I know I forgot to put it in the last chapter too, so here it is:

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Rikku's POV

"Mama! Come, she's waking up!"

I stirred after I heard the child's voice. My throat was dry and pains shot through my stomach. What happened? All I remembered was running to the gate, but that was it. I slowly started to blink and observe the small room. I was lying on what felt like a bed made of hay. My eyes landed on the little boy with long, wavy blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. He only looked to be about five years old. He looked at me in anticipation, and grabbed onto the side of the bed.

"My lady? Are you awake?" he asked rather impatiently. I simply replied with a groan.

"Where am I?" I questioned him.

"We are in a village in Rohan, just east of Edoras," he said quite proudly, with his blue is twinkling.

"Rohan? Where in Spira is that?"

"What-"

" Oh! Thank goodness you're awake, we were getting worried!" Came a woman's voice from the doorway. She looked like she was in her mid to early thirties. She had blue eyes just like the little boy, but hers looked heavy and worn with age. She wore a plane green cotton dress with an apron overtop.

"Oh, I'll get you some breakfast, who knows how long you've been traveling. Oh, I'm Branawyn, and this is my son Graviden," She continued before leaving to get my breakfast.

" Oh, uh, thank you. I'm Rikku by the way," I told her, but she had already left. I turned to the little boy and smiled.

"So, Graviden, how old are you?" I asked. The kid was adorable!

"I'm seven and a half!" he smiled proudly once again, but it was replaced with a curious look.

"What are you?"

Okay, it wasn't something I was asked everyday, but I couldn't blame him for asking. I doubted I was even in Spira at this point. I had never even heard of Rohan before!

"I'm Al Bhed! Well, human more specifically…"I tried to explain.

"Oh," he said almost sadly. " I thought you might be an elf because of your eyes, but you don't have pointy ears."

My confusion was cut short when I saw Branawyn return with a big plate of bacon, eggs, and bread, as well as water.

I'm pretty sure my jaw was on the ground. As soon as she put the plate in front of me I dug in to the mountain of food.

" Thank you so so much! I don't know how to repay you!" I told her.

"Your lucky to be alive, lady Rikku. My husband had said there where orcs several miles away in the direction you came from," she said in a somber tone. I took a break from stuffing my face to look up at her. I swallowed.

"So, they're called orcs, huh? They seemed pretty nasty. I only saw them from a distance, thankfully."

"Thankfully indeed," she replied with a smile. "So where are you from, my dear?"

I almost choked on my food. I had no clue as to what to tell her, so I made up one of my 'oh so great' lies instead.

"Oh, um, ehh, I'm from the island of… Spira. West of here…"

'Nice one' I thought to myself sarcastically.

"So your not even from Middle Earth, are you? Well, that surely explains your eyes and hair, and accent," she said curiously. "What brings you here anyway?"

I had no brilliant ideas for that one. She must have seen the distressed look on my face because she apologized and told me "It's alright, my dear. Take your time, I won't ask any more questions!" She really was a nice lady. She reminded her of Lulu a little. I thanked her again for the food before finishing and falling back asleep.

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Narrator POV

Rikku groaned and stretched her arms above her head. When she woke she thought maybe it had all been a bad dream, but it wasn't. She could feel her heart ache as she thought of home. She swung her feet over the makeshift bed and shuffled across the room. She walked over to Graviden who was petting a large animal.

"Whatcha got there?" she asked the young boy.

"This horse belongs to my kin," he explained. "He's still young, so we haven't named him yet, but he's trained. Someday when I grow up I'm going to ride him!" He continued to stroke the fur on its head. Rikku was a little afraid of the horse at first. It almost reminded her of a chocobo. She turned back to Graviden.

"Well, I've never ridden a… horse before. What are you going to name him?"

"I never thought of one… what do you think, my lady?"

The 'my lady' thing was starting to get annoying. It made her feel like an old person.

The colt was white with grey speckles and a grey mane. She could only come up with unoriginal names at first like snowy, or icy.

"How about Ixion?" The horse did remind her of the Aeon. "By the way, you don't have to say 'lady'. It makes me feel old!" Rikku gave him a smile. He thought for a moment.

"I like it, Rikku!" he said, eyes once again twinkling. 'He is defiantly going to be a charmer when he grows up!' she thought. Rikku stroked the horse one last time before leaving to find Branawyn. Rikku found her outside, on the ground, leaning over a tub of water cleaning clothes.

"Um, Branawyn?" Rikku looked at her with concern. How hard does this woman work?

" Oh! I see you have woken up," she said wiping sweat from her brow. "What can I do for you, my dear?"

" I wanted to thank you again, and uh, offer help," It wasn't something she would normally say, but she felt bad. She doubted machina even existed in Middle Earth, let alone Rohan.

"You do not have to do anything you do not want to, Lady Rikku. You are our guest, but if you insist you can help me with by drying off those dishes. Rikku retrieved the dishes and a rag and sat down by Branawyn.

"How exactly did I get did I come to your home last night?" Rikku asked.

"My husband, Thavodred, was in charge of the gate watch last night when you arrived. He said you fainted and he was afraid of putting you in the inn by yourself. So, he brought you to us." Rikku didn't know what to say next so she kept to drying the dishes for Branawyn.

"Oh, pardon me, Lady Rikku, I had no intention of insulting you," she apologized. "We are happy you are here."

Rikku openly laughed

"I never thought that, Branawyn."

Well here's another! This was going to be longer, but I got stuck. Rikku gets into some trouble next. Thanks again StrawberriCat for reviewing! I know there are more people reading so please review!

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