Chapter Seventeen
For the remainder of the night, all was silent. It was the calm before the storm.
With the remaining binds, Anubis and Sahure tied Jennifer up so she couldn't escape. They bound her arms to her sides and her legs tightly together. Sahure would have liked to gag Jennifer but there was no gag in sight. With the ability to talk, Jennifer was yelling anything she could think of to make her captors mad. If they got mad enough, they might kill her and if they killed her they would have no bait for the O'Connells, which meant they wouldn't come back. Jennifer didn't want the O'Connells to come back; she wanted them to go back to London and rebegin their normal life before she came.
However, nothing Jennifer yelled made her captors mad enough to kill her. Wanting to shut Jennifer up was the reason Sahure wanted to kill her but she resisted the temptation. Sahure couldn't wait to see the life drain for this girl's eyes.
Ardeth-Bay and the Medji were nearing the Blue Nile. Ardeth-Bay could hear the water ahead of them; he was also aware of someone shouting but couldn't make out the words.
Horus, however, was very "excited" or "upset" (Ardeth-Bay didn't know which one) by the shouting. He began to screech and flap his wings. At the bird's actions, Ardeth-Bay called a halt, he was eager to see what the bird was doing. Horus kept screeching and screeching until Ardeth-Bay's ears were ringing.
Horus's screeches echoed off the canyons; Jennifer stopped yelling to see if she heard what she thought she did. Indeed, Horus was near-by and was calling her. He had made the journey and he was all right. "Horus!" She yelled.
At the sound of the name, Anubis started. Horus was the falcon that the prisoners had sent to find help. Now he was here, probably with help. This would not do.
Jennifer was shouting Horus's name over and over again; Anubis was worried that her shouting would bring whoever the bird brought would hear her as well and come down where they were. Anubis wasn't afraid, just worried. He covered her mouth with one of his clawed paws. The odor of decaying flesh filled Jennifer's nose and she gagged, trying to get rid of the odor.
Horus became riled up at the sound of Jennifer's voice but now that her voice stopped, Horus became upset. Ardeth-Bay also didn't like the silence; why had the girl stopped screaming? And where were the O'Connells, why weren't they screaming too? They must have heard Horus as well and known that help had come.
The O'Connells, indeed, had heard Horus and were filled with hope. Ardeth-Bay had gotten the message and had come to stop Anubis and his army. The only problem that remained was Jennifer and Evelyn was not about to leave her sister behind, even if it meant risking her own life. Alex felt the same way, he had to rescue his aunt; he was aware that she was still captured because she had let him and his parents escape.
Try as he might, Rick couldn't "hate" Jennifer anymore. Without her, they would all probably be dead. And now that Jennifer had stopped screaming, Rick was beginning to fear the worst for his sister-in-law. The look on his wife and son's faces also told him that they were worried about Jennifer.
Jennifer tried to wrestle out from under Anubis's grip but he had wrapped his claws around the side of her face so he had a prefect hold on her. Sahure was enjoying the efforts of Jennifer; she enjoyed seeing the girl trying to wrestle away from Anubis. Didn't she realize that Anubis couldn't be defeated; he was too powerful for a mere human.
Ardeth-Bay commanded the Medji to camp out at this spot tonight and tomorrow they would stop Anubis and rescue the prisoners.
For the remainder of the night, all was silent. It was the calm before the storm.
With the remaining binds, Anubis and Sahure tied Jennifer up so she couldn't escape. They bound her arms to her sides and her legs tightly together. Sahure would have liked to gag Jennifer but there was no gag in sight. With the ability to talk, Jennifer was yelling anything she could think of to make her captors mad. If they got mad enough, they might kill her and if they killed her they would have no bait for the O'Connells, which meant they wouldn't come back. Jennifer didn't want the O'Connells to come back; she wanted them to go back to London and rebegin their normal life before she came.
However, nothing Jennifer yelled made her captors mad enough to kill her. Wanting to shut Jennifer up was the reason Sahure wanted to kill her but she resisted the temptation. Sahure couldn't wait to see the life drain for this girl's eyes.
Ardeth-Bay and the Medji were nearing the Blue Nile. Ardeth-Bay could hear the water ahead of them; he was also aware of someone shouting but couldn't make out the words.
Horus, however, was very "excited" or "upset" (Ardeth-Bay didn't know which one) by the shouting. He began to screech and flap his wings. At the bird's actions, Ardeth-Bay called a halt, he was eager to see what the bird was doing. Horus kept screeching and screeching until Ardeth-Bay's ears were ringing.
Horus's screeches echoed off the canyons; Jennifer stopped yelling to see if she heard what she thought she did. Indeed, Horus was near-by and was calling her. He had made the journey and he was all right. "Horus!" She yelled.
At the sound of the name, Anubis started. Horus was the falcon that the prisoners had sent to find help. Now he was here, probably with help. This would not do.
Jennifer was shouting Horus's name over and over again; Anubis was worried that her shouting would bring whoever the bird brought would hear her as well and come down where they were. Anubis wasn't afraid, just worried. He covered her mouth with one of his clawed paws. The odor of decaying flesh filled Jennifer's nose and she gagged, trying to get rid of the odor.
Horus became riled up at the sound of Jennifer's voice but now that her voice stopped, Horus became upset. Ardeth-Bay also didn't like the silence; why had the girl stopped screaming? And where were the O'Connells, why weren't they screaming too? They must have heard Horus as well and known that help had come.
The O'Connells, indeed, had heard Horus and were filled with hope. Ardeth-Bay had gotten the message and had come to stop Anubis and his army. The only problem that remained was Jennifer and Evelyn was not about to leave her sister behind, even if it meant risking her own life. Alex felt the same way, he had to rescue his aunt; he was aware that she was still captured because she had let him and his parents escape.
Try as he might, Rick couldn't "hate" Jennifer anymore. Without her, they would all probably be dead. And now that Jennifer had stopped screaming, Rick was beginning to fear the worst for his sister-in-law. The look on his wife and son's faces also told him that they were worried about Jennifer.
Jennifer tried to wrestle out from under Anubis's grip but he had wrapped his claws around the side of her face so he had a prefect hold on her. Sahure was enjoying the efforts of Jennifer; she enjoyed seeing the girl trying to wrestle away from Anubis. Didn't she realize that Anubis couldn't be defeated; he was too powerful for a mere human.
Ardeth-Bay commanded the Medji to camp out at this spot tonight and tomorrow they would stop Anubis and rescue the prisoners.