Trilogy: The Saga of Nora Kelmendi (BOOK 1)

Chapter IX - The actions of Sokol and Nora

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Once far from the Village, Sokol was walking, holding the horse by the hand and thinking about what he should do now that he had a rather difficult mission in front of him. It was a gloomy day that day, inside a forest only owls could be heard, while above it seemed as if someone had put a black sheet covering the trees. The falcon walked without fear, but the horse sometimes stopped.- Walk! Walk!Sokol tried to push the horse to walk, which sometimes stopped and sometimes took steps backwards. While he was trying to push the horse, a noise was heard on the same side that the horse was reluctant to walk. Sokol turned his head and his horse galloped away from behind, the ram knocked Sokol down. The latter was now alone, looking from the direction from which the noise came.Sokol decided to walk on the road, but despite the noise, a knight dressed in black was coming towards him who moved a rope, Sokol still couldn't believe his eyes until the rider threw the rope on Sokol's body, the latter tried to maneuver well the rope and knocked him to the ground and he lost consciousness. Someone was watching this scene from afar.The rider quickly dismounted and grabbed Sokol to take him with him....On the other side, in the village of Sokol, the residents had gathered at Kulla e Madhe, it was a gloomy day, as if black rain wanted to fall. Some were crying, some were standing.Nora was preparing her horse, while her Mother cried beside her. Murad was trying to keep himself in front of the people. Nora turned to her men.- Don't cry, raise your head. I am nobody compared to all of you. We alone are worth nothing, but together we are worth a lot, that's why today I am sacrificing myself not to be remembered, but to live for you. I don't want innocent people to be killed because of my pride. That's why I'm asking you to hold your head high, because that's how the people of Malsor look like. Dad?Nora turned to her father, Murad.-Stand as it suits you, be happy because you will be the Father of a martyr. And you, Nana, I feel proud that you are not only a home girl, but a war girl.Nora greeted her family as she got on the horse.- White! Stay close to Sokol, because he needs you, but you need him more.Nora turned the horse and said the last words.- Dad! Mind you girl I'm going, girl I'll be back (He was talking about virginity).Her horse neighed and started running towards a rather difficult task. The others watched her from behind as she proudly led the horse.In a field, near the Forest, several warriors dressed differently and the Falcon standing next to them were seen.-Bishop Nikola will pay a lot for him when he sees a mountain warrior who has skills.The warriors laughed, while Sokol began to open his eyes slowly, he saw some people around him, but he did not recognize them.-Who are you?-Your new owners.They started laughing out loud.- Give me water!One of the fighters approached him to give Sokol water. Sokol drank while asking them who they were.- No one needs you anymore, Pasha will soon attack your tribe, he will not leave a stone on his shoulder, a stone on a stone, you know this very well. Therefore, knowing that you will remain alone, then we took you because we want to win from you Sokol... Cubi!The warrior answered this time with irony to Sokol, while he didn't quite understand what was happening.- How do you know my name?- Your Chief of the tribe told me!Sokol was surprised and wanted to know more- Which Prije?- Chest!Sokol was stunned by the warrior's answer and whispered 'Traitor' and started to move to be freed, but there were many of them and they kept him from moving, while Sokol shouted 'Traitor'.Night!In Pasha's camp, Nora had arrived and they were having dinner together inside Pasha's tent with Timur, Karabeg and Gabriella, who looked at Nora coldly. Pasha's mouth seemed to be watering when he saw Nora as she was not feeling well and was more confused. As the table was full of food. Timuri was facing Nora, secretly glancing at Nora sometimes. Timur broke the silence and began to speak.- Pasha! You have given me a list of some important things to take, we should definitely go down to Shkodër, because there is a lot to be found there.-Anyway, you know this matter better, I want you to leave as soon as possible and arrive there, I have also written a letter to the Pasha of Shkodra, you will deliver it to him.- Definitely my Pasha! I will leave now.-Karabeg, you will go with him.Karabeg was surprised, while Timur's face smiled because the Pasha himself was cleaning his security, until his death was sitting on the table.- But Pasha?- Mehmed is even wilder than me, I want you to tell him that we are leaving here, I want you to give him my greetings.Everyone was surprised by Pasha's words.- Shall we leave?- Yes, because I got what I wanted! We have nothing more to lose here.Karabeg began to speak.- Well, Commander Yusuf has started to expel the highlanders from the Shkodra area to the plain of Kosovo.Nora turned her gaze to Karabeg, while Pashai frowned at Karabeg's words.-What did you say? What will happen to my tribe, they too will be driven out.- No, they will not be deported, even they are not being deported, but the Empire, in order to strengthen the border lines with the Serbs, has decided to increase the number of people in those areas.- And the Highlanders become a sacrifice of the Empire as always?Nora was contradicting Pasha, while he still insisted on losing Nora. Pasha lost his patience and ordered them to leave.- Okay, that's enough now! Go about your business.The third began to leave the tent, while only Pashai and Nora remained. As Vuço Pasha stood up and turned to his seat, Nora also stood up and looked at Pasha, you could see the comb-knife that he kept hidden under his right sleeve.Nora walked two or three steps towards Pasha and whispered to herself 'The real war has just begun'.

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