Hi again guys. Hoping you is alright. Here is the next chapter. It came along a lot faster than the 2nd because i got more ideas. Thanks for them. I chose this suggestion because I may do some fluff about Roland and Grace in the future. I'm not sure. I'll keep you posted on that. I'll stop talking now. You came here for the story not to hear me chatting to thin air.
Roland had watched Ballad walk to the forest following Gorman. He wondered what they were doing but decided not to interfere. He had kept his eye on the edge of the forest though. Just out of curiosity but waiting for them to come back. He kept watching and waiting and after a while saw Grace go into the forest at the exact same point that Ballad and Gorman had half an hour before. After a few minutes trying to focus on paperwork from HQ he decided to follow them.
As he made his way through the forest he could hear gunshots. The sounds showed him a route that would lead to what, he could only see as a disaster. When the gunshots stopped the silence of the forest sent a shiver down his spine. Why had the shooting stopped? He then saw Gorman coming from a small clearing.
"Afternoon Sir. Nice day for a stroll."
"Gorman what were you doing?"
"Just a little shooting match sir. Major Ballad and I had a little wager. Seems he's not up to it though. Eyes are going. I would have been a goner if that nurse didn't step in."
Roland breathed a sigh of relief. Grace had managed to stop Ballad before a simple shooting match became much more sinister.
"Go back to your ward private."
"Course sir."
Gorman leaning on his crutches walked past Roland and back up towards the field hospital. After watching him walk back Roland started towards the clearing Gorman had come from but froze when he heard another singal gunshot ring out.
Hope you liked. Will update next Sunday.
