“Help, help! ” A boy yelled from the river. The first thing Logan noticed was his blonde hair and olive skin, his hair was a bit strange for Ruasia. Logan ran into the river and swam to him, quickly scooping him up and taking him to shore. “Thank you mister.” the boy said still clutching onto Logans tunic.

“Hey what’s your name and where do you live. I will take you home, so you can dry off ok.” Logan said gently helping the boy sit up.

“Maximus Larick. My name is Maximus. Who are you, why do you look so familiar.” He whispered before passing out.

Logan put Maximus on Shadow’s back and headed back to town. When Logan got to the inn he carried Maximus to his room and asked the innkeeper for some towels.

“I found that boy drowning in the river and I didn’t get an address so I brought him here until he wakes up.” Logan said seeing that the innkeeper was obviously concerned with the whole situation. He returned to the room with the towels and some soup for them both. Logan Changed both their clothes and tried his best to dry the other boy off as much possible before covering him with a blanket. Logan ate his soup and waited for Maximus to wake up.

“Where in the heck? Who changed my clothes?” Maximus woke with a start patting his hands all over his upper body and hair to see if he was hurt anywheres. He didn’t think anything was wrong with him, but his clothes were far too big for him and this was most certainly was not his room. Maximus wasn’t quite sure what was happening, the last thing he remembered was a handsome young man leaning over him saying it was ok and he would take him home.

Maximus scanned his surroundings. It was fairly obvious this room was an inn due to the lack of personal touches and the overly traditional scents. He also noticed the young man from before, eating soup in the corner, watching him look around.

“My name is Logan Miles. I saved you from drowning.” Logan said rather nonchalant.

“ Hello mister Miles.” Maximus said politely

“ How long have you had your abilities” Logan said watching Maximus take in his surroundings.

“To what abilities are you referring to mister Miles?” Maximus inquired. Maximus studied Logan now, he noticed his mess of curls that somehow still looked good and his moss green eyes you could drown in. The next thing Maximus noticed is his decently muscled arms covered in scars of all shapes and sizes. Logan wore well fitted clothes with a simple design. He may not be a noble but Maximus couldn’t help but notice how truely handsome this strange young man was.

“Well ‘mister’ Larick I am just like you. My ability is telekinesis. If you don’t believe me look above your head.” Logan said a lopsided grin giving his eyes a mischievous glint that made Maximus’ heart flutter.

Maximus looked up to see a bowl hovering above his head. “Holy Divines, when in the nine did that get there.” Maximus yelped. The bowl slowly lowered onto his lap sitting gently between his legs.

“You should eat before it gets cold, you have been out for a few hours now.” Logan said lifting his own bowl to his lips to finish off the broth.

“What in the hell does this even mean. What do you mean by abilities” Maximus said stuffing food into his mouth never taking his eyes off of Logan.

“We are part of a prophecy, Four children will be born when the moon is brightest one with the blood of kings, One with the eyes of an eagle, One with the healing hands of the gods, One with fire in their veins. When the youngest 16th birthday comes their destiny shall begin. I am the blood of kings and based on rumors I heard I am assuming you have the eyes of an eagle. Luckily I found you so quickly because I am not the only one looking ” he finished setting his bowl aside waiting for Maximus to process what he said.

“Who is after me, and to what prophecy do you keep refer to?” Maximus asked angrily. He wasn’t sure what was going on or if Logan had anything to do with the people who threw him in the water but he didn’t care. Maximus felt like he knew Logan like he was an old friend he hadn’t seen in awhile and he didn’t like the blind trust he seemed to have for this strange boy.

“Well I don’t know who exactly is after you but I do know they were probably sent by lord Darklyn since we are destined to end his dark rule of Empyral although I am curious why I haven’t run into any of his goons yet, maybe I’m warded or something.” Logan explained seeming oddly calm.

“What in the hells is with you Logan, how can you be so calm knowing the ruler of a large country is after our lives!” Maximus growled his voice cracking with fear

“I’m still dealing with the shock I just found out last week. I still haven’t come to grips with it but if finding you guys stops these strange dreams then so be it.” he said a tired look briefly passing over his.

“What dreams? Just who are you?” Maximus said becoming increasingly confused

“Well you see since my fifteenth birthday a week or so ago I have had dreams leading me to where you are. I am Prince Logan of the Empyral empire and cousin to the current king. I was raised in the neighboring kingdom of Lyrdon in an orphanage by a family friend. I know it’s ridiculous I hardly believe it either but here we are.” Logan said finishing with a slight shrug.

“ Holy crap Logan you sound like the male lead in some cheesy romance novel. I’d almost think you were full of it if not for my eyes.” Maximus scoffed ruffling his hair in frustration. How the heck would he explain to his parents that he had to go on a journey with some random boy claiming to be a prince. “ How do you propose I tell my parents I’m to take part in this crazy mission huh. I barely convinced them to let me do archery. It’s bad enough that I’ve been missing for a few hours but if they find out that some freaks tried to drown me they won’t even let me leave my room let alone go on a dangerous mission.” a look of dread fell into place on Maximus’ face that clashed with his mischievous pretty boy features.

“ If it really comes down to it I suppose I could just kidnap you or I can use my badass sword skills to convince your parents you will be in no danger on this ‘mission’ as you put it.” Logan suggested somewhat comically adding air quotes.

“You have badass sword skills? You look like a farm boy who lifts whole cows over his head in his spare time.” Maximus chuckled in disbelieve shaking his head.

“Well Maximus I guess we will see tomorrow when we talk to your parents.” Logan said annoyed by Maximus’ lack of belief in him. “ By the way your name is a mouthful do you have a nickname or something I can call you instead of Maximus or mister Larick?” he inquired as an afterthought.

“The house staff and my family call me Maxi or just Max.” Maximus said shoving the last mouthfuls of soup in before jumping out of the bed, soon realizing he was only wearing an oversize nightshirt and slightly damp underwear

“I like Maxi it suits you” Logan said with a satisfied nod

“Why in the hell am I half naked?” Maximus said baffled

“ because none of my pants fit you and yours were soaked” Logan said matter of factly “actually I should check on those, they might dry faster bye the fire though.” Logan walked over to the balcony and felt the clothes before taking them in to dry off more.

“You should probably stay here for the night, sorry but we will have to share the bed I don’t have enough for a second room.” Logan said grabbing another set of nightclothes.

“Wha - what if you don’t have enough for two rooms then how will we live for the next year.” he said sitting up further “I am not going to be a male prostitute!” he exclaimed blushing furiously.

“Haha don’t worry we will manage besides I can hunt and sew and weave so I’m sure we can manage to survive a year.” Logan said amused

“You weave? wow your hands are so big and calloused it’s hard to believe you can do something so delicate, although I don’t know much about weaving.” Maximus said impressed

“Well weaving really isn’t that hard once you get the hang of it.” Logan said pulling his nightshirt on over his head. Logan grabbed the dishes from there soup and put them outside the door before crawling into the bed beside Maximus.

“Night Maxi we have a big day tomorrow it will be nice to have someone to travel with.” Logan mumbled as he fell asleep after such a long day

“Goodnight Logan I hope this all works out. Although my parents are a little overprotective so it won’t be easy .” Maximus let out a sigh as he fell into a deep sleep milling over all the information he received in the past few hours.