The Ice Age

Chapter 4: Nice To Meet You

*Tezara Point of View*

"What are you doing here." The boy who was twitching said. He started feeling his body, until he reached into his shoe, where he pulled out a dagger catching us all by surprise.

The other two backed away quickly, but I was left to fend for myself.

"I asked you a question." He stated again creeping forward.

"Please stop. I can explain." I say in a rush. Thankfully he stopped walking towards me, but he didn't put his weapon down.

"I was just strolling around the edge of the wokds when I saw this blinking light and th-" he stopped me mid sentence.

"Did you hear your name?" He asked, curiosity in his voice.

"Yes. My curiosity got the best of me so I followed it here where I saw the three of you on the ground not moving. And the boy over there was bleeding so I mended his wound." I explained, and I saw the recognition in all of their eyes.

The boy with the dagger, I am yet to know their names, finally put the weapon back in his boots and asked the others the same thing. Without the threat of a deadly instrument.

While they were discussing, I turned back to the box, which had cooled down, and silently opened it. Inside I saw a letter, a map, and a compass.

"What is that?" I heard someone ask behind me.

I quickly hid the letter under my dress, and backed up to show them the box.

As I looked up I saw the boy with the wound boy staring right at me.

Did he see me?

I tried not to give anything away in my face, with the moon being the only light he most likely wouldn't have seen me anway.

Or at least I hope.

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*Xander's Point of View*

I woke up with a pain in my leg.

I woke up lost, with strangers around me.

But, I woke up feeling safer.

There were two girl and one boy in front of me. The boy had a dagger in his hand, one girl hid quietly behind a tree, and the other was being interrogated.

Quickly realizing the current situation I stood up and slowly backed away.

"What are you doing here?" The boy said.

He was given no answer, so he asked again.

The girl then explained herself. She came here the same way I came here. That light brought us all here for a reason.

The same boy turned to the girl, who happened to have white hair, and asked her the same thing. But, not as aggressive.

He then turned to me.

"Did you see the light too?"

"Yes." I said curtly. I don't like people, and I certainly don't like how this one automatically becomes king.

I adverted my eyes to see that first girl kneeling before an object.

"What is that?" The boy who was once in front of me asked , turning to the kneeling girl.

If I wasn't looking close enough I would have missed her small action. She slipped an item under her dress. She then backed away showing the box.

"My name is Asher." I heard him say before opening the box. Asher? I never heard of an Asher before.