1 Chapter Thirteen…Evil doesn't sleep
Kain woke that night to a knock on his door. Thinking it was Cecil and something had gone amiss, he quickly grabbed his spear and made it to the door in mere seconds. He threw the door open to reveal Relm standing before him.
"Um…Relm is it?" he asked, not really knowing what was going on.
"Yes. I was wondering if I could stay in here tonight. I don't feel right in a strange room all alone, and grandpa would just laugh at me and tell me how silly I am. The others won't let me."
"Is something wrong with the room?" Kain asked.
"No, it's fine. I just keep hearing strange noises outside."
Kain was now fully alert. "What kind of noises?"
"I can't describe them. Locke said I was just dreaming, but I know I wasn't." Indeed the young girl did seem nervous.
"I'll go investigate. You stay here." Relm nodded slowly, and Kain, spear in hand, left the room.
Kain went out to the courtyard and started silently walking to the other side of the castle, where Relm's room was located. He stopped in front of Relm's window, listening to see if he could hear what she did. Nothing.
Maybe she WAS just dreaming, Kain thought. He shrugged, turning to go. Just then something hard clubbed him on the back of the head, sending his world into darkness.
Terra had just dozed off again after telling young Relm not to worry about noises of the night when there was another knock on her door. She sighed as she was again awaken by the knock. She answered the door to find Relm standing there.
"Relm? What in the—?"
"I know that there are no such things as ghosts, but what about real people?"
"What are you talking about?" Terra asked, looking at the young painter in confusion.
"I went to Kain's room and told him about the noises—,"
"Oh, Relm—!" Terra interrupted, giving the girl a look. Relm ignored her and continued.
"And he went to investigate. When he didn't return in after ten minutes, I went to see what happened. I found this outside my window." She held up Kain's spear. "Something bad happened. I can feel it."
Now Terra was worried.
Meanwhile, Polom had awaken as well, but not from strange noises or Relm. He sat up in bed quietly for a few moments, and then his eyes grew wide. He reached over and woke his sister.
"Wha—what is it?" Porom asked, sitting up slowly and rubbing her eyes.
"There is something wrong. Some evil has gotten into Baron somehow."
Porom looked at her brother. "What kind of evil?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling we won't like it."
Porom's eyes grew wide. "We better tell Cecil and the others—fast."
Kain woke that night to a knock on his door. Thinking it was Cecil and something had gone amiss, he quickly grabbed his spear and made it to the door in mere seconds. He threw the door open to reveal Relm standing before him.
"Um…Relm is it?" he asked, not really knowing what was going on.
"Yes. I was wondering if I could stay in here tonight. I don't feel right in a strange room all alone, and grandpa would just laugh at me and tell me how silly I am. The others won't let me."
"Is something wrong with the room?" Kain asked.
"No, it's fine. I just keep hearing strange noises outside."
Kain was now fully alert. "What kind of noises?"
"I can't describe them. Locke said I was just dreaming, but I know I wasn't." Indeed the young girl did seem nervous.
"I'll go investigate. You stay here." Relm nodded slowly, and Kain, spear in hand, left the room.
Kain went out to the courtyard and started silently walking to the other side of the castle, where Relm's room was located. He stopped in front of Relm's window, listening to see if he could hear what she did. Nothing.
Maybe she WAS just dreaming, Kain thought. He shrugged, turning to go. Just then something hard clubbed him on the back of the head, sending his world into darkness.
Terra had just dozed off again after telling young Relm not to worry about noises of the night when there was another knock on her door. She sighed as she was again awaken by the knock. She answered the door to find Relm standing there.
"Relm? What in the—?"
"I know that there are no such things as ghosts, but what about real people?"
"What are you talking about?" Terra asked, looking at the young painter in confusion.
"I went to Kain's room and told him about the noises—,"
"Oh, Relm—!" Terra interrupted, giving the girl a look. Relm ignored her and continued.
"And he went to investigate. When he didn't return in after ten minutes, I went to see what happened. I found this outside my window." She held up Kain's spear. "Something bad happened. I can feel it."
Now Terra was worried.
Meanwhile, Polom had awaken as well, but not from strange noises or Relm. He sat up in bed quietly for a few moments, and then his eyes grew wide. He reached over and woke his sister.
"Wha—what is it?" Porom asked, sitting up slowly and rubbing her eyes.
"There is something wrong. Some evil has gotten into Baron somehow."
Porom looked at her brother. "What kind of evil?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling we won't like it."
Porom's eyes grew wide. "We better tell Cecil and the others—fast."