hiii i cant draw anything for malfern week but i got on just for this week so ill probably write a story. my writing skills dont exist so apologies if you hate it. its under the cut if interested. @toonsies
the magistrate set off in the forest, ash leading while fernando, lian, khan and lex followed. they were in search for anyone from the resistance since they ran off into the woods.
they searched deep into the woods, deciding to split up during a path. fernando, ash and lex took the left path as lian and khan took the other. several hours past and they were ready to turn around, expect for ash. even if it grew dark.
fernando complained about it, a lot. ash just ignored him and told him if he didnt shut his mouth she would shove her entire gun up where the sun doesnt shine. after that fernando went quiet, and soon trailed off alone and leaving lex and ash to continue down their path.
“it was just a ska drin, why on earth are we chasing this kid?” fernando mumbled to himself, as the night grew darker. he had a torch he would use to navigate the forest and head back to base. a ska drin wasnt worth this. fernando was completely lost at this point, since lian and ash were the ones with maps. he ended up resting by a large hollow tree to wait for sunrise.
fernando woke up the next day, it was bright so we was able to see his surroundings. nothing looked familiar too him, so he sighed and headed in the direction he thought he came. after a couple hours, he reached a village.
he looked around, unfamiliar with the place as he asked several people which way was another village. they were unsure. fernando looked around, there was a small farmers market. his stomach growled, so he decided to buy a few things before he set off in a direction.
fernando glanced over, looking at a variety of fruits, vegetables and... a snake? fernando jumped, having almost grabbed the cobra. a man next to him, laughed to himself. his voice was hoarse almost. “do you think thats funny?” fernando looked over, almost taken a step back when he noticed the figures mask. the man just let his arm out towards the snake, fernando thought the snake would bite him but instead it curled on his arm and rested its head on his shoulder.
“oh, the cobra belongs to you?” fernando questioned the masked man. the man nodded, grabbing his purchase before heading away. fernando paused for a moment, before he put his stuff down and ran after the man. “wait i never got your name, names fernando.” he said with his hand out. “mal’damba.” the man spoke, not shaking his hand for a moment until he forced himself to.
“did you need something?” mal’damba asked, crossing his arms. fernando told him he just wanted to talk, but mal’damba had little to no interest in social conservation. fernando tried to make conservation with mal’damba, but he just wasn’t interested as he kept walking. while walking, fernando noticed the same ska drin a couple isles across the market. even though that was who he was looking for, he ignored him, and continued trying to talk with the snakeman.
a few minutes past of fernando just talking about himself, the snake decided she had enough and hissed at him. fernando was caught off-guard, tripped over his own feet and fell straight on his behind. the young ska drin noticed him, and darted away. fernando got up, but by the time he got up and brushed himself off the man was gone.
after walking for miles, he found lex looking for him. lex told fernando that the rest weren’t too happy about him splitting up in the middle of the night, but fernando shrugged it off.
but yeah i always imagined they’d meet in a farmers market?? i mean maldamba probably gets herbs and is vegetarian so idk?? i have headcannons too you know
