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And here I say goodbye to the High-lord of Banerow and the young Heir!

WYLO RENI

I wake up, my head reeling. My worst fears compiled into yet another terrible dream when I fell asleep: I had seen my brother, and what a wreck I had made of him. Then I saw what he was doing to Banerow, how his actions — MY ACTION — affected the lands even across the water. I saw the people suffering. I saw their weeping and their pain, and, as I walked the streets of the city, I saw their sorrow turn to malicious anger as they saw me and knew my deeds. I had done the opposite of what I dreamed: I always wanted to help them, but instead, I put myself first and corrupted the world.

And then the worst part, the part I always wake up at.

When I try to heal Waynot and it doesn’t work. Then, I see his eyes go blue for a second, and he’s crying. He’s asking me to help him, but I can’t. And then — he kills me.

That’s when I wake up now.

And then I leap to my feet.

I’m not in the cave. I’m back in MY cave, across the sea from Banerow. Was it a dream inside a dream? Then a searing pain shoots up my leg, and I know it couldn’t be. Not at all. But, how???

I shake my head and sit back down again, folding my arms on the table and resting my forehead on them. Has all these years in this cave finally caught up with me? I’m so tired, and I cannot comprehend all of this right now. I just need sleep….I just need peace, peace from all of this. My life has never had peace, and even in sleep, I don’t have any…but I just need sleep right now…

KIARKUS RENI

I sit bolt upright with a wail of “stop!”

“Stop,” instead of “no,” had been the first word I learned as a baby. Now, I cry it as I look around me frantically, confused beyond belief. “Stop!” I whisper, as if I could get the whole world to stop being unfathomable with that one little word.

I am no longer wherever I was, with Wylo. I am sitting on the log across from the stream, but the forest is a forest again, not a tropical jungle.

I sit here for several minutes, unblinking, uncomprehending.

I run a hand through my hair and feel some crusty blood. Did I fall crossing the stream, and did I just black out? No, I feel little pin pricks all around my head, and it was all too real anyhow. But how???

I stand up, waver, and then get control of myself again.

“Well, Kiark old boy,” I say in as strong a voice I can muster, “you are the Heir of Banerow, and a little dream can’t hurt, you can it? Now get going, stop being so nutty!”

I continue on into the forest, and I can’t help but to keep a look out for my uncle along with the silver-haired girl. I wonder about him — he is not the man I once knew. Has all my family gone off the rails? And will I be next?

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Ok, now I introduce Dan to you via an interview, bc I thought that would be fun! 😀

DANCROW CART

What do you look like?

You mean, what I would like to say I look like, or what I really look like? Ok, got ya. I’ve got thick, chocolate brown hair *slicks it back with his hand* same colored eyes, and a bit of a round face. Yeah, not as chiseled as I would like — like Royal’s. I’m also pretty tall, not too muscular, but I can pack a punch.

What are you wearing?

*Rolls eyes* Do you have eyes? God gave us eyes for a reason, ya know. Ok, I get it. I’m wearing a black coat with a stiff collar and our symbol painted one the back; its a lavender-purple somber moon, dripping toward the bottom. Cool, right? I’ve got, of course, a shirt underneath that, and I have on black pants, and gray shoes. No, I am not a gang member. I am the leader of a team of saboteurs, and I don’t exactly want to walk around in white in the middle of the night, right?

What are you like?

Hmmm, you haven’t got a clue yet, huh? ……. You want me to speak from the bottom of my heart? To total strangers? Phew…. Uh *looks away and then up at the ceiling* Can I just write it down and show nobody?

“I seem pretty badass on the outside, which, of course, I like; but I’m actually sorta timid. Not scared, I just want everything to go right and I’m terrified of messing up. I don’t want to hurt anybody, but I really really want to up our activity and deal a big blow to Dolmer Klyde. I just don’t know exactly how to do that, and while I want to be our leader, I hope I can do it well enough.”

Worst fear?

Like you haven’t bombarded me with this stuff enough already? Ok *whispers* I’m afraid of not amounting to the hero I want to be, losing those I love, and living under Dolmer Kyle’s reign.

Best trait?

*Sighs* Alright, I’m somewhat funny? I’m strong, unafraid mostly, calm when under stress, etc.

Worst trait?

Uggg, uhhh, well…. I’m a bit vain, hehe. I sometimes don’t think about the consequences for myself and others, and….I’m a bit self-focused? ARE WE DONE NOW? Oh, yeah, and I have a slight temper. *Winks*