jenna."

Jenna nodded as she ran over to Lyndis, going over and applying the vulnerary o her back, watching it heal up nicely.

They walked slowly back to her hut. Jenna put her on her bed as Lyndis said something surprising.

"Since you are traveling…may I go with you?"

Seeing as how Lyndis was around her age, Jenna had to think.

"But you need to tell your parents."

Lyndis looked at her and Jenna's heart fell. She stuck a nail where it shouldn't have been.

"My…parents died 6 months ago…the bandits came…a-and it only took one night…"

A tear fell.

"My father was the Chiefsman of the Sacea…but I was too young and they wouldn't listen to a woman…"

More tears fell as Jenna comforted her by soothingly stroking her back. Finally the tears subsided as Lyndis suddenly stood up.

"No…I will shed no more tears. I…I want to become stronger. Jenna! Take me with you!"

Jenna looked thoughtful and nodded.

"You will? Oh thank you! You will be my tactician and I will be your peerless warrior! We will make preparations tonight and set off to morning!"

-To be Continued-