In the morning, Myria awoke and felt like she was born anew. Her muscles
didn't ache like it used to and her strength had come back. Full of
energy, Myria ran down the stairs and entered the dining area. Seeing
Aeron eating breakfast, she smiled. He hadn't left her after all.
Sensing that someone was watching him, Aeron turned around and looked up.
"Hey sleepy head. What are you doing up so late?" He asked playfully.
"Watching the pig eat everything that's left of breakfast."
With a scowl, Aeron threw a piece of bread at her. Catching it easily, Myria bit into the bread and let the taste of home fill her mouth. Just as she was about to bite into the bread again, she smelt a wonderful aroma filling the room. Looking around, she noticed a pot of hot soup resting on the fire place.
"Mmmm...this is so good smelling." She exclaimed.
"Well then, have some."
Jhude entered the room with a bowl and filled it up with soup. Setting it down, he invited Myria to try the soup. Laughing she ran towards the table and picked up the spoon. Before she could taste the soup though, she noticed the white haired stranger standing beside Jhude. Staring, she saw the man as being in his late thirties. He was tall and graceful with strong toned muscles. In his hands, he carried with him a beautiful looking staff, while strapped to his belt, there was a small dagger, just barely visible behind his long robe. Realizing that Myria was staring at the stranger, Aeron cleared his throat and looked questioningly at Jhude.
"Oh! Yes. I almost forgot. Myria, Aeron, this is my old friend Tier. Tier, this is Myria and Aeron. Now you're all acquainted. Let's get on with breakfast."
Tier shook his head and in a cool voice, said, "I'm sorry Jhude but as you know, matters are quite serious. We must talk immediately."
Looking disappointed, Jhude nodded and motioned for the stranger to enter his office. Looking back longingly at the table, he entered backwards into the room. Laughing, Myria wolfed down the cooled soup and bit into her bread while Aeron looked thoughtfully at the closed door. That morning, the two siblings walked swiftly to the Swordsmen guild. Myria was just as excited as Aeron as they both knew that changing from a novice to another class, meant takings tests and going on quests. As prepared as he was, Aeron could not deny the butterflies which flew inside his stomach. Finally reaching the guild, they walked in and stared at the lines.
"Don't worry." Said Myria, "Everyone wants to be a swordsman but you're the only one that's more than qualified."
Aeron smiled. It wasn't true but it sure helped to hear his sister say that. When finally it came to their turn in line, Aeron felt like he had no strength left in him. Looking towards her brother, she saw his anxiety and quickly filled in the silence.
"My brother here would like to sign up as a swordsman."
The guilds member looked down at Aeron. He nodded and then asked Aeron to show him the nine basic skills needed of a novice. After Aeron's short demonstration, the guilds member smiled and said, "You have to take the test and if you pass, you'll be a swordsman." His anxiety ebbing, Aeron nodded and followed the man; while Myria sat down to wait anxiously for her brother's return.
An hour passed and Aeron still did not return. She looked worriedly at the door, when she got too close, the guilds man scolded her and Myria sat back down in anger. What did Aeron have to do? How come it's taking him so long? Minutes passed slowly and for every minute that passed, Myria became more and more worried. Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. Looking up, she saw that she was no longer at the Swordsmen's Guild. Myria was back home. Her mother was looking at her encouragingly and her father was sitting down under an oak tree, motioning for her to join him. Smiling, Myria went forward and suddenly stepped into a large opening in the ground, which swallowed her. Down, down she went.
Opening her eyes in panic, she saw a man in front of her. Her eyes focused and she realized that Aeron was that man. "Aeron! Wow, you look great!"
Laughing, Aeron looked down at his little sister. He had passed the test. He had made it. Punching Myria softly, he looked at her and smiled. "Hey, why don't you join the guild too?" he asked.
Shaking her head, Myria looked towards the ceiling. There was something else that she was interested in. She wanted to be something other than a swordsman. There must be another job out there that she can fit into. Another job just right for her. Coyly, Myria answered, "I'm not a hot head like you. I can't take being in the swordsman's guild. I think I'll either be an acolyte like Jhude or a mage like Grandma."
Playfully, the two joked around before Aeron was called forth by a few of his guilds members. Realizing that Aeron must now train with the guild and learn new skills, related to those of a swordsman, Aeron knew that it would be hard for him to take care of his sister while he was training. Worried, he walked back out and found his sister flirting with one of the guys. Frowning, he walked towards the two.
"Hey Aeron! Guess what? This guy is going to be traveling with you while you train. I hear you have to go to Ant Hell a lot of times to complete your training. Do you think you're up to it?"
Raising an eyebrow, he looked at their newest companion. The guy had blue hair and a pair of strong muscular arms. "Looks like you should have been a black smith instead of a swordsman."
Grinning, the guy punched him softly and said, "Everyone says that. But the guilds master says that I have strong arms that will help me with learning Bash."
Nodding, Aeron started talk to the guy about the guild and what they had to do. Learning the skills seemed easy enough if they had a rigorous training schedule. The time left over wasn't enough for Aeron to look after Myria. This constantly was on his mind as he looked towards his little sister. She would have to start training on with them and risk being injured or she would have to find a job somewhere in the city, where it's relatively safe. Then a thought crossed his mind, what if she was to join the other guilds? She would be able to train with her guilds members and she would find many new friends...
Realizing that she was being watched, Myria looked up from the pamphlet that she was reading. Aeron blushed and quickly looked away. Arching her eye brows, she walks up to him and pulls him away from the group.
"What is it?" she asks.
"I was just thinking about which job you would like to have, or what guild you would like to join."
Smiling, Myria showed him the pamphlet that she had in her left hand.
"I'm joining the Magician's guild. I'm becoming a mage."
The next morning, Myria woke up to a beautiful day. Jhude had made an excellent breakfast with porridge and eggs. Her favorite soup was waiting on the table ready to be eaten. Noticing that there were three settings at the table, Myria guessed that the stranger, Tier was coming to breakfast. Digging into her porridge, Myria contemplated on what she had thought she had seen yesterday. In her dreams, she had walked up to Tier. He was standing at the balcony looking down at the emptied streets. His voice carried slowly towards her and an unearthly song reached her ears. The soft voice sang a tune without words and a feeling of being gently held and protected filled her heart. As Myria woke, she had felt the last notes from the song still ringing in her head and she had walked out in the early morning to see if the dream had been true. As she reached the balcony there was no one there.
Now as she thought about it, the more Myria became certain that the dream had been true and that she had been hearing that unearthly yet beautiful tune issue forth from Tier. There was something about that man. Something mysterious and dark, yet she wanted to know so much more about him.
Before she can think anymore on the subject, Tier and Jhude entered the room and sat down. Winking at Myria, Jhude gave her another loaf of bread. "Young girls should keep eating to start growing strong and healthy."
Agreeing, Myria happily bit into her bread. Before she can swallow though, she noticed that Tier was staring at her. Questioningly, Myria looked towards him, about to open her mouth to ask him what he's staring at. Tier started speaking just before she was about to ask though.
"After breakfast, you're going to come with me to the Magician's guild."
Choking on her half chewed ball of bread, Myria tried to calm herself. She had known for a while now that the man sitting in front of her was a mage but to have him escort her to the guild itself... that she had not thought about.
"You did want to become a magician didn't you?" Tier asked.
"Of course! I wouldn't want to be anything else!" Looking sheepishly towards Jhude, Myria added, "Maybe I would be an acolyte if I couldn't pass the magician's test."
Tier watched her silently. Finally, he took a sip of his coffee and looked back at Myria. "Then it's all settled. I'm taking you to the Magician's guild. You'll get signed up and you'll have to complete a quest. I have something to do in Geffen anyways."
"Hey sleepy head. What are you doing up so late?" He asked playfully.
"Watching the pig eat everything that's left of breakfast."
With a scowl, Aeron threw a piece of bread at her. Catching it easily, Myria bit into the bread and let the taste of home fill her mouth. Just as she was about to bite into the bread again, she smelt a wonderful aroma filling the room. Looking around, she noticed a pot of hot soup resting on the fire place.
"Mmmm...this is so good smelling." She exclaimed.
"Well then, have some."
Jhude entered the room with a bowl and filled it up with soup. Setting it down, he invited Myria to try the soup. Laughing she ran towards the table and picked up the spoon. Before she could taste the soup though, she noticed the white haired stranger standing beside Jhude. Staring, she saw the man as being in his late thirties. He was tall and graceful with strong toned muscles. In his hands, he carried with him a beautiful looking staff, while strapped to his belt, there was a small dagger, just barely visible behind his long robe. Realizing that Myria was staring at the stranger, Aeron cleared his throat and looked questioningly at Jhude.
"Oh! Yes. I almost forgot. Myria, Aeron, this is my old friend Tier. Tier, this is Myria and Aeron. Now you're all acquainted. Let's get on with breakfast."
Tier shook his head and in a cool voice, said, "I'm sorry Jhude but as you know, matters are quite serious. We must talk immediately."
Looking disappointed, Jhude nodded and motioned for the stranger to enter his office. Looking back longingly at the table, he entered backwards into the room. Laughing, Myria wolfed down the cooled soup and bit into her bread while Aeron looked thoughtfully at the closed door. That morning, the two siblings walked swiftly to the Swordsmen guild. Myria was just as excited as Aeron as they both knew that changing from a novice to another class, meant takings tests and going on quests. As prepared as he was, Aeron could not deny the butterflies which flew inside his stomach. Finally reaching the guild, they walked in and stared at the lines.
"Don't worry." Said Myria, "Everyone wants to be a swordsman but you're the only one that's more than qualified."
Aeron smiled. It wasn't true but it sure helped to hear his sister say that. When finally it came to their turn in line, Aeron felt like he had no strength left in him. Looking towards her brother, she saw his anxiety and quickly filled in the silence.
"My brother here would like to sign up as a swordsman."
The guilds member looked down at Aeron. He nodded and then asked Aeron to show him the nine basic skills needed of a novice. After Aeron's short demonstration, the guilds member smiled and said, "You have to take the test and if you pass, you'll be a swordsman." His anxiety ebbing, Aeron nodded and followed the man; while Myria sat down to wait anxiously for her brother's return.
An hour passed and Aeron still did not return. She looked worriedly at the door, when she got too close, the guilds man scolded her and Myria sat back down in anger. What did Aeron have to do? How come it's taking him so long? Minutes passed slowly and for every minute that passed, Myria became more and more worried. Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. Looking up, she saw that she was no longer at the Swordsmen's Guild. Myria was back home. Her mother was looking at her encouragingly and her father was sitting down under an oak tree, motioning for her to join him. Smiling, Myria went forward and suddenly stepped into a large opening in the ground, which swallowed her. Down, down she went.
Opening her eyes in panic, she saw a man in front of her. Her eyes focused and she realized that Aeron was that man. "Aeron! Wow, you look great!"
Laughing, Aeron looked down at his little sister. He had passed the test. He had made it. Punching Myria softly, he looked at her and smiled. "Hey, why don't you join the guild too?" he asked.
Shaking her head, Myria looked towards the ceiling. There was something else that she was interested in. She wanted to be something other than a swordsman. There must be another job out there that she can fit into. Another job just right for her. Coyly, Myria answered, "I'm not a hot head like you. I can't take being in the swordsman's guild. I think I'll either be an acolyte like Jhude or a mage like Grandma."
Playfully, the two joked around before Aeron was called forth by a few of his guilds members. Realizing that Aeron must now train with the guild and learn new skills, related to those of a swordsman, Aeron knew that it would be hard for him to take care of his sister while he was training. Worried, he walked back out and found his sister flirting with one of the guys. Frowning, he walked towards the two.
"Hey Aeron! Guess what? This guy is going to be traveling with you while you train. I hear you have to go to Ant Hell a lot of times to complete your training. Do you think you're up to it?"
Raising an eyebrow, he looked at their newest companion. The guy had blue hair and a pair of strong muscular arms. "Looks like you should have been a black smith instead of a swordsman."
Grinning, the guy punched him softly and said, "Everyone says that. But the guilds master says that I have strong arms that will help me with learning Bash."
Nodding, Aeron started talk to the guy about the guild and what they had to do. Learning the skills seemed easy enough if they had a rigorous training schedule. The time left over wasn't enough for Aeron to look after Myria. This constantly was on his mind as he looked towards his little sister. She would have to start training on with them and risk being injured or she would have to find a job somewhere in the city, where it's relatively safe. Then a thought crossed his mind, what if she was to join the other guilds? She would be able to train with her guilds members and she would find many new friends...
Realizing that she was being watched, Myria looked up from the pamphlet that she was reading. Aeron blushed and quickly looked away. Arching her eye brows, she walks up to him and pulls him away from the group.
"What is it?" she asks.
"I was just thinking about which job you would like to have, or what guild you would like to join."
Smiling, Myria showed him the pamphlet that she had in her left hand.
"I'm joining the Magician's guild. I'm becoming a mage."
The next morning, Myria woke up to a beautiful day. Jhude had made an excellent breakfast with porridge and eggs. Her favorite soup was waiting on the table ready to be eaten. Noticing that there were three settings at the table, Myria guessed that the stranger, Tier was coming to breakfast. Digging into her porridge, Myria contemplated on what she had thought she had seen yesterday. In her dreams, she had walked up to Tier. He was standing at the balcony looking down at the emptied streets. His voice carried slowly towards her and an unearthly song reached her ears. The soft voice sang a tune without words and a feeling of being gently held and protected filled her heart. As Myria woke, she had felt the last notes from the song still ringing in her head and she had walked out in the early morning to see if the dream had been true. As she reached the balcony there was no one there.
Now as she thought about it, the more Myria became certain that the dream had been true and that she had been hearing that unearthly yet beautiful tune issue forth from Tier. There was something about that man. Something mysterious and dark, yet she wanted to know so much more about him.
Before she can think anymore on the subject, Tier and Jhude entered the room and sat down. Winking at Myria, Jhude gave her another loaf of bread. "Young girls should keep eating to start growing strong and healthy."
Agreeing, Myria happily bit into her bread. Before she can swallow though, she noticed that Tier was staring at her. Questioningly, Myria looked towards him, about to open her mouth to ask him what he's staring at. Tier started speaking just before she was about to ask though.
"After breakfast, you're going to come with me to the Magician's guild."
Choking on her half chewed ball of bread, Myria tried to calm herself. She had known for a while now that the man sitting in front of her was a mage but to have him escort her to the guild itself... that she had not thought about.
"You did want to become a magician didn't you?" Tier asked.
"Of course! I wouldn't want to be anything else!" Looking sheepishly towards Jhude, Myria added, "Maybe I would be an acolyte if I couldn't pass the magician's test."
Tier watched her silently. Finally, he took a sip of his coffee and looked back at Myria. "Then it's all settled. I'm taking you to the Magician's guild. You'll get signed up and you'll have to complete a quest. I have something to do in Geffen anyways."