Unknown Girl
Chapter 1:
The cold wind from the North blew fiercely and was unrelenting against the petite red haired girl upon a large bay mare. The girl shuddered into her clothes that gave her no protection and sighed to herself. Winter had not been the best time to make her journey down to Corus. She looked into the sky, hoping upon hope that the rain that looked imminent would at least hold off until she had made camp for the evening.
Her hoping had down no good and the skies opened up and poured down with rain upon the young lady and her horse. She urged her horse into a canter, scanning ahead of her to try and look for the inn. This was difficult as the rain blurred her vision, she heard thunder crack and boom and saw the harsh jagged form of a lightening bolt somewhere in the hills.
After about twenty minutes of riding furiously through the rain and thunder the girl found the Restless Tiger Inn. She pulled up outside as a man rushed to her aid and led her mare off into the warm stables. She dragged her bag into the foyer and stood there, casting a very sorry picture. She took of her long red coat and shook it free of rain, her red hair hung down past her shoulders in damp ringlets.
"Oh you poor darling," cooed the lady Innkeeper. "You are absolutely soaked through, what's your name dear?"
"Aaliia," replied the girl simply. "I was wondering whether you had any vacancies tonight, I only need a room for one night."
"We surely do darling, follow me upstairs, just leave your bag there the servants'll bring it up." The woman spoke with a kindly attitude; she appeared to be in her late fifties and was plump and jolly. "We don't really get many guests through during the winter, awful time to travel. So where are you off to by yourself little lady?"
"Corus, I'm to meet my aunt there. I have been planning this trip for quite some time, I didn't really think to travel in the summer for it would be far to hot,"
"That's true, though I always think winter's far worse. The weather is just so unpredictable." She paused her polite chatter to unlock the door of her room with a rough number '6' carved into it. "There you go love, just come downstairs if your feeling hungry." The woman gave the keys to Aaliia and walked off back downstairs.
She looked around the small room, it was not great on size but it had all the necessary comforts. The girl slowly peeled off her soaking wet clothes and gently pulled on a fresh dark purple, silk dress. The purple illuminated her eyes, being the same colour as they were.
It was a huge risk she was taking in making this journey and not one of the nights she had been away had her stomach not turned in anticipation. The thought of going all the way to Corus and then to be turned away by her family she had never met was too much to bear. Quietly brushing out her wet hair she sat trapped in her thoughts, thoughts that had plagued her ever since she found out who she really was.
Chapter 1:
The cold wind from the North blew fiercely and was unrelenting against the petite red haired girl upon a large bay mare. The girl shuddered into her clothes that gave her no protection and sighed to herself. Winter had not been the best time to make her journey down to Corus. She looked into the sky, hoping upon hope that the rain that looked imminent would at least hold off until she had made camp for the evening.
Her hoping had down no good and the skies opened up and poured down with rain upon the young lady and her horse. She urged her horse into a canter, scanning ahead of her to try and look for the inn. This was difficult as the rain blurred her vision, she heard thunder crack and boom and saw the harsh jagged form of a lightening bolt somewhere in the hills.
After about twenty minutes of riding furiously through the rain and thunder the girl found the Restless Tiger Inn. She pulled up outside as a man rushed to her aid and led her mare off into the warm stables. She dragged her bag into the foyer and stood there, casting a very sorry picture. She took of her long red coat and shook it free of rain, her red hair hung down past her shoulders in damp ringlets.
"Oh you poor darling," cooed the lady Innkeeper. "You are absolutely soaked through, what's your name dear?"
"Aaliia," replied the girl simply. "I was wondering whether you had any vacancies tonight, I only need a room for one night."
"We surely do darling, follow me upstairs, just leave your bag there the servants'll bring it up." The woman spoke with a kindly attitude; she appeared to be in her late fifties and was plump and jolly. "We don't really get many guests through during the winter, awful time to travel. So where are you off to by yourself little lady?"
"Corus, I'm to meet my aunt there. I have been planning this trip for quite some time, I didn't really think to travel in the summer for it would be far to hot,"
"That's true, though I always think winter's far worse. The weather is just so unpredictable." She paused her polite chatter to unlock the door of her room with a rough number '6' carved into it. "There you go love, just come downstairs if your feeling hungry." The woman gave the keys to Aaliia and walked off back downstairs.
She looked around the small room, it was not great on size but it had all the necessary comforts. The girl slowly peeled off her soaking wet clothes and gently pulled on a fresh dark purple, silk dress. The purple illuminated her eyes, being the same colour as they were.
It was a huge risk she was taking in making this journey and not one of the nights she had been away had her stomach not turned in anticipation. The thought of going all the way to Corus and then to be turned away by her family she had never met was too much to bear. Quietly brushing out her wet hair she sat trapped in her thoughts, thoughts that had plagued her ever since she found out who she really was.