It's hard to see someone you love so dearly leave, especially when you know they'll never return.
They're forcing the entire village to watch as Noah gets executed.
He has on some baggy pants and a long sleeve shirt on that is way to big for him. Also has ropes tied around his hands and legs. If you know what your looking for, you'd see tiny speckles of orange in the twine; meaning its preventing him to do any type of magic.
Its not like he could anyways, his powers were very limited, only could do things with a special type of ash.
It wasn't even him who did the crime. They just blamed the closest suspect because they were getting bored having to watch over our little village while the princess was here for a few weeks.
Noah was with Rayne and I the entire day that the murders happened, but the royal guards didn't care.
We think its his older brother back from Trasian. They look eerily alike, its why they are dead set on him being the convict.
More than 50% of the village even said it couldn't be him. He was to innocent to do the things that were done to that family, to kind, would never lay a hand on anyone, especially a child or a women, a pregnant women at that.
Even though he's trying to put on this fake persona that shows he isn't scared of death, anyone who knows Noah like I do, knows he's terrified.
His eyes and hands show it the most. He looks like he hasn't slept in ages and he is fidgeting all he can with the restraints.
Its truly heartbreaking.
Their even forcing children and toddlers to watch, and if not watch at least be in the vicinity. Their innocent eyes will forever be tainted.
I just hope their parents, or whoever their with makes them look away and cover their ears, its what im doing with River. Having his face in the crook of my neck and holding his ears shut.
I never want him to experience anything like this nor to remember this day or any other when they force us out of our homes and jobs just to watch an innocent get murdered.
Their starting to walk him up to the noose, each step he gets closer to death, away from everyone, his mother, his son, Rayne and I, once again, everyone. River will hardly know his father, and at that thought I want to pass out.
Noah is such a good father, loves River so much. Such a kind hearted soul. His life doesn't deserve to end like this.
Why does the innocent get to hurt and die while the people who commit terrible, hell sentencing acts, get to walk free.
A tall man who looks like he could pay for the entire kingdom to eat a full days worth starts to lower the noose to Noah's neck.
His eyes flicker to mine for a second and gives me a sad smile, a silent way to say goodbye.
All I want to do is run up there and hug him, at least one more time, but I know if i do, i'd die along with him.
Someone grabs one of my hands that was occupying River's ears. Looking to see the prick who did, what i seen was Rayne with tears going down her face. I pull her into a hug as best as I can with a baby in my arms.
He doesn't deserve this at all.
I look up from kissing the top of Rayne's head to see the man kick the box that Noah was standing on, and I can't help the scream that comes out of my mouth. And i'm guessing neither could a bunch of other people.
It's like I can hear Noah's mother screaming.
He looks back at me, mouthing as best as he could of which I'm pretty sure was a I love you.
He was the first friend I ever made, stuck with me all the time, even when I'm being annoying. Closest thing to an older brother I ever had and will have.
I can't move my head to look away, you can see the life draining out of him.
I hate all of this so much.
Their going to leave him there for a day or two, just to remind us that we should never cross any one even affiliated with the crown.
It's to bad the crown has crossed us more times than you count on your fingers.
They allow us to return to what we were previously doing. The only thing I want to do is kill that man who killed him, and the man who told him to do it.
I walk back to my little house that I share with my parents and Rayne, now also River. You could probably ask why he wouldn't go to his mother or grandmother. His grandmother is very elderly and even said she wouldn't want to watch over him while she's not even able to watch over herself. And his mother is dead as well.
So Noah appointed my parents and I to watch over River.
When I put River in his crib, Rayne walks in and hugs me so tight, crying into my chest. This lasts for ten minutes it seems like.
She releases her hold on me and goes to sit in a rocking chair my father made a few years back.
"This isn't fair," she sobs out, putting her head in her hands.
I go to sit beside her and just be there for her as she rants about how she's going to burn every guard alive, or at least make them feel like they're on fire.
Rayne and I may not be blood related, but we're still sisters, always have been, and will forever. I never want her to go through what the guards can throw our way just for their entertainment.
Its not rich and powerful against the poor and minority. They don't discriminant against anyone. Doesn't matter what kingdom your from, where you sleep or who you sleep with, how poor or rich you are, but truth be told if you have enough money you can buy out some people in the court. But all in all, they don't care who you are, you cross the crown and your as good as dead.
They'll use you as a toy for a bit, to torture you. The worst guards will rape and impregnate the women who are sent to the cells, forces them to give birth, and have them killed after an hour or so. They'll even sometimes let the baby have some time with its mother, then kill it right in front of her, and leave the corpse with her for a few days, then kill her randomly.
The better ones? Give you extra water to drink, doesn't starve you, and makes sure you have a blanket at least.
But most aren't lucky enough to have the nicer ones, probably because they're very limited.
I walk over to Rayne, who has now fell asleep, and drape a thin knit blanket over her petite body. She needs all the sleep she can get, she has hardly slept since Noah was took.
Soon my parents will return and we'll pretend to go back to normal, like we all didn't watch one of our people be murdered. Its all an act anyways.
I'll probably distract myself with painting for a bit, taking care of River, making sure my family stays intact.
All I want to do is sleep.
