Rose of a Sphinx

Recap...

When they were in sight, she peaked carefully. "Come on, she shouldn't be hard to find. She's in our territory now." The seem to be general spoke. She was shocked, she unknowingly gave them the upper hand..

Unknown spark of rage,

Chase to their own gate.

Author: Hayven Averdine

Chapter 4....

"Darn it" I whispered under my breath, but then I heard a thud. It echoed from inside the cabin. Someone's home.. I thought to myself. I tied the leash of my horse onto the tree trunk. And placed the bucket of apples for him to eat. I patted him gently as I steadily tiptoed, following the guards.

I hid behind bushes and trees. Til I saw them standing infront of a ruin. "Damn it! We're dead meat. She got away." One of the guards exclaimed. "No, she will share the same faith as her father. Not us, don't lose hope. We need to do our job, so instead of whining, keep looking for her. " The other guard scolded.

I was frozen, share the same faith as my father?.. what do they know about him i thought to myself, carefully trying to piece it together. Confused because of the missing details, but now I know that this clan has something to do with my dad's death.

Dad.. if you're asking for justice up there. Don't worry, I'll give it you

It eagered me to find a plan and investigate. But first, I need to find a way to enter their territory without being caught.

Or.. I could leave the without getting caught part for the next step...

I decided to reveal myself to the guards, as it seemed to be the easiest way in. I hid in plain sight. Waiting for an opportunity to find guard in the open, I carefully hid partially behind a tree trunk. In the hopes that the guard would notice me and catch me.

But something distracted me, a faint panting of a person in distress in the distance. I carefully walked out of the scenario and went to follow the sound. All of a sudden I saw a wounded man in a white mud stained Jumpsuit, seemingly running from something. Or someone.. his feet, dragging cuffs with broken chains. His wrists, bleeding. He looks bothered, and abused.

I decided to try and help, completely forgetting my purpose. I cautiously walked towards him, "hey, are you okay?" I whispered, as I came over. As he turned his head over to me, his eyes showed immense fear. And all of a sudden I saw a flash of his pain and suffering, I heard his piercing screams of pain. And the clashing fo chains as he tries get out fo it's bind. The sound of a whip, and his pleading whimper and grunts. Til I saw the moment when he found his escape, a guard dropped the keys without noticing, he reached out to it desperately til he did. He finally broke free from the torturing chains that binded his hands. But his feet are still locked, and it seems to have a different key.. it all went by so fast I barely saw the end of it.

I gasped for air, the silence was pierced through with my desperate gasp for air. "What.." he began to whisper and talk, "what did he show you?.." he asked, clearly having knowledge of what just happened.

"He? Who is this he? Anyway, we don't have time for questions, I'm here to help." I said immediately as I heard footsteps nearby. I grabbed a hold of his hand and began to run, but all of a sudden, infront of us was a bright light. It seems as if time has began to slow down, as have we. I was confused, then I heard the echo of a faint feminine voice.

"You shall give no mercy my dear.. He is not to be trusted "

And then, everything was back to normal pace. The bright light was gone from my sight, but our pace wasn't as fast as we hoped. Their close to catching up, I don't have time to think about that.

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