The door slammed shut on the cell. The woman sat with her hands and
feet bond with chains and shackles. She looked around at the four solid
walls around her, checking for a week point. The walls were bare expected
for the moss growing on it. The only thing in the cell was straw bed in the
corner with bugs, and three small mice running about on top. A slivered ran
up her spine as she sat on the hard dirt floor of the cell. She had to get
out of this place. Rolling her hand into fists, I would rather die, than be
someone's pet slave girl. She thought to herself. Slowly she came up with a
plan, she ripped the sleeves of her shirt, and tied the pieces together.
Then tied one end to the bar of the outside window. They understated her
that gave her an edge. Fools, she didn't come from living in the desert for
17 years without learning a trick or two. The woman sat herself out of
sight by the iron door. Now all she had to do was wait.
It had been about an hour, before she heard the clink of armor coming towards her cell. A tray of molded bread and a cup of water slid under the door.
"Are we having a fun time, girl?" her new owner mocked. The sore as her saw the make shift rope out the window. He rustled out his keys and unlocked the door dumbfounded that the slave escaped. The door swung open, and he walked in to investigate. This was the opportunity the prisoner had been waiting for. In a flash, she had the chains that held her hands around his neck depriving him of air. He choked and spurted under her grip until he passed out. She picked up the keys from his limp hand, and undid the shackles. She unbuckled his sword belt, and then sized it to fit her waist. She stole the red handled dagger from his boot, and placed it in her own. For the last touch she drug the man on to the straw bed. Using the holey blanket she covered him, now at first glance she still appeared to be in the cell. She shut the door and locked it behind her, before she softly patted up the stairs.
She kept in the shadows once in the hallway. She moved quickly looking for a way out. The hallways lead her to a large golden door with strange engravings in a language she didn't understand. A hammering of armored footsteps gave her a warring that solders were on their way. She rushed out the keys and opened the door locking it behind her. She kept her ear on the door to make sure the soldiers passed until she felt a strange wind on her neck. Turning she saw a huge dragon sleeping five feet from her. It was the size of a house, and black as night. She had heard stories of the king and his dragon, but she never thought she would see it. Then some thing caught her eye in the middle of the room. She walked silently over to a pedestal careful not to wake the dragon. On top of the pedestal there were two glissading stones, and a hole where a third was. One shined the deepest red she had ever seen; the other was sparked like a green star. Both cut without a flaw, but white webbing ran though both stones. She reached out and grasped the read stone; it was cool and heavy on her hands. "This is the biggest rube I have ever seen. The money I could get from it could feed me for a year." She muttered in amazement. She found some cloth, and rapped the stone. Then tied the gem to her belt. She reached for the other when the dragon stirred. One is all I will ever need; I best get out of here before my luck runs out. She thought racing straight for the door. After peaking out the keyhole for soldiers she slipped out. The hallway seemed longer than before and also seemed to echo her footsteps. The worse thing was that she could not spot a way out. She rounded a corer at full speed and ran smack into a young soldier. She fell backwards, but was caught by the soldier before she hit.
"Whoa there Miss, where you off to so fast at this time of night?" he asked.
"I losted my way." She thought of quickly, "My master.....left something in one of his stale bags and sent me to fetch it. Only I got off track and now he's going to be angry with me." She lied with a hushed worried voice.
"Calm down, "he soothed. "I will help you. What's your name anyway?"
"It's Jade."
"Well Jade, you take this hallway all the way to the end turn left and walk until you see two big doors. That will take you to the outside and the stable is to your right. Do you understand?" She nodded. "O.K then off with you now."
"Thank you Sir." Jade smiled. She started down the hallway, before she turn the corer, she waved good- bye to the soldier. He however was talking to another soldier with a grim look on his face. When he spotted Jade he glared at her angry.
"You there stop where you are!" he yelled, but it was too late. Jade was already sprinting down the hallway full stride.
It had been about an hour, before she heard the clink of armor coming towards her cell. A tray of molded bread and a cup of water slid under the door.
"Are we having a fun time, girl?" her new owner mocked. The sore as her saw the make shift rope out the window. He rustled out his keys and unlocked the door dumbfounded that the slave escaped. The door swung open, and he walked in to investigate. This was the opportunity the prisoner had been waiting for. In a flash, she had the chains that held her hands around his neck depriving him of air. He choked and spurted under her grip until he passed out. She picked up the keys from his limp hand, and undid the shackles. She unbuckled his sword belt, and then sized it to fit her waist. She stole the red handled dagger from his boot, and placed it in her own. For the last touch she drug the man on to the straw bed. Using the holey blanket she covered him, now at first glance she still appeared to be in the cell. She shut the door and locked it behind her, before she softly patted up the stairs.
She kept in the shadows once in the hallway. She moved quickly looking for a way out. The hallways lead her to a large golden door with strange engravings in a language she didn't understand. A hammering of armored footsteps gave her a warring that solders were on their way. She rushed out the keys and opened the door locking it behind her. She kept her ear on the door to make sure the soldiers passed until she felt a strange wind on her neck. Turning she saw a huge dragon sleeping five feet from her. It was the size of a house, and black as night. She had heard stories of the king and his dragon, but she never thought she would see it. Then some thing caught her eye in the middle of the room. She walked silently over to a pedestal careful not to wake the dragon. On top of the pedestal there were two glissading stones, and a hole where a third was. One shined the deepest red she had ever seen; the other was sparked like a green star. Both cut without a flaw, but white webbing ran though both stones. She reached out and grasped the read stone; it was cool and heavy on her hands. "This is the biggest rube I have ever seen. The money I could get from it could feed me for a year." She muttered in amazement. She found some cloth, and rapped the stone. Then tied the gem to her belt. She reached for the other when the dragon stirred. One is all I will ever need; I best get out of here before my luck runs out. She thought racing straight for the door. After peaking out the keyhole for soldiers she slipped out. The hallway seemed longer than before and also seemed to echo her footsteps. The worse thing was that she could not spot a way out. She rounded a corer at full speed and ran smack into a young soldier. She fell backwards, but was caught by the soldier before she hit.
"Whoa there Miss, where you off to so fast at this time of night?" he asked.
"I losted my way." She thought of quickly, "My master.....left something in one of his stale bags and sent me to fetch it. Only I got off track and now he's going to be angry with me." She lied with a hushed worried voice.
"Calm down, "he soothed. "I will help you. What's your name anyway?"
"It's Jade."
"Well Jade, you take this hallway all the way to the end turn left and walk until you see two big doors. That will take you to the outside and the stable is to your right. Do you understand?" She nodded. "O.K then off with you now."
"Thank you Sir." Jade smiled. She started down the hallway, before she turn the corer, she waved good- bye to the soldier. He however was talking to another soldier with a grim look on his face. When he spotted Jade he glared at her angry.
"You there stop where you are!" he yelled, but it was too late. Jade was already sprinting down the hallway full stride.