Eternal Light
It had been almost 2 months since anyone had came to the church in Alexandria but each morning, right on time the lone Holy Knight would arrive, perform the necessary services and go on about her business as if it was the busiest day ever. Her determination was as apparent as the beautiful red hair she did her best to keep groomed. Of course she wondered why everyone had stopped going to the church but it was her duty as a Holy Knight to perform the services and she did so without question. Her faith knew no doubt. She had always been sure of what she believed in and never wavered, even at the hardest of times in her life. The bell rung 11 times, indicating both that it was 11am and that services were over for today. The girl, perhaps an unworthy term for she was in all respects a woman, hastily prepared to return home for, although she had no problem with meeting new people, was quite wary of crowds. There was always more potential for trouble when there were more people. As she approached the large doors leading out of the church, she turned, looked at the empty building and breathed a single sigh. Perhaps the potential dilapidation did get to her more than she thought it did.
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"Great. I can't believe this place is supposed to hold "great treasures". It looks more like a social retreat for 50+'s."
Alexander was clearly unamused at the sight of Alexandria. It was the kind of place that fine, upstanding citizens would want to raise a family. The kind of place where you could let your children play outside by themselves. It was the kind of place that Alexander would normally love to be in but for all the wrong reasons. Alexander was a thief, and a pretty good one at that. This was the kind of place where people didn't even lock their doors. Morons. But today was different. Alexander had no interest in petty theft today. Today was the day that he had his eyes set on Alexandria Castle. A source of his had told him that there was a massive stash of gold, rubies and all the other desirable goodies that caused an eighteen year old to risk his life to make himself that little bit richer, all within the castle. "Well, we all have to make sacrifices." Hardly registering his own words, Alexander removed a few loose strands of his relatively long blonde hair from over his eye then set off northwards. He had no idea where the castle was but he was guessing it would be near the back of town. It was too warm. Alexander had no time for warm weather. Probably since he grew up in colder climates. This wasn't much fun to him. No fun at all.
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Although there were many windows in the church, it was always a lot brighter outside and today was no exception. The Sun gleamed down, causing Christine to squint as she looked around. It was always so peaceful at this time in the morning. The light from the sun reflected off the water in the lake surrounding the church. Tranquil, peaceful, just the way it had always been. Some people might find 18 years of the same thing dull but Christine had no problem with this place. It was her home. Christine descended the stairs outside the church, lost in her thoughts. She often did this, as it was one of the few moments she had when she wasn't Christine, the Holy Knight but Christine, the girl. The girl who enjoyed peaceful mornings with the sun shining and the sound of the wind blowing through the trees. She was so lost in thought that she didn't see the blonde haired boy heading right for her.
It had been almost 2 months since anyone had came to the church in Alexandria but each morning, right on time the lone Holy Knight would arrive, perform the necessary services and go on about her business as if it was the busiest day ever. Her determination was as apparent as the beautiful red hair she did her best to keep groomed. Of course she wondered why everyone had stopped going to the church but it was her duty as a Holy Knight to perform the services and she did so without question. Her faith knew no doubt. She had always been sure of what she believed in and never wavered, even at the hardest of times in her life. The bell rung 11 times, indicating both that it was 11am and that services were over for today. The girl, perhaps an unworthy term for she was in all respects a woman, hastily prepared to return home for, although she had no problem with meeting new people, was quite wary of crowds. There was always more potential for trouble when there were more people. As she approached the large doors leading out of the church, she turned, looked at the empty building and breathed a single sigh. Perhaps the potential dilapidation did get to her more than she thought it did.
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"Great. I can't believe this place is supposed to hold "great treasures". It looks more like a social retreat for 50+'s."
Alexander was clearly unamused at the sight of Alexandria. It was the kind of place that fine, upstanding citizens would want to raise a family. The kind of place where you could let your children play outside by themselves. It was the kind of place that Alexander would normally love to be in but for all the wrong reasons. Alexander was a thief, and a pretty good one at that. This was the kind of place where people didn't even lock their doors. Morons. But today was different. Alexander had no interest in petty theft today. Today was the day that he had his eyes set on Alexandria Castle. A source of his had told him that there was a massive stash of gold, rubies and all the other desirable goodies that caused an eighteen year old to risk his life to make himself that little bit richer, all within the castle. "Well, we all have to make sacrifices." Hardly registering his own words, Alexander removed a few loose strands of his relatively long blonde hair from over his eye then set off northwards. He had no idea where the castle was but he was guessing it would be near the back of town. It was too warm. Alexander had no time for warm weather. Probably since he grew up in colder climates. This wasn't much fun to him. No fun at all.
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Although there were many windows in the church, it was always a lot brighter outside and today was no exception. The Sun gleamed down, causing Christine to squint as she looked around. It was always so peaceful at this time in the morning. The light from the sun reflected off the water in the lake surrounding the church. Tranquil, peaceful, just the way it had always been. Some people might find 18 years of the same thing dull but Christine had no problem with this place. It was her home. Christine descended the stairs outside the church, lost in her thoughts. She often did this, as it was one of the few moments she had when she wasn't Christine, the Holy Knight but Christine, the girl. The girl who enjoyed peaceful mornings with the sun shining and the sound of the wind blowing through the trees. She was so lost in thought that she didn't see the blonde haired boy heading right for her.
