Ch 2: Who is he?
Discy: ...um...duh...I don't own all the guys you recognize. Um...YEAH!
(Outside...)
Tiria swiped a lock behind her ear and glared at the blushing Gilder.
"You better watch it, buster, 'cause I'm onto you."
"Hey, it was worth it..."
Clara gazed sadly at him.
Tiria looked at the palace and saw Enrique chuckling. She waved, but he had already turned away.
She left Gilder and Clara behind as she strolled around. She took out her Palm Locater, similar to Earth's Palm Pilot, and followed the familliar beeps until it sounded like a bell. She looked around and spotted a small stone.
"Bulls eye!"
She fished out a small yellow moonstone. She fingered the edge, remembering how she cut it so it would take less time and more rock.
She spotted a small crack and wedged the edge of hers into it. She took out her spear and hammered it with the butt. After wiping the sweat off her brow, Tiria set to work...
(In the Royal Palace...)
Marlinda spotted her mother cleaning her books up. Books were rare, and Marlinda had the only bookshelf for miles. It was the only one that was stocked full, and it had all of her favorites. She had accidentally knocked it over in her rush to breakfast.
Moegi looked up and smiled.
"Hey. You mind helping me a little?"
"Yeah...no, just kidding. Let me through." She wedged herself between the bookshelf and a big pile of books. She piled them into separate alphabetical piles and leafed through a few of them.
Moegi gazed around. "So, I can leave you alone in here? Promise not to make any trouble?"
"Mommy, Trouble is my middle name. Fortunately, my OTHER middle name is Obedience. Don't worry." With that, a laughing Moegi left, leaving Marlinda alone with Pilones by the door.
Marlinda hummed to herself as she stacked the books on the shelves. She saw a shadow from behind. She turned around.
"What do you want, Sir Pil-AAH!"
(Outside...)
Outside, Tiria was slowly wriggling the moonstone free. She bit her lip and opened her small satchel.
Gilder was talking about women with a Tavern guest, making sure to keep out of sight from Clara.
Clara was trying to find Gilder.
"AAH!"
A scream reverberated throughout the valley. Everyone jumped and turned to the palace. Only two were actually dashing to the entrance: Tiria and Gilder.
A soldier payed no heed to them and dashed inside too. A crowd was gathered by the door of Marlinda's room. Tiria and Gilder skidded to a stop. Voices littered the hall.
"What happened?"
"Where's the princess?"
"She was last seen in here!"
"Enrique! Where is our daughter?"
"We'll find her... Gilder! Tiria! Glad you're here! Could you help us?" Enrique came out of the small crowd.
Gilder set his gaze on Moegi, who was crying hard. "What happened to Marlinda?"
Enrique shook his head. "No one knows. All we found was this." He held up a pendant, which was arranged like a small sunflower, with a silver moonstone in the middle, and the five others around it. Tiria gasped.
"Isn't that the one the Vyse gave her?"
"Yes..."
"And that means..."
Tiria wasn't able to finish her sentence, because the doors burst open, revealing-
Tiria gasped and fainted, falling into Gilder's arms.
Discy: ...um...duh...I don't own all the guys you recognize. Um...YEAH!
(Outside...)
Tiria swiped a lock behind her ear and glared at the blushing Gilder.
"You better watch it, buster, 'cause I'm onto you."
"Hey, it was worth it..."
Clara gazed sadly at him.
Tiria looked at the palace and saw Enrique chuckling. She waved, but he had already turned away.
She left Gilder and Clara behind as she strolled around. She took out her Palm Locater, similar to Earth's Palm Pilot, and followed the familliar beeps until it sounded like a bell. She looked around and spotted a small stone.
"Bulls eye!"
She fished out a small yellow moonstone. She fingered the edge, remembering how she cut it so it would take less time and more rock.
She spotted a small crack and wedged the edge of hers into it. She took out her spear and hammered it with the butt. After wiping the sweat off her brow, Tiria set to work...
(In the Royal Palace...)
Marlinda spotted her mother cleaning her books up. Books were rare, and Marlinda had the only bookshelf for miles. It was the only one that was stocked full, and it had all of her favorites. She had accidentally knocked it over in her rush to breakfast.
Moegi looked up and smiled.
"Hey. You mind helping me a little?"
"Yeah...no, just kidding. Let me through." She wedged herself between the bookshelf and a big pile of books. She piled them into separate alphabetical piles and leafed through a few of them.
Moegi gazed around. "So, I can leave you alone in here? Promise not to make any trouble?"
"Mommy, Trouble is my middle name. Fortunately, my OTHER middle name is Obedience. Don't worry." With that, a laughing Moegi left, leaving Marlinda alone with Pilones by the door.
Marlinda hummed to herself as she stacked the books on the shelves. She saw a shadow from behind. She turned around.
"What do you want, Sir Pil-AAH!"
(Outside...)
Outside, Tiria was slowly wriggling the moonstone free. She bit her lip and opened her small satchel.
Gilder was talking about women with a Tavern guest, making sure to keep out of sight from Clara.
Clara was trying to find Gilder.
"AAH!"
A scream reverberated throughout the valley. Everyone jumped and turned to the palace. Only two were actually dashing to the entrance: Tiria and Gilder.
A soldier payed no heed to them and dashed inside too. A crowd was gathered by the door of Marlinda's room. Tiria and Gilder skidded to a stop. Voices littered the hall.
"What happened?"
"Where's the princess?"
"She was last seen in here!"
"Enrique! Where is our daughter?"
"We'll find her... Gilder! Tiria! Glad you're here! Could you help us?" Enrique came out of the small crowd.
Gilder set his gaze on Moegi, who was crying hard. "What happened to Marlinda?"
Enrique shook his head. "No one knows. All we found was this." He held up a pendant, which was arranged like a small sunflower, with a silver moonstone in the middle, and the five others around it. Tiria gasped.
"Isn't that the one the Vyse gave her?"
"Yes..."
"And that means..."
Tiria wasn't able to finish her sentence, because the doors burst open, revealing-
Tiria gasped and fainted, falling into Gilder's arms.