Whither and Decay

Chapter eight: Jasper

She knocked her out, again. "Love, we have to bring her back now. Stop playing with her hair."

"I know, but what will they think when her hair is messed up? We dragged her here. Her hair is a total mess." Catia answers

"Darling, we're going to just leave her in the woods, they'll find her. They can fix her hair for her. Knowing they're looking for her just makes it harder for us. They have trackers." Catia's brows furrow. "Come on, just leave it and we'll drop her off at the back of the palace. I can sneak over the walls."

Her hands start to glow. "You know what'll happen if they catch you. They will kill you. She's the general's daughter, and have you seen the way those boys look at her? I'll do it."

"No. They'll slaughter you. If they find out you're a witch-"

"They won't okay! I'll be careful, and I won't use my powers."

"And your hair? What about your eyes? No one has eyes like yours, hair like yours."

"I'll wear a cloak then." She starts for the door, waving her hand to make the girl's body float.

"I said no. You can't go."

"I'm really sorry about this, but I have too." Catia twists her wrist making an orb of green power come my way. It slams into my body making it paralyzed.

"Catia! No you're going to get hurt!" She's gone.