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Levente

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A loud knocking interrupted him, and both of them stared at it. Nathan remembered telling Hurst to knock twice but this person knocked several times. Nathan got up and went towards the door, but stopped for a moment. He turned around and saw Star climbing under the bed. Good thought Nathan, just in case. He opened the door, and was immediately attacked by a red colored blouse. “You little ... sneakily thief .. never trust!”
A small thin girl, in her early thirties with reddish hair started to smack Nathan with all her might. Her face was red like her hair, and she screamed at him with great fury. She had freckles scattered under her hazel eyes. Though it was near winter time, she had a nice tan body. “Claire stop! I can explain but not now.. not like this.” Nathan yelled back. She stopped for a moment only for Star to witness different words coming from her mouth. Nathan replied back with the same type of words, then there was silence as she looked from Nathan to the bed. “Here? Now?* asked the girl. Nathan gave a long nod to answer. The girl blushed a deep red and replied something back to him that Star didn't understand and walked out of the room closing the door behind her.
Nathan sighed, and turned towards the bed. “That was Claire, a former friend of mine. She could be quite ... difficult.* Star started to climb from under the bed.
“What were you ... speaking?” she whispered.
“It's called Callic. A language that the locals speak around here. Now come, dinner is ready and I know you are hungry.” Nathan smiled lightly.
For the first time, Star noticed how hungry she was. She smiled back and took Nathans hands as they walked downstairs. A strong smell of dust combined with roasted meat, seemed to be a great combination for hunger, for Nathan stomach growled as they sat down to eat. Fresh picked carrots, tomatoes, and onions with slices of steak and mashed potatoes were spread across the table nearest to the fireplace.

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The meat was seasoned in light red peppers, and butter was dripping from the mashed potatoes. Rubbing his hands together, Nathan said to Hurst as he sat down next to them, “This is why I love your tavern Hurst!” Star merely agreed in thought.
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After the food was all devoured and consumed, and the plates were taken away by mistresses. Nathan lay in his chair staring at the fire burning in the fireplace, drinking hot wine. Star nearly falling asleep, watched the many different people that entered and left the tavern. They all seemed so exotic from the ones that she lived with when she was with her parents. They each wore different and brightly colored pieces of clothing, and they had new smells. Some spoke with a different tongue, while others sticked to the one Star could understand. But no matter who they were, they seemed different from the people that she have seen in her hometown. Claire came over to Nathan pulling up a chair and sat next to him. She allowed her hair to fall over her shoulders, and she peered over to Nathan “Oh please Claire not now..* started Nathan, till she placed her finger over his mouth. She looked at him first then at Star, indicating, who's the girl?
“You wouldn't understand Claire. As you used to say, it's one of my thief things.” he continued to stare at the fire. Hearing that people were settling in. It must be near midnight he thought. “There is one thing that you can do for me, Claire. Its shy of me to ask, but can you put Star in bed.”
Claire saw that he was trying not to ask, and had nerve to. So she agreed.
The wine was getting to Nathan's head, and he knew it. After Star was put to bed, and Claire as well. He saw that only six people were left in the main room of the tavern. Hurst was at the bar, cleaning the area, and the rest were mumbling over a story that was told earlier.

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Levente

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“It's true, I heard that Shadow Seekers were advancing to Qualimin. Cause the King wouldn't pay debt to the High Council.” said one of them.
“Nah, that ain't true. There coming to take over, what I reckon.” another one said.
“I think so as well,” agreed another.
“What do you think, Hurst? You know a lot of folk around here.” said a third one.
Nathan looked over to Hurst and saw he stopped for a moment. He seemed to think about the question or maybe he was afraid to answer but there was a long pause after the question. Nathan grew a bit curious about what made Hurst to become like that. “All I know is, them Shadow Seekers caused all kinds of hell since they arrived. Civil war in Avetnin, hanging in Iverton, hell soon it'll reach Qualimin and then I'll tell you nothing will be peace around here.”
“That's blaspheme!” yelled one of them.
“No! It's not. I was there when it happened in Port Salima.” Nathan stated. Every eyes was on him now, and he knew it. He didn't look around but he knew that people were peering at him with curiosity but fear. The soft crackling of the fire, helped him to focus from falling asleep but he decided to end this topic once and for all. “That'll ain't true there mister. Heard everyone was killed by them Riders.” one said.
“Ya well if everyone was killed by the Shadow Seekers, how did it become heard? Few survived. I was coming from the Claria Temple, just off the shores of Demora and I needed a ship to head there. For all I know, the Riders were searching for something cause they questioned everyone, then had them impaled.” said Nathan. He knew that there will be some disagreement but he didn't care for as long as they knew the truth.
There was a long pause again. The quiet of the men, seemed haunting then small hoof beats were heard from outside. Hoof Beats! Nathan got up from where he stood, too a quick drink from the wine, and sped to the window. In the distance two horses were coming this way, with fast pace.

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Due to the moonlight, Nathan saw two heavily cloaked figures riding on the black horses, and he saw something else on the side of the horse, flashing by the light. Swords.
“Shadow Seekers!” Nathan saw that everyone was pilled to the window next to him, and they all saw what he saw. The six people there, started to scream and run upstairs waking up everyone in the building. Hurst, started to yell to keep quiet but Nathan knew that it was no use. People were cowards against Shadow Seekers.
“Nathan! What the hell is going on? People are screaming about Shadow Seekers, but here this far east?” yelled Claire. She had her white nightgown on, and in her hand was Star. Claire's brushed hair seemed odd to Nathan, as well as her fright. She stared wide eyed at Nathan, fear shined in her eyes. People started to pill the main room, with Hurst yelling for everyone to calm down. Nathan looked from Claire to Star, and saw the fear that possessed them, Claire started to hold Star, thinking that she would cry but Star just stared at Nathan. No, thought Nathan, they shall not enter. Nathan pulled from under his dark cloak, his crozier, and walked outside of the tavern.
The hoof's seemed closer this time, and Nathan knew that they will stop here. The dark figure were growing closer, and closer. Soon they were right in front of the tavern, the lights shining onto them, and their horse. They wore cloaks over their face and over this entire body with dark gloves over this hands. Not one inch of their body was seen. Nathan had his crozier to his side, and breathed slowly and quietly. Silence filled the tavern, silence filled the surrounding forest, silence seemed to fill the very air around them.
“Nathan Corway...” hissed one of the Shadow Seekers.
Nathan didn't look at them, but only to his shadow in front of him. It was not fear, but something that has haunted him for a while and he dared not to refresh that memory. The chill air shook Nathan but he didn't show it.

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“Your not welcome here.”
The Shadow Seekers stepped off their horses, and walked toward Nathan. They carried no sound, from step or from their swords that they held in hand. The light from the tavern glittered on their swords, nearly making them to appear as fire. Nathan repeated himself, but they advanced slowly. When they stood in front of him, one raised his sword. As it brought it down upon Nathan, he quickly reacted and blocked that attack. The second Shadow Seeker swung his sword, and Nathan deflect that one too. Nathan was on the defensive side, and had just one advantage, surprise. Most people didn't have the courage to stand in front of a Shadow Seeker, much less attack one. So as they swung at him trying to behead him, Nathan felt the surprise in them.
They stopped for a moment, and backed away from Nathan. Nathan still kept his stance and did not move. One slowly walked behind him, while the other stood in front and hissed at him, “Courage leaves you, and fear is replaced. Soon you will follow your courage and leave this place...” Then it walked at Nathan and swung at him from high. He raised him sword up, and knew that moment the one from behind him would try and low swing, so he kneed the one in front of him and flew his sword in a low stance behind him, hitting the Shadow Seeker's sword from it's hand. The sword flew off into the darkness, and out of sight, while the other Shadow Seeker sheathed his. They both stared at him from the darkness of their cloaks, walked towards their horses keeping their distance from Nathan and rode away.
They rode off. Nathan watched their dark form disappear and he was left there to wonder what the hell just happened. The crozier in his hand, still vibratied with the fierce action that it saw.

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He sheathed his crozier and turned around. People were pressed against the windows in front of the tavern, eyes watched him from the beginning to the end, and out of those many people Nathan's eyes found Star staring at him in hand with Claire. He walked inside eyes down, not wanting to face anyone and upstairs he went. Finding his room, he closed the door behind not bothering with the lock and laid down on the bed. He heard small whispering coming from downstairs, and he knew people would stay up until tomorrow talking about what they had seen.
A small click came from the door, and Nathan not bothering to see who it was, closed his eyes. Soft footsteps were heard coming towards him. “Nathan? Are you alright?” asked the voice.

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To be continued ...
~said the Wind.
"Warmth, and coolness is a nature's fact on the wind. But force and trouble can brew up as well. Beware of the coming Wind."

28-Jul-2009 06:30:10 - Last edited on 28-Jul-2009 06:30:29 by Levente

Dellema7

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Wind:
The stories forum need authors like you: skilled an intelligent. I haven't read much of your story, honestly, hardly any of it. But I can tell you right now that myself and those of us left here would like you to stay and contribute to the community. Talk with some of us on the Story Discussions. The community would greatly appreiciate you.
-Dellema.

28-Jul-2009 22:51:05

Levente

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ty Dellema. I have also been reading what you have wrote and I think yours is brilliant. I apologize if my grammar is not as good as yours but English is not my mother language. If you have any comments or ideas, or even mistakes that you noticed please feel free to comment me on them.
~said the Wind.
"Warmth, and coolness is a nature's fact on the wind. But force and trouble can brew up as well. Beware of the coming Wind."

28-Jul-2009 23:44:27 - Last edited on 28-Jul-2009 23:44:40 by Levente

Dellema7

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"Not just a small peddy short time thief"
This line is in the third post. "Petty" is how it's spelled, and I think the phrase you want is "small time".

If I spot anything else, I'll edit it in.

Just finished with the first page. Choppy in spots, but otherwise, very good. I'm read more later.

28-Jul-2009 23:57:42 - Last edited on 29-Jul-2009 00:15:33 by Dellema7

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