Chapter 10
~Mitchell's P.O.V.~
We had arrived at the castle were Ellie and Gilan were. I wanted to rush in there take her back. If she was hurt those men would pay for it.
~Gilan's P.O.V.~
My wrists were tied behind my back there was a long rope tied to the throne. Ellie was standing there holding a sword. The blank look on her face was almost to much these men had taken her, an innocent young girl, and were forcing her to do this.
"Ellie. You need to fight this. This isn't you. You have to fight it."
"Your friend is gone. She's not strong enough to fight." the leader taunted. He jerked the rope holding me to the throne, throwing me off of balance. I fell with a grunt. I got up to my knees.
"Eliena please. You have to fight it." I saw a flicker of mixed emotions cross her face then it was gone.
I turned to face the villain behind me.
"So. What happens when I kill you? Would the spell be broken then?"
The man smirked. "No because if I die the girl dies and if the girl dies I die."
"No! Please don't! Take the spell off of her! Put it on me instead. Please!"
Ellie came up to me and shoved a cloth into my mouth. The doors opened and and a guard walked in. "The rangers sir. They're here."
"Time for the fun to begin."
~Halt's P.O.V.~
We crept into the castle. I heard voices off to the left through large ebony doors. We walked up to them. I knew my two younger companions were tense. Mitchell looked like he wanted to rush into there and kill anyone and everyone who was guarding Ellie and Gilan. We stepped silently into the room. What we saw was worse than we'd excepted. Ellie was guarding Gilan. "Ellie?" Mitchell asked. She pushed the tip of her sword under his throat. "Ellie. What are you doing?"
"Drop your weapons or he dies." Ellie said in board flat tones nothing like her cheerful tones.
"El? What are you doing? This isn't you. Snap out of it. Snap it of it El. Please?" Mitchell said his voice cracking as if he was close to tears, and he probably was.
~Ellie's P.O.V.~
The tip of my sword pushed under Gilan's throat harder. 'Why was I doing this. I couldn't I stop.' the sound of weapons falling to the ground without turning around I knew the men were being tied. They were forced to their knees. "Eliena. Please this isn't you." one of them said.
"Mitch-" then I stopped. 'Who were these people?'
Then everything went black.
~Mitchell's P.O.V.~
"Mitch-" Ellie started. Recognition flickered across her features. Hope rose in my chest then I saw that the blank look was back. I saw a man step up behind her. He held his fist up and clenched it. Ellie fell. He pulled a vial out of his pocket knelt next to her. He poured the contents into her mouth. 'What was it poison or was it more of the stuff he used to control her?' He tied her wrists in front of her. It had all happened so fast I didn't have time to form a protest. Then he picked her up and just dropped her in front of us.
I started forward but the rope tied to my waist then to the throne stopped me. I looked to Gilan pleading with my eyes. He understood, he stepped forward but he couldn't reach her either. Everyone tried but no one could reach her. It was cruel laying her there just beyond our reach, but that didn't mean we were going to give up. It took some time but we finally got her and pulled her near us. I looked over her making sure she was alright. Her clothing could be described as nothing but skimpy. She had a cut from her collar bone to just below her shoulder and a bruise under one eye. Her eyes opened slowly. Then she lashed out….. I guess she wasn't cured after all.