As I feel movement I slowly came out of my sleep.
As my eyes refocus, I see myself in the arms of a man. Still a bit groggy, I murmur "Mmm... Who are you?..."
"My name is Ankh. I'm one of the officers on this ship."
Ship...? All of a sudden, I snapped out of my semi-conscious state. That's right! I boarded the princesses ship! I jumped out of his arms.
"Hey... Ankh? You're one of the officers right? Take me with you! I've heard so many stories about Araceli, about the princess, and about the battle against Tarrania. I want to be a part of it too! I know I'm just a child but I'm sure I'll be useful!"
I looked up at him, eagerly waiting his response. He looked at me hard for a moment, and said in a serious tone:
"First of all, what's your name? I need to know that before deciding anything."
At first a little bit intimidated, but if there's any chance of me taking part in this adventure...
"I'm Evaria. Nice to meet you!"
I saw his serious expression slowly give way to a smile, and then laughter, like a huge sigh of relief, as if me just telling him my name meant more to him than anything else in the world at that moment, and he put a hand on my shoulder.
"Evaria, I'll take you with me. The other members of the crew might think down on letting a little girl like you do your part, but I promise to convince them one way or another. For now we are waiting for the princess to gather the troops together. After the announcement is made, we can go meet her."
My eyes lit up instantly! I felt so happy. I can be part of all this too! And I get to meet the princess, of all people!
"Thank you Ankh!"
I gave him a hug, and walked with him, telling him everything, how I can't recall my memory, how I found myself in the rebel base, how I heard so many stories, how I always wanted to fly with everyone else, and how I found myself on the ship.