Sheathing his sword, yet keeping his hand on the hilt, he
fixed her with a stare that dared her to lie "Why is it that
you, a young woman, is out in a forest alone?"
Keely being uncommonly good at hiding her emotions and a
practiced liar (thanks to many a need to save her hide as a
young girl), set her features, looked the man straight in the
face and replied "Sir I do not know how I came to be here in
this place, the last thing I remember is waking up this
morning in this very copse of trees."
"Do you know where you are?"
"No"
"What is your name miss?" Feeling he was in no imminent
danger he let his hand relax on the hilt of his sword, but
kept it there just as a precaution.
She looked at the man, should she give him her true name or
perhaps invent a new one? Keely looked at the man and
thought to herself that she had alreadly told him lies, she
should at least provide him some truth. "My name is Keely,
may I ask what is your name?"
'She's gutsy. I'll give her that much' he thought to himself.
"I am called Thalion." he said as he dismounted.
He was taller than she had thought. He was a whole head taller than she. He looked as though he had seen his share of military service judging by his build. Before she could stop herself, Keely took a step back behind the tree using it as a sort of shield.
"I'm not going to hurt you Keely." he assured her. "I want to help you. Can you tell me where you are from or where it is you would like to go? Perhaps I can assist you in finding the way?"
Keely stood there wondering what she should say to this man. He was dressed as a harper, he probably was one seeing as he had a wrapped harp fastened to his saddle. But he carried a sword. Keely knew people were very often more than they appeared to be. But should she trust this man? Could she afford trusting someone? Or should she try and run?
Taking a breath, she gestured vaguely in the direction of the mountain. "That way is as good as any. I thought I might see where it lead."
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