Infinite Fantasy [ON HOLD INDEFINITELY]

Faaren

"Oh, thank you!" the old farmer yelled, running towards Gareth. He was feeling a little smug; this was something he could get used to.

"No worries, ma'am," he shyly mumbled.

"Now, could you use your amazing magic to get rid of the rest?"

"Rest? There's more?" he gasped in disbelief. Timothy laughed and joined the conversation.

"Where's is the cave, ma'am?" he asked.

"Oh, it's just over those hills... Let me get my child to accompany you. Faaren!!"

"How did you know they'd be in a cave?" Gareth whispered to his friend, "What? There always a monster-infested cave too?"

Timothy just nodded and smiled, before staring slack jawed at something behind Gareth. Leaving the house and coming towards the group was the most beautiful person the boys had ever seen. Tall and slender with long, flowing, silver hair. Blue eyes sparkled in the sunlight as they stranger stooped to hand Chibu the thing he'd been searching for.

"Chibu Bar! Faaren Chibu bestest stranger-friend! Thankies many lots!" the little creature chimed, bouncing giddily.

"This is my only child, so make sure you look out for each other, okay?" the lady told them, "You can have a reward when you return safely."

"Don't worry, we'll all be fine!" Faaren assured the loving mother, "Goodbye!"

"Take care of my baby!" she shouted, waving, as the team left for the cave, "Look after my boy!"

Gareth stopped dead in his tracks, "Huh?!"

As they reached the cave, Gareth's puzzlement was settled. Timothy had explained that many RPGs featured one or more male characters that looked very feminine. Chibu had added that, in Nerefield, many of the men were prettier than the women. Finally learning to accept what he was told and take everything in his stride, Gareth approached the entrance to the cave.

A big gaping hole was situated in the side of a grassy hill and the tunnel lead downwards before veering off around a corner. Faaren searched the nearby area and returned with a stick, to which he added an piece of material torn from his clothes.

"Cast your fire spell on this," Faaren told Gareth, "But please make sure you actually hit the stick..."

Gareth aimed his staff and focused on the end of the stick.

"Mr Moody-Pants! Be careful so don't get Faaren burny!" Chibu called. Gareth exhaled, not realising he'd been holding his breath, and glared at Chibu. He then resumed his focus on the stick in Faaren's hand.

"Or Timtimmy!"

Gareth sighed.

"Or Chibu!"

"Shut up, Chibu!" Gareth yelled. Chibu just stuck his tongue out and went to sit next to Timothy.

"Mr Moody-Pants not nice... Chibu only helping..." he grumbled, causing Timothy to laugh. Gareth thought it best to get it over with and aimed his staff.

"Fire!" he commanded, and a small flame shot from the end of the staff and lit the makeshift torch.

"Brilliant!" Faaren praised, "Let's go."

Hehehehehe  ^_^

Always a good idea to introduce a gender-ambiguous character! hahaha

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