Author's note: Hello again! Another day another chapter. I finally have a
groove going with all the things I have to do during the day, so updating
shouldn't be a big problem.Getting the chapters from my notebook onto the
computer is the real challenge. So much to write, so little time. Ah well,
haven't hit a speed bump yet! Oh and I liked to thank ChaosRayne and Rsd
for there kind words, Thank y'all!
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Bridget noticed it was starting to get dark and she had no idea where Tera
ran off to. She was walking
through the ally not knowing where she was at all. She turned the corner
and saw a small beat-up shack dead center in the middle of the ally and
decided to see if she could stop in it for a moment's rest. When she
knocked on the door an old man came to answer it.
"Another one? My, my Ked your friends are just popping up left and right nowadays." The old man said, leaving the door open and sitting in a chair.
*** Tera smiled slightly and waved at Bridget. Tera and Bridget were good friends but Bridget was also protective so every time she ran away Bridget would always get defensive and ask a thousand questions about where she went and what she did. Luckily this time would be an exception. Bridget quietly sat next Tera on the couch in the room.
"Hello Bridget, I was just talking to Ked's Grandfather about seeing of Ked can come with us." Tera said, forgetting that Bridget never met Ked before.
"Who's Ked?" She asked, looking at Tera then to the old man, then back to Tera.
"Ked is my grandson." The man spoke up. "He is a Black mage and that's why your friend here wants him on your journey."
Tera stood up of the couch before Bridget could respond.
"That is not the only reason!" Tera stopped her sentence short, and Bridget had no idea what she was about to do or say.
Ked's grandfather also stood up but more slowly. "Now you listen to me! Don't you try to act like you're the first one who wanted to the take my grandson on a 'journey' or 'quest'!"
Tera and the old man were staring each other down. Bridget was about to take Tera out of the house before a voice stopped her.
"That's enough!" Ked screamed from behind the stairs. "Stop it you guys! You shouldn't be fighting with each other!"
Ked wasn't at all trying to hide his emotions. He ran down the steps crying his little eyes out, nestling himself in his grandfather's arms. "Tera's not a bad person!" He said through his tears. "She wants to help me to control my powers."
His grandfather turned to Tera. "Is this true? Could you actually help him?"
Tera didn't miss a beat. "Yes I think I can help him."
Bridget looked at the two of them, then at Ked and finally decided to speak. "It's true sir. If there's anyone that can help your grandson. It's Tera."
Tera turned to Bridget with raised eyebrows. Bridget knew that Tera was impressed with what she said, she was never a big talker but anytime she did speak it was always about something important.
Ked's grandfather locked his eyes on Tera. "What proof do you have for me that you can actually help him?"
Well here it was. The question that Tera didn't want to answer, but if it meant that Ked could come with them then she would grin and bare it. "Well basically Ked and I are the same."
*** Bridget saw Tera squint. She knew that Tera never liked telling people about her gifts yet she had a feeling that she was about to spill it.
"Well, Ked is a Black mage and I am White mage and I already have been through the frustration of mastering my arts and I know how hard it is so that is why I think I can help him."
Bridget saw Tera's face blush in embarrassment but noticed a gleeful smile on the old man's face.
"Very well then. He can go with you." The man replied.
Ked jumped up and down with excitement and dragged Tera up to his room to help him pack.
When they reached his room Ked asked why Tera was she was so hesitant about telling his grandfather about her gifts.
"Um....I'll explain that to you another time, Ok?"
Ked softly shook his head in agreement and entered his room.
The old man walked up to Bridget. "I'm guessing you're the voice of authority."
She nodded her head.
"Well could you keep an eye on Ked? I mean he's only seven and he is very impressionable."
Bridget crossed her arms. "Do not worry about it," She said, "I will not let anything happen to either of them."
The man grinned. Ked and Tera came running down that stairs.
"I couldn't find anything to pack," Ked said when he got downstairs, "except this." He added, holding out his hands and showing his grandfather the wooden staff with a small crystal mounted in the middle.
The old man let out a pride-filled sigh and wrapped his arms around his grandson. It took little time for the three of them to get ready and head out the door.
"Are you sure you nice people don't want to stay a little while?" Ked's grandfather asked the group when they reached the door.
"No thank you, your hospitality has been more then enough." Tera responded.
The man solemnly nodded his head then waved goodbye to Ked and soon enough the small group of companions were on their way to the outposts of Bemic.
"Another one? My, my Ked your friends are just popping up left and right nowadays." The old man said, leaving the door open and sitting in a chair.
*** Tera smiled slightly and waved at Bridget. Tera and Bridget were good friends but Bridget was also protective so every time she ran away Bridget would always get defensive and ask a thousand questions about where she went and what she did. Luckily this time would be an exception. Bridget quietly sat next Tera on the couch in the room.
"Hello Bridget, I was just talking to Ked's Grandfather about seeing of Ked can come with us." Tera said, forgetting that Bridget never met Ked before.
"Who's Ked?" She asked, looking at Tera then to the old man, then back to Tera.
"Ked is my grandson." The man spoke up. "He is a Black mage and that's why your friend here wants him on your journey."
Tera stood up of the couch before Bridget could respond.
"That is not the only reason!" Tera stopped her sentence short, and Bridget had no idea what she was about to do or say.
Ked's grandfather also stood up but more slowly. "Now you listen to me! Don't you try to act like you're the first one who wanted to the take my grandson on a 'journey' or 'quest'!"
Tera and the old man were staring each other down. Bridget was about to take Tera out of the house before a voice stopped her.
"That's enough!" Ked screamed from behind the stairs. "Stop it you guys! You shouldn't be fighting with each other!"
Ked wasn't at all trying to hide his emotions. He ran down the steps crying his little eyes out, nestling himself in his grandfather's arms. "Tera's not a bad person!" He said through his tears. "She wants to help me to control my powers."
His grandfather turned to Tera. "Is this true? Could you actually help him?"
Tera didn't miss a beat. "Yes I think I can help him."
Bridget looked at the two of them, then at Ked and finally decided to speak. "It's true sir. If there's anyone that can help your grandson. It's Tera."
Tera turned to Bridget with raised eyebrows. Bridget knew that Tera was impressed with what she said, she was never a big talker but anytime she did speak it was always about something important.
Ked's grandfather locked his eyes on Tera. "What proof do you have for me that you can actually help him?"
Well here it was. The question that Tera didn't want to answer, but if it meant that Ked could come with them then she would grin and bare it. "Well basically Ked and I are the same."
*** Bridget saw Tera squint. She knew that Tera never liked telling people about her gifts yet she had a feeling that she was about to spill it.
"Well, Ked is a Black mage and I am White mage and I already have been through the frustration of mastering my arts and I know how hard it is so that is why I think I can help him."
Bridget saw Tera's face blush in embarrassment but noticed a gleeful smile on the old man's face.
"Very well then. He can go with you." The man replied.
Ked jumped up and down with excitement and dragged Tera up to his room to help him pack.
When they reached his room Ked asked why Tera was she was so hesitant about telling his grandfather about her gifts.
"Um....I'll explain that to you another time, Ok?"
Ked softly shook his head in agreement and entered his room.
The old man walked up to Bridget. "I'm guessing you're the voice of authority."
She nodded her head.
"Well could you keep an eye on Ked? I mean he's only seven and he is very impressionable."
Bridget crossed her arms. "Do not worry about it," She said, "I will not let anything happen to either of them."
The man grinned. Ked and Tera came running down that stairs.
"I couldn't find anything to pack," Ked said when he got downstairs, "except this." He added, holding out his hands and showing his grandfather the wooden staff with a small crystal mounted in the middle.
The old man let out a pride-filled sigh and wrapped his arms around his grandson. It took little time for the three of them to get ready and head out the door.
"Are you sure you nice people don't want to stay a little while?" Ked's grandfather asked the group when they reached the door.
"No thank you, your hospitality has been more then enough." Tera responded.
The man solemnly nodded his head then waved goodbye to Ked and soon enough the small group of companions were on their way to the outposts of Bemic.