Arid summer evening, a girl is walking through the desert only covered in rags. This young girl has traveled for several days, without food and water, you can tell from her flushed face, also swollen all over. All of this doesn't concern her at all because she wants to do is get back home.

Renee Holland is her name, light tanned skin, emerald green eyes and Jet black hair all hidden under those rags and cloak matching her height 5 foot 7 inches, dirty from the dirt and sand running from the horrifying war. As long as she remembers the war has been going on fifteen years before she was born, all in total the war as been going on for thirty-two years. The poor seventeen year old separated from her family at age twelve.

After walking for what it seems to be fourteen hours, she finds a oasis near by because she can smell the water near by "Water is near." she whispers to herself, walking the remaining feet. Ancious to get there she quickens up her pace, to get over to the oasis. Within in minutes she made it over to a area surrounded by green grass, with a smile appearing on her face she kneels down to her knees, bending over a little further placing her hands into the water lifting them back up allowing the cool liquid trickle down her scorching throat and while it splashes her face "You must of been thristy." A voice speaks.

Startled Renee looks around, getting her hand ready to pull out one of her daggers "There is no need, I won't hurt you." The voice claims to do no harm "If you claim to do me no harm, then why don't show yourself then." She says it defiantly, trying to show no fear of being harmed.

"Your quite brave." The voice speaks again, "Stop blabbing and show yourself." Renee growls, clenching the handle of the dagger very tight.

"Oh... very well if you wish." The voice gives in, soon afterwards she heard footsteps brushing against the grass and there is a shadowy figure behind a palm tree "Like I said before I mean you no harm." The figure bows before her "Then why are you hindering me?" She inquires, while her face mimics her mood.

"I've traveled from the city thrity minutes to the east, Gem city." He explains himself "Can you point me the way?"

"Better yet, I can take you there." Renee hesitates a bit trying to think what is the best way for her to travel 'What choice do I have? If I travel there by they will be sure to get me, and if I travel with him there will be no chance that they will get me now.' "So what do you say?" The figure questions.

"I will allow you to take me; but there is a catch to this." Renee announces "What is your request?"

"I have to know who I am traveling with." Renee states her reason "Ok." The figure before her removes it's hood revealing a dark haired man, lightly tanned with aquamarine eyes that give off a serious atmosphere and wearing kaki pants and a red shirt and he stood to be about six feet tall "The name is Samuel Huges, and you are lassie?" He introduces himself, and then asks her for her name.

"My name Renee Holland." She answers shaking her hand "Very well Renee, we should be off because those tractors will be scouting this place for trespassers." He warns the girl "What trac..." She starts, but he disappeared from sight "tors?"

"Over here." He whispers loud enough for her to hear, following the source to his voice she made it over to where he is. "Ready?" He asks from on top of his black horse, she tensed up a bit because she had previous conflicts with horse before "What are you waiting on?"

With out anymore destractions she puts one foot into the foot hole hauling her up to allow her hand to land into his "Up you go." He says lifting her up as she sits behind him on the saddle, and then he clapped the heels of his shoes into horse and the horse takes off galloping...

Thanx,

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