21 Destiny begins II (1/2)

Having heard Arwen and Uncle Dior's explanation, it became clear to Amaryll why Don went to kill Minister Bryan, and why he brought the half-elf girl here.

Amaryll felt pretty ashamed of herself for acting like that, she heard about the mysterious mage from the bandit leader while Don was interrogating him but she neglected to admit the mysterious mage's existence due to fear.

She turned to look at Don who was still talking with Knight, she looked at him with guilty eyes.

”You should apologize to him Amaryll” Arwen said.

Amaryll sighed and said ”Yes”

Amaryll walked towards Don just as Don and Knight halted their conversation and looked at the guilty-looking elf.

Arwen and Uncle Dior didn't follow her, they just gave her and Don some space.

Don looked at Amaryll without saying anything, she was unable to look into his eyes and speak, her face showed the expression of something stuck in her throat that she couldn't get it out after a few breaths of time, finally she mustered her courage

”Don I'm sorry for talking like that”

”Ok, from now on you'll know everything they do” Amaryll was confused when she heard him as Don gestured at Uncle Dior and Arwen to come nearer.

”I'm going to let you know what Bryan told me before his death”

”But Don....” before Arwen say anything further Don just signaled him to stop with his hand,

”She needs to hear this too, you can't protect her forever from the reality Arwen”

Arwen knew sooner or later Amaryll was going to learn about the harsh reality that is worse than the bandit attack she faced, he also knew he wasn't much different from Amaryll in experience but he spent more time with their grandfather than Amaryll, as a result, he learned more about the world than Amaryll.

”Before Minister Bryan die he said extermination is coming” he never planned to hide this from the elves, the more they know about the threat the better.

”Wha...what did he mean by that?” Arwen had a bad feeling about what he heard from Don he knew these simple words held more weight.

”If I have to guess I say something big going to happen not only to elves for all the races”

Amaryll's heart jumped out when she heard Don, she was trembling, everything she wanted was peace but now it's becoming a dream, she was struggling to find a way to disagree with Don but she couldn't.

”How do you know?” Uncle Dior asked.

”I don't but I dealt with people like the mysterious mage before they always operate in shadows and as a group. ”

”But it's all your guess right what if he works alone or a madman?”

”Madman? He teleported more than twenty people from slave city to here if he's a madman, he sure is a powerful one in that and he himself said extermination is coming” Don looked at everyone sharply and said

”It's a threat... at least we have to treat it as one”

”Don's right people operate from shadows and using others to do their jobs are dangerous, don't forget he purchased the service of a Minister, a nobody can't do something like that no matter which world it is”

Knight explained his point of view to everyone loud and clear, they faced this type of cult people in Divine Lands, you cant find who is your real enemy with these people anybody could be your enemy.

”After we safely settle somewhere we need to find the other races”

Nobody questioned or said anything as they knew if Don's guess is right they need to unite and stand together or they will be exterminated.

Don could see the worried and stressed faces of the elves while he was walking away, Amaryll was practically sweating like she is in middle of the desert, Arwen was trying his best to keep the anxiety from showing on his face while Uncle Dior was acting like he is calm but Don could see the panicked eyes of Uncle Dior.

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”Where am I?” the half-elf girl slowly opened her eyes and saw a crudely made roof suddenly her memories came flooding back as she clutched her aching head tightly.

She recalled the things happened to her, she was born in a noble family but because of the war in her country she fled her homeland and lived years in hiding and fearing and she was captured by slave traders and sold as a slave to Avelon continent and saw her first owner/master get killed in the hands of a stranger a human.

”Don” she remembered the young man who saved her those brown eyes that looked at her an equal not like a creature, she lived alone and suffered enough to know about this cruel world, nobody in a long time helped her except her parents.

”Ah you are awake” she turned to look at the direction that voice was coming.

The half-elf saw a beautiful green dressed elf looking at her with a worried face, she had green eyes and golden hair, pointy ears.

”Who are you” she slowly asked the elf in fear,

”Don't worry you are safe here” as the elf said she stepped forward and sat before her.

”I am Amaryll you are now safe we don't treat you like those despicable humans did” Amaryll reassuringly patted the half-elf girl's back.

”Don” she said again.

”Don yeah he is there in his hut I should get something for you to eat” Amaryll wanted to get something for the half-elf girl but her hands were grabbed in the midway

”What is this place why did he save me?” the half-elf girl asked with a worried face

Amaryll sighed.

”Just like you, a group of bandits attacked us” the half-elf girl started to shiver

”Relax fortunately we were saved by Don and Knight and they escorted us to this place from our tribe”

”But how me?” the half-elf girl mumbled.

”One of the bandits said he was sent here to capture us by Minister Bryan so Don went to kill him in order to keep him from sending more bandits, after that, you know what happened right?”