The inn of Kaimia was one of the oldest buildings in the village and the collecting point for the whole town. Run down after the many years, the tourists seemed to dry out so the money seemed to only come from the townsfolk and lately this had dropped down itself. The Inn door opened widely as a large man just over 6 feet tall but his wide build covered up much of the doorway. His armour had been removed from his body before he had entered the room, he did not wish to allow more attention to be drawn to himself. As he walked through the inn his longsword clinked lsightly as he swayed back and forth.

As he stepped up towards the bar he spoke towards the man in a friendly tone “A Strong Rum please sir! He stood there as the barmen got his drink then he took it form the bar man slipping him a few extra gold. Walking over to the far table he sat down and began to drink his Rum. “I wonder if she will show?” He spoke in a light voice just to himself.

She has been traveling for hours if not for days. Came from a grasslands after a some kind of exident Keira finaly reached safe place. The door opened and a young woman enters bringing smell of lavanders. She wore a hooded cloack so her beautyful face and petite form were hidden. Only her eyes could be seen from under her hood. They were amethyst purple with black edges...egzotic...enchanting...and aluring as well as no one else has. Keira heads stright to the bar and sits upon a stool at the bar. " Red wine, please" she ordered. Her voice sound soft and warm.

The women entered the inn her presence was noticed by all especially the group of three men in the corner who seemed maybe a little to intrigued. Serius Ordo sat in the corner still watching the whole of the Inn. But when she walked up to the bar and ordered a drink his eyes then came fixated on her and nothing else. This is who he had waited for, standing up he took his empty rum glass and walked back to the bar. “A refill Please?” The barman took his empty glass then went to refill it, turning to the women who had entered a few minutes before he spoke once more. “You seem like you have travelled a fair distance!” His empty glass now full returned. “Would you care to take a seat and take some weight of your legs?”

She glanced at Serious with her purple eyes and listened for him. She was obviously traveling for a long time, but does he smell blood upon her? Anyways everything is hidden by her cloack. As finaly her wine was infront of her she took a glass and smiled faintly. "Sure...why not, kind sir" she responded with soft and warm voice. But as she stood, Keira nearly fainted from a blood loss.

Placing his glass quickly on the bar, his two arms shot out like arrows form a bow. His left arm shot behind her back taking the full weight of her body, his right hand then went in front of her body grabbing her far side steadying her body. As he brought her back up to her own feet, he then brought her over to a nearby table. Sitting her down he spoke in a calm soothing voice. “You alright love, Maybe you should sit here for a while!” Serius then walked back towards the bar gathering both there drinks. Then he took them back to the table laying her drink infront of her, then sitting on the opposite side of the small table.

She pulled a slight smile at his comment. "I'm fine, sir..." she stated with nearly steady voice. " Just a bit scratched here and there...." she said as he cought her and sat her at a table. Keira placed her hand upon her wound slightly and winced. " Thank's for support thought...." Her hood fell from her head revealing her pretty face. Her skin was soft as silk, smooth and flawless. Thought her face showed more than she was telling him.

When she revelled her hood Serius had to make sure his face didn’t show any shock. She was beautiful her deep purple eyes seemed to look clear into his own. It even looked like she was looking at his soul. Her skin seemed almost perfect white but with a touch of tan. He spoke as he continued to look into her eyes. “No problem, so what is your name then” He picked up his glass and took a long gulp of the Rum, never losing his lock on her eyes.

She blinked seeing him stareing at her. She obviously saw his reaction even if it was hidden but didn't say anything about it." Keira Ferrel for your serveces" she said holding her delicate hand out to him but as soon as she nottices it beeing bloody from her wound that was holding upon she quickly withdrew her hand and gave the other one. " Do you know why those creatures attackes people in grasslands, huh?"

He spotted the blood on her hand before she withdrew it but he would not ask her the question about it yet. He took her other hand in his rough hand and lifting off his chair he took a knee and kissed the back of the hand. Looking back up at her he spoke “A Pleasure to meet you, My name Is Sir Serius Ordo.” Standing back up he took her hand and placed it back on the table for her as a sign of caring. He then turned and took back to his seat, with the swivel the robe covering him blew out to the side revealing his longsword. He then took a seat opposite her again answering her question on a more loud but calm voice “Well it is the same as why we kill cows and sheep. They hunt, attack and kill for food. It is a circle of life really. And at the moment we are high above the rest!”

"Aye" she said." Nice to meet you, mister Serius" she said and winced some again sencing as pain starting to take over but trys to ignore it. " Well i am not going to be eaten by some imps.....say what ya want but i am used to eat food but not be ate for dinner" she said half jokingly. She forced a smile through pain at Serious not wanting him to thik that she is a weakling. "How about you? "

He smiled at her, she tried to cover he pain but it was not going very well. He looked at her a bit more then he decided it wasn’t the time for talk wasn’t now he knew that he had to make sure she was all right. “I think I should look at that!” He pointed towards the wound on her body. As he took a step of his chair towards her, he motioned his hand outwards towards hers which was covering the wound. Don’t worry I won’t hurt you, Just let me look ok?” He took another step forward towards her his eyes looked into hers showing that he was not lying at all.

She blinked some at his comment. "Look at what?" she repeated him and then saw him pointing at her wound." Oh...that one? It's only a scratch...." she said pulling out a smile." But if ya want so....go ahead.." she said shruging and winced at it. If he'd check her wound he'd find it rather deep and clear cut as if it wound be done with very sharp blade or phantom blade.

He looked over the cut trying to not touch it he viewed it carefully. “Its deep but only a flesh wound no organs or bone was hit luckily. So what caused this you mentioned animals but did you get a good look at it?! He moved round to her other side, then grabbed her arm and placed it over his shoulder. With his arm he then moved it around her making sure not to get the cut, and lifted her up. “We need a better place to look this over. So come with me” He took her over to the Inn keeper he then spoke to him, “Can we have a room here, preferably a large one?” The inn keeper gave the keys over to Serius, he passed them to Keria “You hold them. Do you have anything else left down here” He whispered into her ear calmly.

She winced as he moved her but still stood her ground." Some kind of demons.." she muttered. "Didn't expect to be attacked.." she said as he walked her to a room. She took the keys as he handed them to her. "What are ya goin to do, fella?" she asked him trying to fight back the pain as they walked. This was first time when she was so injured.

As they took to the stairs he looked over at her and smiled ”Don’t worry, I’m just going to clean it up then, just place a bandage on it, nothing else is needed to be done ok! Its all routine.” As they walked up the first flight of stairs they came to their parting, left was the room right was the second set of stairs. Serius remembered this just encase he needed to make a quick escape in the future. Walking down the passage they soon reached room 23 where they were placed. He took the keys from her hand and unlocked the door. Stepping forth into the room it was situated on the corner of the inn, with a small bathroom on the right next to the main door, then pass that was one large bed, then a large leather covered chair facing a large window which lead out to a small balcony. This room seemed to be the best one in the inn, it should have been due to its cost.

He placed Keria on the bed “Just lay here if you can remove your cloak so I can see the wound properly it would help. he walked off then into the bathroom with a cloth he rinsed out the old blood and dirt from it he spoke loudly so she could hear in the next room. “So tell me about yourself some more! Where do you come from?”

She carefuly removed her cloack revealing her petite form and a wound on it. Her whole body was in scrathes at some places from a fight she had in grasslands. She then layed down on a bed and tryed to relax some." There's nothing much to tell, Serious......i come from a realy barely known place......i live alone by my own since my family was..." she then went silent as she remembered her family. It seemed to sadden her since her memories aren't pleasan't...her whole family was slaughtered by demons or devils or whatever it was....."And how about yourself, Serius? "

As he continued to wash the cloth he spoke “Well same really, My mother disappeared not long after I was born, then my father was killed when I was about five or six. Then I was taken in by a priest and I have been trained as a Paladin ever since. All in all that’s it to be honest.” He then walked back into the room with a large bowl of water and a white rag. He looked at her straight in her eyes, his pearl blue eyes showed that he was sorry for the pain to come. He then looked away and began to place the wet rag on the wound, he then slowly and gently rubbed away the blood all around the cut, it did some time pull the wound apart which would cause great pain to her, he was truly sorry. He held his hand out towards her, if she needed to relinquish her pain it was best she crushed his hand than bite her tongue off.

Keira hang on his every word. She knew how it feels to live on your own but thought he was taken by someone and she had to live alone. A slight sigh escaped her lips at his words and her own memories. When he came out she saw his look upon his eyes and already figured what is waiting for her - a great pain. Thought Keira didn't show any sign of fear or worry....she was always strong.....and could handle anything...No any physical pain could match a pain of loss of your beloved ones....

Whe he started to clean her wound she didn't feel any particular pain untill he opened it apart. When it happened, Keira took his hand but din't crush much...just squeezed slightly af if she wouldn't feel big pain. Thought she did....just is not used to show it...." Careful......" she said ...."you tickle me..." she said still trying to smile through pain and glanced at him with her purple eyes.

He smiled at her gesture about her being ticklish, she was strong trying to hide the pain Serius gave her credit for it. He continued to clean the wound with the water making sure to rinse the rag often so that no dry blood would move back into the cut. As he came to the end of cleaning he spoke again “I’m Sorry about this but it’s going to hurt putting the bandage on you ready for it?” He already knew the answer he would get, but it was just courteous to ask before he done this. As he knelt over onto the other knee his cloak moved slightly revealing that his blade was no longer there but if you looked carefully you saw something of pure white right at the back of the cloak. As he moved once again to get some of the last bits of blood his cloak moved back to cover it over.

She smiled some at Serius as he mention more pain. " Eh...go ahead...." she said and to him prepeared herself for pain once again. As soon as he started to bandage her wound she winced some in pain. He was right. It caused lots of pain especialy as her skin was now sensitive. But she still tryed to joke around somehow trying to find some more streangh in herself. But hardly could to. The pain was already wearing her out.....she felt as she will just pass out soon enough from the enrmpus amount of pain.

As he wove the bandage around her side, he tried to be careful but it had to be tight to make sure no more blood was to seep out. As he rapped it round for the final time, he looked up at her. Her eyes seemed fuzzy and out of focus he has seen this before, the amount of blood loss and pain was about to make her pass out sooner rather than later. He knew this would be a bad thing if he didn’t finish the bandage in time. He quickly grabbed hold of two safety pins and using great technique he placed the two pins in the right locations holding the bandage together. As he looked up again her eyes still looked fuzzy and her face was pale. Moving round to the side of her he lifted her up and placed her further back on the bed, allowing her to pass out if need be!

Keira glanced at him faintly as he was banging her wound quickly. She then tryed to hold onto him but her grasp was very faint. As he layed her on bed she pulled out final smile at him. " Seems that... i need some...sle..." she said and passed out faster than could finish her sentence. She was starting to sweat already. Even being pale her skin was having some slight fever as if she was sick from poisons or whatever what could cause a feaver.

He placed the back of his hand on her head, feeling a temperature he walked back into the bathroom with bowl and cloth he rinsed each out making sure that no blood was left. He then walked back into the room with a cold cloth, he placed it on top of her forehead then headed to the window. He unhooked the latch then pushed the two large windows open letting in gusts of fresh air. Looking out over the horizon he watched silently as the sun began to set, He then thought to himself then he turned away from the window.

Looking at her he saw that she was completely out of it, the fever would not die down for a while so it looked like he would have to stay longer than he expected. He then turned to face away from her, dropping his cloak a mass of pure white seemed to fill his back something extremely clean almost like nothing had ever touched its surface. He then un buttoned the toggles on his shirt then took it off, the white seemed to grow larger then Serius flexed and the mass of white spread out across the room, blowing a small gust of wind around the room. The white was the wings of an angel, large pure white wings attached to the back of Serius.

Keira really was in a serious trouble being in such a feaver as this. The further the more her skin was sweating. She seemed to toss from one side to other as time passed by. She seemed to drift into nightmares of her tragic past and wasn't able to get away from there. Running through forest..chased and surrounded by demons...with her older brother trying his best to protect her. But as soon as he was about to die from their hands she seemed to calmn down finaly for a little while.

She was restless in her sleep tossing and turning, all Serius could do was change the wet rag on her head and use his wings to blow a small breeze across the room. He needed to keep her cool so she didn’t lose all her body fluid as her body needed it to fight off the fever. Soon she settled down for a time being Serius decided to try something he had been shown, something to help her fight the fever without using any medicine. Kneeling down next to her he whispered into her ear “Keria Don’t be afraid, fight the darkness. Show it does not rule you! Show that you are not afraid of it!” Stepping back he hoped it had helped. He then walked down towards the bottom of the bed sitting on the end he used his wings to blow a small breeze around the room. He then sat with his head in his hands waiting for her to fight back the infection.

Keira heared his words. Somewhere deep in her stuck mind she overead the gentle caring voice...it was encorouging and gave more streangh.....Few more houres passed by of worry and finally she showd a sign of motion. " Se...rius..." she whispered silently. Her purple eyes opened slowly and searched for him just to see him having wings. White beautyful wings. A soft smile came to her soft pink lips." Whats going on in heaven that angels flys down to earth?" she asked nearly silently trying to get up but felt pain and fell back down onto bed.

The sound of her voice startled Serius, lifting his head form his hands he stood up and pun around. Looking down upon her laying in her bed he saw a wide smile across her face. But then it was replaced by a face full of pain as she tried to get up. Quickly he moved around to her side of the bed. Kneeling down next to her he placed one hand on her head and pushed it slightly back to give her the hint to lay down still. “You have gotten though the fever but you still lost a lot of blood and that cut is deep so lie down. Do you want anything? A drink?

She felt his hand on her forahead and sighed some." But Serius...i do hate laying in bed and doing nothin...." she protested and tryed to get up again ignoring pain. " I do feel fine..." she said as felt the pain again." Oh damn...." she muttered some. She had to admit that this one got onto her good side lomg ago.....and maybe she perhapes starts to like him...maybe this was a reason she didn't want him to see as a weakling.

“look I told you Sit down, we don’t want you dead now do we!” He said giving her a stern look. Going back into the bathroom he rewashed the cloth with some cold clean water then walked back into the room. “Take this and hold it on your head or your face. And lay down!” He said placing one hand on the middle of her chest and the other on back then pushed her down making sure not to hurt her. “Stop trying to be a brave girl. And try doing what you’re told. It’s for your own good. And I’m only trying to help ok!” He wanted to make sure that she would be ok for when he left but if she didn’t listen she would never recover fully.

"But, Serius....." she muttered some and went silent as he pushed her down. She glanced at that wet cloth he gave to her and took it placing on her head. " I have to go....." she said looking away some. " I can't remain in one place for long.......or else i'll be dead anyways...." she sighed with these words. And she meant it. Keira senced what is going to happen..these demons won't leave her alone.....some just wants to get rid off her...maybe they are the same who slayed her family once?

"You’re safe here Keria, nothing will get you i promise!" He looked down on her drained body, it as out of energy and needed food. But he couldn’t go out with his wings wide open, he hated the attention he gained from it. But he was un shore of how he could go and get the food she needed. He turned and looked to the window, he could hear cheerful laughter outside. Moving to the window he peered out and there he saw a group of small children playing.

Grabbing his cloak he placed it over his back to cover his wings then called down to them. "Hey little boy, can you do me a favour?" He nodded then shouted back "What is it Sir?" Smiling Serius replied "Take this money and go buy me a loaf of bread and some milk. You can keep the change!" He tossed down a bag of money and the boy ran off down the road.

Turning back to her he walked up beside her bed again taking off the cloak and sat down beside her bed. Taking her hand he rubbed it whilst she laid back her body exhausted and beaten down by the attack and the fever.

She pulled a small smile at him. " No, Serius..you don't know them...they killed all my family...." she sighed some and blinked some as he took her hand. She glanced at his eyes somewhat speachless. " You know i......i....." she sighed some then." uh...never mind.....forget it..." she said looking away. She was trying to control her feelings and emotions for it wasn't a right time and place for them.

All of a sudden he could hear a scream outside. It was the same boy that was suppose to buy a food. The shadows started to consume the room towrds Keira. Her eyes widened at the shadows." No!....Not them...Not now !..." she nearly yelled looking for her katana.

Leaping from her bed side across the room he grabbed his sword laying upon the chair, taking the scabbard in one hand, he drew the longsword quickly with great ease. As the sound of the blade rubbing against the inside of the scabbard surrounded around the room, he spoke a few muffled words, what seemed like a prayer. Holding the blade up to the ceiling he summoned a mass of light to come forth upon the blade. Shinning out to all corners of the room, the shadows subsided back towards the demons they once came from. Looking around the room he saw that there were two medium demons inside the room. He circled around them o place himself in the way towards Keria, shouting to her loudly he called for her. “Keria grab your sword and lets go, leave your cloak it will drag us down. Leave everything else!” The screams of the boy outside hastened his desire for them to leave so that they could get away from innocent beings. He kept his blade raised at the two demons in front of him, his wings spread widely so that they couldn’t see Keria behind him.

Luckily her sword was beside the bed and she grabed it quickly. Hardly and struggling to her feet she got up slowly ignoring the pain once more she yelled to Serius. " Let's get out from here, Serius! " The voice of Keira was firm and held some inner streangh now that she found deep inside her. If needed she could try and fight once more even being injured. Holding tightly upon her katana, Keira approached Serius barely standing on her feet, but her eyes were nearly glowing silver as she was ready for everything.

(OOC: KEIRA not KERIA. and where we will continue at?))

Using his wings he created a great gust of wind inside the room, which parted the two demons in half. Turning around he looked down on Keria looking into her eyes the second which past seemed like ten minutes he could see all the passion and flare to defend herself in her eyes but the pain still shown though. He shook his head at her, taking his right arm he placed it behind her back still trying to make sure not to hurt her wound. Picking her up with one arm he spun around, with another gust to make sure no demons where in the way. He placed his sword in his scabbard then with his left arm he placed it under her legs picking her up fully.

Running forth he went straight for the window, pulling his wings in to make sure he could fit though the window... Leaping outwards he and Keria made it clearly though since they were on the second floor he could do this. As they fell though the air he opened up his wings wide, flapping them a few times he began to glide outwards then push upwards to fly off.

The demon tormenting the kid below looked up to his surprise all he got was a blade though him. Serius had let go of the blade as he jumped out of the window allowing it to fly though the air towards the demon going though his back. The boy then rushed inside as some town guard rushed outside. The other two demons began to follow them out of the window.

Looking down on Keria in his arms he spoke “Where to Now?

She wrapped her free arm around him holding onto Serius and winced some as he spun around with her and leaped with her through window. She watched him kill those demons with ease and just sighed at seeing boy been tormented. " Those demons are so heartless..." she muttered some slightly and rests her head against his chest while he held her in his arms flying. " Where to? Anywhere....as far from this place as possible....." she whispered some. " Wonder why they do that....there must be a reason..." she sighed some nearly sadly. The pain already is not bothering her anymore........" They killed all my family.......ya know sometimes i so want to stop and just ask them why they are doing this to me? What did i do wrong or bad to deserve that?" she sighed some half closing her purple eyes. Her hands still gripping onto her katana tightly unable to relax for a moment...

“Ill drop you down over there by that tree!”

As he swooped down towards the tree, he made sure to keep a good look around for anything coming. Spotting something in his right eye he smiled. As he landed softly on the ground, he flapped his wings a few times to soften the blow. Letting go of his left arm, he dropped her down on to her legs, kneeling down he sat her down on the floor.

“Just sit down save your strength!”

Looking over at what he saw as they came in, he smiled even more at the object approaching. Turning back to her he smiled at her as she sat on the floor. Placing his hand on her shoulder he awaited for the object to arrive.

Soon only a few minutes later a small cart came into view, drawn by a single black horse. A man sat atop the cart steering the horse along the road. The wooden cart had a few barrels in the back and some other boxes and barrels of hay. Looking back at Keria on the ground Serius spoke.

“This is your ride here. Don’t worry you will be plenty safer with him than me!”

Walking off from her a moment he walked up to the man driving the cart he exchanged a few simple words to him, then came back to her. Holding his hand out he waited for her to take it to help her get up...

She glanced at him as he sat her under a tree and waited for something to approach. Keira was sad a bit about what happened but hearing that they will have to part saddened her even more and her eyes shot open glancing at him." But Serius.....i don't want to part with you.....destiny is not too kind to me...it might not to bring us together again..." she said with a said voice not taking his hand yet." Serius i.....i want you stay with me....you have no idea how safe i feel with you.....i doubt that man could protect me.....only you can..." she said finaly taking his hand and getting up slowly. " I need you" she whispered gazing at his eyes. And she meant it by saying those words.

“I know you don’t want to part. And neither do I! But it is something that is needed to be done. To keep us both safe...”

With her own grasp he lifted her up onto her feet. He knew that she did not want to go, so instead of trying to walk her over to cart, he picked her up and with a few flaps of her wings he lifted her up onto the cart next to the old man. Smiling at the man then at her, he spoke to the old man.

“Be careful She’s a handful!”

The man looked over at him then smiled and spoke out

“And if I remember right, so where you young Serius!”

Serius chuckled at the old mans gesture he knew that even in his old age he was better able to protect her than Serius himself was. As he jumped over onto the back Serius opened a cork on one of the barrels allowing it to slowly flow out, placing his hands under the water he rubbed them together, then drew a cross across his body. Putting the cork back in he flew back towards the front. Looking at Keria he spoke.

“Its holy water... Father Granner here will take you back to the monastery. Don’t worry, he is the man who took me after my parents had died and left me. You are in safe hands on demons would even come near this cart with this amount of holly water and crosses onboard. Father Granner please take care of her... Now Keria please listen, go with him back to the monastery he will take care of your wounds and also your fever. I will return there, on the first light of the day after the next!”

She watched Serius hanging on his every word and tryed to hold back tears. It was long time ago since she didn't cry......she nibbled onto her lower lip and huged Serius tightly wincing some. " Just be careful please....please promise me you'll be careful" she asked glancing at him and letting go off him. She wanted to kiss him...but decided not to.....Keira didn't know how he would react and didn' want to risk. " Just...come back soon...safe...." she said holding onto her bandaged wond slightly, katana in her other hand.

(ooc. gtg now. would be good if ya'd teach me to fight in t1 later)