Chapter One
Chapter One
Back at the royal halls of Alzhamera....
"Tell our visitor am of ill health and won't be able to attend to them"
Elvira had no intention of receiving the Earl and him son after her last encounter with the Earl of Michigan son Cussusex
"Noted miss Elvira" bowed the guard "Madam?"
“i will be with them shortly, need to make this rebellious daughter of mine reason"
“Ok madam, I will report back to the Councillor now” moving backwards, head bowed until he left their view
The royal hall of Alzhamera was an enchanting place, a delightful piece of ancient architecture, with its many fascinating external pillars holding nothing on it's top but flower on it which Elvira personally asked for on her 12th birthday for her favourite place, free for the entrance and exit of all creatures of the sky but heavily fortified against all creatures of the land
Fascinating also was it's view, for the hall of Alzhamera was on a high ground overlooking the alluring and captivating vineyard from a far distance with its garden of fruits and all manner of plants.
Elvira loved the external halls while growing up in the royal building spending most of her time designing it to her taste, for all resources were available to her until she was old enough to find out about the ‘savage business’ source of all her family wealth and power
Since then she have always distance herself from the luxuries the palace had to offer, always speaking of the end of the Savage business and going against all those who practice and gain from it including her father, the Councillor of Alzhamera
But in the Dynasty such a thing is of the most difficult of all things for it has been the norm for many ages and not easily comprehended cannot be broken in a normal sense, being accepted by most people of the dynasty and rebuked by a few, tho of these it does not include those of the savagers, for their opinion was never asked for nor needed
“Elvira what were you thinking atacking your father's guard ” Matta, Elvira's mother seems not to understand the situation
“And who is this Goth your are talking about” she continued
Jinto hands seemed to be moving a bit and Elvira could notice it even as she was so far off from the outpost thanks to her eagle-life eyes which she have trained for years to complement her archery skills, but wasn't able to tell what and her Matta constant jabbing didn't help matter
“Ok mom, if you leave now I will attend to our visitor” faking a smile
“ And don't be late, you don't want to keep the Earl and Cussusex waiting”.
Relieved she began moving away, the same path the guard who gave the announcement followed, must be leading to the royal court where the councillor and his visitors are
“alright but don't stay too long around here, you know jinto is a dangerous henchman of your father and you just provoke him”
From the outpost near the vineyard stood the guard ‘the Councillor honoured guard as the lady said’, dressed in full armour with a holstered sword in his buckle, like he was on the way to a war
“That was a nice shot my lady”
“yes it was, a warning that won't be repeated again I promise you”
“have been watching you practice your shot from afar here as you make all these beautiful fruits decapitated ”
Using the last word to try to sound funny in order to reduce the tension in the air and make Elvira loose guard, must have taken actions in relation to the word a lot she thought
Now facing her directly from the top of the outpost which was a bit far-off, he pointed at her with his fore finger
“But I nevered thought ‘you’ had such evil intent in your mind towards me” Something seems to be going on in his mind and his other hand also
"Tho I think the aim of your last shot was a little bit off making it strike my helmet"
"if you were a commoner your head would be on a spike right now and I won't hesitate to be service in carrying out the duty" feeling pleased when he mentioned duty
Jinto ‘the honoured guard’ of the Alzath Councillor of Alzhamera, a formidable warrior and a among the top soldiers in the land of Alzhamera
Known for his atrocities in the mines of Alzhamera, which he commits freely on the savagers when he feels like; brutal deaths, t*****e and all other murderous act
But all these were not seen as anything wrong to the people of the Dynasty, for it is the normal way of life; the savagers are just items for use, made to toil in the mines with blood and sweat for their wealth, killed for their personal entertainment, and used in any way the rulers of the Dynasty see fit
“And if I were a savage?” she asked on response to work him up
"Hmm.. you little wretch" drawing his sword halfway, seems like the word 'savage' triggers a blood l**t in him she thought
For based on his series of reactions she has noticed, whenever the word Savage or savager is said in plain emphasis, he reacts in an erratic violent way
“Must be stained with a countless number of ‘savage blood’ I dare say” referring to his half drawn sword which he gripped hard in wait
“Oh s**t”
Out of nowhere he brought out a crossbow which he have been setting up for a while now, this explains the frequent irregular hand movement Elvira had noticed
‘swooshhh….’ he realease an arrow directed towards her
Fortunately for her she foresaw this was bound to happen, jumped slide into the safety of one of the external pillars
‘swhiiish…..thunck’ the arrow hit the spot she was before.
Jumping, flipping and sliding, she move from one pillar to pillar in other to look for an opening and return the favour
“let's play little girl” aiming he's crossbow in search of the pillar she may be in
“Do you really want that jingo, you may as well end like one of your victims”
“My name isn't jingo you little wretch, I am ….nto …. Ginto…. Jinto” he stammers, started taking random shots at the pillars of the external hall in response to his frustration.
‘shissh….. trund’, shishh …….whoshhh…… thrunck' the arrows went striking different positions
Elvira taking note of where he was shooting at through the sounds of the arrow hitting the pillars and ground around
Seeing that he was focusing his shot on the part of the hall a bit far from her, she took the opportunity
‘Cri…i....kk....kkk…k’
She drew her arrow on her bow, still hiding and waiting behind one of the pillars, stretching it more and more to concentrate the force of the shot
As soon as the sound of the arrows hitting the ground seize, she knew he was about to reload the crossbow
Turning abruptly moving away from the pillar to the open view to the outpost
‘Whosh…’ the arrow went with a force
‘whosh…..whosh…..whosh’ she sequentially shot three more arrow to follow the first as she ran towards the outpost where jinto was, to cover distance, for his armour was a hindrance to the effectiveness of her archery
Tho she didn't seek to kill him but to challenge him in battle and overpower him, to have a real world experience she seek, to help her know the heat, uncertainty and pressure of battle, if she were to move forward in her journey as a warrior she had better start now
‘Thrunk..kk’ the first arrow hit him in the head [helmet-armour], the force and unexpectedness of the sudden hit threw him off balance sending him into a series of backward movement
For a forceful hit on the head like that of the one Elvira successfuly carried out, irrespective of the person wearing any protective gear is sure to make a person heart beat faster and send the person into a frenzy because it signals a successful direct attack on life
Adding to the first unexpected blow came the first other arrow hitting him on the left chest [breastplate- armour], this added to the panic for that was where his heart resting place was, adding to the backward push, making him reach the edge of the outpost but supported by the outpost rail which was waist length
Then came the second arrow of the three other arrows, able to foresee it about to hit his leg, he jumped up, with his both hands on the outpost rail to lift himself up , but seeing the second arrow and focusing on it was his doom
Immediately he jumped avoiding the second arrow, the third and last one made a blow to his head sending him into an involuntary backward movement, for his feet were off the ground and his heavy armour added to the weight of the backward movement and sent him off the outpost into a deadly fall
Elvira still on her way to the outpost ‘she was fast in movement but the outpost was far’ running towards him saw that her well calculated shots have paid off
Seeing the murderous Jinto fall from such height was a delightful sight to behold and a boost to her name which she is actively seeking in order to be a louder voice against the Savage business, for not much happens in the land of Alzhamera without it spreading especially not in the lands meant for the nobles
And this was a notable story to be told, ‘Jinto the fully armoured honour guard of Alzath, the Councillor of the Alzhamera pushed to a fall by the arrows of the Archress of Alzhamera, Elvira’ and surely there were people watching this play out
“Aahhh….” shouted Jinto as he hit the ground on falling from the outpost, the words of of great pain
“How's that for playing with a 'little girl' Jingo?” she said on reaching the environment around the outpost
“Am going…. kill you …..little wretch” he said stammering still on the floor
“You have to give me your word that nothing may befall belitrus”
“a… savage ….never… tota.. dead” speaking out the words as audible as he can as he stands up