This is my first little fanfic, and this chapter is just to see if anybody is interested in where it might go. After I get some feedback I'll start working on more. Be brutal if you need to, and I hope you like it. :)

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The first thing he noticed was the ground, it was so hard and his back was sore from it. Although he had no idea how long he'd been laying there, it must have been awhile. He sat up and looked around wondering where he was and how he got there. Stretching his arms and back trying to feel a bit better, the only thing he could understand was his name.

Andrew.

Everything other than that was nothing but a blank slate. "Where the hell am I?" He spoke out loud to no one in particular. "Ow my head!" trying to think harder just gave him a headache. "Well I suppose I should just start walking and hope I can either remember more or at least find someone who might be able to help."

He noticed as he started walking he was on a bit of a hill, slowly climbing a bit higher he reached the top and saw a village down in a valley. "Hmm maybe I'm from there, considering it's the closest place from where I just woke up," he pondered to himself.

It only took around 20 minutes or so to get to the outskirts of the village and while walking noticed how happy everyone was. "Well at least if this is my home it's a good place," he smiled at the thought. As he got into what seemed like the town center, he saw how peaceful it was.

He picked out a young woman with brown hair that came down to her shoulders, she had flawless skin, and seemed kinda small although Andrew guessed her to be around 16-17 years old. "Excuse me miss," he asked a the young lady as she walked by, "but I don't suppose you have any idea who I am do you?"

The woman looked him up and down and said,"Sorry but I've never seen you before, why do you ask?" "Well I unfortunately have no idea where I am, or how I got here. All I really know is my name and that really doesn't help me," Andrew smiled weakly. "Oh I'm sorry. Your in Seles, my name is Shana. What's yours?" she smiled sweetly, "If you'd like you can come to my house I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind helping you out if they can."

Andrew couldn't believe is luck,"My name is Andrew and thank you, I'm surprised you'd be willing to help a total stranger like this." he said as he followed her through the crowd. Shana laughed and said,"Well I was raised to help people and you kind of remind me of someone." She had a bit of a sad smile after she said that. "Where is this person now, if you don't mind me asking?" he said hesitantly.

"Actually I don't know, he kind of just took off 3 years ago and I haven't seen him since. Well here we are," she said. Andrew looked at the place they had stopped, it was a nice simple house and seemed built to hold a pretty big family but he learned soon after she was an only child. Shana's father told him he could stay there as long as needed and he didn't need to worry about paying or anything.

Andrew couldn't accept that and was able to get an apprenticeship with the local blacksmith. At the same time he started learning how to handle a sword from Master Tasman the best swordsman in the village. One year passed and Andrew started to truly feel like a part of the village, almost as if he'd actually been there his whole life. "Even if I can't remember anything from my past I need to do everything I can to at least keep hold of the present," he quietly said to himself as he looked out on a field.

Shana came up and sat down next to him on the rock,"Thinking deep thoughts again Andrew?" "Haha well I guess I do have a habit of drifting off every so often don't I," he chuckled. "I never asked you about that friend of yours I remind you of," Andrew asked quietly.

Shana shifted uncomfortably,"Well his name is Dart.....