Alyssa ran, not knowing where she was going but as long as it was away from the dangerous tiny people. One tiny person was riding along in her hand as she held on to giant fingers for dear life. Amara looked up and saw Alyssa crying as she stumbled around the small land features blindly. She poked her head out from Alyssa's fingers cupped around her and saw where they were. She thought fast where they could be safe. She recognized some features on the ground, before Alyssa's massive feet plowed into them leaving craters as she ran.
"Giantess! I know where we are…." Amara shouted up to the sobbing youngster. Alyssa slowed to a stop as she opened her hand. "Just over there, beside that cliff, is a huge cavern. We will be safe there, I think."
Alyssa looked and from her height could see an opening in the mountainside. She closed her fingers around her tiny friend and ran for it. She stood before the deep cavern and the sloped entrance as the cave seemed to sink into the ground. Hesitant of the foreboding cave, she looked back up the beach and could see the small army charging down the beach in the distance. She furrowed her brow and entered the cave. The ceiling was just high enough for her to walk in without bending but it eventually curved down and she was forced to her knees. She was far enough inside to be hidden from the entrance as she sat huddled in fright. She lowered her hand and Amara hopped off. The tiny slave girl ran to the entrance to look to see if the army would pass. Alyssa saw her leaving and she panicked.
"No, Amara! Please…. Don't leave me." For a second Alyssa's hand motioned to grab her again, but she thought better of it and it retreated.
"Do not worry, Giantess." Amara said as she stopped to calm her. "I am just seeing if they pursue us. I doubt they will dare enter this place, though."
"W-what…?!" Alyssa asked, not liking what that may have meant. But Amara rounded a corner and was out of sight before she could press further about it. Alyssa just sat, huddled with her knees pressed to her chest and lowered her head and tried to stop shaking in fear. People tried killing her. She hadn't done anything to these people and they were going to burn her alive. She clenched her eyes tight and fought back any more tears.
At the cave entrance, Amara was hiding behind a rock outcropping watching for movement. She saw the soldiers rush up to the cave, following Alyssa's massive footprints. Once they realized where she'd chosen for sanctuary, the stopped in their tracks. The Captain's horse paced back and forth in front of the entrance before they all cautiously backed away. The few robed people who followed their chase got down from their horses and fell to their knees and began chanting. Amara almost laughed. She knew they wouldn't follow them in here. Alyssa was a mere few meters out of sight of them and they halted their pursuit immediately. They argued among themselves very heatedly but in the end they retreated down the path again. Amara, satisfied, returned down the cave to her huge friend.
"They are gone." Amara said rather proud of herself. "They dare not follow any further."
"Why? What's in here?" Alyssa asked, her eyes darting around nervously.
"Nothing. This cave is just…." Amara searched for an explanation her giant friend would understand. "This cave is a holy place. Our people believe giants once roamed these lands." She looked up as she craned her neck to see Alyssa's gigantic body. She always found the old stories as foolish myths, but looking at Alyssa made her rethink all of them. This cavern is enormous, and Alyssa was having trouble fitting in it. "We believe this cavern is where they first emerged from. And when they left forever, it is where they returned to wherever they came from until the need for them arose once more." Amara continued. "Those people in the white robes?" Alyssa nodded indicating she'd noticed them. "They believe you are a god." Alyssa's eyes widened, making Amara chuckle. "You entering this cavern must be causing all kinds of arguments on whether they are correct." Alyssa thought for a moment before she lowered her head into her knees again. Amara noticed her rubbing her hand where the fires burnt her. She got up and started walking to the entrance.
Alyssa shot her head up. "Amara…?!" She cried.
"Do not worry, Giantess. I will never leave you." Amara assured. "I will be back in just a moment. I promise."
Alyssa smiled weakly and sat huddled in the back of the cave watching her leave. When Amara returned she was carrying various plant leaves and flowers. Alyssa looked at her curiously. The tiny slave girl sat beside Alyssa's feet which were crossed one over the other. Amara began putting some of the plants into her mouth and started chewing. Putting her mouthful aside in her mouth she called up to the young giantess.
"Let me see your hand, Giantess." Alyssa lowered her hand palm up and Amara giggled and went to lift it to flip it over and wasn't until Alyssa understood and turned it over that Amara was able to go to work. She examined the burn marks and she almost cried. They were barely more than pinkish red marks, but it was WHY she had them that hit Amara. She got them saving her from death. She took some of the mixture from her mouth and spread it on the red areas. Alyssa felt immediate relief as it seemed to cool and numb the irritations.
"Thank you, Amara." Alyssa said gratefully.
Amara paused in her work and her shoulders slumped. She looked up at Alyssa. Her eyes fighting tears. "You saved my life, Giantess." She said as her voice cracked in emotion. "I owe you my life." Amara leaned on the back of Alyssa's hand and tried to hug her.
Alyssa's cheeks burned at show of appreciation. "I didn't…. I mean…" She stuttered. "I mean you helped me, too. You could have been hurt helping me."
It was Amara's turn to fail at words. "Well… let us just appreciate each other then." They both laughed.
It felt good to laugh for Alyssa. The last few days had been a nightmare. But now she found herself able to calm herself. She sat watching this tiny, kind person seeing to her hurting hand. She was so tiny. It was almost like this was her first time fully realizing just how small these people were to her. Amara finished and patted Alyssa's hand and the giantess lifted it and examined it. The redness was already subsiding. "Thank you again, Amara." Alyssa said to the tiny girl moving around beside her. Amara smiled and hoisted herself up onto Alyssa's foot and sat. The giant girl cringed a bit. Did her feet smell, she wondered. But she allowed it hoping her feet were cleaner than they seemed. "So…. what do we do now?" Alyssa asked.
Amara's smile faded as she contemplated what their next action would be. She wasn't sure how long hiding here would keep protecting them. Eventually their attackers would probably decide to forgo beliefs and hunt them again. "Let us just…. enjoy our safety for now?" Amara said remaining hopeful. "Tell me about where you are from, Giantess."
"I wish you'd stop calling me that." Alyssa said in a hushed tone. "I'm not some monster. I'm just a kid."
Amara patted Alyssa's foot to get her attention. When the huge girl looked her way, Amara smiled. "Know that when I call you 'Giantess', that it is NEVER out of anything but awe and respect for you." Alyssa looked away, but a smile crossed her lips as she did. "So… tell me of the land of giants."
"I don't know… it's not that different than here." Alyssa shrugged. "Just bigger. And…. I don't know. Your country looks old. Like how people looked a long time ago."
Amara looked down at herself. "How so?"
"Well…. like your clothes and stuff. Do you guys even have cell phones?" Amara was completely baffled as she shook her head. "I mean it's cool, though. I think it's neat."
Amara felt her arms. "Cool….?"
"No I mean… I think it's neat that everything looks old."
"Looks neat…" Amara still was lost.
Alyssa giggled. "Nooo…. I mean it's…. interesting."
"Oh." Amara understood. "Giants talk strange."
"Hey!" Alyssa laughed as she poked Amara with her finger. Amara laughed and play fought with the giant index finger pretending to poke at her.
"And your family?" Amara asked as the finger moved away.
Alyssa sat thinking and her happy face drifted away and was replaced by a somber one. "My family…. were on the boat…" Alyssa said quietly. Amara instantly regretted the question. Alyssa saw this and shrugged. "I don't know. They might be out there somewhere. I mean…. I'm here. I made it, so…."
"I lost my family very young, also." Amara spoke. "War with Blefuscu. They died when we were invaded. I was made a slave and have worked for the wealthy land owners ever since." Both girls sat quietly regarding each others tragic tale as the sun was setting outside the cave entrance. Amara wiped away a tear as she climbed down off Alyssa's bare foot. "I will gather wood for a fire. I will be back." She said as she turned to leave. "Thank you, Giantess."
"I thought we agreed. We saved each other." Alyssa chuckled.
"No." Amara said as she continued towards the entrance. "I mean for freeing me." Alyssa sat speechless at that thought as she watched Amara leave.  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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