nths

little food, the cold would chill them to the bone. It never seemed to

ild animals, created a decent shelter with the ash tree wood, and trained. Training every day was the only thing that helped keep the

matter what item he used, or how hard he tried to force it, it just wouldn't

her, he remained too scarred to speak about it. He instead focused his mind

ring to go down there soon to meet the people that live there, as well as inquire about Pendragon

.

ked Jacender, who was st

. It was the best they could do with their limited supply

ah. Gimme

Sigh. It doesn't t

out the door. "Last one there has

Aleximus r

! You starte

pushing each other along the way

ive...up?!" Jace began heaving behind

leximus

eeds work!" He told h

e." Alexim

, the huge iron gates that surrounded it. Secondly, the menacing guards

ring made the two boys curio

gate, you bastard!!

ed, you defect!!

hrew similar insults at

boy himself had dark brown hair, as

eaking, his words imperceptible, as

ent silent f

hey busted out

with embarrassment and h

hat boys?!" A

like the little retard wanted to

p'n Upo!" The gu

streaming down

his fingers, trying to get them to listen... But it didn't

down right here, right now!" Captain Up

e boy gaspe

didn'

en, he stood unwil

a long metal looking object from a hold in his pants

brat!!" He

U GUYS DOING?!" A voice em

boy, standing in front of him as if to

brats?" Upo lo

ards were sh

humans!!" T

talking about?' A

staring at Up

y a child didn't s

t was an adult's job to protect children

r me!! What do you think you're d

o's forehe

tack at hi

u f

this?" a v

ined up, silent enoug

station next to Captain Upo. M

Hisagi!"

the pleasure, if I ma

and Aleximus- perhaps 12- stood in front

robe, bearing the insigni

ir flowed do

He sighed bored. "What seems to be the..." h

e chuckle

problem?' Ja

red slightly at the sight

glance and then directed h

Hisagi. 'That idiot, Jace. What did he get us into? And it had t

. What keeps possessing you to come back to the city l

Aleximus

resti

are you here? Answer me or else!!"

like it isn't gonna go well?

e..." he

ase don't do

" Jace sne

gh.*' Aleximu

u that!" Jace continue

or a moment, but

growled, ".... soldier

ACK CLAC

ed similar metal p

hose?' Jace

d center of the 3 boys,

Jace exclaim

"I don't know who you people are, or what business yo

e warned, glaring men

he guards

ok at me like that!!" Upo

His sword... I've never seen a material like

magic from you and yet you don

e mean like uncle Mat

, Aleximus responde

gi s

eres

astol City.* Home of the Dwarven clan.

rt people?" Jace a

rds yelled, taking o

hrugged, c

he like. We just happened to be passing by when we sa

ind of kids, especially human ones, wo

st believe you're h

sh." Aleximus told h

Upo thought, clenching his i

man is allowed to set foot on our grounds. Your kind is found a bit

aze once again o

out him?" Al

aren't tolerated here. Especially those who can

!" Jace cal

ave been given a warning this once out of my curiosity for y

ith you as well if you'd l

ed, unable

elled, running towards

im. "Jace, wait!! There'

*DWOO

ody like a truck, causing him to c

as he brought himse

s began t

he got master Hisagi to

up!! He's quite strong don't you

sides, the *Sanctum-Smiths* aren't really fighters. They

' Aleximus nar

on his brother, crouching near him

that's all. It's weak compared to th

ooked up at

their welcome to en

d, looking ov

etting us in

alke

knew what Aleximus meant, bu

e!!!" He growled, scrat

in front

and to him, he

Hidemi

This is a bit weird

alted with Jacen

to come with u

eartbeat a

his life had he ever

but this time in b

o something wron

Who was this mysterious boy? And why did he

ace turned to Aleximus, beckoni

ear with his pinky finger, blew o

exclaimed in a

lapped the bac

mi, w

ne than that!! Quit being s

him!! What if ya hur

is hands behind his head. "Oh come off

yelped, falling

I'm gonna dieeee!!!"

as he rolled on the flood. "L

ving Aleximus cha

bove were fl

..." they collec

wo were. Just a moment ago, they were sticking up

ed playfully without

were these

nning after them

ha!

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that he was a bit sca

ked ha

groaned, back

isn't that sca

ll looked

shack, removing his coat.

me?" Jac

deways, "It's your fault we ended off

* Yeah

ide and help me set up dinner." Ale

i spoke, foll

do and ignoring me...grrr..." Jace gru

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gh the open plains, ga

wed with haste by a f

ed, jumping on on

deer struggled, cra

, wrapping his arms a

in the past few mont

flailed around, att

ked at i

with a very sad expre

to make me feel bad for you

make its lip tremb

Jace caved i

I'm nice, alrigh

at him, snickered and

" Jace yelled, r

to Jace unenthusiastically

s cooking was

air so much that some of t

front of the shac

slicing v

out of my grip. Yeah, he just managed to slip ou

ed me, and then laughed at me after I fell fo

dly chuckling, embarrassed to ma

, picked up a bowl and e

ng that can pull at your heart strings." He said. "Well

knowing he co

of an idiot. Even Hidemi he

ed red, but Jace wa

.

moved around

great, Al

te, only to imme

AA!!!*" H

actually work that well. So he thinks pretty much anything tastes great. As for Aleximus

ted to drool. They didn't care wh

R~OW~L

at Jace wi

." he t

x..." he

NO

for a moment and then lo

s, shrugging as if

ls got ev

cking up the pot an

waste it." he said, wal

e, looking around to make

ne. Come on... hur

ound and the animals rus

wed for

BAAA!!!!*" T

t surprised that Jacender gav

ntion. Hadn't his brother just told him to

Jace realized, r

m!

d, leaning cl

are what I do with the food. But his stupid ego won't let him tell me up

animal licking

nd he jumped into the

CRA

" he grunted, holding the

er that duped

t on your tail from when we fell

I!!!!*" the deer cri

why I shouldn't eat you r

*" the deer no

o...?" Jace as

several times, collapsed on

with trees, made eye contact with

unk!!!!" Jace y

i sni

ny, eh, Hidemi?" Jace s

y "Nothing.", but covered his mou

ou laughing, ya know!" Ja

think o

lly. "Hidemi... w

nstead clutched his elbows closer t

osed to say that?' Ja

oon and began to c

.Hu

ser to see. 'Wha

nt wide at

AN'

t do you me

?" He asked wit

k his head

what i

s killing Jacender.

another word i

l silent and look down

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The Boy Name