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Chapter 5: Escape
Kirana didn't have to wait long for Jo's signal. She had been nearly asleep when she felt him gently shake her awake. She pulled on a cloak and turned to run out the door when she saw eight bodies on the ground outside her door. "Jo?" She said this turning to face him, "What happened?"
Jo looked at her innocently, and then said, "I knocked them out."
Kirana lead the way out of room into the hall and down a fight of stairs before Jo had to ask how she knew her way around. "One of my guards told me to look for the flame hidden on the walls." She had told him.
The sound of footsteps stopped them in their tracks. Hissing Kirana pulled Jo after her into a shadowy alcove. There they waited for the footsteps to die away when she noticed Jo was injured. She gave him a questioning look but he shook his head for her to wait. The footsteps soon were gone and they continued on their way.
When they reached the kitchen the alarm sounded. Despite their efforts to be quite, not be seen and hide the unconscious guards they had been found.
"Run!" Jo shouted as he pelted into the kitchen Kirana on his heels. The cooks, scullery maids and everyone else in the kitchen scurried around in fear as they made their mad dash for freedom.
Three palace guards were running towards them. Instantly Jo went all Unzarin warrior and knocked all three guards senseless. When they reached the stables Jo again got to knock some guards senseless, this time two.
Inside a groom was holding two powerful horses by the reigns. With a start Kirana realized it was the same groom she had told to be careful with Sienna last week. Nodding her thanks she leaped up on Sienna while Jo leaped up on his animal. Then they raced off together.
Dozens of guard's had gathered at the palace gates blocking their path. Kirana unsheathed her sword and swung it in a graceful arc right on top of a guard's helmeted head. She swung again this time to block an attack; Sienna reared up and crashed her hooves into the guy's chest knocking him over. Jo and his horse were doing much better for they where in better shape. Kirana had to knock several other guards senseless before she reached the gate were Jo was having fun knocking guards across the way. Swinging her sword she knocked the lock of the gate and kicked it open. Yelling for Jo to stop she turned Sienna towards the hill and took of galloping.
They slowed down as they entered the forest on the hill. The horses were tired and Jo's wound was starting to bleed badly. Kirana turned to him and said, "You should let me wrap that."
Jo stared at her. "We need to get to the Unzarin Camp at the end of this wood." Kirana hardened her liquid eyes; it gave her a scary look and normally scared the other. It had the desired effect. "All right, all right," Jo said, "just wait till were further in."
Finally they stopped the horses and Kirana tended to Jo arm wound. Apparently a dagger had found it's way under his armor and gave him a nasty gave when he took it out. After resting the horses they continued on their way and Kirana found out that Jo's horses name is Warrior.
They reached the clearing in which the Unzarin Camp was hidden by dawn, dead on their feet. The warrior's who were awake immediately gave them food and a place to stay.