You know when I said that this would be published in batches? This is what I meant. I'm gonna publish each chapter in small sections...

Or I could make it one long 5,000-6,000 word chapter, which on an iPad would be a pain in the arse to edit, mainly because I'm using the Werdsmith app. :(

This is the first of several new scenes that I've added both to the Prologue and to the first chapter. I hope that you enjoy it. :)

TMGxx

AN- Again, I don't own the characters or the Game scripts used in this story.


The sun was beginning to rise over the horizon as Sothe and Micaiah reached Daein's capital city, Nevassa. The two of them remained quiet as they walked through the city's silent streets, and towards their headquarters in one of the side streets.

Micaiah smiled as she walked through the city. Her home. The one place that had accepted her, both before, and during, the war between Daein and Crimea. Of course, that war had ended three years previously with Daein's "Mad King" dead, and the people enslaved to Begnion's Tyranny.

Sothe, on the other hand, spent the whole journey in deep thought. He had almost lost her again. And that was only a couple of years after he had found her at last. He couldn't lose her again. He couldn't bear to be on his own again. He smiled softly, as he remembered the time he had found Micaiah again...

"Micaiah." Sothe muttered quietly, as he saw a Silver haired woman inside one of the houses. He smiled, before running into the house. The Silver haired woman looked up, before she placed a hand to her mouth. She obviously recognised him.

Micaiah said quickly, "Sothe, what are you doing here? I thought I told you..."

"Micaiah, it's really you!" Sothe said happily, with a smile on his face, "I've been looking for you for ages, chasing a dream that I would find you again someday. And now that I have..."

Micaiah sadly smiled, before sighing, saying, "Sothe..."

"Micaiah." Sothe said, interrupting what Micaiah was about to say, "Please, don't say that it would be best for me if we never saw each other again. When...when you left I...I couldn't do it. I travelled across the continent of Tellius... I fought in the Mad King's War... Just so that I could find you again. Please... Please don't abandon me. It hurt the first time, and it would hurt even more if you abandoned me again."

Micaiah shut her eyes, and muttered something to herself. What she said, Sothe didn't know. A minute or two passed before Micaiah opened her eyes again, and she said, "I promise. I promise that I will stay by your side."

"What are you thinking about?" Micaiah said quickly, interrupting Sothe's train of thought. Sothe looked into Micaiah's golden coloured eyes, and smiled.

"I...It's nothing important." Sothe muttered, feeling flustered. He looked up, and saw the entrance to the Dawn Brigade's hideout. He quickly changed the topic, saying, "We're here."

Micaiah smiled, before she walked forwards and knocked on the door. A second later, the two of them were greeted by a short, blond haired man holding a bow at them. When he realised who they were, he quickly lowered his bow.

The man muttered quietly, relief evident in his voice "Sothe. Micaiah. We've been waiting for you a while... We thought..."

"We ran into some difficulties." Sothe said bluntly, "Begnion soldiers, to be precise."

The other man nodded, before saying, "I'll tell Nolan that you made it back safely."

Sothe and Micaiah entered the house as the blond haired man hurried onwards, probably to try and find Nolan. Meanwhile, Sothe and Micaiah quietly entered the small house, shutting the door behind them. As long as the Begnion soldiers didn't find their hideout, they would be safe.

Sothe moved towards the small kitchen, looking for some food to eat. Unlike most of Daein's populous, the Dawn Brigade did have enough to eat most days... Mainly because the people they helped gave them what little food they had as a result. Of course, if... No, when, Daein was free, the people of Daein wouldn't have to starve.

On the other hand, Micaiah headed upstairs, looking for the other members of the Dawn Brigade. She needed to discuss what happened last night with them. The trap, the soldiers...all of it. They needed to know.

She could hear footsteps, as three people walked towards her. One of them was the blond haired archer that had greeted them at the door. The second was a short, browned haired man with a smile on his face and a sword by his side. The third was a tall, long haired man with a beard.

These three, along with Sothe and herself, were members of the Dawn Brigade.

"Micaiah, you've returned." The tall man said, a smile of relief on his face.

The short, brown haired man said enthusiastically, "Micaiah! I knew you'd make it back safely! Is Sothe here?"

"Yes, Edward, Sothe also made it back. He's downstairs in the kitchen." Micaiah said, with a smile on her face.

Edward beamed at Micaiah, before heading down the stairs, presumably to talk to Sothe. Meanwhile, the blonde hair man and the tall man walked towards Micaiah, both with grim expressions on their faces.

"Leonardo said that you encountered Begnion soldiers last night." The tall man muttered seriously.

"We did, yes." Micaiah said, "They did set a trap for us. The only reason we escaped was due to my foresight."

The blond man, Leonardo, said quietly, "Should we head to the kitchen, Micaiah and Nolan? We need to discuss this as a group and plan our future actions."

"Yes, we need to discuss what happened, and quickly." The tall man, Nolan, said seriously, before the three of them headed downstairs towards the kitchen in order to have a group meeting.