Xena
2. Come to life again

Prince Alaric widened his eyes, turned his gaze in all directions, looking for the whereabouts of the man who had saved him. He was very sure that person was not an indiscriminate person. That person must be a great knight. It was evident from his ability to shoot the wolf pack earlier. With just a few seconds of time, that fellow had already managed to cripple the herd of ferocious wolves that had almost eaten him.

Prince Alaric was still looking for the knight, but there was no sign of him there. For the next split second, his ears could hear the movement from behind. He quickly turned around, and it was true that the figure was behind him. Prince Alaric saw a firm body, though not as firm as he was, dressed in covered clothing even to his head, all black, with a bow in his hand and many arrows, standing behind him.

The knight stepped foot, it seemed like he was going to leave. "Wait." Said Alaric making the knight's move come to a halt. "Who are you?."The knight did not answer.

"I mean, thank you for saving my life." Prince of Alaric.

"No need to thank!! Now just get out of here and never dare to set foot in this forest, if you still want to live." The knight answered without turning.

"I also want to get out of here, but I can't find a way out. Do you know the way out of this forest?." Ask prince Alaric.

"Follow the bird. He's gonna show you where to get out of this forest." The knight answered, pointing his hand towards the tree branch. Prince Alaric saw a bird perched there.

"Can't I come with you?. I'm getting hurt. I can't fight back, if only I'd come back under attack by this wild beast in the forest." Alaric.

The knight turned around, looking at Alaric closely. Vice versa.

Prince Alaric noticed a figure standing about three meters in front of him. He could not see clearly the knight's face because almost his entire face was covered in a black cloth resembling a veil, so that only part of his eyes could be seen.

"You're a Zephyrus?." Ask the knight.

Why is he asking like that?. Ask Alaric in my heart. From his tone and manner of asking, Prince Alaric seemed to sense that the knight did not like it when he said "Zephyrus". Is it possible that he's a spy for his royal enemy?. Ask again in my heart.

"No!! I. I'm just a pem.... I mean, I'm just an ordinary person lost in this forest."Answer Alaric

"Is it possible for an ordinary person to have such a sword?." The knight asked suspiciously.

"Oh this. This isn't mine. I actually stole this sword from a royal guard when I escaped custody."Alaric is lying.

The knight flinched. Alaric continued to convince the knight until he finally wanted to help treat the wounds on his body. "Follow me." The knight took Alaric to an underground room, similar to a small bunker, after Alaric had previously agreed, as the knight put forward the condition that Alaric would be willing to close his eyes with the cloth he was given.

The knight allowed Alaric to open his blindfold when he was done treating him. "Eat. You must be hungry." Said the knight while keeping a comb of bananas.

"Thank you." Said Alaric who was trying to steal a glance towards the mysterious knight. "Do you live here?." Ask.

"You don't need to know." Answer the knight, indifferently. "Eat it, then rest. After that get out of here, and let's just say we never met." Strictly the knight.

"Then how am I supposed to return your favor?." Ask Alaric.

"I told you, let's just say we never met. Forget that I ever helped you. I know you're a Zhephyrus. And I don't like." His word. Makes Alaric flinch. He was very clever and not easily lied to.

"If I knew you were a Zhepyrus, I wouldn't have helped you. I'm sorry." Answer the knight.

"Why don't you like Zhepyrus?. Isn't this forest and you're still in his territory?." Tanya Alaric was curious.

"That's true. But doesn't mean I should like you?." The knight answered, then left prince Alaric alone in the bunker. Prince Alaric was very curious about the mysterious knight figure, and why he seemed to dislike even the tendency to hate his kingdom.

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Prince Alaric woke up after four hours of rest. His body felt better, his injuries were not as painful as before. The medicine that the mysterious knight gave him was quite efficacious. In addition to archery, he also turned out to be smart to treat.

Prince Alaric set foot looking for the exit of the bunker, but did not find it. It's very interesting for this guy. Does he want to keep me here?." He murmured in his heart.

Alaric is made even more curious by the mysterious knight who has saved him. In addition, Alaric also wanted to know why he seemed to hate his kingdom so much. Who exactly is he?. Could he be a rebel?. Enemy spies?. Or maybe he has a personal grudge against his kingdom or the people in his kingdom?. Those questions came to the mind of Prince Alaric

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The night had come, but the knight had not also appeared. Alaric ate the rest of the bananas because he felt hungry. He widened his eyes to explore the bunker. This place is no stranger to him. Yes, it is not foreign because he often goes into a bunker like this, while at war. After that, he also fell asleep.

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The next morning when he woke up, it turned out that the knight was already in the bunker, standing at the end there watching Alaric with both hands that he had folded over his chest.

"No need to look at me like that. Eat and get out of here. You've been too much trouble for me." Said the knight who was still wearing all-black clothes.

There was a piece of bread that seemed to have just been made. Also a new banana, because the previous banana he had spent. "Quick eating. I'll get you right away." Tell the knight.

Prince Alaric obeyed. He ate the bread and the banana." You're not eating?." He asked, he was enjoying the bread.

"No need to care about me." Answer the knight quickly. Prince Alaric no longer asked, and focused on his food.

After the meal, the knight threw the blindfold that Prince Alaric had to wear. " Are you a woman?." Alaric asked the knight again. And it seemed that the knight did not like to hear his question. He did not answer Prince Alaric's question.

Prince Alaric got up from his seat, then stepped closer to the mysterious knight standing behind him. The knight quickly turned on standby while pointing his sword towards Prince Alaric, as he felt the touch of Prince Alaric's hand on his shoulder. "How dare you touch me." The hardship was angry, while staring intently and pointing his sword.

Prince Alaric flinched and reflexively raised his one hand. He looked at the knight's bead for a moment then said: "I'm sorry. I don't mean to be rude. There's something on your know. This" he explained, while showing a small snake that is quite venomous. The snake was stuck on the knight's shoulder.

The mysterious knight's eye bead moved towards the snake, staring at it for a few seconds, before he finally threw the snake with his sword. Such a swift movement made Prince Alaric again flinched, but a moment later there was a sense of awe in his heart at the knight. Really great. I'm sure he's a tough knight. If he is a spy, he is a very dangerous threat. I have to be careful. Don't let him know who I really am. Inner Alaric