Dragon Warriors Prologue

Kara was out in the garden picking flowers when suddenly she heard the loud clang of the town bell. Kara’s father came running out of the house and picked her up, Kara new the bells meant trouble in the distance over her father’s shoulder Kara saw men running into town holding swords or bows people were running to fight of the invaders while others were fleeing the invasion. Kara’s father turned a corner and was heading for an open gate in the town wall, when she looked back she saw a man holding a bow he was aiming for her father she cried out but was to late. Kara’s father stumbled as the arrow imbedded in his lower back but he kept going making it through the gate before he was hit again suddenly they were surrounded by trees. Kara and her father could hear the footsteps behind them they kept going until they came to a cliff Kara’s father put her down and turned around withdrawing a dagger from his belt to face the men coming out of the woods behind them they said something in a language she didn’t understand one of the men approached and her father stepped forward to meet the attacker Kara could see her father swaying she saw the arrow in his back a large red stain had soaked his shirt. The man lunged forward and her father blocked his attack, the man attacked again and again finally her father stumbled the man took this advantage to run him through. Kara cried out as she saw the tip of the sword come out off her fathers back she panicked and rushed backward going over the edge of the cliff. Down she fell plunging into the icy cold water bellow she struggled to stay afloat as the rapids swept her down stream Kara went under when she surfaced she was slammed against the rocks the third time her head slammed against a rock and her world went black.
Nina headed to the river a basket of dirty laundry in her arms her faithful dog Angel bouncing around her feet suddenly angel took off towards the river Nina heard Angels frantic barking Nina picked up the pace she cleared the trees and saw Angel standing near the edge of the water a small figure at her feet. Nina rushed forward the small figure was a young girl she was unconscious blood running down her forehead from a cut on her head. Nina looked at angel “go get Helen girl” and off she took back the way they came Nina grabbed a sheet from the basket and covered the girl then she pulled a handkerchief from her pocket and pressed it to the open wound on the girls head she looked up stream where the girl had come from off in the distance she could see smoke rising to the sky “not a good sign” she thought to herself.
When Kara came to she was laying in a soft bed in a small room there was a desk against the far wall with a bookcase next to it to her right was a cupboard and to her left a young women sat sleeping in a chair she had long black hair and wore a pale blue dress she was very pretty when Kara tried to sit up her back and head hurt she let out a small cry as she clutched her head it was enough to wake the young women.
“Don’t try to get up yet” she said
“Who are you” Kara asked
“My name is Nina, Nina Fairchild I live here with my sister Helen, do you remember what happen?”

“I remember being I a forest with daddy he was carrying me and we were being chased we were trapped on a cliff the solider he spoke in a strange language then he fort with daddy but daddy lost and I fell of the cliff and landed in water I remember struggling in the water and than pain in my back and then everything went dark”
“Do you remember your name or anything before that?”
“My Name is Kara”
Kara stopped and thought for a minute when she didn’t go on Nina asked.
“Is some thing wrong Kara”
“I can’t remember anything before the forest”
Kara started to cry Nina got up laid on the bed next to Kara and hugged her close.
“Its okay sweetie I’m shore your memory will come back” Nina new it wasn’t true but she couldn’t bear to tell this child, the doctor said that the damage to the girls head my leave her with memory lose, and she may never get those memories back Nina had hoped she would be alright but it seemed the odds were against her the girl had stopped crying Nina looked down to see the girl had cried herself to sleep. Now that the girl had woken up she was out of danger so she got up and went to change and prepare breakfast there was work to be done the army had fort the invaders back but the area was no longer safe they were going to live with their Brother William until they found somewhere safe to live.