Hm... where to go with the story...

Lianna

I'm terrified. Alexa's half dead, Kim is holding onto her bravery, and Brianna's aboveground with the Firezi Assassin. Do you know what they're capable of? Torture. Death. Insanity. Hypnosis. Poison. Gutting. Gardening. Well, gardening sound normal for women of this era, but they garden poisonous fruits that look so delicious, but one bite, and you're dead. That's where Teril gets its "Snow White" fairytale.

"Alexa, you still there?" I hugged her closer.

"Yes," she whispers.

"Are you faring well?" I ask.

"Yes," she repeats.

Suddenly, something clunks on my head. Kim catches it. I look up at the person.

Brianna.

"Bri...Brianna?" I call softly.

"Shh... she thinks I'm evil. Don't let her see the food," she whispers back before she disappears.

Kim fumbles with the strings of a lumpy package, but when she gets it open, there are three loaves of bread and her waterskin full of clean water.

"Bread," I whisper. Kim hands me one of the loaves. I tear a piece off and put it at Alexa's lips.

"Eat, Alexa," I beg. Her mouth opens, and she chews and swallows.

"Bread..." she murmurs. I get her to sit up, and I feed her, piece by piece. I make her eat half a loaf of bread before she refuses to eat. I kiss her head, and I put the loaf back in the package. Kim hands me the waterskin, and I trickle a tiny stream of it into her mouth. When I refasten the waterskin, Kim hands me another loaf.

Once we've all eaten, I dig my nails into the wall of the well. It's dirt, so I dig a hole big enough to hide the bag. I know what most people would ask that we dig ourselves out, but it takes a lot of effort and time that we may not have. Besides, we can't exactly leave Brianna, or know where the camp ends, because most likely the Firezi Assassin took us to her farm, and Firezi Assassins tend to live in packs of five to ten.

I hope help comes soon.

Grace

I carefully rein in the horses. "How's Lisette doing?" I call.

"Not struggling yet," Jack calls back, his voice muffled.

"Well, we're here," I announced, leaping of the driver's seat.

"Really?" Kelsey pokes her head out of the window.

"Yes," I answer, tying the horses to a tree.

Jack leaps out of the carriage. I stop him.

"Sorry pretty boy. You stay in the carriage since you're the one who insulted the elves," I growled, shoving him back in.

"H-Hey!" he says before I bolt the door shut. I close the window shutters, and close them too.

"Besides, you need to watch Lisette," I add as Kelsey and I walk towards a tree house.

"Ah, so it is you," Silvianna says warmly, acting as if nothing happened.

"What about Teril?" I ask politely. "Shouldn't you be helping them?"

"The elves they left behind were itching for a fight, so we took their place guarding this part of the forest," Fiolin smiles as he wraps his arm around Silvianna's shoulders, and her arm instinctively went around his waist.

"Well, we need your help," Kelsey says abruptly.

"Is this about the prophecy?" Fiolin inquires. We nod.

"Lisette is under a curse," I clarify.

Silvianna recoils. "What color are her eyes?" she demands.

"Red," I answer.

"Has she done anything unusual lately?" she shoots.

"She yelled at Prince Jackson," I reply.

"Did you see any unique marking on her?" Fiolin asks.

"There was two slits in her neck, wrist, and ankles," Kelsey interjects.

Silvianna and Fiolin share a worried look.

"She is definitely cursed. By a combination of snake poison, Firezi controlling acid, and powerful sorcerer's magic," Fiolin declares.

"So she was possessed by a Firezi Assassin? But... we never left her side!" Kelsey cries out.

"Firezis can shoot darts, Kelsey," I shake my head sadly, my eyes swarming with tears. It hurts to see the girl I did my rounds with, who was so polite and reserved but could kill anyone threatening us in a heartbeat, lost to the world of evil.

"Is there any way to help her?" I burst out.

"Yes, but it's tricky. Have you heard of... true love?" Silvianna asks.

"Um... indeed," Kelsey replies, trying to be polite, but had a "of course! I'm not a barbarian who lives under a rock," tone.

"Well, true love brings out the good in everyone. It also reverses or removes any curse. That is the only cure for the curse Lisette is under," Fiolin finishes.

Where can Lisette find the boy of her dreams?

And... that's that. I know it's a little short, but I just didn't want you guys to forget about the story.

So, I have a problem. Who does Lisette end up with?

Here are your (obvious) choices:

Eddie

Jerry

Brody

William (black haired, tall, great cook, good with bow and arrows, human, not a prince, introverted, cowardly.)

So... vote away!

~squirmyorchid~