That day Destiny started to screw with my life started with my lovely wolfhound, Isa, started to lick me awake. Sweet to read about,yes, Sweet to have it done to you? no so much. especially on your mouth.
"Isa, stop!" I moaned, rolling over on to my back. "Oh shit!" Since we don't have electricity, the builders invented this thing that tells the time with the sun and of course it had to be on the roof. Quickly I pulled on my clothes- a cloth shirt and pants, soft leather boots.
As I ran down the dirt path to the armory, I bit back a load curse. My mother was standing there looking pissed. Mother used to be sweet and kind, but when I was eight, my father died, she became obsessed with bringing down Darren Shan and left me and my three year old sister, Alexa alone.
"Andrea!" My mother's cool demanding voice rang out. "Where were you? Why are you delaying the hunt?"
"I...um,...over slept," I murmured, knowing what was coming.
"Andrea! If you can't handle the privilege of having your own residence, you should stop wasting our time and give to some who deserves it!" My mother, growled her eye furious.
"I know, Mother," I told her.
My mother's mouth tightened, and she opened her mouth to continue the topic that had taken place, since I was fifteen when I moved in to the tent. Thankfully Alexa came to bring me my lunch, turkey sandwich and apple juice.
While I was supposedly irresponsible, to my mother, my sister was ten times worse. She'd become a Healer instead of a Hunter. Hunters were the lifeline of the Hybrids, my mother screeched. Nothing thing was as important as Hunters, not Healers, who were only need ten percent of the time.
But that ten percent of the time was vital and no one had never been to the Healers tent just to chat.
My mother's green eyes darken and she just glared at my sister. My sister just stared back. And me? I just felt awkward. Thankfully we were saved by the call to summon the Hunters to the main gates. There are alot of ways out of camp, but the main gate was by far the easiest and the only one that wasn't hidden.
Erick, one of my best friends nodded and yelled "Bring me back a deer, Andi!"
I grinned and nodded.
The hunt to say the least was successful. we bagged, twenty birds and two deer, enough to feed the camp.
The sun was setting as we approached camp, totting our kills. We prepared to wash up and clean them when Erick came running up to me. "What in the hell did you do? The council wants to see you."
"Charna's Guts!" I feel the ancient curse roll off my tongue.
The council is held at a huge circle of rocks. There are twenty members including my mother. When I sit waiting for what what they'll say I felt nervous. The only time I've ever sat here is when they told me my father was killed.
"Welcome Andrea." They chant formally. "We have a quest for you. This quest could very well end the reign of Darren Shan."
"We wish for you go to in to the city, sneak in to Darren Shan's home and kill him." My mother said, her voice quivering.
Suddenly there was scuffling in the brush to my left. Erick came tumbling out reminding me of when we were children and wrestled, unaware of the danger of was called Darren Shan. Alexa rolled out after him
"Andi! Stop! It's suicide!"
I frowned at him. He did think I could protect myself? I turned away, back to the council.
"I accept."
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