Episode 3

                   OUTSIDE OF TOWN

  Radiclaus, with a little help from Radicle fought off the bandits and told them to never steal or cause trouble again.

“He said the exact name of your teacher.” Elio said.

“What do you mean.” Radiclaus asked.

“She means; the man you said was your teacher is the one that attacked us.” Radicle answered.

“That can’t be, why would he be with them?” Radiclaus asked.

“Did you see his face?” Elio asked.

“No, he used a spell to block his face, just like these guys.” Radiclaus answered as he pointed at the direction the bandits ran to.

With Radiclaus not agreeing, they still had to find a plan as fast as they could because they knew that they were being looked for. They all decided that they were going to go to Everland, a place with mountains and hills. They wanted to ask around for anyone who knew what happened.

 As they got there Radicle spotted a few of his home gaurds looking for them but didn’t do anything. Half the people they asked didn’t know what they were talking about and the other half thought The Great Civil War was a tale. After having no luck they decided to go back to Ago-nice and find out there. When they came they went to the Ferril district, where the poor mostly lived and asked around for any old people who had lived there long. One man happened to know a man that had lived in Ago-nice his entire life and took them to him.

 The man was nearly deaf. He couldn’t hear unless you shouted. They asked him what happened during The Great Civil War and he told them that it is nothing but an old folk tale. He told them that long ago there was prophesy of three men, they would come at night and brainwash everybody while they were asleep. They would turn them against each other, causing a war. They would fight till they couldn’t anymore and then The Opan; the dark lord of the Tuties would come and easily make the King do what he wanted him to do. It is said that he stays at the middle of everything, controlling the Empires he had secretly and silently conquered.

 Radiclaus was the only one who believed while Radicle and Elio thought the man made it up.

“We need to find the middle of it all.” Radiclaus said.

“You don’t beleive that man, do you?” Elio and Radiclaus asked.

“Well, we might not have much of a choice.”  Radiclaus answered as he got on Berneig and gestured for them to get in.

“We need to go to The Iop Official Library, the place we could get the most information. Radiclaus said as they flew toward Iop.

 It was late and they still had a long way to go so they decided to camp for the night. Radiclaus was to get wood, Bernieg was to carry the wood, Radicle was to make fire and light and Elio make the place they were to sleep on. They built a decent camp and ate what they bought from the market and slept. Radiclaus and Radicle woke to an unpleasant sight, they saw a letter in the place Elio slept saying ‘Come to the middle of Weller’s Peak and come alone.’ They knew they had to go fast otherwise they would kill Elio without hesitation.

 Radiclaus told Bernieg to be alert and if she heard him shout for her, she should land with force. They arrived at Weller’s Peak early and didn’t see anyone.

*Whistle*

As an arrow flew through the air, cutting through Radiclaus’ chest. He fell to the floor and shouted loudly ‘Bernieg!’. Bernieg landed with tremendous power, knoking every knight to the ground. Using force they took bernieg down with a smash.

*Smash*

“GO!!” Radiclaus shouted to Bernieg as she flew off into the skies.

“I am Gulis Rui the Third and I am here to take back the King’s children that you kidnapped back to him.”

“You’re fate would be chosen by the King himself.” said one of Gulis’s knights.

 Tied, chained and watched by gaurds, Radiclaus was held separately from the Radicle and Elio. Elio tried to explain that they left to get things from a market and got kidnapped when Radiclaus saved them but Gulis thought she was trying to defend Radiclaus, but why. They arrived in the afternoon; when everywere was buzzing with men in bars shouting, women discussing and traders giveing reports. The Ling wanted to know what had happened to his children so when he heard that they were outside he called for them eamediatly.

 He promised Gulis houses, horses, staff, power and then told him he may go. Lufier asked Radicle to tell him what happened. Radicle told him that Radiclaus had kidnapped them and had had plans for ransome. When Radiclaus while being chained heard this he knew that he would kill Radicle and kill him well.

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