Chapter 1: A Story To Tell...
"Grandma, tell me a story." The small voice called out from the room.
Jadeara got up from her rocker by the hearth and walked into the child's room. It was a small room, small enough that the candle that Jade brought with her lit the whole room. A tiny face with freckles and brown, tossled hair peeked out from under the covers. "Now, Phoebe." Jade chided, "you know 'tis late."
"I know, but I just can't get to sleep. Please, Grandma, tell me a story." Phoebe pleaded.
"All right." She said as she sat in the chair beside the bed. This was a common ritual of the two. Phoebe loved to hear stories of the olden days, and Jade loved to tell them to her.
Phoebe sat in rapt attention as Jade started her story...
"Well, child, I shall start way, way back." Jade began, "Back in the day when your grandfather, Lylgamin and I were a young couple out for adventures. Lylgamin was a fine ranger, having trained in the art of two handed dualing. In those days, many a Ranger depended on their bow. But not, Lylgamin. Once a foe got within range of his steel, they better'd be prayin' for a quick death. I had trained as a Regrowth druid. Many a druid had trained in the ways of Nature, but not I. I was a healer from the heart and took that role seriously. I put all of my time and effort into learning the healing arts."
"And you were great at it! You were one of the best!" Phoebe interrupted.
"Hush, child. Now I'm not one to gloat, but I did take my job seriously and I was known for my quick heals and fast rezzes." Jade scolded.
"Sorry, Grandma. Please go on." Phoebe said apologetically.
"Tis allright. I know you get excited. Now, as I was saying, both Lylgamin and I were adventurers. We did many a quest and we discovered many new areas in all of Hibernia. Why, we duo'd together for a long, long time. We never even joined a guild for a long time. Not out of dislike for guilds, but just because it was unneccessary. We were young, rich and powerful. At least we thought so! Foolish is more like it." she said winking.
"But there were a few we did group with, and had a lot of fun hunting with. Mercury, a young blademaster, showed us a few good, new places to hunt. In fact he even showed us some giant trees that turned alive! Can you imagine?! And Vaule, a hero who turned into a great friend of ours, helped us with one of our first enemy kills. But that will be another story. The story I wish to tell tonight is the story of Lylgamin, I and our guildmates in Horizon."
"Grandma, tell me a story." The small voice called out from the room.
Jadeara got up from her rocker by the hearth and walked into the child's room. It was a small room, small enough that the candle that Jade brought with her lit the whole room. A tiny face with freckles and brown, tossled hair peeked out from under the covers. "Now, Phoebe." Jade chided, "you know 'tis late."
"I know, but I just can't get to sleep. Please, Grandma, tell me a story." Phoebe pleaded.
"All right." She said as she sat in the chair beside the bed. This was a common ritual of the two. Phoebe loved to hear stories of the olden days, and Jade loved to tell them to her.
Phoebe sat in rapt attention as Jade started her story...
"Well, child, I shall start way, way back." Jade began, "Back in the day when your grandfather, Lylgamin and I were a young couple out for adventures. Lylgamin was a fine ranger, having trained in the art of two handed dualing. In those days, many a Ranger depended on their bow. But not, Lylgamin. Once a foe got within range of his steel, they better'd be prayin' for a quick death. I had trained as a Regrowth druid. Many a druid had trained in the ways of Nature, but not I. I was a healer from the heart and took that role seriously. I put all of my time and effort into learning the healing arts."
"And you were great at it! You were one of the best!" Phoebe interrupted.
"Hush, child. Now I'm not one to gloat, but I did take my job seriously and I was known for my quick heals and fast rezzes." Jade scolded.
"Sorry, Grandma. Please go on." Phoebe said apologetically.
"Tis allright. I know you get excited. Now, as I was saying, both Lylgamin and I were adventurers. We did many a quest and we discovered many new areas in all of Hibernia. Why, we duo'd together for a long, long time. We never even joined a guild for a long time. Not out of dislike for guilds, but just because it was unneccessary. We were young, rich and powerful. At least we thought so! Foolish is more like it." she said winking.
"But there were a few we did group with, and had a lot of fun hunting with. Mercury, a young blademaster, showed us a few good, new places to hunt. In fact he even showed us some giant trees that turned alive! Can you imagine?! And Vaule, a hero who turned into a great friend of ours, helped us with one of our first enemy kills. But that will be another story. The story I wish to tell tonight is the story of Lylgamin, I and our guildmates in Horizon."