Chapter 3, A Meeting with Freya
Matt sat in the boat next to Jessie. She was sitting on the edge, looking at a piece of parchment. His curiosity got the best of him. "What's that?" he asked over her shoulder. "A map of the continent." She said, "It's really old, it belonged to Freya during the Mist Wars." "Oh." Matt said, pretending to understand. "Where are we?" "In Alexandria, right here." She said pointing to a labeled dot on the map. "Here's Lindblum, right here." She said pointing to another dot. "Here's Treno and Dali." She pointed to two others. "And here's my home, Bermecia." She pointed to the red dot on the map. "Why is the dot red?" Matt asked, "Well like I said, this map is really old, and back when it was made, Bermecia was still ruined." She said, "How?" Matt asked, "How!" "God, didn't they teach you history?" "Uh. no." Matt said, lost for words again. "Well Bermecia was destroyed by the Alexandrian army, led by Queen Brahne." "It was a massacre, they even killed children." "But in the end, Queen Brahne got what she deserved, a first class trip straight to hell." "Who's queen now?" "Garnet, and Zidane's king." She said, "I think you'll at least meet Zidane, he's usually bouncing around the castle."
The boat stopped by the back dock, Matt looked up at the castle, its marble walls shined almost as bright as the crystal sword. "Did you know the Crystal sword was given to Alexandria by Lindblum, and Bermecia as a gesture of peace?" "Nice way to repay them huh?" "Yeah." Matt said,
They approached the oak castle doors. They opened slowly. The inside of the front hall had multiple passages leading off of it, and stairs in the middle. Matt heard a loud sound that sounded as though two pieces of rusted armor rubbing. Clank-Clank-Clank
Out of the passage to the right came a middle aged man wearing rusty armor. He was shouting at the top of his lungs. "Haagen, Haagen, get out here you worthless, spineless, coward!" he screamed, and then he ran into the passage to the left. "Who the hell was that?" Matt asked, "That was Steiner; he's the captain of the Knights of Pluto." "He's been strange ever since Garnet was married to Zidane." She said, "In fact, Freya told me he was strange even before that, he really needs to clean his armor." "Are we going to meet Freya soon?" "Yeah, let's go see her now." Jessie said,
They walked into the hall and up two flights of stairs, then into a small room. There Matt saw a figure, wearing a red cloak in a chair, sleeping over the table. It was the same person Matt had bumped into at the weapon shop. "Freya?" Jessie said, "She's asleep." Matt said, "Very observant, Freya!" she yelled, Freya stirred, and sat up. "Yes, oh, Jessie, what do you need?" "I wanted to ask you if you could give Matt any pointers." "Who, oh him, sure, just give me a second." She said, then she got up and walked to a corner of the room. In that corner there was a bookcase, Freya pulled a leather bound book with dark red spots that looked like blood. "I can give you better than a few tips." "I carried this with me on my travels, and my father carried it, and his, and his, up to the author, Kane, back in the time of Cid IV." "I'll give this too Jessie, and she'll let you read it." She said, handing the book to him. "Thanks." Jessie and Matt said together, "Take care of it." "Matt, Jessie, if you ever need help, I'm up in Bermecia." She said cheerfully. "I'm leaving tomorrow; I have to get back to Fratley." She said, "Bye!" Jessie said, and walked out of the room, holding the book under her arm. "Bye." Matt said and followed her. "Good luck!" Freya yelled behind her. See you later
Matt sat in the boat next to Jessie. She was sitting on the edge, looking at a piece of parchment. His curiosity got the best of him. "What's that?" he asked over her shoulder. "A map of the continent." She said, "It's really old, it belonged to Freya during the Mist Wars." "Oh." Matt said, pretending to understand. "Where are we?" "In Alexandria, right here." She said pointing to a labeled dot on the map. "Here's Lindblum, right here." She said pointing to another dot. "Here's Treno and Dali." She pointed to two others. "And here's my home, Bermecia." She pointed to the red dot on the map. "Why is the dot red?" Matt asked, "Well like I said, this map is really old, and back when it was made, Bermecia was still ruined." She said, "How?" Matt asked, "How!" "God, didn't they teach you history?" "Uh. no." Matt said, lost for words again. "Well Bermecia was destroyed by the Alexandrian army, led by Queen Brahne." "It was a massacre, they even killed children." "But in the end, Queen Brahne got what she deserved, a first class trip straight to hell." "Who's queen now?" "Garnet, and Zidane's king." She said, "I think you'll at least meet Zidane, he's usually bouncing around the castle."
The boat stopped by the back dock, Matt looked up at the castle, its marble walls shined almost as bright as the crystal sword. "Did you know the Crystal sword was given to Alexandria by Lindblum, and Bermecia as a gesture of peace?" "Nice way to repay them huh?" "Yeah." Matt said,
They approached the oak castle doors. They opened slowly. The inside of the front hall had multiple passages leading off of it, and stairs in the middle. Matt heard a loud sound that sounded as though two pieces of rusted armor rubbing. Clank-Clank-Clank
Out of the passage to the right came a middle aged man wearing rusty armor. He was shouting at the top of his lungs. "Haagen, Haagen, get out here you worthless, spineless, coward!" he screamed, and then he ran into the passage to the left. "Who the hell was that?" Matt asked, "That was Steiner; he's the captain of the Knights of Pluto." "He's been strange ever since Garnet was married to Zidane." She said, "In fact, Freya told me he was strange even before that, he really needs to clean his armor." "Are we going to meet Freya soon?" "Yeah, let's go see her now." Jessie said,
They walked into the hall and up two flights of stairs, then into a small room. There Matt saw a figure, wearing a red cloak in a chair, sleeping over the table. It was the same person Matt had bumped into at the weapon shop. "Freya?" Jessie said, "She's asleep." Matt said, "Very observant, Freya!" she yelled, Freya stirred, and sat up. "Yes, oh, Jessie, what do you need?" "I wanted to ask you if you could give Matt any pointers." "Who, oh him, sure, just give me a second." She said, then she got up and walked to a corner of the room. In that corner there was a bookcase, Freya pulled a leather bound book with dark red spots that looked like blood. "I can give you better than a few tips." "I carried this with me on my travels, and my father carried it, and his, and his, up to the author, Kane, back in the time of Cid IV." "I'll give this too Jessie, and she'll let you read it." She said, handing the book to him. "Thanks." Jessie and Matt said together, "Take care of it." "Matt, Jessie, if you ever need help, I'm up in Bermecia." She said cheerfully. "I'm leaving tomorrow; I have to get back to Fratley." She said, "Bye!" Jessie said, and walked out of the room, holding the book under her arm. "Bye." Matt said and followed her. "Good luck!" Freya yelled behind her. See you later