Forgotten Hero

2

Hylumu was tending to the fire. As she pushed the sticks inside with her staff, her eyes would wonder. The trees around here blocked most of her view. Around her were tents that Katerine and Valg were setting up. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Galdim walking around the perimeter of the clearing they were in.

"We didn't get too far from the swamp." Galdim said while coming back. He glared at Katerine as he walked.

"Sorry." Katerine said while blushing. She looked away from his gaze, facing the ground instead.

"You're not used to your armor, are you?" Valg asked as she finished setting up the tent.

"Nope. That's why I got stuck in the swamp so many times." Katerine responded.

"Then it means I need to teach you a few things." Valg said while walking over to Katerine. "You don't seem like you can use magic, so I can teach you how to be a good shield." She said while smirking.

Katerine looked up to her with a worried look. Valg cracked her knuckles with a sadistic grin on her face. "Let's start with your agility. If someone is going after Hylumu, then you need to get there as quickly as possible. I want you to run around the perimeter of the clearing ten times." She ordered.

Katerine gave her a shocked look. "Why do I have to?!" She complained with puppy dog eyes.

"If you don't, I can easily get you started with strength training." Valg threatened. Katerine immediately got up and began running around the perimeter of the clearing.

As she ran, Valg slowly began taking off her armor. She started with taking off her boots, allowing her size 12 feet to breathe. She wiggled her toes, causing some of the sweat to drip down her feet. "It's been so long since I had a chance to relax." She said.

"Why didn't you relax earlier?" Galdim asked as he checked inside the tents.

Valg gritted her teeth at him. "It's because a certain SOMEONE kept having us move in the middle of the night!" She yelled while taking off the rest of her armor. When she did, she revealed to be wearing shorts and a ripped shirt underneath. "At least my armor and I can air out." She said.

"It maybe good for us to find a nearby lake or something." Hylumu said as she got up and walked up to one of the tents. She set the staff down on the ground before walking up to Galdim. "We'll be back. We're gonna look for a lake that isn't a swamp. Take care." She said before her and Valg walked out of the clearing.

Katerine panted heavily as she watched the two leave. She was covered in sweat as she just completed her sixth lap. Galdim watched as she struggled to continue her seventh. "You can go with them." He said while looking away.

Katerine's eyes lit up as she took off her armor and left it by Valg's armor, revealing the same shirt and shorts that she had on earlier. "Thanks!" She exclaimed as she ran after them.

She ran in the direction they went in for a few minutes before reaching a river. When there, he saw Valg gripping Hylumu's left boot and pulling while Hylumu is covering her mouth. The dark elf was lying on the ground, facing the quickly approaching night sky. "Damnit, stop gripping the boot!" Valg shouted.

"Ah! She got my toes!" Hylumu said before laughing loudly. She attempted to keep her foot in place while laughing. Valg kept pulling, noticing that the higher Hylumu laughed, the less the boot budged.

"Doesn't she know that tickling you doesn't help her get out?" Valg asked in frustration while pulling on the boot.

"Hey! This looks like fun!" Katerine said as she ran up to them and began tickling Valg's sides. The orc was shocked when her sides were lightly attacked and began laughing right away.