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Luka Masuramah

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Distant Stargazer Chapter 3: Shadows Overhead

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Two men, wrapped in black hooded robes, meet under the cover of night. One pleads, the other grows agitated. The pleading man is thrust to the ground, gun pointed between his eyes.

Luka awakened from her slumber.
"Another nightmare..." she mumbled.
It had been two months since she arrived at her new home and the dreams have haunted her every night. Zwynbhar told her it was just the fear of that day leaving an impression in her mind and that it would pass, but she wasn't sure. She pushed back the covers and slipped off the bed, walking over to her desk. A small diary laid open, each page describing the night's dream. The dreams were connected, and each night they grew clearer and less abstract. She still couldn't make out the faces or voices of the people she saw, but their body language told her all she needed to know. She wrote down today's dream.
Clunk. Clack.
The sound of two staves crashing against one another echoed from outside. It seems Zwynbhar and Aver have started training already. Luka put down her quill, grabbed her staff, and headed out to meet them.
Though it was morning the air outside was dry and hot, typical summer weather for the region. Luka took a drink from the nearby well and headed down the dirt path to the training ground. When she arrived, Zwynbhar and Aver were in an intense stare down, each waiting for the other to make a move. Aver rushed in, jabbing forward with his staff. Zywnbhar deflected it sideways but Aver planted a foot and thrust a kick forward at his knee. Zywnbhar grabbed his foot and pulled him up into the air, before throwing him across the sandy arena.
"NOT AGAIN!" Aver cried out as he flew through the air, then landed unceremoniously on his back.
"Too slow, boy! How many times do I have to tell you to snap your kicks?!"
Zywnbhar shook his head and turned to get back in ready position. He noticed Luka standing outside the arena with staff in hand and sighed.
"You know what the chirurgeon said, girl. You need another week to heal."
"I can't just sit around any longer! Please, please sir... teach me how to fight!" Luka pleaded.
"No. Wait a week." He said curtly.
Luka clenched a fist in frustration.
"Every day I wait is another day my family suffers!" She screamed, throwing her staff to the ground and running back towards the house.
Rrrrrrruurrrrururrr.
A low humming sound from the distance causes everyone to freeze. The earth begins to tremble as the sound grew steadily louder. A massive airship broke past the crest of the northern mountains. Garleans. The small valley they lived in was cast in shadow as the airship flew south-ward, toward an unknown objective. After what felt like an eternity, it disappeared beyond the horizon.
Luka fell to her knees, shaking uncontrollably. Zwynbhar rushed to her side, with Aver in tow. He knelt down beside her and placed a hand on her head.
"We'll start with the basics." He said in a low voice.
"But if I think you can't handle it, we're stopping immediately."
Luka took a few deep breaths to steady her shaking and looked up at Zwynbhar with determination in her eyes.
"Okay."
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Annabel Ashcroft

Faerie [Aether]

Interesting she assumes that her family is not dead at the hands of the Garleans.

Though the time it would take for her to get anywhere near good enough to actually DO something to make a difference, many years will have passed and well.....they probably won't be the same people they once were after being captured, enslaved, and subjugated for so long.
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