I have been training my whole life to defeat some magical creature, so that I can get to the next level. In my world you need to be able to fight not only to survive but also to be a saviour of other people's life's. The fighting gets done by females as well. if they choose to. which can get them out of marriages or into marriages. My sister who is older than me is also way stronger than me. she helps me to train at times and never let's me of easily, although it usually ends up with me collapsing. Then being carried into the house for resting. She says that I am improving. This I cannot prove.
I am carter and I am the child of a chief who fought to his last breath for his people. he was amazing.
I live with my mother and sister in the village, situated on a hill near the origins forest. We are always surrounded by our people as they build around us to keep us safe. This is funny because we fight the magical creatures to keep them safe. it doesn't make sense but that's the way it is.
our village is set up in such a way that those who are vulnerable are closer to the centre. meaning single mothers with children will be given the huts that are closest to the chief and even single dad's who have kids. The warriors and there family are on the outside and have bigger huts because there huts should have extra guest rooms. For hosting other clans warriors.
My sister being as cool as she is went to the forest to collect her spear. Which marks the start of her journey as an adult. after she nearly left us heart broken because we thought that she had gone missing.
"I was so happy that I ran around screaming in the streets that I have the coolest sister in the world!" While the villagers looked at me like I was crazy but I didn't care. That alone was awesome, but the real magic came after.
Yes after she came back with a leaf that turned out to be a whole tree that was alive from the other forest. I was obsessed with this tree from the minute I knew that it could move and it only tried to kill me several times. Then some day my awesome sister called it to order. I guess Angie and her friend where tired of fighting with the tree that had pretty interesting ideas on how to kill me. I would have been honoured to be killed by the tree it was a legend just by being so alive and I would have been its first kill how neat would that be.
Over time I started to fight against it as instructed by my sister. Probably she was worried because I would in any case spend to much time at the great Willow, to admire the tree so while it was not allowed to kill me. The tree didn't leave the chance to give me a whooping my grandkids would feel.
Fortunately kiway the healer was always around to take my battered but in for healing.
I swear that I could always here him faintly complain that he didn't sign up to baby sit crazy prince Carter.
If only he could refuse my sister's request! Which no one can do by the way. I am not sure of the specifics, though I am pretty sure it became so after she came with the tree to keyway hut.
One of these days as I rested I'm feeling Kiway At work trying to heal my body with the Pee of the Willow tree as I call it where as they say it's the sweat of the willow tree.
Well these two things smell and taste the same so I thought it would be best to call it pee.
I had a dream about a war. One that was between ancients and us with magical creature being on our side and some few ancients that I have never met but I have heard about because we where disturbing there peace to get the spear that made us adults. Funny thing that happened in that war was that the tree fought while on Angelique hand yet it was so big now that it would hinder her view and would be to heavy for her to carry now. I fought amongst other trees that where trying to come to life. I also had a special power in the dream which wouldn't come into view an the trees where trying to prompt me to do something but I couldn't tell what. All I could do was watch as my sister was in danger fighting something my father couldn't defeat or buy time without his life being at stake.
I woke up screaming. When I saw kiway running in to calm me down. I settled down yet I was sweating. "he said I was having a fever." So I was detained from going home for some day's while I recover.
He didn't bother to tell anybody about this. Which caused Angie my over protective sister to come looking for me like a lost coin.
When she heard what had happened she kept looking at the tree like she would kill it. I found this to be funny, which she was not happy about. I told her over and over that the tree had no fault in all of it. As I had injured it as much as it injured me. Needless to say this did not count for anything. She went on and on about how the tree is not as important as me. Which came with the reminder on how the tree can heal itself. Then the torcher about how Tiphany will end up without a groom because I am " being careless with my life." An actual full blown lecture before she went home to tell mother about my whereabouts.
Whenever I felt heat rising in my body in my sleep at night I would here kiway shuffling to my side and using some wet cloth to pat my body while complaining about his sleep. I would have flashes of the dream but this time in pieces so it made less sense and caused more stress than before, I took it as the fevers torcher.
Yep. I just thought it was part of the fever and had to be supressed or be put assigned in my brain. Very far away in my brain because I knew that I was no seer.
The fever finally broke after seven day's and kiway was exhausted.
He escorted me home before the sun could even rise and would not even let me greet the tree like the tree had a disease or it would chase me If he didn't move fast enough. It was hilarious given the fact that he was an old man and running was like just speed walking.
When we got home no one was awake. kiway practically screamed Angelique's name at the door as he knocked, clearly trying to make a whole in it.
Angelique came running like she was being chased to get to the door. I was amused by the old mans actions since this is the chiefs house and once the beautiful chief was up he would have an earful.
Well this didn't happen but once the door was open he shoved me to Angelique and said he doesn't want to see me anywhere near his hut for he next three days. I was shocked, I couldn't help it but tried to complain but before I could even open my mouth he shut the door in my face and walked into the forest like he was being chased again. My sister was happy to have me back as she made my favourite breakfast and made a fuss. Saying I should go to sleep once I am done eating and for the few days she will be in charge of my training me so that I won't even be able to sneak of to kiways territory. Maybe she feared that the territorial beast might swallow me whole with his old complaining soft word and very loud snores that I could even here in my state. While I was sick and asleep.
Instead I chose to ask Angelique about mom since I know that she is a light sleeper so couldn't have missed the old wolf try to nock the house in.
Well while you where not home she couldn't sleep at all and couldn't leave to come see you so probably hearing kiway give strict orders to stay away from his hut and be detained under my care she could finally relax and go to sleep.
I now felt guilty. Meaning for her I would not try to sneak off like I had originally planned.