"Ah... ugh... ah! YEAH! AHHHH CHOOO!!!" Juke wheezed.
"Ark..." I replied, which was bless you.
We were getting close to the Sand Village. The ground was beginning to get covered with more and more sand as we proceeded. We finaly reached a small village full of huts, made out of garng skin. Garngs usualy live in dry areas. Some say they were a cross bread of camels and dragons, minus the wings. They were very large, maybe about the size of full grown man.
"Now what..." Juke asked.
"I don't know! Just keep your mouth shut and lets go."
I looked around looking for any sign of life. Both Juke and I looked into the huts, but no one was to be found. That's when we were worried.
"What are you doing here?!" A voice yelled.
We spun around to see who was talking to us. A tall lean girl, around the age of 14 or 15, almost taller than me, was pointing a fingure at us angrily.
"We just came here for supplies..." I replied.
"Its very dangerous at a time like this. You shouldn't be wandering!" She replied.
"And why is it dangerous?"
"Just a few days ago a dragon came in and terorized the village, taking everyone in its path, kidnapping them for their young. This hasn't happened since who knows when. I, along with some others, escaped and hid in a safe haven. I have come back to find any survivors."
"Ok... can you just tell me where we can stock up on supplies and we will be off..."
"Where do you come from?"
"We come from Arectonite." Juke replied.
"Oh really... you don't look like your from Arectonite... how am I suppose to know if you weren't spies from Gollem? And an even better question, why would a couple of Arectonite kids be going about around here?"
"Well if you must know.... We were sent with a message for Sintickis, a plea for help from our enemys. We decided to come here to stock up on supplies for the rest of the journey." I said handing the message to her.
"Dado!" Juke yelled.
"Don't worry Juke! I think we can trust her." I retorted.
The girl took the message and examined it without looking inside. On it, which probably saved our skins, was a seal that only the Arectonite elder would use.
"Fine..." The girl said, "I believe you... Follow me, but be quick and don't fall behind."
She led us deeper into the desert. We trudged around in the sand for about five minutes when we reached a weird looking cacti. She pulled on one of the handles and a small door lifted off of the ground. She led us inside keeping a watchful eye on us. We looked around and a whole bunch of people were crowding around a small table.
"The foods over there." She said pointing to a stach of meat and bread.
We took some food, gave her some of our money, and took off.
"Wait!" She shouted for us. "You will probably need this." She handed me a sword, and Juke a bow and arrow.
"Oh we couldn't take these!" I replied to the generous offer.
"Oh don't worry, the only cost is that I come with you!" She said with a smile. "I'm Lily"
"I'm Dado, and this is-" Juke shoved me backwards.
"And I'm Juke!" He said with a big smile.
"But Lily, I dont even know how to use a sword!" I complained.
"Oh don't worry, I'll teach you!" Lily replied.
With a mumble me and Juke started walking through the sand to our next destination. Sintickis here we come!
"Ark..." I replied, which was bless you.
We were getting close to the Sand Village. The ground was beginning to get covered with more and more sand as we proceeded. We finaly reached a small village full of huts, made out of garng skin. Garngs usualy live in dry areas. Some say they were a cross bread of camels and dragons, minus the wings. They were very large, maybe about the size of full grown man.
"Now what..." Juke asked.
"I don't know! Just keep your mouth shut and lets go."
I looked around looking for any sign of life. Both Juke and I looked into the huts, but no one was to be found. That's when we were worried.
"What are you doing here?!" A voice yelled.
We spun around to see who was talking to us. A tall lean girl, around the age of 14 or 15, almost taller than me, was pointing a fingure at us angrily.
"We just came here for supplies..." I replied.
"Its very dangerous at a time like this. You shouldn't be wandering!" She replied.
"And why is it dangerous?"
"Just a few days ago a dragon came in and terorized the village, taking everyone in its path, kidnapping them for their young. This hasn't happened since who knows when. I, along with some others, escaped and hid in a safe haven. I have come back to find any survivors."
"Ok... can you just tell me where we can stock up on supplies and we will be off..."
"Where do you come from?"
"We come from Arectonite." Juke replied.
"Oh really... you don't look like your from Arectonite... how am I suppose to know if you weren't spies from Gollem? And an even better question, why would a couple of Arectonite kids be going about around here?"
"Well if you must know.... We were sent with a message for Sintickis, a plea for help from our enemys. We decided to come here to stock up on supplies for the rest of the journey." I said handing the message to her.
"Dado!" Juke yelled.
"Don't worry Juke! I think we can trust her." I retorted.
The girl took the message and examined it without looking inside. On it, which probably saved our skins, was a seal that only the Arectonite elder would use.
"Fine..." The girl said, "I believe you... Follow me, but be quick and don't fall behind."
She led us deeper into the desert. We trudged around in the sand for about five minutes when we reached a weird looking cacti. She pulled on one of the handles and a small door lifted off of the ground. She led us inside keeping a watchful eye on us. We looked around and a whole bunch of people were crowding around a small table.
"The foods over there." She said pointing to a stach of meat and bread.
We took some food, gave her some of our money, and took off.
"Wait!" She shouted for us. "You will probably need this." She handed me a sword, and Juke a bow and arrow.
"Oh we couldn't take these!" I replied to the generous offer.
"Oh don't worry, the only cost is that I come with you!" She said with a smile. "I'm Lily"
"I'm Dado, and this is-" Juke shoved me backwards.
"And I'm Juke!" He said with a big smile.
"But Lily, I dont even know how to use a sword!" I complained.
"Oh don't worry, I'll teach you!" Lily replied.
With a mumble me and Juke started walking through the sand to our next destination. Sintickis here we come!
