But Kaera also has the courage in her, I can feel that, otherwise Hyaun would not have called him. He just has to discover it himself first, then Kaera will become a courageous fighter too. ”Kensa paused, and the others waited for him to continue.
“Both guys are inhibited in using the sword, but the reason is different. So we have to find different medicines for the two of them. Kaera is supposed to learn to raise his sword against a person without consideration or caution, and Raen has to learn that courage also means prudence, and that rash daring on the battlefield only comes to one end, namely death. The battlefield has no compassion for the timid, nor is it indulgent for a hothead who is far too stormy. It's a good teacher, but one without any forgiveness, it punishes the mistakes, that's all. ”Kensa looked around. Being among themselves as warriors, it was not uncommon for the unspeakable to be brought up so openly.
"Today Kaera did well in a du
Dead!" Raen said coldly at last, and there was no mistaking his voice with contempt. Actually, he should have supported his comrade instead of picking on his weakness, but his patience was long gone. He felt himself taken advantage of by Kaera, his presence drained him, robbed him of all the strength that he needed to become a good warrior. Every day he had to fight against this invisible shadow that Kaera was sending out. Raen suddenly felt something press on his shoulders and tried to push him into the ground like a farmer pressing a spade. The only difference is that it should be buried in the ground forever. An all-frozen heaviness grabbed his feet and crept into his legs. It was Kaera's fear, in the end she had got hold of him! He swallowed hard and looked down at himself. In fact, Kaera's shadow reached down to his feet. Raen looked up again, startled.'I have to move!' He thought rushed. 'Right now!'But nothing happened, his feet stayed rooted. Raen stared at h
Before Kaera's eyes, Raen grew menacingly in height and width, his black clothing sucked in all the light, and just like the malicious shadows from his dreams he finally sank down on him and seemed to want to devour him. Kaera put his hands over his head protectively and before he knew what was happening to him, he flew in a high arc across the room. His back crashed hard against one of the pillars. Panicked and ignoring the stabbing pain in his left wrist with which he had tried to support himself, he pulled himself back to his feet and ran out of the hall as fast as he could. An indefinable monstrous scream reached his ear behind him and gave him goose bumps all over his body.When Raen came to, he was standing alone in the great hall. Where was Kaera? He hissed out the air between his teeth. What happened? His body felt like a bowstring stretched to tear. He took a deep breath and looked at the two wooden swords at his fe
The training break dragged on for Kaera longer than previously assumed. The break was complicated and the hand had to be spared for another three months after the splint. But Raen didn't feel the slightest guilt about it, and Kaera didn't seem to want to blame him in any way. On the contrary, he even looked much happier in the time when he could only sit on the edge and watch or practice alone with the good hand. For this, Raen trained again with the others, but often also with Kensa alone, who was very pleased with the miraculous improvement of his problem student.With the weeks they were apart, the tension that had ruled between the two boys grew noticeably less. Both seemed more balanced and relaxed and each made more and more progress.This finally taught Kensa, who now admitted that it had been a mistake to let the two together for so long and insist on getting along. You couldn't force certain things, he thought, and hit himself in the head like a blind man. Aft
Raen guessed they were being shown their quarters. But later at dinner he would definitely see her and then he wanted to ask her name. His heart was pounding with unusual excitement and he wondered if it was because of his short sprint or because of the girl alone. He quickly ran to the temple to wash and properly dress. He had to make a good impression, Hereke had said, and he wanted to do that at all costs. Freshly scrubbed and in clean clothes that were actually intended for tomorrow's feast day, he took a little time beforehand to sit a few moments in front of the statue of Hyaun in the upper sanctuary and fathom the new feeling of being in love. A whole new world opened up before him. He closed his eyes and inhaled the smell of the melam. From one of the side rooms he heard muffled prayer chants. He felt good all around, life pulsed powerfully through his others and he would have loved to sing out loud.Above him, Hyaun smiled meekly down at the young fellow, who was in
“ Was that your own horse earlier? Beautiful animal. ”“ Yes, isn't it! Her name is Jakori and she is very trusting. You can ride her if you want, then we'll take a walk into the forest and I'll show you ... "Raen fell silent. 'I talk too much,' he thought. 'She's definitely not interested in horses.'Kosam looked at him questioningly. “What do you want to show me?”“Oh, just a few stones in the forest, nothing special.”“I'll be happy to accept your offer.”“Yes? Really? Are you interested in that? ”“ Of course. I also like to go on horseback, it's fun. ”Raen smiled blissfully. "I think the day after the race we can definitelyride out together." Raen answered with another dazzling smile from Kosam.Later, when he was in bed, he could hardly sleep. He kept thinking of the girl with the black hair and couldn't wait to be with her again.
Hello Tor Ban Raen, there you are. You weren't at the morning meal at all. ”“ I was probably too late, ”he replied in monosyllables. 'You're late for anything, Raen, you sheep's head!' he grimly reprimanded himself. But Banskeid Laghat was so nice and already showed me a bit of your chorten. You have a beautiful view from the wall, you can seeall the way to the great mountains. ” Banskeid Laghat was a fully fledged warrior and was allowed to carry his own sword. Raen glanced at the heavy handle protruding from behind Laghat's back. When would he get his sword himself? It just took way too long!"What got over your liver?" Asked Kosam, who had noticed his scowl.'Give it up,' he thought bitterly, 'you're too young. Forget her!' Aloud he said: "We have to go to the temple now, Banskeid Laghat!" But his tone was apparently a little too commanding because Laghat looked at him crookedly.Raen was annoyed. He just turned
Raen was in seventh heaven all day. Kosam sat next to him and didn't leave his side. They had a great chat and discovered that they had a lot in common. In doing so, they forgot everything around them. In between, Suneka said goodbye in a strange bad mood and went over to her sister. Hereke initially stayed with Raen and Kosam and merely shrugged his shoulders. He didn't know what she had either. Perhaps she didn't like Kosam, which he didn't understand because he found her very nice. In the end he longed for Suneka and went after her. Her mood seemed to have improved a bit by now, because she laughed out loud when he made a joke and sat down next to her.Time flew by, and soon it was dawn. The big drums and other instruments were set up on the podium in front of the temple, and when clan chief Lako declared the dance to be open to applause, everyone was suddenly on their feet. The mats were swiftly cleared aside, and the first low drum beats vibrated in the full stomachs of
I'm sorry ... um ..." What should he say? That his curiosity had been stronger than her attraction? That would have hurt her badly, and besides, that wasn’t the case either, only he had let himself be too easily distracted again. Perhaps because he was afraid to take further steps. The sheer excitement of kissing and hugging had given him far more happiness than he could have imagined that morning."I ... I ..." he stammered awkwardly.Kosam turned away."Stop, please wait!" He grabbed her arm.She looked at him."I just thought that was great!" Idiot!"What did you think was great?" She asked gruffly. “The dangerous gymnastics on the ladder?”“No. I mean that ... well, the one before that. ”Fool, just say it!Her gaze remained unchanged."Well, the kiss!" He finally managed.She didn't answer, and Raen took all his courage and touched her shoulder. His hand went up to her neck and ch