The seven of us have been travelling through the forest for three days now. Luckily for us, it's a lush forest full of edible fruit. Liral prefers to eat birds, though. Occasionally, he'll bring some birds back to camp and roast them for us. I'm a terrible cook. Liral is amazing, for a five year old. He offered to teach me. I agreed.
On the fourth day of our travels, we ran into a new situation. Literally. While leading the other children through the forest, I bumped into someone. With a startled yell, I fell backward. Scrambling up, I take a good look at the person. He is tall. Everything that he's wearing is black. From his hair to his shoes is covered in black. His eyes are purple. I glare up at him in defiance. "Who are you?" I ask. My sister and the other five children are standing behind me.
He seems surprised by my defiance. "I'm Tiir Rumibul. I am a bearer of Lino Doue, a magic eye. Who are you?" He asks.
I relax slightly. "I am Kiro, an Alpha Stigma bearer. That's my twin sister, Kira. She also bears the Alpha Stigma. There's Liral. He bears Lino Doue. Silla over there bears Ebra Crypt. Tessa, Rena, and Nimble also bear the Alpha Stigma. I rescued Liral, Silla, Tessa, Rena, and Nimble from some soldiers when they were being beaten because of their gifts. That was four days ago. Since then, they have been looking to me as their leader," I tell him.
"What about you and Kira?" Tiir asks.
"We left after showing signs of our gift at age five. Some soldiers had come to our town, hoping to recruit the children there. Kira and I killed them. Then, we took some money and fled. We heard them call us monsters. We knew that staying meant death. We've been living on our own for three years now," I continue.
Tiir seems to be thinking something through. "Come with me. I have been rescuing children who bear magic eyes. You will be safe with me," Tiir tells me.
I look at the others. They nod their heads. I give a small smile. "Alright," I agree. We follow Tiir through the forest.