Short-Cut

[Namari Lovelle]

Lost. That's what Namari was, as she tried to find a short-cut home. She pulled her hood over her head, sighing. She wouldnt want to be attacked by crooks who would want to take advantage of a lost knight. Crossing her arms, she kept walking in the night, breathing out shakey breaths from the cold.

[erika]

Erika had no clue where she was. She searched throughout the alleys scared, she had her sword drawn slightly so the blue glow acted as a lantern. She had rented a small house on town and left her turtle there to explore the town. Instead of finding anything, she had gotten herself lost.

[Namari Lovelle]

Namari suddenly stopped, growing frustrated. She pulled down her hood, and stormed through the alleys, trying to find an exit to the main streets. After hitting several dead ends, she finally yelled, "What the fuck is wrong with this place?! There needs to be a map!" As she yelled, cursed and scowled, people walked quickly away from her. This is just my freaking luck...

[erika]

Erika started to run around in fear, she went from dead end to dead end. In one she had stopped to cry. She wiped her eyes and continued on. "Stay strong you are ok." she told herself real loud as she entered another alley. The alley that Namari happened to be in.

[Namari Lovelle]

Namari turned, raising an eyebrow. She spotted a woman, who oddly enough resembled herself a bit, and saw her with red eyes and talking to herself. "Yo, you okay?" she asked, jogging over to the woman.

[erika]

Erika quickly brushed herself off and tried to look collected. "Yes thank you, I am fine......actually no. I am very lost." she admitted.

[Namari Lovelle]

Namari laughed. "Don't worry, I'm lost too. And I've lived here for a few years. I'm guessing you're new to town? Havent seen you around."

[erika]

The fact that this resident was lost reassured her. "Yes, I am. My name is Erika Xaviera." she said "And you are?"

[Namari Lovelle]

"I am Namari of Fidelite, and knight of Avaleur, at your service." Namari bowed slightly. "I suppose we can find our way out eventually." she stated, looking around.

[erika]

She smiled. It felt better that she could find her way out with someone. "You know I have met two people from here and they both have been knights," she laughed, "How many of you are there?"

[Namari Lovelle]

"Four," she smiled, "And then another person but he needs to attend to personal matters before then."

[erika]

"Oh I see, so I am just lucky." she smiled at Namari.

[Namari Lovelle]

"Maybe," she laughed, "But we are fairly easy to run into."

"So where are you from?" Namari asked, continuing to walk along.

[erika]

She walked with Namari, "I am from the kingdom of Xavation. Well, the use to be kingdom anyway." she kicks a pebble along the alley.

[Namari Lovelle]

"Ehh? Used to be...?" Namari frowned. "Did it get attacked or something? Because hey, you could rebuild it."

[erika]

Erika frowned and stopped kicking the pebble. "We were next to be attacked by Paineston after you. To rebuild it we would have to have trees, water, animals, and everything else need to sustain life." she sighed.

[Namari Lovelle]

"Well," Namari laughed. "Whoever wins the tournament and becomes ruler of Avaleur will probably be more than happy to help your kingdom. Then we could become allies."

[erika]

She smiled weakly, "That would be great, but I highly doubt Paineston would allow such a thing. I tried, I led my people to their deaths." her eyes widened. She had just given herself away.

[Namari Lovelle]

"Ehh?" Namari raised an eyebrow again. "We seem quite similar, then," she laughed, "No worries, fellow royals should not worry about knowing each others origins."

"And fuck Paineston, with both of our countries joining together they can't do a thing about it. If I have to, I'll send for some knights back from my home." although Namari would not like the idea of asking her father for help, she knew that it was something she needed to do if it came to another attack by Paineston.

[erika]

"Oh, you are a royal too?" talking to Namari helped her with being lost. Much better than being alone. "And that would be great" she smiles, "Get Paineston back for everything."