Chapter 2- Rescue
My eyes lit up, "Hello!? Is there really some one up there!?" There was a pause then "Yes, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, there should be a rope tied to some thing up there, it's probably attached to my cage, if you can find it and pull me up, please!" In a few seconds, I began to slowly rise. When I reached the top three sets of arms reached out and brought me to the ground. In front of me stood a woman that looked about thirty, and two kids about my age, a boy and a girl. After about a moment of staring at me, the young girl broke out in laughter, "Wow! You weren't kidding, you ARE in a cage." She kept laughing and talking as if she couldn't breathe, "A...ha...little wooden cage! Ha, ha!" The woman hit her on the back of the head. "Ouch!"
The woman came and kneeled down by my cage, "Don't worry, we'll get you out." She said in a smooth voice. She pulled out a dagger, its blade was red, and I could tell at the moment it wasn't made of any ordinary metal. She lodged the dagger into the lock on the cage; she twisted it and broke the lock straight in half.
I slowly pushed the door of the cage open and stepped out. I was so relieved to finally move my legs again. The woman stood up in front of me, I stared at her for a moment in awe, and then rushed forward to hug her. Tears began pouring from my eyes without me even intending. She smiled and slowly stroked my head.
Later, after I had calmed down a bit, we were all sitting in silence until the woman spoke, "Well, first, what is your name, child?"
"Emmion." I said in a weak, shaking voice.
She nodded, "I am Kendra, and these two," She gestured to the kids, "are Lynx and Jocelyn." I looked at them, and could kind tell what they were like. Jocelyn, the girl, had short dark hair that big lock that shifted into one eye; she wore shorts that went to her knees, with tights underneath, a vest, and a long coat. From the expression on her face and her posture, I could tell she was tough, probably sarcastic, and temperamental, but worth having on your side in a fight. As for Lynx, the boy, he had shaggy, dirty-blonde hair, and wore an open vest with a long sleeved, baggy, white chemise underneath, and long pants. He seemed to space out a little every now and then, he seemed like he kind of stupid, but was probably going to be much stronger when he's older.
"Now on a more important matter," Jocelyn began, "Why were you in a cage?"
There was a pause, my eyes watered a little, "I don't know how long ago, but some people came to my home, and they were mad, or something. I think they were looking for me. They caught my parents first, and then when they found me they paralyzed me, killed my parents in front of me, and shoved me in a cage. After that, they threw me down the well." There was long silence until Kendra hit Jocelyn on the back of the head again, "Ow." Then the two began to argue.
"Well, why were they looking for you?" Lynx asked, inching closer to me.
I shook my head, "I don't know." He seemed to concentrate on me for a moment then I guess something in his head said that his time limit was up and he had to stare at something in the distance. After Kendra and Jocelyn had stopped arguing Kendra asked me if I wanted to live with her and I agreed to.
When I got to her house it looked like everything I thought it would, a hut, in a swamp, where there were blue and red flames floating in the air to illuminate the area because of all the trees hiding it from the sun. When I got inside right the entrance was kitchen that was lined with cabinets and had a huge stove to the right, then dividing into two separate halls that lead to bedrooms.
