Ignited - Tiger's Eye Spin-Off

Chapter 10

Chaper 10

"Mother, you must listen to me," I begged her.

"Sweetheart, your father and I know what we are doing."

"But you do not know," I argued, "and our people must know what to do when this war goes bad."

"Topanga I am telling you that nothing is going to go wrong during this war."

"Yes it will!" I insisted, "This war and many other wars will all go bad. It's going to take an incredibly long time before the wars even stop."

"How do you know this?" she asked me.

I replied, "Because you gave me your magic and Sam and I have been practicing it. We looked into the future."

"You saw the future?"

I nodded, "Yes I did and you must know something. I have to say it even if Caroline has already told you in the past."

"Caroline only tells us the things we absolutely need to know. She says everything else can wait and so can this."

"No it can't," I tried to tell her.

Caroline walked in, bowing, and addressed me instead of mother, "I know what you need to say Topanga."

"Can I say it?"

She nodded, "Yes but not to your parents."

"What do you mean?" My mother asked her.

"Topanga needs to tell the Tigmas."

"My husband and I must know what is being said to them before you address our people."

Caroline shook her head, "I would not recommend that."

"And why is that?"

She sighed, "Because the humans are on their way here right now... they are ready for a fight. You and your husband must go with your army to fight them. Topanga and Sam will address the people in this village first before joining in with the battle."

"They're on their way now?!"

"Yes," Caroline told her, "and they are not happy. They have the witches with them."

                My mother left to go get father and Caroline smiled at me. "You knew I would want to tell my parents," I said to her, "and you knew I'd try to fix things."

She nodded, "Yes I did."

"What do I tell the people?"

"Chaos is going to erupt in the next hour so I need your head to be clear when you tell them the news which is why it needs to be before the battle. Say you are speaking in place of the King and Queen who are in battle and tell them about going underground. Select somebody from your family that you trust besides your parents and Sam and leave them in charge."

I nodded, "I will get Sam. Gather the villagers for me."

"As you wish your majesty."

                I raced out of the room to find Sam who was immersed in a book in our quarters. He noticed something was wrong immediately. "We need to address the people," I told him, "and I know exactly what to say. I don't have time to explain so you can look into my mind on the way to the village. "

He nodded taking my hand and we walked down the stairs and out the gates towards the village. I have a terrible feeling that something bad is going to happen. Caroline said I needed to have a clear mind when addressing them which is why I have to address them now. That means I am not going to have a clear mind later. Something is going to happen, something bad, and I cannot stop it. When we got to the village some of the people were already gathered in one place. They stood still with their eyes on me when they saw that I was approaching with my new husband. Caroline finished gathering the villagers and stood behind us.