Chapter 6
Lost
"When will she wake up" a hissing voice came from the shadows
"When she wants to" the black draped teenager replied "Until then, we wait" He walked out of the shadows and knelt next to the unconscious girl. Her dirty blond hair in a mess, a small slash from his sword on her cheek.
He walked over to his sword and picked it up. There it was. A small spray of blood from the small cut
"Shame you had to attack her" the wildcat said in a sympathetic tone "She could've done without that cut"
"You think she would've come willingly?" the boy asked in an annoyed tone. He revealed the scabbard and returned the sword to its home. "Anyway. I need the boy. I need him for the plan."
"We're running out of time for this Hikatana" the dæmon whispered silently "The garrison could come any day soon!"
"You don't think I KNOW that?????" Hikatana said, his anger rising " Foxarito. I know all you know. I see all you see. we don't know anything the other doesn't"
"You may see and know what I say but do you believe it?"
"You're on thin ice Foxarito"
"Fine. I'll go and watch over the girl's dæmon"
The wildcat stalked away towards the pine-marten lying on the floor and sat in front of it
The boy walked towards a window and looked out. In the outside world he could see a large black mass moving on the horizon
"The Garrison is drawing near Foxarito" the boy said calmly "It'll be here in around two days if it tries to stay in formation. and I reckon the commander wants it to look intimidating. So that will let us have more time."
"I know." the Wildcat hissed, "We need the boy!"
"We've just got to wait for him to come."
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Lyra opened her eyes slowly. She couldn't remember much, no more than that swordsman.
She sat up slowly, looking around and getting used to the light as she did so. She was in a small room, stonewalls and she was lying on a carpet. It was a dark red and had vivid patterns on it, which set a different atmosphere to the room. She got up slowly but her body was killing her and it slowed her
"Ouch!" she cried as she got up "It seems like I've been asleep for decades"
"Don't worry.. It's only been forty eight hours," a voice from the shadow said subtly.
"Who. who are you?" she said shaking
"The person that brought you here" the voice said and walked forwards.
"You!" she cried
"Me." the boy said slowly. Brushing some of the violet hair out of his eye "Tell me... whom did you expect? William Parry?" the boy laughed
"What have you done with him?" she growled
"Nothing."
Just as Lyra was about to ask for pan the boy pointed at the corner of the room and said "Over there"
"How did you-"
"-Know?" the boy smirked "That's not important"
"Will. please! Help me!" Lyra said sinking to the floor
"Stop crying Lyra" the boy said softly
"Don't you try to show sympathy to my you MONSTER" At that Lyra got up and ran at the boy. Her fists clenched ready to hit him. Suddenly, the boy ducked, drew his sword and slashed
Lyra didn't even feel it. She dropped and saw that a few locks of hair were lying on the floor and she gasped
"Don't try that again please. it'll be a tragedy to Will if he lost his girlfriend" the teenager said slowly "Come Lyra. sit" the boy said patting the carpet. Cautiously, Lyra walked to him and sat down next to him.
"Who are you?" Lyra said, calming down
"My name is Hikatana. My dæmon is Foxarito. We are spirit warriors"
"What?"
"Hmmm.. I guess they don't have them in your world either" He said, pondering, "Well, me and some friends control this castle here and, if you want to." he gestured towards the window "Look at the horizon"
Lyra got up and walked toward the window. When she reached it, it did exactly as Hikatana said and looked towards the horizon, and gasped
"What is that?"
"A better question is, who is that?" the boy said standing up. "But ill tell you later" He walked towards Lyra. "Come on!" he said as he jumped out the window"
Lyra cautiously climbed onto the windowsill and dropped off and she met resistance quickly. They were standing under the window and on the roof of a lower building.
"Welcome. to the Spirit Sanctuary"
Lyra gasped as she looked around the building. The tower they were in was a bright silver colour with multiple emeralds scattered around the wall. The emeralds were glowing a bright green with the sun reflecting off of them and Lyra was amazed at the beautiful colour.
She looked down into a courtyard and saw a crowd of people looking just like Hikatana. Black cloaked and with dæmon similar to his Foxarito.
Lyra looked back towards the tower and saw Pantalaimon and Foxarito on the windowsill looking around the sanctuary.
"Why did you bring me here?" Lyra said, still breathless at the beautiful sight.
"I need both yours and you're friend, Will's help." Hikatana said as he sat next to the wall. Looking over the fort.
"Why should we help you?" Pan said feebly
"The point is Pantalaimon, without us. you're lost"
Lost
"When will she wake up" a hissing voice came from the shadows
"When she wants to" the black draped teenager replied "Until then, we wait" He walked out of the shadows and knelt next to the unconscious girl. Her dirty blond hair in a mess, a small slash from his sword on her cheek.
He walked over to his sword and picked it up. There it was. A small spray of blood from the small cut
"Shame you had to attack her" the wildcat said in a sympathetic tone "She could've done without that cut"
"You think she would've come willingly?" the boy asked in an annoyed tone. He revealed the scabbard and returned the sword to its home. "Anyway. I need the boy. I need him for the plan."
"We're running out of time for this Hikatana" the dæmon whispered silently "The garrison could come any day soon!"
"You don't think I KNOW that?????" Hikatana said, his anger rising " Foxarito. I know all you know. I see all you see. we don't know anything the other doesn't"
"You may see and know what I say but do you believe it?"
"You're on thin ice Foxarito"
"Fine. I'll go and watch over the girl's dæmon"
The wildcat stalked away towards the pine-marten lying on the floor and sat in front of it
The boy walked towards a window and looked out. In the outside world he could see a large black mass moving on the horizon
"The Garrison is drawing near Foxarito" the boy said calmly "It'll be here in around two days if it tries to stay in formation. and I reckon the commander wants it to look intimidating. So that will let us have more time."
"I know." the Wildcat hissed, "We need the boy!"
"We've just got to wait for him to come."
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Lyra opened her eyes slowly. She couldn't remember much, no more than that swordsman.
She sat up slowly, looking around and getting used to the light as she did so. She was in a small room, stonewalls and she was lying on a carpet. It was a dark red and had vivid patterns on it, which set a different atmosphere to the room. She got up slowly but her body was killing her and it slowed her
"Ouch!" she cried as she got up "It seems like I've been asleep for decades"
"Don't worry.. It's only been forty eight hours," a voice from the shadow said subtly.
"Who. who are you?" she said shaking
"The person that brought you here" the voice said and walked forwards.
"You!" she cried
"Me." the boy said slowly. Brushing some of the violet hair out of his eye "Tell me... whom did you expect? William Parry?" the boy laughed
"What have you done with him?" she growled
"Nothing."
Just as Lyra was about to ask for pan the boy pointed at the corner of the room and said "Over there"
"How did you-"
"-Know?" the boy smirked "That's not important"
"Will. please! Help me!" Lyra said sinking to the floor
"Stop crying Lyra" the boy said softly
"Don't you try to show sympathy to my you MONSTER" At that Lyra got up and ran at the boy. Her fists clenched ready to hit him. Suddenly, the boy ducked, drew his sword and slashed
Lyra didn't even feel it. She dropped and saw that a few locks of hair were lying on the floor and she gasped
"Don't try that again please. it'll be a tragedy to Will if he lost his girlfriend" the teenager said slowly "Come Lyra. sit" the boy said patting the carpet. Cautiously, Lyra walked to him and sat down next to him.
"Who are you?" Lyra said, calming down
"My name is Hikatana. My dæmon is Foxarito. We are spirit warriors"
"What?"
"Hmmm.. I guess they don't have them in your world either" He said, pondering, "Well, me and some friends control this castle here and, if you want to." he gestured towards the window "Look at the horizon"
Lyra got up and walked toward the window. When she reached it, it did exactly as Hikatana said and looked towards the horizon, and gasped
"What is that?"
"A better question is, who is that?" the boy said standing up. "But ill tell you later" He walked towards Lyra. "Come on!" he said as he jumped out the window"
Lyra cautiously climbed onto the windowsill and dropped off and she met resistance quickly. They were standing under the window and on the roof of a lower building.
"Welcome. to the Spirit Sanctuary"
Lyra gasped as she looked around the building. The tower they were in was a bright silver colour with multiple emeralds scattered around the wall. The emeralds were glowing a bright green with the sun reflecting off of them and Lyra was amazed at the beautiful colour.
She looked down into a courtyard and saw a crowd of people looking just like Hikatana. Black cloaked and with dæmon similar to his Foxarito.
Lyra looked back towards the tower and saw Pantalaimon and Foxarito on the windowsill looking around the sanctuary.
"Why did you bring me here?" Lyra said, still breathless at the beautiful sight.
"I need both yours and you're friend, Will's help." Hikatana said as he sat next to the wall. Looking over the fort.
"Why should we help you?" Pan said feebly
"The point is Pantalaimon, without us. you're lost"