Frantic chattering awoke the man lying unconscious on the ground scattered with withering leaves. The man's black cloak was sprawled beneath him and his long white beard speckled with dirt. The old man's half moon spectacles glinted in the rays of sunlight and his black leather shoes, unpolished, were flithy and scuffed.
"He's awake" whispered a voice. The man couldn't quite make out what age the speaker was but he could tell she was female.
"Shhh..! Let's find out who he is."
That was definitely a male voice. Leon cautiously tapped the man on the shoulder and said,"Sorry to disturb you, but may I ask, who are you? And what are doing in the forest?" The man looked at Leon and answered a wise voice,
"I am a sorcerer of Darkovia."
Kira gasped,"Isn't that more than a hundred days travel from Tera? What do you seek here?"
"Yes it is, but I am a sorcerer of great knowledge and capabilities. I was attacked by Skrinlis'* after a failed attempt of a spell I was creating."
"I thought you were an almighty sorcerer" said Leon.
"I am, but everyone makes mistakes," the sorcerer looked up,"Alas the sky is darkening, would be so kind as to help me find a place to stay at night?"
"Oh I know! Leon remember that deserted hermit's hut?"
"Now that you mentioned it, yes!"
"Alright, now if you will lend me your shoulders..." Kira and Leon hauled the sorcerer up onto their shoulders and walked slowly towards the hut. Once they had reached it they set him down on the bed and bade him good bye. Before they left though, Kira rushed back into the hut.
"Mr. Sorcerer what is your name?"
"Alvius Vorista," replied the sorcerer,"Goodnight Kira." Kira glanced curiously at the sorcerer and bade him goodnight.
*Skrinlis' are very feisty animals that feed on living things and normally appear around the Summer Eclipse. They are very vicious and are not a pretty sight. Legends say, that the greatest Skrinlis once killed a man by simply looking at it.
"He's awake" whispered a voice. The man couldn't quite make out what age the speaker was but he could tell she was female.
"Shhh..! Let's find out who he is."
That was definitely a male voice. Leon cautiously tapped the man on the shoulder and said,"Sorry to disturb you, but may I ask, who are you? And what are doing in the forest?" The man looked at Leon and answered a wise voice,
"I am a sorcerer of Darkovia."
Kira gasped,"Isn't that more than a hundred days travel from Tera? What do you seek here?"
"Yes it is, but I am a sorcerer of great knowledge and capabilities. I was attacked by Skrinlis'* after a failed attempt of a spell I was creating."
"I thought you were an almighty sorcerer" said Leon.
"I am, but everyone makes mistakes," the sorcerer looked up,"Alas the sky is darkening, would be so kind as to help me find a place to stay at night?"
"Oh I know! Leon remember that deserted hermit's hut?"
"Now that you mentioned it, yes!"
"Alright, now if you will lend me your shoulders..." Kira and Leon hauled the sorcerer up onto their shoulders and walked slowly towards the hut. Once they had reached it they set him down on the bed and bade him good bye. Before they left though, Kira rushed back into the hut.
"Mr. Sorcerer what is your name?"
"Alvius Vorista," replied the sorcerer,"Goodnight Kira." Kira glanced curiously at the sorcerer and bade him goodnight.
*Skrinlis' are very feisty animals that feed on living things and normally appear around the Summer Eclipse. They are very vicious and are not a pretty sight. Legends say, that the greatest Skrinlis once killed a man by simply looking at it.
