The Lonely One

            The wind is cold, blowing with the furrier of a thousand wings.  The snow is high here, up to his knees.  He tries to move as quickly as he can because he knows he can not last long in this weather.  He most fined a place to hide out until the blizzard is of with. 

            He glances over the horizon to see if there is any place to hide.  He strains his eyes to peer over the bright snowy land.  It’s hard to focus on the land the bright sun over this planet shines off the white snow.  He raises his hand over his eyes to try to block out the blinding rays.  As he does so he hears a noise coming from behind him.  A low noise but it seems to be getting closer as he listens.  “Engines,” Linn says to himself.  Maybe it is someone who has come to inspect the crash site.  He looks out into the distance to see if he can see the incoming noise. 

            Linn tries his best to look onto the barren snowy waste land but his attempts fail his eyes are just not up to the great suns reflection.  “Damn the Ravens,” Linn curses under his breath.   “I will have my revenge for all the pain they have caused my planet, my family, and me.  Revenge is all but bitter sweet.”

                He does his best to block the sun’s rays and prepare his self for possible battle.  Since he cannot see if it is friend or foe, he will use his sword.  He unsheathes his mighty sword given to him from his father.  The sword is shorter then a long sword but longer then a short sword.  It is curved just slightly as the blade runs from the hilt of the sword.  On the blade is an engraving in ancient tongue that reads, “Son this sword is a tool to bring justice to the skies and the land.  Use the fire in you to rid the universe of evil.”  Its’ guard is a full hand guard made of sliver from the deeps of his home planet –Is `beck.   Linn grips his mighty sword in his one hand and waits.  Using his great tiger ears to predict when the unknown thing is in sight. 

            He widens his footing to guard position.  Wind hitting his covered white tiger face, one hand over his eyes and the other on his sword.  I am ready for them he thought to himself.  He waits and watches he can see it now it appears to be some kind of hovercraft, just gliding off the top of the snow.  It was bigger than him and it appears to be able to fit four people inside its cockpit.  From a distance it looks like a giant silver bullet shooting towards him.  But as it got closer he could be the glass on the front and sides of the hover vehicle.  The hover car seemed to be coming right to him with not silt bit of slowing down. 

            Linn just stood there waiting for the unknown hover car to stop.  Maybe he was about to make a new friend or a new foe.  Whatever the case would be he was ready for it. 

            The hover vehicle stopped just short of ten feet away from him.   Its’ engines lauder then it seemed possible.  It was clear as day that this vehicle was made for looks and not stealth.  So Linn calmed down a little thinking, “that this is not military.”  So Linn sheathed his weapon and prepared to meet the onlookers.  The hover car engines come to a peaceful halt and two of the doors open on both sides of the shiny vehicle.  Out of the left side of the vehicle comes a female white bear.  She is easily seven foot tall.  She is covered head to toe with leather armor and a side pistol at her hip.  Her eyes are of wisdom and strength.  She looks athletic and appears to be able to take care of herself and whoever she means to take care of. 

            Out the right side of the vehicle stands another female in leather.  She is more slender than and not as tall as her comrade.  She is more delicate then the bear.  This female has sliver laced into her leather here and there.  “Who are you?” questions the bear.  “Where do you hail from?”

            Linn looks in the direction of the bear and says, “I am Linn Zinn, I hail from Is `beck.  I was shot down as I passed this planet by a Raven fighter.”  Both females looked over at each other with concerning look.

            “Are you sure it was a Raven fighter?” asked the bear.  “You are one hundred percent sure it was a Raven fighter.  This are troubling times, we are not in the state were you can be wrong about this kind of things.”

            “I am sure that it was a Raven fighter as I am sure that I am Linn son of Kean king of Is `beck,” Linn said with a proud voice.  As the two females studied Linn for a moment and looking at each other trying to decide what they should do Linn said, “Ok, you now know my name what is yours and what is this planet I have crashed on?”

            They looked at each other and the bear nodded at the other female and said, “I am high guard Gwen Stronghand of the Kingdom of Icedom.   This is….,” as the other female cuts her off with a wave of her hand and a step forward.

            As the other female walked forward she walked like royalty, so smooth and with ease.  She removed her face covering to show her beautiful muzzle that revealed that she was a beautiful white cat.  Her all white fur that covers her face and what Linn guessed her inter body.  Linn did not realize her beauty until she got closer to him and her eyes that were full of life and adventure that was much like his own.  “I am Princess Acelin of the Kingdom of Icedom; my father, Maddox Leaner, is king of this mighty snow land you have so unfortunately crash on bring very bad news for us.” 

            Linn had to control himself from not falling over from the beauty that he had missed before.  He said after a long pause for breath, “it is a pleasure to meet you Acelin daughter of Maddox King of Icedom.”  Linn gave a bow to show his gratitude. 

            “Okay that is enough of this we most return to the king to give him the terrible news that has befallen his kingdom,” Gwen said as she climbed back in the hover car.  Linn understood what he most do as it is his duty to do so on his home planet to give the greatest and the worse news of the day.  Acelin motioned for Linn to get in and he nodded his understanding.