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Golden Lullaby
The campfire glowed softly against the trees surrounding them in the small clearing. A circle of oak and fir trees ringed the outside of the small camp consisting of a fire and four rolls of bedding spread around it. The gentle sound of an ocarina drifted on the breeze and rolled through the ears of anyone close enough to hear the soft melody. Ivan sat on a stump, far enough away from the fire so that only his face was touched by the warmth, and breathed into the instrument with ease.
Garet sat at the edge of the clearing, staring off into the trees. This is what comes with being the only one trained at guarding…he thought, first watch…
The little fire in the center of the clearing reached its warm arms out to him and lashed his back, wrapping his spine in pure joy of heat. He shivered, hugging his arms about him and rubbing at his bare skin. He made a mental note to buy a long-sleeved tunic in the next town.
His sword lay across his lap, the blade gleaming in the dark. He yawned widely and stretched, only to bring his hands back to warm his bare arms.
Mia sat on her bedroll in front of the fire, her hair let down around her shoulders and her staff tucked away behind her. She listened to Ivan's music and warmed her hands. She had taken her gloves off and stored them in her pack, no need for them after they had gotten out of Imil. It was warmer, it seemed, in everywhere but Imil.
She sighed. She missed her home.
Garet glanced back, shiny blue hair catching his eye. He brought a hand up to his mouth and rubbed his chin. "Mia…" he whispered to himself, hoping she wouldn't hear. Yet wishing she would.
He had been taught the lesson back in Vale: never fall for your companions. He always knew he would heed that warning. So far, he had followed it, but after leaving Mercury Lighthouse and Imil, he had time on their journey south to look at the beautiful companion they had picked up on the way.
He didn't think Mia saw him like he saw her. He saw her gentle blue eyes, her lush lips and lean figure. He heard her sweet voice and soaked in all her words like a sponge in water. Somewhere back in his head was a small word, 'love', but he hadn't found it yet. His feels were still on the line of crush, but it would grow until he had to confront her about it, or be a prisoner in his own mind, and heart.
Mia closed her eyes and sighed. She left guilty at leaving Imil and all the ill she had yet to help. But I suppose the Hermes Water will help them now. They have no need of me anymore. She hoped Megan would grow to be a strong healer in her absence, but she wished she could teach her.
Isaac tromped back into camp, his arms full of wood and two small birds dangling at his waist. Garet got up from his post and went over.
"Finally, food." He reached out and tore the birds from Isaac's belt. He knelt and started feeding sticks into the fire.
"You cook, Garet," Isaac told him, flopping back on his bedding and staring up at the stars. Garet sat next to Mia in the dirt, and started pulling the feathers from the birds' bodies.
"Can you strip…"
"What?" Mia turned to him and looked at the sticks he was holding out. He turned red and swallowed the cotton in his mouth.
"…these sticks?" She gave him a look. "For the birds…" he mumbled. She took the sticks and pulled a dagger from her boot.
Man…Garet cursed himself. I'm such a idiot…
He pulled his own dagger out and started to gut and clean the now featherless birds.
Ivan's music stopped and he came to sit by his friends, a small smile on his face, "Dinner?" He looked at the birds in Garet's hands. Garet nodded.
They sat in silence for a few moments, Isaac sighed, Mia scrapped the sticks, and Ivan stared into the fire.
"Do you think we'll get her back?"
"What?" Isaac sat up and looked at Mia.
"That girl Jenna," she said.
Isaac bit his tongue and looked at Garet. He could see the hurt in his face. "God, I hope so…"
Garet tossed a hunk of bad meat into the fire. Silence.
There was a crash in the forest beyond. All heads snapped up and looked towards the sound.
"Monkeys," Ivan said. Everyone nodded; inhabitants of Mogall Forest.
Minutes later, Isaac had rigged up a spit above the fire and Garet was turning the browning birds slowly over the fire. There was more crashing in the brush.
They ate the roasted birds with fresh spring water, then Mia, Garet and Ivan curled up in their bedding, leaving Isaac for watch.
Mia's eyes fluttered open when something smashed into her mouth. She lay paralyzed with fear, only to look down and see a hand flopped on her mouth. Her eyes went narrow when she recognized the skin.
Tilting her head up, the hand rolled off her mouth. "Garet," she whispered.
There was a moan from the respondent.
"Garet," she tried again.
This time, Garet turned over, his face squished up against his arm; drool making a line from his mouth and onto his tunic.
"Garet…"
"Hmm…. Mia…" Garet's face lit with a small grin.
"Garet, your hand."
"Yes, Mia….Yes…"
She growled, "Garet, get you hand off…"
With a suck of spit, his eyes blinked open, and he looked up his arm to his hand resting on Mia's throat.
"Mia!" He gasped.
"Hi, Garet," she cooed.
He gulped nervously, realizing that his hand was touching her skin, and the softness of her neck no less. He sat frozen, unsure of what to do.
Mia cleared her throat. "Your hand…" she looked down at his hand, then back at him. He just stared back. With a sigh, she was forced to pull her arm from under the blanket and lifted his hand up by the wrist and dropped it in the dirt.
"Sorry…" Garet blushed. He turned around, his back to her and stared into the woods.
There was silence again, then…
"Garet?"
Garet's heart did a leap, "Y-yeah?"
"I…"
"Giant…freaking…monkey!" Crashing out of the woods, Isaac came tumbling into camp. Ivan, rubbing at his eyes, and Mia and Garet sat up.
"What?" Garet shouted, angry at his friend for disturbing his moment with Mia.
"Big monkey!" Issac screamed again, "Ape!"
His companions jumped up, tossed on their gear and scrambled through the forest until they ran into a gigantic, gray furred ape.
"Monkey!" Isaac shouted, pointing a quivering finger at the monstrous figure.
Garet went into stance, his sword in front of him, "Bring it on, Monkey Man!"
The giant ape let out a deafening roar and charged at them. Blue filled the air as Mia tried to cast a protection spell before the ape could do any harm to her friends. Isaac slashed his sword upward, cutting a slit in the ape's chest, but not seeming to weaken him a bit.
"Damn it! Ivan!" Isaac turned to the wind seer. Ivan nodded and raised his staff. A shot of lightening fell from the sky and struck the ape, knocking him back and allowing Garet to charge forward and leap upon the monkey.
"Die, monkey scum!" He raised his sword high for the kill when a giant curled and hairy fist …