Father's Hatchet

Jesebel

TW: {Cussing/Gore/Elijah being Elijah}

Sorry not sorry (You'll understand when you finish the Chapter :} )

~Zach's P.O.V~

It's been nothing but caous, a trail of blood and bodies led from the inside of camp to the outside, Elijah followed it for a few hundred feet, and found only two bodies, mainly blood. He hopes that there is just more blood then bodies at this point, our mother has tried her best to keep up in the a casel with her, giving what she calls paper work to Eli...Eli just wants to go find Mike, and I'm with him there....but the longer mother makes him wait the meaned Elijah gets, and not just to me, he's been snaping at some of teh younger kids too...I know he's just stressed and all but there is no need to make them cry. I sighed as I walked into a small bakery shop, there were mainly just different kinds of bread, but I hopped a sweet snack would calm Elijah down before he did something stupid.

"Hey Zach" the baker greeted me with a soft smile, his daughter was one of the bodies that we found....she was sweet, cute too...I miss her so much already...

"Hey Mr. Keen....got any sweet bread. Elijah's a little tense and he's scaring the younger kids", Mr. Keen shook his head, it seems everybody wants that.... probably because of the...loses." I knew it hurt him to talk about what had happened the last couple of days, so I helped changed the subject. "What would you recommend I give to the stressed red head" I joked offering him a small smile. Mr. Keen shook his head, "I don't have a clue...Jesebell was better with that stuff...she wanted to be a doctor....". My chest felt heavy hearing her name, "Yeah....you must miss her" I thought for a moment, "What would you take to ease your mind off of missing her?" I asked, "Probably some Chamomile...and burns some Lavender while you at it" I nodded making a mental list. "Ok...thanks Mr. Keen" I tossed him a few dollars as I felt bad for not buying anything and walked towards the woods. I knew where to find the Chamomile because it's on the route my morning walks normally takes...but the Lavender....that's going to be a problem.

'I guess I was do for another walk anyway' I thought as I found myself at the edge of the trail we already cleaned up. I sighed remembering a few days ago

~Flash back~

"Your majesties...you have to some see this" I watched Elijah tensed and whipped around to face one of the Guards. "Tyler?" Elijah questioned, the offered a twitch of their wings as a greeting, "Its....just follow me" Tyler and Elijah quickly made thier way over to the edge of the plat form and jumped off, rappidly gaining speed. I jumped off and followed, when we landed I noticed Elijah seemed to be frozen, "Eli-" walking around him I focused my gaze on what he was looking at. "What the hell" my voice was more a gasp, a body laid on the ground compelty drained of blood while a trail led out of the camp and further into the woods. Elijah began walking forward, stepping over the body and following the trail, he didn't even offer the males body a glance. I walked forward and got on my knees next to him, paying my respects. Elijah walked further into the woods, a few moments later he came back and walked past me.

He circled up with the gaurds and they began speaking, I only caught snip-its of the conversations. "More?...how many bodies?"..."I only saw two but the blood continues on for quite a bit longer", I felt sick to my stomach, I noticed Elijah give me an apologitic glance as he broke the circle and walked over me. He has his back strightned, which ment he wasn't about to show any sympathy to those that passed at the moment, instead he grabbed my arm and led my with him out of camp and along the trail, we walked maybe 50 ft, when Elijah pulled me into a quick hug. "It will be alright....I'm here" I had no clue what he was talking about until I turned around and saw her.  "Jese-" I whimpered...she was brutily beaten and slashed all over he torso, arms, and legs showed she had been cut and dragged through the woods to make the blood trail. The gag in her mouth was dirty along with her once clean white dress, her wings were tatterd and torn a few feathers scattered around the scene.

My mouth felt dry...."Mike-" I muttered...."these...these people have Mike." Elijah muttered, i turned around to face him, a dark glint in his eyes told me all I needed to know about what he is planning. "Elijah....we have to play this smart...or they might kill him-". "They are using him to draw us out" Elijah snapped. "If that's what they want then I will happily meet their demands" Elijah continued turning around and making his way back into camp. I remined with Jesebel's body, grooming her hair and what was left of her wings.

~Flash Back End~

I found myself walking down the path after I gathered the Chamomile, and soon enough I was at the spot Elijah had found Jesebel. I walked over and sat down next to the tree closing my eyes, "I don't know what to do Jes....He's going to get himself killed just to get him back....I don't see why, they haven't even known each other all that long...I don't want to lose my brother because he is love sick...." I felt a tear sliding down the side of my face..."What is it with him and Mike.....is my brother really that lonely, did he and Mike click that well that Elijah would risk his life to get him back....what's going to happen to him when Mike goes back home..." I opened my  eyes and looked down  only to find a lavender flower....it was weird...they normally grow in patches...but here was one. "Ironic...these were your favorite..." I gently reached down and picked the flower, picking off a petal and leaving it there.

I walked back towards the Casel because that's where Eli was, eventually I reached his door and knocked. No answer "....Elijah", nothing, I pushed the door open to only find his study empty...."Elijah!" I turned around and jump seeing my mother right behind me. "He's gone" she said, her voice cold, "Where did her go. When is he coming back?". She gritted her teeth..."He's not.... he's been exiled". I couldn't' breath.

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Why has he been exiled?

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