~An~Unexpected~Ally~

~Chapter 7~




Alex finally came upon a country, but didn't slow Diamond down. She galloped right through the gates, startling the guards. She came to a halt in front of a large group of villagers, who backed away, surprised. It wasn't everyday a woman on a firey black horse that was tossing it's head and stamping with blood running down it's stomach came in the gates.

"Where's your healer?!" She demanded, trying to steady Diamond. One of the villagers pointed to a building a few miles away, and she let Diamond loose.

Diamond skidded to a stop in front of the building, sending up a large cloud of dust. Alex jumped down with Dilandau's arm over her shoulder before Diamond even came to a stop and walked into the building. Instantly, she was swamped with healers ; 4 of them took Dilandau away from her, and 2 others dragged her over to a bed. "Leave me alone, I'm fine. He's the one who needs help, not me."

"Miss, you have two serious arrow wounds, and you just bolted into our country, please
let us do our job and heal your injuries." She gave up and collapsed onto the bed, ignoring them as they pulled off her jacket. She allowed them to lay her back and she drifted off, enjoying the feeling of a soft bed under her back at last.


When she came to, she found she was in a small room with sunlight pouring in, and Dilandau was laying beside her in the same bed. He was on his side, she was pressed up against his chest close enough that she could actually feel his heart beating, and his arm was draped over her. She blushed at the position they were in, but didn't move; she was too nervous about what he would do if he found out they were in a different country while he was still injured. So instead, she just slipped farther into the warm blankets and stared out the window. She could feel the bandages on her side and her shoulder, and closed her eyes as they started throbbing again. Dilandau shifted in his sleep, and his grip on her tightened, pulling her closer to him. Her entire body was now pressed completely against his body. She could feel the bandages on his leg and felt a wave of pity wash over her as she realized it was her fault he was injured. She closed her eyes and thought about the vision she saw.

There was fire all around her. A huge battle was going on around her, but everyone was ignoring her. Bodies were strewn everywhere she looked. Alex shuddered at the sight, and walked away from the battle. A few miles later, she heard people talking. She walked over at the sound of it, and caught sight of a large group of people hollaring and jabbing sharp tools at two little girls on the edge of a cliff. A closer look showed her that they were actually cat-girls. They threw the tools at the girls, causing them to fall off. One man broke free of the group and he jumped off the cliff after the girls. She watched in shock as two beautiful wings burst from his back and he caught the two girls in midair.