Everglade: The Underaged

Chapter 22

It's going to be a few hours before he gets here." Luke said.

"Maybe not." Forwin said.

"Why not?" Korman asked.

"While we were with The Crows, they forced a bond between him and a Pegasus foal. That Pegasus would be grown up now." Forwin explained. "Those Underaged that you guys were running from, they forced to bond with wolves."

"The Trackers." Ailwin said.

"Yes."

"Why would they do that?" Isabella asked.

"To give them inhuman abilities." Ailwin explained. "These Underaged were stolen from their homes in the middle of the night. They force the bond then put them under the same control they put all others under."

"They did that to me. They forced me to bond with a unicorn, but the unicorn ran away." Cailean said. "They kept me so I couldn't tell anyone about their location, and because unicorn or no, I was still valuable."

"Why do they do this?" Estrilda asked.

"So they can rebuild every city in their image, thus rebuilding the world." Luke said.

"We can't let them do that!" Althalos said.

"They've already done it to every city that's ever had an Underaged." Ailwin said. "We would have to liberate every single one of them, and we don't know how many there are."

"A lot. Based on all the Partnered Underaged they have." Forwin said.

"I know my city did, My brother was an Underaged." Cailean said.

"Only four of us represent four cities." Forwin said.

"Five. I'm not from Everglade." Estrilda said. "I'm from Forestford."

"Okay, five. We have Wolvesden, my city." Ailwin said.

"Everglen." Forwin said.

"Everglade." Luke put in.

"Foreinford." Estrilda added.

"And Fallnain." Finished Cailean.

"There are only four here that have produced an Underaged. Three of which have fallen to The Crows." Forwin said.

"That means we have two to protect." Said Cailean.

"And a lot more to liberate." Ailwin said.

"If we take down The Crows, we can liberate all of them at once." Luke said. "We take out the Enslaver, he's their leader, right?"

"Wrong. Their leader is known as The Head Crow. He gave the Enslaver his power." Forwin said.

"No one knows how he did it, many believe it was done with dark magic." Ailwin said. "Others think he was Partnered, and one of his powers is the ability to give others powers."

"Both theories are wrong in my opinion, I think he uses witchcraft." Forwin said.

"I think he used pagan magic." Ailwin said. He opened his bag.

"What happens if someone fails him?" Korman asked.

"He kills them, but only his followers." Forwin said. "The Underaged are under his control, so if they mess up, it's really on his miscalculation."

"Here, Luke. here's a shirt." Aiwin tossed a shirt to Luke, who put it on. It was a little large, but that was okay.

"Why is Everglen's name so similar to Everglade's?" Eailean asked.

"Everglen and Everglade are sister cities." Forwin explained.