I'm sorry I haven't updated in so long…
But here is a new chapter!
Disclaimer: I own Tarania and Therrinan, but no one else.
Chapter 6: Arillia
A few months later…
Tarania had been training as a huntress for a few months now. She had gotten to know some of the others in training with her, but she didn't have any real friends. She also had yet to gain her pet.
She awoke from a dream, her head sweaty. She got up and splashed her face with water. She had been having the same dream for weeks now, and was getting used to it. But the same thing always happened. She always dreamed of her brother being killed, and woke up sweaty. Tarania put on her regular gear, and exited the room.
An hour later…
"Young hunters, you will be sent into the wilderness. Your task is to make it back here alive. You will need to use all your skills in order to do so, and the creatures of the forest may not take kindly to you." Sakeran said to the young hunters-in-training.
"We will take you one by one into the forest. You will be blindfolded while walking into the forest. Good luck, and may Elune be with you." He said.
A few minutes after…
The blindfold came off Tarania's eyes and she saw the forest around her. There were no signs of the training camp. Her trainer had already set off away from her, and she had covered her tracks. She attempted to detect any beasts near her, but she did not sense any. She set off into the wilderness.
It had been hours since Tarania had left, and still she had found no signs of civilization. Her legs were tired; she was dehydrated, and hungry. She attempted to start a fire, and the logs caught on fire. Exhausted as she was, she fell right asleep.
In the morning…
Tarania woke up, still hungry and thirsty. She rummaged through her pack for some sort of food, and found some fruit. Not nearly enough to last for any amount of time, but better than nothing. She ate the fruit, but was still thirsty. She left her fire.
Eventually, after about half an hour of wandering aimlessly, Tarania came across a small river. She drank from it, and crossed the river. Her beast tracking showed her that there was some sort of creature almost directly to her left. She slowly drew her bow and crept through the undergrowth. It seemed to be a young nightsaber panther. Its mother was nearby, but she was dead. Tarania eased the grip on her bow and approached the mewling wreck in the clearing. She picked it up and gently stroked its fur. She heard some rustling in the bushes. She turned to face the noise, and a bear rushed out of the bushes toward her. Tarania was knocked over by the large creature, and the young nightsaber left her grip. She struggled to get the bear off her, but the bear resisted. She drew her dagger and stabbed upwards. The bear roared in pain and threw Tarania over near the dead nightsaber. Tarania dived for her bow, and grasped the handle. She drew an arrow and fired a blind shot at the bear. The arrow hit the bear's leg and it stumbled over. It tried to get up, but could not. Taking this chance, Tarania picked up the nightsaber cub and ran from the clearing.
Tarania had cuts all across her front, and the cub seemed to be in bad condition, but at least they were alive. She slowly kept going the way she had. Eventually, she found one of the trainers, who led her back to the camp.
"You were the last to return, Tarania," Sakeran said to her.
"Nothing bad will come of this, but maybe you should practice your skills some more." Tarania nodded.
"I was attending to this cub." Tarania held the nightsaber cub up for Sakeran to see.
"Nevertheless, you were the last to return." Sakeran left her.
That's all for right now, I will try to write more in less time for the next chapter.