Humans and Animals

Chapter 2: Dylan

Once the boy had left I snapped out of my little trance like state I had been in. I didn't know what happened once the boy ran into me and I stared into his blue- violet eyes, that just seemed to trap me within myself that I couldn't even move, all I did was stare, until he left. Looking in the direction he ran off in I could no longer see him, but could see one of my good friends Tom, that I was traveling with me coming my direction.

"Hey Dylan, what's going on?" he asked, when he saw me still staring in the direction that the boy went in.

"Did you see that boy that ran past?" I asked in reply.

"the skinny kid that ran past carrying all those tool?" I nodded in response to his question. "Yeah I believe that the town leader said his name was Leonardo or something like that." Tom turned to me with a quizzical look on his tan face, cocking his head to the side. "Why?"

"I don't know, but I want to find out." I said in almost a whisper.

"Oookay, that's very vague." He said, "Come on the Captain wants us for a debriefing before the town meeting." Nodding I followed Tom back to were we had set up camp for the mission we were sent to complete here. Coming up in the main tent used for meals and briefings, we walked through the canvas flaps blowing in the wind, to find nearly all the soldiers assigned to this mission filling the seats for the briefing.

"Alright soldiers! Take your seats and we will begin" Captain called out of the slowly hushing crowd, once everyone was quiet he spoke up again going into what the mission was for. "the mission we have been assigned is to start setting up security measures in this town and help them rebuild and improve, and this isn't the only place it is happen, the royal family has sent several groups of soldiers to help towns like this one rebuild and become better for the people living in it..." He continued in safety measures and common things I've heard on missions countless other times. Looking at the Captain I saw the scar, that runs down his cheek, and neck no one knows how he got that scar but people have come up with countless stories for how he got the scar, I didn't believe any of them as that was his own personal business, not for me to know.

"Mr Mayanka can I speak with you" I heard the Captain call out my name as very one else was exiting the tent, once everybody had left the tent I walked up to the Captain.

"You wanted to talk to me sir?" I stood straight back and hand clasped behind my back.

"Yes, in two days' time it's your 18th birthday, so you will summon you spirit animal correct?" the older man asked.

"Yes, sir that is correct." I replied to his question.

"good, I have assigned a group of soldiers to watch over all teens turning 18 over the time we are here, so on your birthday I want you to go to the town square were the others will be so everything will go smoothly, am I clear?"

"Completely sir." The Captain nodded, and gave my permission to leave and complete the work for the rest of the day.