Chapter 2: The Raid at Sorrow's End
It took the rest of the day and the night to get to the mountains. They made it by the afternoon. Everyone was so tired that they dropped to the ground right at the edge of the mountain. Remembering the story Alex, even though she was hot and tired climbed the mountain before Cutter even had the thought.
"Cutter! Skywise! Quickly come look!" She sent acting surprised as if she didn't know what to find.
Cutter and Skywise climbed up the mountain and lay on the rocks next to Alex and looked down.
"Tam.do you see what I see.elves!" Alex sent.
"Elves just like us." Skywise sent.
"Not like us!" Cutter sent.
"They act like humans, Skywise." Alex sent to him.
"Syre.?" Cutter sent to Alex.
Alex looked at him surprised, but somehow knew that that was her soul name and that he was talking to her.
"Yes?" She whispered, forgetting that she should send.
"They have food.and water. We need to get some." Cutter sent.
"Wolfriders! All of the men that are not wounded get up here with your wolf friends!" Cutter sent to the Wolfriders.
"Men we are going to raid this village!" Cutter sent to the men.
"Wait Cutter! I have to go! I know what I'm doing! Please!" Alex sent to Cutter.
"But." Cutter sent to his new tribesman.
"Please Cutter!" Alex sent sadly.
Cutter finally gave in even though Alex was a Woman and usually the men did the raiding.
"Treestump.bring Midnight up as well." Cutter sent down to Treestump.
"Wait, who is Midnight?" Alex thought trying to remember if he was in her books. "Why lad, he won't listen to any of us." Treestump sent as the reply.
"Just do it" Cutter sent.
Treestump and the others came up the mountain. As told Treestump brought Midnight with him.
"We found Midnight as a young cub. His mother and father killed by human hunters, he was left there to die. We took him in and took care of him although he didn't have a master he still stayed with us. He is now yours, Alex." Cutter sent.
".Thanks" Alex sent.
"OK wolfriders, we must steal food and water from these elves." Cutter sent to his tribe.
Treestump was about to tell Midnight that Alex was his master now but Midnight was already smelling Alex and motioning for her to get on his back.
"That never happened before. Midnight doesn't like anyone." Skywise sent to Cutter.
Cutter nodded in approval.
"Wolfriders ready?" Cutter sent.
"Wait Cutter, we have to be careful. These elves are VERY different from us." Alex sent to Cutter as she got on Midnight.
"I understand that Alex.Yes, we must be very careful." Cutter whispered.
"Riders ready.NOW!!!" he sent to the tribe.
"OWOOOOOO!" The tribe howled as they went down the mountain.
"EEEEEEEE!" An elf screamed.
Alex stopped in front of her. Lucky she was the first one down before Cutter came. She saw Leetah in front of her. Then Rayek jumped in front of Leetah and pointed a spear at Alex.
"Never point a weapon." Alex paused and cut the spear in half with her knife, (Cutter gave it to her earlier, for protection ^_^) and punched Rayek in the stomach. ".Unless you plan on using it to actually hurt me!"
Alex rode off on Midnight, Rayek chasing after her. He was very angry.
Cutter stopped in front of Leetah. He froze and was staring at her.
Alex saw him and was about to say something but remembered the book. Cutter grabbed Leetah and went back up the mountain. Alex began to ride after him, but Rayek saw his attacker (Alex) and ran after her. Alex paused and saw him running toward her.
"Oh Crap! Not Him!" Alex said under her breath.
Rayek ran faster not only in anger because Alex attacted him but angry that Leetah was taken.
"Oh Crap!" Alex said.
"Midnight Run!" Alex yelled.
Midnight started to run back up the mountain but Rayek grabbed hold of Alex's leg and she fell off of her new friend.
"OWCH! HEY LET GO!" Alex yelled.
Rayek took hold of her. Midnight stopped and was about to attack Rayek.
"NO Midnight! GO TELL CUTTER!" Alex sent to the wolf.
Midnight ran back up the mountain to do as his master said. Rayek turned Alex around at looked at her.
"Where did your friend take Leetah!!" He yelled.
Alex said nothing.
"Speak Pale Face!!!" He yelled.
Alex looked at him angrily. His eyes were filled with hate.
"Tell me or die!" He yelled.
Alex punched his stomach. He let got of her and grabbed it in pain. Alex backed away and pulled out her knife, which she had put away earlier when he was chasing her. She stood ready to fight him.
"I will not tell you anything Rayek!" Alex yelled forgetting that she wasn't sposed to know his name yet.
Rayek looked at her surprised. He said nothing of his name so how would she know it.
Midnight made it up to the top of the mountain. Cutter saw that Alex wasn't on him and was surprised.
"Midnight.Where's Alex?" Cutter sent to the wolf.
"Captured!" Midnight sent, panting.
Cutter looked shocked. He looked down at where they had just come from. Alex was fighting with Rayek. Rayek attacked Alex and she fell to one knee. He had cut her arm with his knife and it started to bleed.
"Owch!" Alex yelled.
Her eyes became angry. She stood up and attacked Rayek. Rayek stabbed her stomach and Alex paused.
"Ow." Alex whispered.
"Tell me and I'll go easy on you, pale face!" He yelled at her.
"Never!" Alex whispered weakly, holding her stomach.
Alex attacked Rayek again and was able to get a few hits to him before he stopped her. She cut his stomach and leg. They were not too big. maybe medium sized cuts. but they still hurt him. But when she did she spent her energy and fell to her knees. Rayek bent down in front of her and put his bloody knife up to Alex's neck. The blood from his cuts stained his clothes.
"As you wish." He said pressing the knife to her neck a little.
Up on the mountain Cutter and the other wolfriders watched in terror. Leetah was tied up and over Cutter's shoulders.
""You won't get anything out of me" Alex whispered.
She gripped her knife tightly and brought it to Rayek's face. He moved his head back a little, but she was still able to cut his cheek.
"I wouldn't do that unless I really had to Rayek. Trust me I don't like to hurt people unless the bring it on themselves." Alex whispered then continued with a smirk, "But all that was just pay back for what you did to me."
Rayek pushed his knife to her throat a little more, but then he looked around. Everyone was staring at them in fear, they had never seen Rayek so angry or want to kill another elf. Rayek put his knife away and started to climb the mountain.
"Leetah!" He yelled.
"She's fine Black Hair. And she's right here." Cutter said when he saw Rayek reach the top of the mountain.
Cutter looked down at the village and over to Alex. She looked up at him and smiled weakly. She fell backward. Cutter looked angrily over at Rayek.
"Skywise, take her!" Cutter sent and gave Leetah to him.
"Black Hair! You're Dead!" Cutter yelled.
Cutter and Rayek looked angrily at each other for a short moment. Then Leetah yelled.
"Put me down!"
Everyone surrounded Rayek and Pike took his knife away from him.
"Please, put me down! I'll do anything!" Leetah yelled, frightened.
Cutter thought for a moment.
"Put her down." He sent to Skywise.
Skywise put her down, and she quickly ran to Rayek.
"We need food and water. And my friend needs help." Cutter said pointing down to Alex.
They all went down to the village and Leetah went over and helped Alex to her feet.
"Healer? Please, we need you to heal our friend." Alex said weakly.
Leetah was surprised that Alex knew she was a healer. She hadn't known them for very long, yet she knew Rayek's name and that Leetah was a healer. Cutter remembered Redlance and Nighfall after hearing Alex mention them. But he didn't hear Alex call Leetah a healer.
"If there is a healer among your people please come forward and heal my friend then come with me to find my other tribesmen." Cutter said.
Leetah turned to Alex and was about to heal her, but Alex backed away.
"No! Redlance is worse off than me! I can wait!" Alex sent to Cutter.
Cutter looked at her worried, but nodded. Alex got on Midnight's back and lay there. Midnight followed Cutter and Nightrunner. Leetah quickly healed Rayek and they got on two zwoots and followed the two wolfriders.
"You sure you're okay?" Cutter sent to Alex who was holding her wounds in pain. She had stopped bleeding but they still hurt.
Alex nodded and sent to Midnight. "Faster! We need to get to them!"
Midnight went faster, and Cutter followed.
"We're almost there!" Cutter said not bothering to look back at Leetah and Rayek.
A little while later they made it to where Cutter had left Redlance and Nightfall. Leetah healed Redlance with difficulty, but was able to. Then she went over to Alex. She put her hand on Alex's arm. Alex had fallen asleep but when Lettah touched her, she jerked away and almost fell off Midnight. Leetah moved to heal Alex but she pushed away. Leetah tried to get closer, but every time being pushed further away by Alex.
"Syre!" Cutter sent to her.
Alex's head jerked up. "What?" She sent weakly.
"Why aren't you letting her heal you?" Cutter sent.
"I...I...Just because.I can't." Alex sent.
Cutter tilted his head in confusion. Alex just looked at him, then whispered in Midnight's ear. Midnight turned around, but stopped. He wanted his master to get healed but wanted to do as she said, so he kept walking back toward the village. Cutter was still confused, but followed Midnight, back to the village. Redlance and Nightfall followed them, wondering, who Alex was.
It took the rest of the day and the night to get to the mountains. They made it by the afternoon. Everyone was so tired that they dropped to the ground right at the edge of the mountain. Remembering the story Alex, even though she was hot and tired climbed the mountain before Cutter even had the thought.
"Cutter! Skywise! Quickly come look!" She sent acting surprised as if she didn't know what to find.
Cutter and Skywise climbed up the mountain and lay on the rocks next to Alex and looked down.
"Tam.do you see what I see.elves!" Alex sent.
"Elves just like us." Skywise sent.
"Not like us!" Cutter sent.
"They act like humans, Skywise." Alex sent to him.
"Syre.?" Cutter sent to Alex.
Alex looked at him surprised, but somehow knew that that was her soul name and that he was talking to her.
"Yes?" She whispered, forgetting that she should send.
"They have food.and water. We need to get some." Cutter sent.
"Wolfriders! All of the men that are not wounded get up here with your wolf friends!" Cutter sent to the Wolfriders.
"Men we are going to raid this village!" Cutter sent to the men.
"Wait Cutter! I have to go! I know what I'm doing! Please!" Alex sent to Cutter.
"But." Cutter sent to his new tribesman.
"Please Cutter!" Alex sent sadly.
Cutter finally gave in even though Alex was a Woman and usually the men did the raiding.
"Treestump.bring Midnight up as well." Cutter sent down to Treestump.
"Wait, who is Midnight?" Alex thought trying to remember if he was in her books. "Why lad, he won't listen to any of us." Treestump sent as the reply.
"Just do it" Cutter sent.
Treestump and the others came up the mountain. As told Treestump brought Midnight with him.
"We found Midnight as a young cub. His mother and father killed by human hunters, he was left there to die. We took him in and took care of him although he didn't have a master he still stayed with us. He is now yours, Alex." Cutter sent.
".Thanks" Alex sent.
"OK wolfriders, we must steal food and water from these elves." Cutter sent to his tribe.
Treestump was about to tell Midnight that Alex was his master now but Midnight was already smelling Alex and motioning for her to get on his back.
"That never happened before. Midnight doesn't like anyone." Skywise sent to Cutter.
Cutter nodded in approval.
"Wolfriders ready?" Cutter sent.
"Wait Cutter, we have to be careful. These elves are VERY different from us." Alex sent to Cutter as she got on Midnight.
"I understand that Alex.Yes, we must be very careful." Cutter whispered.
"Riders ready.NOW!!!" he sent to the tribe.
"OWOOOOOO!" The tribe howled as they went down the mountain.
"EEEEEEEE!" An elf screamed.
Alex stopped in front of her. Lucky she was the first one down before Cutter came. She saw Leetah in front of her. Then Rayek jumped in front of Leetah and pointed a spear at Alex.
"Never point a weapon." Alex paused and cut the spear in half with her knife, (Cutter gave it to her earlier, for protection ^_^) and punched Rayek in the stomach. ".Unless you plan on using it to actually hurt me!"
Alex rode off on Midnight, Rayek chasing after her. He was very angry.
Cutter stopped in front of Leetah. He froze and was staring at her.
Alex saw him and was about to say something but remembered the book. Cutter grabbed Leetah and went back up the mountain. Alex began to ride after him, but Rayek saw his attacker (Alex) and ran after her. Alex paused and saw him running toward her.
"Oh Crap! Not Him!" Alex said under her breath.
Rayek ran faster not only in anger because Alex attacted him but angry that Leetah was taken.
"Oh Crap!" Alex said.
"Midnight Run!" Alex yelled.
Midnight started to run back up the mountain but Rayek grabbed hold of Alex's leg and she fell off of her new friend.
"OWCH! HEY LET GO!" Alex yelled.
Rayek took hold of her. Midnight stopped and was about to attack Rayek.
"NO Midnight! GO TELL CUTTER!" Alex sent to the wolf.
Midnight ran back up the mountain to do as his master said. Rayek turned Alex around at looked at her.
"Where did your friend take Leetah!!" He yelled.
Alex said nothing.
"Speak Pale Face!!!" He yelled.
Alex looked at him angrily. His eyes were filled with hate.
"Tell me or die!" He yelled.
Alex punched his stomach. He let got of her and grabbed it in pain. Alex backed away and pulled out her knife, which she had put away earlier when he was chasing her. She stood ready to fight him.
"I will not tell you anything Rayek!" Alex yelled forgetting that she wasn't sposed to know his name yet.
Rayek looked at her surprised. He said nothing of his name so how would she know it.
Midnight made it up to the top of the mountain. Cutter saw that Alex wasn't on him and was surprised.
"Midnight.Where's Alex?" Cutter sent to the wolf.
"Captured!" Midnight sent, panting.
Cutter looked shocked. He looked down at where they had just come from. Alex was fighting with Rayek. Rayek attacked Alex and she fell to one knee. He had cut her arm with his knife and it started to bleed.
"Owch!" Alex yelled.
Her eyes became angry. She stood up and attacked Rayek. Rayek stabbed her stomach and Alex paused.
"Ow." Alex whispered.
"Tell me and I'll go easy on you, pale face!" He yelled at her.
"Never!" Alex whispered weakly, holding her stomach.
Alex attacked Rayek again and was able to get a few hits to him before he stopped her. She cut his stomach and leg. They were not too big. maybe medium sized cuts. but they still hurt him. But when she did she spent her energy and fell to her knees. Rayek bent down in front of her and put his bloody knife up to Alex's neck. The blood from his cuts stained his clothes.
"As you wish." He said pressing the knife to her neck a little.
Up on the mountain Cutter and the other wolfriders watched in terror. Leetah was tied up and over Cutter's shoulders.
""You won't get anything out of me" Alex whispered.
She gripped her knife tightly and brought it to Rayek's face. He moved his head back a little, but she was still able to cut his cheek.
"I wouldn't do that unless I really had to Rayek. Trust me I don't like to hurt people unless the bring it on themselves." Alex whispered then continued with a smirk, "But all that was just pay back for what you did to me."
Rayek pushed his knife to her throat a little more, but then he looked around. Everyone was staring at them in fear, they had never seen Rayek so angry or want to kill another elf. Rayek put his knife away and started to climb the mountain.
"Leetah!" He yelled.
"She's fine Black Hair. And she's right here." Cutter said when he saw Rayek reach the top of the mountain.
Cutter looked down at the village and over to Alex. She looked up at him and smiled weakly. She fell backward. Cutter looked angrily over at Rayek.
"Skywise, take her!" Cutter sent and gave Leetah to him.
"Black Hair! You're Dead!" Cutter yelled.
Cutter and Rayek looked angrily at each other for a short moment. Then Leetah yelled.
"Put me down!"
Everyone surrounded Rayek and Pike took his knife away from him.
"Please, put me down! I'll do anything!" Leetah yelled, frightened.
Cutter thought for a moment.
"Put her down." He sent to Skywise.
Skywise put her down, and she quickly ran to Rayek.
"We need food and water. And my friend needs help." Cutter said pointing down to Alex.
They all went down to the village and Leetah went over and helped Alex to her feet.
"Healer? Please, we need you to heal our friend." Alex said weakly.
Leetah was surprised that Alex knew she was a healer. She hadn't known them for very long, yet she knew Rayek's name and that Leetah was a healer. Cutter remembered Redlance and Nighfall after hearing Alex mention them. But he didn't hear Alex call Leetah a healer.
"If there is a healer among your people please come forward and heal my friend then come with me to find my other tribesmen." Cutter said.
Leetah turned to Alex and was about to heal her, but Alex backed away.
"No! Redlance is worse off than me! I can wait!" Alex sent to Cutter.
Cutter looked at her worried, but nodded. Alex got on Midnight's back and lay there. Midnight followed Cutter and Nightrunner. Leetah quickly healed Rayek and they got on two zwoots and followed the two wolfriders.
"You sure you're okay?" Cutter sent to Alex who was holding her wounds in pain. She had stopped bleeding but they still hurt.
Alex nodded and sent to Midnight. "Faster! We need to get to them!"
Midnight went faster, and Cutter followed.
"We're almost there!" Cutter said not bothering to look back at Leetah and Rayek.
A little while later they made it to where Cutter had left Redlance and Nightfall. Leetah healed Redlance with difficulty, but was able to. Then she went over to Alex. She put her hand on Alex's arm. Alex had fallen asleep but when Lettah touched her, she jerked away and almost fell off Midnight. Leetah moved to heal Alex but she pushed away. Leetah tried to get closer, but every time being pushed further away by Alex.
"Syre!" Cutter sent to her.
Alex's head jerked up. "What?" She sent weakly.
"Why aren't you letting her heal you?" Cutter sent.
"I...I...Just because.I can't." Alex sent.
Cutter tilted his head in confusion. Alex just looked at him, then whispered in Midnight's ear. Midnight turned around, but stopped. He wanted his master to get healed but wanted to do as she said, so he kept walking back toward the village. Cutter was still confused, but followed Midnight, back to the village. Redlance and Nightfall followed them, wondering, who Alex was.