No title yet chapter 1: I have red hair too (Part 4)

“Well, the thing is, we’re in the middle of the desert. How do you expect us to get a drink of water around here? We can’t exactly collect the rain water, and oases don’t show up every day. We’d be lucky to find one a month! Let alone one close enough that none of your water leaks out on your way home. Besides, springs that are found are usually found by people selfish enough to conceal their locations. They hide out near ponds and kill anybody who comes close.” Din spat on the floor in disgust “It’s not easy living out here. That’s why we have Tursen.”
“Tursen?” Asked Amelia. Something hurt in the back of her mind.
“Raiders. Fighters, for Gray areas. We go out to hunt down other Gray areas and challenge the local Tursen to “games”. The winners get water.” Din answered
“That’s all great Din” Amelia said “but I have two questions. One, why haven’t you questioned my appearing in the middle of the desert? And two, Don’t you ever wonder where the water comes from? I mean, you said you don’t often find-”
Suddenly, Arthur popped out of one of the nearby rooms, jumping on Din’s back, and knocking him over. The shockwave of the two hitting the ground made the floor shake. “Art...” Din said, muffled by the stone floor, “Get Off.”
“Sure thing Din!” Arthur said, smiling widely. He turned towards Amelia, extended a hand and said “Arthur Tiro, at your service. I’ve heard so much about you.”
Amelia looked up at him in bewilderment. How such a large man could move so quickly was beyond her. Not to mention that she had just met Din. There was no way that this man had heard “so much about her”. “What do you mean? Heard from who?” Amelia became very nervous. Who is this? She thought. Her palms became sweaty. Her breathing became heavy, and every inch of her screamed to run. Her breaths came quickly, yet no air filled her lungs. She began to panic, and bolted off down the hallway. An uncountable number of doors flew by in her inhuman speed. She heard Arthur calling after her, in words spoken too slowly to comprehend. I need to get away from that man she thought.

“Stop.” Then suddenly, she was in Din’s arms. He held her close and tightly, as she realised that she had not moved a single step. Amelia felt weak. “I think I need to....” and fell into unconsciousness.