Chapter 2
Men from every nation not allied with Oikawa had arrived at the castle of Kamiya to fight against him. Some had old tarnished suits of armor, others had thick worn leather "armor" and the rest had only nothing but their everyday clothing.
Hikari looked on at all the men in the courtyard.
"Look at all of the men out there!" Mimi said awestruck
"They came from so far away to take on Oikawa, when it's all because of me. I wonder why." She said half to herself and thinking about what she'd heard the other night
~Flashback~
Hikari had quickly left the table in order to hear as much as she could from her secret spot, behind the curtain that lead to the kitchen.
"She doesn't need to know of this. We will be fighting against Oikawa and his troops." Taichi answered
"But why? I'm the only one that has anything against him." Ken retorted.
"You'd be surprised how many people would like a piece of him. I'm going to help you, because of Hikari."
"What about her?"
"She can't know of it, nor anyone else. I'll tell you on our ride out."
"Milady, whatever are you doing?" Mimi interrupted from behind her.
"I was, uh, going to my room. I was waiting for you." Hikari responded then left for her room with her lady in waiting, Mimi, behind her.
~End of flashback~
Shortly after, Ken entered.
"Hikari, my love, we're leaving now. I hope to return soon, but I promise that I will return to you."
"Goodbye." Was all that she responded.
He wished that she had said more, cried or even protested, because he felt that would urge him on and to hurry back. But she didn't and it frightened him. So he quietly left, pretending that she had said more.
Hikari stared out the window at the crowd of men, watching them as they exited the castle's gates and head out over the hills nearby. Suddenly she cried out, even though they couldn't hear her. "Wait!"
Mimi looked sadly at her. She might lose her family, poor Hikari.
"Mimi, cut off my hair."
"What! Why?"
"I'm going to fight with them."
"No. You can't. I won't let you go, not alone anyways. I'm coming too!"
"Okay then."
The two women cut off their hair and snuck out in some 'borrowed' armor, and rode off to meet them.
About nightfall the girls reached the camp.
"Halt! Who are you?" A guard asked.
"I'm Hagard and this is Marcus. We want to fight against that bastard, Oikawa." Hikari said imitating one of the stable boys at her brother's castle.
"Ah, you're itching to tear him a new air hole, too. I'll show you guys to the Captain's tent then." He stated then led them to a large tent.
"Milords, these two want to join." The guard said to Ken and Taichi.
Taichi walked over and looked the two 'men' over. "Fine." He pointed to 'Marcus' "You're under me, and you're under King Ken." He said pointing to 'Hagard'.
Men from every nation not allied with Oikawa had arrived at the castle of Kamiya to fight against him. Some had old tarnished suits of armor, others had thick worn leather "armor" and the rest had only nothing but their everyday clothing.
Hikari looked on at all the men in the courtyard.
"Look at all of the men out there!" Mimi said awestruck
"They came from so far away to take on Oikawa, when it's all because of me. I wonder why." She said half to herself and thinking about what she'd heard the other night
~Flashback~
Hikari had quickly left the table in order to hear as much as she could from her secret spot, behind the curtain that lead to the kitchen.
"She doesn't need to know of this. We will be fighting against Oikawa and his troops." Taichi answered
"But why? I'm the only one that has anything against him." Ken retorted.
"You'd be surprised how many people would like a piece of him. I'm going to help you, because of Hikari."
"What about her?"
"She can't know of it, nor anyone else. I'll tell you on our ride out."
"Milady, whatever are you doing?" Mimi interrupted from behind her.
"I was, uh, going to my room. I was waiting for you." Hikari responded then left for her room with her lady in waiting, Mimi, behind her.
~End of flashback~
Shortly after, Ken entered.
"Hikari, my love, we're leaving now. I hope to return soon, but I promise that I will return to you."
"Goodbye." Was all that she responded.
He wished that she had said more, cried or even protested, because he felt that would urge him on and to hurry back. But she didn't and it frightened him. So he quietly left, pretending that she had said more.
Hikari stared out the window at the crowd of men, watching them as they exited the castle's gates and head out over the hills nearby. Suddenly she cried out, even though they couldn't hear her. "Wait!"
Mimi looked sadly at her. She might lose her family, poor Hikari.
"Mimi, cut off my hair."
"What! Why?"
"I'm going to fight with them."
"No. You can't. I won't let you go, not alone anyways. I'm coming too!"
"Okay then."
The two women cut off their hair and snuck out in some 'borrowed' armor, and rode off to meet them.
About nightfall the girls reached the camp.
"Halt! Who are you?" A guard asked.
"I'm Hagard and this is Marcus. We want to fight against that bastard, Oikawa." Hikari said imitating one of the stable boys at her brother's castle.
"Ah, you're itching to tear him a new air hole, too. I'll show you guys to the Captain's tent then." He stated then led them to a large tent.
"Milords, these two want to join." The guard said to Ken and Taichi.
Taichi walked over and looked the two 'men' over. "Fine." He pointed to 'Marcus' "You're under me, and you're under King Ken." He said pointing to 'Hagard'.