The messenger looked around the room at the boys and young men "I hope you are ready Lieutenant." and with that, he left.
Lieutenant Peck turned to face his men, "Get ready to move out," he barked, "They need us in Virginia in three weeks."
The soldiers grumbled as they packed their guns and the few belongings they had. The boys were surprised at how fast they were able to get their things together, soon the cabin was empty.
The lieutenant nodded in approval, "Load the supplies on the wagons and move out." Just as Darrien walked past him, Lieutenant Peck grabbed his collar, "Boy, give the two new soldiers a pack, they carry it themselves, understand."
Darrien nodded a feeble 'yes' and ran ahead to obey.
Artemis walked into the kitchen to help Bella pack the pans and food. "How long are we going to walk?" She asked as she placed the salted pork in a barrel.
Bella stopped what she was doing immediately "Oh, we won't be going, the battlefield is no place for a lady."
"What?" Artemis exclaimed, "But my friends, I can't leave them alone!" She looked out the doorway to see Wally attempting to carry his pack.
"Darling, they will be fine," Bella tried to reason with Artemis, "The boys are never on the front lines, and even if they were, they still have to have plenty of training to fight."
"So the only way to march with the men it to be on?" Artemis smirked, one thing she remembered about the Civil War was, women constantly disguised themselves as men to join the war.
"Yes, that is..." Bella trailed off. "No, I will not let you do that." She shook a spoon in front of Artemis' face. "You will not do it, understand?"
Artemis rolled her eyes, "Fine, I won't join as a soldier." She took the soon from Bella and tossed it in a crate. "I'll join as a nurse."
Bella just shook her head, "You are very stubborn Artemis, it's going to get you killed one day."
"Yeah, that's what my dad used to say." Artemis turned away from Bella refusing to look her in the eye, "So, where do I sign up?"
Yay! I posted, so I decided instead of posting long chapters that are going to take a while to write (And honestly I will forget about them.) I'll just write short chapters and update more frequently.
One more thing, I don't mind constructive criticism! Actually, I love it! I really helps me improve in my writing! So if y'all have anything to say, go ahead and say it! Thanks!
