Both figures came closer to him as the sky started thundering and dark clouds shadowed the road. The swordsman upon closer inspection was soiled with blood and held a hand with the mark high. Damien was a bit taken back by this gesture, wondering what the swordsman intended, but more importantly, questioning his openness in sharing the mark. He looked down at his notes and noted to himself to later add that he had indeed found the swordsman as foretold. "You're asking the wrong place for assistance. You have no idea what is going on in this town do you.." the golden blonde man said confused and a bit harsh sounding to Damien.
âAs a matter of factââ Damien thought, âI donât even know what this town isâŠâ
The cloaked woman figure whom the blonde swordsman looked at seemed a bit familiar to Damien, but he couldnât put his mind to it. After looking back towards him, the man continued, "She does..I can see it..They are killing babies in this town..Bandrials soldiers are killing every single baby they find..and anyone who tries to stop them..we need to hide"
Damien gasped in horror. He has heard of tales concerning Bandrialâs evil deeds but he couldnât believe she would be so low as killing innocent babies who had done no wrong towards her. He started to shiver a bit, not used to the lower temperature that came with the raindrops that started falling. Water felt a bit warmer back at his home in Sageburrow desert, unless it was the heat he was focusing more of. The water that fell along with the colder climate made Damien hold himself a bit to get warmer. He agreed with the swordsmanâs decision to hide as this place didnât seem safe at all and it would be better to get to know the two of them somewhere else that no one can hear them from.
Just as he was about to speak in agreement, a soldier had come across their path and threatened the girl. She stepped in front of Damien and the swordsman, casting some sort of magic that shielded the three of them.
Damien looked in awe at the shield and finally realized why the girl seemed familiar to him. âSheâs a healer. Iâve seen them enter the desert at times to help the wounded and the sick. Theyâve kept our location hidden from Bandrial and we have formed an alliance with them. Could she beâŠthe healer foretold in the prophecy?âDamien was thinking so much he wasnât paying attention to the screams of the healer telling them to run away or more threats from the soldier. Only when they started screaming âAAAAAAaaaahhhh!!â and an arrow shot the soldier out of nowhere did Damien come back to reality.
The woman who had shot it came out from her hiding spot, and Damien couldnât help but widen his eyes in utter shock at her appearance. She was muddy in the face, wore animal furs, and even smelled like some sort of animal as well. Damien wondered what happened to the poor girl or whether this was a customary special type of appearance for special occasions like a kill. He was getting more nervous as more new things came coming to him and revealing themselves, but at the same time he couldnât help but have so many questions for them wanting to discover what has been going on in this part of Aurora. She seemed to be gathering the arrow that she had shot and mentioned something about going to a place called âFairhavenâ saying that they needed their help. When she uncovered her hood, she revealed the tangled mess her hair was and the mark upon her shoulder, the same as Damienâs and the swordsmanâs. Damien could see a black mare and another young man riding towards them and wondered just how much attention they seemed to attract?
Deciding to finally speak Damien said, âUhâŠI donât know happenings around here being a civilian of Wen Lief and I especially donât know what that Fairhaven is⊠However, seeing as there have been recent um casualties, people of the mark, and the impending danger of being attacked again as earlier, shouldnât we get to somewhere safe? Oh umâŠare you all of the markâŠas I am..?âDamien then slowly removed his black gloves and unwrapped the violet cloth around his right arm and showed them the mark. He wondered if the others had the same mark and introduced himself, âIâm Damien Vespera of the Wen Lief Mages. Who are you all? OhâŠwe should probably move as we talkâŠright?âDamien asked the others. He was still unsure of himself being an outcast amongst the others.