Nikalarne Goldeye stared into the sunset. She was going to come, she had to come. She had promised. Soon, he heard a faint sound of galloping in the wind. His face lit up. Maria was coming! Maria was his love and he would see her! Niko saw something in the fog and squinted trying to see it. It was a person, on a horse, and the person had shoulder-length blonde hair. Probably a girl... he thought. But it can't be Maria, Maria has brown hair! Moments passed, and the girl came forward.
"I have come." she said, her voice strangely monotone.
"But... Where's Maria?" Niko bit his lip trying to keep from crying.
"Maria loves another. She asked me to come instead." Somehow, it was the first time Niko had noticed this, but there was a bright light inside of her. So bright it seemed blinding, much like his own.
"Who are you?"
"Alina." a tear slowly trickled down her cheek. "She loves the Duke."
"Come here now." said Niko gently, feeling tears form in his own eyes. He held out his arms to the girl he had only known for a minute, and they wept on each other's shoulders. Neither knew why they were so open to a stranger, but at least now they had somewhere to weep.
"Come, you must be tired after all that running. You must stay here for a while. I'll be at Discipline for supper, care to join me?" Alina looked at the man for a moment. He seemed like a nice person, especially if he was all her mother had said he was. He didn't seem like the type of person who would snatch up children for his own evil ends.
"Alright."
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There was a thump. A great big thump. Sandrilene fa Toren let out a squeak. She had never been fond of mysterious thumps and sounds.
"Oof!" she heard a muffled sound coming from Briar's room. She let out her breath, she hadn't realized she was holding it. Sandry went over to the room next door to find Briar lying at the bottom rubbing his head. three knives around him. Briar got up quickly and looked at Sandry nervously.
"Come on Sandry, don't tell! I wasn't using them! I swear! I was just practicing. You know I don't want to rely on magic for everything!" said Briar nervously. Sandry hadn't said anything. Briar picked up all the knives on the floor and put them under his pillow. "Please! Whatever you do, don't tell Niko... Or Lark, or Rosethorn. Please?" he looked so worried. And Sandry had't even thought of telling.
"Fine, I won''t."
"Phew." Briar smiled. "Thanks."
Merely a moment later there was a knocking on the door. Niko's knock, Thought Briar. Briar grabbed Sandry's hand and dragged her into the hall. Just as Briar had guessed, it was Niko. But there was something wrong, he looked... distressed. There was something else that was odd as well, next to him was a girl. She was blonde and had a mysterious look about her, she was Briar, Sandry, Daja and Tris's age but she looked mature beyod her years. Like Tris, and Daja and Sandry. There was just something about her, he couldn't place his finger on it, but there was something about her that was magical.
"Briar, Sandry." said Niko acknoledging the two's presence.
"Hi." they coroused.
"This is Alina, occupy her for a while while I talk to your teachers." the pair nodded.
"Why are you named after a plant?" asked Alina bluntly.
"It's better than being named after an old dead guy." Briar retorted. Alina smiled.
"Just wanted to know who was who." Sandry smiled. She could see that Briar's temper was coming up.
"Come on, I'll show you the roof."
"Thanks, sound cool. Have you ever seen that show? The one with the lions?" as the two girl walked away, their voices became quieter and quieter, until they could not be heard at all.
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That was just a test run. Tell me if you like it. If so, it'll be the Prolouge. Well, the top part is anyways, and chapter 1 hasn't started yet. So, yeah. Review! (You've already read, right? Right?)
"I have come." she said, her voice strangely monotone.
"But... Where's Maria?" Niko bit his lip trying to keep from crying.
"Maria loves another. She asked me to come instead." Somehow, it was the first time Niko had noticed this, but there was a bright light inside of her. So bright it seemed blinding, much like his own.
"Who are you?"
"Alina." a tear slowly trickled down her cheek. "She loves the Duke."
"Come here now." said Niko gently, feeling tears form in his own eyes. He held out his arms to the girl he had only known for a minute, and they wept on each other's shoulders. Neither knew why they were so open to a stranger, but at least now they had somewhere to weep.
"Come, you must be tired after all that running. You must stay here for a while. I'll be at Discipline for supper, care to join me?" Alina looked at the man for a moment. He seemed like a nice person, especially if he was all her mother had said he was. He didn't seem like the type of person who would snatch up children for his own evil ends.
"Alright."
~*~
There was a thump. A great big thump. Sandrilene fa Toren let out a squeak. She had never been fond of mysterious thumps and sounds.
"Oof!" she heard a muffled sound coming from Briar's room. She let out her breath, she hadn't realized she was holding it. Sandry went over to the room next door to find Briar lying at the bottom rubbing his head. three knives around him. Briar got up quickly and looked at Sandry nervously.
"Come on Sandry, don't tell! I wasn't using them! I swear! I was just practicing. You know I don't want to rely on magic for everything!" said Briar nervously. Sandry hadn't said anything. Briar picked up all the knives on the floor and put them under his pillow. "Please! Whatever you do, don't tell Niko... Or Lark, or Rosethorn. Please?" he looked so worried. And Sandry had't even thought of telling.
"Fine, I won''t."
"Phew." Briar smiled. "Thanks."
Merely a moment later there was a knocking on the door. Niko's knock, Thought Briar. Briar grabbed Sandry's hand and dragged her into the hall. Just as Briar had guessed, it was Niko. But there was something wrong, he looked... distressed. There was something else that was odd as well, next to him was a girl. She was blonde and had a mysterious look about her, she was Briar, Sandry, Daja and Tris's age but she looked mature beyod her years. Like Tris, and Daja and Sandry. There was just something about her, he couldn't place his finger on it, but there was something about her that was magical.
"Briar, Sandry." said Niko acknoledging the two's presence.
"Hi." they coroused.
"This is Alina, occupy her for a while while I talk to your teachers." the pair nodded.
"Why are you named after a plant?" asked Alina bluntly.
"It's better than being named after an old dead guy." Briar retorted. Alina smiled.
"Just wanted to know who was who." Sandry smiled. She could see that Briar's temper was coming up.
"Come on, I'll show you the roof."
"Thanks, sound cool. Have you ever seen that show? The one with the lions?" as the two girl walked away, their voices became quieter and quieter, until they could not be heard at all.
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That was just a test run. Tell me if you like it. If so, it'll be the Prolouge. Well, the top part is anyways, and chapter 1 hasn't started yet. So, yeah. Review! (You've already read, right? Right?)