Who am I? Where am I? What happened? This feeling of floating in a soft
light of green with no sense of time.. Has it been a day? Has it been a
week? I can't tell. Wait, what is that.. a name. Relke is that my name? I
try to remember but something stops me, every time I try to think about it
this calming white light comes from the green light and stops me. I feel
that white light calm me and make me stop thinking of it. but I fear it,
for I fear it can read my thoughts and see them so every time I see the
white light I try to block it from my other thoughts and not let it get to
them. The white light tries to calm me and the green light comes in and
make me go back to sleep until next time I wake up in this light.. Will it
belike this forever..
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"I just don't know herald" the healer yells out in frustration "there is only so much we can do, we can't tell why he was there, who he is, what he was doing in the castle or where he comes from." Going and laying down on one of the benches attached to the wall, that are all over healers collegium for healers to rest on after such hard healing sessions. "All I know is that it has been a month and a half since that fire and it will be at least another week before we will have his burns and wounds healed to where we can take him out of the healing trance."
" Ok, don't worry about it Nalav, I will let the queens own know about it, thanks for your help. We do owe much to him for saving her, but we need to talk to him soon, we have to know how and why the fire started along with who he is and what he was doing here." Replies the exhausted herald as he turns to go.
"Just one thing Nalav, please hurry the high born's are getting mad at how long we are taking with this investigation."
"We healers do the best we can. but . but" " I know you do the best you can but I can tell you are loosing the battle to sleep so I will let you sleep now and take your message to the queens own"
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The first real thing I feel after the green light leave my mind is pain, pain all over my body, like fire. WAIT. fire. I remember now.But. What's that. a touch. on. my leg. a voice, I can't make it out but it sounds like a females. Slowly I open my eyes just a little so I can see out them but the person in the room can't tell they are open. The room I am in is small, a bookshelf next to the bed I am on and a chair by the door but other then that it is bare. She sits there checking my leg, as I look at her through my closed eyes I feel she looks familiar.
There she is turning away from me, now is the time to strike. I roll of the bed making no noise and I jump at her grabbing her arm with one hand and twisting it behind her while with the other hand I grab her dagger from her belt and quickly put it to her neck. "Don't move and don't try to scream for help or I will slit your neck and leave you to die in the blink of an eye." " Now you are going to answer a few questions of mine or else."
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Oh gods help her, how could she have been so foolish and let herself get into this situation. "Help is on the way, just stall him," her companion Darwel whispers in my head "we will take care of him" "No, don't! He won't hurt me," I reply quickly " He's.He's just scared, I think he is confused and scared cause he doesn't know where he is. Just give me a chance"
I am brought back to reality by the increase in pain to my neck. "Ow don't press so hard on my neck"
"Shut up I said if you want me to let you live you will answer my questions" I hear his rough voice in my ear " If you don't answer or try to call for help I will slit you from ear to ear you got it"
" Y.Y.Ye.Yes" I try to not mumble and show my fear. For in fact no matter what I told Darwel I am scared and terrified and I don' know if he would do it or not. I don't know why I told him what I did, I just don't want any trouble and I think a few heralds busting down the door might be in the category of a just a little trouble.
"Who are you, where am I and what are you doing here" he hisses in my ear.
" I am. uh I am. I am herald trainee Samantha or Sam for short, you are in a room in healers collegium being treated for the burns you got from the fire, and I am here to check on you because I. I felt. I needed to. because you got those burns trying to save me from the fire." I try to keep the tears from falling but one escapes and trickles down my cheek " I. I. I feel. responsible for your injuries if you hadn't gone into the fire to save me, you wouldn't have been injured and I wouldn't be here. I. was trying to return the debt I owe you"
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That's where she looked familiar from; she was the one in the fire.
The fire in the building that I had started to cause a distraction while I slipped the rest of the way into the castle to accomplish my contract. But I had though there was no one in the building. but the screams for help and the terror I heard in the voice, the group of people gathering around the fire trying to put it out. I remember now.
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They where passing buckets yelling to some one in side some trying to get in but the beam across the top of the door collapsed and they couldn't get in. How could I have been so careless. I ran back to the fire I could feel the great heat at me almost reaching out for me like a hungry tiger just trying to get at me. it seemed to just jumping out at me wanting me waiting watching for me. But all I didn't care the feeling of guilt of getting an innocent bystander involved out weighted the power of the tiger in the fire. If it wanted me it would have to earn its catch.
I climbing up the back where the fire had yet to spread and breaking in a window. Rushing into the building, I didn't notice that the fire was sneaky across the one wall to cut off my retreat. All that mattered was getting this person out. I saw the person crying out and trying to find away around to the door. I grabbed the bucket of water by the fireplace on the second floor and ran/jumped down the stairs to the first floor. I wasn't thinking any more I was just reacting. Throwing the water on her to keep her wet and hopefully the flames from getting her. I dragged her up the stairs with the tiger growling hungrily at our heels I could feel it on my arms even through my cloths.
And then it struck fast and furious at my right leg, it swiped and got my leg, I remember falling to the ground in pain. And the tiger pounced in for the kill. And I remember thinking that it got me but it didn't get its original victim, and that I deserved this. The next thing I knew was its furious roars of the fire denied its kill. As she pulled my out of the way just in time as the stairs collapsed. I remember their heat and roar of the denied kill. Remember stumbling and falling and dragging the person down with mer. And that is when I got my first look at her.
Long brown hair falling down her back to her waist and strands of it down her face, across her blue eyes stopping short of her pert little nose, even with the determined line set in her mouth and face if it hadn't been for the emergency of the situation I would have considered it cute and would have like to study it more.
Staggering to my feet trying to keep all the balance on my left leg. I noticed she was trying to yell over the hungry roars of the fire that the back was cut off and on fire. I remember looking every way looking for an exit and then yelling at her and yelling there pointing to the window on the other side of the room to the window on the front.
We started to move towards the window slowly step by step I remember seeing hope in her face as we headed over to the window. Then I remember it clearly so clearly I wish I could erase it from my memory the fear on her face as the boards of the roof creaking and cracking and then the roof coming down. every thing slowed down second by second, heat beat by heart beat every thing happened so slowly. I remember her tripping and falling and trying to get out of the way and I remember jumping on top or her and the feeling of the board falling across the left side of my body. The pain was unbearable I remember screaming; hers or mine I can't remember I think it was both of us. All there was for a few slow seconds was pain, pain so great I couldn't think clearly, just pain and fire, the tiger roaring out in triumph of his attack. And as I lay there willing to give in to the pain and tiger I felt something wet on my cheek and then there she was crying. for me?. in all of my memory no one had ever cried for me, not even when I lost my master in the Degann, they cried for my master but not me. but here she was crying for me.
Then all I could feel was great guilt and the words of my master came to me. " The Snguon and the counsel of wise men looks down upon me for this but remember these words well Relke, you must never get innocent victims involved with our lives and our killings, they aren't "chosen" into our clans and way of living and they shouldn't be dragged into them either. If there is one thing you promise to and learn from me is never involve any one out side of you, the person who has hired you and the target. Never!!
The guilt of letting down my master and just giving up as so great, I must not of all things disgrace my master and the ways of his teaching. That would be the greatest of sins and disgrace of honour I could ever think of.
I focused on the wetness of her tears and came out of my trance and getting a hold of my self. I grabbed and staggered to my feet. For a moment I though it was impossible for both legs being burnt. But no!! The rebellious side of me that would not disgrace the honour of my master and his teachings took over.
I didn't care about myself any more all that mattered was getting her out and keeping the honour of my master. Even if it brought disgrace upon myself for not completing the contract, I must never disgrace my master. I remember getting to the window and smashing it out and seeing a lot of people and was my mind playing tricks on me white horse??? Look in our direction yelling and pointing. I grabbed her and jumped out the window, not caring I placed myself between her and the ground hoping to break her fall.
I remember landing hard and the weight of her body crushing into me as we hit the ground and hit it hard. The breath was forced from my body and the pain in my legs and right arm where so great I couldn't stand it. I think I screamed out but I can't remember. Then there where hands grabbing at us, a person in green robes and a person in pure white clothing where helping the girl to a seat and giving her something to drink.
I remember them looking at me and they where screaming something but the pain was so great that I couldn't understand what they where saying. All I remember is pain and hear they great beast of the fire roar out in anguish at being denied it's kills and turning in on the house as it collapsed from the damage. I turned my head as best as I could to see that the victim was ok and that I had upheld the honour of the teachings of my master and that I had not disgraced him and for just a moment the pride of upholding his teachings and hoping that he was watching and saw the honour I brought to him.
And then there was nothing but great pain across my whole body, nothing but great pain that of which I only felt when I had lost my master. Then that is when I was brought a blessing nothingness, no pain, no feeling nothing... and then green lots and lots of southing green mixed with calming white. And then darkness and nothing but me left to wonder. was she ok, was my master happy with my following of his teachings no mater how much the Snguon and the counsel of wise men looks down upon it.
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Please read and review and let me know what you think
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"I just don't know herald" the healer yells out in frustration "there is only so much we can do, we can't tell why he was there, who he is, what he was doing in the castle or where he comes from." Going and laying down on one of the benches attached to the wall, that are all over healers collegium for healers to rest on after such hard healing sessions. "All I know is that it has been a month and a half since that fire and it will be at least another week before we will have his burns and wounds healed to where we can take him out of the healing trance."
" Ok, don't worry about it Nalav, I will let the queens own know about it, thanks for your help. We do owe much to him for saving her, but we need to talk to him soon, we have to know how and why the fire started along with who he is and what he was doing here." Replies the exhausted herald as he turns to go.
"Just one thing Nalav, please hurry the high born's are getting mad at how long we are taking with this investigation."
"We healers do the best we can. but . but" " I know you do the best you can but I can tell you are loosing the battle to sleep so I will let you sleep now and take your message to the queens own"
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The first real thing I feel after the green light leave my mind is pain, pain all over my body, like fire. WAIT. fire. I remember now.But. What's that. a touch. on. my leg. a voice, I can't make it out but it sounds like a females. Slowly I open my eyes just a little so I can see out them but the person in the room can't tell they are open. The room I am in is small, a bookshelf next to the bed I am on and a chair by the door but other then that it is bare. She sits there checking my leg, as I look at her through my closed eyes I feel she looks familiar.
There she is turning away from me, now is the time to strike. I roll of the bed making no noise and I jump at her grabbing her arm with one hand and twisting it behind her while with the other hand I grab her dagger from her belt and quickly put it to her neck. "Don't move and don't try to scream for help or I will slit your neck and leave you to die in the blink of an eye." " Now you are going to answer a few questions of mine or else."
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Oh gods help her, how could she have been so foolish and let herself get into this situation. "Help is on the way, just stall him," her companion Darwel whispers in my head "we will take care of him" "No, don't! He won't hurt me," I reply quickly " He's.He's just scared, I think he is confused and scared cause he doesn't know where he is. Just give me a chance"
I am brought back to reality by the increase in pain to my neck. "Ow don't press so hard on my neck"
"Shut up I said if you want me to let you live you will answer my questions" I hear his rough voice in my ear " If you don't answer or try to call for help I will slit you from ear to ear you got it"
" Y.Y.Ye.Yes" I try to not mumble and show my fear. For in fact no matter what I told Darwel I am scared and terrified and I don' know if he would do it or not. I don't know why I told him what I did, I just don't want any trouble and I think a few heralds busting down the door might be in the category of a just a little trouble.
"Who are you, where am I and what are you doing here" he hisses in my ear.
" I am. uh I am. I am herald trainee Samantha or Sam for short, you are in a room in healers collegium being treated for the burns you got from the fire, and I am here to check on you because I. I felt. I needed to. because you got those burns trying to save me from the fire." I try to keep the tears from falling but one escapes and trickles down my cheek " I. I. I feel. responsible for your injuries if you hadn't gone into the fire to save me, you wouldn't have been injured and I wouldn't be here. I. was trying to return the debt I owe you"
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That's where she looked familiar from; she was the one in the fire.
The fire in the building that I had started to cause a distraction while I slipped the rest of the way into the castle to accomplish my contract. But I had though there was no one in the building. but the screams for help and the terror I heard in the voice, the group of people gathering around the fire trying to put it out. I remember now.
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They where passing buckets yelling to some one in side some trying to get in but the beam across the top of the door collapsed and they couldn't get in. How could I have been so careless. I ran back to the fire I could feel the great heat at me almost reaching out for me like a hungry tiger just trying to get at me. it seemed to just jumping out at me wanting me waiting watching for me. But all I didn't care the feeling of guilt of getting an innocent bystander involved out weighted the power of the tiger in the fire. If it wanted me it would have to earn its catch.
I climbing up the back where the fire had yet to spread and breaking in a window. Rushing into the building, I didn't notice that the fire was sneaky across the one wall to cut off my retreat. All that mattered was getting this person out. I saw the person crying out and trying to find away around to the door. I grabbed the bucket of water by the fireplace on the second floor and ran/jumped down the stairs to the first floor. I wasn't thinking any more I was just reacting. Throwing the water on her to keep her wet and hopefully the flames from getting her. I dragged her up the stairs with the tiger growling hungrily at our heels I could feel it on my arms even through my cloths.
And then it struck fast and furious at my right leg, it swiped and got my leg, I remember falling to the ground in pain. And the tiger pounced in for the kill. And I remember thinking that it got me but it didn't get its original victim, and that I deserved this. The next thing I knew was its furious roars of the fire denied its kill. As she pulled my out of the way just in time as the stairs collapsed. I remember their heat and roar of the denied kill. Remember stumbling and falling and dragging the person down with mer. And that is when I got my first look at her.
Long brown hair falling down her back to her waist and strands of it down her face, across her blue eyes stopping short of her pert little nose, even with the determined line set in her mouth and face if it hadn't been for the emergency of the situation I would have considered it cute and would have like to study it more.
Staggering to my feet trying to keep all the balance on my left leg. I noticed she was trying to yell over the hungry roars of the fire that the back was cut off and on fire. I remember looking every way looking for an exit and then yelling at her and yelling there pointing to the window on the other side of the room to the window on the front.
We started to move towards the window slowly step by step I remember seeing hope in her face as we headed over to the window. Then I remember it clearly so clearly I wish I could erase it from my memory the fear on her face as the boards of the roof creaking and cracking and then the roof coming down. every thing slowed down second by second, heat beat by heart beat every thing happened so slowly. I remember her tripping and falling and trying to get out of the way and I remember jumping on top or her and the feeling of the board falling across the left side of my body. The pain was unbearable I remember screaming; hers or mine I can't remember I think it was both of us. All there was for a few slow seconds was pain, pain so great I couldn't think clearly, just pain and fire, the tiger roaring out in triumph of his attack. And as I lay there willing to give in to the pain and tiger I felt something wet on my cheek and then there she was crying. for me?. in all of my memory no one had ever cried for me, not even when I lost my master in the Degann, they cried for my master but not me. but here she was crying for me.
Then all I could feel was great guilt and the words of my master came to me. " The Snguon and the counsel of wise men looks down upon me for this but remember these words well Relke, you must never get innocent victims involved with our lives and our killings, they aren't "chosen" into our clans and way of living and they shouldn't be dragged into them either. If there is one thing you promise to and learn from me is never involve any one out side of you, the person who has hired you and the target. Never!!
The guilt of letting down my master and just giving up as so great, I must not of all things disgrace my master and the ways of his teaching. That would be the greatest of sins and disgrace of honour I could ever think of.
I focused on the wetness of her tears and came out of my trance and getting a hold of my self. I grabbed and staggered to my feet. For a moment I though it was impossible for both legs being burnt. But no!! The rebellious side of me that would not disgrace the honour of my master and his teachings took over.
I didn't care about myself any more all that mattered was getting her out and keeping the honour of my master. Even if it brought disgrace upon myself for not completing the contract, I must never disgrace my master. I remember getting to the window and smashing it out and seeing a lot of people and was my mind playing tricks on me white horse??? Look in our direction yelling and pointing. I grabbed her and jumped out the window, not caring I placed myself between her and the ground hoping to break her fall.
I remember landing hard and the weight of her body crushing into me as we hit the ground and hit it hard. The breath was forced from my body and the pain in my legs and right arm where so great I couldn't stand it. I think I screamed out but I can't remember. Then there where hands grabbing at us, a person in green robes and a person in pure white clothing where helping the girl to a seat and giving her something to drink.
I remember them looking at me and they where screaming something but the pain was so great that I couldn't understand what they where saying. All I remember is pain and hear they great beast of the fire roar out in anguish at being denied it's kills and turning in on the house as it collapsed from the damage. I turned my head as best as I could to see that the victim was ok and that I had upheld the honour of the teachings of my master and that I had not disgraced him and for just a moment the pride of upholding his teachings and hoping that he was watching and saw the honour I brought to him.
And then there was nothing but great pain across my whole body, nothing but great pain that of which I only felt when I had lost my master. Then that is when I was brought a blessing nothingness, no pain, no feeling nothing... and then green lots and lots of southing green mixed with calming white. And then darkness and nothing but me left to wonder. was she ok, was my master happy with my following of his teachings no mater how much the Snguon and the counsel of wise men looks down upon it.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Well that is it for this chapter. I hope it makes up for the first two. I will try my best to get the next chapter as soon as I can
Please read and review and let me know what you think