Continuing on with the second chapter:
Fun fact: Siin is a letter of the Arabic alphabet and Nafs means "Soul".
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"Ughhh. My head....." He wakes up in a bed inside of a rectangular house made of clay. The sunlight shines through a circular hole on the upper part of a wall and through the doorway. He can see a man in brown robes mixing something with using a wooden mortar and pestle. Then the man stops and looks at him.
"Oh. You're awake." He looks to be old with white hair and a short beard.
"Who.....where......what happened?" Safr asked.
"One of our caravans had heard screaming and shouting. They sent their rangers to scout it out and found you slowly bleeding near a corpse. They took you brought you here to me. At least that's what they told me."
Safr instantly remembered what had happened. "Siin!" He thought.
"I'm Nafs, the doctor here in Zanan,"
"Zanan?" Safr interrupted.
"Yes. Zanan. Don't interrupt me."
"Sorry, Doctor. But I really need to go." Safr says as he stands up.
"You're not going anywhere with that arm. You need rest. At least a few days."
Safr sighed and laid back down.
>>>>>>>>>Fast forward to the next morning.
Dr. Nafs comes out of his room and comes to check on Safr. But surprise surprise, he's gone(and with all his things too!).
"Hmph. If that man wants to kill himself, I won't stop him."
<<<<<<<Rewind back to the night before.
Everybody's sleeping. "This is my opportunity!" Safr thought. He got out of the bed, grabbed his equipment and snuck out of the house.
Nothing but torches and lanterns lit up the village. There were more houses made of clay with wooden doors and straw roofs. There was also a sort of mansion which stood out among them(but somewhat smaller than the kinds of mansions we see today). It was made of stone and a more yellowish type of hardened clay. It seemed that guards were patrolling near it.
Of course, there was no time for Safr to observe the buildings around him. So he looked around the village and found a stable. There he left a note with 4 gold pieces (horses usually cost between 4 and 5 gold) and took a horse outside of the stable(which was sleeping mind you, but a certain someone woke it up from its rest).
As he was slowly bringing it out, he put on a saddle and climbed on. Now holding the reins and ready to go, he hears a man shout,"Come back here!" Shortly thereafter, a mysterious woman jumps on to the horse and then orders him to, "Go!"
"What th–Who are you!?" Safr asks quickly, trying not to raise his voice too much.
"There's not much time. I'll explain later! Now go!"
"Wait. Why are you–"
He hears another, "Stop right there!"
The woman says,"Go! He's coming!"
Safr makes a split-second decision and prompts the horse to immediately start galloping.
As they ride with speed, the voice of the man shouting,"Stop!" gets fainter and fainter.
And they galloped.
"Oh. You're awake." He looks to be old with white hair and a short beard.
"Who.....where......what happened?" Safr asked.
"One of our caravans had heard screaming and shouting. They sent their rangers to scout it out and found you slowly bleeding near a corpse. They took you brought you here to me. At least that's what they told me."
Safr instantly remembered what had happened. "Siin!" He thought.
"I'm Nafs, the doctor here in Zanan,"
"Zanan?" Safr interrupted.
"Yes. Zanan. Don't interrupt me."
"Sorry, Doctor. But I really need to go." Safr says as he stands up.
"You're not going anywhere with that arm. You need rest. At least a few days."
Safr sighed and laid back down.
>>>>>>>>>Fast forward to the next morning.
Dr. Nafs comes out of his room and comes to check on Safr. But surprise surprise, he's gone(and with all his things too!).
"Hmph. If that man wants to kill himself, I won't stop him."
<<<<<<<Rewind back to the night before.
Everybody's sleeping. "This is my opportunity!" Safr thought. He got out of the bed, grabbed his equipment and snuck out of the house.
Nothing but torches and lanterns lit up the village. There were more houses made of clay with wooden doors and straw roofs. There was also a sort of mansion which stood out among them(but somewhat smaller than the kinds of mansions we see today). It was made of stone and a more yellowish type of hardened clay. It seemed that guards were patrolling near it.
Of course, there was no time for Safr to observe the buildings around him. So he looked around the village and found a stable. There he left a note with 4 gold pieces (horses usually cost between 4 and 5 gold) and took a horse outside of the stable(which was sleeping mind you, but a certain someone woke it up from its rest).
As he was slowly bringing it out, he put on a saddle and climbed on. Now holding the reins and ready to go, he hears a man shout,"Come back here!" Shortly thereafter, a mysterious woman jumps on to the horse and then orders him to, "Go!"
"What th–Who are you!?" Safr asks quickly, trying not to raise his voice too much.
"There's not much time. I'll explain later! Now go!"
"Wait. Why are you–"
He hears another, "Stop right there!"
The woman says,"Go! He's coming!"
Safr makes a split-second decision and prompts the horse to immediately start galloping.
As they ride with speed, the voice of the man shouting,"Stop!" gets fainter and fainter.
And they galloped.
Fun fact: Siin is a letter of the Arabic alphabet and Nafs means "Soul".
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I'd always appreciate some feedback, good or bad.
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