thought.
Aaron was lost in several questions. One thing he knew for sure was that Billy was somebody with a lot more secrets than he knew about.
Chapter 5
Two Strangers
Aaron spotted two horses tied near the big oak tree in front of his house. The horses were big and strong, which was not very common in the village. These horses were pure bred, one was darker brown and the other was lighter in color. Both were equally beautiful.
“Whose horses are these?” he asked a worker who was working nearby.
“Some visitors from a faraway land have come to visit Mr. Santas.”
‘Visitors ?’ Aaron thought. ‘ Uncle never got visitors from outside the village. Maybe they have news of Flynn’ He entered the house with great expectations.
The hall was darker than usual, all the curtains were drawn. The fireplace was lit in the day time. Aaron’s eyes adjusted to the darkness as he closed the door behind him and walked inside.
Sentas, Brandon and two strangers were sitting by the fire place. Sentas was speaking in a very low voice and the others were listening. Brandon sat on the arm chair, pretending to listen.
One of the two strangers turned his head towards Aaron as he approached and everyone stopped speaking. In the dark, Aaron saw two men sitting next to uncle. One man was huge; he was twice the size of any man and had a huge battle axe in his right hand. Aaron had never seen a Giant before. The Giant had bushy black beard and hair tied at the back. He looked like some kind of a warrior. The other stranger had his hood pulled up till his forehead and his face was barely visible.
“He is here!” Uncle said to the hooded stranger he was speaking to. The man stood up and pulled his hood back.
“Hello!” His voice was deep “We have been looking for you.” He said.
Aaron stepped forward to greet the strangers even though he was not sure who they were and what they were doing there.
“Can you please give us a private moment?” the man asked Sentas.
“Oh! Sure!, Aaron why don’t you show them to your room?” Sentas said, pointing upstairs.
Aaron escorted the strangers to his room wondering why they were there. The strangers did not speak till they reached the room.
“Draw up the curtains. We do not wish to be seen here” the Giant spoke for the first time. His voice was hoarse.
Aaron drew the curtains and closed the door, but he could still see the strangers clearly. The man had a short beard, a mustache and black hair. He was wearing a short cloak. Under that, he wore many layers of clothing and a jacket made of leather. He had many belts on his waist and thighs. Aaron caught a glimpse of a sword. He was tall but nothing compared to the Giant. The Giant on the other hand was much taller and bigger. He had a big round face and had made braids of his extremely curly hair and tied some of them to the back of his head. He hit his head accidently when he entered Aaron’s room earlier.
The men made themselves comfortable in Aaron’s room. The Giant sat on the side table and the man stood next to the window with folded arms.
“Sit down!” the man commanded which got Aaron irritated.
“I am ok right here” he tried to imitate the same authority.
The man looked at Aaron for a moment and then looked back outside the window.
“Do you know why we are here?” He asked.
“Not really, I am hoping that you brought some news about my friend”
The strangers looked at each other in confusion.
“No, we didn’t bring any news about anybody. We came to speak to you.” The man said.
Aaron was confused now. What would two armed men want to talk to him about?
“What do you want to speak to me about?” Aaron asked.
“Aaron, I am Dan Belcross and this is my friend Ony Thorman, we have come here for you.”
“For me?! What do you mean?”
“We mean that you are coming with us” said Ony standing up.
Dan signaled him to stop and continued “The time has come Aaron, you have to come with
Aaron was lost in several questions. One thing he knew for sure was that Billy was somebody with a lot more secrets than he knew about.
Chapter 5
Two Strangers
Aaron spotted two horses tied near the big oak tree in front of his house. The horses were big and strong, which was not very common in the village. These horses were pure bred, one was darker brown and the other was lighter in color. Both were equally beautiful.
“Whose horses are these?” he asked a worker who was working nearby.
“Some visitors from a faraway land have come to visit Mr. Santas.”
‘Visitors ?’ Aaron thought. ‘ Uncle never got visitors from outside the village. Maybe they have news of Flynn’ He entered the house with great expectations.
The hall was darker than usual, all the curtains were drawn. The fireplace was lit in the day time. Aaron’s eyes adjusted to the darkness as he closed the door behind him and walked inside.
Sentas, Brandon and two strangers were sitting by the fire place. Sentas was speaking in a very low voice and the others were listening. Brandon sat on the arm chair, pretending to listen.
One of the two strangers turned his head towards Aaron as he approached and everyone stopped speaking. In the dark, Aaron saw two men sitting next to uncle. One man was huge; he was twice the size of any man and had a huge battle axe in his right hand. Aaron had never seen a Giant before. The Giant had bushy black beard and hair tied at the back. He looked like some kind of a warrior. The other stranger had his hood pulled up till his forehead and his face was barely visible.
“He is here!” Uncle said to the hooded stranger he was speaking to. The man stood up and pulled his hood back.
“Hello!” His voice was deep “We have been looking for you.” He said.
Aaron stepped forward to greet the strangers even though he was not sure who they were and what they were doing there.
“Can you please give us a private moment?” the man asked Sentas.
“Oh! Sure!, Aaron why don’t you show them to your room?” Sentas said, pointing upstairs.
Aaron escorted the strangers to his room wondering why they were there. The strangers did not speak till they reached the room.
“Draw up the curtains. We do not wish to be seen here” the Giant spoke for the first time. His voice was hoarse.
Aaron drew the curtains and closed the door, but he could still see the strangers clearly. The man had a short beard, a mustache and black hair. He was wearing a short cloak. Under that, he wore many layers of clothing and a jacket made of leather. He had many belts on his waist and thighs. Aaron caught a glimpse of a sword. He was tall but nothing compared to the Giant. The Giant on the other hand was much taller and bigger. He had a big round face and had made braids of his extremely curly hair and tied some of them to the back of his head. He hit his head accidently when he entered Aaron’s room earlier.
The men made themselves comfortable in Aaron’s room. The Giant sat on the side table and the man stood next to the window with folded arms.
“Sit down!” the man commanded which got Aaron irritated.
“I am ok right here” he tried to imitate the same authority.
The man looked at Aaron for a moment and then looked back outside the window.
“Do you know why we are here?” He asked.
“Not really, I am hoping that you brought some news about my friend”
The strangers looked at each other in confusion.
“No, we didn’t bring any news about anybody. We came to speak to you.” The man said.
Aaron was confused now. What would two armed men want to talk to him about?
“What do you want to speak to me about?” Aaron asked.
“Aaron, I am Dan Belcross and this is my friend Ony Thorman, we have come here for you.”
“For me?! What do you mean?”
“We mean that you are coming with us” said Ony standing up.
Dan signaled him to stop and continued “The time has come Aaron, you have to come with
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