I sat in my room, wait make that prison cell, staring out the window. This room would have been nice, if not for its purpose. I was a prisoner and for a stupid purpose too. I had been imprisoned for my beauty, for my being a silver-white tiger Laguz, by Bishop Oliver, the Duke of Tanas. I would never forget that day, one month before, when a seemingly innocent stranger had sold me for his own profit.
Flashback
I walked through the Serenes forest, through the seemingly endless greyness of it, towards the altar. Suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. A man with long red hair tied into a ponytail and green clothes stepped out of the bushes. "Well pretty little kitty," he said, "what are you doing here?" As a Hylian, not a Laguz, raised me I don't have the usual Laguz hatred of Beorc. I smiled at him. "Nothing." I said. "My name is Shinon," he explained, "I used to work for a mercenary group. "My name is Rilla, sir." I paused. "Would you happen to know how to get to Daien?" Shinon gave me a strange look. "Daein! Well that's where I'm headed! Why don't we travel together?" I accepted his offer. "Now," he said, "I have a friend who lives in the mansion that borders the forest, he'll give us directions."
As soon as we entered the mansion, I could tell that something was wrong, but I realised too late that I had been tricked. "Oliver!" Shinon called out, "I've brought you your prize!" A short, balding, fat man waddled into the room. He glanced at me, and his eyes flashed with bolth surprise and anger. "Shinon you idiot!" he yelled, "I told you to find me a heron! This isn't a heron!" He looked at me again. "Though, she is quite beautiful. Tell me Shinon, do you know her breed?" Shinon's green eyes flashed. "I believe sir," he began, "that she is a silver-white tiger. Oliver rubbed his fat hands together excitedly. "Exquisite!" he breathed, "Simply exquisite! White tigers are rare as it is, but a silver-white tiger! Oh! Such beauty! Such grace... Oliver would have gone on and on, but Shinon cleared his throat impatiently. "About payment..." he began. Oliver directed his attention back at Shinon. "Yes. Let's say, 10 000 gold?" Shinon looked furious. "10 000?! You promised me 30 000!" Oliver shifted his feet nervously. "Well yes... but that was for a heron..." "Fine!" Shinon grumbled, "I'll take the money!" Oliver smiled and tossed Shinon a leather sack of gold Beorc coins. "Wise choice Shinon! Don't worry; I'll take good care of her! I always take good care of my artwork!" Shinon gave me a look I couldn't quite understand, and turned towards the door. "Farewell Oliver... you too Rilla..."
End flashback
I was startled from my thoughts by the sound of a key turning in the lock. I refused to turn around, refused to acknowledge the fat monster that was Oliver. "My precious kitty!" he cried, "I've brought you a friend!" I heard the sounds of struggle and of someone being dragged across the floor. " Good bye my treasures!" Oliver cried. ... Silence... I didn't turn around until I was sure that he was gone. I did, and gasped in suprise as I realised whom the Laguz lying on the floor before me was.
It was Reyson...
... the prince of Serenes!