Raven was walking along the desert village on a fine sunny morning. Her travels had somehow finally made her stop in that rather hot place that Kuroe was already complaining to her about. “Raaveeeennn! What on earth are we doing here?!” He complained for the nth time making her angrily turn on her heels towards the glaring black raven. “Kuroe! For the last time! We are not going to stay here for too long. Just co-operate with me for now, will you?!” she sighed before turning around and walking on again. A couple of days ago, she heard from someone she was eating dinner next to in an inn that there had been rumors about treasures being found in the forbidden desert not too far from the village they were in. Apparently, the forbidden desert had turned into a heaven for hunters or so is what everyone thinks. The old man she dined with went on and on about how it would be nice if he could still be young enough to go on a journey to find some of those treasures. She just nodded along, zoning out when he talked about his youth for the 5th time that night.
Anyhow, the sun was merciless that day, she thought as she looked up at the sky with her right hand over her forehead. She combed through her hair with her hands as she sighed and walked along. “I wonder if I could find someone strong enough to come along with me,” she wondered out loud, earning a weird glance from Kuroe. She was about to shrug and walk away when she felt someone violently yank her backwards. She unconsciously shivered when she came face to face with bulging red eyes. The man staring at her looked hysterical. He was laughing and stuttering and Raven had to struggle against his grip for a while before he let go of her. “Treasures…monsters..we…desert…hunt…” he talked as if he was rather breathing. “What?” She almost screamed at him, looking around for someone to help her with the lunatic. “Who are you...” she trailed off with her question and was answered with him strongly gripping her on her shoulders. “There are monsters…monsters hiding in the sandstorms…monsters in the village…treasure…treasure greater than anything…” he went on and on about how his group of hunters got attacked and how he ended up in a hospital. Her first thought of course was, ‘ Is he nuts?’
But of course, she kept her mouth shut, not exactly giving away what she was thinking. “I don’t understand...what do you want from me?” she asked calmly placing her hand on his arms and pushing him away. “I want help. I want to find my crew!”
Anyhow, the sun was merciless that day, she thought as she looked up at the sky with her right hand over her forehead. She combed through her hair with her hands as she sighed and walked along. “I wonder if I could find someone strong enough to come along with me,” she wondered out loud, earning a weird glance from Kuroe. She was about to shrug and walk away when she felt someone violently yank her backwards. She unconsciously shivered when she came face to face with bulging red eyes. The man staring at her looked hysterical. He was laughing and stuttering and Raven had to struggle against his grip for a while before he let go of her. “Treasures…monsters..we…desert…hunt…” he talked as if he was rather breathing. “What?” She almost screamed at him, looking around for someone to help her with the lunatic. “Who are you...” she trailed off with her question and was answered with him strongly gripping her on her shoulders. “There are monsters…monsters hiding in the sandstorms…monsters in the village…treasure…treasure greater than anything…” he went on and on about how his group of hunters got attacked and how he ended up in a hospital. Her first thought of course was, ‘ Is he nuts?’
But of course, she kept her mouth shut, not exactly giving away what she was thinking. “I don’t understand...what do you want from me?” she asked calmly placing her hand on his arms and pushing him away. “I want help. I want to find my crew!”