Prologue
January 30, 2009 at 12:45 PM (Fantasy Stories, Outcasts)
That morning the Lord gave them food. It wasn’t much: just a small piece of stale bread. But it was enough to give them a little hope for the day. The boy and girl took their food off to the side. The girl ate her food silently lost in thought. The boy ate his thinking about the girl. “You were talking in your sleep last night.” He said.
The girl looked up at him sharply. “What did I say?” she asked.
“You muttered something about a Draloch… what’s a Draloch?”
The girl frowned. “Draloch is the reason I’m here.” She said. “He’s the enemy of Simeon Bladewrite and Havran Speedfingers.”
The boy stared at her in surprise. “You know about Simeon Bladewrite?” he asked.
“I know about Simeon Bladewrite.” The girl replied. The sadness in her eyes deepened as she remembered. “I used to think I knew him very well… now I’m not so sure.”
The boy leaned forward. “Could you tell me?”
The girl nodded. “I can.”
And she did. She told him all she could remember.
