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Chapter 6
Lok POV.
The first emotion was shock and fear... Shock at what Sophie had done and fear for her welfare.
Next there was the state of panic. He ran around to Den and Dante's rooms banging on their doors and yelling before racing down to the living room where Cherit had fallen asleep last night.
Everyone filed into the room, all tired and bleary eyed. Santiago who had heard all of the commotion had also come into the room. Then Lok showed them what Sophie had written.
#Lok,
When you read this I will be long gone. Please do not try to follow me; this is what I must do. Continue to search for your father; I know you can do it.
I don't know if I will see any of you again.
Dante if what I said to you about Zhalia's welfare proves to be true, only then will I contact you.
,Sophie#
"She is going after the Bloodspirals." Dante murmured... His face was now strained, from worry.
Santiago punched the wall next to him, his face was twisted with distraught and anger. "I failed at protecting her... We have to go after her; she can't take them by herself!"
"Where do we go to follow her! We have no lead on any exact location on where the Bloodspirals are; even Zhalia couldn't tell us any precise points!" Lok snapped, he was furious, distraught and flustered. "Dante, what did she mean by 'if what I said to you about Zhalia's welfare proves to be true'? Apparently that is the only way we will find her location."
Dante paled slightly, "It means that the Spirals knew about Zhalia's infiltration and that she was in trouble... So if we do get a message off Sophie it won't be a good thing."
Sophie POV.
She knew it was pointless to wander around and search desperately in every crevice for the Spirals hideout. With the information she had found about the three regions Lord Casterwill's friend protected, she knew that she was within one of those areas. Now all she had to do was wait for the right opportunity.
The moment of action came sooner than she thought.
Three Bloodspirals wandered towards her hiding spot; by the way they walked and how attentive they were she could tell that they were on a mission.
Her aim was to allow them to capture her...
When they had strolled past her, but we're still within hearing distance Sophie crept out of the bushes and deliberately stepped on a small twig, breaking it under her weight.
The cracking sound pierced through the silent night and automatically the Spirals turned around.
'Now to make my capture appear to be believable.' Sophie mused, quickly darting back towards the bushes where she had hidden before, as an attempt to make the Spirals believe that she was trying to stay out of their sight.
"That was the Casterwill girl! Quickly we can capture her and take her to the master." One of the Spirals called out. He started to run forward while his two companions summoned out their titans and sent them after Sophie.
Zhalia POV.
The cool floor of her prison chilled her to the bone, but she refused to show and weakness to the Spirals who were guarding her. The only light which reached her was very dim and only reached one corner of her cell. Zhalia sighed, she had been lucky that during her time infiltrating the Bloodsprials that she had never used her titans. When the Spirals had put her in here they didn't bother to search her so her amulets were still safe.
Zhalia rose quickly as she heard a commotion coming towards her cell. A Spiral appeared smirking.
"You now have company."
"Who is it?" Zhalia demanded rushing up to the bars. Quickly she pushed her hand through and grasped hold on the pitiful uniform the man wore.
"Your little friend..."
Zhalia didn't even bother to hide her surprise and horror as she saw two Spirals approaching, dragging between them a girl who was completely slumped over and hair had fallen limply around her face. "Sophie..."
The Spirals dropped the bedraggled Casterwill girl on the cold prison floor before leaving again. Immediately Zhalia raced over and turned the petite girl over. Sophie's face was bruised badly on the left cheek and had a small gash on her forearm... She was otherwise unharmed.
"Sophie...Sophie! Wake up." Zhalia lightly shook the girls shoulder; she knew she was alive because her chest would rise slightly whenever she took a breath.
Slowly the unconcise girl started to come around and Zhalia released a breathe that she didn't know she had been holding. Zhalia pushed some stray strands of hair off Sophie's face.
"Zhalia?" Sophie placed a hand on her forehead and rubbed it slowly, obviously trying to sooth the pain, she gasped and a look of fear flooded into her eyes. "Zhalia... What are you doing? You will blow your cover if you are seen with me!"
Zhalia laughed bitterly and indicated to the cell they were in and the Spiral who stood guard outside. Zhalia noticed that an irritated look replaced Sophie's fear.
"Well this isn't going exactly how I planned..." Sophie muttered slowly getting to her feet and taking in her surroundings. Zhalia raised her eyebrows at the Casterwill.
"Wait... This was planned?" Zhalia spoke quietly, not wanting to alert the Spiral who was standing attentively.
"Yes... Well not the, you been locked up because the Spirals found out that you were an imposter."
"You sound as though you aren't surprised."
"When the five Spirals turned up at the safe house I suspected something was going on, well not really suspected... More like had a bad feeling."
"Wait... So that is why they all returned looking as though they had been through a war."
"Yeah... Now Zhalia can you knock out that Spiral?" Sophie sat in a corner of the dark cell and muttered something which resulted in a soft glow appearing in her hands.
Zhalia glanced through the bars across to the Spiral. Although he was standing attentively he didn't bother to turn to check on the prisoners or listen in on their conversation. Within moments Zhalia had whispered a spell and sent the Spiral sprawling on the floor unconscious.
"Okay Sophie what is Dante's plan this time."
Sophie glanced up from the object she was holding... Her Cypherdex... "Oh yeah... This was all part of MY plan... No one else on the team knows what I am doing, apart from the hints I gave them on the note."
"Wait... You... This." Zhalia out her head in her hands as an action of dismay, "Sophie what have you done? Do you mean to tell me that Dante isn't in on this, or even close by?"
"Yes... Although he will be here within a couple of hours though."
"Sophie I really don't want to keep on asking questions so can you please explain everything."
"Fine I will only tell you some parts though. On the note I left I explained that the only reason I would contact them to let them know where I was. Even then I would only be allowing them to learn of my location if you had been discovered."
"Ohh... Do you realise how stupid you have been coming here on your own!" Zhalia snapped at Sophie, the Casterwill didn't reply. Instantly Zhalia was taken over by thoughts on why Sophie was going off on a solo mission. That was something that only she did, something wasn't right with Sophie but right now she wasn't going to ask.
On Sophie's Cypherdex a holotome image of Dante appeared, instantly Zhalia's heart skipped a beat.
"Sophie where is Zhalia?" The fear and urgency in his voice was unhidable.
"She is fine... Zhalia come over here..." Sophie looked up a Zhalia as she walked closer and finally settled down beside her.
"Zhalia... They didn't hurt you when they found out, did they?"
Zhalia smiled at the holotome of Dante's face, "Dante I can take care of myself... But no they didn't."
He sighed then quickly spoke to Sophie, "Sophie send the coordinates to where you are... Then we will come and get both of you."
"I don't know the precise coordinates but you could track my Cypherdex."
"Okay I will try that. I will see both of you girls in about two hours." his eyes lingered on Zhalia's face until he signed off.
Thankyou for everyone who reviewed so quickly on my last chapter. The next chaper shouldnt take so long to update (hopefully) because I just need to find the time to edit it.