Amandariet episode 1
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"I miss you", she said, as we sat in our favorite spot down by the river. It was good spot, concealed, and almost as pretty as the girl by my side.
"I miss you too", I said, taking her hand and give her a small kiss on the cheek. I am constantly amazed by the fact that the most perfect girl in the world wants me, ME!, as her own. Me, awkward , quiet, and not so bright at times.
"Ly", she whispers, "take me away."
"Alright, where do you want to go?" I ask.
"Avalon", she says, deadly serious.
"Haha, alright. My little Fae wants to go home", I say, knowing Avalon isn't real, but hoping it is for her sake. Suddenly a squadron of soldiers comes over the hill, yelling that they want the girl, my girl, my Jodi. Suddenly I find myself fighting for both our lives. As they take her, she screams my name. "LY!! Lyonel, HELP!!" But I can do nothing. Suddenly I feel a hand on my shoulder, and I turn, throwing a knife and a kick at the same time. As I hear a feminine grunt, I realize that I was dreaming, and I just threw a knife and a kick at my best friend, Tera. The knife she caught on her wooden shield, but the kick landed in her stomach. As she gets back up, she hands me my knife and says,
"You know what? Waking you up is a pain in the ass. That is the 7th time you've almost killed me, Ly."
"Sorry", I say with a sheepish grin, "you know I'm jumpy, and besides, you woke me from THE dream." Understanding written all over her face, she nods.
"Yeah, you were screaming and fighting again."
That's when I realize I'm standing in the middle of my bedroom, knives stuck in the walls and my hand-and-a-half sword, Kalien, in one hand. Broken furniture is all over the floor, and one of my hands is bleeding.
"Damn Ter, I'm sorry. Did I hurt anyone this time?
"Nah", she says, "you started screaming and I got everybody out before you got to Kalien."
"Thanks" I say, "I hate it when I do this."
"I understand" she says, "I hate why you do. But, have you ever seen yourself when you lose control in a fight? It's insane. Kalien is a blur, and you move faster than I thought possible. It's beautiful."
"Beautiful it may be, but I vowed I would never lose control in a fight ever again. After last time....."
"Last time you destroyed an entire battalion of soldiers by yourself. 50 men. And not one scratch on you." Tera said.
"And I KILLED them." I say, "I hate killing"
"And yet you are the best assassin in the city." Tera said dryly.
"Yes but I .... I ......"
"But nothing," she says, "you kill, yes. But you do it quickly, without pain, and you only kill the one man. Why else have a sword with one flat edge? To strike without killing."
"I guess." I say with a small smile, "I'm ok now. You can bring them back in."
As I spoke, the 2 other people in the house came in. One, a girl, is small, the size of a child. This is Lis, the best spy in the city. The other, a mountain of a man, is Dom, the doorbreaker. If Tera can't pick a lock (which is rare) then Dom breaks down the door. My friends. The four of us may not look like much, but together, we are the Amandariet, the "Blessed Shadow", the best assassins guild in the entire city of Camelot.