This is a short story about two of my BA characters who are cousins, running into each other and doing a little quest. Mainly this is for one of my characters, Orama, to become more powerful which you can read in the last chapter.




THE PLAGUE

Orama looked to the sky. "Wow! What a perfect day! The sun is brilliant!"
She closed her beautiful blue eyes and soaked up some sun into her face. Not only does
that feel good for her, but it helps keep her magic to the maximum. At that moment she
was riding south to a small village called Amberville that was said to have come down
with a plague. She was on a beautiful wild white steed. She just saved that horse from
a forest fire a couple weeks ago, and to show its thanks, the steed has allowed Orama to
ride it for some time. Occasionally a large shadow passes overhead. Its Maru her giant
white eagle. She figured on such a brilliant day, why not let him fly free?

All the sudden she heard the beats of many hooves. She turned to see what it
was. Six knights of whatever kingdom that area belonged to. Orama sensed no evil, but
readied her staff just in case. "Come on boy! Lets show them what your made of!" Orama
started picking up speed, her cloak flying in the wind behind her. The hood worked its
way down which let all the beautiful blond hair fall out. The white horse and robes were
enough to blind you during that sunny day.

"WAIT MY LADY! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR!" yelled the guard closest
to Orama.

"ITS TRUE WE HAVE WORD FROM OUR KING!" yelled another.

Orama leaned down to the horse's ear "Thank you my friend. Now be off and
live free for many great years!" with that she gave the white steed a farewell kiss and
jumped into the air. The horse took a turn into a forest and road off until you could see it
no more. Orama was left sitting on a branch of a great tree overlooking the road. Just then
the six knights on horses road up and came to a halt.

The one with the golden breastplate spoke "Good after noon my lady. We are
knights of the kingdom Aura, and we were sent to collect the best wizards, mages, and
sorcerers in our kingdom and bring them to an important meeting with our king. We
heard word of a powerful healer in these parts and came to check things out."

"Well sirs, I am no healer, I’m a mage of the light, but I’m afraid I cannot help
your king. I am not from this kingdom, I only come to aid those in need. As I’m sure you
know, the village of Amberville has come over a terrible plague."

"Well mage of the light, if what you say is true, then you will want to come
with us. Amberville is not our first village to come down with one. In the last few months
six other villages, some bigger, some smaller, have also befallen a plague. This all is not by
chance. There is evil at work here my lady, and you can help stop it! War is upon our
kingdom and ...-"

" SIR, pardon the intrusion but the day grows old we need to head back! We
need a decision!"

Orama looked to the sky; its true, the sun is getting lower. "Ok, I will help. As
long as you tell your king to send medical aid to Amberville right away."

"So be it! Hop on my lady. We still have quite a few hours of riding to get
back to the castle."

With that Orama leaped from the branch onto the captain's horse. She landed
behind him and without a second to spare they were off into the opposite direction. She
rubbed her ring and chanted something in ancient tongue. Now her eagle, Maru, was back
with her waiting to be summoned again.

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