Post - Calamity: Flee!
Rurutani's mind was racing as he packed a few articles of clothing, some money for any emergencies, and a few morsels to eat on the road. And of course he could not....COULD NOT...forget his weapon. He would need it now more than ever. He glanced around his small room and roughly wiped the tears from his eyes with his gloved hand. "How could I have been so blind?" he thought to himself as he slung the small bag with his belongings over his left shoulder. He sighed heavily, his breath catching in shakes as he was still trying to control his emotions and weeping. The bustle of people outside in Ul'dah did not ease his fears any.
As he left the room with one last glance back, he prepared himself mentally for the sight he would encounter as he crossed the main room of his home, and sure enough, that preparation did no good. He paused for a brief second as the bodies of his mother and sister lay dead on the floor before him. A fresh wave of tears flooded forth and he bit his lip to hold back cries that were threatening to come forth. He knelt down and laid a soft kiss on his mother's forehead and the same for his sister and as he stood and looked down on them he thought "I will make sure whoever did this does not get away with it. I am so sorry..." He again wiped away the tears, took a deep breath and prepared to leave his home, praying to the Twelve that whoever had done this was not lurking outside of the home.
He was able to get outside of his home and headed to the gate toward Central Thanalan and Black Brush Station. He had hoped mightily that if he could reach there, he could arrange some travel with people he had met there to get out of Thanalan altogether and as soon as possible. As he was preparing to cross the bridge over Nophica's Wells, he heard a voice that stopped him cold. Â
"Hold there, brother!" Nonotano called. As Rurutani stopped and glanced to the west at the edge of the cliffs, as the sun was setting, he saw his brother standing, glaring at him. Nonotano smiled a wicked grin and gestured to Rurutani. "Where are you headed in such a hurry, Ruru?"
"Nono...." his breath caught as he spied small spatters of blood on Nonotano's clothes. "Oh, Nono.....what have you done....?" As he said this the tears welled up again, he dropped his bag to the ground and turned to face his brother.
"I did what had to be done, brother. Maybe if they'd had a clearer vision of the storm that's coming, they might still be with us." Nonotano said, coldly.
"The Garleans? Oh Nono...." he sighed heavily as he said this. Tears dropped from his eyes as he momentarily looked to the ground. "...Mother knew exactly the type of storm that was coming. That was why she wanted nothing to do with them."
"She was a fool, and Zezeri as well. They were weak and had no vision." Nonotano slowly moved his right arm away from his side, revealing, through the shadows and sunlight, the dagger he was holding. He motioned slightly toward Rurutani and narrowed his eyes to cold, menacing slits. ""How about you, Ruru....do you have the vision they lacked?"
Rurutani's mind was racing as he packed a few articles of clothing, some money for any emergencies, and a few morsels to eat on the road. And of course he could not....COULD NOT...forget his weapon. He would need it now more than ever. He glanced around his small room and roughly wiped the tears from his eyes with his gloved hand. "How could I have been so blind?" he thought to himself as he slung the small bag with his belongings over his left shoulder. He sighed heavily, his breath catching in shakes as he was still trying to control his emotions and weeping. The bustle of people outside in Ul'dah did not ease his fears any.
As he left the room with one last glance back, he prepared himself mentally for the sight he would encounter as he crossed the main room of his home, and sure enough, that preparation did no good. He paused for a brief second as the bodies of his mother and sister lay dead on the floor before him. A fresh wave of tears flooded forth and he bit his lip to hold back cries that were threatening to come forth. He knelt down and laid a soft kiss on his mother's forehead and the same for his sister and as he stood and looked down on them he thought "I will make sure whoever did this does not get away with it. I am so sorry..." He again wiped away the tears, took a deep breath and prepared to leave his home, praying to the Twelve that whoever had done this was not lurking outside of the home.
He was able to get outside of his home and headed to the gate toward Central Thanalan and Black Brush Station. He had hoped mightily that if he could reach there, he could arrange some travel with people he had met there to get out of Thanalan altogether and as soon as possible. As he was preparing to cross the bridge over Nophica's Wells, he heard a voice that stopped him cold. Â
"Hold there, brother!" Nonotano called. As Rurutani stopped and glanced to the west at the edge of the cliffs, as the sun was setting, he saw his brother standing, glaring at him. Nonotano smiled a wicked grin and gestured to Rurutani. "Where are you headed in such a hurry, Ruru?"
"Nono...." his breath caught as he spied small spatters of blood on Nonotano's clothes. "Oh, Nono.....what have you done....?" As he said this the tears welled up again, he dropped his bag to the ground and turned to face his brother.
"I did what had to be done, brother. Maybe if they'd had a clearer vision of the storm that's coming, they might still be with us." Nonotano said, coldly.
"The Garleans? Oh Nono...." he sighed heavily as he said this. Tears dropped from his eyes as he momentarily looked to the ground. "...Mother knew exactly the type of storm that was coming. That was why she wanted nothing to do with them."
"She was a fool, and Zezeri as well. They were weak and had no vision." Nonotano slowly moved his right arm away from his side, revealing, through the shadows and sunlight, the dagger he was holding. He motioned slightly toward Rurutani and narrowed his eyes to cold, menacing slits. ""How about you, Ruru....do you have the vision they lacked?"
