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Chapter 14- The Crew

Celestine

I screamed and kicked but I knew that it was too late. Bile hit the back of my throat again and I closed my eyes, awaiting the inevitable result. Just then, I felt sharp fabric lines cutting into my skin and I screeched out loud. Strong arms wrapped around me and I swear I had never felt frailer in my life. More helpless.

The strong arms engulfed me and pulled me off the thing I'd fallen in. I opened my eyes and stared into familiar green eyes. A choking noise erupted from the back of my throat as I rushed to embrace my cousin.

 Out of the corner of my eye, I saw what I had fallen in; a fisherman's net. I knew that the ropes had cut into my flesh at some points but I was thankful and relief flooded me the minute I realized that Aiden hadn't meant to kill me. The people holding the net braced themselves for impact as a figure collapsed into it. Long black hair whipped away as I noticed who it was.

"Kendal?" I exclaimed. I was bewildered.

What was going on?

Kendal quickly scrambled off the net and hopped beside me. She was on her toes; alert and impatient as she gazed up at the balcony. I followed her gaze and a gasp escaped me. Ramah lunged off the balcony, only to land into the net too. The minute he jumped out of it, he drew his sword. I visibly shrunk back as Kendal and Karthur did the same. Karthur roughly grabbed my arm and pulled me to his side. The people holding the net sprinted away and disappeared into tents.

"Come!" Kendal hissed and I whipped my head to look at her. She was sprinting towards the forest. We took off after her.

"What's going on?" I asked as I followed the three warriors in their run.

 "Later," Karthur said sternly and I knew better than to ask questions.

The woods were dark and it was impossible to see where we were headed. I blindly followed Karthur, who led us to a clearing in the woods. There was a pit there around which were rocks and unlit sconces. It was almost as if someone had lit a fire here- recently.

Karthur dropped to his knees and lifted one of the rocks. Kendal picked something from the ground. After I heard a clicking sound, I realized what she was doing. The flintstones in her hands sparked and she slowly built a fire. Ramah, who had been collecting sconces from the ground, went ahead to light them using the fire that Kendal had lit, while she rushed to help Karthur. I closely watched, feeling more and more useless with every breath I took. Karthur and Kendal pulled out a large, brown sack and opened it under the light of one of the sconces that Ramah held. Ramah passed me two of the four lit sconces he held. I held them firmly, wanting to help in any way that I could.

Karthur pulled out four more sheathed swords from the bag handing Kendal, Ramah and me one each. He swung the sack over his shoulders.

"Let's move," he murmured. We sprinted through the woods. Soon, we slowed down.

"Ramah," Karthur started. "Lead the way."Ramah nodded once and took the lead.

"What's going on?" I tried asking again once silence dawned upon us once more.

"We're escaping," Kendal explained curtly.

"Wh-what? How?" I fumbled. I didn't even know what to ask at this point.

"Walk fast," Karthur snapped at me. I tried to pick up my pace.

 "We are escaping," Karthur said. "We're going to Hudson."

I froze in my tracks.

"H-Hudson?" I gasped.

 "Fucking move!" Karthur hissed at me. I ran ahead to match their pace.