Talia

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

My shocking face reveals him. Anzor pull out his sword and stops Gifros attempt. It doesn't end there. Their sword vs iron bar fight continues. Gifro surprises me with his smooth and elegant posture while he fights. It looks like he has complete control over the situation. While Anzor, on the other hand, uses a strange technique that might remind you of an angry bird with kids who only attacks. This gives Gifro an advantage, because he is able to defend himself and attack. A cold hand places on my shoulder. I startle. Banan stands beside me. He holds a dead rabbit by its paws, which makes the blood drip from its nose.

"What the? Where did he come from? I'm sure I told him to.."

I pick up the closest stick and throw it at him. He uses the rabbit as shield. The stick breaks, which is why I find another one. I swing my stick against him, and he sways the rabbit against me. Our strikes are powerful enough for both of us to lose our weapons. I pick up random things from the ground; like rocks and grass, and throw them at him. Banan avoids every object and comes closer. I get a glance of his face. He is annoyed, luckily he still smiles. I give up my throwing stuff strategy; it wasn't good enough to stop him. My feet get stuck in a bush as I try to get some distance between us. I get a picture of Gifros situation. He is winning. Anzor seems to get tired. When Im sure where Banan is, I stretch my leg out and kick. I managed to hit him hard, sufficient to make him fall.

"Ai!" He exclaim as he falls. But he is back on his feet in no time. Banans smile is gone.

"Im tired of this," he says and runs against me. I prevent him from catching me. He takes my hand, I hit it away, but he is able to hold around me instead. My hands are crossed. I push them from myself while I push Banan away with my back. Then I run out of his grip. Free again. Banan is inexpressive. He finds another rope. How many does he have? I don't manage to do anything more before I'm bound in capacity again.

Gifro and Anzor are still fighting. While I lie helpless on the ground, Banan walks to them.

"Stop playing around!" He says and throws the dead, and bloody rabbit at Giro, who falls and loses his weapon.

"Leave," Banan says. Anzor looks insulted at Banan.

"I was about to finish him!"

"You are not allowed to kill anyone in my presence," Banan says confident like he just said something genius. Anzor withdraw his sword and puts his hands in the air saying: "Whatever" or "I give up."

"Now," Banan says. He points at Gifro, who still lies on the ground, with a rabbit taller than him covering his body.

"Go away. I told you we would harm her if you did anything."

"No." Gifro stands. "You only said if I asked for help to catch you, not if I followed you." Banan spaces out. Anzor sits on one of the closest stones and pout for himself while he draws something in the earth with his sword.

"Ok, do what you want. Don't come to close to us, and don't attack again," Banan says and throws Gifros iron bar away.

"As an officer it would be child abuse to tie you to a three were almost nobody pass." Gifro burst of some sticks and dust from his pants. They are brown, and blend with the tribes around us.

"I just want to make sure Talia is safe. You will bring her back after she has met her brother?" Banan nods.

"Then let me go with you."

"Fine, don't do anything stupid," Banan says. He helps me on my feet, only to help me sit down with a rock as support for my back.

"You will stay this way," he says and smiles. Banan gathers some wood and starts a fire. Gifro picks up the rabbit and gives it to Banan, who accepts it. Banans smile makes Gifro jump and go one step closer to me. He sits down next to me and the fire, while Banan makes dinner. Tied to Banan again. I sigh.

Banan cuts the rabbit and tear of the fur. The more he pulls the wider smile. Then he cuts it in pieces and starts to roast parts of it on carved spears.

Anzor still sits some meters away from us and talks to himself. But when he smell the food, he come and joins us.

Girfro turns to look at me. Even his eyes remind me of threes. They are big, and green, like the color of the pine needles on the spruce on its best period. His hair is blond but brown and curly. Bellow his tubby eyebrows, on the left; I see a little mole that I haven't noticed before. And the clean baby skin makes me want to touch him. In addition he has a perfect and straight nose. Big black stains cover most of his previous beige sweater. I look at my own, that doesn't have any white spots left. He also wears dark brown boots. He looks at me with huge shocking eyes.

"Are he always this scary?" I nod.

"How long have you been with them?"

"For three days."

"They used three days to get you here? That's a long time." Banans smile fades.

"Hey boy. Don't talk so much to her. Now, who are you?" He says and hands me a spear with meat on.

"Gifro. I'm a friend of Talia. And I'm on my way to become a soldier."

"Oh!" Banan seems excited. "I can teach you. A student!" Out of the blue he hugs Gifro. He hands him a spear and smiles. The funny thing is, this time it feels real. Banans smile isn't scary, it's rather cute.

"You smell good," Banan says as he sits up. Gifro gets red of embarrassment. Banan gives Anzor a spear. I probably smell just the way I look; like dirt. Yesterday I had a bath in that small lake. But since I didn't use any soap, I must smell worse than I did before. When I think about it, Anzor, me and Banan looks like farmers who have spend their day working in the garden.

"You do smell good," I confirm as I smell him. He gets redder and stares at my lips. Banan suddenly separates us, and sits down in between.

"Eat," he commands. The meat melts at my tongue. It tastes like chicken.
"This tastes amazing," Anzor says happy. I don't think he has eaten since, well, I don't know actually.

When we finish, we start on our journey to Bju. On the way, Banan teach Gifro different things about soldiers. They even have some practice matches. Sometimes they both look at Anzor and whisper something. Banan and Gifro walks ahead of me and Anzor.

"How long is it?" I ask.

"I don't know, maybe a mile."