Chapter 6 - Rune
Kaster was awakened by Chester early in the morning. "We're ready to go, Kaster." He said. Kaster nodded, then yawned. He got ready and went outside. It was a lively morning. Everyone was waiting to get going again. "Finally some human people!" Jaha exclaimed. Kaster walked into the kitchen. "Man..Where on earth did you come from?" Slade asked. "You're asking me where I came from? What about you!" Kiwi said. Kaster smiled at them and checked up on Sarah. She was quite nervous. "What's the matter, Sarah?" Kaster asked. "I just don't like traveling on a boat, that's all." She answered. Kaster just walked away toward Sir Astral, who was going over the world map. "Now, you want to head west for about half an hour. Then turn northwest for another half hour or so and you'll reach Rune." A villager said. "Thank you, Gringham, for all your help." Astral said. "Are we going to Rune, now?" Kaster asked. "Yes. In about 10 minutes." Astral said and smiled at Kaster. "Why don't you enjoy yourself until then?" He said and turned to Gringham again. Kaster was pretty quiet until then. He tried to sleep, but the room was way to noisy. Finally, they all stopped and went to the boat. When they got on the boat, they all went to different spots. Kaster said he was tired and went down below. And, after a while of talking and trying to get the sails working again, the force left Arlock. After about half an hour, Sarah went down below to check up on Kaster.
Kaster was sitting up, looking at the wall on the other side of the room. Sarah came down and knocked on the wall. "We're almost at Rune." She said. "Ok.I'll be up soon." Kaster said. "You ok, Kaster?" Sarah asked, sitting next to him. "Yeah. It's just.I really miss him." Kaster said. "Oh. I see. It's your dad." Sarah said, a bit sad. "I really, really miss him. And I wish I could see his face just one more time!" Kaster said, with tears running down his face. "You aren't the only one." Sarah started before trailing off. "I can't take it. I've tried to forget about him, but I just can't. I wish I could be more like you, Sarah." Kaster said, looking at her. "Why me?" She asked. "You aren't sad when you hear his name, you don't like talking about him. It's almost as if you liked him." Kaster said in a joking matter. Sarah looked shocked. "You ok?" He asked. "I.Er.Fine." She said. "We're almost at Rune, hurry up and get on deck!" She said and stormed off. "What was that all about?" Kaster asked the wall, shrugged, and went up on deck. At first he couldn't see much of anything, but, soon, he saw Rune. It was a massive continent, Kaster had decided. It had grassy hills and mountains, not as many trees as Granseal, but, lovely all the same. He looked to his left. He saw many houses and boats. He looked to his right. He saw people waving to him from on the port. As they got closer he saw them better. It looked as though they were all amazingly happy to see guests. All, that is, except one person. He looked like a soldier. He had a long sword, purple hair that wasn't all too long. Down to his back, maybe. He also had armor on, and was fiddling with his gauntlets. They looked ancient. Kaster looked at his breastplate, it looked as though he had been hit there many times. There were battle marks all over it. The design on the chest could still be seen, but, not too easily. It had a mountain on it, and Sarah recognized it immediately and told the others. Kaster didn't mind the fact that he wasn't part of 'the others'; he was just happy to be at land. When they landed, Sir Astral was the first to go out. And the strange man greeted him. "Halt. What business do you have at the village of Krow?" He asked Astral. "We are trying to get to Rune. Have we succeeded?" Sir Astral asked. "Yes. You have. Now answer my question!" He demanded. "We are here because the army of Runefaust attacked our homeland, Granseal. And we're trying to escape to Rune." Sir Astral said. "I hear that Granseal is a fairly large city." He said. "We are all that is left. The others were killed." Sir Astral said. "And you're king?" He asked. "He's right here! Kaster, son of Bowie." Sir Astral said. "So he is dead, then." The man said. Kaster looked at him and saw that he was very sad. "Why does it bother you that a person far away has died?" Sir Astral asked the man. "I am not from Rune. And, in Krow there is no king. I protect the people here with my life. But, I was born in North Parmecia." The man said. "So, that symbol." Astral started. "It is the symbol of Tristain, my home town." The man said. "Tristain! Lovely town. Amazingly beautiful!" Astral said. "You've been there? I heard that devils occupy it now." He said. "Really? I didn't know. The last time we were there was about 12-13 years ago." Astral said. "Oh." He said. "What's your name?" Astral asked. "Aiccon. Son of Aicconith." He said. "Yes.I remember your father." Astral said. "Enough idle talk. Come, you can rest in my house, tonight." Aiccon said. "There probably isn't any room. Do not worry." Sir Astral said. "We don't want to barge in." Astral said. "Do not worry about me. I am going to stand watch tonight. Runefaust has been growing lately." Aiccon said. "Runefaust!!" Jaha yelled. "I will stand watch with you!" He said. "Very well, little one." He said. "Let us all get some rest." Astral said and they left to Aiccon's house.
Kaster was awakened by Chester early in the morning. "We're ready to go, Kaster." He said. Kaster nodded, then yawned. He got ready and went outside. It was a lively morning. Everyone was waiting to get going again. "Finally some human people!" Jaha exclaimed. Kaster walked into the kitchen. "Man..Where on earth did you come from?" Slade asked. "You're asking me where I came from? What about you!" Kiwi said. Kaster smiled at them and checked up on Sarah. She was quite nervous. "What's the matter, Sarah?" Kaster asked. "I just don't like traveling on a boat, that's all." She answered. Kaster just walked away toward Sir Astral, who was going over the world map. "Now, you want to head west for about half an hour. Then turn northwest for another half hour or so and you'll reach Rune." A villager said. "Thank you, Gringham, for all your help." Astral said. "Are we going to Rune, now?" Kaster asked. "Yes. In about 10 minutes." Astral said and smiled at Kaster. "Why don't you enjoy yourself until then?" He said and turned to Gringham again. Kaster was pretty quiet until then. He tried to sleep, but the room was way to noisy. Finally, they all stopped and went to the boat. When they got on the boat, they all went to different spots. Kaster said he was tired and went down below. And, after a while of talking and trying to get the sails working again, the force left Arlock. After about half an hour, Sarah went down below to check up on Kaster.
Kaster was sitting up, looking at the wall on the other side of the room. Sarah came down and knocked on the wall. "We're almost at Rune." She said. "Ok.I'll be up soon." Kaster said. "You ok, Kaster?" Sarah asked, sitting next to him. "Yeah. It's just.I really miss him." Kaster said. "Oh. I see. It's your dad." Sarah said, a bit sad. "I really, really miss him. And I wish I could see his face just one more time!" Kaster said, with tears running down his face. "You aren't the only one." Sarah started before trailing off. "I can't take it. I've tried to forget about him, but I just can't. I wish I could be more like you, Sarah." Kaster said, looking at her. "Why me?" She asked. "You aren't sad when you hear his name, you don't like talking about him. It's almost as if you liked him." Kaster said in a joking matter. Sarah looked shocked. "You ok?" He asked. "I.Er.Fine." She said. "We're almost at Rune, hurry up and get on deck!" She said and stormed off. "What was that all about?" Kaster asked the wall, shrugged, and went up on deck. At first he couldn't see much of anything, but, soon, he saw Rune. It was a massive continent, Kaster had decided. It had grassy hills and mountains, not as many trees as Granseal, but, lovely all the same. He looked to his left. He saw many houses and boats. He looked to his right. He saw people waving to him from on the port. As they got closer he saw them better. It looked as though they were all amazingly happy to see guests. All, that is, except one person. He looked like a soldier. He had a long sword, purple hair that wasn't all too long. Down to his back, maybe. He also had armor on, and was fiddling with his gauntlets. They looked ancient. Kaster looked at his breastplate, it looked as though he had been hit there many times. There were battle marks all over it. The design on the chest could still be seen, but, not too easily. It had a mountain on it, and Sarah recognized it immediately and told the others. Kaster didn't mind the fact that he wasn't part of 'the others'; he was just happy to be at land. When they landed, Sir Astral was the first to go out. And the strange man greeted him. "Halt. What business do you have at the village of Krow?" He asked Astral. "We are trying to get to Rune. Have we succeeded?" Sir Astral asked. "Yes. You have. Now answer my question!" He demanded. "We are here because the army of Runefaust attacked our homeland, Granseal. And we're trying to escape to Rune." Sir Astral said. "I hear that Granseal is a fairly large city." He said. "We are all that is left. The others were killed." Sir Astral said. "And you're king?" He asked. "He's right here! Kaster, son of Bowie." Sir Astral said. "So he is dead, then." The man said. Kaster looked at him and saw that he was very sad. "Why does it bother you that a person far away has died?" Sir Astral asked the man. "I am not from Rune. And, in Krow there is no king. I protect the people here with my life. But, I was born in North Parmecia." The man said. "So, that symbol." Astral started. "It is the symbol of Tristain, my home town." The man said. "Tristain! Lovely town. Amazingly beautiful!" Astral said. "You've been there? I heard that devils occupy it now." He said. "Really? I didn't know. The last time we were there was about 12-13 years ago." Astral said. "Oh." He said. "What's your name?" Astral asked. "Aiccon. Son of Aicconith." He said. "Yes.I remember your father." Astral said. "Enough idle talk. Come, you can rest in my house, tonight." Aiccon said. "There probably isn't any room. Do not worry." Sir Astral said. "We don't want to barge in." Astral said. "Do not worry about me. I am going to stand watch tonight. Runefaust has been growing lately." Aiccon said. "Runefaust!!" Jaha yelled. "I will stand watch with you!" He said. "Very well, little one." He said. "Let us all get some rest." Astral said and they left to Aiccon's house.