Chapter 0 - And There She Was...
Chapter 1 - Waking to Sights
Chapter 2 - Legends are Born
Chapter 3 - Dragon Slayer
Chapter 4 - Saved
Chapter 5 - Lies from the Truth
Chapter 6 - Cabin in the Woods
Chapter 7 - The First Dream
Chapter 8 - Sword and Shield
Chapter 9 - Lust and Love
Chapter 10 - Will You Come?
Chapter 11 - Leaving Today Are We?
Chapter 12 - Ready, Set, Ride
Chapter 13 - What is the Element of the Gods?
Chapter 14 - Thy Parting Words
Chapter 15 - Magic is Confusing
Chapter 16 - Travelers Along The Way
Chapter 17 - A Town To Rest
Chapter 18 - A Duel Awaits
Chapter 19 - Speak
Chapter 20 - Preparations
Chapter 21 - A Dwarf Emerges
Chapter 22 - She Appears
Chapter 23 - Queen of a Kingdom
Chapter 24 - There's a Bounty?
Chapter 25 - Beginning and End
Chapter 26 - Boy crying Wolf
Chapter 27 - Origins of the Alma
Chapter 28 - Face Everything and Rise
Chapter 29 - The Voice of God
Chapter 30 - The Return of the King
Chapter 31 - Humble Abode
Chapter 32 - Love is a Losing Battle
Chapter 33 - A Warning from Beyond
Chapter 34 - Welcome Home
Chapter 35 - Late for The Royal Meal
Chapter 36 - The Archive Sisters
Chapter 37 - Intentions
Chapter 38 - Nobless vs God
Chapter 39 - Vampire Hunter
Chapter 40 - Her Majesty's Past
Chapter 41 - Painful Existance
Chapter 42 - D.R.E.A.M.
Chapter 43 - Business as Usual
Chapter 44 - Old Friends
Chapter 45 - Class is in Session
Chapter 46 - A Race Long Forgotten
Chapter 12 - Ready, Set, Ride
Red waited outside the wooden cabin for Amelia and Maria to finish getting ready. It was sunny but the trees and floor around him were still wet from the storm just the night before. The water droplets in the leaves of the trees glittered with the sun's rays, creating a majestic morning feel. Red looked towards the sky, the cloudless blue heavens indicated a clear day was ahead of them. Suddenly the front door opened behind him and he quickly reacted, looking back to see who was coming out first. Maria emerged first, wearing a small red skirt with a sleeveless black vest, on her feet were loose but elegant brown calf high boots. Amelia came out right after, the first thing Red noticed was the magicians hat she was wearing. It looked very plain but somehow it suited her to the teeth. Her hand was holding onto a giant Mages staff, it had a round black wooden stem from the floor to a jewel on the top reaching her head, the jewel appeared to be a sapphire ball encased in white thorns. On her chest she wore a loose white short sleeve v-neck style shirt. The middle of her breasts were just able to be seen by him. On her lower half she wore white tight short shorts and accompanying them were some tall black knee high boots. On top of all that she wore a deep red wine overcoat truly made for a magic caster such as herself. As Amelia closed the door behind her and locked it securely, Red stood in amazement to the poi t a small blush was starting to show, both Amelia’s and Maria's beauty shined brighter then the sun above them. Maria ran to Red's side and stared at him with the biggest smile and Red smiled back. Amelia finished locking the door and turned to Red,

“Well shall we?”,

“Yeah. Umm... won’t you need any equipment?”,

“No, potions I can brew on the way if we need them. Food and water will be best to buy or hunt for on the way” Amelia replied with a gentle tone,

“Okay then, well, were heading North East so I think we’ll pass by a couple of encampments and villages so we'll be able to ask information there" he informed her,

“How long do you think it’ll take to get to Savanna?” Maria asked while pulling Red's arm,

“If we keep a good pace... I’d say around a month",

“How? We’re on foot! Surely it’ll take longer” Amelia blurted out,

Red  gave a cheeky smile and turned around. The ground in front of him was clear with no obstructions, he took out his sword from his scabbard and stabbed the ground. The girls reacted in confusion,

“Man walks upon the earth, Men ride it... Gallop!” Red shouts out,

Suddenly his sword started glowing a bright yellow colour and a runic symbol appeared before the clear ground ahead of him. Suddenly Amelia’s face came over with shock as 3 horses slowly rose from the ground. The one in front was a pure black stallion with golden reins, the second was purely white with some dark red reins and the third was a golden brown steed with dark brown reins. As the horses finished emerging, the sword stopped glowing so Red raised it from there ground and cleaned the blade before placing it back in it’s scabbard. Maria yelled out with surprise and happiness while running to the horses. Amelia approached Red,

“You know Summoning Magic?” her tone was calm and her words precise,

“Oh yeah, no, nothing of the sort. When the blade was forged I had a... friend enchant it for me" Red replies avoiding eye contact while scratching his head,

“Hmm, well I guess a month will be about right" Amelia said changing the subject “So which one is yours?”,

“Oh right, Gallop, were with guests so don’t be rude",

Suddenly the black horse gave a small bow towards Amelia, Maria went wild with excitement and kept circling the horse. Red stood there with a smile on his face but Amelia kept looking at him. He suddenly walked over to Maria, she stopped and looked at him carefully. Without warning he picked her up and placed her on the golden horse, the sudden action which Red had made, caught her by surprise. As she landed down on the horse, a giant grin came over her face,

“What’s it’s name? What’s it’s name?” she kept repeating with a happy tone,

“This is Strutter, take good care of him. Strutter, this is Maria and you take care of her" he said to the both of them,

Maria gave a couple of quick nods with a smile and the horse bowed. Maria once again gained her exciting mood. Amelia then walked over to Red and whispered,

“She doesn’t know how to ride" she told him with worry,

“Don’t worry, Strutter will follow Gallop so she just needs to hang on to the reins”,

Amelia gave a small smile before turning to the white horse “So I guess this one is mine? Does he have a name",

Red gave out a small chuckle “Its a she, and yes, it’s Belle",

Amelia walked over to the horse and gently stroked it’s hair on it’s neck and the horse showed enjoyment. Amelia felt an old connection but quickly ignored it. She jumped up and landed on it’s back. Looking back at Red she asks,

“Well then, should we be going?”

Red gave no answer and just smiled at her. Suddenly he let out a small whistle and the black horse came to his side and ever so smoothly Red placed himself on the horse’s back. He gave a small whip with the reins and Gallop came next to Amelia,

“Do you know how to ride?” Red asked with a joking tone,

Amelia looked the other way with a mad mood jokingly and whipped the reins making Belle gallop towards. Red then looked back a bit and stared at Maria,

“Are you ready?”,

Maria with all the excitement couldn’t get any words out, instead she just kept nodding with agreement. Red gave her a small chuckle before moving his reins and Gallop slowly made his way forward. Red then gave a small whistle and Strutter started following and Maria’s eyes glistened with joy. Amelia was looking back and the sight of seeing Maria this happy made her heart warm. Red then looked at Amelia and shortly after looked towards the sky,

“Trivia, I’m on my way” he whispered,

The three set off into a small dirt path road with smiles and a peaceful mind set. Truly a majestic sight at the start of a new morning,
© Rúben Magalhães,
книга «THE MAKER'S WISHERS Blood Diamond».
Chapter 13 - What is the Element of the Gods?
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