Hi everyone! Look, I am really sorry about not updating in a while, it is just I have other fics that I need to concentrate on, and I also have been getting less time on the computer lately. I apologize, and I will probably write the next chapter in about a day or two, I promise! Read on!
Akefia awoke with a headache, and the feeling that he had forgotten something that was drastically important, but he couldn't recall exactly what. He rubbed his head, shaking the dust from his robes. Seeing no one else in the cave, he decided to go for a walk, and so he got dressed properly, tying a fresh robe around him, and washing his hair in the trickle of water that was pooling in an indent; far into the cave. Once he had finished, he set out on his walk.
He trekked through the desert; the sun high in the sky and the sand burning his feet. He took a swig from his water pouch, made from a thick, rough material. Growing hungry, he laid eyes upon a nearby village, licking his lips. 'It shouldn't be that hard to steal from this pitiful town,' he thought with a maniacal sparkle in his eyes. Then he made his way to the village, keeping hidden.
Upon arrival in the town, he noticed a sign that had been hurriedly engraved in a stone panel not long ago. "There was a robbery in the tomb of High Merchant Abadi Achad Ha'am (eternal one of the people) and whoever captures the thief that robbed the sacred tomb will be paid one hundred gold coins. The thief was said to be wearing a plain robe, and having unusual white hair." Akefia gulped; someone must have seen him leave the tomb. That was not going to help him get food any time soon.
Quietly, he snuck around the back of a small store room, used to stock the food for the Elders Meetings. He opened the door, looking around to make sure that no one was in the room. Finding no one there, Akefia grinned and entered silently, before going into the food storing room. Finding a bounty of food upon the shelves; he indulged himself.
Firstly, Akefia grabbed a withered apple, biting into its skin with relish. There was only a trickle of juice left, but that was a good start. Then, he uncovered the contents of a lidded basket near the door and found the basket abundant in grapes. He feasted on at least a quarter of the small, red fruits. (Not green grapes, they were not common there. Stepping back, his chin moist with the grape juice, he searched through the other baskets, finding almonds, dried meats, and fresh loaves of bread that had come out of the oven not an hour before, made from newly ploughed emmer. (Coarse wheat)
Akefia feasted happily on these foods, and left the store room with a full belly. All of a sudden, guards came around the corner, and saw him exiting the store room; with two loaves of bread in his hands and his sack full of dried meat. "After him, he is a thief!" they shouted as they ran swiftly after him. Akefia dropped the bread, and ran from the two guards. He ran as fast as he possibly could, but the guards had longer legs than him, and no heavy sack of meat to carry, so eventually they caught up with him.
Racing around the alleyways to find himself at a dead end, he stopped and turned, bumping into the guards. "Oh shit!" He exclaimed, the angst of defeat and capture lacing his words. Akefia looked very disheartened as he was dragged away by the two guards, and carted to the dungeons. He then decided that tracing patterns in the dust with his fingers was a very boring way to spend his days in the prison, so started singing.
"In the cold night when all seems lost, and your spirit seems unyielding
Remember that you own the silent wall, your heart and soul are building
Oh a light watches over you as you spin your dreams around your might.
And then all that is clear is that all, for you my dear, will be calm tonight…"
He kept on singing this until his door was thrown open, and a guard came up to him, with a smirk on his face. "This is what you get for singing that accursed song all damn night!" and the guard ran up to Akefia, kicking him in the ribs, and hitting his jaw. Akefia got hit in the lip and it split, bleeding down his face. He began to get angry at the guard, and then…
Well, that is the chapter; I hope you all liked it! Thanks:
Stormrose Dewleaf –Okay, so Alister ran for his life…smart choice! Yep, Aurora makes an awesome girl for Yami Marik! The two of them get on so well, they are like perfect for each other. Safe and sound with the seal? I don't like the sound of that; no one is safe with the seal! Thanks for reviewing!
Computerfreak101 –Yay, you registered! I know that it's late but oh well. I am really glad you liked the chapter, your opinion matters most to me of course! I wonder what happens to Akefia next. Thanks so much for reviewing, you rock girl!
Love Sami.
