Chapter 1: The traveler's youth!

Moment 2: Dalamb's friends, to the rescue! (Part 2)

"Hey ! Leave her alone!"
"Eh ?! But where do you come from, the weakling? Hey but... I recognize you! You are the little boy who plays superheroes by the river with your other shit buddies there, haha!"
"Let go, and then first you stop making fun of us!" Said Dalamb pointingfinger while trembling.
"Yeah you're right I'll let her go, he said, throwing her to the ground and trampling on the back and neck. And now what are you going to do?"

The girl doesn't even struggle. She cries apologetically, hoping to receive clemency from her attackers. His other companions laugh. Dalamb's insides are bubbling, his hands are sweaty and his elbows are shaking. Being about three meters from them, with a jerk he accelerates in their direction. The bigger one, no doubt the leader of the gang, takes a step back when he sees him charging. Dalamb crashes into him without hesitation using all his weight. Solid, it only pushes it back a few short meters. He does not fall."So, do you want to fight? Truly ?! We're going to smash you!" Said the leader of the band."Approach!" Said Dalamb by extricating himself.

The other two are now at a distance. The bully clenches his right fist to execute a horizontal punch targeting the face. Too predictable, Dalamb anticipates by bending his knees. The fist passes over his head and he waits for the trajectory of the blow to end so that his opponent's face can be uncovered... then Dalamb follows up with a left punch that hits his opponent's face who moving back thanks to the blow given via a significant push at the level of the legs and a rotation of the pelvis. Stunned, he is clearly at the mercy of Dalamb. His right fist is ready to make it again, but a shape appears on his right side, slightly behind him. "A stick! He's aiming at my temple?!" Dalamb said to himself, then Paf! Indeed, a stick hits the head of Dalamb who falls to the ground. It is the work of one of the companions whom Dalamb had neglected to watch.

On the ground, they trample on his face, insult him, spit on him and the fat man throws punches in the face while Dalamb tries to protect himself with his arms. He underestimated the presence of the other two... He vaguely distinguishes the girl on the ground getting up while he tries to struggle to prevent them from continuing. The girl runs towards him to help him but she is stopped. She screams but they put their hand to her mouth so no one can hear her. Dalamb sees almost nothing. Only the fists of his executioner in the distance, which rush up and land violently on his face, are visible to him. With each shock, his whole body trembles. He stops and yells at her "So I told you not to provoke us fool, hahaha! I'm going to finish you with this last blow, I'm going to kill you... Look closely guys!". Dalamb, in turn, said to himself, "Hate can be read in his face. I feel like he takes pleasure in hurting me. Unable to move, my body no longer responds. I don't even know if it's sweat or blood on my face. I even wonder if they would be able to kill me. He raises his fist very high, gaining momentum. I am scared. Maybe I'll never see my... Hm? What's that?!". Then "Pabam!". A knee collides and deforms the face of the brute who is projected several meters, one of his teeth too! Its trajectory is stopped by a tree. The lightning attacking shadow now moves towards the other two. Dalamb finally manages to find the strength to get up on his elbows and shouts "Go away! Don't stay there!" in the direction of the girl who ends up fleeing. Shadow dodges the slash and side kicks the stunner in the face. The third bully attacks then the shadow gives a brush by bending down very quickly then gets up to balance his adversary with a kick in the stomach which cuts his breath. On his knees, he can no longer do anything. "I recognize that fighting style. That emotionally dead face, that swollen right ear, yes, he's my old friend! It's Drea!" Dalamb thought to himself. The three brutes escape. Drea takes his friend on his shoulder and helps him move towards the river which is not far away.

"Dalamb, how are you? Hey, answer me", Drea says, slapping him in the face quite hard but with a totally disinterested look.
"Yes... Yes, well no, I hurt all over..."
"What did they want?"
"A good lesson, and you corrected them well Drea..." Dalamb said with difficulty.
"Hmm?"

Not far away the two friends hear resounding in the forest "Miss! Where are you ?! Young Lady!". Then the calls stop. They have finally arrived at the river as blood runs down Dalamb's shoes and clothes. Leya and Chanck are already there.
"Hello artists!" Says Chanck.
"Hey, so it took you a long time to... What? What happened to you?!" Says Leya, whose facial expression changes drastically.
"He fought. He'll tell us about it when he comes to his senses. Bring some water, we'll clean him".
"Ok!" Say Leya and Chanck.
"Well, you're badly messed up..." Drea says. "Yes... ouch!"

**
Dalamb takes over, he tells us what happens next.
**

As I come to my senses and am treated to my wounds, I count what had happened. I also notice that I no longer have the bracelet my brother gave me! He had brought it back to me from Sai! I must have lost it during the fight.
"Let's try to find it!" Says Chanck.
"Isn't it too dangerous? They could come back!" Adds Leia.
"Leya do not worry, I'm here to protect you, hehe!" Answers Chanck.
"Of course, I'm not worried, but it's mostly because there is Drea!"
"Eh?! Pffft! I will prove to you that I am a super bodyguard!"

On our way, Chanck moves around us to protect us from potential "bad guys" as he puts it. He takes his role as a secret agent ninja very seriously, sometimes even a little too much, moving in front of us stealthily, cutting leaves that fall from trees that could touch or hurt us, getting behind a bush and then jumping like a flea behind a tree and imitating the shape of the binoculars around its eyes with its hands, climbing a small shrub to gain height, crawling discreetly...
"But stop fooling around Chanck!"
"Leya, you don't seem to believe me when I say I'll protect Drea, you and Dalamb! Let me fulfill my role, especially since I have to protect Dalamb, he is the founder of our super group of 7P juniors and therefore, our leader!"
"You make more noise than anything else, it's really not discreet!" Says Leya.
"Pfft! It's you ! You talk so loud!"
"No, but wait you want to compare your discretion to mine? Let me laugh, since a while ago you..."

Bickering to which we have the right every time we meet! We have arrived at the place of confrontation. The aggressors have definitely set sail, I see. The girl too. She must be new around.

We continue to search but I think my bracelet is lost. We decide to return home. No ricochets for today! My friends accompany me home. I do not fail to be scolded by mom. Dad tries to understand what happened and keeps smiling while scratching the top of my head. My big brother is away and dad is going out. He tells me that they will both be away for a few days. Mom just finished treating me. I play a little with Scratchu who is becoming less and less shy. He still managed to recognize me despite my swollen face! I also play with my dog, Kenssa, but I'm still careful not to hurt myself again. Scratchu has settled in well at home, I see! Mom cooks for me, I dine lightly and sleep with my cat at my feet and Scratchu on my bed. My face hurts... Zzzzz.

**
The narrator takes the hand.
**

After drinking a mixture of medicinal herbs and covering himself with bandages with a lotion that heals his wounds, Zorka, his mother, often wakes up that night to check on the condition and temperature of his son. Earlier in the afternoon, the manager of the girl who got lost in the forest manages to find her thanks to her calls.
"Miss Géli..."
"It's nothing, I'm fine" she says anticipating and interrupting the manager.
"What happened to you?! Why did you leave the area I had set for you?!"he is alarmed.
"I simply wanted to go discover the forest but I got lost..." She says shyly,as they both arrived at the gardens of Kazrou Castle.
"But... You're dirty and your skin is reddish, have you been molested? Tell me what happened..."
"Solker! Why all this noise?" A woman with superior airs who was waiting for them intervenes.
"Lady Pikla, it's nothing, everything will be fine" he says stressed. "Miss got lost in theforest below that's all"
"Nothing you say? I assigned you one of the simplest tasks, which is to keep an eye on the younger ones during our stay, and here's what I found. Hurry to change it and fulfill your role correctly please" says Pikla authoritatively with his hands behind his back and his straight body.
"Good, that won't happen again," Solker says, lowering his head to show that the order had been received.

Some members of the royal family occupy the Kazrou castle for some time. Pikla is a high ranking member of the royal guard, it is estimated that she has a rank of General. The orders she receives come directly from the Queen. A woman whose presentation and exemplarity are taken very seriously by the latter. She takes care of the safety of those present at Kazrou Castle and oversees all operations. She oozes seriousness and discipline. Tall, blond and sporty looking, she wears royal guard outfits.

Shaken by what has just happened, the molested little girl returns to the interior of the castle under the cold gaze of Pikla. She is holding the side of her dress as if she wants to hide something. An injury? She joins the rooms and goes to tell her cousins ​​about her adventures. Everyone is around her asking questions, asking what happened, worrying about her fate... You can read the shock on her face but also the joy, that of having been able to discover something other than the castle and its repetitive activities according to her. Amazed by her rescuers, she smiles and looks out the window at the forest. She will forever retain the faces of those who saved her, while holding a specific thing at the level of her dress, as if she wanted to hide something.

The next day is school and training for Dalamb!

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