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2024-10-29 19:42:56Tarian jumped on a dark brown horse, holding out his hand for the girl as she stared, she had never ridden on a horse, let alone seen one up close.
"Get on." He ordered as his men all hoisted themselves up onto the others.
Astria took his hand, allowing him to lift her onto the horse as she panted, not knowing what would happen to her once they got to their destination. She was more nervous as they rode through the trees than she had ever been her entire life, her eyes wondering back, praying that her mother was alright.
"Pull up the hood of your cloak." Tarian said suddenly, his eyes locked onto something in the distance.
The half-breed obeyed instantly, remembering her promise to listen to his every command, after all; what other choice did she have? She turned her eyes towards the horizon, noticing another set of horses heading straight for them. Taking a deep breath, she wondered if the strangers would help her, free her from her captures. Perhaps if
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Astria stared up at the night sky, her entire form bound to a large oak tree, her legs numb and tingly from being unable to move. She sighed, they all slept so peacefully whilst she stayed awake, night after night; wondering if they would ever make it to their destination. They had been traveling for three moons, during the day they would ride, and at night they would tie her to the closest tree, ensuring her ears were covered in case of visitors. Though the girl did not know who they expected to show up in the middle of the night when all creatures slept.She looked around the small camp, feeling utterly alone as she fought back tears; praying that Gilmy wasn't far behind. That he would come rescue her. Yet, she knew that it would be a hard task; he would not know where to begin, or where to look for her. After all, he wouldn’t wake when she called to him for aid, his motionless form skill etched in her mind. Why? Why wouldn’t he wake?The half-breed jumpe
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"Thank you." The white-haired man whispered, slowly moving into a seated position.She nodded, not knowing what to say and she crawled away, noticing another man that had fallen to the stranger's sword on the other side of the tree; knowing that he needed her help. Astria took a moment to look back at the fighting, distraught as she realised that Tarian and his men were losing to the law man. She knew that should they lose she would die, perhaps in an excruciating way, something that the girl did not want.Tarian panted for breath, he had never versed an adversary with such skill, nor did he want to again should he survive. He turned back to look at the small girl as she stared, an idea striking at his mind."Girl!" He shouted. "Use your fire to kill him."The half-breed gasped, he wanted her to kill? She had done that once before to one of his men and she had regretted it, it wasn't pleasant taking another's life, nor did she ever want to do it again. Bu
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Astria groaned in her sleep, her head leant against Tarian's shoulder, though she hadn't realised that yet as she squirmed; the world around her growing louder. She blinked rapidly, jumping up once she realised who she was with, her heart racing in reckless motions against her chest. When had she fallen asleep? She couldn’t quite remember when she had drifted in the land of dreams and nightmares, grateful that her mind was not plagued with her greatest fears. The girl looked around, noticing that most of his men had disappeared, leaving only a small few to protect her and Tarian. What would they do should they run into the law again? How would they fight them off with only three men? "Where is everyone?" She asked bravely, turning back to look at Tarian as he shrugged. "They are scouting ahead, is that a problem?" "What if we get ambushed?" "That wouldn’t matter now, look." He smiled, pointing to the left. Astria followed his hand with
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Astria screamed when he pushed the knife under the nail of her middle finger, the agony unbearable as he slowly cut it off; blood oozing from where the fingernail used to be. She bucked and twisted on the ground as he repeated the process four more times, begging for him to stop; though her cries for mercy were unheard as Tarian watched a smile etched into his face. How could he be so cruel? What could he possibly gain from her anguish?"Please …" She whispered, fighting against the men that held her down."That’s enough, you can let her go now." Tarian ordered, his men complying almost instantly.Tears slipped from the half-breed's eyes as she moved into a seated position on the hard ground, shocked to see the amount of blood that poured from her fingers. Astria watched in silence as some of the fifty men began to walk back towards the large camp, smiles etched into their faces; each one seeing it as though they had won some great battle. She
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But the girl hoped that Tuviel would steer clear of the camp, that she would understand that there was nothing she could do to save her daughter, not now.One of Tarian's soldiers smiled wildly. "Perhaps we could keep her mother also.""That is not an option. The Deus are looking for the mother and we wouldn't want to go against an army of them." The leader shot back, clearly annoyed that one of his men would say such a thing."Why are they looking for her?""Because she broke their highest law when she had the girl." Tarian explained, turning towards the girl as he continued to speak; "Show them."Astria knew exactly what he meant, he wanted her to show them her ears, to reveal that she was a half-breed and face their judgment. Having no other choice, the girl removed her hood and tucked her hair behind her ears; showing who she was. The people gasped, some taking a step back in shock and disbelief."She is a half-breed!""Abominatio
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"Then don't apologise."Astria nodded in response, though wasn’t quite sure as they continued to stare, as if they were waiting for something; waiting for her to make another mistake."Panett, leave us." Tarian ordered."I wish to make sure she is healthy first.""You can see she is quite alright, if there are any problems I will call for you.""Alright, as long as you do.""Of course."Panett stood up to leave, flashing a small smile at the girl as he exited the hut; leaving her alone with the tribe's leader.Tarian moved to sit beside her on the bed, a moment of silence stretching out between them before he finally spoke; his tone harsh. "I would not advise disobeying me again, you nearly lost your life."Astria scoffed, "It is your fault that I nearly died, if you hadn't have done what you did we wouldn’t be in this situation."He lashed out, striking her across the face. "Do not talk to me in such
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Her entire frame trembled as she watched him pull the same bandages and ointment from his small pack, his eyes never leaving hers. Astria recoiled back when he neared her, blood coating her hair and neck as she cried softly; afraid that it would somehow all happen again."I need you to remain still." He said almost commandingly, taking her by the chin.The girl nodded, realising that he was only trying to help; he wasn’t like the others, he was the only one that didn’t wish to harm her. Something that she was grateful for. She supposed that because he was medically trained that he was like her, in the sense that he didn’t wish to harm anyone if he could help it; nor did he wish to kill unless there was no other choice. He leaned forward, applying the white cream to her ears, the pain of what had happened seeping through the girl's form. She winced, jumping back slightly when he placed the bandages over the open wound of her right ear, her eyes swollen
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Once they had emptied the contents of the tray, Tarian rose back to his feet, gently brushing the hair from her eyes as she yawned. “I think it is time we both got some sleep.”“Ok.” She whispered, wondering why he was being so nice all of a sudden.He had been so cruel to her only a few hours before, ordering his men to cut off the tips of her ears, even after she begged him for mercy. Yes, she burned him, but that was only because she was afraid of What he would do to her. How could she have foreseen the consequences, known that this would happen?Tarian held out his hand, pulling Astria to her feet as she yawned again, her eyes feeling heavy. She allowed him to guide her towards the small opening in the hut, her legs wobbly and unsteady as they walked through the camp, the silence stretching out as most of his people had retired to their beds. The day truly over. The half-breed was grateful for that, praying that tomorrow would be bett
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Gilmy turned towards her with the same smile, their eyes locking for a brief moment before he returned to making their breakfast, Tuviel noticing the interaction between them and became suspicious. She had no idea about her daughters feelings towards the warrior, or the fact that they had kissed the night before, but after the way they looked at one another she was starting to think their was something growing between them. of course, their was something going on and the two of them were slowly falling for each other even among all the chaos that followed them around. Love. It was a strange thing to Astria, she had never experienced this kind of love before, nor had she had such feelings towards anyone. She had always told herself that no one would be able to love her except for the mother, she had been born an abomination, vermin that most of the world shunned. But Gilmy didn't look at her the way others did, he knew what she was of course, but they didn't seem to bother him at al
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Astria awoke slowly, her mind sluggish and her body aching, she didn’t know how much sleep she had Managed to get, but she did know that it wasn’t enough. Memories of what happened the night before with Gilmy filled her mind and she blushed instantly, no one had ever looked at her like that before, treat her like that. Did he really like her? Was it at all possible for someone to love an abomination like her? Did she deserve it? Could she accept his love?The half-breed had so many questions she wanted to ask him, but she knew she would be unable to until they were alone again, and she didn’t know when that would be. She watched her mother stir a pot of tea for a few moments, allowing her body to awake fully before she moved to sit up, Tuviel instantly turning her head towards her and smiling.“Morning!” She called with a small smile, her attention spit between the tea and her daughter.“Morning mother.” Astria replied,
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“Why?” The half-breed asked, unsure why he would do such a thing; his land must be strange indeed.“The old king was much like the high priestess, greedy and controlling. I allow people the freedom to choose, especially when it comes to who they wish to bear children with.” He explained, being as honest as he could.“Why are you telling me this now?”“I want you to help me, I want this land under my protection, and I want you to convince your father and mother to join me. I want us to destroy the high priestess and her armies.”The half-breed turned her head towards the dense wood, peering into the darkness as she thought for a moment, without the high priestess Astria and her mother would be free and so would the Fera. The lives of everyone across the entire kingdom would change, but for the better, people would no longer live in fear. That is something the girl had wished for in every dream she had since l
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He frowned, seeing now that it was all a mistake; that they were just tired. “I realise that now, but I cannot allow you to speak to me like that, where I come from; you would be punished.”Astria smiled sweetly, “Well, it is a good thing we aren't there, otherwise we may not be friends.”Gilmy laughed, believing that he was falling for the girl, that she would become his wife in time. “Perhaps you are right, though I am glad I met you Astria. You are certainly fiery.”“That I am.” She agreed and she didn’t mean just her power; her personality more so than her ability.“That is, it? Do you think you can fix this with words?!” Snapped her mother as she stood once more, her amber eyes fixated on the barbarian.“Mother!” Astria scolded, “Now is not the time to fight amongst ourselves, that is what the Deus want! They want us to break apart so we are easier to pick off,
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“I am healing just fine. I do not need your help.” Yes, Astria loved her mother dearly, but after all that they had been through; she wasn’t sure that she could trust her, not fully. Tuviel liked to keep secrets, only telling her daughter half of the truth and keeping the rest to herself. That just wasn’t acceptable anymore, they must be honest with each other if they are to survive, even if that made them hurt. It was a necessity; they couldn’t afford to go into this war with only half of the information. Yet, both of them were stubborn and it would take more for them to trust one another again, they needed time to heal on their own, away from one another. “Please Astria, I want to help you.” Pleaded her mother, her eyes filling with tears, she felt as though she was losing her daughter, that their bond was drifting apart. Panett took a step back, turning towards the forest as he believed Gilmy could use a hand; that and he wanted to be far away from the arg
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The road was treacherous and long, but they must travel it in order to get to where they needed to be, it didn't matter how fatigued they were, nor did it matter that they wished to spend a day resting. Astria and her mother must make it to the eleven lands before the Deus caught up again, before it was too late and they would be unable to save themselves; the world around them more dangerous than it had ever been before. she knew what would happen should they be caught and she didn’t think she would be able to fight them all on her own, she needed her mother’s ability as well; though that seemed to be a long shot. Tuviel had barely used her power in the years they had spent hiding in the swamps of Lacus, meaning she was weak; her power couldn’t present itself as it once did. What would happen if her mother couldn’t fight? Would the young girl lose her as she had her home and everything else that she knew?Yawning, the half-breed sighed; they had
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“I have had enough of secrets and lies. i almost lost you to the Deus not even a day ago. I thought i was all alone. Where would I have gone? Did you even think about that?! without the knowledge of my father, without a name or a face, how would I have found him in the elven lands?! HOW?!”Tears sprang free from her mother’s eyes, the strong woman the girl had always known crumbling down into a wreck. “I cannot lose you Astria, not after all we have been through.”“You will lose me if you do not reveal all that you are hiding from me, mother.”“Then I must.” Tuviel said to herself knowing that the truth would be revealed once they reached the elven lands. Whether she wanted it or not. “Your father is Miek, he was the first in line for the elven throne when his father died, which was the reason he left me alone in Esina. He had to go back and take the throne before his time ran out. But he never came bac
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“Without him I wouldn’t have escaped.”Tuviel stepped forward, glancing towards Gilmy in distain. It was clear to the girl that they still didn’t get along very well, despite all that he had done for Astria and her mother. She had missed Tuviel’s beauty, her hair the shade of the setting sun, and her curved shape more prominent in the trousers and tunic that she wore.“If what Astria says is true, then we welcome you; but I must also apologise as now you are going to have to travel with us to Miake.” The girl’s mother said strongly, leaving no room for an argument.“You swear that he has not harmed you?” Gilmy scowled back at Panett, still distrusting as he did not know the man.“Yes, I swear.” Whispered the half-breed, her arms wrapping around Gilmy in a loving embrace. She had missed her friend dearly. “He is a healer. He treated the wounds that Tarian bestowed upon me, with o
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He was a medical man and had little fighting experience, he would only get in her way; even if he was trying to help.The half-breed reached her mother in seconds, quickly spraying the rope that bound her with fire, and carelessly doing to the same with Gilmy. She didn’t have enough time to be cautious as the other Deus surrounded them, each one itching to force Astria and her mother into taking their final breath. The two men from before took a step towards the girl, their swords drawn, they would not show her an ounce of mercy; after all, she was a monstrous half-ling, one that needed to be disposed of. Though, she would not go down so easily, if she had learned anything since leaving Lacus, it was that one must fight in this world just survive. She couldn’t show weakness, not now. She had to save her mother.“Gilmy, get a weapon.” The girl shouted behind her, knowing that she couldn’t kill them all alone, not without the help of h
