The Duties of a Ranger by BlackNightshade (10 ebook reader TXT) 📕

Aiden that it’ll take at least two days, a week if they run into trouble. Aiden hoped with all his heart, mind, and soul that they wouldn’t run into trouble.

At night, they made a very small fire, Hadon tells him that the fire has to be small; Rangers have to remain invisible at all costs. Except inside the kingdom, they are pretty much safe there to show there faces.

Watching the sparks fly up into the night sky, Aiden thought he heard someone or something. He told Hadon in a whisper and he responded lighting fast.

Getting a hold of his bow and arrow, he pulled it and was ready to fire whenever. It turns out that the noise was nothing but a false alarm; it was a rabbit and her children.

Lowering his bow and arrow, he then puts it back, sits back down and they watch as the rabbit and her children leave before there were any foxes on trails. The only things the two need to look after are bears and wolves.

As soon as the fire wore out, Hadon calls it a night, gets up, and goes to look out. To make sure that no one will come and try and kill them in their sleep. Before he went he said that they would have to take turns, Aiden nodded his head and tells Hadon to wake him up, harshly if he has too.

When it came Aiden’s turn, Hadon had to kick his side because Aiden was in a dead sleep. “What did you do that for?” Aiden whispers getting up slowly. Shrugging his shoulders, Hadon tells him that he can wake him up whenever and harshly if he had too. Aiden had to agree that he did say that.

Going to where Hadon was when he looked out, Aiden turns around, notices and hears that Hadon was indeed a loud sleeper. Snoring should keep Aiden fully awake and to alarm him if necessary.

At last Hadon takes over the last part of the night. Before going back to sleep, Aiden notices that Hadon is putting on his hood, to hide his face. Aiden guessed that sunrise will be coming sooner or later so Hadon has to hide his face again.

When sunrise came, Aiden didn’t have to me harshly waken or waken by someone at all. He got up himself. Once he got up and stretched a little, he walks over to Hadon who was making another fire for their breakfast.

“You like stew and coffee?” Hadon asks handing Aiden a mug of coffee. Aiden took it wanting to know what it tasted like. At first he thought it tasted bitter and wanted to give it back but he decided to give it another try. On the second try, he found out that he liked it and kept on asking for more when he runs out.

Hadon gave him four cups but no more. He said that he’ll get too energized with the coffee and so Aiden settles on some water instead. After Hadon serves some stew for the two, Aiden notices that it has: potatoes, lamb, carrots, and herbs that he didn’t know and he’s a farmer, they grow herbs as well as other stuff.

“Rosemary and Oregano.” Hadon says not looking at Aiden’s eyes when he was hesitant about the stew. Taking a sip, Aiden found the taste a little exotic than what he was used to but he was very used to the potatoes and carrots. When the plague happened that was all they had to eat, potatoes and carrots.

As soon as they were finished, they decide to go by the lake and clean up. They wouldn’t want to stink or be dirty when they go and meet the royal family.

Once Aiden and Hadon stripped their clothes, they jumped in but Aiden got out so quickly, Hadon didn’t even see until Aiden was on land with a towel around him. Shivering, Aiden calls out that the water was cold. Hadon had to laugh and tells him that if he stays in the water for a little longer, he would get used to it.

Letting the towel on the branch, Aiden goes back into the water and stays there. Bathing, Hadon gets out first then Aiden. Wrapping themselves with the towels.

After they dried off completely, they got dressed; packed the stuff they took out, put it on their horses, got on, grabbed the reins and took off.

After a long journey, Hadon points into the horizon to show Aiden the kingdom but he couldn’t see it at first. Squinting his eyes to get a better vision, they decide to ride a little further. The further they went, the better Aiden could see that kingdom.

“Now do you see it?” Hadon asks grinning a little. Aiden nodded his head and just for fun, they decide to speed up their horses. A race to see who can get there first.

Aiden won, and once Hadon caught up, he stopped to let Aiden admire the kingdom. “Welcome to the King’s kingdom. Welcome, to Erareth my boy.” Hadon says as he leads the way inside the kingdom.

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Publication Date: 12-10-2011

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