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The next day
Bruno pov
Bruno woke first a bit confused of where he was but then he rememberd the soldiers who followed him an had taken over encanto. He checked on the candle right away it was burning strong still but he was worried about his mother and his sisters no the whole town. Why the miracles? Why them? His father died for them to save them from inquisidors not to be used by them. He felt rage a rare feeling for him to have anger. His eyes started glowing the lit up the cave like laturns. He stood there for a few moments to calm down. His eyes stoped glowing and he slowly walked to the opening of the cave it was morning if he was right seeing the suns position. He went back grabbed a small portion of a snack he noted casita put some money in the bag too. He pulled the map from the bag and looked at it. He was many miles from home. Yes he had the map but where was he? He heard water in distance there must be a river. He grabbed a his bag and the money and he went down looking for the river as soon he hid the candle better and checked if felier was sucured. He would figured this out as it goes.
Meanwhile in the river a young woman was in trouble she had long black hair her dress was in multible shades of green. She lost her horse thanks to inquestidors who trew her in the river hours ago she shouted for help but no one was there she was going to drown she was getting tired and the current was strong.
Help please someome help me. Grab on to the branch ! she heard a voice shout at her a hooded man was running a head of her on the river side and took out the branch in her reach she grabbed on. He pulled her towards the river side he reached out his hand and she took it she met a face of a boy who was her age and hansome she could have sworn his eyes glowed green for a second. But they where yet brown yet green he wore a green ruana and a dark riding hood She looked in his eyes and Mara was helpless. Are you okay? he asked shaking her out of her daze yes i was thrown in the river when soldiers stole my horse. O are you injured. No im not. It happened hours ago But may i ask who my hero is? Bruno he told her. woried he looked around if the soldiers had followed mara she looked at his hips he had weapons but so did she. But everyone had weapons. Especialy with those inquestidors everywhere.
Bruno pov
Bruno was stunned he was called a hero few seconds ago. He went for a checkout to the river finding a girl his age nearly drowning was not the plan. never he was called a hero by someone mostly scary seer yabs would be said to him. Mara had weapons too. Do you know a place where i can dry in the sun? She asked i have passed an open space follow me he told her. He brought her to the small pach of an open field. She sat down on a stone thank you. Do you have a map i could use meal if i knew where a town was? He took out the map. Maby she knew where they are. He needed a town too. A meal would be good too. Mara looked at the map. I passed this point floating in the river. We are near serre. Could i ask you for and escort he looked around him escorting a lady? But he nodded and waited for her to get dry. So...why are here mister bruno? She asked uum he said im on a little journy but got lost. Thats how i found you. He didt want her to know he was protecting a magic candle. Just the thought of her reaction made him cringe he would sound insane . Umm okay she looked at his gun are you good in hunting? She asked him. Umm no i know how to make a campfire though. Mara laughed you went on a journy without knowing to shoot.? Didt you father lean that too you?. He flinshed no he couldt and he looked away from mara,s sypating gaze .
Later
Mara taught him to shoot on the way of the town of serre he manged to shoot a bird. Wich she told him they could trade for a meal. As they walked to the town opening he grew anxius.
Mara pov
She noted that her new companion grew tense when enterring serre. She had the idea that bruno didt get out much. She giggled evily at the idieas she had to get him to lose up. First the meal she lead him to the inn. The innkeeper was happy with the bird. He thanked bruno . This made her companion blush. Exclaiming that it was nothing. It sounded like he was never complomented before. But they got a good healty lunch and the innkeeper told them they could get back for dinner too. They ate silently she studied his body lauglhes he was tense and kept both hoods up. She wanted to help him but being tense in a town meant atracking trouble espeacaly from soldiers. She has to get him to relax. Soo she looked at him do you want to have some fun?? He rose a brow at her. She smirked follow me and she grabbed his hand and pulled him with her out of the inn.
Pedro pov.
He peaked out of his tent. The small rebbelion camp was loud. Mosly gossip about their enemy,s. He looked at his desk he was busy withing poetry a hobby he never will lose. But he was worried the rebbelion was getting smaller the needed a new propaganda maker. Pedro wanted to look for the seer and ask that person questions. Far to many questions but none where about getting a vision about the future. He rembered how he and alma planned to.raise their childen. He wanted to write with his kids. He never got that because of casto. He put on his mask and walked out of his tent anger fueling him to go on an other raid ready to spill more blood... to behead people to gut people to kill for vengense. The man didt turn back not noting that a golden buttterfly landing on his desk than flying to his pillow to hide under it. Where its magic got into the pillow.
Bruno pov
There was a music and many flags yet he noted most colours where dimmed even people who where doing murals where using the dimmed versions of colours. It sadded him compared to encanto everything was dull. Like the inquistidors all had pulled a veil over everything. Suddenly he felt somthing thin travel up his spine. Making him jump. It was mara,s vinger. Why did you do that ???. He excaimed She giggled she had a cute laugh aargh what was he thinking??. You are so tense troughout your whole body you need to relax. Even though all your clothing i see you are a tense as a statue. Come on let dance she pulled him toward a dancing crowd. Feeling heat spread to his face. What was going on ???? He was so lost. Yet he found himself dancing with mara whoes eyes where as green as a forest. He hadt noted that before. After a little while he had enough of the sad version from a happy song. He pulled himself from mara and walked uo to the musisions grabbing his flute out of his ruana wich he made himself. You guys are off in the tunes he told them. Mmm how so young man can you do better? Exclaimed the leader of the musisions rather gruffy and loudly. He loooked around normal his sister pepa would be the bold one in this situation not him. Yet he wated to get rid of the veil of this place. In fact i can you guys play it to slow just join in. He put the flute to his mounth and stated to play like it suposte to go. The musision joinded in as they started to play it right more people joined the dancing. He looked at what he had done. People where happy because something he did. He pulled mara back with him in the group taking the lead. It was after an hour he took a break and walked to the murals he grabbed some paint as vibrant he could. He painted the candle , clouds an the sun, encomadas in a bowl and his hourglass. With trees with fruits and flowers. As soon he was done he noted that his painting was the brightest. Its beauifull.. he yelped and turned to see mara. I wanted you to relax but instead you turned this place in to a brighter place in mater of hours. I hope you had fun? I did he smiled at her. Come lets get dinner and il buy the drinks. Back in the inn she told him she was part of the rebbelion. before he could ask if she could help him free encanto a group of young man barged in. Arguing about joining or not joining the rebbelion. He had a few drinks so he might been a bit drunk. He tuned to them and his magic proded him to say. If you truly want to stop this war? I would join because i wont throw away my shot. They looked at him and started to cheer. Their names he forgot almost right away. But now he had the idea they would join the rebbelion now. He looked at mara i need to find the rebbelion.? Can you bring me in contact my whole vilage is taken by inqestidors. My mother and sisters are in danger. She looked doubtfull. Bruno i dont know where the camp is. They mostly find me and i bring in the intel and gozip i have gathered. I can bring a massage but i cant bring you to camp. What is the name of your village.? He was dissapointed but sighed encanto. After that she left with a goodbye and a wish of good luck He looked around not sure where to go from here. If she didt knew where the rebbelion was how would he a stranger find them? He left the in and walked back to the cave only to find out that the magic of the candle made a small valley where he only could enter if he raised his hand. The overgrowth would make a gateway for him. He was suprised by this but also glad. It would make hide easier. He grabbed the sand filled bottle and realeased a few grains on the ground. He grabbed some leaves from ouside the cave and began the ritual. He had to look he saw man the inquesidors they where harming people. He had to keep looking find out if he would find away to rescue his vilage...
Pedro pov
Pedro rode into serre after the dissapointing raid he had. No one was there not even a camp. He got to a village squere noting a bright coloured mural. It was beautifull he looked at the colours bright instead of the dulllers around it. Yet it was a weird mix a candle,hourglass an weather, food and trees. It made him smile under the mask. Hey boss someone called making him reach for his weopons it was mara. Mara its good to see you. Its nice too see you too boss. She walked up to him can you give me a ride my horse was stolen and i nearly drowned. If my hero didt show up i was a goner. O who is your hero then? Mara looked away umm he didnt give me his name but call him hour glass. He rose a brow at her. Then he realised she was hiding the person name. It was proberly that he could get grumpy if he heard cetain names after his loss. He helped mara on the horse. He told me his village was taken by soldiers its called encanto they need help he was searching fo the rebbelion but i didt know where the camp was. He nodded ill send scout to encanto lets ride to the camp. They rode out of serre he noted an unnatural wind in the air.
Later at camp
Pedro just send mara to bed and scouts to search for encanto. He had to sleep too he hoped to dream of alma and his children again. He dropped himself on bed and went to sleep.
Pedro,s dream
He stood in a black space with golden spark everywhere. A candle was in front of him not melting away is it burned. On one side of the candle he noted symbols of wheather. And one side had mutible smells and foods in bowls. What did this mean ?? Suddenly he heard it ch ch ch the sound of falling sand. A tonado of sand was behind him glowing green. No as he looked gloser he noted that it wasnt a tornado it was an hourglass. He thought he saw a person but was shaken awake before he could see the persons face. He looked up to see arson. There is a caravan on route we need to move. He noded and started to pack. Yet the siluete he saw was stuck with him. Who was that ?? he mumbled.
Bruno viseon
He saw fires and suffering. He saw so much but nothing on encanto. Only something dark like tar it looked wrong and felt wrong. He grew frustated. Than he saw himself stealing paper and inkt he quirked a brow why was he stealing. Bruno looked futher he was pinning paper to trees whith shards of something it was no glas it looked stonger. He was getting pissed off why couldt he never see what he wanted he swiped his hand swiping his vision away. He felt something rush out of him something powerfull but he couldt know what it was because he blacked out because of exhaistion.
Next morning
Bruno woke up to shards. Not glass shards he picked up the nearest from his lying position it was pure emerald like a stone old lady purez possesed on a broche. How where they there. He looked at them more glosely to realise it felt like his powers. He had made them. The he realised what he was doing in the visionn speading propaganda. If he write some stuff down againts the soldiers an people who who would rise against them perhaps that would make it easier to find the rebbelion. Yes he was always better in wordings with his hands than his voice. Bruno looked at his hands they felt filled with power so he thought to make a shard and waved his right hand and to his shock a few shards shoot from his hand these where as sharp as blades.
This was new
To be cotinued