Children of Rima


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know she’s getting engaged this weekend. She could get married tomorrow 
for all he cared, but he wasn’t leaving Melodia with Elene making 
absurd assumptions about him.
When he got to the crossroads, he stopped to catch his breath. 
The cool breeze swept against him, but the distance to the Harrow 
farm was too far. He jogged a bit but stopped right after the pain in 
his chest grew. 
From afar was a shadowy figure, its trotting hooves pacing in a 
two-beat rhythm. The moons unveiled a black horse. Riding him in 
a jog trot was a woman covered with a maroon-colored cloak. The 
frame of her face followed him before she slowed to a stop. The 
wind’s breeze tugged at her hood, shuffling her hair tassel. 
“Go home Lucan. My family is sleeping.”
“I was coming back so I could talk to you.” 
“There is nothing to talk about.” Elene encouraged Fior ahead. 
“Excuse me.” 
“If you want to be like this, then you won’t have any trouble 
there. I’m leaving Melodia.” 
“Leaving?” She encouraged Fior around. “What did Cleric Aaron 
want? Terra overheard Wein talk to you, said you tried to get into 
the Sanctum earlier.” 
“She really likes to tell everyone everything, doesn’t she?” 
Elene shrugged. “You get used to it.” 


“Zorn and Oscern are alright, as far as I’m concerned, but I 
wouldn’t have found out if Maiden Gittle didn’t ask High Maiden 
Trini to forward me the message.” 
Elene brushed Fior’s back. “Gittle… she’s a sweet, caring little 
girl, isn’t she?” 
“Listen Elene… I was told some news that may be important to 
you, considering it has to do with Caydon.”
Elene took the reins into her left hand and took her right foot 
out of the stirrup slide. As she slid her right foot over, she sank 
down, her left foot still caught in the stirrup. Fior jumped but didn’t 
move when she plummeted to the floor.
Lucan took her arms and helped her up.
Wincing, she wiggled her boot off the stirrup. “I-I got it” She 
used her one foot to balance herself until she could free her other 
foot. She fixed her upturn cloak and adjusted her turban.
Lucan had bitten his inner cheeks for having witnessed that. Fior 
could have taken off and dragged her like a doll.
“So,” she said, patting down her skirt. “You were saying?” 
“It’s Caydon… he and the Fallen have yet to be found.” 
“I feared so. His power was remarkable.” Elene took the reins 
and encouraged Fior towards the road home. “Wein told me he 
was… that he may be corrupted.” 
“That’s what David said, and there’s only one way for me to find 
out.” 
Her stare sharpened when she looked at him. “Alright, Lucan, 
since you’re leaving, let’s talk.”
“Really? Just because I’m leaving?” 
“Last chance.” She said it like he was doing her a disservice by 
wasting her time. But maybe there was more. Matias said she was 
mostly driven by her emotions, forgoing that she was clumsy and 
tenacious. 
“Terra.” He only said the name, and her eyes widened. “She 
embraced me back there. She was nervous about her engagement 
and just opened up to me.” 
“Alright,” she said. “Thank you for letting me know. 
Goodnight.” 
“Wait. Don’t do that. Stop pretending it’s not bothering you.” 


Elene scoffed and spun to him, her tassel shifting left and right. 
“It’s not.” 
“Right, because that look you gave me in the dining room was 
anything short of disappointment.” 
“As I said before, you always liked Terra. I have no reason to be 
upset.” 
“Have you ever heard of the phrase, ‘match your attitude with 
what you’re saying?’ I know your jealousy got to you.” 
“Jealousy?” she said, surprised in the eyes. “I’m not jealous.” 
“Says the woman who asked me if I would marry her if Maiden 
Derli willed it.” 
It was dark, but he could bet a gold coin Elene was flustered. He 
knew she was embarrassed about that night, but he had no choice. 
She was acting like she had no soul, lacking a drop of emotion.
“I asked you one question, and you think I’m going to get jealous 
just like that?” Fior started stomping, compelling Elene to lead him 
forward. “Sure, I wanted us to get along, but now I’m starting to 
have regrets.” 
“And what do you mean by that?” 
“I’m saying that if you come back to Melodia, I don’t want to see 
your face ever again.” 
“There she is, the Little Heathen I know!”
“And since you want to keep acting like a killer, you can leave 
now, or I’ll throw you back into the river!” 
Now her spikes were out, and it got him deep. He started by 
unbuttoning his vest. “You want me to go? Fine!” He then followed 
with the cotton shirt. “Here, it belongs to your father—don’t want 
you to call me a thief too.” He flung them on the ground. “And since 
you want me to leave that soon, then I’ll leave tonight.” He marched 
back to Melodia, mind rattled and heart scorching.

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