The Majors, Cold Fury (Book 2)

Chapter 31: Scott POV

As soon as the blackstone touched my skin I collapsed to the ground.

I tried to break from Fwhip's grasp but he clamped the stone around my wrists and neck before dragging me back up to a standing position.

Then he and Sausage shoved me to the edge of the chasm, so all the elves could see.

"WE HAVE YOUR KING!" Fwhip shouted, drawing his sword, and placing it at my neck again. "YOU WILL SURRENDER YOURSELVES TO US. HIM AND THE PRINCESS WILL BE PUT ON TRIAL TO DECIDE PUNISHMENT."

"I'M NOT A PRINCESS!" Erin screamed from behind me.

"Whatever." Fwhip said. "THE EMPIRE WILL NOT BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR CRIMES."

I was just annoyed at this point, but I didn't say anything. All of that, just to be captured and humiliated in front of the whole world. Fwhip's probably already planned my execution.

It was hard to see the elves from here, but I knew they were muttering, and a few seemed like they were panicking.

Fwhip pulled back on my collar to steer me, probably toward their camp, but my legs felt like lead, and I stumbled backwards. I almost fell over, but Sausage dragged me back up. "I'll be taking that." He said, ripping the Xornoth crystal from my neck and handing it to Shrub.

I glared at her, and she cowered backwards as she slipped the chain over her head.

I saw Gem and Joey trying to lift Erin up, but she was struggling. They weren't able to get a good hold on her wrists or back because she kept moving and pulling from their grasps.

"Stop moving you little freak!" Joey said and smacked her across the back of her head.

A growling sound came from Erin, and she turned, smacked Joey across the face with one of her wings, hard. Joey staggered backwards and clutched at his nose. I realized it was bleeding a second later when it was dripping off his chin and down his neck.

"You little- Get me a rope." He said.

Joel handed him a rope with his uninjured arm and Joey unrolled it before he wrapped it around Erin's wing joints and pulled.

Erin gasped in pain, but it came out strangled as he tightened her wings together. She screamed into her teeth and scrunched her face up tightly. I saw what she did to her wings. That could not feel good.

I wanted to say something, but I was practically falling asleep standing up with the blackstone on.

"Fwhip- Fwhip sit down." Pearl said, taking my arm out of his. "Your foot looks like it's falling off."

I kind of wish he hadn't traded me off to Pearl. She was gripping my arm much harder than he had been and I knew there would be nail marks when she let go.

"Let's go." Jimmy said, pulling Fwhip's arm over his shoulders to help him walk.

The walk was hell.

Every step my legs ached even more and every minute more frost melted off my face and body, dampening my clothes. I hadn't been this warm in...it feels like forever.

Finally, the blackstone draining everything out of me became too much and I collapsed, almost pulling Pearl and Sausage down with me.

"Woah." Pearl said, crouching down next to me. "What's wrong with him?"