"So you don't remember anything before you met Mist, Raguna?" asked Godwin, Mayor of Kardia Village. Right after Mist finished her explanation of Earthmates she had blurted out that Raguna must meet the Mayor and rushed over to his home. Godwin was certainly a pronounced presence in the room. He was a tall man with a short beard darker than his longer, shoulder length tresses. Though he appeared overwhelmed, Raguna could tell that he was genuinely concerned about her predicament.
"Yes, sir," answered Raguna. She looked down and fettled around with her clover shaped belt buckle. I was beginning to set into her how strange everything was for her. She had no idea what kind of person she was- was she kind and thoughtful, like Godwin? Or was she kind and quirky, like Mist? Or was she a cruel person- she fought the creature at the farm without hesitation. Was she, or at least her body, used to combat? Poor thing, sighed Raguna, I hope he's alright…
Godwin sighed. "Well, then; Raguna, you said that Mist was showing you around her farm when a monster appeared charging at you…"
"And she fought off the monster!" said Mist. "And she was so skilled! I mean sure, she nearly got her head knocked off, but still-"
"Knocked off? What happened?"
The group turned to face the voice. A young man was descending from the wooden staircase. He was fairly pale in the face but it was strongly framed by locks of dark chestnut brown hair styled similarly to Godwin's. He wore simple attire, a loose beige vest lined in red over a black long sleeved shirt. The vest itself was fairly long and continued past his belt and made a faux skirt over his beige pants. Raguna thought him quite handsome, and his deep blue eyes alluring.
Godwin was fairly alarmed at the boy's appearance. "Fredric! What are you doing out of bed!" Godwin went toward the staircase. "You had a very high fever this morning and I-"
"Father, please…." whispered Fredric, a little embarrassed. "I'm feeling much better now; my fever broke perhaps an hour ago. I really much rather be out of bed. And I heard you speaking down here so I came to see what the matter was." Fredric looked up and saw Mist and Raguna watching father and son communicate. "Oh, hello Mist how are you?" He smiled.
Mist returned his smile with a cheerful grin. "I'm absolutely wonderful! Have you felt any better?" Fredric shook his head wearily then glanced over at Raguna. "Oh! Fredric, please meet my very good friend, Raguna; I believe she'll be staying at my farm for a while- right? Right?"
Mist's question was more of a statement to Raguna. She nodded vaguely, though somewhat pleased that Mist would call the two of them 'very good friends' only after knowing Raguna for a few hours. "Oh Fredric! I have a question for you, think about it really hard before you answer; I mean this could be very important for Raguna here. I mean huge! Really Huge!" Fredric seemed to have trouble following Mist, he seemed a little dizzy. "Have you ever seen her before? Raguna?"
Fredric shook his head, but as he did, he swayed a bit. He grasped hold of the railing of the stair before tripping over himself. Even though Fredric had caught himself before falling, Raguna had already taken a swift step forward to catch him. Seeing how she had moved Godwin smiled. "Thank you, Raguna, but I believe that Fredric can help himself just enough to get back into bed."
Fredric sighed. "Yes, Father." He turned to Raguna. "It was a pleasure meeting you, Raguna." He took her hand and kissed it. "I hope I can talk to you later." He smiled to everyone as a goodbye before heading slowly back up the stairs. Not that Raguna had much experience to judge from, but she believed that Fredric was truly being sincere about wanting conversation, and not some sleaze who just tried to make a past at her.
Godwin shook his head. "My son has been ill for about a year now. Nothing Doctor Edward does seems to help him. Some days are worse then others- but some days aren't so bad either." He returned to the matter at hand. "So, you'll be staying with Mist then? Alright. Our town is small, but we have very good people in it, I'll send out word that we have a guest and I'm sure they'll be happy to help."
"Thank you very much, Godwin!" said Mist. The cheerful woman took hold of Raguna's hand and brought her outside the house before Raguna was able to utter a proper goodbye. "It's time to meet everyone, Raguna!"
We have meet the first of my surprises! Fredric, the Mayor's son, is the revamped male counterpart of Felicity, the Mayor's daughter in the original storyline. There's a few more surprises I have in store for you, so stick around! :