trust in friendship
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Trust in friendship
By Jennifer Truxton
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Characters:
The outcast- Cari Berkett
The white goddess-Orla Berkett
The friendly beast- Mysteria
The friendly beast 3- Laila
The mother of orla and cari- Lady Belinda Berkett
The father of orla and cari- Lord Magnus Berkett
The devil figure-Zion
The evil figure with the
Ultimately good heart – Edon
The friendly beast 2 -madness
The mentor – Stephon Cils
The temptress-Aislinn
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Poor Edon was only 14 and he didn’t know much about his mother or father
for he had been sent to four different private schools because his father wanted him
to be a strong intelligent man who can run his own country some day. But what
Lord Zion didn’t know is that Edon didn’t want to be like him Edon wanted to
wander from kingdom to kingdom learning about the life of a commoner. Lord Zion
thought that if Edon were to go to a private school he wouldn’t get in as much
trouble as he did when he was in school but like father like son Edon though a good
caring man could never manage to stay out of trouble. Edon woke up one day
feeling that life at the palace of Inbri wasn’t for him. He packed a bag and made his
way down the grand staircase of the palace and over to the palace doors. Knowing
that the night guards would still be at their posts he walked to one of the big
planters and hid his bag and then opened the palace doors, walked up to the guards
and said “ good evening men I think you guys have deserved your selves a nice
break why don’t you both go get the guards that are assigned for the next shift and
then go get a good nights sleep” both of the guards looked at each other shrugged
their shoulders and then went off to go wake the guards assigned for the next shift.
Edon quickly grabbed his bag and ran out the door to the stables where he had
hidden a horse that he had bought a while back so he could learn to ride like the
guards for if and when he would need to go to war (the stables were only used to
house the guards horses for when Lord Zion would have a parade through Inbri so
no one ever went in there). Edon grabbed his horse Madness out of the stables and
rode off towards the gates. Edon forgot that the guards at the gates never got breaks
so the gate guards would stop him if he tried to get out. So he had to figure out a
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way that he could get out of the palace grounds with out being caught. Edon thought
to himself for a while until he remembered that there was a way he used to sneak
out to get to town when he was little. Edon rushed to the garden and into the
gardeners shed which he used to play in as a child. Edon searched the walls for the
loose board that he used as a door to the other side of the palace wall. Edon
continued to search trying to remember which boards were real and which one was
false but Edon suddenly heard a noise from out side of the shed he jumped and
stood their planted to the spot hoping it wasn’t one of the servants or guards. When
Edon thought that what ever had made the noise had left he continued to search
hoping he would find the one board that he could remove to sneak him and Madness
out of the palace. Finally Edon found the one loose board pushed it away and then
pulled him and Madness through and placing the board back in place. Now that
Edon and Madness were on the other side of the palace wall he hopped on to
Madness and rode off towards town in search of what Edon hoped would be the
start of a new life.
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Cari Berkett has always been the outcast of her family no matter how much
she tried to prove to her parents that she could be just as well mannered as her twin
sister Orla who was gorgeous in every way and worshiped by her parents. Cari
always felt that she was a bad seed, the evil twin, the child her parents wished they
never had. So one day when Cari was walking through the garden outside the
manor she noticed that Orla’s pet panther Laila had been hiding a litter of baby
panther cubs in the hollowed out trunk of a tree. Knowing that if her sister knew
that Laila had given birth she would kill the cubs and then kill Laila so Cari kept
the cubs a secret to protect Laila and her babies. Cari had become fond of one of the
cubs the runt which was so small Cari could hold it in the palm of her hand. This
one cub was different than the others not only because it was the runt but also its fur
was darker than the others and its eyes were a deep sea blue the kind of blue that
you would see on the oceans at night. Cari decided that when the cubs were old
enough she would keep this cub as her own this cub would be her companion, her
only friend. Cari continued to keep a close eye on the cubs making sure that Orla
never found out about where she had hidden them. One day when Cari went to take
her daily walk in the garden she heard Orla scream. Cari realizing that Orla might
have found the cubs she ran to Orla to see what had caused her to scream. Cari
found Orla standing in front of the hollowed trunk staring down at the cubs being
fed by Laila. Cari sat down next to the tree and tried to explain to her sister that she
was only trying to save the lives of Laila and her babies and that if Orla hurt any of
the babies or Laila that she would be cursed for hurting an innocent creature of
nature. Orla being furious went to her parents and told them that cari had been
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hiding Laila and Laila’s cubs and had threatened to kill them if Orla tried to save
them. Cari knowing that Orla was lying so that cari would get in trouble and
probably be cast out of the manor Cari begged for her parents to believe her. To
believe that she was only hiding the cubs to protect them from what Orla would do
to them but Cari’s parents never believed Cari they only believed Orla because Orla
was there golden princess. Cari was locked in her chambers till she would admit to
what Orla had told her parents that she had supposedly done. Cari knew that if she
admitted to what she was accused of doing she would be cast out of her family and
sent to live as a commoner and never see her family again. As much as Cari loved
her parents and sister she couldn’t handle being falsely accused. So she decided she
was going to tell the guards that where told to keep her in her room that she wanted
to confess to her parents and to have them brought to her chambers. As Cari waited
for her parents to come to her chambers where she would explain to her parents
what really happened she paced trying to think of what to say to them so that they
wouldn’t think she was lying. Lord and Lady Berkett entered Cari’s room followed
by Cari’s twin sister Orla “leave us orla leave us to talk alone” Cari said as they
entered. Orla shot Cari a evil smile and then sat down on one of the chairs
surrounding the fire place “yes orla leave us” Orla’s mother said as she walked over
to the chamber doors to close them behind orla “don’t let her enter” lady Berkett
said to the guards as orla left the room. Cari explained to her parents that orla had
threatened to kill Laila and her cubs if she ever gave birth and that orla was just
twisting the story so that it would look as if she were the one who had been trying to
save the cubs. Now that Cari’s parents knew the truth she had hoped that they
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would understand. Cari’s parents left her chambers to go and decided what they
were going to do to cari for hiding the truth about Laila giving birth to cubs and not
telling anyone. Orla was furious at her sister and parents for not allowing her to be
in the room as cari explained the truth. After Orla’s parents had left Cari’s room
she stormed in hoping to find cari crying on her bed but she entered seeing cari
standing on the balcony looking out at to the kingdom “how could you keep me out
of your chambers as you talked to our parents about something that included me”
orla yelled as she walked toward cari “well it is my chambers not yours and even
though the conversation included you I was trying to clear my name not make yours
look better; at least I’m not the one lying to my parents just so I could continue
looking like an angel” orla screamed and then ran towards cari pushing her over the
balcony and down into the garden where she lay unconscious. (Lord and lady
Berkett rush to Cari’s chambers to see orla standing on the balcony looking over the
railing down into the garden and laughing evilly) “What happened we heard a
scream” the lord and lady both said in unison “oh its nothing I saw a spider but it’s
alright now” orla said as she walked passed her parents out of the room, and down
the hall toward her chambers. Lord and lady Berkett walked to the balcony and
gazed downward to the garden to see cari lying on the ground unconscious (Lady
Berkett screamed as she ran off toward to stairs and out to the garden where Cari
lay unconscious). Lady Berkett rushed to the side of Cari and held her in her arms
“oh my dear how did you hurt yourself” she said (Meanwhile Orla was in her
chambers laughing hysterically hoping she had finally gotten rid of her sister) Lord
Berkett walked out to the garden to see his wife crying as she held his daughter in
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her arms. Hoping Cari wasn’t dead he rushed to his wife and daughters side and
then yelled for the guards to bring a doctor. Lord Berkett stood and began to pace
while he and his wife waited for the guards to bring the doctor. Mean while Orla
was in Cari’s chambers looking through Cari’s clothes and other personal things
when she came upon a picture taken when they were young. In the picture Cari and
Orla were hugging and holding hands as if they were the best of friends. Orla smiled
as she looked at this picture then she threw it to the ground and continued looking
through Cari’s thing and setting a side things she liked because for all orla knew
Cari was dead and every thing that belonged to Cari now belonged to her. Once the
doctor arrived the guards carried Cari into the sitting room and laid her on the
couch. The doctor began to check if Cari was still alive. As the doctor helped Cari
Lord and Lady Berkett went upstairs to Orla’s chambers but when they didn’t find
her in her room they started to head back downstairs until they heard singing
coming from Cari’s room. Lord Berkett stopped and listened to the singing and
noticed it was Orla who was doing the singing. Lord and Lady Berkett walked down
the hall to cari’s chambers. As they enter they notice a lot of Cari’s things scattered
throughout the room. Lady Berkett began to pick up the things lying on the floor in
piles. Lord Berkett just stood in the doorway watching, looking at his daughter and
his wife and began to cry silently to himself. Lord Berkett turned and made his way
to his chambers where he sat at his desk writing on parchment. Lady Berkett not
noticing that her husband had left the room continued to clean up Cari’s chambers
until she came upon Orla who was digging in Cari’s closet pulling out articles of
clothing and tossing them onto Cari’s bed. “Orla what are you doing?” she asked in
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a strict tone. Orla stopped suddenly and looked up at her mother and smiled
innocently “Well…um…uh…”Orla couldn’t come up with a good reason for why
she was in her sister’s room and digging through her things. “Answer me young
lady” Lady Berkett said as she snatched and the articles of clothing out of Orla’s
hands and threw them on the bed. “Oh just some spring cleaning I thought I might
be nice and help Cari clean out some of her room” Orla said as she smiled
innocently and continued digging through Cari’s closet “Orla what are you doing in
Cari’s room digging through her things” Lady Berkett said as she began to get
furious with what her daughter was actually doing. “Alright I lied Cari was trying
to protect Laila and her cubs yes I threatened that I would kill Laila and her cubs if
she ever gave birth and yes I pushed her over the balcony and then hoping she had
died from the fall I came in here and started to go through her things taking out
stuff that I liked and would keep” Orla said as she fell to her knees and cried “Why
would you do such a thing to your sister? What has she ever done to you to deserve
this?” Lady Berkett asked Orla as she sat down next to her and held her hand. Orla
stood and started to clean up the mess she had made while she answered her
mother’s questions “I pushed her because I didn’t want you guys to know that I was
lying, I didn’t want for her to become your little princess because then I would be
the one left in the shadows, and I am the gorgeous one, I’m the one your supposed to
love, I’m the one that when you die will take your place, I’m supposed to be that
person not her!!” Lady Berkett stood and walked toward the door “ you’re always
going to be our little princess but that doesn’t give you the right to try to kill your
sister” she said as she left the room before Orla could give a response. Cari still
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unconscious began to dream about her life outside of the manor, her life as a
commoner. Meanwhile down stairs, in the sitting room the doctor bandaged up
Cari’s arm and leg that had broken during her fall from the balcony. (As the doctor
finished bandaging Cari Lady Berkett entered the room) “How is she doctor is she
alive?’ Lady Berkett asked as she pulled a chair close to the couch where Cari lay.
“Yes she’s alive she will be fine. She just has a broken arm and leg and a slight
concussion. I do strongly encourage that she not be bothered for a while till she
comes to. She might have some memory loss, so take it easy with her and I’ll come
back and check on her in a couple of days” the doctor said as he gathered his things
and left the manor. Lady Berkett sat next to her daughter for several hours she fell
asleep in the chair she was sitting in. As Lady Berkett slept, Lord Berkett came into
the room and picked up Cari and carried her off toward the entrance of the manor
where there was a carriage waiting to take Cari off towards town where she would
live with Stephon Cils as his daughter till she was sixteen (Stephon Cils was Lord
Magnus Berkett’s best friend in school and they were always there for each other
when one or the other needed help) and that is when Stephon would explain to Cari
who she really was and why she had been sent to live with him when she was nine.
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Eight years after Cari had been sent to live Stephon Cari had finally been happy.
Cari had been under the impression that she was Stephon’s daughter and that her
mother had died just shortly after her 9 th birthday when she and Cari were
swimming in the lake behind the house and her mother drowned.
Today was Cari’s 16th birthday the day that would change Cari’s life forever.
Cari awoke to the sound of Stephon talking with a few of the neighbors. Cari
knowing that today was a special day her birthday she rushed to get dressed in the
purple and black sundress she had sewn a few days before. (Cari entered the living
room of the small house where her and Stephon lived seeing several of the neighbors
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and a few of her friends) Just as Cari entered the living room everyone in the room
shouted, “Surprise!!” Cari jumped with excitement as she ran to Stephon and
hugged him and kissed him on the cheek “Thank you for the surprise party papa”
she said as she sat down in one of the chairs surrounding the fire place “only the
best for my little girl” Stephon said as he brought out a present wrapped in blue
paper with a gold bow and handed it to her “ I’m not little any more papa” she said
as she stared at the present with anticipation “ You will always be my little girl” he
said as he took a seat next to her. Cari began to remove the wrapping off of the
present Stephon had given her as she unwrapped it her curiosity grew she began to
get really excited. As she opened the box she smelt the sent of lilac her favorite
flower the smell of lilac always made her go weak at the knees. She uncovered the
top of the box and as she looked in she could see a beautiful sapphire necklace with
matching earrings and lying next to the necklace and earrings was a crystal bottle of
perfume. When she sprayed the perfume and the room was filled with the sent of
rosemary and lilac this gift truly made her feel like a queen, a princess, a goddess,
she felt so beautiful wearing the perfume and necklace that when it came time for
Stephon to tell her the truth she had only thought that Stephon was pulling her
away from the party to give her another present. “Cari my dear you are the best
daughter any man would be happy to have” he said as he lead her out back to a log
that faced the lake behind the house where Stephon said that her mother had drown
“Really?” she said as she sat down on the log and stared out upon the lake “Cari I
have to tell you something and it will change how you feel about me and this place
forever” he said taking her hand “What is it papa your acting as if I’m dying” she
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said looking in to his eyes “Well Cari the truth is I’m not your father “ he said as he
slowly looked away “What of course you’re my father you’re the person I’ve known
my whole life. You’re the person I first saw when I opened my eyes when I was
born” she said turning his head to where they were looking face to face “ No I’m
not. Your father’s name is Magnus Berkett he is the Lord of this village and your
mothers name is….” “My mother is dead!!!” she said interrupting him “No you
mother is alive her name is Belinda Berkett and you have a twin sister named Orla”
Cari became frightened and stood up and tried to walk away “No what kind of sick
joke are you trying to play on me “she said as she pulled and pulled trying to get
away. Cari suddenly lost her balance fell and hit her head on a rock Stephon rushed
to her side picked her up and carried her to her room where he laid her down on her
bed and screamed for some one to ruin and get the doctor. Stephon hoped that Cari
would be all right and when the doctor came out of Cari’s room and said that she
was a sleep and just needed to rest Stephon was relieved. (Stephon entered Cari’s
room and noticed that Cari was awake and standing at her window looking out at
the lake) “Oh your awake the doctor said you were sleeping” Stephon said as he
walked toward Cari “Don’t come near me. I hope you know I’m leaving” she said as
she continued to stare out at the lake “But don’t you think that you should go home
to your real parents” Stephon said as he continued to walk toward her “No not after
Orla trying to kill me” Stephon suddenly stopped dead in his tracks “What how do
you know about what Orla did?” he asked “I remember everything now. That hit to
the head jolted my memory I remember her pushing me over the balcony I
remember waking up as my father put me in the carriage and I remember waking
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up seeing you and thinking that you were my father and you explaining that I had
jumped off of one of the high rocks surrounding the lake fell and hit my head and
breaking my arm and leg and that my mother had died trying to save me” Cari said
as she turned and started walking toward Stephon “so where are you going to go?”
Stephon asked as he stood and walked toward Cari “I’m going to go to Inbri and try
to start a new life there hopefully there I will find what I’m supposed to do with my
life” she said as she walked up to Stephon and kissed him on the cheek “Oh do you
know if my parents still have Laila and her cubs?” she asked as she started to gather
all of her clothes and other personal belongings. Stephon smiled and said, “I do
believe that after Orla threatened to kill them and then almost killed you they kept
them hoping that you would return to them “. Cari finished packing all of her
belongings and headed toward the door of the house “Will you take me there
please? I need to pick up a few things” she said as she walked out the door toward
the barn and pulled out the carriage and hitched the horses to it and then got in the
carriage “ yeah sure it’s the least I can do for you after ruining your birthday,”
Stephon said as he climbed into the carriage they rode off towards the manor. Cari
remembered her life in the manor; she remembered her life up until Orla pushed
her over the balcony railing into the garden when she was 9. After that the only
memories she remembered were of her and Stephon and there life as father and
daughter. As they neared the manor Cari started to become nervous and started
shaking and breathing hard since she hadn’t seen her parents since she was 9, she
didn’t know if they even remembered her or if they just moved on with their lives.
When Cari arrived at the manor Stephon helped her out of the carriage and to the
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doors. When they walked up to the doors the doors suddenly opened and Lady
Berkett came running at Cari and hugged her. Lord Berkett slowly walked down
the steps toward the front doors and then when he saw Stephon and Cari he ran up
and hugged her, and kissed her forehead and said” Thank god you’re alright. Look
at you you’ve grown so much” he withdrew and stood there smiling and then yelled
up the stairs “Orla your sisters home why don’t you come down and say hello!”
Lady Berkett began crying tears of joy that now her missing daughter was home
and her family was complete once again. As Lord and Lady Berkett, Stephon and
Cari all reminisced down stairs in the foyer Orla made her way down stairs
watching as they all awed over Cari’s return “ Hello sister welcome home” Orla said
in a harsh tone “ now now Orla be nice your sister has been gone for 8 years surely
your grudge against her is gone” Lady Berkett said as she pulled Cari towards the
stairs where Orla stood at the bottom “ Hello Orla nice to see you again” Cari said
as she stepped toward Orla to give her a hug. Suddenly Orla took a step backward
“Oh my grudge will never be completely gone while she still resides in this house”
Orla said as she glared at Cari “Orla! How dare you be mean to her she hasn’t been
back for 8 years. Stop your drama get over it, she’s your sister and she’s part of this
family deal with it! ” Lord Berkett said as he slapped Orla across the face. Orla
began to cry as he ran back up the stairs to her chambers and locked the door.
“Sorry she deserved to be taught a lesson she had no right to be mean to you Cari”
Lord Berkett said as he rubbed Cari’s cheek. Cari smiled and then asked, “Do you
still have Laila and the cubs?” as she started to walk up the stairs. “Yes we do. We
kept them up stairs in your room seeing as you’re the one who watched over them
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and cared for them when they were born.” Lady Berkett said as she walked over to
the stairs to join Cari. As Cari opened the door to her chambers she noticed all 6 of
Laila’s cubs running about the room “Aww look at them play there so big now” Cari
said as she entered the room. Cari walked over to her bed to see her favorite of the
cubs the runt curled up sleeping on the bed. “My baby has gotten so big” Cari said
as she sat down on the bed and gently stroked the sleeping cub’s fur. “This one is
mine. Her name will be Mysteria” she said as she went to lay next to the cub
“Sounds like a beautiful name” Lady Berkett said as she bent down to pick up one
of the cubs. As the cubs ran around the room Cari and her mother talked about
what Cari missed while she was gone “So what are your plans now that you have
come home” Lady Berkett asked while sitting in one of the chairs surrounding the
fire place. “Well I plan to take Mysteria and go to Inbri and explore and maybe go
to school,” Cari said in response as she picked up Mysteria and kissed her on the
head and then set her on the floor to play with the other cubs. “So does that mean
you’re not going to come back?” Lady Berkett asked as she started to gather some
of Cari’s clothes to put in a bag “Well I will come back now and then but I’m not
staying here for good, but I will be gone for a while” she said as she also started to
gather clothes to pack in a bag for her to take with her on her exploration. “Well
please be careful it’s a harsh world out there” Lady Berkett said as she left the
room. Cari finished gathering clothes and then grabbed Mysteria and headed down
stairs to the sitting room where her mother, father, Stephon, and Orla were talking.
“Well I’m leaving. Stephon, do you think you can give me a ride to Inbri?” she said
as she walked into the room. “Why yes of course it would be my pleasure” Stephon
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said as he took her bags and put them in the carriage and they rode off toward
Inbri.
As Edon wandered Inbri he noticed that life out side his walls were more
different than he had thought. There were people who actually lived on the street
because they didn’t have jobs or money for houses and food. There were whole
families living on the street. This sight made Edon sad and made him feel bad that
he had more than they did. Edon felt so bad he went to one of the children and gave
them 100 gold coins in a small leather bag. When the child looked in the bag he
started to cry and then said thank you and gave Edon a hug then ran to his mother
and showed her. The Child’s mother was so happy she ran up and kissed Edon on
the cheek and then went back to her children. Edon continued looking through the
town. As Edon walked down the streets of Inbri he noticed a young pretty girl with
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a pet panther at her side. He started noticing things about this girl that would be
hard to notice by other people. He noticed that she was just like him from a higher
class and that she was new in Inbri as if she had come from somewhere else. She
dressed as if she made her clothes herself, like she was of a lower class, but she acted
like higher class, like royalty. Edon started to walk faster with Madness by his side.
As Edon walked he suddenly bumped into the girl “Oh I’m so sorry it was my fault
I wasn’t watching where I was going”Edon said as he helped her to her feet “Oh it’s
alright I need to pay more attention to where I’m going as well. It’s just I’m new
here and so I don’t know where I’m going “she said brushing the dirt off her clothes
“Really where are you from?” Edon asked as he patted Madness on the side and
then gave him a carrot from his pouch. “I’m from Syia I came to Inbri to explore
and learn about the nature and creatures in it.” She said petting her panther “my
names Edon and I’m the lords son I’ve lived in Inbri my whole life but I’ve never
been out side the palace walls until today. See I ran away so I to could explore, but I
want to know about the life of a commoner and so far its not too bright” Edon said
as he kneeled down to pet her panther “I’m Cari and this here is Mysteria” Cari
said as she pet Mysteria and gave her a small bit of jerky “Oh how rude of me this is
my horse Madness “he said as he started walking. “So why did you leave the
palace?” Cari asked as she followed Edon “Well my dad wanted me to be a great
lord like him and I didn’t want to follow in his footsteps so I decided to sneak out
early in the morning and, well, here I am living a new life but if he were to find out
why I left he would lock me in my chambers for good” Edon said as he tied Madness
to a horse tie and entered the inn to get a room for the night. “So where you
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staying?” he said as he took a seat at one of the tables in the dinning room of the inn.
“Nowhere I guess, I just got here “Cari said taking a seat next to Edon. “Well you
can join me I’ll get a two bedroom room my treat” Edon said as he smiled at Cari
and put his hand on top of hers. “Oh why thank you, that would be nice,” she said
as she smiled and then leaned forward and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Cari awoke instantly when she heard movement coming from the next room
“Edon is everything alright over there?” she said getting out of bed and started to
dig into her bag for something to wear. “Yes everything’s fine.” Edon said from the
other side of the door that combined the two rooms. Cari knew she would need to
either make more clothes or find a job so she could buy more clothes since the
clothes that she had at the manor were to small seeing as she had been gone for 8
years and had never been able to wear the clothes she had. “So Edon what do you
plan to do today?” she said brushing her long black hair. “Well I plan on exploring
town and then maybe exploring the forest some want to come?” Edon said as he
entered the door. “Oh well sure that would be nice thank you for inviting me” she
said as she grabbed a small pouch with gold coins in it then woke Mysteria and
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headed out the door and down the stairs to the dinning room of the inn. Edon locked
the doors to both rooms and headed down the stairs after Cari. “So what would you
like to eat?” Edon asked as he took a seat at one of the tables. “Hmm I’m hungry for
eggs, bacon, and toast.” Cari said taking a seat next to Edon at the table. “Ok two
plates of eggs, bacon, and toast coming right up and of course some milk for
Mysteria” Edon said as he stood up and walked over to the buffet and started to
make two plates of food. “He’s so nice and handsome don’t you think Mysteria?”
Cari said as she put Mysteria in her lap and started to stroke her fur. “Here we go
some milk for Mysteria and eggs, bacon, and toast for Cari” Edon said as he set the
bowl of milk on the floor for Mysteria. “Oh thank you I could have got it myself,”
Cari said as she took one of the plates of food out of his hands and set it on the table.
“Oh don’t worry about it, it’s my pleasure” Edon said taking his seat at the table
and began to eat. As both Cari and Edon eat Cari was having warm thought s about
Edon Cari was remembering the dream she’d had the night before and began to
daydream. “So tell me about your self? I mean all I truly know is your name.” Edon
said as he picked at his food. Cari continuing to daydream didn’t hear what Edon
said of even the fact that he had said something. “Cari?” Edon said as he leaned
forward and gentle laid his hand on her. Edon continued to try getting Cari’s
attention but she still didn’t realize that he was trying to get her attention. “She
must be off in space huh Mysteria, does she do that a lot?” he asked looking down at
the panther enjoying her bowl of warm milk. Mysteria just looked up at Edon licked
her lips and went back to her milk. “Oh well” Edon said as he finished his food and
then took the empty bowl off of the floor in front of Mysteria and headed off toward
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the kitchen. When Edon finally returned to the table Cari had finished her food
taken the plate to the kitchen and left the inn to go off and explore. “ Where did she
go?” he said aloud as he rushed upstairs to their room and searched it to see if she
had gone back up but when he didn’t find her he began to panic and left the inn to
go off in search of her. Edon searched the different shops in town until he came upon
one shop that had dresses and suits in the windows and he saw her through the
window looking at one of the dresses. Edon entered the store walked up behind Cari
and put his hands over her eyes and said “guess who” Edon could feel Cari smiling
as she responded “hmmm big uncle bob?” she said as she pulled his hands away and
smiled. “Why did you leave?” Edon said as he rubbed Cari’s cheek “Oh I just
thought you had gone off to explore with out me so I thought I would do some
exploring of my own” Cari said taking one of the dresses off the wall and headed off
towards the dressing rooms “oh well I’m just happy that your ok” Edon said in
relief “aww you were worried that I had been taken? How sweet” Cari said in a
teasing voice as Edon began to blush. “Um well no I just had hoped you hadn’t
gotten lost” Edon Said as Cari came out of the dressing room Edon just stood there
in awe staring at Cari “so what do you think?” Cari said as she looked at Edon and
noticed he was blushing “whoa!” He said not realizing he had said it aloud Cari just
smiled and giggled as she looked at the dress in the mirror “I like it I think im going
to get this one and that one” Cari said pointing at one of the other dresses on the
wall. “Shhh sure” Edon said walking over to the wall and taking the dress “is that
all?” Edon asked as he gathered all of Cari’s things and headed toward the cashier
“um yeah I think that’s all” Cari said handing the clerk the money and heading out
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the door toward the park. “So why did you buy these dresses?” Edon asked as he
run up behind Cari to catch up. “Well I am girl and dresses are what girls do wear
from time to time,” Cari said giggling at the look on Edon’s face. “I bought them so
I would have some more clothes since I only have a few pairs “ Cari said giving
Edon a hug. “Why if you don’t mind me asking do you only have a few pairs of
clothes” Edon asked pulling away from Cari “Well I was taken from my home when
I was nine because my sister tried to kill me by pushing me over the railing of the
balcony of the manor I used to live at” Cari said as she started to walk away “wait
that was what eight years ago?” Edon asked as he pulled Cari back to him “ Yes
eight years ago I’m 16 now I don’t live with my family anymore now can we drop it”
Cari said in a serious tone pulling away from Edon and sitting down under the
shady grass patch under a near by tree. “But Cari why don’t you live with them
anymore?” Edon asked taking a seat on the grass next to her. Cari just sat there and
tried to ignore Edon’s please for and explanation. “Cari? Please tell me I mean I
told you why I’m in Inbri but you haven’t told me anything about you” Edon said
taking Cari’s hands in his and holding them tight “ Fine but it’s just hard for me to
talk about it “ Cari said looking up into Edon’s eyes and realized that there lye a
man in side him that wanted to break free that wanted to be different than who his
family wanted him to be. “ Well we have plenty of time and I’m patient and eager to
hear about your life” Edon said as he smiled and continued to hold on to Cari’s
hands “Well Once I returned back to the manor where my family is still currently
living…
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Cari continued to tell Edon about her life back at the manor and also when
she lived with Stephon. Both Edon and Cari told each other more about there lives
and what they wanted to do with them as they wandered through the park and
around the city until they came to the inn where Madness had been tied down to a
horse tie. “Oh Poor Madness he’s been tied here all day he must be hungry. Edon
why don’t you run to the kitchen and get him some oats and carrots”Cari said as
she ran her fingers across Madness’ face. “Here we go. I’m sorry Madness I didn’t
mean to forget about you its just I forgot” Edon said as he handed a small bag and a
plate to Cari “Thank you Edon. Here you are sweetie” Cari said handing Madness a
carrot to eat “He sure seems to like you” Edon said smiling and staring into Cari’s
eyes as she continued to feed Madness carrots and oats “he he your so cute” Cari
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said petting madness and then giving Mysteria a carrot “Really you think I mean
not most do” Edon said thinking that Cari was talking about him “ Well I mean
your cute to but I was talking about your horse” Cari said as she smiled and giggled
at Edon’ red face as he blushed “Oh um yeah he is cute” Edon said suddenly as he
began to become redder “ Your cute you know and its funny when you mess up on
your sentences” Cari said as she kissed his cheek and then walked off with both
Mysteria and Madness following “Wait where are you going?” Edon asked as he ran
after Cari “Oh we are just going for another walk in the park to give madness a
little exercise since he’s been tied up all day” Cari said as she stopped and then
turned around to look at Edon “Oh ok well I’m going to go back to the inn and read
if that’s alright with you?” Edon said turning around to walk back to the inn
“Yeah sure just meet you in the dinning room at 9:00” Cari said as she started
toward the park again. Meanwhile while Cari walked with madness and Mysteria
Edon wrote a letter to his Father explaining why he left and that he would come
home soon. He would tell him all that he had experienced while away and that he
would write home again soon just to let him know that he’s all right. Edon finished
his letter and put it in the mailbox on outside the inn and then went back to his
room and changed clothes for dinner. Cari had been gone for a while but Edon knew
not to worry about her because she had the protection of Mysteria and Madness as
well as it was only 7:00 at night and it was just starting to get dark out side which
told him she would be back soon. Edon waited in his room for along time he read his
favorite book and he organized his bag and clean up the room as well as took a
shower and yet Cari still hadn’t come back yet and it was already 10:00 past the
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time he had arranged to meet her for dinner but she wasn’t in the dinning hall and
wasn’t in her room. Edon checked the shops around town and still no sign of her so
he headed off toward the park in search of her hoping she had just fallen asleep
under a tree or had just lost track of time but still no sign of her. Edon shook of
nervousness hoping his friend was all right but as he searched he began to get tired
and he chose to sit down on a rock near a pond so he could gain his strength and
catch his breath. While Edon sat there on that rock he looked at his reflection in the
water hoping she would appear and be all right but all he continued to see was his
reflection. This person he stared back at in the water was not a person he felt would
make a great leader of anything this person he saw wasn’t even ready to take on
such a powerful position. Edon continued to stare into the water hoping to see this
person that his father says will make a great leader but he still couldn’t see it and
suddenly Edon looked up and saw Cari laying on a rock across the way of the pond.
Edon jumped up and ran over to her Cari was laying there with a bleeding gash on
her fore head “Cari are you alright” Edon said pulling her into his arms Cari didn’t
respond she was unconscious and both Mysteria and Madness were no where to be
found. Edon picked Cari up carefully and carried her back to town and over to the
hospital where he had a doctor look at her. Seeing as Edon would have to wait a
while to find out Cari’s condition he went back to the park to look for Mysteria and
Madness. “Mysteria!! Madness!! Where are you?” Edon shouted hoping they would
come running but there was still no sight of them Edon finally found Mysteria
hiding herself behind a group of bushes. Mysteria growled when Edon walked up
she lay there shaking as if someone had scared her immensely. Edon then took a
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rope tied it around her neck as a leash to take her back to the inn and then go back
and look for Madness. Now back at the park Edon had a few other people in the
town searching for Madness “Madness! Come her Madness everything’s alright now
you can come out,” Edon continued to shout as he walked about the park. When
they finally found him he was laying down by some trees sleeping. When Edon
walked up toward Madness he jumped and was just as scared, as Mysteria was as if
some one spooked the three of them during their walk and Edon was determined on
finding out what had happened after Cari was well again. Back at the hospital Edon
waited out side Cari’s room as the doctor finished his tests. Te doctor came out of
Cari’s room and said that she looked as if she had been beaten, raped and tossed
aside but she would be fine in a few days. Edon entered Cari’s room quietly trying
not to wake her. Edon sat down on a chair that sat next to her bed “ Cari I’m so
sorry I should have come with you maybe if I had you wouldn’t have gotten hurt”
Edon said to Cari as she slept “please forgive me Cari” Edon said as he took her
hand in his and held it tight. As Edon sat by Cari’s side all night he began to thing
about what would happen if he hadn’t found Cari is he were to lose her and he
began to cry hoping he hadn’t lost her already. Edon fell asleep leaning over Cari’s
bed holding on to her hand and when Cari awoke she looked around and saw Edon
asleep so she quietly got out of the bed and lifted Edon on to the bed and laid the
covers over him and then laid back down and fell back asleep next to Edon.
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The next morning As Edon woke up he noticed that he was lying in the bed
next to Cari. “Wait I seem to remember that I fell asleep in the chair not in the
bed?” Edon said questioning himself “Yes you did fall asleep in the chair but I lifted
you in to the bed where you would be more comfortable” Cari said as she sat up and
got out of the bed and stood up and wrapping the bed sheet around her and walking
toward the washroom door “wait where are you going?” Edon said jumping off the
bed and running toward her “I’m going to the bathroom don’t worry I’m not going
to fall in I promise” Cari said giggling as she closed the door behind her. Edon
walked over to the window in the room and looked out, he could see his home, he
could see his father’s men training in the corals next to the manor, and he could see
his father standing at the window of his old room staring out upon his land.
Edon continued to stare out the window as Cari reentered the room and sat on the
bed still wearing the bed sheet “so what actually happened to you in the park
yesterday?” Edon asked as he looked out the window. Cari looked over at Edon “all
I know is I was walking with Mysteria and Madness over by the pond and we
decided to sit down on one of the rocks so we could rest for a bit and then I felt a
sharp pain in the back of my head and that’s all I remember” Cari said walking to
the bed and sitting on its edge. “ I realized after you were already gone that I should
have gone with you but it was to late to catch up to you but when you didn’t come
back by the time you had set for us to have dinner I got really worried and went
looking for you and when I saw you laying there on that rock I felt as if an arrow
had been shot through my heart and that I had lost you and it was all my fault”
Edon said whipping the tears out of his eyes “oh Edon it wasn’t your fault and it
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wasn’t mine I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time” Cari said standing up
and walking toward Edon where she wiped a single tear out of his eye and then
rubbed his cheek “you are the best friend I’ve ever had and I wont let anything
happen that would separate you and me” she said as she leaned forward and kissed
his cheek
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