"Honestly!" his frustration was great.
After walking down the hill, Jack still wandered around the village trying to find such statues like the voice had indicated. After some lost time, no statues were visible.
What now? He thought to himself, looking around.
Three paths. Two on both sides of him and one behind him. The path behind him would lead to the entrance of the village. The one on the right was the way down and the one on the left cut a path to two large houses. He pondered returning from the right. After all, there was the path he took with Alisha before she disappears. He gave up the idea since it was a path with an end. Jack decided to return to the main path, the one at the entrance to the village. Intact and with no news since they had passed through it. The only thing he noticed was that the door through which they had passed, no longer existed. And, crossing the bridge, it would lead to a dense forest. How had that happened? He preferred not to think and went back to zero. His only solution would be to follow the path to his left. Maybe there was something in that shady house.
Oo~oO
Judy stopped in front of that single exit door from that hallway, stupidly, big. Putting her paw on the wall, she leaned forward a little trying to control her breathing. As soon as she was calmer, she opened the door. The darkness didn't receive her, and she thanked for it. But she was furious to see that she had entered another room and full of junk. Cupboards, tables, chairs, everything possible to make it difficult for her to get through. Closing the door and taking a deep breath, she deviated from that and moved on to a room where there would be stairs. Without delay, she climbed the junk. Upstairs there were three doors, a small corridor and a huge sliding door that would lead to the outside. Ignoring the doors on her left side, she went directly to the outside door. She needed fresh air. She ran the door to her side and the clear air welcomed her. However, she stopped by the parapet in front of her. Leaning a little, she studied where she had ended up. A small garden. Another staircase that would lead to the top floor and... More damned closes doors.
"You!"
Without any warning, Judy barely had time to even look behind her and see where that voice came from. The Axe's blade passed close to her ear, shattering the parapet on her right side.
"It's because of you!"
The voice continued to speak, while Judy ran down the hall and down the stairs. On the ground floor, she tried the first door, unsuccessfully. The second one didn't welcome her either and the third one was useless. The ax was touching the ground inches from her, trying in vain to touch her. The fourth door didn't smile at her either and the fifth door was shattered. A thread of blood was drawn near her shoulder. Acting quickly, she turned around and managed to climb the stairs again. Upstairs, the first two doors did not open, but the third smiled at her. Closing it, she looked for a place to hide. The bed wouldn't fit. The dresser was much less, and the closet was out of the question. That's when, she glimpsed through the corner of her eyes, a small door on of the corners of the room. Without delay, she knelt and elbowed the wood. It opened and she stuck herself inside, closing the door. On the other side, the bang of the ax hitting the wood. It was close. A tunnel was her escape. Although narrow, she lay down. And with her elbows and knees, she managed to escape, leading to a dead-end, although three wooden stakes in front of her were breakable. With her fist, she hit them, but they didn't give in. One more attempt. Without success. Angry, she tried to turn around and hit the stakes with her feet. They broke and, without seeing where it was going to happen, she fell.
Oo~oO
His senses were all over the place. His tiredness begged him to close his eyes a little. If he did, he might not open them again. So, he stayed awake or tried to stay awake. However, it was a difficult task and his eyes closed.
A huge room. It would look like a hall where the parties would be held. Comfortable was the atmosphere. Two sofas in each corner. The chandeliers illuminated the whole hall. Bookcases were part of the decoration and an oval table in the middle was there they discussed important things about the village. In one of the chairs, a majestic mammal. The years were already notorious in the expression of the gray wolf. His blue eyes showed fatigue. But even so, his paw was moving at an incredible speed. In front of him, scrolls were being filled in.
"Almost there!"
He spoke in a long sigh, putting down the pen with which he was writing and leaning against the chair. His rest did not last long, as the large doors of the hall opened in force. From there came a small female wolf, no more than her fifteen years old, hurriedly stepping. Her expression was furious. Without delay, she reached the table and laid her paws on it, violently.
"I already know that my destiny has been mapped out since the day you conceived me. However, father, there are four well-paid villagers in this village. Why that old man, who has nowhere to fall dead!?"
"We have already discussed this," the wolf maintained his position: "He is the only one who has power like me. You need to understand!"
"Understand? You made plans even before you had children. Besides, I don't understand this tradition! You and your mother married for love. Why do I have to sacrifice myself?"
"We have already explained to you why. We need resources. Money is scarce and this marriage is the only solution".
"Solution to keep our bellies full where could have been other way out. But you chose the easy way out."
"Just like you, I don't like having to marry my daughter to that disgusting old mammal. But you to understand that it will be worse than having our belly full."
"I don't know your story with that mammal, and I don't want to know. But one thing I guarantee you, Father, if I marry that disgusting being, none of you will have any peace!" and with those words, she turned her back on her father and left the room.
The wolf didn't take his eyes off her until he stopped seeing her. When the doors closed, he sighed again. If he didn't marry his daughter, they would all die.
Nick opened his eyes. How long had he been asleep? He didn't know, but at least he had regained some strength to focus his vision and see in the dark. That dream was strange and confusing, but it didn't seem at all unknown. The feeling that he was already aware of such an event did not leave him. However, he did not remain there thinking about it. He would have to get up and find his way out. Despite the idea that he had to die to save everyone, it was beginning to become a reality. But before that happened, he wanted to see Judy one last time.
To be continued…
