Flashback Secrets in Syliras

[Savio]

When Savio finally opened his eyes with a groan, he was greeted with the sight of a small sobbing boy. The blonde boy was babbling on about something, but from what Savio could gather, the kid was in trouble. Savio narrowed his slate colored eyes and looked past the boy to see a shouting man running towards them. Adean was able to help Savio and the boy to their feet, but Savio held the boy close to him, moving the trembling child behind his back protectively.

Adean cursed loudly as he saw the raging drunk heading their way. “That bastard is going to bring the Knights down on our heads!”

Savio’s friends all scattered into the shadows, leaving him alone with the crying boy. He cursed colorfully under his breath as he grabbed the child’s hand and took off running too, guiding him away the best he could. He could still hear the angry shouts behind them. Where could he go?!

The kid said something about the forest? Perhaps that would dissuade the man from continuing his chase.

[Ethen Calden]

Ethen moved towards the Northern gate with friendly fella and past the stone portcullis. Holding hands with the man. Ethen couldn't help but find the older gentleman good looking. Ethen ran into the the bronze woods, a feared place at night even without the fear of a chasing and angry drunktard. Ethen soon came along a boulder with a flat surface. "We can wait here for a while to catch our breath. It look safe enough" Ethen said, now feel guilty dragging the nice man in the dangerous event. "I'm so sorry you look like a nice person and I don't want you be hurt. So you can leave me and sneak back into the city while I deal with my brother" Ethen said not believing in his own words. "How I can deal with my brother." Suddenly he heard of the dreaded voice "Come out, come out, wherever you are" said Jasper with a snarl.

[Savio]

Savio pulled the boy to him and covered his babbling mouth with his hand. Savio then pulled the kid into the shadows as he peeked around in search of the man. He could hear the alcohol fueled rage in the man’s voice. Fat chance he was just going to leave this small kid to face the violent man by himself. He wouldn’t be able to live with himself if this rather innocent appearing boy was murdered when he could have helped him.

“Shhh, be quite. Do you want him to catch you?” Savio whispered close into the boy’s ear. He then looked around in the darkness, his mind formulating a plan. The guy looked huge, and he clearly was a trained fighter. Even drunk, he still posed as a threat. Savio needed to be sneaky, and use his smaller sized and speed to his advantage. “Stay here. Don’t move until I say so. Okay?” With that, Savio left the boy’s side and crouched down alongside the boulder, moving slowly and watching his footing so not to make a single sound.

He could see the brother now, wondering around amongst the bare trees. The winter’s chill was starting to seep in through Savi’s adrenaline fueled numbness. Damn, he had forgotten his shirt and tunic back with his friends. Savio moved closer, doing his best to blend in with the surrounding shadows. It took a short while, but soon he was close to the bumbling fool, and he was too drunk to even recognize the man crouching beside one of the trees.

Savio didn’t plan on killing the man. He wasn’t that kind of person! But perhaps he could render the man unconscious? Yes, that sounded better and it saved Savio’s conscience.

[Ethen Calden]

Ethen was overwhelm by the sudden generosity of his unknown savior. The night cold air whistled through the trees and driftless sounds of the wild and unknown echoed in the woods intruded by a loud shout with a drunken slur. "I will find you, then you will change even if I have to kill you" said Jasper with a echo and followed by the stomping of his loud boots not muffled by the undergrowth. Ethen was holding his breath. Suddenly by mistake Ethen draw a loud sob. The sound of the loud steps changed direction towards the solid and smooth rock. Suddenly Ethen felt a violent tug by his collar. Ethen's fearfull face met Jasper's red angry face followed by a foul smell coming from the overpowering figure. Jesper thrown Ethen against a trunk of the tree and said "you keep on doing whatever you please without consequence. Father wouldn't Punished you, mother wouldn't punished and Guthale... Well he didn't even try, didn't he? That leaves me, always me" said Jasper as Ethen was pinned by him and Jasper drawled back his arm like a snake from Hel and ready to strike.

[Savio]

Savio ran up and gripped the man’s arm and pulled him away, causing the large man to drop the small boy and stumble back. Savio then moved to stand protectively in front of the young boy. Jasper narrowed his eyes at the intruder. He stood there, puzzled for a moment before he snarled in rage.

“You?! You made my brother like this, didn’t you? I’ll petching kill you!” The mad man roared before charging at Savio. Savio cursed as he shoved the boy out of the way before dodging the drunkard’s attack. Savio fell hard to the ground. Luckily, the man’s rage was now fully directed at Savio. Once the attacker regained his balance, he stalked forward to Savio as the smaller man scooted backwards on the ground. Savio looked around franticly for anything to arm himself with. The man came closer until he was practically on top of Savi. Savio’s hand touched something solid. A fallen branch? Thank the gods! He gripped the wood into his hand and right as Jasper leaned down to punch him, Savio swung the wood on to the drunkard’s head. The man fell like a ton of bricks.

Savio’s heart was hammering in his chest as he scrambled to his feet and eyed the limp body cautiously. Oh gods, did I just kill him? He moved closer to the body and examined it, and then he leaned down and touched the side of the man’s neck. He had a pulse. Savio sigh with relief and slumped to the ground.

“Hey, boy. Are you alright?” Savio managed to call out to the kid, his voice sounding a great deal more steady than he felt.

[Ethen Calden]

Ethen was overcome by the sudden reaction of the overtowering man. "Jasper has never been defeated before and let alone a men of such different body size and type" Ethen thought still subsumed by the attack.

“Hey, boy. Are you alright?” Savio managed to call out to Ethen, his voice sounding a great deal more steady than he felt.

"I'm seem better then you Ser" said Ethen as he got up from the ground. "I think it best that not let my brother freeze in the dead of night" as Ethen walk to the unconscious man on the soft undergrowth.

Ethen bend over reaching for his brother's clothed shoulders and started to drag Jasper painfully slowly. "There's no way I can get back to mother's and father's house in time" Ethen thought.

[Savio]

Savio managed a small chuckle in reply to the small blonde haired boy’s words, but became shocked when the boy revealed to him that his attacker was his brother. His own flesh and blood meant to kill him? Savio sighed and shook his head in slight dismay. Poor kid.

When the boy started to attempt to tug the larger man along, Savio stepped forward and lifted the unconscious man by the arm so that Savio was under the man’s arm and the boy was under the other one. With a slight grunt, Savio and the boy started hauling the man back inside the city.

“So, what is your name? And where are we going? My Aunt’s house isn’t too far from the gates, and we will be able to get there in just a short time. She and my parents won’t be too happy with the idea, but they won’t turn away those who are in need. “

[Ruby Majalenka]

Cursing her own stamina, Ruby struggled to follow Jasper, or at least the trail of chaos he left, to the bronze woods outside the city.

The wind seemed to whisper as the gracefully slip through the gap between trees which added to the chilly atmosphere. Though her eyes could still make out the outline of things owing to the lanterns atop the walls, range of visibility was little more than a few metres. Her mind started going through all the war stories she read in which tall tales of heroes leading a small force to victory by ambushing the villain's vast army in the woods were told.

Slowly, imagination rendered the trees more sinister, alive and hungry for prey. Between the trees there seemed to be always something running around, toying around with her, prowling in the dark while enjoying this stench of fear and wariness before jumping out of the darkness to see the climax, none other than her last dying face with horror written all over, eyes and mouth wide open in surprise displaying the last gasp of breath she never finished.

She jumped when Ethen and Savio came approaching. They weren't close enough to be visible, but the footsteps informed they were about a stone's throw (if Ruby was the one throwing, taking into account she were barely toned). The fact that their footsteps were casually slow was a good sign, probably the beast had been put down. But that was not enough, there was still something to be done here.

Right after they were close enough to be differed from the trees, Ruby called out to them, faking a hint of worry.

"Excuse me, I'm the barmaid, has the drunk been neutralized ?"

Little did they know that Ruby, standing sideways, held her suvai behind her feet to conceal it.