Kiri's Adventure
Chapter 1: Kiri
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Kiri Salimin. She lived in the realm of Kortak. Kiri's family had left her when she was born or so she was told now all she had left was her faithful wolf pup, Kano, she had never known her parents. When Kiri was ten she went to work for a poor farmer who gave her room and food. One day while Kiri was out walking with Kano, a strange thing happened, she stopped to look at the stream and fell in but she didn't drowned. She opened her eyes and was breathing! The girl couldn't believe what was happening she was breathing! This scared her so much; she quickly swam back to the shore where Kano was waiting. He did not look the least bit worried instead he was looking into the distance as a cloud of sparkling black magic formed around him he begin to speak! "Kiri do not be afraid." He told the girl, "I am here because your parents asked me to protect you when you found out who and what you are." Kano spoke in perfect Old Thak, their native tongue. "But what am I?" she asked the old dog. "You are a very special girl Kiri, you have the gift and wild magic. Your father had the Gift and your mother Wild Magic. So that gives you the Wild Gift it is a very strange power extremely hard to control." Perfect she thought I'm a freak. "So what do I do now?" Kiri asked "Nothing, you simply wait." Replied the dog voice fading "Wait? Wait for what?" There was no answer. Kano was done talking, at least for today.
The next day Kano didn't speak but kept leading her in the opposite direction she wanted to go. "Where are we going?" Kiri asked from time to time but never stopped. At about noon they passed an old cabin, Kano started walking down the road to the house with Kiri following. When they reached the house the door opened as if they were expected and an elderly woman came to meet them. At first she acted as if they were intruders, then she recognized Kano. They shook hands (or rather paws in Kano's case) and again Kano began to speak, "Hello my dear friend. May I introduce, Kiri Salimin she is my student." "Student?" asked the woman in a cracked voice "She looks more like a beggar then a student." She said. "A beggar!" Kiri cried obviously outraged "You look no better miss." Kiri felt a slight pain on her leg, she looked down, it was Kano and he was biting her. "Kano stop it." She ordered but he only bite harder so hard infact that she was forced to sit and hold her leg in pain. "Why did you do that?" Kiri asked tears rolling down her cheek. Kano had made quite a mark and she wanted to know why. "Because you were insulting a Goddess!" Kano cried. She looked at the woman a shocked expression on her face, "A thousand apologizes your majesty." The woman grinned, "It's alright dearie you didn't know." "So what do we do with her now?" Kano asked voice mild. "Well first go into town and get the groceries." Kano growled. "Yes my lady." replied Kiri. "Oh and Kano," Called the Goddess, "I knew you'd bring her back. She's beautiful." She rubbed the dogs' ears, "Thank you."
As they entered the town of Daywood all eyes fell on them. "Why are they all staring at us?" Kiri asked looking around. "Because they know your Ma." Kano replied. "What is so bad about my Ma?" "Your Ma was a bastrad who had wild magic and she married a man with the Gift who was also her teacher, that's what's so bad about her they think she was a swindler." "Oh." She said as she walked with her head slightly downward. "Don't let them discourage you Kiri. Your Ma was a fine woman and she loved you so much." As they entered the store the clerk recognized Kano and greeted them warmly. "Hullo my friend long time no see. Where have you been?" asked the shop keep. "Hullo to you too Rantat and yes it has been a long time I have been watching this little one." He motioned to Kiri. "Hello sir." She said impishly. "Don't be shy dear come here and lets have a look at you." Rantat walked over and cupped her face in his hands examining her carefully. "You look to be a healthy one. Have you been ill in the last six months?" "No sir." replied Kiri. "Speak up girl and stop calling me sir my name is Rantat." He said harshly. "Yes sir-umm.Mr. Rantat." He growled but was pleased. "She is a beauty Kano." He grinned, "So what have you come here for my friend?" "The Goddess has sent us out for groceries." He growled. "Oh I know exactly what she wants. I'll be right back and don't worry about the money she'll pay me later." Rantat went in to the storeroom and came out with two bags full of things for cooking. "This is it. Will you stop bye before you leave town?" Asked the shop keep. "We will I promise." Replied the dog as they left the shop.
On the way home Kiri could think of nothing but the shopkeeper, he walked slow but was kind and handsome. I wonder if he has a son? She though. For some reason the Goddess was not talking to her she only looked at her and frowned. Finally it was all Kiri could take, she'd never had much patience, "What? What did I do?" she shouted. The goddess looked up, "You didn't do anything dear, it's your thoughts that make me frown. You think of only human things never of the future or the past only the present." "Why is that so bad?" she asked bewildered, "I don't know my past and the future is yet to come. Why should I think about it?" "Because if you don't how can you plan or remember?" "Why would I want to plan? It's more fun not to know and," She paused, "W-what do I have to remember?" Kiri asked sadly. "What do you mean what do you have? Don't you remember your family?" "No how could I no one will tell me anything about them!" She looked away and then realized something; "I don't even know your name let alone my own family!" The goddess looked surprised, "Oh? Why would you want to know that dear what's in a name?" "It would give me some memory I want to remember something." "It's Daine that's my name." "Oh Daine? That's a very pretty name. Hmm.I know that name from somewhere I just don't remember where." Replied Kiri satisfied. Daine ran out of the room crying. Just then Kano walked in, "What did you do?!" He asked angrily. "I only asked her name and then I said I knew that name but did not remember from where." Kiri cried, "That's it!!!" "Oh my gosh, you didn't? Did you?" The girl nodded. "You did! I don't believe it you don't remember that name? How could you not?!" They locked eyes and Kiri knew there was a very good reason Kano was upset but she didn't know what. "I-I just don't ok and why should I? No one will tell me anything about my past so how would I know?" she asked angrily. Kano just stared at her. She couldn't think of anything else to do so she ran out the door, she ran until she couldn't see the house, ran until she was lost. Great she thought, Now I'm lost and alone. Why not? It can't get worse. It got worse. It started raining and she got cold and hungry. Kiri spend the remainder of the day walking around until night set in. She fell asleep in the hallow of a tree trunk, Well at least it's dry in here. She thought as sleep filled her mind.
Chapter 1: Kiri
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Kiri Salimin. She lived in the realm of Kortak. Kiri's family had left her when she was born or so she was told now all she had left was her faithful wolf pup, Kano, she had never known her parents. When Kiri was ten she went to work for a poor farmer who gave her room and food. One day while Kiri was out walking with Kano, a strange thing happened, she stopped to look at the stream and fell in but she didn't drowned. She opened her eyes and was breathing! The girl couldn't believe what was happening she was breathing! This scared her so much; she quickly swam back to the shore where Kano was waiting. He did not look the least bit worried instead he was looking into the distance as a cloud of sparkling black magic formed around him he begin to speak! "Kiri do not be afraid." He told the girl, "I am here because your parents asked me to protect you when you found out who and what you are." Kano spoke in perfect Old Thak, their native tongue. "But what am I?" she asked the old dog. "You are a very special girl Kiri, you have the gift and wild magic. Your father had the Gift and your mother Wild Magic. So that gives you the Wild Gift it is a very strange power extremely hard to control." Perfect she thought I'm a freak. "So what do I do now?" Kiri asked "Nothing, you simply wait." Replied the dog voice fading "Wait? Wait for what?" There was no answer. Kano was done talking, at least for today.
The next day Kano didn't speak but kept leading her in the opposite direction she wanted to go. "Where are we going?" Kiri asked from time to time but never stopped. At about noon they passed an old cabin, Kano started walking down the road to the house with Kiri following. When they reached the house the door opened as if they were expected and an elderly woman came to meet them. At first she acted as if they were intruders, then she recognized Kano. They shook hands (or rather paws in Kano's case) and again Kano began to speak, "Hello my dear friend. May I introduce, Kiri Salimin she is my student." "Student?" asked the woman in a cracked voice "She looks more like a beggar then a student." She said. "A beggar!" Kiri cried obviously outraged "You look no better miss." Kiri felt a slight pain on her leg, she looked down, it was Kano and he was biting her. "Kano stop it." She ordered but he only bite harder so hard infact that she was forced to sit and hold her leg in pain. "Why did you do that?" Kiri asked tears rolling down her cheek. Kano had made quite a mark and she wanted to know why. "Because you were insulting a Goddess!" Kano cried. She looked at the woman a shocked expression on her face, "A thousand apologizes your majesty." The woman grinned, "It's alright dearie you didn't know." "So what do we do with her now?" Kano asked voice mild. "Well first go into town and get the groceries." Kano growled. "Yes my lady." replied Kiri. "Oh and Kano," Called the Goddess, "I knew you'd bring her back. She's beautiful." She rubbed the dogs' ears, "Thank you."
As they entered the town of Daywood all eyes fell on them. "Why are they all staring at us?" Kiri asked looking around. "Because they know your Ma." Kano replied. "What is so bad about my Ma?" "Your Ma was a bastrad who had wild magic and she married a man with the Gift who was also her teacher, that's what's so bad about her they think she was a swindler." "Oh." She said as she walked with her head slightly downward. "Don't let them discourage you Kiri. Your Ma was a fine woman and she loved you so much." As they entered the store the clerk recognized Kano and greeted them warmly. "Hullo my friend long time no see. Where have you been?" asked the shop keep. "Hullo to you too Rantat and yes it has been a long time I have been watching this little one." He motioned to Kiri. "Hello sir." She said impishly. "Don't be shy dear come here and lets have a look at you." Rantat walked over and cupped her face in his hands examining her carefully. "You look to be a healthy one. Have you been ill in the last six months?" "No sir." replied Kiri. "Speak up girl and stop calling me sir my name is Rantat." He said harshly. "Yes sir-umm.Mr. Rantat." He growled but was pleased. "She is a beauty Kano." He grinned, "So what have you come here for my friend?" "The Goddess has sent us out for groceries." He growled. "Oh I know exactly what she wants. I'll be right back and don't worry about the money she'll pay me later." Rantat went in to the storeroom and came out with two bags full of things for cooking. "This is it. Will you stop bye before you leave town?" Asked the shop keep. "We will I promise." Replied the dog as they left the shop.
On the way home Kiri could think of nothing but the shopkeeper, he walked slow but was kind and handsome. I wonder if he has a son? She though. For some reason the Goddess was not talking to her she only looked at her and frowned. Finally it was all Kiri could take, she'd never had much patience, "What? What did I do?" she shouted. The goddess looked up, "You didn't do anything dear, it's your thoughts that make me frown. You think of only human things never of the future or the past only the present." "Why is that so bad?" she asked bewildered, "I don't know my past and the future is yet to come. Why should I think about it?" "Because if you don't how can you plan or remember?" "Why would I want to plan? It's more fun not to know and," She paused, "W-what do I have to remember?" Kiri asked sadly. "What do you mean what do you have? Don't you remember your family?" "No how could I no one will tell me anything about them!" She looked away and then realized something; "I don't even know your name let alone my own family!" The goddess looked surprised, "Oh? Why would you want to know that dear what's in a name?" "It would give me some memory I want to remember something." "It's Daine that's my name." "Oh Daine? That's a very pretty name. Hmm.I know that name from somewhere I just don't remember where." Replied Kiri satisfied. Daine ran out of the room crying. Just then Kano walked in, "What did you do?!" He asked angrily. "I only asked her name and then I said I knew that name but did not remember from where." Kiri cried, "That's it!!!" "Oh my gosh, you didn't? Did you?" The girl nodded. "You did! I don't believe it you don't remember that name? How could you not?!" They locked eyes and Kiri knew there was a very good reason Kano was upset but she didn't know what. "I-I just don't ok and why should I? No one will tell me anything about my past so how would I know?" she asked angrily. Kano just stared at her. She couldn't think of anything else to do so she ran out the door, she ran until she couldn't see the house, ran until she was lost. Great she thought, Now I'm lost and alone. Why not? It can't get worse. It got worse. It started raining and she got cold and hungry. Kiri spend the remainder of the day walking around until night set in. She fell asleep in the hallow of a tree trunk, Well at least it's dry in here. She thought as sleep filled her mind.
