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A/N: Welcome Gentle Readers to the first chapter of Book Three. Read, enjoy and review!
Chapter Seventeen: Choices Made
Dar leaned heavily against the wall of the supply wagon; looking at the moon he grimaced when he heard Piker speak up yet again. The ferret had been babbling almost endlessly for the past few hours; some times he apologized for blowing Darkness's cover and at other times he praised the shamefaced cat for his cleverness. The cat was finally at the point of attacking Piker when he heard a faint rustle off to the left. From the black masses of foliage there crept a shrouded figure that approached softly. Piker was suddenly silent because he was racked with shivers of fear; Dar stayed hidden in the depths of the cart's shadow as he called out softly, "Who's there?" The figure froze for an instant and then continued silently forward; Darkness stretched out his senses to try to examine his visiter. After a few moments, recognition finally dawned and Dar's jaw dropped in shock. "Phillet?! What are you doing?" The hare froze in surprise that the cat knew him so quickly, "Stay silent Darkness," he said finally. Phillet stole up beside both Dar and Piker, pulled out a knife and began to saw swiftly through the ropes that bound them. Dar looked at the shorn rope in disbelief, "Phillet, why?" The hare looked away for a while and didn't speak. He finally sighed and looked back, "I don't trust you anymore, Darkness, but I cannot leave you to Sheede's wrath. Now, get out of here, both of you." And with that Phillet turned and stole away without another word. Once he was fully gone Piker turned to Darkness and murmured softly. "Come my Lord, we must return to the court of Death." Darkness turned to the ferret with a dogged determination and Piker cowed back in awe. "Yes, let's go join Death again." With that the two crept away in to the shrouded forest that surrounded them.
"Where have they gone?!" Sheede roared at the hare patrols the next morning. Everyone present looked sheepishly at the ground under the Silvercat's barrage; even Lord Stonepaw looked slightly mollified. Phillet simply stood back and refused to make eye contact with any. After ranting for a few moments Sheede calmed down and quickly ordered the forward march; there hung a cloud over the head of all the soldiers from the collective sigh of relief that they could now focus on the upcoming battle. Just as Phillet thought that he might have gotten away without suspicion he suddenly realized that Sheede had appeared beside him. "I say Marm, bad luck wot," he began lamely. Sheede turned and shot Phillet a look that would've killed a lesser creature. "Why did you do it Phillet?" she asked stonily. Phillet hung his head, "How did you know it was me?" he asked softly. "No one else would've tried it. Phillet, why?" "I had too." Sheede simply nodded and sped up her pace; Phillet prayed that he hadn't made a mistake.
A/N: Ok, I know it's short but transition dictates that we must end here. Review-now that we all can-and tell me to keep going!
A/N: Welcome Gentle Readers to the first chapter of Book Three. Read, enjoy and review!
Chapter Seventeen: Choices Made
Dar leaned heavily against the wall of the supply wagon; looking at the moon he grimaced when he heard Piker speak up yet again. The ferret had been babbling almost endlessly for the past few hours; some times he apologized for blowing Darkness's cover and at other times he praised the shamefaced cat for his cleverness. The cat was finally at the point of attacking Piker when he heard a faint rustle off to the left. From the black masses of foliage there crept a shrouded figure that approached softly. Piker was suddenly silent because he was racked with shivers of fear; Dar stayed hidden in the depths of the cart's shadow as he called out softly, "Who's there?" The figure froze for an instant and then continued silently forward; Darkness stretched out his senses to try to examine his visiter. After a few moments, recognition finally dawned and Dar's jaw dropped in shock. "Phillet?! What are you doing?" The hare froze in surprise that the cat knew him so quickly, "Stay silent Darkness," he said finally. Phillet stole up beside both Dar and Piker, pulled out a knife and began to saw swiftly through the ropes that bound them. Dar looked at the shorn rope in disbelief, "Phillet, why?" The hare looked away for a while and didn't speak. He finally sighed and looked back, "I don't trust you anymore, Darkness, but I cannot leave you to Sheede's wrath. Now, get out of here, both of you." And with that Phillet turned and stole away without another word. Once he was fully gone Piker turned to Darkness and murmured softly. "Come my Lord, we must return to the court of Death." Darkness turned to the ferret with a dogged determination and Piker cowed back in awe. "Yes, let's go join Death again." With that the two crept away in to the shrouded forest that surrounded them.
"Where have they gone?!" Sheede roared at the hare patrols the next morning. Everyone present looked sheepishly at the ground under the Silvercat's barrage; even Lord Stonepaw looked slightly mollified. Phillet simply stood back and refused to make eye contact with any. After ranting for a few moments Sheede calmed down and quickly ordered the forward march; there hung a cloud over the head of all the soldiers from the collective sigh of relief that they could now focus on the upcoming battle. Just as Phillet thought that he might have gotten away without suspicion he suddenly realized that Sheede had appeared beside him. "I say Marm, bad luck wot," he began lamely. Sheede turned and shot Phillet a look that would've killed a lesser creature. "Why did you do it Phillet?" she asked stonily. Phillet hung his head, "How did you know it was me?" he asked softly. "No one else would've tried it. Phillet, why?" "I had too." Sheede simply nodded and sped up her pace; Phillet prayed that he hadn't made a mistake.
A/N: Ok, I know it's short but transition dictates that we must end here. Review-now that we all can-and tell me to keep going!