These Hidden Burns

~ Chapter 9- The Chicken Shaman ~

Laurance's P.O.V

Our playful fight was stopped once Brian stepped into the guard station.He seemed nervous,it was all in his face."T-There's someone at the gates."He finally exclaimed,his words settling into all of our minds before we nodded our heads,stepping out of the station.

I was the last to leave,my gaze shifting over to a table,that had a helmet,laying on it's side.It was probably Angela's,since Garroth hadn't taken his off in a long time,and I had seen him leave with it.Stepping out of the guard station and catching up with the group,we moved in sync.Still being deep in my thoughts,I found it odd how Angela still had a cut on her cheek and then a small burn on her face,and she didn't want to cover it,even though it showed off some sort of weakness in a way,to show that she had been harmed by someone or something.Then again,she was a guard in training,so in due time she would learn that.

Crossing the bridge towards the gate in a hurry,Aphmau seemed to have groaned at the sight of the man behind the gate.The chicken shaman was here.Lady Irene forbid he was here due to his crazy motives.We already had a shadow knight here,who was unconscious,mind you,but it was still dangerous to have even ANYTHING from the Nether here.If Zoey hadn't placed a barrier over the cell in the guard station,Irene knows what would happen.

Aphmau stepped ahead of us and stood across from the shaman."What are you doing here?"She asked,seeming to be quite annoyed at the sight of him,which I wouldn't doubt for a second.The man then replied in an obviously annoyed tone."What is this GATE doing on MY sacred grounds?!This is where my PEOPLE mate!"He exclaimed and Angela raised an eyebrow at him,slowly leaning over to me,whispering to me."This guy is crazy,though you guys seemed to know him...What does he mean by 'his people'...?"She whispered to me,a confused expression on her face.

"He's the Chicken Shaman...those chickens are his people and yes,we know him VERY well,sadly,and he is crazy,but,he can be a nice guy."I replied in a quiet tone,Angela nodding her head in understanding before she stood up straight.Aphmau began to talk to the guy,but my attention was off of her,for once,and rather my attention was on Garroth,who was looking at me.

An unreadable expression was on his face,and I raised at eyebrow at him,confused,Garroth looking away.

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A/N

^-^"" Hey guys!Before you pick up your pitchforks and murder me because I uploaded late...again,hear me out.At the moment,I'm typing up the first chapter for a book I'm excited to release.So if you like my works,check it out once I release it,though it won't be a fanfiction and the chapters will take me a little longer to release.Anyhow,this is also late,I'm sorry,but here is the schedule for the next few weeks!

The next chapter I will be writing will be a Christmas Special!I will also be doing other holiday stories if you guys really enjoy reading this special.It will be made up of 4 parts.So that's something to look forward to for you guys.Chapter Ten will be released around the first week of January,give or take.So yeah,thank you guys so much for reading!If you are enjoying this story so far,vote for it these chapters,follow me,it's all free!Love you guys!

-Midna Twilight