Bodyguard to a Priestess(SilentTempst&the Juggernut)

[SilentTempest]

Aisling stood in the crisp fall air looking up and down the path outside the temple, fidgeting with her warm brown cloak. The old priest had told her that her bodyguard was a fierce warrior who had won his freedom from the life of a gladiator through courage and endurance. Her heart fluttered with excitement and eagerness. The bag around her shoulder was filled with provisions, and a sealed piece of paper from the old priest explaining her origins. He told her to open it when she was ready to know. The thought of opening the paper frightened her, but its meant that she had a secret.


Nothing this exciting had happened to her since she was five years old and had awoken in the middle of night crying out in confusion at her first dream of the future. They had had to move to another place to another temple all together, as people had feared that she must have had a demon as a father. She wondered if that was what was written in the letter.

 

[the juggernaut]

The sky was bright orange since it was early morning, the leaves on trees fell slowly to the small cool breeze. Ovidus walked slowly with his black armor strapped on him, The air may be cool but Ovidus didnt pay much attention to climate changes. A sake slung over his shoulder carried essential items such as rations and water. Walking his metal blackened steel boots clanked hitting the stone road with each step.


He had a important task today, It was to escort a young girl to another temple why the priest would not say. Ovidus would be getting paid for this task but he honestly did not want the money since a priest had asked him off such a task. Walking at a slow pace he walked up a slight hill, then seeing a little ways outside the temple he could see the girl standing there by herself. It took 4 or 5 minutes to get to her, but he was atleast 4 or 5 feet away and says with his deep voice, "Are you the girl I am to escort to the southern Temple?" his body was not covered by any warm clothes, the scars of battle could be seen on his arm and chest, a few on his neck and one scar covered his left eye. That eye was white, his right was a tealish blue. In his left eye he was blind.

 

[SilentTempest]

Watching the figure approach, Aisling hardly believed the size of him as he drew closer and closer. She almost began to feel afraid watching the man who was more like a creature from a myth or legend drawing closer and closer. His bare skin in the light looked as touch as leather. Aisling might have shrunk from him, or run away except that she heard his voice.


Something about the quiet rumble her voice banished her fear, though not her awe. At the sound of his question she stepped forwarded and nodded her head. She wondered, suddenly, why such a large and fearsome companion was needed for her journey and felt even more afraid of whatever her letter might contain. Perhaps she really was a frightful demon.


“I have a map,” she said softly. “Do you know the way?”

 

[the juggernaut]

With a slight smile he says, "Actually I'm surprised I even got here." He chuckles a bit as he says, "If you have a map melady then this makes my job alot easier." He walked forward examining this girl wondering why this little girl needs escort, is she a daughter of some high ranking priest? why is my help needed? It may be a long journey for someone like her but even then the local priests could have taken her.


He holds out his hand and says in a polite tone, "Well Madam I am Ovidus Varro, you may refer to me as whatever I will not mind. But may I see that map?"

 

[SilentTempest]

Timidly, she passed the map over to him and smiled shyly. " I am Aisling. It is nice to meet you, Ovidus Varro."


She surveyed him for a moment, and then stepped closer as if she were deciding that she was not going to be afraid of him at all. "You said that you do not mind what I call you," she said, and then paused to mull over the question for a moment. Her lips moved slightly as she said his name softly, to herself, and she tried a couple of syllables aloud in a whisper. "Varro? Vidus? Ro? Ovid? Dus? Dus Var," for a moment she looked dreamily into sky overtaken by the possibilities and lost in the utter importance of what to call him. Finally her face lit up with a wide smile, her dark brown eyes dancing with amusement. "I will call you Ovi!"


This pleased her so much that she walked towards him cheerfully, now almost giddy with excitement. "In what direction does our adventure lie, Ovi?"

 

[the juggernaut]

(Omg I love it xD ))


Ovidus sat there looking at the markings and held the map accordingly to where it should face as he hears here mumbling to herself. Starring at the map he tried listening to what she said when suddenly she out bursts with saying he was to known as Ovi now. His eyes widen a second caught off guard by the name as a sweat drop falls from his head (Like anime) and looks to her with a smile, "Ovi is it? Alright then that is what you may call me madam." He then answers her second question saying, "We need to head south by the looks of it but it will atleast be a 4 day journey." He closes the map looking at her, Well it is early morning so lets make ground then." He began walking back from which he came setting the map into his sake.

 

[SilentTempest]

With a smile, Aisling hurried after him. "I have been South before, but never very far South. There was a little boy who was very sick and the healer let me take some special broth to him," she said, having to walk quickly to keep with Ovidus's long stride. "I said goodbye to him already, though," she continued. "I wonder what kind of people there will be in the new temple? I wonder if their healer will teach me new things. Do you mind if I ask questions? I am always told that I ask too many questions, but I just want to know."


Aisling's dress was a simple, homespun brown affair, beneath the brown cloak. Her heart-shaped face and bright smile made the simple clothes seem like more than just peasant rags, and there was a bounce in her step as she followed Ovidus. A thick braid of brown hair showed itself from under the hood and shone in the light. Everything was interesting to her, she examined very flower and butterfly as they walked along. She smiled at the rabbit, and pointed at the birds. "Ovi, have you traveled a lot before?"

 

[the juggernaut]

Ovidus smiled slightly listening to her talk but he can tell she was very fond of talking but this did not bother him it would make the trip interesting. Again it bothered him that this girl needs a escort, why does she need it? for who would want her? who would find out about her very existence? He pondered these thoughts as he hears 'Ovi' He snaps out of his train of thought and listens to her question looking at the birds she pointed out.


He then says, "I have been traveling for a king time since I have been freed but, I did see alot even when i was restrained but i know I havent seen it all yet." He looked at the rising sun as he then says, "But I have met alot of people and seen quite a few cultures."

 

[SilentTempest]

Aisling brightened at the mention of "quite a few cultures," thought her expression sobered sightly at the mention of of being "restrained." There had been a priest in her old temple who has been a former gladiator, though he was nowhere near so strong and hale as Ovidus. He was also a great deal older, a warrior of a different generation. He has been a priest of few words, spending most of his time in silence and solitude. "What kind of people have you seen? Most of the people I have read of were holy people, though I hear that the collection of scrolls in the temple we are going is enormous. I love to read."


She took a carrot out of her bag and took a bite, and then took a second one out and extended it towards Ovidus. "Ovi, do you want a carrot?"

 

[the juggernaut]

Ovidus smile as he says, "What kind of people hm? Well Iv met both big and small, large and wide. I have met other races people, elfs, dwarfs, animal like humans. There is a lot more than just holy people in the world." He then looks to his side stopping and turning when he hears a question about a carrot and he politely answers, "I am not a fan myself more of a meat person." He holds his hand out and says, "but I'll have one thank you." When he receives it he turns and begins walking once more.

 

[SilentTempest]

She smiled as he took the carrot a bounce to her step as they walk together. Even as the day wore on, she was able to keep pace with him. “You must be a very fine man that you can afford meat for all of your meals. We have meat sometimes at festivals in the temple,” she replied crunching her carrot happily. “What were they like? The elves and the dwarves and the animals like humans? What kind of animals? Did the elves sing a great deal? Did the dwarves have wonderful beards and did they wear glittering jewels? I made friends with a bard once and he told me a few stories about dwarves and elves, like you said. Priests mostly only like stories about holy people, like I said.”

 

[the juggernaut]

Ovidus crunched on the carrot for a moment as he says, "Well meat isn't all that expensive if you go out and get it yourself." He chuckles slightly since she seemed to really like to ask about what it's like outside her temple. She obviously does not get out to much, "I do only odd jobs. Sometimes really important jobs, such as this one. And the Elfs they were as beautiful as ever, both physically and singing was beautiful to be around. The dwarfs were as loud and hardy as ever but they to had long hair and thick beards, safe to say they defiantly loved there ale." He stops and sets the bag down and says, "would you like breakfast?"

 

[SilentTempest]

Aisling seemed surprised by the suggestion. Had not they had a carrot each?


"Holy people do not often break their fast, and if they do it is with a small bowl of hot mush. I have already had mine the morning. Holy people wake up early. We can stop if you would like to break your fast," she replied with a smile. She felt surprised that the decadent world she had always been warned did not seem decadent so much as comfortable.

 

[the juggernaut]

He stops sitting onto the side of the road as he then sets the sake beside him and grabs some dry rations such as, smoked meat and a wineskin full of water, he begins eating the rations and looks over at her noticing she seems to be a bit young how old is she? "If you don't mind me asking melady how old are you?" Taking a drink of his wineskin.

 

[SilentTempest]

Aisling straightened her shoulders and regarded him with a momentarily serious expression. "I am sixteen years old," she replied. "I have always lived in a temple, though I do not live in an home for children run by the holy people. I never understood why. Are you ever scared when you think about secrets people are keeping about you?" Aisling suddenly took on the aspect of a sober young woman as she spoke this thought, her eyebrow contracting as she thought about the secret letter she carried.

 

[the juggernaut]

Ovidus took his helmet off for a bit setting it beside him as he sighs thinking for a moment, 'she is young so why must I protect her?' He leans back taking another bite of smoked meat saying, "Well to fear what you are is not a way to go about it, even if others think they know you or know things about doesn't mean you should worry. They don't know who you are even of they think they do, only you know you." Drinking his wineskin.

 

[the juggernaut]

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