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Chapter 6
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It was my entire fault. I should have taken his word and not went. Rannyn, I am so sorry. I am sorry. Those three words ran in my mind over and over as I watched a cold body lye motionless on the forest floor. Dawn came and I have never seen so much blood. Eleveth was very upset. She didn't cry; her face was expressionless and pale. She wouldn't move, just on the floor, hugging her knees and staring.
Then I finally broke down and cried. I held Eleveth and soaked her shoulder with tears. She didn't do anything. Why was she neglecting me?
"Eleveth, please say something." I urged to her, shaking her slightly.
I crawled in front, staring at her face. She was in shock and I am alone.
"Come on, we have to go." I said pulling up to her feet. "We have to go home and get help."
I took off Rannyn's black cloak and covered it over my clothes. He loved it and I was going to make sure nothing was going to happen to the cloth. Blood was on the bottom edge and it felt so wrong to leave him there. I am sorry.
Eleveth cried and came back to her senses when I pulled her deeper in the forest. The sun was rising which made it better to see. The trees were close to each other and full of life.
"Eleveth, where are we?" I asked gently to her.
She hiccupped several times before answering, "Druadan Forest."
The feeling of joy in reaching my accomplishment didn't arrive. Fear and sadness still embedded inside my soul. All I wanted to do was to go home and dream of this away. I gazed up and looked at the trees. Shadows playfully danced on the green leaves as the sound of birds sang joyfully to themselves. There were all different assortments of trees but mostly were pine. The smell tickled my nose of fresh evergreen.
Eleveth tripped over a root and I caught her fall. I had no concept to where north was to find home. We both walked around aimlessly as our stomachs craved for food.
Long since noon have passed when the sun fell behind the trees. Eleveth complained of exhaustion and wanted to rest. I wanted to continue and find an end of the forest to hopefully see the plains again. I didn't like the look of the forest; it seemed so peaceful but hinted an ominous silence.
"Come on, Eldarion. We must rest."
Her grey eyes revealed that she was weary and wanted to sleep. I rested my back on the trunk of a tree and watched her comfortably settle herself to a nap. She breathed deeply knowing she had dozed off.
I brushed the dirt off my pants and decided to look around. I passed by trees studying their tallness and shape making sure I didn't lose Eleveth. Listening closely to the sounds around me, I noticed that the birds didn't sing anymore.
This was a bad song; something was out there. Thinking of this, my body stopped with a halt as I saw a figure in shadow move not so far across the trees.
I cautiously began to walk backwards before turning around running to Eleveth. Not long after, dusk approached and I couldn't find her anywhere. Did I make a wrong turn? I frantically searched, calling for her several times before I found the startling truth. The ground was imprinted of large traces of feet with a few small ones, showing signs of a struggle.
Panicking, I followed them to maybe discover where she went. But light became dimmer and the prints were disappearing with the darkness. I shouldn't have left her alone. There was another mistake I made.
Hunger struck again, the men took our packs that were filled with my hunting gear and of food. I remembered Rannyn had a roll in his pocket but there is no way I would find him again. I found a nearby old log and tried to hide myself inside but was too small compared to my body. I crouched close to the tall grass by the piece of wood and waited for nothing.
I was apart from my companions but I wasn't alone. Evening arrived and I paid more attention to the noise near me. It's unusual when the forest is quiet. What was out there?
Suddenly, I heard a low beating of drums. A code of an intruder was close. My heart pumped in my ears and I started to shake of fear. If my father was searching for me would he have come by now?
The melody of warnings rose louder in my ears. I crawled through the grass in hopes of a hiding spot. I looked up and a tree was in sight. Stopping, I held my breath and listened. Then as quick as I could be, jumped and grabbed hold of a branch.
I kicked my feet up to climb further into the tree. As my left foot reached to my chest, I felt a hand grasped my right. I peaked down and knew it was the mysterious drummers.
Fighting the grip away, my arms started to feel tired by holding the branches as tight as I could. Eventually, my other foot was caught and felt a good yank forcing me to fall six feet from the ground.
My lungs shocked of pain again and tried to suck in air as my back met the dirt. I squirmed effortlessly as more large hands held me down. All I saw was dark shadows whispering in strange tongues as they easily bounded my wrists. I opened my mouth to let out a scream of fear but all came black and then fell darkness over my eyes.
Chapter 6
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It was my entire fault. I should have taken his word and not went. Rannyn, I am so sorry. I am sorry. Those three words ran in my mind over and over as I watched a cold body lye motionless on the forest floor. Dawn came and I have never seen so much blood. Eleveth was very upset. She didn't cry; her face was expressionless and pale. She wouldn't move, just on the floor, hugging her knees and staring.
Then I finally broke down and cried. I held Eleveth and soaked her shoulder with tears. She didn't do anything. Why was she neglecting me?
"Eleveth, please say something." I urged to her, shaking her slightly.
I crawled in front, staring at her face. She was in shock and I am alone.
"Come on, we have to go." I said pulling up to her feet. "We have to go home and get help."
I took off Rannyn's black cloak and covered it over my clothes. He loved it and I was going to make sure nothing was going to happen to the cloth. Blood was on the bottom edge and it felt so wrong to leave him there. I am sorry.
Eleveth cried and came back to her senses when I pulled her deeper in the forest. The sun was rising which made it better to see. The trees were close to each other and full of life.
"Eleveth, where are we?" I asked gently to her.
She hiccupped several times before answering, "Druadan Forest."
The feeling of joy in reaching my accomplishment didn't arrive. Fear and sadness still embedded inside my soul. All I wanted to do was to go home and dream of this away. I gazed up and looked at the trees. Shadows playfully danced on the green leaves as the sound of birds sang joyfully to themselves. There were all different assortments of trees but mostly were pine. The smell tickled my nose of fresh evergreen.
Eleveth tripped over a root and I caught her fall. I had no concept to where north was to find home. We both walked around aimlessly as our stomachs craved for food.
Long since noon have passed when the sun fell behind the trees. Eleveth complained of exhaustion and wanted to rest. I wanted to continue and find an end of the forest to hopefully see the plains again. I didn't like the look of the forest; it seemed so peaceful but hinted an ominous silence.
"Come on, Eldarion. We must rest."
Her grey eyes revealed that she was weary and wanted to sleep. I rested my back on the trunk of a tree and watched her comfortably settle herself to a nap. She breathed deeply knowing she had dozed off.
I brushed the dirt off my pants and decided to look around. I passed by trees studying their tallness and shape making sure I didn't lose Eleveth. Listening closely to the sounds around me, I noticed that the birds didn't sing anymore.
This was a bad song; something was out there. Thinking of this, my body stopped with a halt as I saw a figure in shadow move not so far across the trees.
I cautiously began to walk backwards before turning around running to Eleveth. Not long after, dusk approached and I couldn't find her anywhere. Did I make a wrong turn? I frantically searched, calling for her several times before I found the startling truth. The ground was imprinted of large traces of feet with a few small ones, showing signs of a struggle.
Panicking, I followed them to maybe discover where she went. But light became dimmer and the prints were disappearing with the darkness. I shouldn't have left her alone. There was another mistake I made.
Hunger struck again, the men took our packs that were filled with my hunting gear and of food. I remembered Rannyn had a roll in his pocket but there is no way I would find him again. I found a nearby old log and tried to hide myself inside but was too small compared to my body. I crouched close to the tall grass by the piece of wood and waited for nothing.
I was apart from my companions but I wasn't alone. Evening arrived and I paid more attention to the noise near me. It's unusual when the forest is quiet. What was out there?
Suddenly, I heard a low beating of drums. A code of an intruder was close. My heart pumped in my ears and I started to shake of fear. If my father was searching for me would he have come by now?
The melody of warnings rose louder in my ears. I crawled through the grass in hopes of a hiding spot. I looked up and a tree was in sight. Stopping, I held my breath and listened. Then as quick as I could be, jumped and grabbed hold of a branch.
I kicked my feet up to climb further into the tree. As my left foot reached to my chest, I felt a hand grasped my right. I peaked down and knew it was the mysterious drummers.
Fighting the grip away, my arms started to feel tired by holding the branches as tight as I could. Eventually, my other foot was caught and felt a good yank forcing me to fall six feet from the ground.
My lungs shocked of pain again and tried to suck in air as my back met the dirt. I squirmed effortlessly as more large hands held me down. All I saw was dark shadows whispering in strange tongues as they easily bounded my wrists. I opened my mouth to let out a scream of fear but all came black and then fell darkness over my eyes.