Marked: Part 2; The Wronged

Chapter 48

"No, no, that's not the right one there." Jero stopped to show her. "It's this one." Jero replayed the part that Amilia hadn't quite mastered yet and then let Amilia try it again. "Better, but that won't due for her." Jero repeated the part, this time she hummed along to the part. Amilia played it again, but it still was very hesitant and choppy. "Better, here let's go ahead and sing along this time." Jero played the music and they hummed along together. "A little higher at a minute there." Amilia nodded her head. Jero began to play again and they hummed together. A few minutes later when they both had stopped, they heard drums. Then Unora's voice.

"No, you're off beat there, it's quick." Then they heard more drums. Unora was teaching Yxeyhfkx the drum part of the song. And she herself was learning to play the tambourine. Jero was playing the electric guitar too. Amilia can hear her practice from her cell.

"Alrighty." They heard Unora say. "You two go and skedaddle, leave the room to me and Yxeyhfkx here." Jero looked to Unora and then got up from the piano.

"As you wish." Jero said, motioning Amilia up. Amilia stood up and Jero put her hand behind her back to move her along. They left the room together and started to walk down a hallway.

"You're not taking me back to the cell are you?"

"I suppose I should, shouldn't I?" She stopped and looked down the hallways. "Ah, who's going to notice, besides she never said to take you back..." Jero turned from the hallway and gave a chuckle. "Come, follow me." Amilia had never seen Jero so ecstatic before. She was so giddy and happy, she had pep in her step. Amilia wasn't sure what to do, so she just stood there. Jero came back over to her and grabbed her hands. "Don't be afraid, dear." Jero said. Jero led her down many halls and then finally to an old door that looked like it was forgotten about. Jero turned the knob and led Amilia up a staircase. At the top there was a trapdoor that she busted open. Jero climbed out first and then helped Amilia up.

"Woah." Amilia remarked.

Jero laughed. "Yeah, that's what I said the first time I saw it."

"The first time you saw it?"

"Why yes, Unora showed it to me quite some time ago."

"What, there's no way she told you to take me up here."

"No, of course not. This was my idea, dear." Jero ran over to the edge and stopped suddenly, causing her clothes to flow in front of her.

"I can't believe that anywhere in her lair can lead outside."

"It can, in many ways, but as you can tell, you don't want to fall." She pointed down.

"Oh, gese." Amilia said looking down. "That's quite a long fall."

Jero nodded her head. "Yes, every one of her 'exits' are like that." Jero sat down on the edge, with her feet hanging off. She patted next to her, "Care to join me?" Amilia hesitated before going over and sitting next to her. Jero pointed to the sky. "You can see the stars from here, it's kind of neat, at least I think so." She looked all around the sky above her. "Oh! Do you know what that one is?"

"The Big Dipper."

"Yes, wonderful!" She stopped. "Can you find Polaris?"

"Of course it's right there." Amilia pointed.

"Well, look at you, you little star tracker."

"Yes, well, I'm into star charting. I typically chart them every night."

"Oh?"

"Yes."

"Well then." Jero said some magic words and waved her staff around in a small circle. "Here, for you." Jero handed Amilia a spyglass. An old one that pirates would use. Though it was different, it looked like a witch had used it.