No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up and never give up.
-Unknown
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May 7, 450 A.D.
When the sun is at its' lowest peak in the day
A Boy Named Baine's House
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"Hello? Can you hear me? Hello?" The voice sounds distant, almost like a memory. "'Comon girl! Wake up!" It's less foggy now, crisper and more clear. Eyelids flutter and stop, flutter and stop before opening up slowly. Eyes meet and a gasp is heard.
"Who are you?" it's a soft query, one from the girl laying in bed.
"A friend." Comes the short reply "What's your name girl?"
"What?!" the girl is startled "I'm not a girl! I'm a boy..." it's not a convincing lie and the woman snorts.
"Please. I may have not gone to a fancy school at the castle but I know enough to know that you" she gestures to the girl's slim form and slightly athletic build. "Are female." The girl on the bed blushes slightly before sighing.
"Please don't tell! I'll do anything! I just want to get to the castle and become a Hunter." The girl pleads to the only one who knows her secret.
"Anything?" the woman repeats.
"Anything!" the girl agrees.
"Alright. I won't tell. On three conditions."
"What?"
"One, you tell me your name. Two, you let me help you. Three, you remember me when you become a Hunter." The woman smiles at the girls dismayed face.
"Ma'm I don't need help! I can do it as long as you don't tell."
"Really. You don't need help?" The woman questions and the girl nods her head vigorously.
"Really."
"Alright, then where will you get another horse, money for housing, new clothes when you grow, more cloth for when you get your period, linen to hide your breasts?" the girl blushes even more at the woman's frank questions.
"Um... I'll... Um...Well I'll... I have no idea." The girl admits. "Fine. I agree to your conditions." The woman's face lights up and she glows with pleasure.
"I've never had a daughter before! Just two idiot sons and an idiot husband to go with them. This is going to be some much fun!" the woman starts clapping and jumping around a bit. "What's your name child?"
"Makayla... but Mak for short."
"Nice to meet you Mak. I'm Sofia."
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