Chapter 7: I'm not your hero
That night people were witness as the heroine burn her home to ashes, they pitied her as they saw her swollen eyes of crying to much. They knew that her husband's body was left inside the home. Sparrow turn to look at the crowd gather around her and glare. "There is NOTHING to see HERE. GET LOST!" Some scatter but the ones who continue to stand where scare when she got her gun out of her holstered and sent a warning shot. That night it started to rain as she walk away and disappear for two months to where no one bothered her.
Since, disappearing after finishing her journey she didn't help people when they had a quest for her and stay in Brightwood Tower. The only time she took a quest was because those idiotic brothers were playing with the necromancer book, again, and their mother begged her to help. Anytime she came out of hiding people try to get her to do errands for them, but she stare at them with emotionless blue eyes, anyone could see she had gotten paler after six months of drowning in her sorrow. She stop taking care of herself and the only time she ever had an emotion was when the highwayman leader annoyed her all the way into the tower and right now was one of those days, well night since the moon had just risen up two hours ago. "I'm not in the mood."
"You never are sweetheart." He replied making the former heroine stop and turn to glare at him, she had to admit he was right, but kept on walking. The highwayman follow beside her in silence looking at her intensely "You've gotten paler since last time I saw you." Sparrow snorted and walk inside the tower and sat on one of the armchair as he sat in the one next to hers as he look around to see clothes all over the place and alcoholic bottles emptied or broken."What do you want? Otherwise you could leave." Sparrow spoke taking a sip of beer, but growl when it was taken away from her. "I actually need your help wi-" He stop when she laugh and glare at him.
"I'm not your or anyone's heroes. Fuck off." Sparrow said standing up and going upstairs to lay in bed, the highwayman sighed in defeat and left.
Sparrow groan at having to go to Bowerstone to see how the Inn she owe was doing, everyone stop and stare at her as she walk towards the Inn where as of now there was a brawl. They knew nothing good will come out of this and went far away from their so they won't be close when things go down, when she enter she saw the one she left in charge was being beat up by a bunch of low lifes, not that was any better. She wince at hearing a bone crack, she really didn't want innocents hurt, but she didn't want to help either. "HEY! Stop and get out my Inn." The ringleader stare at her with nasty grin.
"Just the person I wanted to see."
-Sparrow's POV-
I arch a brow and lean on the door frame looking as apathetic as one person could be. "Yes?" That seem to annoy the ringleader and march toward me and pull me up from my collar.
"If you still help my wife wouldn't be death."
"Should of went to the guards, I'm just a citizen." I said making him angrier and with that he threw me off outside, I huff landing on my front, I rise to my feet and check for injuries as his lackeys came at me. I smirk, cracking my knuckles. Since, I ha no weapon with me I punch the first one and made an intricate dance out of this fight as a crowd gather to watch, laughing bitterly as the ringleader stare in shock. I look at him with a sad smile. "I truly am sorry about your lost, but it is not in my control. I never wished to become a hero all I did was avenge my sister's death."
"I would of probably not exist if I was left to rot as the orphan child I was when Lucien shot me out of the highest window of Fairfax castle." I said as he now pointed a gun at me. "I'm just a normal citizen now." I saw him marching towards me and kick to the floor screaming for the old her to come back with tears in his eyes, but got stop by guards as I was picked up into the arms of someone as my consciousness left me.
-Someone's POV-
I look at the resting female on the bed as one of my nursemaids took care of her injuries, as my friend stood by my side."Poor thing." I said as my friend chuckle and lay his big hand on my shoulder, if me or Walter hadn't seen what was happening she would of let him beat her to her death. "She must truly be broken of all things that happen through her life."
Walter let out a hum in agreement and chuckle and I look up at him with a questioning look. "I would of thought you would of kill her, since she kill your father and now you have to take over his job."
I laugh only stopping when the nursemaid glare at me as the former heroine move in her sleep. "He had it coming and the men want to kill me since I'm not like my father. Good thing they don't know my identity. I'm shock you haven't took to the cell." Walter shook his head.
"No reason to take someone who doesn't harm anyone. Well, I have night shift so I have to go." I nodded and watch as he close the room's door and look back down at the heroine resting in bed, hoping I could be the one to patch her broken heart and left follow by the nursemaid.
-Sparrow's POV-
I whimper as I wake up in a cold sweat eyes wide open in fear, I lay back down staring at the ceiling as tears ran down my face. That nightmare being the worst of all, people blaming me of their friends and families deaths for not helping and abandoning them. "What's wrong with me?" I whisper to myself as I let my arm rest across my forehead and switched to lay on my good side gritting my teeth as my body was rack in sobs, which were probably heard by whoever lives here. Moments after calming down, I stood up with a determined look on my face and put on my boots on and walk out the room.
"Ma'am it is better if you go back and lay to rest." I turn around to stare to who that voice belong to, almost thinking it was that annoying highwayman, but it was the famous nobleman, Alistair Hades: He had black shaggy messy curls for hair, brown eyes, and a five o'clock shadow on his sculpture cheekbones, he really was an attractive men in my eyes. I almost facepalm at this thoughts, and let out a smile, which seem to surprise him. "Thank you for your concern, but I have thing to do." And left not noticing the smile on his face.
_ The citizens of Albion where surprise as the heroine once again help and genuinely smile, even if deep down she still felt broken. At least, they were glad this was keeping her mind off of her sorrowful thoughts and her skin was returning to that light suntanned kiss skin of hers. As of now she was walking back to the Brightwood Tower for the night and to relax after all the quest she had be going on, but groan as a certain highwayman appear out of nowhere and follow beside her. "Seriously, you have the worse times to come an annoy me." He chuckle and agreed with her in which she laugh much to the enjoyment of him to finally see her better.
"Can't really leave you alone till you help me." He said and look around as they step inside the gate leading to the tower, Sparrow notice this and sighed giving up in trying to deny him of the help. "Alright let's go inside and talk." The highwayman nodded and much to her surprise use a time spell and now they were inside the tower by the fireplace sitting across each other on the armchair. "Uh how did you?"
"I'm a will user." Sparrow facepalm but look back at him and waited for him to tell why he needed her help. "You see my men want to kill me since I'm not like my father and kill for a living," Sparrow laugh at this, "and therefore they don't get paid or do what they love which is killing innocents. Those bandits."
"Funny, then why are you in this kind of job if it's not your cup of tea?"
"Inheritance."
"Oh," Sparrow mouthed and look into the fire thoughtfully and then towards the highwayman, " I guess I can help you since in all honesty I've been spying on your work and see you really are a damn softy." He glare at her for calling him that. Sparrow stood up from her seat and lean close to him with squinting blue eyes. "Have they seen you without the mask?"
"No."
"Take the mask off." Sparrow order as she went to sit back and arch an eyebrow as he look hesitant. " I get nothing in taking you to the guards so relax."
Sparrow watch as he finally took the mask to reveal...
