The Book of Ryanatu
EPILOGUE
People spoke about him in awe some in fear, but for many years whether in good or bad, they spoke of him; he never left their thoughts. The King who ruled the lands across the water feared him like no other; Ryanatu was a shadow.
He was born many years ago in a land that no longer exists, across the mountains and in the deepest valley. He was classed as an outcast because he was different, like no other, when he finally did what people had wanted him to do for years they called him a deserter.
He saved his fathers village and brought them into Senalar land where Onar his half brother lived, he was told to leave; he created his own village a paradise lost forgot. A vicious King destroyed his home while Ryanatu was travelling and when he returned a pile of ash awaited him, he took up his sword and he became his former self once again, the assassin returned. He swore to avenge the death of his family by seeking out those who had taken part in the massacre and let blood drop on scared ground, he hunted them down, they were his prey.
The King's brother helped him escape across the water, the enemy helped him and in turn risked his own life, and Ryan never forgot the favour.
Loqnos who was an outcast himself helped him, he became Ryanatu's mentor teaching him everything he knew about pride, honour and the will to live. He disappeared on the eve of Ryanatu's departure from the mountains across the water, as far as we know nobody knows what happened to Loqnos and if Ryanatu ever found him. But the past reveals itself in time.
Owen Jacobs