Paladins

○ Caught By The Wind ○

"All limits are self imposed."

~Oasis Fuego~

Is it too much too ask for a normal day? Just one normal day. A peaceful normal day.

That probably is too much to ask. After I show Cecily and Cyril around, we are just walking about, not really with a main purpose. As much as Cecily or Cyril get on my nerves sometimes, I really do miss having them around. It means a lot that they're here. It's easier to smile and the incident almost feels like a dream.

Suddenly, out of nowhere (because why not), we hear loud crashing sounds. My first thought is, 'that's dangerous. Wait for more enforcers to check it out.' Not Cecily. Something in her head, I think, tells her, 'loud noise means go.' So only naturally, she gets excited, smiles curiously, and nods while Cyril, obviously knowing what she is thinking, shakes his head in a big 'no.' As if he didn't just say her no, Cecily runs after the sound, leaving the two of us to follow after her.

I stare at my surroundings a bit. I do not see any accident but soon enough catch sight. By the gates, there was a crash. I slightly jog there and see people surrounding some sort of thing.

"Wait here." I tell the siblings. I effortlessly climb the gate and jump on the other side. I look back to make sure they stay but Cecily is missing. "What the hell?!"

"Is it over there? I think it is." Cecily smiles, standing right next to me.

"When did you get over here?" I ask baffled.

"When you did." She smiles more.

I sigh softly. "Hold onto my hand please. I don't want you to get lost in the crowd."

"Gotcha." She takes my hand and I went through the crowd. We arrive at the center and see a lady bleeding on the floor. She appears almost dead. My heart sinks and I gently let go of Cecily to bend by her side. She is sobbing. The people around her only watch with sad hearts.

Cecily stares at them a little, "come on! She needs help!! Doctors should just woosh in!"

A medic listens and walks up to see her. He bends at the other side of the lady and tells me softly, "you do realize there is nothing we can do for this woman, right?"

I see her blood spreading slowly on the ground. Her orange hair is slightly tainted in her blood. I don't know where she is bleeding from until Cecily comes closer.

Cecily says, "there's a wound on her side."

I take notice and understand what the doctor means. And soon rage over comes me. "How did this happen?! Who did it?!"

Not much longer, I see Cyril run through the crowd to us. "Why do you people climb fences?---" his words fade when his eyes see the crying lady by my side.

The doctor doesn't answer.

The lady softly grabs my arm and I look at her. "H-hurry. Noami is next..." she manages to say before her eyes close.

My heart goes from 0-1,000,000 real quick. I look at the doctor and instruct, "have her taken to her family immediately and make sure Princess Cecily and Prince Cyril return to the palace."

"No way! This lady is dead and and you are going to vanish and possibly run into a psychotic killer? No. Way." Cyril protests.

Cecily nods. "Three heads are better than one." She says to me.

I meet their eyes and growl. "Fine fine! Just hurry and don't do anything stupid!"

Cecily giggles a bit and says, "I'll try not to but stupid things, as Cyril says, are usually the fun things."