Chapter 3
The Quest Begins

I rolled arround in bed that whole night, dreaming about the day. The nightmare. The blood stained floor, my mom's cries, the knock. It all happened so fast...

I wole up sweating like crazy. A hot night. I stood up and stretched. It was a fairly cloudy day, probably holding rain for the later hours. I walked over to the dresser and dressed in my normal cloths. I grabbed my bow and arrows from the bedside table and headed out the door.

The vision

I had to do what my father had told me. One of the Sacred Stones that would bring peace was resting in my nightmares. In my old house. I had to go back and retrieve the item. But I couldn't go alone. That would be pure madness. I would travel throught the cold, dark forest where the monsters lurk in the shadows. I would need a kpartner, but who?

Lyn

I hurried to the arena, she would probably be there. Either watching fights or fighting another man. I couldn't walk. I ran to the arena as fast as I could and rushed in.

Bump!

I got hit by a powerful force, some one, I thought. I got up. Dorcas. I ran into Dorcas. I helped him up and brushed myself off.

"Whatch where you're goin'," he said.

"Hey, Dorcas," I said. "Do you know where that girl I fought yesterday is?"

"Yeah, she just got done fighting, she should be in the locker room," he said.

"Ok, thanks!" I said and ran off.

I shoved people out of the way and finally reached the locker room. And, like Dorcas said, she was there. I rushed over.

"Lyn!" I said franticly. "You have to listen to me!"

"Umm, ok," she said uneasily.

I led her to the bench and sat down. I explained everything that happened yesterday in great detail.

"No way," she said. "You have on of the Sacred Stones in your old house?"

"That's what my father has told me. So, are you gonna' help me or not?"

She thought for a moment the felt like an eternity. She finally raised her head and answered.

"If it'll stop the war, I'm in," she said.

I was overjoyed. I jumped up and said yes a couple of times.

"You don't have to get all worked up," she said.

"Sorry, I'm just so happy," I replied and smiled.

"So we're leaving tomorrow?" she asked.

"Tomorrow? Sounds good. I'll meet you at the armory." I said.

"Ok," she said. But before she could look back at me, I was gone, packing up whatever I needed for the long, hard journey.