I turned and took hold of the boy.

"Why did you do that," I said and punched him hard on the face.

Turning I looked at the crowd where the man was, I looked at the girl he had just shot. she was alive, scared but, alive. She was looking around at her to see, where the bullet had hit her.

Seeing that the shot had missed one of the other men from the crowd quickly kicked at the shooter's hand, the gun flew away from there and landed in front of me. I quickly picked up the gun as well as my sword.

"You did something didn't you," I said looking at the boy whom I had punched.

The boy nodded, messaging his face, I could see a dirty bruise forming there.

"I am sorry," I said going to him and helping him up.

"It's alright, all thanks to you I saved that girl," the little boy said shooing his hands like a fan.

"You shot at his hands with something at the last moment, that changed the direction of the shot," I said realizing.

"Yes," he said nodding and took out a catapult from his clothes "I was hiding it by covering it with my neck. While I pretended to be scared"

"Well looks like you didn't need my help here afterall, you could've had handled it all by yourself," I said looking in the crowd to see that the people had already caught hold of the man and were tying him up.

"What will you do with him," I asked.

"I don't, the village elders will decide upon it," the boy said with a shrug.

"I have few questions," I said looking at the boy he was looking at me too. It looked like he knew what was going through my mind.

"What do you want to know"

"First of all I am Dylan, also who are these men and why are they doing this," I asked.

"You already know they are Aldgarisans..." he said and I nodded "...What you didn't know is that they work for a callen"

"Callen, what do they get by working for a callen, and what type of person is he that these people are ready to die for him," I asked perplexed.

"That's too much question, Dylan. Let me explain..." the boy said sitting down and then started explaining.

"He will kill these people if they don't work for him. Also if their life isn't the only thing, he also promises them riches. But, even if you so much as said something bad against him you will be facing the gods"

"How does he pay them, I myself had not much currency of this place"

"Simple, he loots, plunders, and asks money from us as the fees for sparing our lives," The boy said clenching his fist.

"That's so very cruel, who is this callen," I asked feeling sorry for the people.

"We don't know him by name, but he goes by the title The Callen with three weapons," the boy said "You do know that the winning callen becomes the king"

I nodded and he continued.

"This callen we are talking about already rules over seven villages, he is the king there. All the villagers pay him money there as a fee, it is collected by his minions from that village, who later give it to him"

"Where can I find him, tell me, boy. I will kill him" I was serious, this callen didn't deserve to live with all the things he was doing.

"I appreciate your concern but, no one knows where he is now. He is always traveling in search of new villages to conquer and add to his collection" the boy said distastefully.

"I see. Don't you worry boy I will surely find this guy and when I find him I will put an end to his reign" I said passionately.

"I highly doubt it but, thanks nonetheless," the boy said with a small smile.

"I guess, I will go now," I said and the boy nodded getting up.

"come I will accompany you to the other side of the village" the boy offered and we started walking.

We went inside the village, it was mostly deserted as the bulk of them were outside at the gate.

"Hey boy, is that why you were all acting weird when I took out my sword and told you that I was a callen" I suddenly said remembering.

"Yes, we were all afraid that you too were like that callen but, it turns out you are pretty weak"

"I am not. I will prove this by killing that guy" I said waving my hand in the air.

"If you did that, we will be the happiest people," the boy said genuinely.

"Then you can be assured"

We reached the other side of the village, the boy left me there and returned to the village.

I looked down at the slope that went all the way down. I looked ahead and when I strained my eyes I could see the capital. It appeared as a tiny speck on the horizon.

Putting my hands in the air I stretched myself when again I felt something wet on my head. I looked up to see the same hawk it was now flying low. It circled over me a few times before it sat on my shoulder.

I freaked out and tried to shoo away the bird the hawk flapped his wings on my face in retaliation. Angrily I took hold of the bird when my eyes went to his legs and I saw a paper attached there.

I gently took out the paper and opened it. It was a message from the capital.

Where are you, return back immediately. I hope the mission is over with a success and this bird doesn't find u sleeping in blood. If you have run away.......... I don't think you would.

I closed the parchment after reading it, feeling amused and angry and a tad bit helpless.

They surely thought you were dead.

I just bowled the parchment and threw it away on the road.

After that, I continued my journey back to the kingdom. This time my mood was a little bad.

I entered the gates of the capital and suddenly my mood lifted up.

"Hello, Mr. Brodbeck" I greeted.

"Halo Dylan my boy, where were you. You had me worried" the man said coming towards me with a bright smile, that quickly lifted my mood.

"I am sorry Mr. Brodbeck, I was on an errand for the king," I said apologizing.

"Oh, I thought you too....." Mr. Brodbeck trailed away, "Let's forget it, its good to see you safe and sound"

"Mr. Brodbeck why did you call for me that day" I suddenly remembered the day on which I went for the mission.

"Oh for that, I need to tell you something" his face darkened as he said this.

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