Reckless

Chapter 1

I was out in the enormous field picking the small flowers that sprout from the ground every few steps. I was planning to create a bouquet for my fifth birthday which was arriving quickly.

"Hmm.. I think this will be enough!" I exclaimed skipping back home, humming a merry tune.

My humming and skipping came to an immediate stop. Large black clouds floated up from my village, screams rang in my ears. I dropped my flowers and raced towards my small home.

"Mommy! Mommy!" I screamed, tears were streaming down my face.

I arrived at my house to find it burned to the ground. I saw people running every which way, but I couldn't spot my parents faces.

Suddenly strong hands wrapped around me, and I screamed continuously until a large hand came over my mouth.

"It's me sweetheart, it's papa." I heard my papa say.

I turned around to see my papa, his grey beard covered in strips of blood as he had a large gash on his face.

"Papa, where's mommy?" I asked terrified.

"Mommy had to go, we don't have time to talk now, I must get you out of here my dear." Papa said, he sounded as though he was struggling to talk.

My papa took my hand and dragged me through the forest leaving my home, and village behind.

We had reached the dock that was nearby, I saw many people loading onto the small riverboats.

"Papa, why are we going on one of those?" I asked him squeezing his hand with mine.

"Not we my child, but you." He said crouching down and hugging me.

"Papa? You are going with me right? Don't leave me Papa!" I let out a wail and tried my best to pull him along with me.

I heard yelling from behind him and he groaned, I could see men dressed in fancy suits with swords pulled out running towards us.

"Papa!" I screamed to gain his attention.

"I don't expect you to understand at this young age, but you must leave me behind." My Papa said sternly putting me in the hands of one of the boat keepers.

"Please, get her to safety." My papa said patting the man on the shoulder.

The man nodded and took me on the boat as I screamed, and kicked in his hold. I struggled out of the mans hold as the boat pulled away.

I ran to the edge of the boat looking for my Papa's comforting face. Upon spotting him I yelled out to him continuously till he looked at me with sorrow filled eyes.

I only had the chance to yell one more time, as a
blood covered blade made its way through my Papa. I watched as he dropped to the ground, sending me one last smile before dying.

--- 12 years later --

"Raelyn! Wake up it is already after noon, you sleep like a log." I heard the boat keeper call to me from outside my small room.

After my fathers death the boat keeper man took me in, his name was John. He lived in the outskirts of the kingdom Asharia in a small building with his wife Kassiana. They were in the trading business and since they took me in I learned some rules of the trade as-well.

I groaned rolling over. "I'm getting up John, it's such a pleasure to have you as a rooster." I said laughing a little.

I heard him laugh from the outside as I sat up. I walked over to my small mirror and quickly combed out my dark copper brown hair. I slapped my face lightly putting color into my cheeks.