Chapter 6. It Begins
Raver was laying back on the roof when the vision hit him. It was like the ones before only this time there was more detail. He saw the two arrive and this time he saw them in their room, they changed clothes with a couple of servants, the events unrolled before his inner eyes until he saw the arrows hit the man and saw the woman dragged away from the dead man. Then, as tears rolled down his eyes he saw the prince directing the men.
He came to with a start. He had to tell his pa, he had the feeling this was something of great importance to them all.
He crawled over the roof to the overhanging branch and climbed down quickly. He ran through the house until he saw his father in the front room, talking to one of the guard.
He backed up into the corner, then unbidden another vision started, that very man with a squad coming to Olhaven and taking away the young men and two of the young women, The Baker's daughter and...Carra. And he had the feeling that he would never see her again if such a thing came to pass.
The man ruffled his hair as he passed on his way out and it was all Raver could do not to flinch.
Khedrick took one look at his son's white and tear streaked face and knew something was terribly wrong. "What is it" he asked sharply.
"The prince " he started to say and stopped, trying to gain his composure.
"The prince" his father prompted.
"Yes, he's the one that ordered the Herald killed" he frowned "Or at least he will, tomorrow".
"You've seen this" his Father asked.
He nodded "Then just now, I saw the guard you were talking to come back with a squad and take all the young men and....".
"And" his father asked watching him carefully.
"They're going to take Carra and the Baker's daughter and kill them he said" tears starting up again.
"Not, If I can help it" his father said grimly. "We'll have to talk to the King".
"The prince killed the king too" Raver said.
"Then we'll need to escape" his father said. "Gherin" he yelled.
"Pa, what's wrong" Gherin asked when he had come running in at his father's shout.
"I need you to call a town meeting, and Gherin" he said.
"Yes, pa"
"Don't let the guard know about it" Gherin's eyes got big and he left fast to spread the word.