“Hey, you two are finally out!” Kaelen greeted us immediately. “Come meet my new friend! This is Elric.”

“Hi, I’m Elric. Nice to meet you!”

“Lucis, nice to meet you as well.”

“DINNER’S READY!” All of a sudden we heard Brak screaming from a shelter nearby.

“Really… He’s your cook?” I just had to ask.

“He’s the best we have.” Rasha replied confidently.

“But him? What are we gonna get, two slabs of meat stacked on one another?”

“Would you mind that?”

“Now that I think about it…”

“Also, what a way for a guest to show gratitude.” she chuckled my way.

“My apologies, m’lady. I promise to be the greatest guest you’ve ever had from now on.”

“You better.”

When we sat down we got exactly what I imagined, an overcooked piece of meat. But hey I was hungry… and a little scared of Rasha, so I was not gonna complain. In the meantime Jorren and Tovin also got up. After dinner we stook around and talked around the fire for a little bit before going to sleep. However, I wanted to give them something to think about through the night, I just didn’t know how to get to it…

Uhh, I got an idea.

“Soooooooo… What do you guys dream of? Any big life long dreams?”

“Lucis… We talked about this, we aren’t necessarily the biggest dreamers out there.” Rasha immediately responded.

“Oh come on, you must have SOME dreams.”

“No we don’t.”

“At least one. You must dream of something.”

“NO. WE. DO. NO-”

“I do.” Out of nowhere Jorren, usually the quiet type chimed in. Everyone looked towards him shocked.

“There you go. What is it?”

“I dream… I dream of one day belonging somewhere again. I dream of not being an exile. I understand it’s a wild dream to have, but it is what I dream of, no matter how impossible it might be.”

“Who said it’s wild and impossible?”

“You don’t have to say it, everyone knows it.”

“WHO said it’s wild and impossible?” I repeated myself.

“Everyone. The society. The culture. The world.”

“Why do you care what they think?”

“What do you mean?”

“Why do you care what the society, the culture, the world thinks? The world is yours Jorren, you have a chance at living a life you want to live just as much as the next person.”

“You wouldn’t be saying that if you knew what I did.”

“Attacked a senator that was involved in killing your parents? The bastard deserved worse.”

“YOU TOLD HIM?” He shouted towards Rasha.

“Look, that doesn’t matter now. What matters now is that you have a dream. You haven’t given up on life yet. That is what is important. But… That dream won’t just realize itself. YOU have to work towards it. You have to make your dreams a reality. So why don’t you? Me and Kaelen have the same dream. We want to make the world a better place. We want to make the world a place where you are given a second chance at life if you deserve it. Don’t you want a second chance at life Jorren? And not just Jorren, all of you, do you not want a second chance at life? Don’t you want to be a part of something bigger?”