Chapter 38
Later that night, the four Ronins, Mia, Brian, and Sarah gathered around the large campfire. "Well, we have good news and bad news," Sarah sighed.
"What's the good news?" Cye asked.
"We know where Rowen is," Brian replied.
"And what's the bad news?" Sage asked.
"I have no clue on how we're going to get him back," Sarah said flatly.
"Great," Kento sighed. "And we don't even know if Talpa knows where Rowen is."
"We can always try to get some information," Ryo suggested.
"How?" Kento replied realistically, "We can't exactly go waltzing into the castle and ask for information."
"Unless you want to leave with a decapitated head," Brian bit out.
"BRIAN!" Mia and Sarah yelled in unison.
"I'm sorry," Brian replied, "but right now I just feel like decapitating Dais' head."
"If you keep this anger inside of you," Sage replied, "Talpa will use it as a weapon against you."
"I don't feel like being analyzed," Brian growled.
"Sage is right," Mia replied, "Talpa and the Dynasty feed off emotions such as anger and hate. Your anger against Dais, Anubis, and Sekhmet will only make the Dynasty stronger."
"And if they do get stronger," Sarah replied, "then we'll never get Jazalyn, Melissa, and Melody back."
Brian sighed and looked up at the stars. He was angry with Dais, Anubis, and Sekhmet, but he didn't want to make the Dynasty stronger with his anger. Brian was put in a situation where Dais knew he would be the winner. All Dais had to do was make Brian hate him, and the Dynasty would get stronger. 'I won't let you win Dais,' Brian thought as he clenched his fists, 'I won't give you that final victory.'
Jazalyn stirred. "Melody," she mumbled, "did you get the serial number of that sleeping powder…" suddenly, Jazalyn realized that she was on something soft.
"Who is Melody?" A female voice asked.
Jazalyn opened her eyes and shot up from the bed. As she scanned the bedroom, she noticed she was it illuminated by blue flamed candles. 'Oh shit,' Jazalyn thought, 'I'm in the Dynasty.'
As Jazalyn continued to look around the room, she saw a black-haired girl with Forest Green eyes sitting on a chair, sewing. "Who are you?" Jazalyn asked.
"I am Sakura," the girl replied as she stood up and bowed formally, "I am glad to see you are awake. Master Anubis has talked about you for quite some time."
"Oh," Jazalyn replied.
"You need to come with me, Mistress," Sakura replied. "Master Anubis has insisted that you take a shower. He has some clean clothes for you as well."
"Thank you," Jazalyn replied. "And please, call me Jazalyn. It feels uncomfortable when you call me Mistress."
Melody was still in hazy dream world when she felt something slithering around her arm. When she opened her eyes, she saw a large cobra lying across her wrist. Melody screamed as loud as she could, she was terrified of snakes.
"Bastik," a female voice scolded, "Master Sekhmet told you to stay away from her."
The snake slithered away from Melody and off the bed. With her heart pounding and adrenaline running through her system, Melody finally realized that she was in the Dynasty. 'Shit, shit, shit, and damn it all to hell and back,' Melody swore mentally, 'this is not somewhere I want to be.'
"I'm sorry about Bastik," a black haired girl with Midnight Black eyes looked at Melody, "He's very curious."
"Who are you?" Melody asked.
"I am Akiko, Mistress," the girl replied, bowing respectfully.
Melody blushed, "Where's Sekhmet?"
"He has been called to an audience with Lord Talpa," Akiko replied. "He wants you to take a shower and put on some clean clothes."
"I do not smell bad," Melody snapped.
"I know," Akiko replied, "but your clothes are a little messed up."
Melody smiled as she looked at her dirty jeans and dirt-smeared T-Shirt.
Later that night, the four Ronins, Mia, Brian, and Sarah gathered around the large campfire. "Well, we have good news and bad news," Sarah sighed.
"What's the good news?" Cye asked.
"We know where Rowen is," Brian replied.
"And what's the bad news?" Sage asked.
"I have no clue on how we're going to get him back," Sarah said flatly.
"Great," Kento sighed. "And we don't even know if Talpa knows where Rowen is."
"We can always try to get some information," Ryo suggested.
"How?" Kento replied realistically, "We can't exactly go waltzing into the castle and ask for information."
"Unless you want to leave with a decapitated head," Brian bit out.
"BRIAN!" Mia and Sarah yelled in unison.
"I'm sorry," Brian replied, "but right now I just feel like decapitating Dais' head."
"If you keep this anger inside of you," Sage replied, "Talpa will use it as a weapon against you."
"I don't feel like being analyzed," Brian growled.
"Sage is right," Mia replied, "Talpa and the Dynasty feed off emotions such as anger and hate. Your anger against Dais, Anubis, and Sekhmet will only make the Dynasty stronger."
"And if they do get stronger," Sarah replied, "then we'll never get Jazalyn, Melissa, and Melody back."
Brian sighed and looked up at the stars. He was angry with Dais, Anubis, and Sekhmet, but he didn't want to make the Dynasty stronger with his anger. Brian was put in a situation where Dais knew he would be the winner. All Dais had to do was make Brian hate him, and the Dynasty would get stronger. 'I won't let you win Dais,' Brian thought as he clenched his fists, 'I won't give you that final victory.'
Jazalyn stirred. "Melody," she mumbled, "did you get the serial number of that sleeping powder…" suddenly, Jazalyn realized that she was on something soft.
"Who is Melody?" A female voice asked.
Jazalyn opened her eyes and shot up from the bed. As she scanned the bedroom, she noticed she was it illuminated by blue flamed candles. 'Oh shit,' Jazalyn thought, 'I'm in the Dynasty.'
As Jazalyn continued to look around the room, she saw a black-haired girl with Forest Green eyes sitting on a chair, sewing. "Who are you?" Jazalyn asked.
"I am Sakura," the girl replied as she stood up and bowed formally, "I am glad to see you are awake. Master Anubis has talked about you for quite some time."
"Oh," Jazalyn replied.
"You need to come with me, Mistress," Sakura replied. "Master Anubis has insisted that you take a shower. He has some clean clothes for you as well."
"Thank you," Jazalyn replied. "And please, call me Jazalyn. It feels uncomfortable when you call me Mistress."
Melody was still in hazy dream world when she felt something slithering around her arm. When she opened her eyes, she saw a large cobra lying across her wrist. Melody screamed as loud as she could, she was terrified of snakes.
"Bastik," a female voice scolded, "Master Sekhmet told you to stay away from her."
The snake slithered away from Melody and off the bed. With her heart pounding and adrenaline running through her system, Melody finally realized that she was in the Dynasty. 'Shit, shit, shit, and damn it all to hell and back,' Melody swore mentally, 'this is not somewhere I want to be.'
"I'm sorry about Bastik," a black haired girl with Midnight Black eyes looked at Melody, "He's very curious."
"Who are you?" Melody asked.
"I am Akiko, Mistress," the girl replied, bowing respectfully.
Melody blushed, "Where's Sekhmet?"
"He has been called to an audience with Lord Talpa," Akiko replied. "He wants you to take a shower and put on some clean clothes."
"I do not smell bad," Melody snapped.
"I know," Akiko replied, "but your clothes are a little messed up."
Melody smiled as she looked at her dirty jeans and dirt-smeared T-Shirt.