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𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴.
The dried leaves, seeds and the right amount of globule of melted ice in the different Duchies that I have spent traveling for three days and two nights are all laid on the ground. The busy market in Mihr is filled with villagers in their usual day-to-day labor and bargaining of goods. In the middle of the busy crowd, where the children are seen chasing each other, and the trumpeting of sellers and their wares have momentarily paused. They all briefly glanced at me to gasp — almost in chorus — as I fell from my horse and then fairly went back to their posts to continue their drudgery.
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𝐀 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤'𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭, 𝐌𝐢𝐡𝐫
𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚
❝Great.❞ I dusted off my garment and looked at Maximus who neighed. He saw an apple stand making him too elevated on the way back to the Duchy of Cerind where the workroom of the Saeve Silvermark is found.
𝘼 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠!
One moment and one sole opportunity that I've gotten to help the family and here I am making a mess all because of Maximus. 𝘖𝘩, 𝘔𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘴! 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨!
I faced the white horse with the same fury as I, staring back at me with the same eyes. He brrr-ed and neighed in front of me again. He wanted an apple and I knew it but how could I reward him if he is the cause of all the broken items on the ground?
𝘐 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵: dozens of glowing seeds, rosemary, mistletoe berries, bugle shell, mermaid's tears or pearls, and... I look back at the ground in search of the melted ice found on the Duchy of Elyria... shattered and spilled on the ground. The hardest one to get out of the rest.
Barnacle. I had a hard time journeying to the place because of the cold temperature and harsh winds and to get back there, it would take me a whole afternoon.
I stood up with a sigh and packed the items back on Maximus' side. I took the copper out of my satchel to purchase two apples. The horse almost skipped in delight when he saw me walking back. I tossed it both in the air for him to catch with his mouth.
❝Just because we need to travel for another few hours... you need energy,❞ I spoke to him as he chomped. I felt dejected at the thought that I will be late for one day and that would surely leave a bad impression. Not all the mermaids have had the chance to walk on Vesta grounds and have a job.
❝Are you hurt?❞ A smaller voice spoke behind me. She was covered in a thick dark cloak that only her lips can be seen. I pointed at myself, surprised that someone from the crowd noticed how awful my fall was. She nodded and I responded, ❝Yes. Very much so!❞
❝I doubt you are.❞ She shook her head and pointed down at my leg. I didn't notice that there was an awful scratch. It must be from the small vessel that broke on the ground. Saeve reminded me that their vessels are made from a different material thus, the bleeding on my leg hasn't stopped.
❝Why didn't I feel that?❞ He was right. Mermaids can heal in even less than a second but this one isn't. From the exhaustion of traveling and the combined spell mantled on the small thing is delaying me.
❝Do you need help?❞ She offered and I was about to get nearer to who seemed like in her adolescence by her height a bit lower than I but she held a hand up to stop me. ❝You do not have to know me to trust me, I know your kind and I can help you.❞
Before I could even come up with a response, it seemed like she already had made up her mind. What else could I respond to? I heard her spoke quietly again,
❝...I have been studying beings like you.❞
Studying? My kind? Will I be an experiment?
❝Where will you bring me exactly?❞ I asked her again to determine whether she was safe to be with.
❝The Duchy of Elyria.❞
It was my turn to almost jump from where I was standing! She can assess me all she desires as long as we will both be traveling to Elyria!
❝Fin-tastic!❞ I tapped Maximus' saddle and told her, ❝You can take over my horse then!❞
❝I know an easier way," she suggested, ❝it would take us hours and you need help.❞
❝How?❞
She glanced around twice... thrice... ❝Not here," she whispered. ❝We can go back and forth easily but... you might have to leave your horse...❞
Getting Maximus to rest would be great while we get on our way. I left him on a villager's stable with the copper I have left. After doing so, she held me by the arm and led me to a much-hidden alleyway. We had to stop whenever the Kingdom's knights would run in our direction. I have gathered information that a princess escaped her quarters this morning.
In her palm, she held what looked like stones. It seemed and felt familiar but I could not point out where I had seen it. ❝This will get us to Elyria quickly.❞
I'm not exactly certain what happened next but with a jump that we made, we entered a whole new place and I felt colder. Did we just teleport? The pressure I felt from it made my head heavy and dizzy.
❝Oh no!❞ She gasped. ❝I forgot to tell you that it might have a tad of side effects...❞
❝It's okay,❞ I responded, holding immediately onto a tree to balance myself. Brr. Elyria is not really for the faint of hearts and skill to brace its temperature.
That afternoon, the nameless girl led me to swim in the Duchy's lake. She told me that the water felt warm despite the weather and that it would bring back the energy I have lost for days.
That afternoon, I wondered, was it possible to find a soulmate in a mere adolescent? A best friend? She told me all about her studies and how we got along easily because of the same wonder in the different creatures that Vesta has.
I feel the same, nameless girl.
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𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐲𝐧, 𝐈𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐬
𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫
** 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝐸𝑖𝑟𝑎
How come we didn't sense it?
The monstrous energy that is bubbling underneath the waters. To be able to infiltrate Vesta, the demons have figured a way to pass through Lake Lyn in Idris.
In my hand, I hold a mystical item that we have been told to guard our whole lives. It is one of the hidden weapons buried under the lake bed. I can't surrender it. Not now that two of our kind have sacrificed themselves to take the incoming attacks. Both of their bodies are floating beside me and I wished I could mourn but this isn't the time and place.
I wonder if Maximus made it to any duchy to report the incident. He is my feet when I am unable to walk.
I know they're coming for me next so I held the weapon tighter. I watched as black energy formed around their knuckles and they sighted it at me. I still have a few defenses left.
Maximus, from afar, made it known that he is coming from his gallops. He brought a rider with him who was wearing a familiar dark cloak and who seemed to know how to steer my horse as she knew him.
Ice.
It was the last thing I saw before light and dark clashed with each other and I was tossed back across the waters because of the impact. I fell back and closed my eyes.
𝙃𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣?
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