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"Cadby, hurry, least we miss it!" Gullveig cried, running up the hill.
Her friend, tired from a long day of work, slowly trailed behind her. "Aye, aye, I am coming."
Finally, he reached the top and looked out over their small, nameless village. The sun was setting behind it, painting the sky a beautiful red-orange-yellow-pink.
"Wow..." Cadby breathed, staring at it. "It is breathtaking, Gullveig."
The black-haired girl nodded happily. "Aye, 'tis true."
The two friends watched until the sun's last rays of light disappeared from the dark sky before heading back down.
"Cadby, how was work this day?" Gullveig asked.
The boy shrugged. "All was fine. Laborious, and grueling, although fine."
Gullveig nodded. "Shame on your father, he never is there. A lad like you should not yet work."
"Before my mother passed on, he was a good-hearted and hard-working fellow. Now he is a drunkard." Cadby picked up a rock and threw it as far as he could. "Alison is why I still labor, day after day, not study. And yet she will not live much longer."
Gullveig sighed. "Not a soul cares if I return. My kin may even wish me dead." Suddenly, she turned to Cadby. "Come. Let us explore the wood. "
"Nay, Gullveig, I cannot."
"Have you anyplace else to be?" She asked, already veering off the path into the forest.
Cadby sighed. "I will come," he said, following his friend
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"We are lost..." Cadby mumbled, kicking a stone.
"Nay, Cadby, do not loose faith in me." Gullveig said, trying to figure out which way was north, for their town was to the north. After a moment, she pointed to her left. "Come, north is this way."
The brown-haired boy sighed. "Gullveig, you have lead me hither and yonder, all around the wood. Do you know this is north?"
Hesitantly, she nodded. "Aye."
Then, they continued walking. For about an hour more, they just walked in a straight line, until they caught sight of a house, or rather, a temple, on a hill.
"Look," Gullveig said happily. "A light in the window. Someone is there." She began walking towards the house, but Cadby caught her arm in a firm grip.
"It is an unreasonable hour to pound on some man's door. Wait for the sun to rise."
Gullveig nodded. "I will."
The two ended up building a shelter between two immense trees, and trying to sleep. After a good long while, they did.
Gullveig was walking in the forest, admiring the beauty of it. Then she heard something behind her, and quickly turned around to see an old man with a long black beard.
"Good day, sir." She said, staring at the man.
"Good day to you, Gullveig." He responded calmly.
The girl took a step back. "May I ask how you know my name?"
"I know much about you, Gullveig, as well as your friend Cadby. My student, Beval, has been observing you for quite some time."
"Student?" Gullveig asked.
"Aye, student. I have many students, though Beval is the greatest."
"Are you a scholar?" She had heard of men who dedicated their lives to knowledge on things like mathematics, logic, and astronomy.
The man chuckled slightly. "Nay, child, I am no scholar. I am a Sensei. I teach martial arts."
"Fighting?" Gullveig was surprised. Fighting was a skill very few people had, especially in her rural village. In fact, the only person she knew who could fight was a boy named Ming.
"Aye. But that is not the reason I am here to speak with you."
"Then what might be the reason?"
"You." He said, and began to literally fade away.
"Me? What do you speak of?" Gullveig franticly asked.
"In due time, lass." Was all the man said before disappearing.
Well that was fun to write. Actually, this whole thing will be fun to write because it's set in Medieval times, and I'm learning about that in my history class right now. :D
Bis zum nächsten Mal,
~KitKatTheCrazyFangirl
