Part 2
We reached Britania very soon, and we immediately saw destruction. We figured that Dahak had followers that were destroying the place. Xena and I stopped our horses atop a hill and looked down over the scene.
Homes were burning, children were screaming and crying, people were fleeing for their lives. Warriors were running around, ransacking homes as they came to them, stealing everyone's possessions. I looked at Xena, who looked like her blood was about to boil, and I started my horse down the hill as hers headed down in front of me.
Argo ran at full speed ahead as Midnight kept a good pace and followed. I had my daughter in my arms snugly so that she wouldn't fall. I held her close, for fear that she would slip from my grasp.
"Gabrielle! Head for that temple!" Xena exclaimed, pointing to a building nearby. I saw warriors taking a young woman into the temple, a sacrifice. I nodded to Xena.
"Yah!" I cried as I made the horse take me to the temple. I dismounted quickly and put my daughter in the fur carrier that I had for her and strapped it on quickly. I ran into the temple, my Sais in hand, my daughter on my back, and I jumped into action.
There was no action to jump in to. There was nobody there except for the girl. I saw her lying on the altar and there was a fire going. Well, it was more like a pit of fire. I hurried over to the girl and cut the ropes she was bound with and helped her off of the temple.
"Thank you." The girl said softly. I nodded and Dawn began to cry. I took off the carrier and handed my daughter to the girl.
"Take her out of here, please. I need you to hide outside, okay?" I asked.
"Okay." The young girl said. With that, she took my daughter out of the temple and I was left in silence. I looked around and all I could see was the stone walls, the altar, and the fire pit.
"Show yourself!" I exclaimed. Silence lingered. I walked around the altar for a minute and I heard a whoosh behind me. I turned quickly and saw the fire rise up out of the pit, high, so high that it hit the stone ceiling. My eyes widened and the last thing I remembered was falling to the ground, the fire sweeping out to grab my ankles.
We reached Britania very soon, and we immediately saw destruction. We figured that Dahak had followers that were destroying the place. Xena and I stopped our horses atop a hill and looked down over the scene.
Homes were burning, children were screaming and crying, people were fleeing for their lives. Warriors were running around, ransacking homes as they came to them, stealing everyone's possessions. I looked at Xena, who looked like her blood was about to boil, and I started my horse down the hill as hers headed down in front of me.
Argo ran at full speed ahead as Midnight kept a good pace and followed. I had my daughter in my arms snugly so that she wouldn't fall. I held her close, for fear that she would slip from my grasp.
"Gabrielle! Head for that temple!" Xena exclaimed, pointing to a building nearby. I saw warriors taking a young woman into the temple, a sacrifice. I nodded to Xena.
"Yah!" I cried as I made the horse take me to the temple. I dismounted quickly and put my daughter in the fur carrier that I had for her and strapped it on quickly. I ran into the temple, my Sais in hand, my daughter on my back, and I jumped into action.
There was no action to jump in to. There was nobody there except for the girl. I saw her lying on the altar and there was a fire going. Well, it was more like a pit of fire. I hurried over to the girl and cut the ropes she was bound with and helped her off of the temple.
"Thank you." The girl said softly. I nodded and Dawn began to cry. I took off the carrier and handed my daughter to the girl.
"Take her out of here, please. I need you to hide outside, okay?" I asked.
"Okay." The young girl said. With that, she took my daughter out of the temple and I was left in silence. I looked around and all I could see was the stone walls, the altar, and the fire pit.
"Show yourself!" I exclaimed. Silence lingered. I walked around the altar for a minute and I heard a whoosh behind me. I turned quickly and saw the fire rise up out of the pit, high, so high that it hit the stone ceiling. My eyes widened and the last thing I remembered was falling to the ground, the fire sweeping out to grab my ankles.