THE_WORDSMITH

In this world, some say, the truth and the legends are the same. One such legend belonged to the protagonist, Valerian.

Valerian was an orphan, a boy blessed with a beautiful face, and everyone around him, could not help but want to play with him, till one day a prophet passing through their town pronounced him to be cursed. 

Since that day, the destiny of the boy seemed to have changed completely, he was shunned by everyone around him, and the gazes that were earlier filled with love and affection, now brimmed with disgust and hatred. 

The constant shunning and humiliation made the cheerful child grow up to be bitter and inexpectant. On his seventh birthday, things changed once again. 

This time, it was not the people around him who went through a change, but himself. As he grew up, Valerian became a legend in his own sense. 

The people sang of a boy, who could not speak, they shed tears for a boy, who could not grieve. He came from nowhere yet he was known everywhere. 

Would you like to know this legend? A story where a curse can become a blessing? A story of sacrifice, betrayal, determination, and secrets.

Valerian, The Legendary

The knights waited for a bit before they tied up all the bandits and took them away with the help of their beasts. Valerian and Valerie were left alone. The young man kept holding the sleeping child in his arms as he moved out of the forest with the thirty captives he rescued.

The ladies were all of varying ages, from sixteen to late thirties. They all showed signs of malnutrition and were exposed to torture. Valerian had cast some healing spells but could only help them with the physical aspect of it. Society was crooked, and it was hard for these ladies to find a normal life again until they moved away from those who knew about them.

Despite being aware of it all, Valerian did not mention anything to them. But then, the wildcat from before appeared before him, and the young man sent it back to the settlement to hunt and eat all she could find.

Haista.