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A/N: Okay, so I wrote another one. What can I say? Anyways, as most of you want me to continue Outcast, and I actually do want to, I'm going to base a story on it. The story is going to be called Destiny's Way, and it's in the planning stages at the moment, and I have a few things I need to work on before I start it, but I should have it up in a few weeks, give or take.
He struggled against the men's hold, trying to break free, just as she struggled against those holding her. Blood dripped down from the corner of her mouth and her hair fell into her eyes. To him she was still as beautiful as the day they had wed. But it was a very different day.
Tortall was beaten and broken, King Jonathan was dead, Prince Roald was missing, and Queen Thayet was in chains. There was very little that could go wrong now. So much already had. Numair Salmalin had been killed by an enemy mage, Keladry of Mindelan was nowhere to be found, and Veralidaine Sarrasri was trapped in a state where she couldn't use her magic.
Nearly everyone who defended Tortall had been killed, knight and mage alike, from the youngest page, to the oldest master. Even the mighty Lioness hadn't managed to defeat her opponent.
He watched as they continued to try to drag her away. Finally, one of them had had enough. The man pulled out a dagger, and thrust it into her heart. With a final glance at him, the fire in her eyes died.
After that he stopped struggling. It wasn't really worth it to him anymore. He'd lost the last thing in the country that mattered to him.
George Cooper was a dead man walking.
A/N: So, do you guys like this one as much as the last? Tell me what you think - review!