A young girl of about 17 whom was tending to her chocobos quickly wiped sweat out of her eyes. She had long light brown hair, which dropped slightly past her shoulders and had gold strips throughout it. She was lean & had strong muscles from always working so hard.
She blinked. The sun was really getting to her. She walked over to Boco, an extremely fast choco who they relied on a lot during the races. She made soft clicking noises, which he responded to with a very definite "Wark!" She tilted her head back, catching a sight of some movement in the forest about 100 yards from where she brought the chocobos out.
As she concentrated on the spot where she saw the movement a young man stepped out from the bushes. He was tall & handsome with lightbrown hair flecked with gold. He stepped with a confident stride that told her she was looking at a warrior. To prove her point (no pun intended) a long sword hung at his waist. She walked out to meet him. He was also carrying a large pack on his back.
"Hello," she said. "Welcome to Ben Claude's Chocobo ranch. My name is Lilly. Can I help you with anything?" He smiled. "My name is Terrannasio, but you can call me Terrence or Ten. I was hoping you might have a place I could stay for the night." "Of course," said Lilly. "Unfortunately my "father" will require a price." He frowned. "You say "father" like he isn't one." I don't think he is," said Lilly. "I don't resemble him or my "mother" at all. I believe I was adopted." "Oh," said Terrence.
"Why are you in this corner of the world?" asked Lilly. "Warriors always are always after one thing or another." Terrence smiled but it seemed to be a grim sort of smile. "If you are hoping for some grand story I am afraid you will be disappointed. I am simply looking for my memory. 2 years ago I fell off a cliff & got amnesia. I have been searching for my memory ever since." "But this is interesting!" said Lilly. Most Warriors search for some silly thing that is going to gain them power or something. You are actually searching for something worthwhile!" "Thanks," he said grinning. He frowned suddenly. "I wish I knew who I was though!"
"Well," said Lilly. "We should go see if we can get you a place to stay. By the way, tell "father" your whole name, Terrannasio, instead of Terrence or Ten. He has this thing about using full names…." "Ok," said Terrence. "Would you mind leading the way?" She smiled. "Well actually I'm supposed to be looking after these chocos. We can go in a few minutes though. My "father" is really picky." "Sure," said Terrence.
"But what are these fine creatures?" Lilly couldn't help but grin. "These creatures are chocobos. I'm sure you have heard of them. A long time ago people used them for riding, but mostly today we use them for racing. As you can see, a chocobo is like a chicken almost, with long legs. But they are MUCH smarter the any average chicken."
He nodded. "But how do you care for them?" "Well," said Lilly. "Everyday I take out different groups. There are 3 groups. The racing group, which you see here, the in-training group, & the baby group. I take out each group every day. Suddenly, Lilly looked out near a large barn. There was a woman waving. "Time to go in," Lilly said smiling.