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Chapter sixteen: An army of Slegs
One week had past since Stranger’s and his friends arrival and everything was getting too non-intressting: Every night there were parties and almost everybody there were drinking the whole night long, well exept for Stranger and his friends of course.
- Boooriiing, Maki sighed as he laid on the sofa in the livingroom.
- I agree, Frayda began, we ought not to stay here any longer, think about your next goal, Stranger.
- I know… but I’m not sure if Noka wants me to actually take his place as well as I did to Vivay, Stranger answered.
- Haven’t you told him yet, Maki asked.
- Not yet, I mean you know how drunk people react when you “seem” to threat them or something – they get mad.
- You’ve got to do something, you’re the only one who can make it to the top dude, you jus’ have to believe in yourself, Frayda said.
- … But how… he’s much older and gots bigger horns, while I ain’t got none…
- That’s not the problem, Steefdude. The main thing here is to make Noka trust in you and your opinions, and not in your fighting skills.
- Okay Miss “I-know-everything” tell me how.
- Don’t get cocky now Stranger; I may know a lot of things you don’t know anything of, but you’ve got to think on your own – or have your brain taking a vaccation?
- No it hasn’t! But I need some tips or something to work on before I decide how to act – I don’t want him to think I’m stupid.
- Maybe he already knows, when we first said that we don’t drink any alcohol, Maki added.
Stranger sighed of tiredness:
- I’m jus’ going out for some fresh air. Maybe I’ll figure out something, he said before he went out from the hut.
- Did I say something wrong, Maki asked confused.
- Nah, he jus’ need to time think for a while, the Grubb said.
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It had gone ten minutes since he went out from the warm hut and been trying to figure out some kind of solution, but without getting anywhere. “This was harder then I thought it would become”, Stranger thought as he looked out into the dark forest that surrounded the walls of the village and sighed. “Maybe the Grubb was right, maybe by brain really have taken vaccation”, he thought.
Though it was pretty late and the moon had begun to raise beyond the horizon, Stranger could hear small birds singing through the woods. The sound of peace and calm almost made him to doze of just as he heard a terrible scream. Stranger looked up and heard it again. He ran out from the village through the main gate and saw somebody run on the road down the hill in full speed with an army of Slegs in the heels. The one screamed once again and made Stranger run on all six after it to the rescue. He ran through the thick vegetations of lians, trees and bushes and succeded to catch up with the escaping prey, who seemed to be heading for the White oak tree. The Steef ran as fast as he could to manage to get to the tree before them. When the prey had reached the giant oak, it realized that the roots of the tree were to broad to climb and that the army of Slegs was approaching fast.
Just as it felt as the day of doom was here, Stranger jumped out from behind and landed in front of the victim and roared loud while he prided himself with raw anger. The Slegs then attacked him by biting his arms and legs, but Stranger grabbed them and threw a few of the little scumbags in to a treetrunk, while he knocked others out with his enormous and strong Gorilla-arms.
After a long bloody fight, the enemies were defeated and Stranger turned around to the prey. He walked to it and bent down to it’s height.
- Are you okay, he carefully asked as he laid his hand on it’s shoulder.
- I… I’m fine, a female voice answered while she met his gaze.
- Here let me help you up.
She took a hold of his hand and he helped her up on her legs. Stranger recognize that she wore a cloak over her that covered her face to her feet, except for the glowing darkblue eyes.
- Thank you, she said.
- Your welcome, Stranger said while he reckon that he still held her hand and let go of it.
- How can I ever repay you?
- Nah, it’s not necessary jus’… imagine that it hasn’t happend.
- Oh, but I can’t forget those creatures, they were terrifying and you almost got killed by them! There must be a way of repaying you?
- They’re jus’ a bunch of Slegs what did you think they would do to you? Anyway… where are you from?
- I rather not mention it, I feel too uncomfortable and chocked to tell.
- Okay, ya got any name?
- You can call me Yoanne. You?
- Yoanne huh? That’s a pretty name. My friends call me Stranger. I’m about to head back to Noka´s village do you want to come with me? It’s better to be in a village where no nasty critters will find you, don’t you think?
- Uhm thank you… I guess you’re right, but how do I know I can trust you?
- I saved your life, remember? Eh, do I look dangerous to you or what?
- Maybe a little, I mean I don’t know you…yet.
- Your right about that though, but I promise you that you’ll be safe there. And I’ll also promise that if someone tries to harm you, then I’ll personaly deal with him, Stranger said as he looked her deeply in her eyes and reached out his hand once more.
- Okay then. Lead me to the village, but be sure you’re telling the truth or else I’ll do something you would never like.
- What?
- Something
real nasty, Yoanne said as she grabbed his hand and grinned.
- Try me, please…
She squeezed his hand harder and took a steady grip of his beard and pulled him closer to her own face and said with a mysterious voice:
- Make me…please!
- Well uhm… shall we go then?
- Sure, why not? Guide me to the village then, Yoanne said as she let go of his beard.
“Yikes, that chick knows
how to handle a Steefmale who’s almost twice as big as herself, but she
doesn’t know how to take out an army o’ Slegs…”, Stranger thought as he guided her back to the village. “I wonder where she comes from… ah well I’ll find it out sooner or later”.
~DS~