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Ch. 6: War

Prim offers her hand to Lawrence. "Hey, I'm Prim nice to meet you in person, Lawrence! I've heard a lot about you, but I guess Holo hasn't told you anything about me. That's okay, though; I know we will both get along. Anything you want to know about me?"

"How do you know Holo?"

I take a moment to think. In that moment, Prim says, "I'm her sister."

"How come your fur is white?"

"Wolf fur color, isn't inherited," she lies.

"I didn't know that." Although Lawrence is not as good as me at telling if someone is lying, Prim said it as if she was telling the truth! If it weren't for my prior knowledge, I would have though she was telling the truth! This is just another thing that she is better than me at...

~S&W~

The door burst open. "Everyone get out of there!" Lawrence and Okami are jarred awake. They stagger through the door after me. "Hurry, we need to get out of town, and fast!" I am about to ask why when he shushes me. "Answers will be later! We must leave now!" I hear yelling to our east, along with the sound of clashing metal. The urgency of the situation becomes clear to me and I start running away. Keith takes us north until we get to a stable at the edge of town. He gets two horses, one for me and Lawrence, the other, for him and Okami.

After an hour of riding at full speed, we start to slow down and Keith tells us about what is happening. "The town was invaded!" he says, "They have started another war with the Pagans!"

"Why! I thought there was peace."

"It is because of Lawrence. He is another Pagan deity that shouldn't be here. One of their spies probably saw him. They are thinking there are more of these demigods and want to destroy them, or everyone! It not for the Palisades of Park. That's where we are going. It is a Pagan stronghold that, when provoked, probably can destroy the other kingdom."

"How? They don't have the manpower."

"I heard a rumor that they have created advanced technology that has a range farther than a bow, and more lethal and compact."

"So, you are basing this all on a rumor!"

"It's our only hope, though! If we lose Park, we will have to retreat all the way to London! And then, we still might not be safe for long. The Celts can only do so much. If they take England, the only place safe is the United States. It's a good thing that there still is a superpower that will accept our religion, but it will be hard to get there, so let's just hope Park will not fall."

~S&W~

Another few hours pass until we can see the palisades. After another half hour I can make out the details of the wall. There are sentry towers in regular intervals. In between, is a wall with a walkway on the top for archers. The road is leading up to a large metal gate. There is a squadron at the base of it. "Is it true? Have the border towns of Emazu and Yoitsu fallen already?" one asks.

"Yes," I answer, "Luckily we have seen it coming and have escaped."

He looks at me, mainly at the top of my head. "One of us will escort you to the Tribunal. You all may be of help to us."

It is a metropolis inside. It seems impossible that such a large city can be contained in walls. Most of the buildings have more than five floors. The city must have had to grow up instead of out, because of the walls.

An inconspicuous building houses the Tribunal. The Tribunal is made up of three people. On the right, the head general, in charge of the army, Iroh. On the left, the head civilian, in charge of running the city, Grace. In the middle, the Elder, Peter. Together, they run the city.

"We knew this day would come," says Peter, "The enemy is marching upon us, but they will be met with strong opposition."

"Our victory is guaranteed. We will be the ones taking over their land, this time," Iroh finishes.

"How exactly will you win?" Lawrence asks.

Iroh motions us to follow him into a back room. He takes out a box. "Have you ever heard of the silk road?"

"Yes. It is a road that connects Europe to the eastern lands. Merchants can make large profits by trading for exotic resources such as silk."

"There is another resource that we can get from the east lands. It is our key to victory." Inside the box is a fine black powder. I wonder how this could help them. "We have created a weapon that will destroy the enemy."

"So the rumors were true? Have you got a weapon stronger than a bow, and small?"

"Yes." He takes out a device that fits in his hand. His forefinger wraps around a trigger. An assistant puts out a target. Iroh points the device at the target and pulls the trigger. I heard a loud explosion and cover my ears. So does Prim and Lawrence. Iroh brings over the target to show us. I am in awe. "The projectile has driven into the target for half a foot. But this isn't all of it." He takes out another device similar the other one, but this one is much longer. "This one can shoot target from half a mile away."

Lawrence says, "You will run over them!"

"That is the plan. We are so sure of it that we have instructed the civilians to act as they always would. Our army doesn't need reinforcements, so normal life will not be affected. I would like you three to come with the army, though. I've heard your kind are much wiser than any human could be. Your help will be appreciated, but not needed."

Lawrence looks at me. "I think we will think this over tonight."

"Sure, sure. I'll have one of my people arrange a room for you for the night."

"Thank you very much."

~S&W~

Prim falls asleep once we reach our room, "You two decide," she says.

"What do you think we should do, Holo?" he asks.

I lean on Lawrence. "I don't know. I really do want to keep going north, but they might need our help later on."

"You should do what makes you happy. They don't need us that much, Iroh said so himself."

"I won't feel good if I don't help them, though."

"Then help them."

"I could, but it will still take a lot of time."

"I thought we had all the time in the world now," he says, pointing at his ears. "We'll have plenty of time to do other things," he smirks.

"Such as have a wedding?" I joke.

"Really, I thought you didn't want a wedding?"

"Well, I want one now. I like to try new things, such as honey pickled peaches, which you never got for me." I catch him with no response. I am satisfied that I have won another round of our banter.

Until, he uses his trump card. "I'm not sweet enough for you?" he says right before he lands one on my lips. I hate when he does this. It isn't fair at all. It leaves me speechless everytime. It is his way of punishing me for teasing him in the beginning of our relationship, when he was the one without words. "Come, let's tell them of our decision."

~S&W~

We will be leaving the day after tommorrow. This leaves us with a day to wander around the city. "There are so many things to see," I think, "We could go t-" I yawn. "I'll just think about it tomorrow."

~S&W~

"Hey."

"Hey. Are you doing anything this afternoon."

"Nothing of importance."

"Would you like to come with me to the shore later?"

"Sure, I would love that."

"Come, sit the sun is about to set."

"It is all so harmonious. The way the rays dance across the water, don't you just love it?"

"Yes, it is very beautiful."

"If you listen closely, you can hear the waves crashing on the sand. It's so peaceful."

"It's like you want it to be like this forever, just sitting here."

"That does sound nice."

"Holo, there is something that I want to tell you."

"Hmm?"

"Well, we are both great friends, right?"

"Yeah, we are really close."

"Holo, I just wanted us to be closer."

"What do y- Oh... you mean like this?"

"Yeah, does it feel comfortable leaning against me?"

"Oh, yes very much."

"There is something else we could do, Holo..."

"Hehe, okay. I've never done it before."

"Me neither, that means I'm very special to you, does it not?"

"Yes, you are very special to me."

"And I, you."

"Okay, then. How do we do this?

"I guess we just lean forward until..."

"That's it, then."

"Wow, it felt so... right."

"I know how you feel."

"I love you, Holo."

"I love you, Snow."

Prim: Help me! I am being held against my will!

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