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Halt stared at the strangers who had rode up to them knowing they were rangers. The stranger continued talking. "What are you doing here. We here in our village dislike and do not trust rangers so take a hike and get out before we come after you."
Halt was frustrated at the man who ordered them to leave. Instead of making a fight happen he turned tail and rode away.
Ariana surprised at Halt's sudden departure put Ocean into a gallop to catch up with him with Emily not far behind. These men order us to leave and Halt listened. Why? Whatever Halt had in mind then will have to wait for now we have a long journey ahead. Ariana stared straight ahead which did not give her the chance to see the men following them at a distance but close enough to hear. When she did notice it was when an arrow flew right by Halt's head and buried itself into the ground in front of them. Halt sensing the danger put Alberd into a fast canter. The girls followed his horse so far that they ended up camping in the next fief over. As the made the camp Ariana's art supplies fell out of her pack that she had been carrying.
Halt was the first to notice the art stuff and flew into a mad rage. " WHY DO YOU HAVE THOSE THINGS! RANGERS DO NOT COLOR AND PAINT ALL DAY. THEY PRACTICE THE ARROWS AND NOT COLOR. THAT IS FOR SKETCH ARTIST THE LOWEST DUMBEST PEOPLE EVER! DOES CROWLEY KNOW ABOUT THIS? DOES HE?"
Ariana taken aback by his sudden rage hesitated when she answered finally deciding on the most simplest answer "No."
Halt controlled his rage for a bit and replied with a raised voice but not as loud as before. "Well we rangers hate artist they do not belong in the corps. You are no ranger throw it in the fire and you can stay."
Ariana could never part with the supplies her mother had and mounted Ocean and started to ride away towards the south the direction that they had came from. "If i draw i am an artist then. I am not a ranger to your eyes but to mine i am." She said as she rode away.
Emily surprised by the sudden flare between her mentor and her friend stood up and mounted on Spirit. "I will go after her Halt I am sorry but this not what i thought you would react to artist like her my only friend." She turned so she faced the south and threw her ranger cloak and oakleaf on the ground besides Halt not daring to take her eyes off her ex-mentor but knowing that she need to know what way Ariana went. She was hurt knowing that she wasn't a ranger because she loved both the cloak and the neck less she wore with proud.
Halt picked up her cloak and oakleaf and laid them on her lap. "You may not think you a ranger but you might need these in the future for for anything even comfort well you look for her." He watched her ride away losing both girls he had cherished as daughters for the past few days even when he was in prison he felt a strong connection with both of them. Watching them leave was heart breaking.