A Boy's Quest
Lyle was heading for his training exercises one fine spring day. He had on a pair of blue breeches with a large red stripe down the front and back, and a sleeveless white tunic. Over that, was a Steel Plate of armor, with Steel Gloves and Steel Boots. Around his forehead was a Steel Band, a Red Ring was on his finger to bolster his power, and he carried a Longsword. The seventeen-year-old boy walked towards the gym, ready for anything.
But to his surprise, there was hardly anybody there. A pair of bored trainees were sitting around, reading some books. But nobody had their swords drawn, let alone was practicing with them.
"What is going on around here?" demanded Lyle, "Why isn't anybody training?"
"Practice was cancelled. Nobody wanted to come, as usual," one stated.
The other replied, "Hey, now that we've given Lyle the message, can we get going? Jack says he's going to chase Yuria around the castle again, and that's always good for a few laughs." Both men then got up and began to walk out of the room."
Lyle caught up with them. "How can you just ignore training? What if a demon attacks, and you don't know what to do? You could get killed, or have someone you love die."
"You still thinking about Meria?" asked one man, "Forget it Lyle, that was a year ago. It wasn't your fault, she never should have followed you out of town in the first place."
Lyle looked down at the ground. You see, he and Rasha both were in training - - him as a swordsman and her as a sorceress. They had gone treasure hunting in the side cave of the one that leads to Sheran. While there, a group of demons had attacked, delaying their return to town. Meria had gotten worried after awhile, and had headed out to find them. That was a mistake. The second the demons saw her, they cut her down. This had enraged both Lyle and Rasha, and they fought even harder in hopes of being able to save their friend. But it was all for naught, as Meria died by the time they got to her. Lyle often blamed himself for failing to protect her, and devoted himself to his training.
"Still, what if those demons had attacked the town?" Lyle inquired.
But neither man paid attention to the young trainee's rambling. Instead, they just walked off to watch the show. Lyle, on the other hand, went to the Priphea fields, in search of Rasha.
Rasha had loved the flower since she was a child. Heck, she loved flowers in general. Lyle remembered the days of her and Meria making daisy chains for all three of them. She said it kept her mind off of her past, which was pretty depressing.
When Rasha was a baby, a hunter found her in a field of Priphea. Her parents were dead, obviously the victims of the demons whose bodies had been found there as well. The man took her home, and named her Rasha. The name meant "one touched by death", and the same prefix was found in the name of the legendary Sinistrael of Death, Rahashina - - Raha, meaning death.
As he thought, Rasha was in the Priphea fields, smelling the flowers. She had on a blue dress-like robe with a red collar and short sleeves called a Mage's Robe, and she had on blue dress shoes. Also equipped on her were a Circlet around her forehead, a pair of Tan Leggings, and some Tan Arms - - kind of like leggings for her wrists. Lyle approached her and said, "Well good morning Rasha."
Rasha looked surprised. "Lyle, aren't you supposed to be at training? You know the commander won't like it if you slack off. And since when do you slack off, anyway?"
"Drill was cancelled," Lyle informed her, "For no reason at all. I don't get it, do they think peace is going to last forever? We need to be strong, in case there's an attack from demons or monsters. What if the Sinistraels suddenly returned to extract their vengeance? With the four heroes either dead or hiding away so we can't be sure if they're still around, who will protect us?"
"You can do it Lyle. Remember, you are a Knight of Alekia, and the blood of Maxim runs in your veins as well. That is enough to protect us. Besides, the Sinistraels are dead. There's no way that they could come back to life suddenly. It's good that you're cautious though," Rasha replied.
Lyle stated, "I guess you're right Rasha. I worry too much. Those demons will never return." Rasha nodded. "Hey, I've got a good idea. How about I make some Cinnamon Tea?"
"Splendid idea Rasha!" exclaimed Lyle, "And maybe a Cinnamon Pie while you're at it. You know, your tea and pie are the best in the entire kingdom. One day you'll be a world-renowned chef with talents like that. I never get enough of your cooking."
Rasha, looking quite pleased with all of the praise she was getting, ran right back to the inn. There, she ran right into the kitchen, and began too cook some pie and boil tea water. Roman looked on, and noticed how happy the young girl seemed.
"Lyle, what did you say to her that got her in such a good mood?" asked Roman.
Lyle answered, "I just told her that her tea and pie is the best in the entire kingdom. She just loves getting praised over something, no matter how small it is."
Roman chuckled. "You spoil that girl a little too much. But you have been friends with her for a long time. I wonder, do you think you might settle down one day and get married?"
Lyle blushed. It was true, that he had been examining his feelings for Rasha for some time now. She was the only person in town out of his whole unwarranted fan club who actually cared when Meria died. Everyone else just saw it as an opportunity to get Lyle as her boyfriend, but Rasha had let him grieve. It wasn't until recently that she became a little more assertive of her feelings for him.
"Did you hear?" asked a man sitting at the table nearby, "Monster invaded Sheran."
"Aren't the knights going to check it out?" inquired his companion.
The first replied, "You know our two countries never got along well. Besides, the Alekian army is too lazy to head on out to battle. Not unless the king screams at them with a bullhorn."
Instantly, Lyle forgot all about tea and pie. All he heard was that some people were in danger. So he ran right out of the inn, and started off down the road to Sheran.
- - - -
Told ya I'd tell you what it meant. Fantasy characters sometimes have meanings to their names, so I thought I'd do it too. Lufia really did cook all of that stuff in the game, just so's you knows. I chose the actors based on personality for once, as I didn't care about who got stuck with who. Most of the time, I have to re-write someone's part to make them fit (see the future parody of Vandal~Hearts starring the Slayers Cast for a good example, namely the role played by Lina). And the ages come from the game, not the show, as I don't know all of the ages, only estimates.
Lyle was heading for his training exercises one fine spring day. He had on a pair of blue breeches with a large red stripe down the front and back, and a sleeveless white tunic. Over that, was a Steel Plate of armor, with Steel Gloves and Steel Boots. Around his forehead was a Steel Band, a Red Ring was on his finger to bolster his power, and he carried a Longsword. The seventeen-year-old boy walked towards the gym, ready for anything.
But to his surprise, there was hardly anybody there. A pair of bored trainees were sitting around, reading some books. But nobody had their swords drawn, let alone was practicing with them.
"What is going on around here?" demanded Lyle, "Why isn't anybody training?"
"Practice was cancelled. Nobody wanted to come, as usual," one stated.
The other replied, "Hey, now that we've given Lyle the message, can we get going? Jack says he's going to chase Yuria around the castle again, and that's always good for a few laughs." Both men then got up and began to walk out of the room."
Lyle caught up with them. "How can you just ignore training? What if a demon attacks, and you don't know what to do? You could get killed, or have someone you love die."
"You still thinking about Meria?" asked one man, "Forget it Lyle, that was a year ago. It wasn't your fault, she never should have followed you out of town in the first place."
Lyle looked down at the ground. You see, he and Rasha both were in training - - him as a swordsman and her as a sorceress. They had gone treasure hunting in the side cave of the one that leads to Sheran. While there, a group of demons had attacked, delaying their return to town. Meria had gotten worried after awhile, and had headed out to find them. That was a mistake. The second the demons saw her, they cut her down. This had enraged both Lyle and Rasha, and they fought even harder in hopes of being able to save their friend. But it was all for naught, as Meria died by the time they got to her. Lyle often blamed himself for failing to protect her, and devoted himself to his training.
"Still, what if those demons had attacked the town?" Lyle inquired.
But neither man paid attention to the young trainee's rambling. Instead, they just walked off to watch the show. Lyle, on the other hand, went to the Priphea fields, in search of Rasha.
Rasha had loved the flower since she was a child. Heck, she loved flowers in general. Lyle remembered the days of her and Meria making daisy chains for all three of them. She said it kept her mind off of her past, which was pretty depressing.
When Rasha was a baby, a hunter found her in a field of Priphea. Her parents were dead, obviously the victims of the demons whose bodies had been found there as well. The man took her home, and named her Rasha. The name meant "one touched by death", and the same prefix was found in the name of the legendary Sinistrael of Death, Rahashina - - Raha, meaning death.
As he thought, Rasha was in the Priphea fields, smelling the flowers. She had on a blue dress-like robe with a red collar and short sleeves called a Mage's Robe, and she had on blue dress shoes. Also equipped on her were a Circlet around her forehead, a pair of Tan Leggings, and some Tan Arms - - kind of like leggings for her wrists. Lyle approached her and said, "Well good morning Rasha."
Rasha looked surprised. "Lyle, aren't you supposed to be at training? You know the commander won't like it if you slack off. And since when do you slack off, anyway?"
"Drill was cancelled," Lyle informed her, "For no reason at all. I don't get it, do they think peace is going to last forever? We need to be strong, in case there's an attack from demons or monsters. What if the Sinistraels suddenly returned to extract their vengeance? With the four heroes either dead or hiding away so we can't be sure if they're still around, who will protect us?"
"You can do it Lyle. Remember, you are a Knight of Alekia, and the blood of Maxim runs in your veins as well. That is enough to protect us. Besides, the Sinistraels are dead. There's no way that they could come back to life suddenly. It's good that you're cautious though," Rasha replied.
Lyle stated, "I guess you're right Rasha. I worry too much. Those demons will never return." Rasha nodded. "Hey, I've got a good idea. How about I make some Cinnamon Tea?"
"Splendid idea Rasha!" exclaimed Lyle, "And maybe a Cinnamon Pie while you're at it. You know, your tea and pie are the best in the entire kingdom. One day you'll be a world-renowned chef with talents like that. I never get enough of your cooking."
Rasha, looking quite pleased with all of the praise she was getting, ran right back to the inn. There, she ran right into the kitchen, and began too cook some pie and boil tea water. Roman looked on, and noticed how happy the young girl seemed.
"Lyle, what did you say to her that got her in such a good mood?" asked Roman.
Lyle answered, "I just told her that her tea and pie is the best in the entire kingdom. She just loves getting praised over something, no matter how small it is."
Roman chuckled. "You spoil that girl a little too much. But you have been friends with her for a long time. I wonder, do you think you might settle down one day and get married?"
Lyle blushed. It was true, that he had been examining his feelings for Rasha for some time now. She was the only person in town out of his whole unwarranted fan club who actually cared when Meria died. Everyone else just saw it as an opportunity to get Lyle as her boyfriend, but Rasha had let him grieve. It wasn't until recently that she became a little more assertive of her feelings for him.
"Did you hear?" asked a man sitting at the table nearby, "Monster invaded Sheran."
"Aren't the knights going to check it out?" inquired his companion.
The first replied, "You know our two countries never got along well. Besides, the Alekian army is too lazy to head on out to battle. Not unless the king screams at them with a bullhorn."
Instantly, Lyle forgot all about tea and pie. All he heard was that some people were in danger. So he ran right out of the inn, and started off down the road to Sheran.
- - - -
Told ya I'd tell you what it meant. Fantasy characters sometimes have meanings to their names, so I thought I'd do it too. Lufia really did cook all of that stuff in the game, just so's you knows. I chose the actors based on personality for once, as I didn't care about who got stuck with who. Most of the time, I have to re-write someone's part to make them fit (see the future parody of Vandal~Hearts starring the Slayers Cast for a good example, namely the role played by Lina). And the ages come from the game, not the show, as I don't know all of the ages, only estimates.
