Enapay Makwa's Story

Alisha saw the prince and princess by the river, and ran up to them. Respectfully, she knelt on one knee, looking up at them both.

"Something odd is on the horizon, my prince. A dot, I can't quite make it out yet, but it seems to be some sort of water creature coming towards us," She let her eyes hit the ground again, knowing it was improper for her eyes to linger to long on the royals, unless it was a special occasion. Alisha looked back up, looking for any sense of listening in their eyes. "Please, my prince, you must warn your father. The something is odd, and coming directly at us. I feel ill when I look upon it, as if it brings something black to our world..." Alisha once again let her eyes fall, and she stood. "I shall return to work," She said, backing away slowly. When she was a respectful distance, she bowed, turned, and walked back toward the orchard.

Pay looked to the young girl who knelt at his feet listening to what she had to say before glancing back to his sister.

“Alisha, are you sure of this?” he asked looking to her

Awen jumped off her horse as she followed after the girl once she had left. Calling her name finally catching up to her grabbing her arm gently taking both of her hands into her looking into her eyes seeing the fear in them.

“Alisha, take me to where you saw this. I must see for myself.” She said worried for her tribe “Pay, go and warn father. I’ll find Setia.” She sighed as she and Alisha headed back to the fields. He nodded as he hopped onto her horse kicking it's sides gently as the horse took off at a dead run past the two girl toward the village.

Awen looked at the dot it was something, but whatever that something was wouldn’t be here for a few days at least…she hoped.
She glanced to Alisha “You’re so sweet, but let’s hope there will not be a need for that” she smiled casually.

“Awendela, What are you doing up there! You’re going to get hurt.” Tecumseh voice was loud and strong as he moved in front of Alisha to help Awen. But, she didn’t use his help. “Alisha, you should have never…”

“Tecumseh, I am fine.” She said cutting him off and stepping in front of Alisha. “I asked her to help me into the tree.” She said looking straight at him.

“Where is this dot?” Enapay interrupted. The men of the tribe looking at the unknown dot for a while trying to figure it out though it getting dark before they could come to a conclusion. “We shall all retire for the evening and not let this bother us for now, let us men worry about this.” Enapay spoke to everyone who had gather, he was a natural like his father.

“Come on Alisha.” Awen smiled to her as they walked back to the village together.

Alisha was absolutely offended by his last comment. "Men aren't the only ones who can handle things," she said under her breath, looking at the ground. "My princess, I would be glad to come back to the village, but I still have work to do. I will return when it is finished," She bowed low, in respect, and returned to her work with the fruit. She knew this was something to worry about, and she knew she could handle it as well as any man. As she watched the group walk back to the village, she merely continued her work, singing in their native tongue, and glancing up every so often to watch her little dot as it seemed to grow like the moon in the sky. The dot would be upon them by the end of the coming week, if they were lucky to get that time...

As Alisha continued her work for the nexfew days, she always watched he dot get bigger. On the fourth day, she could finally see what it really was. Once she saw hat it was a large ship, on the fifth day, she ran to the village from her orchard, and warned the royal family.

"A ship!" Alisha announced, falling to her knees breathlessly. "It's a ship! That's what the dot was. And by the way it's moving, it shouldn't be more than two days until its upon us!" Alisha was nervous and scared, by kept a straight ace as she tried to catch her breath while she knelt at the feet of her nobles.