The Dragon Prince

Grieving For Those Lost

Vincent

The Battle for Varrfarrinn lasted for hours. Sozin's men didn't see the attack coming, so the last ones standing flew away. Some of us captured some of Sozin's men to help us figure out where these sons of bitches were hiding.

"How is everyone holding up?" I asked.

"Never better," Alex smiled. I noticed how pale my sister looked. She still hasn't recovered from Rory's attack. Everyone looked alright, aside from a few cuts and bruises. "I'm going to interrogate the captured. Vincent, I want you and Elizabeth to check on Mom and the others,"

"Let me know if you learn anything," I said.

"I'll come with you guys," Jacob said.

Alex nodded, and I walked off with Elizabeth and Jacob.

As we started walking towards my mother's location, I smelled something burning. I saw the burnt building and told the others, and we started running. I panicked as my mate was in that facility.

"Is everyone alright?" I yelled to the survivors. Terrified, I looked over the groups of people, searching for familiar faces. My eyes soon caught a glimpse of Audrey, and I calmed down a little. Jacob embraced Audrey.

"What happened here?" I asked

"We don't know what happened, the building was already on fire when we arrived," Audrey explained.

"Where's Alyssa? I can't feel her through our bond. I'm trying to contact her, but Astarot can't reach her," I said.

"Where is Henry?" Elizabeth said.

"I don't know, I havn't seen Alyssa. Henry went to find her a while ago," Mom said.

"Do you know which way they went?" I asked.

I NEED SOME HELP OVER HERE!! Saga yelled. Saga was holding Henry's barely conscious form.

"HENRY!!" Elizabeth yelled as she was holding her chest.

"What happened?"

"I don't know?" Saga said.

"Henry, honey, can you hear me?" Elizabeth sobbed.

"Kaiden, we need you!" I yelled out to him.

"Lay him down on the ground and stand back," Kaiden said as he approached us. "Henry's been shot!" Kaiden said as he examined Henry.

"Did you see Alyssa anywhere?" I asked Saga.

"No, I only found Mr. Reid," Saga said.

I observed Henry; he seemed to struggle to form words as he looked at me. "Kaiden, wait, I think Henry is trying to say something," I said. I knelt by him and placed my ear above his mouth. Between his shallow breaths, I managed to make out a few words.

"Timothy is a traitor, he took Alyssa," Henry's eyes closed, but he breathed as Kaiden started healing him.

"What did he say?" Elizabeth asked me.

My eyes flashed with rage. "THAT ROTTEN NO GOOD BASTARD TIMOTHY! Saga, where did you find him!?"

"By the beach through those trees," Saga pointed.

Without hesitation, I ran in the direction she pointed. Judging by the blood in the sand, I arrived on the beach and saw where Saga found Henry. I quickly looked around the coast—no sign of Tim or Alyssa.

I felt my insides turn cold, but my body heated up. "They're hurting our mate," Astarot said weakly.

How could I leave her alone? I never trusted Timothy, but I left Alyssa alone with him. How could I be so stupid?