us.”
“Come with you?! Why? Who are you?” Aaron was confused.
Dan was stern “Aaron, We know about the attack on the village, we better go before they attack you!”
Aaron was startled, he was not expecting the strangers to know about the attack and be concerned about it. “You know nothing!” Aaron murmured under his breath.
Dan heard him. “What did you say?”
“They attacked me, they wanted to kill me” Aaron said in a low voice.
There was a silence in the room. The two men stood there staring at each other like they were not expecting to hear this.
“The wolves attacked you? When?” asked Dan.
“Yesterday, at the marketplace. My friend was with me too.”
“How did you get out alive?” Dan looked extremely tensed.
“I used my sword and had to kill one of the wolves” he said hesitatingly looking at his sword kept on the table.
“Hmm, a natural. No wonder!” said Ony with a grin.
“What do you mean by that?” Aaron asked surprised.
“This meant they found you before we did” Dan said after brooding for some time. “But, How?”
“I don’t know, but the lady at the book store mentioned something about searchers” Aaron said.
“Searchers?” Dan’s eyes widened now. “But searchers can find you only if you come across magic”
“I think I did in a way, that lady was selling books on magic”
Dan was furious “If she knows about searchers, she was a witch then”
“A witch?” Aaron had only heard of witches in stories, he could not believe his own ears.
“If the searchers know that you are here, you are not safe even for a moment. We have to leave this place as soon as we can” Dan said.
“Leave? What do you mean? Where to? I am not going anywhere. I think you should go now” Aaron got annoyed. “I don’t even know who you are. I am not leaving my home because you come here and tell me stories about witches and magic”
“Stories?! You think we are making up stories?” Ony was filled with anger. He pulled out his axe from his belt.
“Stop it Ony. Let me speak to him” said Dan. Ony sat down back on the table still holding his axe in his left hand and stared at Aaron as Dan spoke.
“Aaron, I know that you don’t know much about your parents”
“Parents?” Aaron’s eyes widened “You know about my parents?”
“Yes, we were friends, very good friends. Now listen to me carefully Aaron. It is very important. Your life is in danger here. The Evil Force knows that you are here now. It will repeatedly attempt to kill you no matter what. There could be more attacks on your village. They will not stop until your entire village is destroyed. Is that what you want?”
Aaron knew how much damage had been done to his village. He didn’t want to put anybody in danger because of him anymore.
“But why do they want to kill me? I am a ‘nobody’. Just a simple boy in the farm minding my own business”
“You are not a ‘nobody’ Aaron” Dan said raising his hand.
“You are the first born of the very respected defenders” Dan gave a gentle pat on Aaron’s shoulder.
“Defenders? My parents were Defenders? Defenders of what?” Aaron asked in one breath.
“I know you want to know much more about them. But we are running short of time. We did come here to tell you about your parents but we had no idea that the situation was so bad here. We have to leave now. There will be plenty of time later to tell you everything”
“But why do I have to come with you? Are you going to take me to a safe place” Aaron asked.
“He doesn’t even know” Ony stumped his feet and shifted his axe.
“What don’t I know?” Aaron became impatient.
“Aaron” Dan walked away from him and stood in the corner. “You are to join us. When the first born of Defenders reach the age of sixteen, they join the rest of us. Your turn has come, you have to take up your responsibility. This is your destiny”
‘Destiny!!’ The words of Mathew ringed in Aaron’s ears
“Come with you?! Why? Who are you?” Aaron was confused.
Dan was stern “Aaron, We know about the attack on the village, we better go before they attack you!”
Aaron was startled, he was not expecting the strangers to know about the attack and be concerned about it. “You know nothing!” Aaron murmured under his breath.
Dan heard him. “What did you say?”
“They attacked me, they wanted to kill me” Aaron said in a low voice.
There was a silence in the room. The two men stood there staring at each other like they were not expecting to hear this.
“The wolves attacked you? When?” asked Dan.
“Yesterday, at the marketplace. My friend was with me too.”
“How did you get out alive?” Dan looked extremely tensed.
“I used my sword and had to kill one of the wolves” he said hesitatingly looking at his sword kept on the table.
“Hmm, a natural. No wonder!” said Ony with a grin.
“What do you mean by that?” Aaron asked surprised.
“This meant they found you before we did” Dan said after brooding for some time. “But, How?”
“I don’t know, but the lady at the book store mentioned something about searchers” Aaron said.
“Searchers?” Dan’s eyes widened now. “But searchers can find you only if you come across magic”
“I think I did in a way, that lady was selling books on magic”
Dan was furious “If she knows about searchers, she was a witch then”
“A witch?” Aaron had only heard of witches in stories, he could not believe his own ears.
“If the searchers know that you are here, you are not safe even for a moment. We have to leave this place as soon as we can” Dan said.
“Leave? What do you mean? Where to? I am not going anywhere. I think you should go now” Aaron got annoyed. “I don’t even know who you are. I am not leaving my home because you come here and tell me stories about witches and magic”
“Stories?! You think we are making up stories?” Ony was filled with anger. He pulled out his axe from his belt.
“Stop it Ony. Let me speak to him” said Dan. Ony sat down back on the table still holding his axe in his left hand and stared at Aaron as Dan spoke.
“Aaron, I know that you don’t know much about your parents”
“Parents?” Aaron’s eyes widened “You know about my parents?”
“Yes, we were friends, very good friends. Now listen to me carefully Aaron. It is very important. Your life is in danger here. The Evil Force knows that you are here now. It will repeatedly attempt to kill you no matter what. There could be more attacks on your village. They will not stop until your entire village is destroyed. Is that what you want?”
Aaron knew how much damage had been done to his village. He didn’t want to put anybody in danger because of him anymore.
“But why do they want to kill me? I am a ‘nobody’. Just a simple boy in the farm minding my own business”
“You are not a ‘nobody’ Aaron” Dan said raising his hand.
“You are the first born of the very respected defenders” Dan gave a gentle pat on Aaron’s shoulder.
“Defenders? My parents were Defenders? Defenders of what?” Aaron asked in one breath.
“I know you want to know much more about them. But we are running short of time. We did come here to tell you about your parents but we had no idea that the situation was so bad here. We have to leave now. There will be plenty of time later to tell you everything”
“But why do I have to come with you? Are you going to take me to a safe place” Aaron asked.
“He doesn’t even know” Ony stumped his feet and shifted his axe.
“What don’t I know?” Aaron became impatient.
“Aaron” Dan walked away from him and stood in the corner. “You are to join us. When the first born of Defenders reach the age of sixteen, they join the rest of us. Your turn has come, you have to take up your responsibility. This is your destiny”
‘Destiny!!’ The words of Mathew ringed in Aaron’s ears
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