Chapter 42
'I can't believe that this is happening so fast,' Jazalyn thought as she sat down in on the barracks style bed that Sakura had left for her. 'But I guess it's better than… oh God, dad.'
Tears began to well up in Jazalyn's eyes. If her father ever found out about this, Jazalyn knew he would try to find a way to get her out.
Jazalyn shuddered at that thought; her father knew a lot about buildings. He had built and demolished enough buildings in Vietnam to understand their layout. But Talpa's castle was a totally different story.
'Don't think about that,' Jazalyn told herself as the tears began to run down her face. 'You know that dad could get into the castle, but knowing how determined the Dais, Anubis, and Sekhmet are, there's a good chance that he won't get out alive.'
Anubis closed his eyes. He had felt Jazalyn's pain and rushed back to his room to comfort her.
When Anubis saw the tears run down Jazalyn's face, he quickly realized that his partner was afraid. However, she was not afraid of what was going to happen to her, she was afraid of what would happen to her father and her friends. 'Her loyalty to her loved ones is incredible,' Anubis thought, 'I have never seen such fierce loyalty in an American girl.'
Anubis shook his head, 'Her father never trained her as a warrior,' he realized, 'that's why she's afraid. She doesn't know how to protect or defend those she cares about.'
Anubis walked over to his partner and gently placed his Dark Blue Gauntleted hands on her shoulders. "Don't cry," he soothed, "I can help you overcome these feelings of fear and helplessness."
Jazalyn looked at her partner with tears going down her cheeks.
"It's okay," Anubis smiled as he wiped away the tears, "I can teach you how to fight and defend yourself."
Jazalyn looked at Anubis, "I'm not going to join the military."
"That's not what I meant," Anubis replied, "I mean I'll teach you how to use a sword."
Jazalyn smiled, "Don't you think a sword is inappropriate for a woman?"
"You never followed conventional ways," Anubis laughed. "And neither will I."
Sarah and Brian ran closer to the castle. 'If we can just open the gates,' Brian thought, 'then we can get in, and grab Melissa, Melody, and Jazalyn.'
NOTES:
1. In Anubis' time, a sword was not considered a proper weapon for a woman. Anubis is defying the traditions of his time by teaching Jazalyn how to use a sword.
'I can't believe that this is happening so fast,' Jazalyn thought as she sat down in on the barracks style bed that Sakura had left for her. 'But I guess it's better than… oh God, dad.'
Tears began to well up in Jazalyn's eyes. If her father ever found out about this, Jazalyn knew he would try to find a way to get her out.
Jazalyn shuddered at that thought; her father knew a lot about buildings. He had built and demolished enough buildings in Vietnam to understand their layout. But Talpa's castle was a totally different story.
'Don't think about that,' Jazalyn told herself as the tears began to run down her face. 'You know that dad could get into the castle, but knowing how determined the Dais, Anubis, and Sekhmet are, there's a good chance that he won't get out alive.'
Anubis closed his eyes. He had felt Jazalyn's pain and rushed back to his room to comfort her.
When Anubis saw the tears run down Jazalyn's face, he quickly realized that his partner was afraid. However, she was not afraid of what was going to happen to her, she was afraid of what would happen to her father and her friends. 'Her loyalty to her loved ones is incredible,' Anubis thought, 'I have never seen such fierce loyalty in an American girl.'
Anubis shook his head, 'Her father never trained her as a warrior,' he realized, 'that's why she's afraid. She doesn't know how to protect or defend those she cares about.'
Anubis walked over to his partner and gently placed his Dark Blue Gauntleted hands on her shoulders. "Don't cry," he soothed, "I can help you overcome these feelings of fear and helplessness."
Jazalyn looked at her partner with tears going down her cheeks.
"It's okay," Anubis smiled as he wiped away the tears, "I can teach you how to fight and defend yourself."
Jazalyn looked at Anubis, "I'm not going to join the military."
"That's not what I meant," Anubis replied, "I mean I'll teach you how to use a sword."
Jazalyn smiled, "Don't you think a sword is inappropriate for a woman?"
"You never followed conventional ways," Anubis laughed. "And neither will I."
Sarah and Brian ran closer to the castle. 'If we can just open the gates,' Brian thought, 'then we can get in, and grab Melissa, Melody, and Jazalyn.'
NOTES:
1. In Anubis' time, a sword was not considered a proper weapon for a woman. Anubis is defying the traditions of his time by teaching Jazalyn how to use a sword.