Barbarians Blood

Chapter 30

Sawyer awoke that morning to an empty bed. The house was quiet. There were no cries from Dawn. The sounds of Callie and Cora playing couldn't be heard. Getting out of bed Sawyer makes his way downstairs to see what was going on. At the bottom step, he saw Caleb sitting in the chair. Looking around Sawyer saw that it was only him and Caleb that we're in the house.

"It's about time you woke up," Caleb said.

"Where is everyone?" Sawyer asked.

"Dad went out to try to find some work, again," Caleb said," and the others went out."

"When?" Sawyer asked.

"I don't know," Caleb said," maybe if you'd use your eyes you'd see the note."

Holding back his anger Sawyer looked around for a note. If it was Willow that left a note she would have placed it somewhere where he could see it. But he saw no note. Walking around the downstairs he searched for the note. After looking for ten minutes Sawyer turned his attention back to Caleb. "What note, there is nothing here," Sawyer said.

Sawyer watched as Caleb moved in his seat. Then Sawyer saw him pull out a crumpled piece of paper.

"Oh, it looks like I was sitting on it," Caleb said an amused look on his face," sorry about that."

Marching over to where Caleb sat Sawyer ripped the paper out of his hand and looked at it. It was the note that he had been looking for. Fighting the urge to cut Caleb's throat open Sawyer reads the note.

Pup,
I'm taking Dawn, Callie, and Cora out for a walk. We will be back soon. Behave yourself.
-Willow

"You. Had. This. The. Whole. Time," Sawyer seethed. He knew when he first met Caleb he wasn't going to like the kid. And this little stunt that Caleb just pulled confirmed it. If Caleb wasn't related to Jacob, Sawyer would have killed the boy.

"Maybe you shouldn't sleep until eleven o'clock in the morning," Caleb said.

Sawyer opened his mouth to snap back, but the front door burst opened. Instencavly he pulled out one of his daggers and turned to the door. He was expecting there to be a threat. Not Callie and Cora standing in front of the door breathing heavily. Terror was plastered over their faces. Willow and Dawn were not with them.

"What's wrong, what happened?" Sawyer questioned the two.

"Its... Willow," Cora gasped.

"Someone recognized her," Callie added," and some guards have taken her back to the palace."

Sawyer couldn't believe what he was hearing. He couldn't let them take his family from him. He wasn't going to allow it. Telling the three to stay in the house and wait for their father to return and tell him what happened Sawyer leaves the house and goes looking for his crew. He was going to need them if he was going to get Willow and Dawn back.

"I can't believe this happened," Treasure said," was it not too long ago that you took her from that place?" It had taken him a solid hour to round up his crew to explain what had happened.

"Look I'm not happy about it either," Sawyer snapped," but fate is cruel and we need to get them back."

"Do you have a plan?" Eleanor asked.

"No," Sawyer said. His crew gave him disappointed looks at what he said. Truly he hadn't thought of any plans. He was thinking about just winging it again, but the thought of them having Dawn crept into his mind and knew winging it wouldn't work.

"I can get us through the forest safely," Dino said," I've lived in it for six months before joining all of you."

"Okay, but what are we going to do once we get to the castle?" Violet asked.