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CHAPTER 4: "Stronger Than You"
Sari dropped her hoe. Her work was done and the ground was in nice rows but that was not why she dropped her tool. It was well known that Winglys had a sense, like they could another ones pain. The old woman stood up and stared over the road that went to the town.
"Rose. " She murmured. Sari carefully released the wings on her back and flew down the mountain.
*~*
When she landed in the town, of course no one knew her and no one noticed her. She glanced at each human she saw then a tall prideful Wingly passed her and Sari felt the coldness of his heart.
"Lord Razor." She said without ever actually knowing his name. Abruptly the magical man stopped and perked his head up higher. He looked among the humans and passing beings for the one that spoke to him. "I hear there is yet another human in bars at, Orison. But why not Zenebatos? Such a crime deserves severe punishment." Razor tripped over a wooden bakery cart but paid no heed to it for he saw the old Wingly that had breathed the words.
Quickly he straightened his back and kicked the cart away.
"Ah, I see how fast word spreads. Well we still do not know for sure if she is owned so we cannot send her to Zenebatos. Only the most severe crimes are turned over to the judges." * Or maybe it's such a long ways a way that you didn't want to have drag your butt across the Endiness. * Sari thought madly.
"I see. But you do know the penalty for capturing a slave without the Master's awareness?" Lord Razor suddenly became pale but he held himself higher above her head.
"That is why she was sent to prison so we could find out who she belonged too."
"So you sent her to prison based on evidence that she didn't belong in this town? There are Winglys that do not live in every town. Would you imprison their slaves too if you found them?"
Lord Razor smirked at the woman in an effort to hide his fear.
"When we find out whom she serves than she shall be freed. It's no affair of yours to question me."
Sari glared at the proud Wingly and walked up to him until she saw himself in his eyes.
"That human belongs to me." She said firmly.
*~*
A large rat squeaked as it ran past Rose's feet. She hi it hard out of her view and it scurried away, crying. Rose gazed up for the millionth time at the barred window, where the only light she saw with, entered her cell. It was a small window, too small for her to escape out of. Even if she wanted too she couldn't because she was chained to the wall.
The iron around her waist, wrists and ankles had grown warm from her heat and warmed some part of her she couldn't see. Maybe it was some comfort, but what comfort could be given from iron? Rose breathed in and felt her waist suck in way past the level that it should've. She had been in here for a day without food and already signs of death were appearing on her skin.
Was this part of the Winglys power? Rose pondered on that word. Still she could not understand why Sari had not told her of these magical creatures. She was not aware that they ruled humans like hyenas over their kill. It was pathetic, immoral and inhuman.
"But they're not human." Rose murmured remembering. "They must be so evil that their own magic pumps their hearts."
A guard clanged his spear against her cell door.
"Shut up in there! There will be no talking to ones self in here!"
Rose snickered.
"They even try to control what you think. The bas-" She stopped herself, not wishing to sound unintelligent by her language. Sari had taught her that intelligence was always shown through your words. "The jerks." That was better. Again the old woman's name was in her head.
Why wasn't she here to rescue her?
Rose breathed out. What did it matter now? She'd be out of here sooner or later. Sari would come when it was "the right time". Time was all the essence to her.
*~*
Zeig rushed to his master's side and bowed clumsily.
"Straighten yourself boy!" Razor snapped. "I will have to go to trial today because of that incompetent human girl."
"The one that you imprisoned yesterday?" Zeig asked.
"Yes that one. Now I have nothing for you to do today except keep yourself the way I've told you to act in public. Don't do anything embarrassing that would cast a bad light on me. You know the consequences if you do."
"Fifty lashes and no meals for a week." Zeig repeated as if he had recited scripture.
"Humph. At least you know what will come if it "does" happen." Razor said in a hard tone. He lifted himself on his black horse and rode off towards the human prison.
Zeig watched him leave with relief. Nothing was assigned to him today, probably because Razor was in such a fowl mood that he couldn't think of anything for him to do.
"But that piece of BS is always in a fowl mood." Zeig said with gritted teeth. He wore a mask for his master and pretended to be willing to serve him but underneath he was filled with hatred for the Winglys and what they did to humans.
Suddenly the image of the beautiful girl came into his head. He felt sorry for her. Because of a stupid law she would likely be put to death. A merciful punishment compared to others. But death to a beautiful girl was a shame.
"She was beautiful." Zeig murmured walking away. He stopped himself short. Why was he walking "away" again? He had made up his mind he'd change the world he lived in someday, why hesitate now? The blonde young man smiled. He silently felt the sword around his waist covered by a black cloak. "Alright." He said with a grin broadening. Slowly he turned around and went the shortest way to the prison.
*~*
"Alright, girl, you're free to go." The guard said this rather reluctantly but nevertheless the gates opened and Sari stepped in Rose's cell with the keys in her hands. Rose didn't look up at her as her chains were lifted from her body. Rose stepped back onto the ground, feeling the hay under her feet.
Sari looked at her servant and said commandingly.
"We will discuss it later. Follow me, we are going home."
The guard watched the woman lead the young girl away with a sort of awe.
"That was a sight for sour eyes." The human said taking off his helmet. "I didn't have to hear a single yell of command." He sighed gratefully.
* ssp47's Corner * No Rose didn't stay behind bars for long. Sorry if that disappointed some people, but it's the gate to the start of the human rebellion.
CHAPTER 4: "Stronger Than You"
Sari dropped her hoe. Her work was done and the ground was in nice rows but that was not why she dropped her tool. It was well known that Winglys had a sense, like they could another ones pain. The old woman stood up and stared over the road that went to the town.
"Rose. " She murmured. Sari carefully released the wings on her back and flew down the mountain.
*~*
When she landed in the town, of course no one knew her and no one noticed her. She glanced at each human she saw then a tall prideful Wingly passed her and Sari felt the coldness of his heart.
"Lord Razor." She said without ever actually knowing his name. Abruptly the magical man stopped and perked his head up higher. He looked among the humans and passing beings for the one that spoke to him. "I hear there is yet another human in bars at, Orison. But why not Zenebatos? Such a crime deserves severe punishment." Razor tripped over a wooden bakery cart but paid no heed to it for he saw the old Wingly that had breathed the words.
Quickly he straightened his back and kicked the cart away.
"Ah, I see how fast word spreads. Well we still do not know for sure if she is owned so we cannot send her to Zenebatos. Only the most severe crimes are turned over to the judges." * Or maybe it's such a long ways a way that you didn't want to have drag your butt across the Endiness. * Sari thought madly.
"I see. But you do know the penalty for capturing a slave without the Master's awareness?" Lord Razor suddenly became pale but he held himself higher above her head.
"That is why she was sent to prison so we could find out who she belonged too."
"So you sent her to prison based on evidence that she didn't belong in this town? There are Winglys that do not live in every town. Would you imprison their slaves too if you found them?"
Lord Razor smirked at the woman in an effort to hide his fear.
"When we find out whom she serves than she shall be freed. It's no affair of yours to question me."
Sari glared at the proud Wingly and walked up to him until she saw himself in his eyes.
"That human belongs to me." She said firmly.
*~*
A large rat squeaked as it ran past Rose's feet. She hi it hard out of her view and it scurried away, crying. Rose gazed up for the millionth time at the barred window, where the only light she saw with, entered her cell. It was a small window, too small for her to escape out of. Even if she wanted too she couldn't because she was chained to the wall.
The iron around her waist, wrists and ankles had grown warm from her heat and warmed some part of her she couldn't see. Maybe it was some comfort, but what comfort could be given from iron? Rose breathed in and felt her waist suck in way past the level that it should've. She had been in here for a day without food and already signs of death were appearing on her skin.
Was this part of the Winglys power? Rose pondered on that word. Still she could not understand why Sari had not told her of these magical creatures. She was not aware that they ruled humans like hyenas over their kill. It was pathetic, immoral and inhuman.
"But they're not human." Rose murmured remembering. "They must be so evil that their own magic pumps their hearts."
A guard clanged his spear against her cell door.
"Shut up in there! There will be no talking to ones self in here!"
Rose snickered.
"They even try to control what you think. The bas-" She stopped herself, not wishing to sound unintelligent by her language. Sari had taught her that intelligence was always shown through your words. "The jerks." That was better. Again the old woman's name was in her head.
Why wasn't she here to rescue her?
Rose breathed out. What did it matter now? She'd be out of here sooner or later. Sari would come when it was "the right time". Time was all the essence to her.
*~*
Zeig rushed to his master's side and bowed clumsily.
"Straighten yourself boy!" Razor snapped. "I will have to go to trial today because of that incompetent human girl."
"The one that you imprisoned yesterday?" Zeig asked.
"Yes that one. Now I have nothing for you to do today except keep yourself the way I've told you to act in public. Don't do anything embarrassing that would cast a bad light on me. You know the consequences if you do."
"Fifty lashes and no meals for a week." Zeig repeated as if he had recited scripture.
"Humph. At least you know what will come if it "does" happen." Razor said in a hard tone. He lifted himself on his black horse and rode off towards the human prison.
Zeig watched him leave with relief. Nothing was assigned to him today, probably because Razor was in such a fowl mood that he couldn't think of anything for him to do.
"But that piece of BS is always in a fowl mood." Zeig said with gritted teeth. He wore a mask for his master and pretended to be willing to serve him but underneath he was filled with hatred for the Winglys and what they did to humans.
Suddenly the image of the beautiful girl came into his head. He felt sorry for her. Because of a stupid law she would likely be put to death. A merciful punishment compared to others. But death to a beautiful girl was a shame.
"She was beautiful." Zeig murmured walking away. He stopped himself short. Why was he walking "away" again? He had made up his mind he'd change the world he lived in someday, why hesitate now? The blonde young man smiled. He silently felt the sword around his waist covered by a black cloak. "Alright." He said with a grin broadening. Slowly he turned around and went the shortest way to the prison.
*~*
"Alright, girl, you're free to go." The guard said this rather reluctantly but nevertheless the gates opened and Sari stepped in Rose's cell with the keys in her hands. Rose didn't look up at her as her chains were lifted from her body. Rose stepped back onto the ground, feeling the hay under her feet.
Sari looked at her servant and said commandingly.
"We will discuss it later. Follow me, we are going home."
The guard watched the woman lead the young girl away with a sort of awe.
"That was a sight for sour eyes." The human said taking off his helmet. "I didn't have to hear a single yell of command." He sighed gratefully.
* ssp47's Corner * No Rose didn't stay behind bars for long. Sorry if that disappointed some people, but it's the gate to the start of the human rebellion.