Fire of Wolves ~ Cool name! Anyways, glad u like! Yep, it'll develop soon
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Olenochka ~ Wow, ur the best reviewer EVER!! Thank you 4 all the great reviews!! Yep, there'll be ogres (there has to be SOME ogres). Hope u like this chapter . . .
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Twigs snapped and leaves crackled under our feet as we ran deep into the forest.
We heard swearing behind us as Black Leather Guy tried to get his men to chase after us.
There were the jingles of harnesses as his men raced to obey his commands, and saddled their horses.
We ran farther into the forest.
It was dark now, and hard to see. Someone pulled my arm and I screamed - not a very smart move. James was trying to pull me off the obvious path, and I had just given away our location.
"Where's Ted?" I hissed.
"Shh! Climb up the tree." James whispered urgently.
I grabbed a branch and pulled myself up onto the tree. James scrambled up the tree behind me. Not a moment to soon. As soon as we had made sure we wouldn't fall out of the tree, there were voices from below us.
"Did you find them?"
"No - where did they go?"
"I don't know, but I do know that it's dangerous in these forests at night. Who cares about them? Leave them for the ogres. I want to go home." A harsh voice laughed, and I felt a wave of fear sweep over me.
Then, I heard the unmistakable cold voice of the Black Leather Guy. "I want all the men posted around the village, and several near the roads. If they find them, they are to follow them. Do NOT fail me."
The first two men seemed either afraid or awed of him, because they both said meekly, "Yes, Boss."
The voices faded into the distance and the horses' hoof beats became more remote.
I realized that I was shaking as I climbed - or rather, slithered - down the tree. "That was scary." James said.
I agreed with him completely. "Why are they after us? Is it because I'm the princess or what?"
"I don't know." He replied thoughtfully. "Hey, where IS Ted?"
At that exact moment, there was a rustling in the bushes nearby and Ted walked over to us. He plopped down on the ground and, by way of explanation, said, "I was spying on them. I found out some useful information."
"And what did you find out?" I asked.
"Their leader was the guy in black. They call him 'Boss' but his real name is Erik. He's employed by Lord Donovan for some sinister reason. He is a bandit and thief." Ted answered matter-of-factly. "Also, they have a plan to overthrow the King and Queen, and they are either going to have an assassination, which would be too stupid to risk, or they need the princess or prince."
"Why?" I asked, my mouth going dry.
"They're going to use either the crown prince or princess as a way to get them to abdicate the throne."
"How'd you say you found all that out?" James asked, amazed.
"I followed a bunch of the guys and spied on them. They said that."
"That's not important right now!" I cried. "What are we going to DO now that they know who we are and are watching the roads and everything? And we need to tell my - I mean, the King and Queen!"
Ted looked confused at the mention of the roads being watched, so James quickly filled him in on what we had heard. When James was done with the short explanation, Ted leaned back with a thoughtful expression.
"We have to get out of Frell. Maybe to Bast. Take a shortcut, maybe - through the woods - and somehow get notice to the king and queen."
"Easier said than done." I muttered darkly.
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In the end, we just camped out in the forest. Since I had my fairy box trinket with me, (I first had to explain to Ted what it did and everything), I was able to call up all the supplies and stuff that James and I had left in the Unicorn Inn. Then, I managed to get some blankets and other stuff, and Ted decided that since it didn't look like rain, we wouldn't need tents.
Each thinking our own dark, troubled thoughts, we fell asleep.
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I was awakened very rudely by someone jabbing a stick at me.
I sat up with a gasp and looked up at the very things that were straight out of my worst nightmare. Ogres.
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A/n: Sry that this was such a short and not that great a chapter. I had a BIG writer's block, and I only had an hour to write all this, with schoolwork and tests and all, so . . . yeah, well, it'll get better. I just had to get some facts in here. Please R/R!!
Olenochka ~ Wow, ur the best reviewer EVER!! Thank you 4 all the great reviews!! Yep, there'll be ogres (there has to be SOME ogres). Hope u like this chapter . . .
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Twigs snapped and leaves crackled under our feet as we ran deep into the forest.
We heard swearing behind us as Black Leather Guy tried to get his men to chase after us.
There were the jingles of harnesses as his men raced to obey his commands, and saddled their horses.
We ran farther into the forest.
It was dark now, and hard to see. Someone pulled my arm and I screamed - not a very smart move. James was trying to pull me off the obvious path, and I had just given away our location.
"Where's Ted?" I hissed.
"Shh! Climb up the tree." James whispered urgently.
I grabbed a branch and pulled myself up onto the tree. James scrambled up the tree behind me. Not a moment to soon. As soon as we had made sure we wouldn't fall out of the tree, there were voices from below us.
"Did you find them?"
"No - where did they go?"
"I don't know, but I do know that it's dangerous in these forests at night. Who cares about them? Leave them for the ogres. I want to go home." A harsh voice laughed, and I felt a wave of fear sweep over me.
Then, I heard the unmistakable cold voice of the Black Leather Guy. "I want all the men posted around the village, and several near the roads. If they find them, they are to follow them. Do NOT fail me."
The first two men seemed either afraid or awed of him, because they both said meekly, "Yes, Boss."
The voices faded into the distance and the horses' hoof beats became more remote.
I realized that I was shaking as I climbed - or rather, slithered - down the tree. "That was scary." James said.
I agreed with him completely. "Why are they after us? Is it because I'm the princess or what?"
"I don't know." He replied thoughtfully. "Hey, where IS Ted?"
At that exact moment, there was a rustling in the bushes nearby and Ted walked over to us. He plopped down on the ground and, by way of explanation, said, "I was spying on them. I found out some useful information."
"And what did you find out?" I asked.
"Their leader was the guy in black. They call him 'Boss' but his real name is Erik. He's employed by Lord Donovan for some sinister reason. He is a bandit and thief." Ted answered matter-of-factly. "Also, they have a plan to overthrow the King and Queen, and they are either going to have an assassination, which would be too stupid to risk, or they need the princess or prince."
"Why?" I asked, my mouth going dry.
"They're going to use either the crown prince or princess as a way to get them to abdicate the throne."
"How'd you say you found all that out?" James asked, amazed.
"I followed a bunch of the guys and spied on them. They said that."
"That's not important right now!" I cried. "What are we going to DO now that they know who we are and are watching the roads and everything? And we need to tell my - I mean, the King and Queen!"
Ted looked confused at the mention of the roads being watched, so James quickly filled him in on what we had heard. When James was done with the short explanation, Ted leaned back with a thoughtful expression.
"We have to get out of Frell. Maybe to Bast. Take a shortcut, maybe - through the woods - and somehow get notice to the king and queen."
"Easier said than done." I muttered darkly.
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In the end, we just camped out in the forest. Since I had my fairy box trinket with me, (I first had to explain to Ted what it did and everything), I was able to call up all the supplies and stuff that James and I had left in the Unicorn Inn. Then, I managed to get some blankets and other stuff, and Ted decided that since it didn't look like rain, we wouldn't need tents.
Each thinking our own dark, troubled thoughts, we fell asleep.
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I was awakened very rudely by someone jabbing a stick at me.
I sat up with a gasp and looked up at the very things that were straight out of my worst nightmare. Ogres.
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A/n: Sry that this was such a short and not that great a chapter. I had a BIG writer's block, and I only had an hour to write all this, with schoolwork and tests and all, so . . . yeah, well, it'll get better. I just had to get some facts in here. Please R/R!!