Forest Fire

8

"Who are you?" Ekko had put his mask back on, Forest assumed to seem more intimidating.

After the attack, Ekko and his gang (that Forest learned was called the firelights) had been able to capture the leader just before he escaped.

It turned out, this was the same man Forest had gotten the board from following her arrival to Zaun.

"You already know who I am." The man laughed, blood covering his teeth. He'd gotten quite the beat down from Ekko.

His eyes shifted to Forest, who was standing left of the firelight leader.

"You...I've seen that pretty face before."

Forest felt chills traveling down her spine as she examined the grin that was beginning to show on the man's face.

Ekko was quick to approach him. Forest was too overcome with deja vu to be bothered. She was standing in the same room she'd been dragged to in the beginning. She'd been sitting in the exact same place the man was now.

"You so much as look her way, and I'll kill you." Ekko threatened.

Forest stiffened. She'd never seen this much aggression from him.

The man let out a dry laugh. "Don't worry. I won't steal your girlfriend."

Ekko gripped the man by his face, probably leaving a handprint.

After a few second of a dominance battle that Forest didn't quite understand, Ekko stepped back, letting go of the man.

"What's your name?" Forest asked. She hadn't meant to say it out loud, it had just sort of slipped.

"Arrow. See all you had to do was ask nicely." His eyes were locked on Ekko.

Ekko let out a sigh, Forest recognized it as frustration.
"You can leave." He spoke, without even turning to acknowledge her.

"I can help." Forest said, her voice soft.

"I don't need you here." His tone was sharper now.

Forest swallowed and turned to leave out the way they'd come, refusing to look in Ekko's direction.

Just as the girl was making her way back to the large twisting tree, she ran into none other than Ledger. He had made it obvious that out of anyone in the firelights, he hated her most.

"Watch where your going." He snapped.

"You ran into me." Forest replied.

Ledger scoffed, looking down at her.
"The only reason your still here is because Ekko likes you. Don't get too comfortable." With that he shoved past her and into the opposite direction. He was probably on his way to help with the interrogation.

Forest sighed and began to circle the tree. Once she had almost completed a full rotation, she came across a painting. On the side of the tree was a beautiful mural. In the middle was a young girl with short red hair who Forest would describe as undeniably beautiful. Beside her was a younger blue haired girl. Centered around them were others. An older man, a dark skinned women, a little boy.

"Their dead."

The voice came from behind her.
Forest whipped around in surprise. It was an older women with light purple hair. She had medium brown skin and soft eyes that made Forest feel less out of place.

"Those are the lives we've lost."

Forest turned back to the painting. "Why?"

"Silco and the top siders. They don't care about what happens to the people down here, and Silco...he's just pure evil of a man."