Chapter 2
Roan was speaking to his lead advisor about the current situation in the Cyrum kingdom when he suddenly heard a shuffling noise behind him, turning round with his "Gladius" royal dagger in hand , he saw a man in very familiar clothing. It was only when he started to say "Hey Roan long time no see....your highness" that he recognised that Ryudo had finally returned to Silesia. Overcome with joy "Ryudo finally you came back" he exclaimed. "Yeah" replied Ryudo "From the looks of things it doesn't look like too happy an occasion, just what is going on?" Roan's smile faded and he started to speak "Monsters have suddenly appeared over the last few weeks, only yesterday we had to fight off some of them within the castle walls themselves.." "Yeah I noticed that when I was on my way inside, had a pretty damned close encounter with one in the basement dungeon...hate to say it but I think I was fairly lucky. Had it not been for Millenia's egg I may not be standing here right now". Roan's eyes widened a little and suddenly knew what must be done, slowly he looked back at Ryudo and said "I think it may be necessary to find everyone again". Ryudo smiled at this prospect until he noticed the seriousness in Roan's glare then replied "I guess this bug problem we are having here must be that bad huh?". Roan nodded in agreement. Ryudo walked towards the large glazed window at the back of the room and stared out of it at the rain beating down heavily onto the now soaked bazaar grounds, finding some small sparks of humour watching the people huddle into the many tents looking like drowned rats. "I think it would be best if we head out tomorrow, raining pretty heavy out. Besides if Tio is still here I'd imagine you can have her summoned to the castle in the morning when this storm clears up...we wouldn't want her to blow a fuse!" Roan frowned a little at this , clearly not used to the sarcastic wit of Ryudo anymore, he had been round the stiff nature of his guards and servants for too long, it was only then that he realised what fun he had had on the previous adventures with Ryudo, this changed his frown into a light smile. "I'll see to it tomorrow". "That's good" replied Ryudo "Now have you got anywhere I can grab a nap?". "Sure just follow Paulk to the guest room" requested Roan.
That night , Ryudo was tossing and turning heavily in his sleep. Just as the last few nights before had been, he started dreaming of the Granasaber and the power that he used to wield in the past. Just like the rest though this one changed into a nightmare , the power that he had fought so hard for was being wielded by a very familiar figure in a cape and armour, the figure had long blue hair and a helmet with a massive horn on top. Just as this figure turned round he awoke startled and in a cold sweat. Breathing heavily Ryudo noticed that the sun was just starting to rise over the horizon behind the St.Heim mountain range. "Guess I should get up" muttered Ryudo. Crawling out of the comfortable bed, Ryudo clambered clumsily into his clothes, picked his sword up and slid it into the slot in his backpack. Ryudo , still weary eyed noticed with surprise that the young king was already up and politely eating breakfast at the huge table. Roan looked up and smiled signalling for Ryudo to sit down in one of the very plush dining chairs. No sooner had Ryudo sat down when a hot breakfast was placed down on his table by an amply charmed maid. Smiling, Ryudo started eating until Roan started to speak. "Sleep well" asked Roan. Ryudo swallowed his food before replying "Not really, I've had trouble sleeping these last few nights". A look of concern graced Roan's face. "Don't worry about it, I'm sure some sleeping pills will handle it" said Ryudo before the young king could voice his concerns.
After breakfast Roan and Ryudo finally set off and left the castle grounds where the town lay. The town was notably quiet, especially for a usually bustling market town, no one was out, not even the fisherman who were usually tending to their boats before the sun brimmed over the horizon each morning. "Odd how quiet it is" said Ryudo. Roan didn't reply instead keeping his face in a non-descript expression. They stopped outside the medical centre near the gate to the Cyrum kingdom before Roan casually walked inside. Ryudo called out "Hey I was joking about those sleeping tablets kid" to Roan before he turned round and said "This is our first stop!". Ryudo raised an eyebrow before following him inside. Roan knocked on the door to the staff room and a young and pretty girl who looked around 21 answered the door. Ryudo knew who she was near instantly, it was Tio.... "so she became a nurse" thought Ryudo. Tio looked up and a huge beaming smile erupted from her as she expressed her delight at seeing Ryudo again. "It is good to see you again Ryudo" she exclaimed. "Been a while" replied Ryudo "Sorry I've been away so long". Tio's smile faltered a little "No Ryudo do not worry about it, I have been very happy over these past few months, except these last few weeks have been most troubling". Ryudo's expression changed as well , "Too much work?". Tio laughed but she replied "No , but there has been a large increase in the wounded I have had to treat. There have also been many deaths, for this I am sad". Roan butted in explaining "It's all because of these monster attacks recently". "That is correct" replied Tio, Ryudo merely crossed his arms listening to the explanation of the last few weeks of occurrences. As he did this Tio noticed that Ryudo was no longer the possessor of the Granasaber, "Ryudo where is the Granasaber, you should still be the possessor of it?"... Ryudo replied "Oh yeah about that, I sort of buried it after we all won that battle with Valmar one year ago, I didn't want to own that kind of power , I believed that we could all build a life for ourselves so I got rid of it myself" Tio's smile faltered completely before she said "It could be possible that some evil person in heart could be the new possessor of the Granasaber"
Roan was speaking to his lead advisor about the current situation in the Cyrum kingdom when he suddenly heard a shuffling noise behind him, turning round with his "Gladius" royal dagger in hand , he saw a man in very familiar clothing. It was only when he started to say "Hey Roan long time no see....your highness" that he recognised that Ryudo had finally returned to Silesia. Overcome with joy "Ryudo finally you came back" he exclaimed. "Yeah" replied Ryudo "From the looks of things it doesn't look like too happy an occasion, just what is going on?" Roan's smile faded and he started to speak "Monsters have suddenly appeared over the last few weeks, only yesterday we had to fight off some of them within the castle walls themselves.." "Yeah I noticed that when I was on my way inside, had a pretty damned close encounter with one in the basement dungeon...hate to say it but I think I was fairly lucky. Had it not been for Millenia's egg I may not be standing here right now". Roan's eyes widened a little and suddenly knew what must be done, slowly he looked back at Ryudo and said "I think it may be necessary to find everyone again". Ryudo smiled at this prospect until he noticed the seriousness in Roan's glare then replied "I guess this bug problem we are having here must be that bad huh?". Roan nodded in agreement. Ryudo walked towards the large glazed window at the back of the room and stared out of it at the rain beating down heavily onto the now soaked bazaar grounds, finding some small sparks of humour watching the people huddle into the many tents looking like drowned rats. "I think it would be best if we head out tomorrow, raining pretty heavy out. Besides if Tio is still here I'd imagine you can have her summoned to the castle in the morning when this storm clears up...we wouldn't want her to blow a fuse!" Roan frowned a little at this , clearly not used to the sarcastic wit of Ryudo anymore, he had been round the stiff nature of his guards and servants for too long, it was only then that he realised what fun he had had on the previous adventures with Ryudo, this changed his frown into a light smile. "I'll see to it tomorrow". "That's good" replied Ryudo "Now have you got anywhere I can grab a nap?". "Sure just follow Paulk to the guest room" requested Roan.
That night , Ryudo was tossing and turning heavily in his sleep. Just as the last few nights before had been, he started dreaming of the Granasaber and the power that he used to wield in the past. Just like the rest though this one changed into a nightmare , the power that he had fought so hard for was being wielded by a very familiar figure in a cape and armour, the figure had long blue hair and a helmet with a massive horn on top. Just as this figure turned round he awoke startled and in a cold sweat. Breathing heavily Ryudo noticed that the sun was just starting to rise over the horizon behind the St.Heim mountain range. "Guess I should get up" muttered Ryudo. Crawling out of the comfortable bed, Ryudo clambered clumsily into his clothes, picked his sword up and slid it into the slot in his backpack. Ryudo , still weary eyed noticed with surprise that the young king was already up and politely eating breakfast at the huge table. Roan looked up and smiled signalling for Ryudo to sit down in one of the very plush dining chairs. No sooner had Ryudo sat down when a hot breakfast was placed down on his table by an amply charmed maid. Smiling, Ryudo started eating until Roan started to speak. "Sleep well" asked Roan. Ryudo swallowed his food before replying "Not really, I've had trouble sleeping these last few nights". A look of concern graced Roan's face. "Don't worry about it, I'm sure some sleeping pills will handle it" said Ryudo before the young king could voice his concerns.
After breakfast Roan and Ryudo finally set off and left the castle grounds where the town lay. The town was notably quiet, especially for a usually bustling market town, no one was out, not even the fisherman who were usually tending to their boats before the sun brimmed over the horizon each morning. "Odd how quiet it is" said Ryudo. Roan didn't reply instead keeping his face in a non-descript expression. They stopped outside the medical centre near the gate to the Cyrum kingdom before Roan casually walked inside. Ryudo called out "Hey I was joking about those sleeping tablets kid" to Roan before he turned round and said "This is our first stop!". Ryudo raised an eyebrow before following him inside. Roan knocked on the door to the staff room and a young and pretty girl who looked around 21 answered the door. Ryudo knew who she was near instantly, it was Tio.... "so she became a nurse" thought Ryudo. Tio looked up and a huge beaming smile erupted from her as she expressed her delight at seeing Ryudo again. "It is good to see you again Ryudo" she exclaimed. "Been a while" replied Ryudo "Sorry I've been away so long". Tio's smile faltered a little "No Ryudo do not worry about it, I have been very happy over these past few months, except these last few weeks have been most troubling". Ryudo's expression changed as well , "Too much work?". Tio laughed but she replied "No , but there has been a large increase in the wounded I have had to treat. There have also been many deaths, for this I am sad". Roan butted in explaining "It's all because of these monster attacks recently". "That is correct" replied Tio, Ryudo merely crossed his arms listening to the explanation of the last few weeks of occurrences. As he did this Tio noticed that Ryudo was no longer the possessor of the Granasaber, "Ryudo where is the Granasaber, you should still be the possessor of it?"... Ryudo replied "Oh yeah about that, I sort of buried it after we all won that battle with Valmar one year ago, I didn't want to own that kind of power , I believed that we could all build a life for ourselves so I got rid of it myself" Tio's smile faltered completely before she said "It could be possible that some evil person in heart could be the new possessor of the Granasaber"