Freedom (Revising/Editing)

Chapter: 12 Finding Comfort

Chapter: 12

Madeline's POV:

A sigh of relief escape from me as I realize I was in a secret tunnel and I got up from the ground. My eyes adjust to the dim lighting that the hallway was filled with. I walk down the tunnels slowly as I was a little scared of the tunnels that I was in. The feeling of loneliness was entering me as I knew I was alone in this. I was alone in the Templar building and I was alone here. I slowly push on a wall as it move and I peer inside to see that I was in an old library that was filled with books. I slowly enter the library as it look dusty and the wall close behind me.

It was quiet and the only sound there was my boots thudding on the floor underneath me. It was peaceful and it look old where no one comes into here that often. I found a really large chair that I could lay on. I guess this would just have to do and I feel safe here then I will in my room. I might as well just crash here then trying to sleep in my room and waiting for them to come back to see if I'm there or not. I lay down on the sofa as I stretch out on the soft velvet cushion that was underneath me. It felt nice and it felt like a soft bed with the finest silk sheets on it. I put my head on the pillow that was there with the furniture that I was laying on.

My eyes began to droop shut as I felt myself slowly relaxing. My muscles became loose as I felt myself drifting further into the darkness that was awaiting for me.

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I was walking through the hallways as the students there was talking amongst themselves. Madeline wasn't in her room and she hasn't been there last bight either. Icl could tell by the way her bed was still made. I had ask around, but the others haven't seen Madeline yet. Where could she have gone to? It was like she had left my office last night and disappeared into thin air. My insides were tighten as I thought what I said last night, but I said what was true, nothing more than that. So, why would she have taken that offense then? Is it because she was a Templar all her life? If so, then why would she suddenly just take off?

William came up to me as I turn the corner as I couldn't find her anywhere and said as he was breathless "I found her..."

"Where?" I asked him.

"She's in the old library before we move everything to the new library" William answered.

I nodded "Take me to her, please"

"Of course. She also found the tunnels in the wall" William added.

"She did?" I asked surprise as he lead me to a hallway.

"Yes, I don't know how she did, but she had found them" William answered.

I nodded to him as we walk into the secret tunnels. The rest of the students don't know that we have the tunnels here. It's mostly use for the fully trained assassins. Only a few students know of the tunnels that's here and that's all they need to know. Now, Madeline knows of the tunnels. This is probably what she meant by not anyone trusting her and if I can get her to at least trust someone. It would be better for me to trust her and then the others will slowly began to trust her. Then I will have to trust her with our secret.

We walk into the old library and William pointed over to a lounge area and I nodded to him. He disappeared back into the tunnels, before I walk over to where Madeline was. I saw her sleeping on a lounge couch and a small smile spread across my lips. I look around as I didn't see anybody here. Why is she here or did she stumble across this old library of ours on accident? I see she still isn't wearing the assassin's uniform I gave her. She was still wearing her Templar outfit and I have been trying to get her out of her outfit, but my attempts were futile. A sigh escape from me as I look at her sleeping form.

I gently reach over and shook her shoulder to wake her up. She began to stirred as I murmured softly to catch her sleepy attention "Madeline..."

She made a 'hmm' noise as her eyelids flutter open and she look up at me. Everything seem to freeze inside of me as I was excepting blue eyes, but they were green. I was beginning to think of 'her' to Madeline. She was beautiful and her green eyes were filled with confusion as she was trying to register why I was here. She had beautiful hair that was a shade darker than the woman that I have loved deeply. She push herself up into a sitting position as some of her dark red hair fell over her shoulder. There was an urge that went through me making me want to brush her hair back from her shoulder. I sat down next to her as she look at me and I still could see the wariness in her eyes. She was still tense around me and her hands were folded over one another as I knew there was a hidden dagger in her sleeve.

"Did you sleep well?" I asked smirking at her.

She move her neck as she grimace from the pain as I knew she had a kink in her neck from sleeping on the round pillow. She rub her neck as she look at me and answered "Yes, but with a kink in my neck"

I pulled my hood off to revealed my face to her as her eyes widen as I knew she was remembering from when we dance together. The corner of her lips began to twitch as she look away and I murmured "Turn around"

She gave me a look, but she didn't argue with me as she did as I told her. She had her back to me as I move her hair to the side and place my hands on her shoulders. I could tell she tense up more as she wasn't use to people touching her. She felt soft under my touch and I had to let out a slow breath before I began to massage her neck to take out the kink there.

I felt her began to relax and soon she was slouch over and a smirk spread across my lips. I felt her lower back against my knee as we didn't say anything to each other. Is this what she need? Someone to be here for her? Someone to ease her worries or fears? I wanted to ask her all the questions that I still had for her, but I still my tongue. I didn't want to lose what I have already built little by little. She was actually letting do something and not biting my head off for once.

A sigh of contentment left her lips as my smirk turn into a smile. She murmured softly that I almost didn't catch "I'm sorry for being a royal pain in the arse..."

I was surprised by the sudden confession, but all I did was chuckled at her "That's okay. I should probably have you start out with me first, before getting to know the other students here. They're not bad at all, they all share the same goals. They all want freedom and they want to help people to get their rights. That includes woman as well. So, we can have a voice and we can become as one"

She murmured sadly as I felt her shoulders sagged in disappointment "That's what the Templars don't have. It's always power, greed, order, and wants everyone to follow under one person that wants to rule. In their ways the Assassin's want chaos and mayhem, but really we are fighting for our rights even if some of our ways are wrong. It had kill more of our people than any others...just because what we thought was right... was wrong to others..."

I could hear the bitterness in her voice as I stop massaging her shoulders as I began to feel her tremble underneath my hands. I felt horrible for what we have done. She speak the truth as it ring loud and clear. She had describe the order with a defeated tone like she already lost- like she didn't have anything to fight for anymore. I didn't think as I wrapped my arms around her and embrace her against me. She leaned back into me taking comfort from me as I felt the wet drops falling on my hands.

"I promise you...that you can get revenge or whatever your heart desires. I'll make sure that you get it..." I murmured to her as my head was laying on her shoulder.

"I want freedom..." She murmured ever so softly.

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