Chapter 2

After leaving the dark elves behind I started to fall asleep, my eyes were heavy as rock and the steady beat of the horse trotting didnt help. The emblem knight insisted that I could but I tried to fight it. I dreamt of what happened, flashes after flashes it wouldnt stop, then all of a sudden I was buried under fire....I woke up breathing hard and scared. It had started raining and we had picked up pace for cover underneath a tree. The emblem knight got off his horse and helped me down before going to help the remaining soldier with mother's body. I ran to her crying and kneeled down to place her head on my lap. Tears streaked my face and dripped unto hers as I buried mine...its all my fault! If I had only watched over my brother none of this would've happened and all of us could've escaped! I was the only survivor....

"It's not your fault..." I looked up at the emblem knight when he said that and just wiped the tears from my face before looking down at mother's face for the last time. I watched as the two of them buried my mother underneath the oak tree we had taken cover. I thought of what the emblem knight had said about it not being my fault and as much as I wish that to be true I still felt I could've done something. The rain had now ended by the time they were done burrying mother. I went and said by final good-byes saying I'm sorry for not watching over brother and I'll never let this happen again, that I'm going be strong next time....I'll show them!

"Hey kid are you alright?" The emblem knight sat there on his horse looking down at me as well as the other soldier. " Yea I'm alright..." I'll show every last one of them....."Well come here and give me your hand" The emblem knight held out his hand for me to grab then pulled me up on his horse and took off followed by the soldier. I watched as mother's grave faded behind me and thought of what I promised and what I should do....

"So which one are you?" I stared up at the emblem knight wondering what he meant by that.. "Well you are the commander's kid arent you? "Yea I am...." "Well you got a name don't you?" " Yea I do its Krynthilus Demasion" "Whoa thats a huge name!...sorry no offence but I've always had trouble pronouncing elvish names...mind if I just call you Krynth?" "No...I don't" "Well Krynth I'm a Knight of Dove and was second in command under your father...rest his soul. You can call me Sir Vandrik" He smiled at me after the introduction was done and handed me a free arm which I took and we both shook.

"Sir Vandrik can I ask you something?" "Of course Krynth what is it you want to know?" "What's to become of me? I have nowhere to go and I've never left home before." "Well as of right now I'm taking you with me and you are welcome to stay. As from there we'll decide on our next course of action" "How far do we have till we get there? "Oh it may take a day or two till we get there so we'll be making camp come nightfall"

I looked and saw that day was only starting. The sun was just now rising from the horizon and I saw nothng but open plains behind me and a few trees. The day was a long one and not much was said till dusk came and Sir Vandrik and the other soldier set camp within a small wooded area near a pond.