Memory Of Light Waves
By Firestarr
Chapter Two – Thieves of the night
A trail of light torches gleam into the night passing the southern gate of prontera city. It was King Tristan orders to keep the city secured, Richard an d his wife along with his soon and Valenarr stopped a the southern gate.
" We are not allowing anyone to pass through the gate for this time being" one of the guards announced. Before the crowd of merchants who wanted to leave the city.
"We need to leave now.. We do not want any harm to come to our travel!" spoke by one of the demanding crowd of merchants.
"Listen citizens of Prontera, its better and safe if we stay in the city for this time being" One of the Guard of the southern gate spoke before the crowd of people.
"We cannot stay here.. it's better to take another route, we cannot stay here what ever may happen we don't know of the city will be secured if Orcs get in" Richard said to his wife..
The crowd grew massively in number as other merchants demand to open the blockage of the southern gate. Since soldiers need to control the number of people. There was a loud sound of horn coming from the western gate. The crowd of peole panicked. It was a warning sound. Knights and crusaders storm into the western agte trying to hold the invading intruders from the western gate
"Orcs are infiltrating the western gate!"
"We cannot stay here anymore!" Richard took the leash of his coach. " Rebbeca grab the children we have to get out of here".
"we cannot let you all out !" a guard was trying to hold him off from the blockage of the gate". There wasn't any alternate choice. As the night sky became visible with fiery arrows storm from the sky from the western sky.
People we're running of the street. There was no where to go. As Richard saw a small crawl space of wagon from the cavalry.
"Valenarr…take Vyse with you.. to izlude its to dangerous to stay here!" His uncle said thinking of the two youngsters to sneak outside the city.
"Father I don't want to!" Vyse's voice was shaking and embraced his mother
"No son.. its not even safer here Go..!" Richard said
"Uncle I can't .." Valenarr o confused to think what to do or what is right. His uncle held her shoulder "Valenarr.. You have a good spirit take good care of my son. I know you will go far!" He spoke to her as if he was saying farewell " keep that necklace It will bring you good fortune" and he embraced her " You're always has been like a real daughter to me " he said.
The was no time to loose "Go Now!"
With out hesitation Valenarr took Vyse and grab him away from his parents.. The two sneaked behind the wagon that was going out of the city. As they passed by the gate. They can hear the cry of innocent people the Orcs reached the western gate..
"Close your eyes Vyse and Ears" Tears trickled down her cheek as the two curled underneath the linen covering the pile of crates. And remained silent during the whole night. Trying not to listen to the attack until the crack of dawn.
"Hey…. There!" someone said and something poke Valenarr on the arm.
"AW!" she woke up "Get Up!" an unfamiliar voice was the one who was trying to wake them up.
"What do you think of us dead animals!' Vyse yelled at the unfamiliar person until Valenarr woke up.
"Bandits!" she said at the boy thief who seems around her age with a ash colored hair his face was calm but with scars and a his eyes was a bit cold looking at her trying to wake them up . "Look whos talking a thief like you shouldn't be out here alone!" The arrogant thief said and as his companions trying to search the abandoned wagon for supplies.
"Well what do you know here we are looking for important items and we found you and your little brother".
Valenarr remained calm and pulled Vyse close to her from trying to get itritated while clenching his fist.
"Hey little novice we're not making fun of you!" the arrogant thief said.
"What do you want!" She said coldly"
The young man smiled at her softly " look behind you miss" he said with a low tone of voice, She gasp and stood in silence as what she sees before her eys the wagon was torn apart and from the distant lay a corpse of the coach of the wagon and a few more corpses of dead soldiers.
She stared in horror as they both didn't said a word…
"Orcs.. ambushed them You two are lucky not seen" said the young man as he continued " This is the outskirts of Geffen. Orcs must have been also here during the night of invasion, Let's just say we found you two survived the night".
"Valenarr, you think father and mother is alright" Vyse whimpered shaking in fear. She didn't said a word. "I know they will be." She said patting him on the head.
"We should be going' little lady.. this place is not safe either or would you come with us along with some fellows thieves such as yourself?" The young man said.
"It's better even we are thieves.. we live in survival that's the only way such a young novice like him should survive this time of desperate measures, just a suggestion. If he will come with us. Better be one of us." He added .
"wait we're coming' with you…!" She insisted and spoke to Vyse " Vyse yet I am a thief would you like to thread the path I take.? Its for your own good?" she asked. Vyse was so confused. And didn't said a word.
"We will come with you give him time ..this is very confusing for us." Valenarr.
" Very well we should be on our way.." The thief said as the rest of his fellow guildsmen take what's left on the wreckage.
"What's your name? " He asked the young novice ' Vyse"
"Vyse.. I will give you time to think, no one is young anymore at this time. Okay?" patting his head Vyse nodded and understood what he meant by it.
"We are goin' to izlude to take a ride to Alberta." Valenarr said.
The Thief smiled at her. "amusing we are heading that place to. But not to Alberta.'
" come with us or not? 'he smirked " Okay! We will!" annoyed by his arrogance valenarr grab vyse as the walk ahead of them. The Young man find it funny when she gets irritated.
"Are you foolish? Do you know where are you goin!" He pointed out.
She gets irritated and walk over him " Are you making fun of me!" she yelled up to his face. He just laughed and the rest of the thieves with him.
" ah . ..ah.. that's not a way to treat a fellow thief whou just helped you!" he smiled and pinched her cheek.
"AWWWW!" she pushed way his hand. "stop acting childish.. and besides you don't know the way cutie! " He winked and walk ahead before them.
What an arrogant guy he is! She said to her self Vyse just giggled "What's so funny!"
"Nothing!... I think he likes my sister" Vyse giggled. As the went to follow the lead of the rest heading to izlude during the rest of the night.
After a few hours.. they've reached the low land of prontera field.
"everybody stay down blow off your torches" The Boy thief warned them as they lower their head. "what is it?" valenarr asked "
"Shhhhhhh… we need to get to the izlude gates underneath the gate bridge their might be still orcs here look!" he said pointing up to the nearby entrance of izlude . the open field was covered with smoke it must have been the attack earlier.
" we need to get pass the border by izlude and it will be safe from there" he said
As the group pass that night they used the lower entrance underneath the bridge. Heading to izlude that night. They treaded along the city walls unseen until they saw the port boat.
"there it is ..!" said one of the thieves with them , they've reached the city safely inside izlude.
"Hault!" a guard saw them. "Hurry get into the boat!" the boy thief said. As he was trying to yell at valenarr she tripped
A group of soldiers and swordsman heading towards them, thinking that they're might be intruders, Valenarr's necklace fell off " wait!"
The from a distant someone a swordman saw her " hey! Wait!" It was the swordsman in prontera that night she encountered , he recog nized her because she came back running off with the necklace she dropped.
" WAIT!" he yelled trying to stop her
But the thief went back to Valenarr and grab her hand as the rushe towards the boat. "what are you doin!" the boy thief yelled at her.
" My necklace fell off!"
"there is not time for that !we are intruders here!We will be caught!" dragging her into the boat. Valenarr heard the familiar voice as the boat took off she saw the glimpse of young man's voice. It was the swordsman she saw earlier that night. It was him again she said.
"GET YOUR HEAD DOWN!" as a ray of arrows was trying to hit the boat from afar and splashed into the water.
" That was so dumb! Yeah!" everybody burst out of laughter. Valenarr remained seated in the corner of the boat " Hmph we're thieves alirght.. " she uttered. Vyse sat beside her
"what's wrong sis?" he ask " I saw the swordsman earlier the one who gave me back my necklace" she whispered somehow feeling sorry for herself with the mess they went into.
As the boat sailed for the coast of byaland isle. That dawn the boy thief saw her still awake will vyse sleep at the corner of the boat bridge
"You didn't sleep?" he asked and sat beside her. Valenarr didn't relied and look at his eyes.
He didn't mind her not to response he sat beside her and handed her a thick cloth
" You will get cold" he offered the blanket
" I'm not cold " she replied coldly
" You sounded cold yourself" he remarked stiffly as he sat beside her valenarr gave him a cold stare.
" Listen, I asked you to come with us but I didn't forced you " he said
" it has been my own decision to come with you there's nothing wrong with me" she said bluntly.
" You sounded you left some one have you?'" he asked.
Valenarr didn't replied " I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked you to come with me. I was only trying to save you both from danger. Or else we might be get killed " he said. Somehow what he said was right, Valenarr looked at him slowly. She pat him at the shoulder and said " Thank you.."
He just smiled and took her hand off his shoulder "no need to thank me.. anything for a little lady" he replied. And took something out from his pocket.
"here.." he handed a covered clothe , Valenarr looked at him questioningly
and opened the cloth. A gemmed grimtooth dagger.
"I can't take this" she said
"Take it You'll be needing it to survive" he said and as the dawn breaks the sky become gray with a pitch of light as they can see the isle of byaland island.
"Napchore" he said
"huh?"she asked
" No its my name I'm Napchore" he said and smiled. And they've reached the byaland isle that daybreak.
"Why here?" she ask " we can find gems here and stay here for the time being" he said.