*** I've decided to try to write each chapter from a single PoV. In case I
can't prevent it I will state it clearly when a PoV changes.***
CHAPTER 6
PoV: Runt
He kicked and screamed as he saw the three robed persons carrying Ember away. "Nooooooo, You can't take her! Let her go!" Unfortunately Ox had taken the little kid in some strange strangling hold. He felt the air being pressed out of him, while it became harder to breath.
"Let the kid go!" somebody behind them yelled. Ox turned around still holding him. Runt's eyes widened a bit as he saw a group of ten people all dressed in extremely bright and shiny armour with large white cloaks. All of them had their swords drawn except for the woman in the front who was probably the leader since she had a golden crown circling the grey sword on her shield. Suddenly he heard screams from all over the slave market. He heard Rudolf cursing: "Damn it. The stupid Order again? Ox drop the kid and get them!" He felt dropped to the ground and with the agility of dodging crowds for years he managed a tumble and landed neatly on his feet. "Come on little one, Run!" The woman yelled to him. He ran off the marketplace hearing the ringing sound of two swords meeting behind him. He fled into the first alley he could find, what was pretty hard since the upper city was so rich that they had so many guards that even the alley's were patrolled a lot. But luckily he was small and managed to squeeze between the wall and a carrying chair.
"Aah, there you are" He froze in terror as he heard somebody walk down the alley. He was glad and a bit afraid as he saw the woman who had led the group of warriors early walk in front of his hiding place. She smiled down at him: "Are you staying down there or coming with us?" He blinked at her in surprise: "Uummmm, coming with you? But why would you want to offer me something like that? I mean, I'm small, weak and the only thing I'm good at is hiding. She grinned at him: "Well first of all, helping you is at request of your family. Yes you still have family I will explain it later. Second, size doesn't matter, you're still a kid maybe you stumble on a sudden growth spurt in the next years and there is always magic. Strength can be gained trough training and exercise. And you will be taught new skills during your training." He blinked again: "My training? What kind of training and what about my family? I thought they where all killed in the fire that burned down my house!" She smiled I will explain everything on our way to the Keep. That is, if you want to come." He thought for a while, then came to a decision: "Well, since I won't be able to save Ember now anyway, I'll come with you." She nodded to him: "Excellent. Well come with me." She led him to a beautiful white horse. She mounted the horse and offered him a hand and smiled to him: I'm Lady Alaree, Magister of the Golden Crown, Carrier of the Tear of Life, Paladin of the Order of the Sacred Light. And you Runt or better said Siron are now a Squire of the Order of the Sacred Light, You will be initiated when we arrive at the keep." He looked up at her surprised: "My sisters name was Alaree and you now my real name,. " She looked back at him: "After we helped you fled the burning house the paladins of the order arrived, they managed to save mom and me, she is now a priestess of the order by the way. Unfortunately dad was not so lucky he perished despite the best effort of the healers."
They arrived at a small stone building. He looked around and saw a large flag with a grey sword with white stars surrounding it. "This is the keep?" he asked her rather surprised by the small size off it. "Wait till you get inside." She said to him smiling. He watched the gate swing open. Once everybody was inside the gate closed again and an other gate inside the building swung open. He looked trough the gate and was surprised to see a huge green field with an ever greater castle in the middle. After they went trough the second gate Runt looked back and saw a huge stone wall behind him with wooden gates at regular intervals. Some of them opened and groups of paladins went in or came out. "Welcome to the Castle of true Light. Located conveniently on the Positive Energy Plane. And each gate links us to one of the smaller keeps in each great city on each plane. "SIRON" a young woman came running over the green field. She practically dragged him of the horse and hugged him while crying. "Umm, Miss are you all right?" he asked while blushing. She looked at him surprised: "Of Course, sorry sweetie I forgot that you didn't know. The energy of this plane makes old people young again. That's why you will never see a person older then 25 around here." "Mom?" He asked carefully. She simply nodded and finally he was able to return her hug now he was crying too. He had his family back. Well most of his family, a small piece of his mind he could not forget the sister he left behind in the hands of the robed ones.
CHAPTER 6
PoV: Runt
He kicked and screamed as he saw the three robed persons carrying Ember away. "Nooooooo, You can't take her! Let her go!" Unfortunately Ox had taken the little kid in some strange strangling hold. He felt the air being pressed out of him, while it became harder to breath.
"Let the kid go!" somebody behind them yelled. Ox turned around still holding him. Runt's eyes widened a bit as he saw a group of ten people all dressed in extremely bright and shiny armour with large white cloaks. All of them had their swords drawn except for the woman in the front who was probably the leader since she had a golden crown circling the grey sword on her shield. Suddenly he heard screams from all over the slave market. He heard Rudolf cursing: "Damn it. The stupid Order again? Ox drop the kid and get them!" He felt dropped to the ground and with the agility of dodging crowds for years he managed a tumble and landed neatly on his feet. "Come on little one, Run!" The woman yelled to him. He ran off the marketplace hearing the ringing sound of two swords meeting behind him. He fled into the first alley he could find, what was pretty hard since the upper city was so rich that they had so many guards that even the alley's were patrolled a lot. But luckily he was small and managed to squeeze between the wall and a carrying chair.
"Aah, there you are" He froze in terror as he heard somebody walk down the alley. He was glad and a bit afraid as he saw the woman who had led the group of warriors early walk in front of his hiding place. She smiled down at him: "Are you staying down there or coming with us?" He blinked at her in surprise: "Uummmm, coming with you? But why would you want to offer me something like that? I mean, I'm small, weak and the only thing I'm good at is hiding. She grinned at him: "Well first of all, helping you is at request of your family. Yes you still have family I will explain it later. Second, size doesn't matter, you're still a kid maybe you stumble on a sudden growth spurt in the next years and there is always magic. Strength can be gained trough training and exercise. And you will be taught new skills during your training." He blinked again: "My training? What kind of training and what about my family? I thought they where all killed in the fire that burned down my house!" She smiled I will explain everything on our way to the Keep. That is, if you want to come." He thought for a while, then came to a decision: "Well, since I won't be able to save Ember now anyway, I'll come with you." She nodded to him: "Excellent. Well come with me." She led him to a beautiful white horse. She mounted the horse and offered him a hand and smiled to him: I'm Lady Alaree, Magister of the Golden Crown, Carrier of the Tear of Life, Paladin of the Order of the Sacred Light. And you Runt or better said Siron are now a Squire of the Order of the Sacred Light, You will be initiated when we arrive at the keep." He looked up at her surprised: "My sisters name was Alaree and you now my real name,. " She looked back at him: "After we helped you fled the burning house the paladins of the order arrived, they managed to save mom and me, she is now a priestess of the order by the way. Unfortunately dad was not so lucky he perished despite the best effort of the healers."
They arrived at a small stone building. He looked around and saw a large flag with a grey sword with white stars surrounding it. "This is the keep?" he asked her rather surprised by the small size off it. "Wait till you get inside." She said to him smiling. He watched the gate swing open. Once everybody was inside the gate closed again and an other gate inside the building swung open. He looked trough the gate and was surprised to see a huge green field with an ever greater castle in the middle. After they went trough the second gate Runt looked back and saw a huge stone wall behind him with wooden gates at regular intervals. Some of them opened and groups of paladins went in or came out. "Welcome to the Castle of true Light. Located conveniently on the Positive Energy Plane. And each gate links us to one of the smaller keeps in each great city on each plane. "SIRON" a young woman came running over the green field. She practically dragged him of the horse and hugged him while crying. "Umm, Miss are you all right?" he asked while blushing. She looked at him surprised: "Of Course, sorry sweetie I forgot that you didn't know. The energy of this plane makes old people young again. That's why you will never see a person older then 25 around here." "Mom?" He asked carefully. She simply nodded and finally he was able to return her hug now he was crying too. He had his family back. Well most of his family, a small piece of his mind he could not forget the sister he left behind in the hands of the robed ones.