Oh, I am SO sorry for not updating sooner! Really! My weekend was crazy,
and I have another one coming up, so...
Flash: This chapter is extra long to make up for it! *begins dancing around*
Hey, you're the klutzy one, you better watch out-
Flash: Oops. *knocks GBA to the floor* Sorrysorrysorrysorry!
Well, it looks okay... no problem. Go annoy my bother.
Flash: Happily! *zooms off*
Before I forget, here are the cookies for my reviewers *gives them out* I hope that you like this chapter, I'm not so fond of it...
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"What should we do?"
"Storm the castle."
"And get killed? No thanks."
"We have friends who are guards!"
"They won't help much."
"You-"
"We wait." Garet, Jenna and Felix turned to look at the jupiter adept, who gazed calmly back at them with her Jade eyes. "There will be someone at the palace who can help us."
Both mars adepts snorted. "Oh really? Well, who besides Garet here wants to volunteer to go find that person and have their head chopped off in the process?"
"Obviously not the sister of the previous-"
"Quiet!" Again, the mars adepts stopped arguing to look at one of their companions, but this time, it was Felix. He was staring suspiciously at a tree off to their left. Abruptly, he stood and threw a quake spell in it's direction.
"Ow!" A man with brown hair and a tan vest plummeted to the ground as a cry of worry rang out from the nearby trees. Soon, a red-haired toddler and his mother came into view, rushing over to check the fallen man for injuries.
Turning to Felix, the woman asked, "Why did you do that to him? What did he do to deserve it?"
"It depends on what, exactly, commander Briggs is doing out here, especially with his family."
"Escaping, and I'm not a commander anymore," muttered the pirate as he sat up, gingerly rubbing a lump forming on the back of head. "Never did, like Alex, but there's not much we can do, seeing as the previous lord's children are all dead."
"Felix, help them out. They can join the resistance."
"Yes, sister dear," was her brother's sarcastic reply as he healed Briggs. Helping him up, he returned to his spot by the other, followed by the other adepts and, after invitation, the pirates.
* * * * * * *
Looking down the passage, Karst swore under her breath. There were at least five other soldiers standing near the table that with the keys, and she wasn't on very good terms with any of them. She retreated to her post and waited for nightfall.
Once the rather uneventful day had passed, she returned to the key table between shifts. Seeing that no one was nearby, she quickly seized the keys and made her way over to Isaac and Mia's cell. Sliding the key in, she turned it and opened the door slowly to avoid any creaks.
"Took you long enough." Mia glared from her position against the far wall where she was sitting.
"I didn't get an opportunity until now, so just shut up and follow me." The prisoners stayed put. "All right, I got the keys, I unlocked the door, why aren't you two coming? You can escape!" Karst's temper wasn't helping the situation much.
"Distraction."
"Big deal. He'd go after the resistance anyway."
Isaac didn't respond, signaling that he had heard Karst and didn't agree with her, but coudn't back up his argument. Instead, Mia spoke, "Alex will be focusing on us instead of capturing the others."
"Yeah, like that'd work." Karst snorted.
"Alex doesn't know that Felix and Jenna are still alive! He hasn't been pursuing them as much as he could!
"He knows that the numbers grow each day."
"But he hasn't targeted any of you in the palace." The voices of the arguing women grew louder and louder to the point where a certain venus adept couldn't take it anymore. "Shut up!"
Karst and Mia turned to look at him is astonishment; neither had ever heard him be that loud before. "If you two keep arguing, the next shift will hear it. Let's just get out of here."
Quickly regaining her composure, Karst took control of the situation. "We can use the door that goes to the kitchen gardens to escape."
"Fine." The mars adept's annoyance mounted again as Isaac brushed past her and began leading them down the hallway. She looked back to make sure that Mia was coming, and their gazes caught and held.
"I don't know why he trusts you, or why you're helping us."
"Let's just say that it comes from a mutual desire to mess Alex up as much as possible." Silence settled in, and upon realizing that they'd managed to fall quite far behind, they quickened their pace.
By the time they managed to catch up with the venus adept, he had already climbed the fence of the gardens, and was perched on top of it, observing the patterns that the sentries path's made.
Seeing a break in the defense, Karst pointed it out to the others, and they ran for it as it reappeared.
"Halt! Who dares to try to escape?"
"It's them! Mia and the new slave!"
"We'll help you, Karst!" Three guards lunged from the darkness, forcing Isaac and Mia to dodge their swords. Karst snarled as their faces were revealed in the torchlight.
"Azart! Satrage! Navampa! Why have you abandoned your posts?"
"But miss-"
"Don't you 'but miss' me! You know your orders, go obey them!"
"Our orders are to let no prisoners escape."
"Alex ordered me to move them to the cave complex in Lunpa. Back to your posts! NOW!" The three she was yelling at scattered. Silently, she waved at the venus and mercury adepts as she went through the now-unguarded gate. They followed her in the same manner, soon disappearing into the forest.
* * * * * * *
"Consider this a warning, Piers." The mercury adept glanced down at his body, encased from feet to mid-chest in ice, before returning his glare to the one speaking to him. "If you don't shape up..."
"Then I get thrown in the dungeons for having done nothing, seeing as I never wanted to be involved in this whole mess in the first place."
"You know quite well that Coservarto was simply thrilled at the chance to become one of my advisors, and as an ambassador's attendant, your duty is to remain with him."
"Wrong. First, my duty is to Lemuria, and second, the only reason I'm still alive is because you needed someone to fill the position of you sixth advisor."
"Silence." Alex's hand shot out, and Piers' head snapped back as a red mark appeared on his cheek. "Just for that, I'll prove your earlier comment wrong."
"What's the matter, are the dungeons too easy to escape from?"
"No, I've just decided that it would be easier to have you killed." He swept out of the room, allowing the icy prison to melt. Piers dropped to the floor, and as he cast ply on his cheek, he swore that that smirk wouldn't remain on Alex's face much longer.
"Soon, those who you've hurt will have their revenge. Ivan has seen everything, and there is nothing you can do to stop it."
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Flash: Ooh, it's buzzing!
*groans* I knew there was something wrong! You probably... Oh, no...
???: I HAVE FURY!!!!!
Yep... you just gave me a fifth muse by mistake... Anybody who guesses who it is gets mentioned in author's note at the beginning of the next chapter; just stick your guess in the review. *points at little lavender button at bottom of screen* Please?
Flash: This chapter is extra long to make up for it! *begins dancing around*
Hey, you're the klutzy one, you better watch out-
Flash: Oops. *knocks GBA to the floor* Sorrysorrysorrysorry!
Well, it looks okay... no problem. Go annoy my bother.
Flash: Happily! *zooms off*
Before I forget, here are the cookies for my reviewers *gives them out* I hope that you like this chapter, I'm not so fond of it...
.................................
"What should we do?"
"Storm the castle."
"And get killed? No thanks."
"We have friends who are guards!"
"They won't help much."
"You-"
"We wait." Garet, Jenna and Felix turned to look at the jupiter adept, who gazed calmly back at them with her Jade eyes. "There will be someone at the palace who can help us."
Both mars adepts snorted. "Oh really? Well, who besides Garet here wants to volunteer to go find that person and have their head chopped off in the process?"
"Obviously not the sister of the previous-"
"Quiet!" Again, the mars adepts stopped arguing to look at one of their companions, but this time, it was Felix. He was staring suspiciously at a tree off to their left. Abruptly, he stood and threw a quake spell in it's direction.
"Ow!" A man with brown hair and a tan vest plummeted to the ground as a cry of worry rang out from the nearby trees. Soon, a red-haired toddler and his mother came into view, rushing over to check the fallen man for injuries.
Turning to Felix, the woman asked, "Why did you do that to him? What did he do to deserve it?"
"It depends on what, exactly, commander Briggs is doing out here, especially with his family."
"Escaping, and I'm not a commander anymore," muttered the pirate as he sat up, gingerly rubbing a lump forming on the back of head. "Never did, like Alex, but there's not much we can do, seeing as the previous lord's children are all dead."
"Felix, help them out. They can join the resistance."
"Yes, sister dear," was her brother's sarcastic reply as he healed Briggs. Helping him up, he returned to his spot by the other, followed by the other adepts and, after invitation, the pirates.
* * * * * * *
Looking down the passage, Karst swore under her breath. There were at least five other soldiers standing near the table that with the keys, and she wasn't on very good terms with any of them. She retreated to her post and waited for nightfall.
Once the rather uneventful day had passed, she returned to the key table between shifts. Seeing that no one was nearby, she quickly seized the keys and made her way over to Isaac and Mia's cell. Sliding the key in, she turned it and opened the door slowly to avoid any creaks.
"Took you long enough." Mia glared from her position against the far wall where she was sitting.
"I didn't get an opportunity until now, so just shut up and follow me." The prisoners stayed put. "All right, I got the keys, I unlocked the door, why aren't you two coming? You can escape!" Karst's temper wasn't helping the situation much.
"Distraction."
"Big deal. He'd go after the resistance anyway."
Isaac didn't respond, signaling that he had heard Karst and didn't agree with her, but coudn't back up his argument. Instead, Mia spoke, "Alex will be focusing on us instead of capturing the others."
"Yeah, like that'd work." Karst snorted.
"Alex doesn't know that Felix and Jenna are still alive! He hasn't been pursuing them as much as he could!
"He knows that the numbers grow each day."
"But he hasn't targeted any of you in the palace." The voices of the arguing women grew louder and louder to the point where a certain venus adept couldn't take it anymore. "Shut up!"
Karst and Mia turned to look at him is astonishment; neither had ever heard him be that loud before. "If you two keep arguing, the next shift will hear it. Let's just get out of here."
Quickly regaining her composure, Karst took control of the situation. "We can use the door that goes to the kitchen gardens to escape."
"Fine." The mars adept's annoyance mounted again as Isaac brushed past her and began leading them down the hallway. She looked back to make sure that Mia was coming, and their gazes caught and held.
"I don't know why he trusts you, or why you're helping us."
"Let's just say that it comes from a mutual desire to mess Alex up as much as possible." Silence settled in, and upon realizing that they'd managed to fall quite far behind, they quickened their pace.
By the time they managed to catch up with the venus adept, he had already climbed the fence of the gardens, and was perched on top of it, observing the patterns that the sentries path's made.
Seeing a break in the defense, Karst pointed it out to the others, and they ran for it as it reappeared.
"Halt! Who dares to try to escape?"
"It's them! Mia and the new slave!"
"We'll help you, Karst!" Three guards lunged from the darkness, forcing Isaac and Mia to dodge their swords. Karst snarled as their faces were revealed in the torchlight.
"Azart! Satrage! Navampa! Why have you abandoned your posts?"
"But miss-"
"Don't you 'but miss' me! You know your orders, go obey them!"
"Our orders are to let no prisoners escape."
"Alex ordered me to move them to the cave complex in Lunpa. Back to your posts! NOW!" The three she was yelling at scattered. Silently, she waved at the venus and mercury adepts as she went through the now-unguarded gate. They followed her in the same manner, soon disappearing into the forest.
* * * * * * *
"Consider this a warning, Piers." The mercury adept glanced down at his body, encased from feet to mid-chest in ice, before returning his glare to the one speaking to him. "If you don't shape up..."
"Then I get thrown in the dungeons for having done nothing, seeing as I never wanted to be involved in this whole mess in the first place."
"You know quite well that Coservarto was simply thrilled at the chance to become one of my advisors, and as an ambassador's attendant, your duty is to remain with him."
"Wrong. First, my duty is to Lemuria, and second, the only reason I'm still alive is because you needed someone to fill the position of you sixth advisor."
"Silence." Alex's hand shot out, and Piers' head snapped back as a red mark appeared on his cheek. "Just for that, I'll prove your earlier comment wrong."
"What's the matter, are the dungeons too easy to escape from?"
"No, I've just decided that it would be easier to have you killed." He swept out of the room, allowing the icy prison to melt. Piers dropped to the floor, and as he cast ply on his cheek, he swore that that smirk wouldn't remain on Alex's face much longer.
"Soon, those who you've hurt will have their revenge. Ivan has seen everything, and there is nothing you can do to stop it."
..............................................
Flash: Ooh, it's buzzing!
*groans* I knew there was something wrong! You probably... Oh, no...
???: I HAVE FURY!!!!!
Yep... you just gave me a fifth muse by mistake... Anybody who guesses who it is gets mentioned in author's note at the beginning of the next chapter; just stick your guess in the review. *points at little lavender button at bottom of screen* Please?