Last time:
Last time:
Grisham laughed out loud.
'Look at this men! We finally have her!!' He yelled enthousiastically.
He bended forward and his hand went to her mask.
No! Please NO! She begged on the inside but the words wouldn't come out. And she knew that they would be of no use either with a man like Grisham. He was enjoying this widely, he would have no mercy with her at all.
Her other hand tried to push his strong arm away but she failed miserably. He only laughed. 'Let's see who you are bitch!'
Another tear slid down her eyes. Goodbye Marta….
And NOW:
The Canyon
'Let's not.' A low female voice suddenly spoke behind him.
He did not recognise this voice at all and looked behind him instantly as he straightened himself. 'Who are you?!' Grisham demanded as his hand went for his holstered gun.
She took his wrist and twisted it in a painful arc. 'I am Arra.' She whispered in a dangerous voice.
Grisham's lip twitched in anger as he looked at the other masked woman who still held his wrist. He pushed her back and tried to do that with a lot of force but somehow she disappeared and he fell forward, loosing his balance.
'And you are an unconsciouss soldier.' He heard her say. He turned towards the voice instantly, ready to hit her hard when something very hard connected with his face, sending him to the ground mercifully. Everything became black instantly.
The Queen looked up at the other masked woman who was standing before an unconciouss Grisham now. The Queen recognised her as the criminal she had attacked earlier.
'So did you come to finish the job yourself?' She asked weakly when the masked woman turned towards her. The Queen's eyes went to the other silhouettes in the distance of the soldiers bodies. It seemed like they were lying carelessly in the dark. As if someone had left them there like rag dolls. Where they dead? Did she kill them? Tessa's eyes went back to Grisham's form. The woman had hit him down with one single smack. She came walking to her now. Tessa realised her position was still one of weakness.
'Yes I did.' Arra said as she walked towards her and squatted in front of her.
'I won't give up just like that!' The Queen spat warningly with her last power as she tried to get up again. The pain was just too intense. Her whole body shook and she almost couldn't breath when she moved.
'I am sure you won't.' Arra spat angrily. 'Thank you for interfering with my bussiness. now I have a lot of trouble on my mind because of you.' Her eyes went to the Queen's midsection where Tessa's hand was pushing on her wound. Arra took the Queen's wrist to take her hand away from the wound and looked at it. Tessa was confused. She looked with big eyes at the woman that she thought was called Arra in front of her.
'That is bleeding profusely.' Arra spoke as she looked around her and suddenly smiled as her eyes rested on Grisham. 'I know just the thing for that.' She jumped up and walked towards Grisham.
She walked back with Grisham's belt in her hands and squatted again next to Tessa.
'How are you doing?' She asked as she put the belt above The Queen's side. She pulled on it hard. 'This will have to stop the bleeding a bit, but it won't hold long.'
The Queen groaned in pain as she took her hand away from her side, seeing the dark colour of her own blood on her gloves.
'We need to get to a doctor, and fast.' Arra whispered.
Could she go to the towndoctor? That was probably the first place the soldiers would be looking if they would come too again. That's another reason why they had to hurry.
'You will be allright.' Arra whispered sweetly while pushing a strand of hair out of the Queen's face.
'Marta.' The Queen whispered.
'What?'
'Marta.' She repeated in a soft whisper.
'Marta?' Arra asked asthonished. Did she mean the gypsy servant who belonged to the spoiled Alvarado woman? But surely the Alvarado woman would not help her. But the gypsy might.
'Marta? From the Alvarado hacienda?' Arra asked again.
The Queen nodded slightly.
'Come on, I will take you there.'
Arra grabbed the Queen in a grip she had learned so she could carry the woman that probably weigh around her own body weight. She put the Queen over the saddle and
went to sit behind her. It wasn't really comfortable being with two on a horse but things could be worse. She positioned herself behind the Queen's saddle so the Queen could sit in it and lean against her chest with her back.
At least this way the wounded woman wouldn't fall.
'Don't worry. I will help you.' Arra whispered assuringly while driving Chico in a gallop.
The Queen heard Arra whistle behind her and noticed Arra's own dark horse coming up next to Chico, running with them.
Arra could feel the body of the Queen leaning heavier against her. She must have lost conscience. Well maybe better, than she won't be in so much pain, Arra thought.
Coming at the Alvarado hacienda Arra slid the Queen again on her shoulder and got all her craft to carry her to a window. Thankfully the window was open and she climbed through it when she had put the Queen down to lean against the wall.
'Don't move another muscle or you will be dead!' A hard voice threatened her suddenly.
'Are you Marta?' Arra enquired in the dark. She could make out a silhouette in front of her with something in her hand. Probably some sort of weapon.
'Yes?'
'I have the Queen with me, she is shot.You must help her.' And if you don't I will have to threaten you with your life for it, Arra thought but she would say that later, when needed.
A whole other reaction then expected errupted from the woman.
'The Queen?! Is she hurt?!' Fear was heard in her voice. The weapon got lowered instantly.
'Get her to the kitchen.' She ordered.
Arra laid the Queen on the big table. Marta lit a few candles. And noticed that the woman who had brought the Queen was masked too, a black scarve covered her whole face and hair, only showing two dark eyes.
'Will senorita Alvarado not wake up?' She asked worried. They needed a safe place.
'No, if she is sleeping, no one is able to wake her up.'
She believed that instantly.
'Good.'
'Madre de dios.' Marta said looking so worried.
Arra noticed that she had to know the Queen longer and had a special bond with her.
She carressed the womans head with so much love.
'I need the doctor. It is a deep wound.'
'I will get him.' Arra said.
'Wait.' Marta said as she grabbed Arra's arm. 'Montoya's soldiers, they'll be guarding the doctor, it's one of the places they'll look for her..'
'Well that'll be a challenge.' Arra answered lightly.
Marta nodded and walked back to the Queen, giving her yet another worried look.
'Is the doctor to be trusted, or will I have to force him?'
Martha looked up astonished.
'I don't think that you will have to force him. He will help her.' Before she had finished her sentence the woman had already dissapeared.
'O my Tessita.' Marta whispered as she caressed Tessa's face again. Tessa's cheeks still felt warm.
'Do not die on me.' Marta whispered.
She would not know what to do without her Tessa. She loved her so much.
Okay,to work now. She had to make her ready befor the doctor would arrive.
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