"What is this stuff? It's all . . . all . . . green" Yolei said.
"It's called grass, it's not grown in the desert" Izzy explained.
"And the big things?"
"Trees"
"Would you two keep quiet! There are bandits and brigands all about and you guys are yapping away!" Cody yelled.
"What's up with you?" Yolei said.
"Gromavia has never been visited by any Biderians, they may attack us on sight!"
"Well, excuse me!"
"Guys calm down. Cody, why don't you tell us where we are" Izzy suggested. He was quite tired since their last fight because he nearly got killed so he didn't feel like drawing more attention to brigands. Cody examined the map again, but he was taking just a little too long.
"Umm . . . guys. The map doesn't go that far north, apparently, we've just traveled further than any Biderian has before. Come on! Let's keep walking! We'll probably be in a Gromavian town soon enough" Cody said. The very thought of a warm bed made Yolei jump for joy.
"Come on! What are we waiting for let's go!" Yolei yelled running north while Cody and Izzy tried to keep up with her. They continued for a couple of days.
"Huh, what's that" Izzy pointed out in the distance. It looked like a stone wall.
"It must be a town, but keep quiet, we don't want to cause a ruckuss" When Cody said this, Izzy quickly held Yolei so that she wouldn't run straight for it. They walked toward the stone wall and discovered sure enough that it was the city walls. Though something was strange about it to Cody. Like if he remembered seeing this part of the forest before. Then he remembered 'The dream!' Cody quickly turned around, sword drawn expecting the huge creature to attack him like in his dream, but nothing was there.
"Uhh . . . Cody? What are you doing?" Izzy asked.
"Uhh . . . nothing" Cody said. He was glad at least that his dream was not prophetic. They walked through the open gates of the town. The sight was beautiful, and scary. It was filled with beautiful flowers, but the town seemed dead. Like if there was some morbid feeling in the air. Leaning against the wall of one of the houses that faced the entrance of the town, was a man in full plate. He had blue hair and a bastard sword that was sheathed ina shoulder sheath, with a kite shield hanging on with it. He looked to be about 18 or 19 years old. However the spectacles he wore made him seem less of a threat.
"Where did you come from!? How could you have possibly gotten here" The agitated man said.
"We are exiles from Bideria" Cody said calmly, gripping his sword just in case.
"And yet you live . . . and you're only children, impressive"
"And why would that be?"
"Biderian exiles either die or become brigands"
"What?" Cody said a little shocked. Though the remark, made the man spit in Cody's general direction.
"You heard Biderian scum, the brigands that must've attacked you are mostly Biderian exiles. And that's no the least of our problems!" The man yelled. "You may stay here as long as you like, though I doubt that you'll live long in Gromavia. The Inn is that way" He said pointing in the direction of the Inn.
"Thank you" Cody said. As they were walking, Yolei flipped.
"I can't believe the lies that man spoke! Biderian exiles become brigands. Ha! It's probably their own exiles that cause them so much grief!"
"Try to keep it down Yolei!" Cody hissed. They reached the Inn and went inside. The man standing by the door seemed quite shocked but quickly regained his composure.
"Greetings, this is the Neroban Inn.It will cost fifty gold coins to spend the month" The man said. Cody handed over the money. "Thank you, if you wish to be served a meal, then just sit at a table and my wife will bring you some food"
"Thank you" Cody said politley. Looking at the tables, he found that they seemed to be full. One table had 3 townsmen chatting and enjoying their ales. At another, there was a man with a black cloak and hood, so he was unseen. At another, there was a blond boy who was about 14 years old. He was wearing a red cape, and splint mail armor. He had a long sword sheathed at his side and a kite shield hanging from his back "Umm . . . where do we sit?" Then the blond boy stood up and waved at them and signaled them to come over.
"Well, since he seems to be the only enthusiastic one around here, let's sit with him" Yolei said.
"Hail travelers. Where are you from?" The blond boy asked.
"Bideria" Yolei said. With that, everyone in the room turned to look at her and gave the group a dirty look, and went back to drinking or whatever they were doing.
"Uhh . . . you'll have to excuse the others. They don't really like strangers, much less Biderian ones" the blond boy laughed nervously. "So what are your names?"
"I'm Cody"
"I'm Izzy"
"And I'm Yolei" She said.
"Pleasure to meet you" the blond boy said as he kissed her hand, making her blush. She wasn't used to such hospitality considering that she was a mere merchant girl. Come to think of it, merchant girls have the most rights. The other girls had to be veiled and could not go anywhere alone. "Call me T.K." he said.
"You're awfully well manered compared to the other we've met" Izzy said. This made T.K. laugh.
"No doubt, you've met Jyou. Our local bourgomeister"
"Oh him, what's his problem anyways" Yolei said.
"Well, other than the fact that you're the first visitors to this town in the last 6 years, and that you're Biderians, he's lived a very tragic life" T.K. explained.
"Really, why? What happened to him?" Izzy asked.
"Sir Jyou Kido, was a general in the Gromavian army, then he stopped fighting, at a very young age, to settle down with his fiancée. Unfortunately, she was kidnapped. Some say by vampires, others say by the brigands. Either way, she's suspected dead"
"Vampires? That's the dumbest thing I ever heard. It was probably the brigands" Izzy said.
"Why doesn't he go search for her?" Cody asked.
"Because, he says that he can feel that she is no longer alive"
"That is sad" Yolei said.
"Cody, do you think we should bring up the subject of tyrant rulers?" Izzy whispered to Cody.
"We'll live in Gromavia for a while, until we see some activity from the royals" Cody whispered back. "Until then, we'll familiarise ourselves with this land"
This is a little short, I know. But this is just the beggining of their adventures in Gromavia (or if you prefer, "in the town of Neroba".)
Don't forget to review!
(Even if it is a criticsm, as long as it's constuctive)
"It's called grass, it's not grown in the desert" Izzy explained.
"And the big things?"
"Trees"
"Would you two keep quiet! There are bandits and brigands all about and you guys are yapping away!" Cody yelled.
"What's up with you?" Yolei said.
"Gromavia has never been visited by any Biderians, they may attack us on sight!"
"Well, excuse me!"
"Guys calm down. Cody, why don't you tell us where we are" Izzy suggested. He was quite tired since their last fight because he nearly got killed so he didn't feel like drawing more attention to brigands. Cody examined the map again, but he was taking just a little too long.
"Umm . . . guys. The map doesn't go that far north, apparently, we've just traveled further than any Biderian has before. Come on! Let's keep walking! We'll probably be in a Gromavian town soon enough" Cody said. The very thought of a warm bed made Yolei jump for joy.
"Come on! What are we waiting for let's go!" Yolei yelled running north while Cody and Izzy tried to keep up with her. They continued for a couple of days.
"Huh, what's that" Izzy pointed out in the distance. It looked like a stone wall.
"It must be a town, but keep quiet, we don't want to cause a ruckuss" When Cody said this, Izzy quickly held Yolei so that she wouldn't run straight for it. They walked toward the stone wall and discovered sure enough that it was the city walls. Though something was strange about it to Cody. Like if he remembered seeing this part of the forest before. Then he remembered 'The dream!' Cody quickly turned around, sword drawn expecting the huge creature to attack him like in his dream, but nothing was there.
"Uhh . . . Cody? What are you doing?" Izzy asked.
"Uhh . . . nothing" Cody said. He was glad at least that his dream was not prophetic. They walked through the open gates of the town. The sight was beautiful, and scary. It was filled with beautiful flowers, but the town seemed dead. Like if there was some morbid feeling in the air. Leaning against the wall of one of the houses that faced the entrance of the town, was a man in full plate. He had blue hair and a bastard sword that was sheathed ina shoulder sheath, with a kite shield hanging on with it. He looked to be about 18 or 19 years old. However the spectacles he wore made him seem less of a threat.
"Where did you come from!? How could you have possibly gotten here" The agitated man said.
"We are exiles from Bideria" Cody said calmly, gripping his sword just in case.
"And yet you live . . . and you're only children, impressive"
"And why would that be?"
"Biderian exiles either die or become brigands"
"What?" Cody said a little shocked. Though the remark, made the man spit in Cody's general direction.
"You heard Biderian scum, the brigands that must've attacked you are mostly Biderian exiles. And that's no the least of our problems!" The man yelled. "You may stay here as long as you like, though I doubt that you'll live long in Gromavia. The Inn is that way" He said pointing in the direction of the Inn.
"Thank you" Cody said. As they were walking, Yolei flipped.
"I can't believe the lies that man spoke! Biderian exiles become brigands. Ha! It's probably their own exiles that cause them so much grief!"
"Try to keep it down Yolei!" Cody hissed. They reached the Inn and went inside. The man standing by the door seemed quite shocked but quickly regained his composure.
"Greetings, this is the Neroban Inn.It will cost fifty gold coins to spend the month" The man said. Cody handed over the money. "Thank you, if you wish to be served a meal, then just sit at a table and my wife will bring you some food"
"Thank you" Cody said politley. Looking at the tables, he found that they seemed to be full. One table had 3 townsmen chatting and enjoying their ales. At another, there was a man with a black cloak and hood, so he was unseen. At another, there was a blond boy who was about 14 years old. He was wearing a red cape, and splint mail armor. He had a long sword sheathed at his side and a kite shield hanging from his back "Umm . . . where do we sit?" Then the blond boy stood up and waved at them and signaled them to come over.
"Well, since he seems to be the only enthusiastic one around here, let's sit with him" Yolei said.
"Hail travelers. Where are you from?" The blond boy asked.
"Bideria" Yolei said. With that, everyone in the room turned to look at her and gave the group a dirty look, and went back to drinking or whatever they were doing.
"Uhh . . . you'll have to excuse the others. They don't really like strangers, much less Biderian ones" the blond boy laughed nervously. "So what are your names?"
"I'm Cody"
"I'm Izzy"
"And I'm Yolei" She said.
"Pleasure to meet you" the blond boy said as he kissed her hand, making her blush. She wasn't used to such hospitality considering that she was a mere merchant girl. Come to think of it, merchant girls have the most rights. The other girls had to be veiled and could not go anywhere alone. "Call me T.K." he said.
"You're awfully well manered compared to the other we've met" Izzy said. This made T.K. laugh.
"No doubt, you've met Jyou. Our local bourgomeister"
"Oh him, what's his problem anyways" Yolei said.
"Well, other than the fact that you're the first visitors to this town in the last 6 years, and that you're Biderians, he's lived a very tragic life" T.K. explained.
"Really, why? What happened to him?" Izzy asked.
"Sir Jyou Kido, was a general in the Gromavian army, then he stopped fighting, at a very young age, to settle down with his fiancée. Unfortunately, she was kidnapped. Some say by vampires, others say by the brigands. Either way, she's suspected dead"
"Vampires? That's the dumbest thing I ever heard. It was probably the brigands" Izzy said.
"Why doesn't he go search for her?" Cody asked.
"Because, he says that he can feel that she is no longer alive"
"That is sad" Yolei said.
"Cody, do you think we should bring up the subject of tyrant rulers?" Izzy whispered to Cody.
"We'll live in Gromavia for a while, until we see some activity from the royals" Cody whispered back. "Until then, we'll familiarise ourselves with this land"
This is a little short, I know. But this is just the beggining of their adventures in Gromavia (or if you prefer, "in the town of Neroba".)
Don't forget to review!
(Even if it is a criticsm, as long as it's constuctive)