Chapter 24 the rescue

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Autumn was pulled through the crowd by Hope standing ready Autumn held her sword ready to strike. Lara was marched through the crowd Autumn almost smacked her mother in the face. Lara wasn't Lara anymore, she was shell without a soul or spirit. Autumns mothers addressed the crowd.
"The traitor is here to die" she grinned. Lara was marched onto the scaffold and pushed down to kneel.

She'd as good as given up when Lara saw Autumn and Hope she wasn't imagining, Lara realised she didn't want to die. She wanted to live for Autumn, she may have wanted to die before but she changed her mind. She started to fight, to wriggle to pull away but the guards were stronger. They pulled her chains Lara fell to the floor, she spotted a knife in her boot, she knew she had one shot at this. The priest read out his prayer before saying
"May the traitor rest in peace"
Lara addressed the crowd from behind the block
"I have come here to die, my my sins be forgiven" Autumns mother adjusted Lara's cap.  She went to place her head down and felt the coldness of the block, before she winked at the crowd. Standing up with the little strength she could muster she slashed the two guards across the face and stood on Autumns mothers foot. The executioner approached her.

Autumn ran up to the platform guards tried to stop her but she quickly stopped them with her sword. Hope flew up to the platform and grabbed Lara. Quickly arrows began to be shot at Hope and Lara from the turrets of the castle. The potion began to ware off everyone gasped as they saw Autumn.

"kill her" Autumn's mother instructed

"Come catch me" Autumn said running off towards the castle. She dashed threw the castle door

"close the exits this instant" Lord Malus called walking into the crowd, the guards closed the drawbridge just as Autumn slid underneath just escaping arrest. Autumn was trapped.

Hope kept flying but it was hard with arrows flying left, right and centre. Hope swooped towards the ground flying through the crowd swiftly followed by guards on horses galloping towards them. Hope flew upward she spotted the army on one of the boats sailing towards the dock. As they flew over the ocean near to the ship Hope looked at Lara.

"i'm sorry about this, but Autumn can't loose you again she doesn't know it but she need you" Hope said looking at her as they flew over the sea

"what are you-" Lara said looking at her confused before Hope swiftly pushed Lara into the water. Lara fell in with an all mighty splash. Hope waved at Aggie and Daniel seeing them.

"we managed to save on of the ships, it's a little cramped but we managed" Aggie yelled up at Hope

"we'll Autumn needs our help to the castle she's trapped" Hope said leading the ship to the dock. The war had begun

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