Chapter 2
Two months had passed since Vallen had arrived in Valia. One day she was sitting in her room (she had been up and around for awhile), Gabe had just given her a tore of the town. So she sat in her room thinking about how handsome he was. Suddenly a new thought struck her. 'Oh my gosh!' She thought. 'I think I'm falling in love with him!' 'But what if he doesn't feel the same way?' 'What should I do?' 'Should I say something about it or not?'
Her thoughts were interrupted by a commotion outside. She went over to the window. It looked like a small army, she glanced at one of the horses blankets, horror struck her as she read it; " Bolvo, official captain of Kashi." Just then Gabe came in, he was smiling but it immediately faded when he saw Vallen's pale, scared face.
"What's wrong?!" he asked as he hurried over to her.
She didn't answer his question, but simply said, "I have to hide."
"What?" Gabe was confused.
She motioned him to look out the window. "Do you see them down there?" Gabe nodded. "My father has sent his best men out to find me, and if they do…" she stopped.
But Gabe didn't need to know what she was going to say, he knew what would happen if they found. He stared out the window for a minute then turned to Vallen, "Follow me," he commanded.
He walked out of her room and down the hall to his. They both entered and Gabe went over to the bed and pushed it away from the wall, then he bent down and pulled up the door, to a small trap door.
She stared at him, "Where did that come from?"
Gabe grabbed Vallen by the arm and gently guided her towards it, "Right now it doesn't matter, just get in."
Vallen knew there was no time to argue, so she climbed in. Gabe shut the door and then she heard him push the bed back over it.
After a few minutes she heard heavy boots in her room, then she heard voices.
Vallen heard Gabe's voice," Hello, May I help you gentlemen?"
"I don't know, maybe you can. Have you seen a girl, that looks like this?" she heard the captain of the guard ask, and then he rustled some paper.
Gabe studied the picture then said, "No, I've never seen anyone that looks even remotely in my life."
The captain nodded, "Alright, thank you for your time sir."
"Anytime! Anytime at all!" Gabe said in a friendly voice.
Vallen sighed with relief as she heard them leave. Suddenly the room went dead quiet, she knew Gabe had probably gone to see them out. But she still hated to be alone in a trap door like this. 'Hurry back Gabe!' She thought to herself. Then as if he read her mind, she heard heavy boots in the room and then the bed moving. Gabe opened the trap door and offered his hand to pull her up.
After she was out and the bed was back in place the first thing she asked him was, "Are they gone?"
He nodded, "Yes I made sure and watched them leave before I came back."
Suddenly Vallen broke down into sobs, this completely mystified Gabe. But despite that he took her in his arms and did his best to comfort her. After she had settled down a bit he asked, "Vallen, what on earth is wrong?"
"Oh Gabe!" she whispered, "I don't know what to do! What if they come back? They'll eventually find me, I know my father. Gabe I'm scared." She started sobbing again, until her whole body shook.
"Shhhhh," Gabe comforted her, everything's going to be all right. I won't let them find you. I promise."
Then suddenly Vallen stopped crying, "I love you Gabe." She whispered, then fainted.
Two months had passed since Vallen had arrived in Valia. One day she was sitting in her room (she had been up and around for awhile), Gabe had just given her a tore of the town. So she sat in her room thinking about how handsome he was. Suddenly a new thought struck her. 'Oh my gosh!' She thought. 'I think I'm falling in love with him!' 'But what if he doesn't feel the same way?' 'What should I do?' 'Should I say something about it or not?'
Her thoughts were interrupted by a commotion outside. She went over to the window. It looked like a small army, she glanced at one of the horses blankets, horror struck her as she read it; " Bolvo, official captain of Kashi." Just then Gabe came in, he was smiling but it immediately faded when he saw Vallen's pale, scared face.
"What's wrong?!" he asked as he hurried over to her.
She didn't answer his question, but simply said, "I have to hide."
"What?" Gabe was confused.
She motioned him to look out the window. "Do you see them down there?" Gabe nodded. "My father has sent his best men out to find me, and if they do…" she stopped.
But Gabe didn't need to know what she was going to say, he knew what would happen if they found. He stared out the window for a minute then turned to Vallen, "Follow me," he commanded.
He walked out of her room and down the hall to his. They both entered and Gabe went over to the bed and pushed it away from the wall, then he bent down and pulled up the door, to a small trap door.
She stared at him, "Where did that come from?"
Gabe grabbed Vallen by the arm and gently guided her towards it, "Right now it doesn't matter, just get in."
Vallen knew there was no time to argue, so she climbed in. Gabe shut the door and then she heard him push the bed back over it.
After a few minutes she heard heavy boots in her room, then she heard voices.
Vallen heard Gabe's voice," Hello, May I help you gentlemen?"
"I don't know, maybe you can. Have you seen a girl, that looks like this?" she heard the captain of the guard ask, and then he rustled some paper.
Gabe studied the picture then said, "No, I've never seen anyone that looks even remotely in my life."
The captain nodded, "Alright, thank you for your time sir."
"Anytime! Anytime at all!" Gabe said in a friendly voice.
Vallen sighed with relief as she heard them leave. Suddenly the room went dead quiet, she knew Gabe had probably gone to see them out. But she still hated to be alone in a trap door like this. 'Hurry back Gabe!' She thought to herself. Then as if he read her mind, she heard heavy boots in the room and then the bed moving. Gabe opened the trap door and offered his hand to pull her up.
After she was out and the bed was back in place the first thing she asked him was, "Are they gone?"
He nodded, "Yes I made sure and watched them leave before I came back."
Suddenly Vallen broke down into sobs, this completely mystified Gabe. But despite that he took her in his arms and did his best to comfort her. After she had settled down a bit he asked, "Vallen, what on earth is wrong?"
"Oh Gabe!" she whispered, "I don't know what to do! What if they come back? They'll eventually find me, I know my father. Gabe I'm scared." She started sobbing again, until her whole body shook.
"Shhhhh," Gabe comforted her, everything's going to be all right. I won't let them find you. I promise."
Then suddenly Vallen stopped crying, "I love you Gabe." She whispered, then fainted.