Part 7
My body was halfway through the door. I struggled to turn my head to see who it was.
My heart stopped pounding. It was Exodis.
He blinked. He had seen me trying to squeeze through the window. "You know those bars come off, right?"
"No..."
"Well, they do. We need to hurry. The guards should be back any second." Exodis said.
He briskly walked to the window, beginning to take the bars off. He pulled on the top ones, the bars coming out from the small circles in the cement, which held the bars in place. He did the same with the rest of the bars. He asked me a question when he was in the process.
"Did you kill Mylarra?" He grunted, pulling hard on one of the bars.
"Yes," I said simply.
Exodis finished pulling the bars out of the window. They were all connected together. He began to take off his armor, revealing his black tunic and cloak below. He told me it was hard to run in armor. And besides, we did not need it anymore.
I jumped when I heard the voices, immediately unsheathing my dagger.
"HEY! What are you doing in here?! This is not your post!" The guard shouted.
"YOU LEFT THE DOOR OPEN?!" I shouted at Exodis.
"It was a simple mistake..." He said, beginning to squeeze through the bars.
"Ai! It is the murderer! Get back up!" The guard yelled to the one behind him. He unsheathed his long sword from its metal sheath.
Exodis had gone out the window. So much for a companion.
The guard ran at me. He swiped clumsily at me with his sword. I threw myself on the ground, kicking the sword out of his hand. Since my shoes were just cloth, it hurt to kick his metal gloves.
The sword flew out of his hand and landed far away from him. I swiped my leg across the ground, causing him to fall onto his back. I jumped up, stabbing him in the face. I made a quick slit to his neck, and running to the window. I stuck my head out of it, looking from side to side for Exodis.
"Sierra! Down here!" I heard him call. I looked down. He was on a balcony about ten feet below me. A dead guard lay on the floor near him. "Jump!"
"There she is!" I heard someone call. "Shoot her!"
I looked behind me. Tons of guards filled the room. There was no way that I could fight them all. Each one of them had a bow-and-arrow, along with their sword, which they had in their holsters.
One guard shot an arrow at me. I quickly ducked. The arrow hit the wall just above the square cut out of it that was the window. I then jumped up, placing my feet on the bottom of the window. It was a few inches wide.
More arrows shot at me. I looked down. "Watch out!" I called to Exodis. He moved out of the way. I jumped down, my cloak flapping below me. I landed on the stone ground, instantly crouching so it would not hurt my feet. I jumped up, running to the edge of the balcony. The last drop was about the same height.
Exodis was behind me. The guards appeared in the window and began to shoot arrows at us. I put my hands on the railing, jumping up slightly and throwing my legs over the edge, falling to the ground, my dark green cloak flapping behind me. I landed on the ground, crouching again. Exodis landed beside me.
Some guards appeared on the balconies and began to shoot at us.
"SPLIT UP! SOME OF YOU STAY HERE! SOME OF YOU GO TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY! DO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY!" I heard the same guard yell that was in the room.
Arrows began to fly at us. We quickly dashed across the field, heading for the bushes. Once we got near them, we dove into them, landing on our stomach. We crawled through the bushes, heading to the wall. Some arrows still made it through the trees and bushes, but none of them hit us. Once we got to the wall, we began to climb up it. Exodis told me how to climb the wall, since he had done it once before. Only it was harder, because many branches from the trees were in the way.
Once we got to the top, we saw many guards rushing to where we were. We both jumped off it, landing on the ground below. We dashed to our forest. We would have to hide from them. The guards began to shoot at us. Arrows filled the sky.
They landed all around us. I covered my head with my arms. We were approaching the forest, and fast. There were fewer arrows at we got closer.
I was ahead of Exodis. I stopped hearing his footsteps. I stopped, looking behind me.
"EXODIS!" I screamed. He was on his knees. The point of an arrow was sticking through his chest. I ran over to him.
"Go... On..." He said. He was gasping for breath.
"No! You are going to live!" I said.
"No..." He said. "Go..."
I picked my head up. The guards were running toward us. I walked behind him, putting my hands on the arrow and yanking it out. He let out a groan of pain.
"I am not leaving you here!" I shouted.
The guards were far away. The forest was close. I put my arms under his, wrapping them around his arms slightly. I turned around, quickly walking backwards to the city, dragging Exodis along. The color was draining from his face. Blood ran down his chest and stomach. The guards were coming up faster.
I entered the trail that went through the forest. I walked to the edge on the left, stepping up on the edge that was about a foot tall. I heaved him up also. I began to walk backwards again. I had forgot that it was just a giant slope. I lost my footing, tumbling backwards behind the hill. Exodis rolled down the hill. He was not trying to stop.
Exodis was dead.
The slope stopped, and I tumbled over a tiny cliff at the edge, landing on the ground below on my back with a thump. I grunted. Exodis stopped on the ground many feet away from me. I got on my hands and knees and crawled over to him. I grabbed his shoulders and dragged his dead body behind a large tree. I crouched against it, making sure his body was not sticking out. I soon heard footsteps high above me on the trail, along with voices.
"Where did they go?! I could have sworn they came in here!" I heard that familiar voice say. "Search the edges! But do not go down them! You will fall."
I heard more guards walking around the top of the slope, but none of them came near. I stayed silent, trying to keep myself from breathing loudly. I was afraid they would hear my heart pounding.
A few minutes later, another guard spoke up. "They are not along the east side of the trail."
"Nor the west side," I heard another say.
"Damn!" The guard said, whom I assumed was the general. "Get the tracking dogs and return! They cannot get far! The one in black is dragging the other's body!"
I waited a while until I heard the footsteps and voices fade off into the distance. I then dragged Exodis' body along, heading to the cave we stayed in.
Once I got there, I gathered up my stuff. I took off Exodis' hood I was wearing and put it in his pack. I rolled up our sleeping mats and other belongings, and put them in their respective packs. I did not take my armor, for I did not need it anymore. I took a hold of Exodis' arms and dragged him out of the cave, walking along the forest ground.
My body was halfway through the door. I struggled to turn my head to see who it was.
My heart stopped pounding. It was Exodis.
He blinked. He had seen me trying to squeeze through the window. "You know those bars come off, right?"
"No..."
"Well, they do. We need to hurry. The guards should be back any second." Exodis said.
He briskly walked to the window, beginning to take the bars off. He pulled on the top ones, the bars coming out from the small circles in the cement, which held the bars in place. He did the same with the rest of the bars. He asked me a question when he was in the process.
"Did you kill Mylarra?" He grunted, pulling hard on one of the bars.
"Yes," I said simply.
Exodis finished pulling the bars out of the window. They were all connected together. He began to take off his armor, revealing his black tunic and cloak below. He told me it was hard to run in armor. And besides, we did not need it anymore.
I jumped when I heard the voices, immediately unsheathing my dagger.
"HEY! What are you doing in here?! This is not your post!" The guard shouted.
"YOU LEFT THE DOOR OPEN?!" I shouted at Exodis.
"It was a simple mistake..." He said, beginning to squeeze through the bars.
"Ai! It is the murderer! Get back up!" The guard yelled to the one behind him. He unsheathed his long sword from its metal sheath.
Exodis had gone out the window. So much for a companion.
The guard ran at me. He swiped clumsily at me with his sword. I threw myself on the ground, kicking the sword out of his hand. Since my shoes were just cloth, it hurt to kick his metal gloves.
The sword flew out of his hand and landed far away from him. I swiped my leg across the ground, causing him to fall onto his back. I jumped up, stabbing him in the face. I made a quick slit to his neck, and running to the window. I stuck my head out of it, looking from side to side for Exodis.
"Sierra! Down here!" I heard him call. I looked down. He was on a balcony about ten feet below me. A dead guard lay on the floor near him. "Jump!"
"There she is!" I heard someone call. "Shoot her!"
I looked behind me. Tons of guards filled the room. There was no way that I could fight them all. Each one of them had a bow-and-arrow, along with their sword, which they had in their holsters.
One guard shot an arrow at me. I quickly ducked. The arrow hit the wall just above the square cut out of it that was the window. I then jumped up, placing my feet on the bottom of the window. It was a few inches wide.
More arrows shot at me. I looked down. "Watch out!" I called to Exodis. He moved out of the way. I jumped down, my cloak flapping below me. I landed on the stone ground, instantly crouching so it would not hurt my feet. I jumped up, running to the edge of the balcony. The last drop was about the same height.
Exodis was behind me. The guards appeared in the window and began to shoot arrows at us. I put my hands on the railing, jumping up slightly and throwing my legs over the edge, falling to the ground, my dark green cloak flapping behind me. I landed on the ground, crouching again. Exodis landed beside me.
Some guards appeared on the balconies and began to shoot at us.
"SPLIT UP! SOME OF YOU STAY HERE! SOME OF YOU GO TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY! DO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY!" I heard the same guard yell that was in the room.
Arrows began to fly at us. We quickly dashed across the field, heading for the bushes. Once we got near them, we dove into them, landing on our stomach. We crawled through the bushes, heading to the wall. Some arrows still made it through the trees and bushes, but none of them hit us. Once we got to the wall, we began to climb up it. Exodis told me how to climb the wall, since he had done it once before. Only it was harder, because many branches from the trees were in the way.
Once we got to the top, we saw many guards rushing to where we were. We both jumped off it, landing on the ground below. We dashed to our forest. We would have to hide from them. The guards began to shoot at us. Arrows filled the sky.
They landed all around us. I covered my head with my arms. We were approaching the forest, and fast. There were fewer arrows at we got closer.
I was ahead of Exodis. I stopped hearing his footsteps. I stopped, looking behind me.
"EXODIS!" I screamed. He was on his knees. The point of an arrow was sticking through his chest. I ran over to him.
"Go... On..." He said. He was gasping for breath.
"No! You are going to live!" I said.
"No..." He said. "Go..."
I picked my head up. The guards were running toward us. I walked behind him, putting my hands on the arrow and yanking it out. He let out a groan of pain.
"I am not leaving you here!" I shouted.
The guards were far away. The forest was close. I put my arms under his, wrapping them around his arms slightly. I turned around, quickly walking backwards to the city, dragging Exodis along. The color was draining from his face. Blood ran down his chest and stomach. The guards were coming up faster.
I entered the trail that went through the forest. I walked to the edge on the left, stepping up on the edge that was about a foot tall. I heaved him up also. I began to walk backwards again. I had forgot that it was just a giant slope. I lost my footing, tumbling backwards behind the hill. Exodis rolled down the hill. He was not trying to stop.
Exodis was dead.
The slope stopped, and I tumbled over a tiny cliff at the edge, landing on the ground below on my back with a thump. I grunted. Exodis stopped on the ground many feet away from me. I got on my hands and knees and crawled over to him. I grabbed his shoulders and dragged his dead body behind a large tree. I crouched against it, making sure his body was not sticking out. I soon heard footsteps high above me on the trail, along with voices.
"Where did they go?! I could have sworn they came in here!" I heard that familiar voice say. "Search the edges! But do not go down them! You will fall."
I heard more guards walking around the top of the slope, but none of them came near. I stayed silent, trying to keep myself from breathing loudly. I was afraid they would hear my heart pounding.
A few minutes later, another guard spoke up. "They are not along the east side of the trail."
"Nor the west side," I heard another say.
"Damn!" The guard said, whom I assumed was the general. "Get the tracking dogs and return! They cannot get far! The one in black is dragging the other's body!"
I waited a while until I heard the footsteps and voices fade off into the distance. I then dragged Exodis' body along, heading to the cave we stayed in.
Once I got there, I gathered up my stuff. I took off Exodis' hood I was wearing and put it in his pack. I rolled up our sleeping mats and other belongings, and put them in their respective packs. I did not take my armor, for I did not need it anymore. I took a hold of Exodis' arms and dragged him out of the cave, walking along the forest ground.