Chapter 1

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” my mother always tell me 

"Elora, it's dinner time already baby!" I ignore her yelling so that maybe she'll just let me be. "It's home time Elora!" My mom yelling again across the field. "Coming mom, just one more arrow to shot and I'll be there!" I shouted back at her with respect of course. I shot the last arrow and a clean shot it goes. "Mom I'm coming, I'll just clean this mess I have here and I'll be there!".

When I was 5 years old, my mother already taught me how to use a bow and shot an arrow that's why am already good at it. But I tried to ask her to teach me how to use a dagger but she refused because it's handful, now I have to go down town and meet my friend. My friend "Freye" is good at dagger and love's to make armor and dagger's because that's her parents job at town and she is also skilled with it. She's my only friend in the town. People here won't love you if you're useless and don't know anything and don't have anything that's why my mother and me lives at the woods near the field because it's peaceful there and only the two of usbare the only person who lives there.

"Mom can I go down town today I mean after we finish cleaning?" I tell my mom while we're cleaning the house "hmm with who darling?" She asked "just me, am just gonna go to Freye and play with her." I reply to her "But darling you're already 15 years old, and the two of you are still playing like a child? your excuses are still the same since you were young hahaha" my mother laugh "But you might get angry if I tell you that we're gonna spar and practice using dagger". My mother look at me  and say "why would I be angry, and it's also using dagger is a bit handful you can just improve your archery darling" "And your skills in archery is still mediocre, you should improve it because someday in the future you'll understand why am doing this and saying this to you Elora." she added "I understand" I sighs and continue cleaning "yes, you can go but don't comeback late at night". 

While I was walking to down town I can hear the wind getting stronger and stronger the trees are dancing like crazy, I can sense something is wrong with the forest.  When I was still little my mom always told me in a bedtime story that Everytime the wind is getting stronger and the trees are dancing like crazy there's danger coming and I should run if it's still not stopping and you feel like it's chasing you, mom told me to ready my bow for protection and pay  attention and not don't let my self get distracted by the strong wind around me. I look around and run and I can feel the wind chasing me slowly at my back. Maybe am just imagining this but I can feel like it's chasing me. "What in the holy world is that th-" I curse while chasing my breath. I can see the black a really black wind  that I've never seen in my whole life and it's chasing me. "I should have just stay at home!!!!" I shouted while am almost out of breath. I stopped running and grab my bow and an arrow and aim at the black wind, closing my eyes while aiming at the black wind that chasing me then I let go of the arrow. When I opened my eyes it disappeared like magic "holyshit" I curse again because of Freye my cursing is becoming a habbit, better watch my mouth Infront of mom. The good news is the blackest wind that's chasing me is gone and am really relieved.

I saw Freye hand waving at me from a far, I could recognize it her smile. "What an ugly smile you have!" I shouted at her while still chasing my breath " You should be greatful  that am running for you wench!" She shouted back at me but still smiling. "I hate you!" She added "do you think I like you!" I shouted back at her while laughing. I let my body fall at the ground and wait for her to get where I am. I can see her face above me while am lying at the ground "why are you out of breath anyway?" asking me and lending me a hand to stand up "I was just running so I won't waste time when I slow down." I reply to her "what a girl you are Elora can you not be so dumb." "When did running for not wasting time become dumb Freye, shut up I don't wanna argue" there's no use arguing it because it's not true because this the real way of wasting time.

"So did you finish the arrow I want Freye?" 

"Freye?!" I shouted "sorry wh-" " No never mind, what are you building there anyway that you can't hear me?" Looking at her with serious look " A group of merchants came here yesterday they were huge and they look like a rich merchants, I don't know they also looks scary and they maybe heard that there's a blacksmith here I think cause that's what they were saying yesterday-" "you think?" I added "yeah and they offered us a deal, I don't know that's what my father said an-" "so you weren't here?" I ask her "I was busy downstairs making your arrow but sorry cause I did not finish it hehe" she said while smiling and scratching her neck "no it's okay, am not in a rush anyway" I replied and smiled at her "And also the those merchants yesterday has royal pass with them, weird aren't they?" "Maybe because they have power to have it, like you said they look rich." maybe they are superior than other merchants.

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