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Chapter Eleven _
The morning dawns bright and sunny, the sunlight coming through his window awakens him from a dream of home. Getting up he notices weird thing from the point he entered this world he had been not having any demigod vision or Nightmare's he didn't want to jynx! His good luck so far...so he soon forgot, he quickly dresses and after gathering his things, heads downstairs for breakfast. There are still a few people at the tables eating and he makes his way to the same table under the window where he sat the night before.
It doesn't take long before a girl comes over to take his order and is soon enjoying a breakfast of ham steak, potatoes and eggs. While he eats, he notices two gentlemen at a table in the middle of the room in the midst of a friendly conversation. One is in his mid forties and the other is a younger man, perhaps early twenties. They look like father and son, both dark haired and dressed well.
Percy takes notice of another man sitting alone at a table in the corner. He isn't eating, just having a drink. He soon comes to realize the man in the corner is taking an unusual interest in the two men.
His clothes are a bit ragged and is unshaven, hair uncombed. His eyes never stay on the two men for any length of time, but Percy notices that they come to rest on them often.
Finishing his meal, Percy sits back and takes his time finishing his drink. Wondering what the man in the corner is up to, he just relaxes and waits. Sipping on his ale, it's almost gone when the two men finally finish their meal and head for the exit leading out to the stables. Out of the corner of his eye, Percy sees the man's attention is now completely focused on the two men. As they exit the inn, the man gets up and follows them out.
Curious, Percy walks over to the door and peers through to see what's going on. He finds the two men entering the stables, while the single man makes his way across the courtyard to a window in the side of the stable and looks inside. The man gazes through the window for a few seconds, and then quickly glances around the courtyard. Percy ducks back from the doorway then peers around again a second later. He sees that the man is no longer looking through the window. Instead, he's walking around to the stable door where he slips inside.
Leaving the inn, Percy hurries across the courtyard to the stable's door. Coming from within the stables he hears hushed voices, but is unable to make out the words. Nearing the entrance, he begins to be able to make out what is being said inside.
"…Now!" says a voice, menacingly. "Here, take it! Just don't hurt us." Percy recognizes the voice of the older of the two gentlemen. Cautiously peering around the door, he sees the older man handing a purse over to the robber. The robber is standing with sword drawn, the point scant inches from the chest of the younger man. Taking the purse, he gauges the weight of the coins contained within and then places it inside his tunic.
"Thank you, gentlemen," the robber says. He begins backing toward Percy slowly, his sword still levelled at the two men. Percy quickly and quietly draws Riptide out and then stands ready to confront the robber as he exits.
From where he stands with the riptide raised high, he hears the robber coming closer to the doorway. When he judges that the robber is close enough, Percy swings the Riptide and confronts robber, he's surprised and fails to react soon and this was all he needed few fraction of seconds and suddenly Percy's using the disarming technique which he learnt from Luke, sword of robber clatter's down Percy with all his might connects hilt of Riptide, feels a soft thud as it connects with the temple of the robber.
The robber stumbles forward from the force of the blow, he quickly rolls
and regains his feet, knife drawn.
The two men, though surprised by Percy' attack, quickly react as they draw their swords and advance on the robber. The robber realizes his advantage is lost and leaves his sword on the ground where it fell. Making a quick leap through the side window, he hits the ground on the other side.
"Thief!" the older man yells. The younger man starts running for
the door where Percy stands and gives chase to the robber. Percy glances toward the robber as he gains his feet and for a short second, their eyes lock. He can see the hate behind those eyes, directed at him. Then the robber turns and runs to where a saddled horse is tied to the hitching post. The younger man rushes through the door and runs after him, but is not fast enough to catch the robber before he mounts his horse. Spurring him to a gallop, the robber quickly races between the buildings until he is out of sight.
The older gentleman comes to Percy and holds his hand out, "Thank you, sir."
"You're welcome. I'm just sorry he got away," he replies, shaking the man's hand. Holding up the pouch, the man says, "When you hit him, our money fell out of his tunic as he hit the ground. We are in your
debt." The younger one comes up as Percy asks, "Did you know him?" Shaking his head the younger one replies, "No." Looking at the older man he asks, "Have you father?"
"No," replies his father. "But I'll know him if I ever see him again." Looking around, he stares at the courtyard, empty except for themselves and Percy. No one even bothered themselves to come and give aid when he called 'Thief!' Turning to Percy the father says, "I guess we're pretty lucky not all people are cowards. My name's Renlon, this here is my son Kinney. We're heading north if you'd care to travel with us." Smiling at the offer he replies, "No thank you, I'm on my way south to Bearn. My name's Percy."
"Well Percy, if you're ever in Illion, you're welcome to our hospitality," the father says. "We own and operate an iron mine and smelter. Maybe you've heard of us, Renlon's Iron?"
"No, sorry, never heard of it. I'm new to the area," he explains. "I will definitely stop by should I be that way." Digging into his purse he hands Percy two gold coins. "Here, take this with our gratitude."
Taking the gold, he says "Thank you." Placing the gold in with his other coins, he then goes and checks on Carol, finding that she has been well taken care of. Percy then saddles her and walks her over to the hitching post near the front of the inn. Tying her there, he returns to the inn to gather his belongings left by the table when he went to investigate the happenings at the stable. He brings them out and secures them to the saddle before mounting. As he turns to leave the inn, he spies Renlon and his son and waves goodbye. They wave back and soon Percy has put the inn far behind as he continues his way south.
On the road again..., Carol begins singing one of her favourite songs. Spirits once again high, he brings Carol to a trot and exhilarates in his freedom. No demands, No life-threatening quests. What could be better? The rest of the day goes by pretty uneventfully. Long before Bearn appears on the horizon, the untamed countryside turns into farmland with hardworking farmers out in their fields. By the time Bearn finally appears in the distance ahead, the sun is only a couple hours away from dipping below the horizon. Two days, just as Corbin said. He finds Bearn to be much bigger than Trendle. The city seems to stretch for over a mile to the east of the river and probably half as much on the west side. There's a large bridge spanning the river near the center of the city as well as a smaller one further to the south.
An encircling wall gives the city some security and protection. The road passes through a gate in the north wall allowing entry into the city. Approaching the gate, he notices several guards maintaining order, occasionally pulling aside various travellers and asking questions. As Percy approaches the gate, one of the guards comes over and states, "Welcome to Bearn. Please state your name and reason for visiting." The guard looks bored, as if he has already asked this question a thousand times today.
"My name is Percy," he explains. "I am just passing through, though I plan on staying the night at the Flying Swan. Maybe a day or two at the most."
The guard nods his head, makes a quick notation on a piece of paper, and then waves Percy on through. Once through, he finds merchant stalls lining the street, each with a loud proprietor trying to entice people entering the city to buy their goods. Some people occasionally stop to inspect the goods offered while others pointedly ignore them as they attempt to get by without being hassled.
Several street boys come up to Percy, each pitching some business or other where they could take him. "Come with me sir, I can take you to the prettiest girls in town," one lad offers.
"His girls are the ugliest," yells another. "Come to Banif's and you'll see the best." Holding up his hand for quiet, Percy asks "Can one of you take me to the Flying Swan?"
Several hands fly into the air and he points to one of about thirteen. The boy heads off with Percy following close behind. The boy takes him down several streets and then heads west, crossing over the big bridge that he saw earlier. The boy occasionally glances back to make sure that he hasn't lost him. They finally arrive at a building bearing a colourful sign depicting a white swan in flight over a lake. The boy stops in front of the Flying Swan and says, "Here you are, sir."
Percy reaches into his pouch and takes out two coppers and tosses them to the boy. Catching the coins out of the air, the boy seems satisfied. "Do you need more help sir?" asks the boy. "Not right now and thank you for your help," he replies. "If you ever have need of a guide while you're here, come to the gate where we met," says the boy. "My name is Miko."
Percy considers the offer and says, "Maybe tomorrow morning you could come here. I have a few things I need and maybe you could help me find what I require?" Smiling, the boy replies, "Ok! I'll be here, bright and early."
"I'll see you then, Miko," says Percy. The boy turns and scampers back into the crowd. In a flash he is gone. Nice boy, Percy thinks to himself. He ties up Carol to the hitching post and walks into the Flying Swan.
Author's Note: Belated Happy new Year Guy's hope you all had your share of enjoyment this new year, Anyway's I know this was small chapter, don't blame me, am trying very hard to continue even though very few guys have bothered to review and give me feedback, Anyway's Love you ALL CHICA'S, take care.