Guarders Of the Spirts
FYI this is the first three chapters, I'm always working on it! Here is the prolauge! ~Prologue~ There are dimmed lights, the floor rumbles, “we're under attack!”, cries an unfamiliar voice. Almost as if out of the blue, there was a silence, an eerie silence. The ground was completely still. Almost to still. Were they planning to surprise attack us as soon as we walked out the door? Or leave warnings in their path as they leave? It remained a mystery. We heard guns fire, then all of a sudden a woman came out, scooped me up, her hair was a brown that shimmered in the moonlight- it was long and a little past her shoulder, her hands were as warm as a wolf’s fur in the cold winter. She seemed normal but- she was wearing a necklace- a strange one, in fact, it had a pendant with a symbol of a wolf, bear, heron, mountain goat, and snow leopard. Who attacked? What did this mean? Why were the attackers here? Who attacked us? So many thoughts buzzed in my head. 2 years later… “Hi honey!” I heard my mom say- i was only 5 years old but that was enough to give out a feeling of me- my character in the world. I had long brown hair- just like my mom, and it had a few gold streaks here and there, my eyes were as green as a pine tree, I loved to adventure and I knew the woods pretty well.
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Chapter #2
Chapter 2
Watching my dad heal the poor wolf almost made me cry. He takes out the arrow and gestures to me to clean it off. I go inside and head to the kitchen, as I’m in the kitchen my thoughts get the best of me and holding the arrow I think, who sent this? Is this an accident or is it mere slaughter? As I come back to the present I wash the arrow off and slip into my mom's study, and carefully set down the arrow, head back outside. I still have to do the tasks, but with everything on my mind I break out in a run.To the only place I know that can fix an injury like that, is ‘Lady Nett’s Apothecary for the sick and wounded.’ I have been there a few times but the one i remember vividly was when my brother had a serious muscle injury and could barely move, when i was there i saw in a beautiful bottle a strange substance, it was labeled “Wound treatment for Animals ONLY” That appeared strange to me because it was next to her poison section, but her poinsions were in a locked cabinet. No one could buy them, I guess I never really understood why she keeps them in her store and not at home. But as I enter town square people are staring at me and I keep going and as i’m nearing the store people exit the store but one in particular caught my eye, “Maya!!” Maya is my best friend, I have known her for years. She is the smartest person I know. I met her in one of the meet and greets, she had just moved and her mom was a politician from the river region. She and her family had moved because of the war between the maple region. Currently the pine region and river region are allies. “Maya, why are you here?”. “My sister has chicken pox, I thought I would go here!” explained maya. “Of course, Lady Nett’s Is the best place for that stuff…” “Sage Griffith I know somethings up, spill.” Maya is like emotional support to me, although she can be a little nosy… it’s a good thing in her personality. “Nothing…” “Sage…” She gave me the look that made me want to tell but i couldn't, it was info that belonged only in our family. “I’ll tell you later, okay? Meet me in the woods at five ‘k?” She gives a nod of approval and I walk into the store hoping they had some medicine to spare. “Good morning Margret!” “Mornin’ Sage, how can I assist you today?” “Do you still have that one for animals only?” “Oh- that , one. I haven’t seen it for a while.” As she gets up to check the back room, As she is looking for her remedies, a beautiful gold bottle catches my eye, I have truly never seen something as shimmery as that, the only thing that could be remotely like that is the knives i throw in the forest, it’s strictly forbidden, but gathering herbs for Lady Nett’s it risky, but it benefits the lot of the pine region, but to think that I could get found by the mapel region and get killed or taken in by the river clan but the odds of getting swooped by the icicle, mountain, region is slim, but even the chance of me getting caught is high, I know no one would report me but being the eldest daughter of our region leader would get me a good 5 months of grounding, maybe even a year, but if the government found out I would be dead as a squirrel. She comes out of the back and hands me the remedy, “Here you go!” I dig through my satchel and find not a single coin, not a single dollar, no currency at all, I must have picked up the satchel and not put money in- I was in such a hurry… “Oh no…” “It's no problem I just need one thing in return, go find yourself a sage plant, burn the leaf in the woods and you will have guidance.” I know that it turns out great in all the fairy tales like ill get a fortune and that stuff. But I know Mrs Nett to not be whimsical and fantasyish at all, I choose to do it for a few reasons- I trust Lady nett, and sage wards off evil in a new space, but she knows that I sneak off. My eyes light up when i realize she means the maple forest, I'll have you know those are our enemies they have been for years and its classified info for why, “ Thank you so much! I really need this, I'll do exactly what you say '' She waves goodbye, and I sprint to the edge of our home. My dad looks like he’s questioning whether this is a real `creature or a baby, As he tells me to go get something I uncap the bottle and slowly pour it on the wolf, the wolf closes its eyes and an hour later sure enough the wound looks better but 0ne thing… The wolf has a chain engraved with ‘Sage Griffith’ on its leg.
