[Chapter Three: In the Den of Thieves] Fanfiction Story

[foryourdream]

Chapter Three: In the Den of Thieves

A terrible sandstorm began right as the Magicians prepared to track Amelda into the desert. There was no way they could follow as the winds wiped away any trail that might have been useful. When the guards reported that the secret passage in the wall had been opened, the Pharaoh called for an emergency meeting

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YAY!! XXDD

[longing_rider]

{We got our first review Aibou! *dances* Great work partner! Anyway, I'll just write up to Amelda checking Mana over, then hand it over to you again. ^-^ I love the start of this, looking forward to the plans and twists ahead! ;D}In the early morning light, peace resounded throughout the Dragon Kingdom in comfortable silence, until

Re: YAY!! XXDD

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The room was a complete mess. Objects were scattered across the floor and floating in the air as the magician girl paced frantically back and forth across what she believed to be her "prison."

Mana had woken up at the sound of a raised voice, but had not yet panicked since she was still a bit disoriented. When her mind became clearer, she found that she was in unfamiliar surroundings. 'This isn't my room.' It sparked in her mind, the face of the young man and the temple caving in around them. For a horrifying moment, she had put two plus two together and imagined the worst possible scenario.

'I've been KIDNAPPED! I've been kidnapped, I've been kidnapped!' Mana had jumped up, her hysteria taking over all rationality. 'Master Mahaado's gonna KILL me! Oh my Ra, does he even know where I am? The Prince is gonna be so worried and what does the stranger want with me, is he gonna hurt me or--'At the corner of her eye, she caught sight of the stranger who had taken her away from the palace. This further fueled her panic and the headache

The Goodness. ;D <3

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To say Amelda was surprised to see the various objects in the room hovering about the ground was an understatement. However, his shock turned to worry when seeing the girl clutching her head, her balance wavering. Sighing, he realized from her frightened reaction he was going to have a hard time settling her down to check that bump

The Cuteness X3

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Her wide, blinking eyes observed the expression on his face and the way his hand reached out to her. So he really did seem like he wanted to help her. Thieves weren't supposed to be so nice, right? They pillaged, murdered, thought only about themselves and didn't help out anybody, especially little mages. Or so the stories said.

One thing was for sure. Her headache wasn't feeling any better thinking all these frightening thoughts!

"Ehem...okay," she said finally, in a meek voice. Carefully, as though somehow expecting him to curse her at any moment, she took hold of his hand. Using it to balance herself as she sat back down on the bed, she waited quietly like a good little patient. But she was still worried.

Kawaiiness!! ^_~ <3

[longing_rider]

Inwardly, the thief was sighing in relief that she was being cooperative. He doubted he could have handled it if she had tried fighting him off. Despite the fact she lacked control in her magic, there was a lot of untapped power in this girl, which he saw in their previous encounter. If she had chose to lash out...well he doubted he would have fared well

Sorry, tis exam week for me at college D:

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Her deep breath was exhaled through a soft hiss of pain. "Ow, ow." Mana gripped his hand tightly and shut her eyes to keep the little tears from falling.

"Am I gonna be okay?" she asked fearfully. She didn't realize how serious her injury was, and she suddenly wished that Mahaado was there with them. He seemed to know just about everything there was to know about anything.

Tis okay, me understnad the stressfulness. ;_;

[longing_rider]

Not bothered too much by the nails digging into his hand, Amelda chuckled to himself at the girls worry for her life. Although the damage could have been fatal if not tended to earlier, he could safely say she was in the clear health wise. She would just have to take it easy for a while.

"You'll be fine with a bit of rest," he replied, removing the cloth and soaking a herbal mix from one of the bottles on some long clean bandages. He then proceeded in carefully wrapping them tightly around her head. "These will have to be changed once a day, but otherwise, you'll make a full recovery." he finished, his voice calm, almost pleasant. It had been a while since he spoke in a tone so close to content and happiness; what was this girl doing to him?

When he had finished, the mercenary stood up and prepared to leave, only to stop abruptly and look down at the hand that was still gripping onto his.

Thank you, dah'ling ^_~

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Eyes shyly adverted to the floor, Mana mumured, "Stay with me? Please?"

In the moment that he stood up to go, she had never felt so alone. Back at the palace, she was surrounded by servants, mages, and teachers. But here...there had only been the stranger. He had taken her away from her home, but he had healed her.

This man had been so nice to her... While Mana didn't understand why he had helped her, she was willing to learn more about him. She'd always been a good student.

"...What's your name?"

Welcome Partner! *hug* ;D Just reply when you can.

[longing_rider]

Surprised to say the least, Amelda was a loss for what to do. Nevertheless, he found himself sitting back down on the edge of the bed, hand still holding hers.

There was so much going through his mind right now; why did she seem to trust him, after everything he did? He knew himself that if their roles were reversed, he couldn't be as forgiving to someone like him. Still, she wasn't quite like anyone he'd ever met before. He was unable to place her in the corrupt and pain filled world he had inhabited for so long, but perhaps that was a good thing. There had already been too many innocent people slaughtered, which he had witnessed with his own eyes...

Finally blinking in realization she had asked a question, he tensed a little. He doubted very much the others would like the fact he gave the 'prisoner' his name, but he felt unable to ignore the request. She had given him some sense of trust (why he couldn't comprehend) so it was only fair he returned it.

"Amelda." he simply replied.

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"I like it," she said, and a glimmer of her usual self twinkled in her eyes. The magician girl wondered what he would say if she told him he was really kind for a thief, and her cheeks reddened slightly at the thought. He didn't seem to think much of her at the moment and they did barely know each other, anyway

How much more do you think for a whole chapter Dear?

[longing_rider]

Though the girls eager and bubbly personality seemed out of place in the situation, the theif found it a nice change anyway; anything was better than listening to Varon's whiny complaints. And once again, he found himself smiling slightly, something that had become unfamiliar in the last few years of his life

I think we're close?

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The magician girl allowed her new friend Amelda to lead the way. On a level, she knew that she could be quite gullible...but she had decided that anyone as kind and helpful as Amelda wouldn't hurt her. Maybe there not all thieves were bad, after all.