The Gardens

[Gilraen Ciryatan]

She smiled feeling the rain on her body as it poured down and smiled then said as she laughed "Nay, what makes you think that?"

[Camden]

He laughed as well "I don't know, I guess it's suprising that one with such beauty is not married."

[Gilraen Ciryatan]

She blushed and said "Thank you for such compliment, I am not used to them." She smiled a bit red still and looked at the stars.

[Camden]

"Hmmm, why is that?" Camden asked.

[Gilraen Ciryatan]

She shruggled "I do not know, I guess because noone has ever said any."

[Camden]

"Thats a shame" he said leaning on the railing. "The people must be blind or something." he shrugged.

[Gilraen Ciryatan]

She watched the rain fall down with more speed and in more quantity on the gardens and then said "Maybe."

[Camden]

They watched the gardens for a while. "What do you fight for?" Camden said softly

[Gilraen Ciryatan]

"Freedom, joy, value. All that could matter for the wellfare of those that deserve it."

[Camden]

"Thats nice" Camden said looking at the garden

[Gilraen Ciryatan]

She smirkled and said "So are you planing to say and tell me aobut your pursuers?" she winked at him and then sat on the edge of the balcony all her hair fallen on her shoulders and back, dropped drops of water.

[Camden]

He looked at her with suprise. "How did you know about my pursuers? How did you know that I was on the run?"

[Gilraen Ciryatan]

She smiled and said "There are many mysteries in these woods, the creatures told me aobut your coming for those reasons for they saw you. I was expecting you. Why are they after you Camden?"

[Camden]

Camden sighed. "It is a long story, but I will tell it in the condensed version." He looked at her. "I was sold into slavery by my poor father to a cruel farmer. The farmer would beat me and starve me if I messed up, or for no reason at all. The farmer had a horse that he used to do work with. Well anyways I escaped one night by riding the horse out of there. I later found out that the horse could talk and that his name was Shadow. We rode far and long until we came upon a forest. We found an abandoned hut there and so we stayed for the night. In the middle of the night, the ghost of the hermit who used to live there came to me. He told me to go to the mightiest tree in the forest and pull down one of the branches. I thought the ghost was mad, but I did as he commanded. When I pulled the branch down, a door within the tree opened and there were steps cut into the earth. When I got to the bottom I was in a small room that held only a chest. I opened the chest and I got my sword, shield and gauntlets. There is nothing special about the sword, but the shield can block some magical attacks and the gauntlets give me great strength as you saw" he said with a grin. "Well, the farmer hired a militia to track Shadow and I down. I killed a few of those men, but there are still many after me."

[Gilraen Ciryatan]

She placed a hand on his chest gently as she said "There is your main weapon Camden... I do not see why you did not wish to tell me for all you have told is an example to follow. You have so much in you, you ust be thankful for you were blessed by that hermit's will and I am sure the light will guide your stepds wherever you go. I am sure of it. Only those of a heart like yours can manage all you have and recieve such precious gifts after the time of pain and sorrow." She then turned to the gardens and said "you will have my protection whenever you need it. I can offer to you nothing more I am afraid."