Jannistory19
The Eager Rper
Three days passed since the dragons made their appearance, putting the town on edge in the following days. Would the dragon come back? Why were the dragons even near the town? Where they in danger? Many people caught each other taking glances towards the forest, just waiting for a roar to pierce the uneasy silence within the forest's borders.
Janine was tired as hell, even after three days. Not necessarily from the events from before - she was well rested after a day and a half of sleeping and eating - but because she was picking up all the nervous energy from the entire town. She had her own stuff to worry about, and she didn't have time to feel everyone else's anxiety. She was still worried about the man that she saved; sure he was in the hands of trained nurses, but those wounds looked bad, and she didn't know how long he'd been like that. Even so, something told her that he would be fine, and that a strong man like him would pull through.
It was late morning when Janine stepped outside to tend to Venus and the new horse she rode on horseback for a brief time. Her leg hissed at her with a dulled pain, which was more of an annoyance than anything, and thanks to her demonic half, she was almost healed, whereas a normal person would've taken about three times as long to get over a small slash in the leg.
But Janine had to play the part, which she didn't mind at all. She'd limp a little if it kept the more prodding questions off her back. With a bucket in her hand, Janine went to Venus with an apple and a couple of carrots amongst her barley as treats. She also slipped a sugar ball to her - a treat she liked to spoil Venus with every now and again. She then went to the other horse and did the same thing with her; she hoped that a good meal would keep the horse's mind from anything worrying. But then again, the mare kew that she was without her original rider, so she had to have been exhibiting some signs or stress.
"Don't worry. Your human is fine. He just had a bad day.... A very bad day. I promise once he's better I'll reunite you two," Janine she as she patted the mare on the shoulder. She gave a sugar ball to the mare before walking away, going back in the house where it was more comfortable.
"I fed the horses. The new one is worried about her owner, I can tell. That, or she just hates being tied up for so long," Janine said as she rubbed the side of her head.
"How do you know? All that damn horse has been doing is stomping her feet and beating up the post," her mother retorted. Janine scoffed and shook her head.
"Of course she's doing that, she most likely isn't used to being tied up so long. And with her owner being holed up, she can't be by herself.... Not to mention that I don't trust her being with the other Knights," Janine said with a snort.
Her mother blinked in surprise. "Bite your tongue! What makes you say that?" Her mother asked.
Janine chuckled a little. "Not like that mom. I trust the Order, but I'm talking about the younger Knights - they sometimes try to ride other Knight's horses when nobody is looking, and I don't want to risk anyone being in trouble for trying to ride such a strong-willed horse. I'd rather sit it out and wait for her owner to feel better," Janine said as she sat down.
"Hmmm... Sounds reasonable. I just don't want you to get in trouble. You get very aggressive when you're angry or threatened, and the other day, you got kicked by Venus. What if you were seen? How would you defend yourself if -"
"Mom, calm down. Nobody saw me as anything else but a wounded woman. And I wasn't even that hurt. I was walking along just fine,"Janine said as she rubbed her leg lightly across her bandages.
The mother sighed and took her small cup of water to her lips. She then looked over to Janine with a raised eybrow.
"So tell me about this... Man. When did you get so worked up about a man's well-being? Have you gotten to know him?" The mother said with a prying voice.
Janine gasped and stood on her feet with a huff.
"Mom! I can't belive that you'd even go there! I only met him that day in the tavern. And besides, he's a member of the Order - I'd be hard to not see him if we're in the same profession," Janine said with conviction.
"That doesn't mean anything. You could've met this man on some other occasion and not pay too much attention to him at the time. It happens when there are a lot of people in the same occupation," the woman said as she sipped her cup.
Janine sighed and rubbed her face. "That may be true, but even if that was the case, I don't remember any other time. Perhaps if we bumped into each other while walking down the road, maybe, but I couldn't tell you - if I did know, I'd tell you," Janine said with a slight tap to her mom's leg.
The other woman chuckled a little. "Hmmhmm.... Alright then. Fine. But how did you know he was in danger?"
"His horse came to me when I was in trouble. I recognised her to be the man's horse, and that he wasn't on her. When there was blood on the man's armor, it was the only indication that he was in trouble."
"If he was in trouble, then why didn't you tell the others? Surely they would've helped."
"I was the only one to know for certain that he was in trouble, and when the dragons got too close to the town, everyone was occupied with defending the town. If I had told them, they would've either dismissed me or told me to wait until more Knights were available to make a search party. If I had waited any longer, that man wouldn't have made it past sundown, especially with the pack of wolves that had found us in that moment."
Janine huffed at the events that had happened. She was sure that the man would've died had she not found him in time. It honestly was the most fulfilling thing she'd done in her entire time as a Knight. She never thought she'd directly save another person's life, let along another Knight.
With a nod of her head, Janine walked to the door and wrapped herself in a fur coat.
"Where are you going Janine?" Her mother asked as she put her cup down.
Janine turned and shrugged her shoulders. "I'm going to check up on him. I might not be the only one to see if he's alright, but I just want to be sure." Janine said as she walked out the door.
Janine's mom gave a teasing smirk. Janine may have given a good argument, but she just wasn't going to believe it just yet.
"Hmmhmm.... Checking up on him."
Janine was tired as hell, even after three days. Not necessarily from the events from before - she was well rested after a day and a half of sleeping and eating - but because she was picking up all the nervous energy from the entire town. She had her own stuff to worry about, and she didn't have time to feel everyone else's anxiety. She was still worried about the man that she saved; sure he was in the hands of trained nurses, but those wounds looked bad, and she didn't know how long he'd been like that. Even so, something told her that he would be fine, and that a strong man like him would pull through.
It was late morning when Janine stepped outside to tend to Venus and the new horse she rode on horseback for a brief time. Her leg hissed at her with a dulled pain, which was more of an annoyance than anything, and thanks to her demonic half, she was almost healed, whereas a normal person would've taken about three times as long to get over a small slash in the leg.
But Janine had to play the part, which she didn't mind at all. She'd limp a little if it kept the more prodding questions off her back. With a bucket in her hand, Janine went to Venus with an apple and a couple of carrots amongst her barley as treats. She also slipped a sugar ball to her - a treat she liked to spoil Venus with every now and again. She then went to the other horse and did the same thing with her; she hoped that a good meal would keep the horse's mind from anything worrying. But then again, the mare kew that she was without her original rider, so she had to have been exhibiting some signs or stress.
"Don't worry. Your human is fine. He just had a bad day.... A very bad day. I promise once he's better I'll reunite you two," Janine she as she patted the mare on the shoulder. She gave a sugar ball to the mare before walking away, going back in the house where it was more comfortable.
"I fed the horses. The new one is worried about her owner, I can tell. That, or she just hates being tied up for so long," Janine said as she rubbed the side of her head.
"How do you know? All that damn horse has been doing is stomping her feet and beating up the post," her mother retorted. Janine scoffed and shook her head.
"Of course she's doing that, she most likely isn't used to being tied up so long. And with her owner being holed up, she can't be by herself.... Not to mention that I don't trust her being with the other Knights," Janine said with a snort.
Her mother blinked in surprise. "Bite your tongue! What makes you say that?" Her mother asked.
Janine chuckled a little. "Not like that mom. I trust the Order, but I'm talking about the younger Knights - they sometimes try to ride other Knight's horses when nobody is looking, and I don't want to risk anyone being in trouble for trying to ride such a strong-willed horse. I'd rather sit it out and wait for her owner to feel better," Janine said as she sat down.
"Hmmm... Sounds reasonable. I just don't want you to get in trouble. You get very aggressive when you're angry or threatened, and the other day, you got kicked by Venus. What if you were seen? How would you defend yourself if -"
"Mom, calm down. Nobody saw me as anything else but a wounded woman. And I wasn't even that hurt. I was walking along just fine,"Janine said as she rubbed her leg lightly across her bandages.
The mother sighed and took her small cup of water to her lips. She then looked over to Janine with a raised eybrow.
"So tell me about this... Man. When did you get so worked up about a man's well-being? Have you gotten to know him?" The mother said with a prying voice.
Janine gasped and stood on her feet with a huff.
"Mom! I can't belive that you'd even go there! I only met him that day in the tavern. And besides, he's a member of the Order - I'd be hard to not see him if we're in the same profession," Janine said with conviction.
"That doesn't mean anything. You could've met this man on some other occasion and not pay too much attention to him at the time. It happens when there are a lot of people in the same occupation," the woman said as she sipped her cup.
Janine sighed and rubbed her face. "That may be true, but even if that was the case, I don't remember any other time. Perhaps if we bumped into each other while walking down the road, maybe, but I couldn't tell you - if I did know, I'd tell you," Janine said with a slight tap to her mom's leg.
The other woman chuckled a little. "Hmmhmm.... Alright then. Fine. But how did you know he was in danger?"
"His horse came to me when I was in trouble. I recognised her to be the man's horse, and that he wasn't on her. When there was blood on the man's armor, it was the only indication that he was in trouble."
"If he was in trouble, then why didn't you tell the others? Surely they would've helped."
"I was the only one to know for certain that he was in trouble, and when the dragons got too close to the town, everyone was occupied with defending the town. If I had told them, they would've either dismissed me or told me to wait until more Knights were available to make a search party. If I had waited any longer, that man wouldn't have made it past sundown, especially with the pack of wolves that had found us in that moment."
Janine huffed at the events that had happened. She was sure that the man would've died had she not found him in time. It honestly was the most fulfilling thing she'd done in her entire time as a Knight. She never thought she'd directly save another person's life, let along another Knight.
With a nod of her head, Janine walked to the door and wrapped herself in a fur coat.
"Where are you going Janine?" Her mother asked as she put her cup down.
Janine turned and shrugged her shoulders. "I'm going to check up on him. I might not be the only one to see if he's alright, but I just want to be sure." Janine said as she walked out the door.
Janine's mom gave a teasing smirk. Janine may have given a good argument, but she just wasn't going to believe it just yet.
"Hmmhmm.... Checking up on him."