Chapter 4: Hope: Aragon(this is from Aragon's Point of View)

"I can't believe Sage just took off. I mean, why would she leave." Argon begins to look around where he and Sage have made camp. Sage has been gone for at least a half hour. Argon stomps out the fire and heads out in search for Sage.

"Sage!" Argon's voice rings through the hollow forest. He walks past a few streams; he looks down expecting to see animals but nothing. He wonders why nothing is making a peep. Argon tightens his coat since Sage took off with his shirt; foot steps crept closer to Argon. Argon ducks down in a bush, he sees a man with a long beard.

"I'm sorry boss, but she got away." The man told another guy

"Well, you better go find her!" the guy pushes the other man into the same bush Argon is hiding in.

"Uh...get off of me!" Argon flings the man off of him and into the other guy.

"Garret who is that?"

"I don't know boss but I'll kill him for you!" Garret pulls a sword on Argon.

Argon decides this could be a great chance to practice his swordsmen ship. As Garret and Argon are about to begin the other guy stops them.

"Garret, stand down-"

"But boss-"

"Garret!" Garret backs away from Argon, and the other guy steps to Argon.

"What be your name sir?" Argon backs away but then stops.

"My name is Argon...I'm looking for someone."

"Well, Argon who might I ask are you looking for?" the boss asks

"A young woman, her hair almost has the color of snowflakes; her eyes look that of beautiful water drops-"

"Her name please." the boss asks, his voice has a hint of anger.

"Her name is Sage." Garret steps back so does his boss.

Argon steps forwards hoping they might have seen her, but something is wrong these guys are acting very strange.

"What is she to you?" Garret asks. Argon stops, the question that he himself hadn't answered yet. Boss smiles then approaches Argon.

"Well, Garret isn't that the girl you killed earlier."

"What!" Argon draws his sword and runs into the boss but the boss moves away in time.

"She begged for her life, she even asked for you!" the boss yelled. Argon turns around just in time to get stabbed in the shoulder.

"Ahhhhh!" Argon falls to the ground with blood pouring out of his shoulder. Garret and the boss turn to leave when Argon grabs the boss's boot.

"Why...she...was just-!" Argon tries to muster but the pain from his shoulder is too much to bare.

"Just what...if you really cared for her you would have saved her!" the boss kicks Argon in the shoulder and then leaves.

"Garret make sure you dump him."

"You got it boss!" Garret lifts Argon off the ground and carries him over to a meadow.

"Why...why did you kill her!" Argon screamed

"I didn't-"

"Don't lie to me, you heartless beast!" Argon released his full anger onto Garret.

Garret untied Argon's hands and placed Argon against a rock.

"Look, Sage ran away from me. She jumped over a cliff." Garret stood up and turned to leave.

"Why are you telling me this...your boss will get mad-"

"It doesn't matter, I can tell you love her even if you don't know it yet." Garret then left into the deep darkening forest. Argon got up and found a few piece of wood and made a fire. "Sage, where are you. Why didn't you yell for me why?" Argon wonders through this thoughts, Sage was the only thing he could think of that and the mind numbing pain from his shoulder. Morning comes a little too fast, Argon wakes and begins searching for Sage.

"Sage!" Argon yells through the meadow, birds sweep through the area. Argon comes to a clearing where he finds a shirt, and to his eyes is the same one he gave Sage.

"Sage where are you!" Argon walks over to a cliff, he looks down. "That's a long way down...why would she jump from this far up?" Argon looks over trying to figure how deep the water is but he loses his footing and falls into the icy cool water. He grabs onto a rock, but the pain from his wound wont allow him to hold on very long. The current swipes him away as he drifts down the river he notices a small shack. With all his strength and force he manages to get to the bank.

"Sage..." he mutters and then blacks out.

Hours fly by, Argon finally wakes to the smell of smoke. He struggles to stand but succeeds; the pain shouting from his shoulder to his feet.

"Sage!" Argon yells once again. After an hour of looking around Argon decides to enter the shack. As he begins to open it, the door doesn't move.

"Hello anyone there!" he yells hoping he will be heard.

"A...Argon..." a voice whispers from inside the shack. Argon backs away but just for a moment he smiles.

"SAGE!" he screams and breaks down the door, even if he is in agonizing pain. There on the floor lay Sage, her face paler then a ghost. She looks up and smiles.

"Argon...you're...here" her body trembles as she tries to move but she collapses near his feet.

"Sage no, please get up! Sage!" Argon drops to her and there he holds her. His hands fold her in his arms, her body cold and almost limp.

"Please stay awake, you can't die" Argon shuts the door and builds a new fire. Sage lay in his lap, shivering. He takes his coat off and wraps it around her; she places her hand in his.

"Argon...please don't leave...stay with me" she says and closes her eyes.

"Sage, I promise I wont leave. I love you" he kisses her on the forehead.

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