"Kill, destroy! Kill, destroy!"
Silver started, and looked around. Who said that? He wondered. There wasn't anyone at sight but huge, pretty flowers and weird, beetle-like monsters. He shrugged and continued his journey. Now and then, as he spied monsters around, he would kill them with a simple fire spell out of boredom. Eventually, he ran out of monsters to kill, and as his feet were aching and his stomach growling, he soon stopped to take a short break.
He was just preparing to roast some ambernite flesh, when he suddenly heard a rustle behind him. Automatically swirling around, he attacked his intruder, only to find a startled young novice at hand. Barely stopping in time, Silver only managed to lessen his blow on her, which had knocked her pretty hard on her head.
"Hey, you're just a novice! Are you okay?" he asked, concerned. Silver quickly gave her his drink of water and placed his makeshift cape under her head. Wincing in pain, the young girl placed her hand tenderly on her head to feel the unbecoming bump. "Yeah, I think I am," she said slowly, trying to get up. But Tranquil held her firmly, refusing to let her up. "Just stay still for awhile and let the stars sail by," he said, with a twinkle in his eye. He knew how hard he could hit her, and was worried if anything were to happen to her.
She nodded and closed her eyes for a while. Meanwhile, Silver managed to save his meal from becoming charcoal. He gave part of his portion to her, urging her to eat and gain strength. The young novice accepted gratefully and soon wolfed down her meal hungrily. "Wow, you sure are hungry!" Silver noted amusedly.
She glanced at him sheepishly. "Yeah, well. It's pretty hard for me to find food here on my own," she replied. "What is a young novice like you doing in the forests of Mount Mjolhnir? Don't you know how dangerous it is out here?" Silver asked curiously.
Again, she looked sheepish and said, "Um, yeah. I knew that. My friends were tanking me actually. But well, I kinda lost them halfway. It's been half a day since I last saw them."
Silver laughed, "I see. Well, would you like me to help you search for your friends?" She nodded excitedly, "Oh, please!"
"Right. Now, before we start our journey, I would like to introduce myself. I'm SilverBane. Just call me Silver. And you are...?" he enquired politely. "Oh, I'm Tranquil. Pleased to meet you, Silver, and thanks for helping me," she said enthusiastically. "No problem," came the reply.