Chapter 12: Kill Them!
"So, are you two finally together?" Cutter asked when Alex fell asleep. He lay on his back looking up at the stars.
"What?" Skywise asked looking down at him.
"Are you two lifemates now?" Cutter asked looking up at Skywise. "No." Skywise answered, laying down and looked up at the stars. "But I don't care anymore. She knows I love her and that's all that matters."
"But you know that you're supposed become lifemates. It's the Way." Cutter said.
"For once-I don't care about the Way." Skywise said looking at Cutter. Cutter smirked and looked over at Alex's sleeping figure.
"Does she love you?" He asked. "Yea, but she doesn't want a lifemate." Skywise said with a slight smile.
"What?! Doesn't want-" "SHH! She's sleeping. Don't wake her!" Skywise interrupted.
Cutter lay back down and they looked at each other for a moment. " Your crazy." Cutter whispered and they smiled at each other and said their goodnights and went to sleep.
Alex's eyes jerked open when she heard Cutter yell. "Don't worry about them, Alex. They talk non-since. Go back to sleep." Midnight sent feeling Alex jerk awake.
Alex smiled and closed her eyes. "Soft pretty high thing want Petal Wing spit wrap-stuff on mean mean soft pretty high thing." Petal Wing whispered. Alex just smiled.
Petal Wing shrugged and moved position. It got comfortable lying on Alex's head and fell asleep. The next morning Alex woke up hearing a noise. She jerked her head up and looked around. She saw Cutter and Skywise still sleeping next to their wolves. She looked in the sky and found what the noise was. She saw two really big birds flying toward them.
"O crap!" She thought, quickly getting up. "Cutter! Skywise! Wake up, we have company!" Alex sent and picked up her bow.
Skywise and Cutter woke up and looked around. They saw the two birds flying toward them.
"EEP! Big big creature things found us!" Petal Wing yelled flying around. "Calm down Petal Wing." Alex said, reaching for an arrow. Petal Wing was still freaking out, so Cutter grabbed it and yelled at it. Of course, Petal Wing spit at him. Skywise started to laugh when Alex turned her head to them.
"Now isn't the time to play! Petal Wing get back here." Alex said to Petal Wing when she saw Petal Wing free from Cutter's grasp. Petal Wing flew to Alex and hid from Cutter and the big birds that were flying toward them.
Alex held her bow and arrow ready to shoot, but she didn't know what would happen if she did. "Will it be like my books or will it be different?" She thought.
"Starjumper! Nightrunner! Get out of here! Run toward the mountain!" Alex sent.
The wolves didn't move. They stayed with Cutter and Skywise. "Go!" Alex yelled.
Cutter and Skywise nodded and their wolves took off toward the mountain. Midnight stayed with Alex and the others, not wanting to leave Alex.
"Alex, what's going on?" Cutter asked taking New Moon out of its sheath, so he would be ready to fight.
"Put that away. It won't do any good with these creatures." Alex said and calmly pulled back her bowstring.
"Alex, what's wrong? Can we really get hurt from those things?" Skywise asked. Alex didn't answer, she concentrated on one of the birds.
"Joyleaf, mother, guide my arrow." Alex said letting go of the arrow and watched it fly toward one of the birds.
"Joyleaf? Mother? What?" Cutter thought as the three of them watched the arrow hit the bird.
"Bulls eye." Skywise said smiling. "Soft pretty high thing know it not over yet." Petal Wing whispered.
"Its not over yet, just like Petal Wing said the other night. These things are dangerous." Alex said watching the bird.
It dropped a few feet but picked itself back up and kept flying. "Damn! It's still alive!" Alex said.
"Get ready to run!" Alex said, putting her bow on her back and stood there.
"But why? Where?" Cutter asked. "Toward the mountain and because I said so!" Alex yelled.
"I AM CHIEF! I say if we run or not! We aren't cowards!" Cutter yelled.
"Fine! Stay here! Get killed or captured!" Alex said walking away.
The birds swooped down to find out who was there, and who shot at one of them. One of the birds swooped down and grabbed Cutter and Skywise.
"AAH!" Cutter and Skywise yelled as they were grabbed and taken to Blue Mountain.
"Skywise! Cutter! 'I hope they didn't think I was serious. Either that or they were just to proud of their huge egos to run!' Get back here! I wasn't serious!" Alex yelled jumping on Midnight.
"Petal Wing I'm ganna need a lot of help when we get to Blue Mountain! Think you can take the job?" Alex asked as Midnight ran toward the mountain.
The other wolves met up with her while Midnight was running to the mountain. "You guys ok?" Alex sent, and the wolves nodded.
Petal Wing hid in Alex's hair (as usual). But its wings stood out and made Alex look like she had a butterfly hair clip to hold back some of her hair.
They made it to the Blue Mountain. They all went up to the entrance and Alex whispered to Petal Wing, "Petal Wing, no matter what, unless I say your name, don't come out of hiding. And no talking either. Got it."
Petal Wing nodded and stayed put and was quiet. "Ok, guys let's go." Alex sent.
A bird landed behind them when they were about to go into the entrance. "EEP!" Petal Wing shrieked but no one except Alex heard it because of the loud flapping of the bird's wings.
"Shh, guys it ok. This is good." Alex sent to the wolves, she could hear them growling.
"What are you doing, little girl? Shouldn't you be home with your human mother?" An elf said, not seeing Alex's ears.
"Please sir, I just want to meet Lord Voll." Alex said trying to act polite.
'Can I please stick a knife in his gut?' She sent to Midnight.
Midnight growled and Alex rolled her eyes, saying 'ok ok I won't.'
"I think not young lady. Lord Voll does not see human children like you. Now get off that retched creature and stay there." The elf said rudely.
"Retched Creature! Why I oughta-" Midnight sent. "Shh! Guys calm down!" Alex sent, hearing them growl again.
"Please, I only want to meet Lord Voll." Alex said getting off Midnight. An elf appeared from behind her and grabbed her.
"You shall then! Come let us take her to meet him. This human shall make a great offering to him don't you think?" The elf asked, that had grabbed her.
The two elves held onto Alex and flew into the mountain. Midnight and the others followed in a run behind them. They were growling and trying to bite the elves.
"HEY! LET ME GO!" Alex yelled struggling. "LET GO!" Alex yelled again.
The wolves wanted to attack the elves but Alex wouldn't let them. "NO!" She lock sent to them.
They finally made it to the thrown room. They dropped Alex on the ground in front of the thrown.
"Lord Voll, we found this human trying to sneak in. She had these three wolves with her. She said she only wanted to meet you." One elf said.
"OW!" Alex said slightly standing up. Midnight attacked one of the elves.
"Midnight no!" Alex yelled seeing Midnight on top of one of the elves, looking at him angrily and showing his teeth.
"Young lady, what do you want here? Get that wolf off of my servant!" Voll yelled.
Alex got Midnight calmed down and turned to face Lord Voll.
"Lord Voll, I would like to have a few words with you." Alex said.
"Speak child." Voll said.
"First of all I'm NOT a child, I'm 18! Secondly, I am NOT a human, I am an elf just like the rest of you. And thirdly, you have something of mine-well they aren't exactly mine, but they are my Chief and my umm Friend." Alex said taking a breath.
"Oh, those two young boys? Those are your friends? I am sorry, young lady, but they are getting ready to be punished, by death, for shooting one of our birds." Voll said.
"WHAT?! What did they do?" Alex asked.
"Shot one of my birds, and almost killed it." Voll said.
"That was me! You're no leader! You're a killer! That's my brother and his best friend that you plan on killing!" Alex yelled reaching for her knife.
"I am sorry, but your soul brother and his friend have to pay for their actions." Someone said behind Alex.
"What? Why?" Alex asked turning around to see Aroree. She held onto her knife, but did not remove it from its sheath.
"They nearly killed my bond bird." Aroree said. "How many times must I say it! I shot the arrow at your bird!" Alex said now yanking the knife from its sheath.
She started to attack Lord Voll. But she got grabbed by Aroree and another elf and was held back. She dropped her knife to the ground.
"Young Lady, if I were you, I would show much better manners. Or your friends might die." Voll said pointing.
Alex looked over to where Voll was pointing and saw Cutter and Skywise in chains and elves with knives at their throats.
"Cutter! Skywise!" Alex yelled.
"Alex!" They yelled seeing her being held down by a group of elves.
The wolves started to growl again and Cutter sent to Nightrunner.
"Nightrunner, take Alex and the others and get out of here."
"No! Cutter, I'm not leaving! I came here for two reasons, and I'm not leaving until I'm finished." Alex yelled at Cutter seeing the look on his face.
"Shall we kill them and the girl, My Lord?" Someone asked.
"Winnowill-" Alex whispered.
"Ah, Winnowill, you decided to grant us with your presence." Voll said holding out his hand. He motioned for the elves to bring Cutter and Skywise closer.
"Please Lord Voll. Don't kill them!" Alex begged, as she struggled to get free from the elves that held her back.
"What do you think, Winnowill?" Voll asked.
"Kill them all, now." Winnowill said smiling. Voll nodded and motioned for them to kill Cutter and Skywise.
"Voll! I swear, by the High One, you WILL die if you kill them!" Alex yelled.
"Alex!" Cutter yelled. Alex started to cry and she fell to her knees. "Please-Don't kill them!" Alex cried.
"Why do you suppose she cares for them so, she is going to live and be able to go home. Wouldn't that be enough?" Voll asked Winnowill.
"I seriously can't take this anymore! I'm not ganna go home and say 'Our Chief is dead and so is his brother. I am your Chieftess now. I'm not ganna go home and say that I will never love again. No matter who it is! Whether it be Jayra, Cori, or any one else in our tribe!' I'm not ganna go home and tell them Cutter died like our father!" Alex yelled.
"I'm am certainly not ganna tell them he died by the hand of an Elf Lord that cares for no one but himself! I WILL NOT let you kill my brother! I will not go home and tell my brother lifemate that he's dead, or our tribe! I can't tell our mother and father that I couldn't protect him when I was sposed too! He can't be taken by them, Not yet! He is the Chief of the Wolfriders and will stay that way for a long time! I won't let my brother die!" Alex yelled.
She struggled out of Aroree and the other elves hands and picked up her knife.
"You kill them and I'll kill you! Sound like a decent exchange so go ahead!" Alex said.
"She has a worse temper than your father, Cutter." Skywise said.
"Why does she keep calling me her brother?" Cutter asked.
"Because she's-" Skywise stopped when he saw Alex running toward Voll.
"Tyldak!" Winnowill sent. "Come here, NOW!"
Winnowill sent to Alex and Alex froze. She held her head for a moment then sent, "Your cursed sendings won't stop me, Witch!" And she gave Winnowill a cold hard look of hatred and disgust.
Tyldak flew down and held Alex back with his wings. "Bird Elf! If you don't let me go I'll tare your wings off!" Alex yelled.
Tyldak didn't let loose of her. "Ok, have it your way! PETAL WING! I need you, NOW!" Alex yelled.
Petal Wing immediately flew out of hiding and spit in Tyldak's face. Alex got free of Tyldak and ran toward Voll.
"ALEX!" Cutter yelled. Alex turned to face her brother.
"Leave him be!" Cutter said.
"For once, Cutter, I'm actually not ganna listen to you!" Alex said turning around. Her face was red from tears. She looked Voll straight in the eyes. He still sat on his thrown like nothing was happening.
"You're that serious-aren't you child?" Voll asked. Alex gripped her knife.
"I'm not a child! You think I would just stand here and watch you kill my family? Yes I am that serious! Got a problem?" Alex said angrily.
Voll looked at Alex. He saw a few more tears fall down her cheeks. He sat there silent for a moment.
"I will let one of them go." Voll said, finally.
"What?! My Lord!" Winnowill asked surprised. Alex looked at Winnowill and then back at Voll.
"With all due respect, Lord Voll, that's not good enough." Alex said.
Voll ignored her and motioned for them to let Skywise go. They let him go and Alex looked at Voll angrily for a moment, then ran to Skywise. They embraced in a hug and kissed each other. Alex almost started to cry again but she remembered something.
"Petal Wing?" Alex said still holding Skywise, in fear of loosing him if she let go.
"EEP! Soft pretty high thing, HELP!!!" Petal Wing yelled from above as she was bing chased by Tyldak.
"Petal Wing?!" Alex said looking around for a weapon. She let go of Skywise and grabbed her bow off her back and grabbed an arrow. She was able to get the arrow into her bow, when someone grabbed her and struggled to take away her bow.
"Ugh! Let go!" Alex yelled, shooting the arrow up toward Tyldak. Skywise tried to help out, but Voll stopped him.
"Young lady, put down your bow!" Voll said.
Alex dropped her bow and punched the elf that tried to stop her, in the stomach.
"Don't touch me again!" Alex yelled looking at the elf.
"Petal Wing! Here!" Alex said holding out her hand.
Petal Wing flew as fast as it could to Alex and landed on her land. "Soft pretty high thing live NOW!" Petal Wing yelled.
"Not yet we still have to-" Alex looked up. She saw Tyldak flying toward her. She jumped out of the way and landed on her shoulder.
"OW!" She yelled getting up slowly.
"Tyldak! You're dead! Come here, let me tare your wings off piece by piece!" Alex yelled.
"ALEX!" Skywise said holding her back.
"What?" Alex whispered. "Cutter doesn't want you risking your life for him." Skywise sent.
"What? But he's my-" "He doesn't know that though." Skywise sent interrupting Alex's sending.
"After all I just said? Damn, he's got one thick skull." Alex sent.
"OW!" Alex said holding her shoulder.
"Winnowill-" Voll said pointing to Alex.
"Don't touch me! I'd rather die than have a witch like you even come near me! Plus it will heal on its own!" Alex yelled.
"Young lady, let Winnowill heal your arm. If you let it heal on its own it will not heal correctly." Voll said.
"I can heal it myself and MY name is Alex!" Alex said.
Voll looked at her for a moment, then looked at the two others.
"You care for these two. By the look of the way you embraced that Skywise fellow, I'd say he was your lifemate. And that young man, that Cutter fellow, he's your borther?" Voll said.
"Yea he's my brother. But Skywise and me aren't lifemates, we just care for each other with all our heart." Alex said.
"Winnowill take Alex to get some new clothes. She looks like she needs them." Voll said. "Prepare a feast for our guests! I shall stay and talk with the two of you until dinner is ready." Voll said looking at Skywise and Cutter.
With that Winnowill took Alex to get some new clothes and Voll, Cutter and Skywise sat in the thrown room talking about the Wolfriders and their adventures. Everyone else went to prepare a meal for their guests.
"So, are you two finally together?" Cutter asked when Alex fell asleep. He lay on his back looking up at the stars.
"What?" Skywise asked looking down at him.
"Are you two lifemates now?" Cutter asked looking up at Skywise. "No." Skywise answered, laying down and looked up at the stars. "But I don't care anymore. She knows I love her and that's all that matters."
"But you know that you're supposed become lifemates. It's the Way." Cutter said.
"For once-I don't care about the Way." Skywise said looking at Cutter. Cutter smirked and looked over at Alex's sleeping figure.
"Does she love you?" He asked. "Yea, but she doesn't want a lifemate." Skywise said with a slight smile.
"What?! Doesn't want-" "SHH! She's sleeping. Don't wake her!" Skywise interrupted.
Cutter lay back down and they looked at each other for a moment. " Your crazy." Cutter whispered and they smiled at each other and said their goodnights and went to sleep.
Alex's eyes jerked open when she heard Cutter yell. "Don't worry about them, Alex. They talk non-since. Go back to sleep." Midnight sent feeling Alex jerk awake.
Alex smiled and closed her eyes. "Soft pretty high thing want Petal Wing spit wrap-stuff on mean mean soft pretty high thing." Petal Wing whispered. Alex just smiled.
Petal Wing shrugged and moved position. It got comfortable lying on Alex's head and fell asleep. The next morning Alex woke up hearing a noise. She jerked her head up and looked around. She saw Cutter and Skywise still sleeping next to their wolves. She looked in the sky and found what the noise was. She saw two really big birds flying toward them.
"O crap!" She thought, quickly getting up. "Cutter! Skywise! Wake up, we have company!" Alex sent and picked up her bow.
Skywise and Cutter woke up and looked around. They saw the two birds flying toward them.
"EEP! Big big creature things found us!" Petal Wing yelled flying around. "Calm down Petal Wing." Alex said, reaching for an arrow. Petal Wing was still freaking out, so Cutter grabbed it and yelled at it. Of course, Petal Wing spit at him. Skywise started to laugh when Alex turned her head to them.
"Now isn't the time to play! Petal Wing get back here." Alex said to Petal Wing when she saw Petal Wing free from Cutter's grasp. Petal Wing flew to Alex and hid from Cutter and the big birds that were flying toward them.
Alex held her bow and arrow ready to shoot, but she didn't know what would happen if she did. "Will it be like my books or will it be different?" She thought.
"Starjumper! Nightrunner! Get out of here! Run toward the mountain!" Alex sent.
The wolves didn't move. They stayed with Cutter and Skywise. "Go!" Alex yelled.
Cutter and Skywise nodded and their wolves took off toward the mountain. Midnight stayed with Alex and the others, not wanting to leave Alex.
"Alex, what's going on?" Cutter asked taking New Moon out of its sheath, so he would be ready to fight.
"Put that away. It won't do any good with these creatures." Alex said and calmly pulled back her bowstring.
"Alex, what's wrong? Can we really get hurt from those things?" Skywise asked. Alex didn't answer, she concentrated on one of the birds.
"Joyleaf, mother, guide my arrow." Alex said letting go of the arrow and watched it fly toward one of the birds.
"Joyleaf? Mother? What?" Cutter thought as the three of them watched the arrow hit the bird.
"Bulls eye." Skywise said smiling. "Soft pretty high thing know it not over yet." Petal Wing whispered.
"Its not over yet, just like Petal Wing said the other night. These things are dangerous." Alex said watching the bird.
It dropped a few feet but picked itself back up and kept flying. "Damn! It's still alive!" Alex said.
"Get ready to run!" Alex said, putting her bow on her back and stood there.
"But why? Where?" Cutter asked. "Toward the mountain and because I said so!" Alex yelled.
"I AM CHIEF! I say if we run or not! We aren't cowards!" Cutter yelled.
"Fine! Stay here! Get killed or captured!" Alex said walking away.
The birds swooped down to find out who was there, and who shot at one of them. One of the birds swooped down and grabbed Cutter and Skywise.
"AAH!" Cutter and Skywise yelled as they were grabbed and taken to Blue Mountain.
"Skywise! Cutter! 'I hope they didn't think I was serious. Either that or they were just to proud of their huge egos to run!' Get back here! I wasn't serious!" Alex yelled jumping on Midnight.
"Petal Wing I'm ganna need a lot of help when we get to Blue Mountain! Think you can take the job?" Alex asked as Midnight ran toward the mountain.
The other wolves met up with her while Midnight was running to the mountain. "You guys ok?" Alex sent, and the wolves nodded.
Petal Wing hid in Alex's hair (as usual). But its wings stood out and made Alex look like she had a butterfly hair clip to hold back some of her hair.
They made it to the Blue Mountain. They all went up to the entrance and Alex whispered to Petal Wing, "Petal Wing, no matter what, unless I say your name, don't come out of hiding. And no talking either. Got it."
Petal Wing nodded and stayed put and was quiet. "Ok, guys let's go." Alex sent.
A bird landed behind them when they were about to go into the entrance. "EEP!" Petal Wing shrieked but no one except Alex heard it because of the loud flapping of the bird's wings.
"Shh, guys it ok. This is good." Alex sent to the wolves, she could hear them growling.
"What are you doing, little girl? Shouldn't you be home with your human mother?" An elf said, not seeing Alex's ears.
"Please sir, I just want to meet Lord Voll." Alex said trying to act polite.
'Can I please stick a knife in his gut?' She sent to Midnight.
Midnight growled and Alex rolled her eyes, saying 'ok ok I won't.'
"I think not young lady. Lord Voll does not see human children like you. Now get off that retched creature and stay there." The elf said rudely.
"Retched Creature! Why I oughta-" Midnight sent. "Shh! Guys calm down!" Alex sent, hearing them growl again.
"Please, I only want to meet Lord Voll." Alex said getting off Midnight. An elf appeared from behind her and grabbed her.
"You shall then! Come let us take her to meet him. This human shall make a great offering to him don't you think?" The elf asked, that had grabbed her.
The two elves held onto Alex and flew into the mountain. Midnight and the others followed in a run behind them. They were growling and trying to bite the elves.
"HEY! LET ME GO!" Alex yelled struggling. "LET GO!" Alex yelled again.
The wolves wanted to attack the elves but Alex wouldn't let them. "NO!" She lock sent to them.
They finally made it to the thrown room. They dropped Alex on the ground in front of the thrown.
"Lord Voll, we found this human trying to sneak in. She had these three wolves with her. She said she only wanted to meet you." One elf said.
"OW!" Alex said slightly standing up. Midnight attacked one of the elves.
"Midnight no!" Alex yelled seeing Midnight on top of one of the elves, looking at him angrily and showing his teeth.
"Young lady, what do you want here? Get that wolf off of my servant!" Voll yelled.
Alex got Midnight calmed down and turned to face Lord Voll.
"Lord Voll, I would like to have a few words with you." Alex said.
"Speak child." Voll said.
"First of all I'm NOT a child, I'm 18! Secondly, I am NOT a human, I am an elf just like the rest of you. And thirdly, you have something of mine-well they aren't exactly mine, but they are my Chief and my umm Friend." Alex said taking a breath.
"Oh, those two young boys? Those are your friends? I am sorry, young lady, but they are getting ready to be punished, by death, for shooting one of our birds." Voll said.
"WHAT?! What did they do?" Alex asked.
"Shot one of my birds, and almost killed it." Voll said.
"That was me! You're no leader! You're a killer! That's my brother and his best friend that you plan on killing!" Alex yelled reaching for her knife.
"I am sorry, but your soul brother and his friend have to pay for their actions." Someone said behind Alex.
"What? Why?" Alex asked turning around to see Aroree. She held onto her knife, but did not remove it from its sheath.
"They nearly killed my bond bird." Aroree said. "How many times must I say it! I shot the arrow at your bird!" Alex said now yanking the knife from its sheath.
She started to attack Lord Voll. But she got grabbed by Aroree and another elf and was held back. She dropped her knife to the ground.
"Young Lady, if I were you, I would show much better manners. Or your friends might die." Voll said pointing.
Alex looked over to where Voll was pointing and saw Cutter and Skywise in chains and elves with knives at their throats.
"Cutter! Skywise!" Alex yelled.
"Alex!" They yelled seeing her being held down by a group of elves.
The wolves started to growl again and Cutter sent to Nightrunner.
"Nightrunner, take Alex and the others and get out of here."
"No! Cutter, I'm not leaving! I came here for two reasons, and I'm not leaving until I'm finished." Alex yelled at Cutter seeing the look on his face.
"Shall we kill them and the girl, My Lord?" Someone asked.
"Winnowill-" Alex whispered.
"Ah, Winnowill, you decided to grant us with your presence." Voll said holding out his hand. He motioned for the elves to bring Cutter and Skywise closer.
"Please Lord Voll. Don't kill them!" Alex begged, as she struggled to get free from the elves that held her back.
"What do you think, Winnowill?" Voll asked.
"Kill them all, now." Winnowill said smiling. Voll nodded and motioned for them to kill Cutter and Skywise.
"Voll! I swear, by the High One, you WILL die if you kill them!" Alex yelled.
"Alex!" Cutter yelled. Alex started to cry and she fell to her knees. "Please-Don't kill them!" Alex cried.
"Why do you suppose she cares for them so, she is going to live and be able to go home. Wouldn't that be enough?" Voll asked Winnowill.
"I seriously can't take this anymore! I'm not ganna go home and say 'Our Chief is dead and so is his brother. I am your Chieftess now. I'm not ganna go home and say that I will never love again. No matter who it is! Whether it be Jayra, Cori, or any one else in our tribe!' I'm not ganna go home and tell them Cutter died like our father!" Alex yelled.
"I'm am certainly not ganna tell them he died by the hand of an Elf Lord that cares for no one but himself! I WILL NOT let you kill my brother! I will not go home and tell my brother lifemate that he's dead, or our tribe! I can't tell our mother and father that I couldn't protect him when I was sposed too! He can't be taken by them, Not yet! He is the Chief of the Wolfriders and will stay that way for a long time! I won't let my brother die!" Alex yelled.
She struggled out of Aroree and the other elves hands and picked up her knife.
"You kill them and I'll kill you! Sound like a decent exchange so go ahead!" Alex said.
"She has a worse temper than your father, Cutter." Skywise said.
"Why does she keep calling me her brother?" Cutter asked.
"Because she's-" Skywise stopped when he saw Alex running toward Voll.
"Tyldak!" Winnowill sent. "Come here, NOW!"
Winnowill sent to Alex and Alex froze. She held her head for a moment then sent, "Your cursed sendings won't stop me, Witch!" And she gave Winnowill a cold hard look of hatred and disgust.
Tyldak flew down and held Alex back with his wings. "Bird Elf! If you don't let me go I'll tare your wings off!" Alex yelled.
Tyldak didn't let loose of her. "Ok, have it your way! PETAL WING! I need you, NOW!" Alex yelled.
Petal Wing immediately flew out of hiding and spit in Tyldak's face. Alex got free of Tyldak and ran toward Voll.
"ALEX!" Cutter yelled. Alex turned to face her brother.
"Leave him be!" Cutter said.
"For once, Cutter, I'm actually not ganna listen to you!" Alex said turning around. Her face was red from tears. She looked Voll straight in the eyes. He still sat on his thrown like nothing was happening.
"You're that serious-aren't you child?" Voll asked. Alex gripped her knife.
"I'm not a child! You think I would just stand here and watch you kill my family? Yes I am that serious! Got a problem?" Alex said angrily.
Voll looked at Alex. He saw a few more tears fall down her cheeks. He sat there silent for a moment.
"I will let one of them go." Voll said, finally.
"What?! My Lord!" Winnowill asked surprised. Alex looked at Winnowill and then back at Voll.
"With all due respect, Lord Voll, that's not good enough." Alex said.
Voll ignored her and motioned for them to let Skywise go. They let him go and Alex looked at Voll angrily for a moment, then ran to Skywise. They embraced in a hug and kissed each other. Alex almost started to cry again but she remembered something.
"Petal Wing?" Alex said still holding Skywise, in fear of loosing him if she let go.
"EEP! Soft pretty high thing, HELP!!!" Petal Wing yelled from above as she was bing chased by Tyldak.
"Petal Wing?!" Alex said looking around for a weapon. She let go of Skywise and grabbed her bow off her back and grabbed an arrow. She was able to get the arrow into her bow, when someone grabbed her and struggled to take away her bow.
"Ugh! Let go!" Alex yelled, shooting the arrow up toward Tyldak. Skywise tried to help out, but Voll stopped him.
"Young lady, put down your bow!" Voll said.
Alex dropped her bow and punched the elf that tried to stop her, in the stomach.
"Don't touch me again!" Alex yelled looking at the elf.
"Petal Wing! Here!" Alex said holding out her hand.
Petal Wing flew as fast as it could to Alex and landed on her land. "Soft pretty high thing live NOW!" Petal Wing yelled.
"Not yet we still have to-" Alex looked up. She saw Tyldak flying toward her. She jumped out of the way and landed on her shoulder.
"OW!" She yelled getting up slowly.
"Tyldak! You're dead! Come here, let me tare your wings off piece by piece!" Alex yelled.
"ALEX!" Skywise said holding her back.
"What?" Alex whispered. "Cutter doesn't want you risking your life for him." Skywise sent.
"What? But he's my-" "He doesn't know that though." Skywise sent interrupting Alex's sending.
"After all I just said? Damn, he's got one thick skull." Alex sent.
"OW!" Alex said holding her shoulder.
"Winnowill-" Voll said pointing to Alex.
"Don't touch me! I'd rather die than have a witch like you even come near me! Plus it will heal on its own!" Alex yelled.
"Young lady, let Winnowill heal your arm. If you let it heal on its own it will not heal correctly." Voll said.
"I can heal it myself and MY name is Alex!" Alex said.
Voll looked at her for a moment, then looked at the two others.
"You care for these two. By the look of the way you embraced that Skywise fellow, I'd say he was your lifemate. And that young man, that Cutter fellow, he's your borther?" Voll said.
"Yea he's my brother. But Skywise and me aren't lifemates, we just care for each other with all our heart." Alex said.
"Winnowill take Alex to get some new clothes. She looks like she needs them." Voll said. "Prepare a feast for our guests! I shall stay and talk with the two of you until dinner is ready." Voll said looking at Skywise and Cutter.
With that Winnowill took Alex to get some new clothes and Voll, Cutter and Skywise sat in the thrown room talking about the Wolfriders and their adventures. Everyone else went to prepare a meal for their guests.