The next morning. I couldn't find the rest of my crew. Bryan,
Wotcher, and Artemis were gone. I found a note. It said:
"Be right back. Gone to gather fruits."
Okay, then. No problem. I suppressed a yawn but it came out anyway. I wandered around until I heard a galloping horse and Wotcher's yells. Just to do something for a change, I hid behind a bush. I stifled a giggle. "Ha, Ha," I whispered softly.
I pulled out my arrows as Bryan came into the clearing.
Thwap!
"Wha-?" I heard Bryan mutter. I burst out laughing. I couldn't help it. Bryan nearly fell off his horse. I mean, Artemis. Our horse.
"You fell for it," I shrieked with laughter. "You should've seen the look on your face!" I hated being serious.
When I finally cooled down, I asked him why he wasn't in our camp spot.
He threw an apple to me and I caught it. It was bright red with green blurs on it. I took a bite. Mm. Delicious. I never tasted a lot of types of food since my stupid mother never fed me something better than black, crisp bread. I think I tasted apples only once before the journey.
"Wow, it's good," I complimented. "But it doesn't taste exactly like an apple."
He sniggered. I wonder why.
"It's a fairy apple," he said. He looked at my confused face. "Guess what it does," he challenged, juggling with the fruits.. none of them looking like an apple. I shook my head. "So what does it do?"
"Just watch what happens later. I knew you were going to play some prank on me when I came back."
I spit out as much as I could.
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That afternoon, we decided to for further. We were still looking for the Imperial City. Then we would go against the Fortress in the Sea. We hoped that we will get help from there. The Imperial City was unspeakably powerful. It was more famous and powerful than Kyrria.
But truthfully, I never wanted to go. Then, I would be closer to the end of the journey. I knew my idiotic sisters and Alex would go after me for vengeance, but I didn't give a damn.
But I knew that I wouldn't forget that day in a million years when I meet them. Jane - she was my oldest sister. She was too pale to be beautiful. She had brown hair and blue eyes and her forehead was too small for the world. Patience - was perfect in looks. She was pretty, but she was too spoilt. She had blonde hair and stunning sapphire eyes. I didn't envy her though. She wasn't very smart. Alex, however, was a little shortie although he was five years older than I was. He was still taller, but he was as fat and plump as the duchess Genevieve. I just can't call her Mother.
I never looked at a mirror before. I think I might've caught a glimpse but I'm not sure really.
All I remember were my eyes. They were dark, so dark.
A dark shadow loomed behind Bryan and started to choke him.
"Be right back. Gone to gather fruits."
Okay, then. No problem. I suppressed a yawn but it came out anyway. I wandered around until I heard a galloping horse and Wotcher's yells. Just to do something for a change, I hid behind a bush. I stifled a giggle. "Ha, Ha," I whispered softly.
I pulled out my arrows as Bryan came into the clearing.
Thwap!
"Wha-?" I heard Bryan mutter. I burst out laughing. I couldn't help it. Bryan nearly fell off his horse. I mean, Artemis. Our horse.
"You fell for it," I shrieked with laughter. "You should've seen the look on your face!" I hated being serious.
When I finally cooled down, I asked him why he wasn't in our camp spot.
He threw an apple to me and I caught it. It was bright red with green blurs on it. I took a bite. Mm. Delicious. I never tasted a lot of types of food since my stupid mother never fed me something better than black, crisp bread. I think I tasted apples only once before the journey.
"Wow, it's good," I complimented. "But it doesn't taste exactly like an apple."
He sniggered. I wonder why.
"It's a fairy apple," he said. He looked at my confused face. "Guess what it does," he challenged, juggling with the fruits.. none of them looking like an apple. I shook my head. "So what does it do?"
"Just watch what happens later. I knew you were going to play some prank on me when I came back."
I spit out as much as I could.
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That afternoon, we decided to for further. We were still looking for the Imperial City. Then we would go against the Fortress in the Sea. We hoped that we will get help from there. The Imperial City was unspeakably powerful. It was more famous and powerful than Kyrria.
But truthfully, I never wanted to go. Then, I would be closer to the end of the journey. I knew my idiotic sisters and Alex would go after me for vengeance, but I didn't give a damn.
But I knew that I wouldn't forget that day in a million years when I meet them. Jane - she was my oldest sister. She was too pale to be beautiful. She had brown hair and blue eyes and her forehead was too small for the world. Patience - was perfect in looks. She was pretty, but she was too spoilt. She had blonde hair and stunning sapphire eyes. I didn't envy her though. She wasn't very smart. Alex, however, was a little shortie although he was five years older than I was. He was still taller, but he was as fat and plump as the duchess Genevieve. I just can't call her Mother.
I never looked at a mirror before. I think I might've caught a glimpse but I'm not sure really.
All I remember were my eyes. They were dark, so dark.
A dark shadow loomed behind Bryan and started to choke him.