Me: I like pie.
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Saura's POV
I sighed as I held the Ixi Chieftain's eye patch in my paw. I wasn't really getting through this game very fast. Then I thought how it was now like real life, and how that would take longer. Much…..much……much………LONGER. Then I realized something that seemed to make my insides squirm. What was going on in the real world while Amy and I were gone? What were my parents thinking right now? They must think I was, like, kidnapped or something! Well, technically, I was kidnapped by the Darkest Faerie, but as I thought about it, I really doubted that my parents would believe that my best friend and I were sucked into the Darkest Faerie game by the faerie herself. I could just hear myself now…, "You see, there was a big purple swirl on the screen, and the Darkest Faerie, you know, the character from my video game, like, teleported me and Amy into it and stuff…" Yeah, that's exactly what I would say.
I felt like running headfirst into one of the rock walls around me. I was SO grounded when I got home. But what could I do about it right now? I was flipping stuck in the game until Amy and I finished it! Nothing I could do but continue. So I climbed out of the arena and leaped down the ledges back to Cogham. Then I decided that it was taking way too long and jumped into the river, and when I was back on dry land, found myself near the bridges that led into the village.
I went up the ladder at the other end of the little cavern like area to find that little green techo there. He gasped and said, "I was so scared! I'm glad that those ixis are gone!" Then he turned abruptly and started to walk away, and I followed him down to the pets of Cogham waiting in the center of the buildings. Once I'd entered the circle they'd formed, they started to clap, and I brought out the eye patch, and gave it to the mayor. He took it from me with a look of pure awe on his face, and then jumped up and down. "You've done it! You've defeated them! Oh thank you, m'lady! I shall tell your sponsor knight of all you have done for us!" I bowed to him, and the pets around me dispersed and returned to their shops. The first thing I did was go into Elspeth's food shop and give her the seed pod. I was given a red negg as thanks, then I ran over to the smithy to buy the Knight's Sword. 'Powerful…kinda heavy, but cool. Cool….very cool…..' "I shall call you Coolio!" I announced to it. "What?" said the smithy, and I dashed out.
I remembered that the armory had a shield as well, and I bought that too.
'Yes,' I thought, 'I can finally return to Meridell and become a knight.' I ran out of Cogham to Drakon Ridge, and on my way to my destination, only to hear the pets talking about the fact that the Ixi Raiders had left Cogham. How they came to find out about it before I arrived perplexed me to say the least. I had always wondered how they knew everything so mysteriously.
Normal POV
With the butterflies in her stomach going crazy, Saura hurried back to the castle. She ran through the huge doors, and down the hallway to King Skarl's throne room, where Master Torak greeted her. In it, she approached the throne cautiously. "Is this the one?" bellowed King Skarl. "Yes, Your Majesty." Answered Master Torak, bowing. The fat king struggled comically out of the chair and said, "Approach!" to Saura, who stood as straight as possibly, lupe ears as pointed as ever. "Kneel!" barked Skarl, who took the sword from the pet on his left. Saura quickly got onto her knees.
By order of –insert what he says here, sorry, I can't remember for the life of me-, I do dub thee…Sir…uh, Sir….well spit it out boy, what's your name?!" "Erm, Saura, sir, er…Your Majesty." Skarl cleared his throat. "Sir….waitaminute. Saura? Are…are you a woman?!" Skarl stared at her incredulously as she herself wondered why he wasn't told about her gender. "Your Majesty, young Saura here has proved herself worthy of knighthood, female or male. I apologize for not informing you earlier." Said Master Torak calmly. Skarl glared at him before saying, "Well, I should hope that you apologize! Who told you that you could change the rules that our ancestors established?! NO, don't tell me, I don't care! Just don't do it again. I'll let it slide for now. Ahem!" he looked at Saura for a second before saying, "Lady Saura, knightess of Meridell, and defender of the realm, of third class!" As he said this, he touched the sword blade to each of Saura's shoulders. She sighed. It was over.
Saura was getting to her feet when suddenly, two draik guards ran in with a blue techo between them. "My lord!", said one of the guards, "A messenger from Illusen!" "Illusen?!" said Skarl, "What does that fern covered forest faerie want now!?" Saura gave Skarl the slightest hint of a glare. Illusen happened to be her favorite faerie.
"My lord, Illusen requires the help of Meridell! The glade is under attack!!" cried the techo. "What? Who would dare attack Illusen?!" demanded Skarl. The techo looked sheepishly to the ground and said, "It's…um…the Werelupe King…Your Majesty." "The Werelupe King!?!" said Skarl astoundedly, "The last time he rose up against her, she turned him into a doglefox, FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH!" At this, he laughed. "Ahem. Guards, take this lying little no-name and throw him into the moat!" he commanded. The guards seized the techo, who began to struggle against them, and went into a panicked rant, "But Illusen hasn't been herself lately! Dark clouds formed over the glade and she hasn't been seen for days! PLEASE, YOU MUST HAVE SEEN THEM!!!" Now he was just plain hysterical.
"It's true, my lord. We too have seen these clouds of which he speaks." Announced one guard. King Skarl frowned and muttered, "Hm, that's strange. Illusen has never been known to cast dark magic, which makes this very strange news indeed. Right then!" he stood straight and the techo calmed down, looking hopeful. "You heard the man! Knights of Meridell, lets RIDE!!!" he yelled. The techo bowed gratefully to him and said, "Thank you, my lord." The walked out. Skarl only rolled his eyes.
Saura began to follow the knights out, waiting for Master Torak to stop her, and he did, saying, "No, Saura, stay here. You need to rest." "But I saved Cogham." Protested the yellow lupe half heartedly. "And that's enough heroics for one day." Said Torak, and he walked away. Saura sighed and slowly went into the barracks to find Grayson there, pacing. When she walked in, he jumped and started to blush, then said, "Saura! You're back!" "Dur dee dur!" said Saura, smiling to let him know that she was only joking. This made Grayson blush even more. Inwardly laughing, she took off her chain mail part of the uniform and climbed into bed.
She had a dream that night of a scary looking faerie laughing.
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Me: I am way so sorry for the late update people! Thank you for not giving up and losing interest! I am also sorry that the chapter is so short. That may happen a bit more. And please, tell me, should Saura name her shields as well?