Hello, long time no see eh? I'm back and here comes my new story. I hope you like this and leave a nice encouraging review at the end. I don't have much to summarize so just Enjoy….
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Into the town they creep they crawl
They watch you sleep they eat you all
Hide away your daughters for
They are coming
"Before you know what's happening you are too late. And suddenly you're in its grasp."
Karigan rolled her eyes as another green rider female jumped and gasped prettily. The new rider Tieran was telling them all ghost stories, paying particular attention to the females. More than three times he had pretended to bite one on the neck, making them scream and giggle.
"Okay, I have a question. Why is the song 'hide away your daughters'?" Karigan held up her hand and asked.
It was the end of a working week and all the Green Riders were celebrating by taking a well deserved rest.
"It's very simple Sir," Tieran turned to her. He was good at this sort of thing and his facial expression made her fearful. "Very simple. These creatures love the taste of a female. Their blood is sweeter and their flesh softer." Karigan shivered as Tieran breath brushed the back of her neck. She turned and glared at him. Slowly he took her right arm and pulled up her sleeve to her elbow and rubbed his thumb up and down the vain in her wrist.
"I'll bet your blood tastes the sweetest of all females." He told her.
Karigan rolled and glared at him. "Blood is blood." She snapped angrily and roughly reclaimed her wrist from him. "Blood can't be sweet. It all tastes the same."
"Unless someone eats a lot of sugar." Tegan laughed.
"How do you know all this anyway?" Melry asked and fluttered her eyelashes flirtatiously. Karigan shifted in annoyance. Maybe he was good looking but that didn't mean everyone should flirt with him more than the other guys.
Tieran smiled knowingly. "I've come face to face with such a beast."
The females gasped.
Damn, this guy was better than Yates. Karigan had thought that the Green Riders were smarter than this. They were literally being stupid, gasping and clutching their hearts in fear.
"No you haven't. There are no such things." Karigan told him.
He just tapped his nose knowingly.
"It was a dark night." He started off. Everyone turned away from Karigan, easily dismissing her. "I was lost in a deep dark forest I have never found again no matter how hard I've searched."
Karigan rolled her eyes. "How long can he go on like this?"
Dale laughed. "Who knows." She was smiling.
"You believe him?"
"Well yeah. He says he's seen them." Dale told her.
"He should be an actor. His talents are so being wasted here." Karigan replied.
Dale laughed again, but quickly turned back to Tieran.
"So we had to stay up in that wet tree that was filled with spiders." Tieran 'cringed' at the memory. "We waited there for the whole night, until the sun finally rose and the thing left."
The girls all sighed in relief, as if they didn't know that he got out in the end. Karigan rolled her eyes yet again. It might have been because she missed most of the story but she didn't believe any of it.
"It was then that me and the hunter started talking. He told me all about those creatures. Not everything but quite a lot." Tieran told them. "And he told me all the stories."
"What stories?" Melry asked sitting up on her knees in eagerness.
"I'll tell you." He paused for suspense, climbed on top of the table. "It started on a tiny island."
"KARIGAN!" Everyone's head snapped up. The Captain stormed into the common room. Her voice was uncharacteristically high. Everyone looked at her like they'd been caught doing something wrong. "Karigan, get changed!"
"Why?" She asked slightly confused.
"You're the kingdom's only Knight and you have to be there to welcome them!" Mapstone's eyes were wide. "MARA! Where's Mara?"
"Here." She ran up behind the Captain carrying a clip board, and looking just as frazzled.
"Okay, everyone listen up!" The Captain called to the already quiet common room. "The Alzabins are coming."
Karigan jumped to her feet. "The visitors from across the sea?"
"Yes, the light cavalry have already ridden out to meet them. Apparently there are a lot of them. We need to make a good impression. You must wear your formal uniforms and behave yourselves. Karigan, you and Mara must be ready to greet them." The Captain then turned and ran off.
"Everyone go get ready and try to stay civilized." Mara told them all.
"We're always civilized." Teagan commented, a dangerous glint in her eyes.
"Tegan, no practical jokes. Tieran, no monster stories. We can't scare our visitors witless." Mara told them sternly. "Fergal, no cheating in Intrigue."
The riders nodded. "Now go get changed."
They split from the room.
"Where are they from again?" Dale asked.
"From Alzaban." Mara answered.
Karigan almost shivered with excitement. The name was full of adventure, she wondered what it would be like. The land of spices, and the land of the desert sun, were other names for it. She and a group of the senior riders were huddled at a window overlooking the castle walls. They were hoping to get a glimpse at the coming entourage.
"I wonder how many will be coming." Fergal said from the back.
"The Captain said there were a lot of them." Garth put in. "The Sultan himself is coming."
"Sultan?" Fergal frowned.
Karigan almost rolled her eyes. Boy, that man wasn't very smart.
"Their King." Dale explained. "Don't you do geography?"
"Umm," He blushed and gulped, "I kinda always missed those classes."
Everyone turned their eyes to him and gave him a look.
"They were really boring." He muttered.
The sound of hooves filled the air. Everyone's heads snapped towards the sound.
The light cavalry rode into the courtyard. Their expressions were dark and angry. Karigan would have laughed if she wasn't so excited.
The doors opened wide.
Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom
The drumbeats went straight into her soul. She felt it reverberate inside of her head. The four drummers walked with deep, long strides. Side by sides with heads held high.
"Make way, for the Sultan." The announced as one, their deep voices carrying far and wide.
"I can't believe we didn't hear them coming through the city." Mara whispered to Karigan.
Karigan nodded excitedly and the group fell into awed silence. They had never seen anything like this before.
Behind the drummers came the Sultan. He was astride the most brilliant stallion Karigan had ever seen. The stallion could easily put Salvistar to shame, he might even give Condor a run for his money, but not win, she thought with pride.
Karigan strained to get a good look at the Sultan but couldn't see much other than different coloured robes.
Followed after him were more gorgeous horses, with mounted riders. The riders were obviously the aristocrats of the Alzabin hierarchy. They sat with their heads held high.
And after them came an army.
They walked in rows of five, and with the same leg and same pace. The men were tall and dark skinned, with muscles that would make any man jealous and any women swoon. They wore curved swords at their hips. The women looked as dangerous as the men. They had short hair and wore similar outfits as the men. Puffy, loose pants, and black vests.
Karigan stared at the entourage. She hadn't known they'd be so many. Poor Zachary, having to stand tall against a group of allies. She felt a thrill at meeting these exotic people. They seemed almost alien with their dark skin, their dark hair and dark eyes.
The Light Cavalry peeled off and stood at attention on either side of the great doors and the Alzabans slowly formed an impressive rank.
"Wow, they brought a lot of people." Garth whistled.
"I wish I could get a better look at the Sultan." Karigan said sadly.
"We'll see him when we greet him." Mara told her.
"Wait, we're meant to greet him with the King." Karigan froze and stared at Mara.
"Shit." Mara grabbed her hand. The two took off.
I hope you enjoyed that. I'll be able to update once a week at the start but move to once a month later on :) forgive anything that doesn't match up with the book story line and I'll probably not finish this before the next book comes out so don't hate me if this match up even less :P
Mornhavon is gone by the way :D please leave a nice review and I'll update soon :D