I have a good reason for killing everyone. Just gimme a few chapters to make it up to you guys.
Merida ran towards the sound of shouting.
She was too late. The battle had already begun.
"Dad!" she screamed as she raced towards the sound. "DAD!"
The disagreements with the rival Clans had boiled over into full-scale war; peace negotiations had been set to take place that morning, but the other Clans had never arrived, instead mounting an ambush on the castle.
Merida tripped, almost falling, but got back to her feet immediately and kept going. In her hands she gripped a scroll forged by her mother – a new peace treaty that they were sure could resolve the conflict. She sprinted through the forest and burst into a clearing.
The battle was all around her and Merida didn't know which way to look.
"Merida!" she heard a yell and turned towards the sound of her Dad's voice.
"Dad!" she yelled back and began to run, but before she even got close to her father an excruciating pain ran through her chest. She looked down to see her dress, now covered in blood.
And then the world went black.