Impenetrable- Sequel to Arcanum

Chapter 32: Spruce

I felt the tears burning in my eyes, as I slammed down my sword into the earth, hissing with uncontrollable anger.

"I swear I'm going to murder Cassidy the second I see her." I snapped, and threw my sword across a tree, cutting it down. My gaze travelled towards Kaliska, and I noticed she didn't look any better. The girl was growling, and digging up a large hole in the spot where Colt had disappeared.

"You evil witch." Kaliska hissed, as her body started to transform.

"Kaliska!" I reached out to grab her wrist, but I was too late. The girl transformed into a leopard, and she hit the ground with a force I didn't know was possible. My body was thrown into a tree, and the girl was hitting the ground repeatedly with her claws,

"That won't work..." I snarled, and rose to my feet, pressing a hand against my throbbing back. Kaliska looked up at me, and I watched as her body slowly transformed, and she collapsed onto the ground, holding her head in her hands.

"I'm so sorry, I should have been able to save him..." She sobbed, and I wrapped her up in a hug,

"It's alright, this is not at all your fault." I cooed, rubbing her back. The girl pressed her face into my chest, as tears rushed down her face,

"I was too weak. Honestly, as soon as I saw Cassidy, I froze up. But I should have been able to attack her!" Kaliska clutched my shirt, burying her face deeper.

"Sis, we'll find him." I heard Harmony's voice behind us, and Kaliska let go of me, and threw herself into her sister's arms. Harmony sighed, and I walked toward them,

"I want you both to come back with me to the castle." I explained, and the two girls looked confused,

"Why?" They said in unison,

"If Cassidy's has broken Colt's weapon, he is evil now, and there is a huge chance he will be on her side, and after us. I want to make sure you two are safe. Besides, I'm assuming we are all her main targets, since we are going to be the next leaders soon." The two nodded, and I climbed up on my horse, and offered the two a hand up. The two shrugged it off, and both transformed into their animal forms, deciding to run beside me and the horse.

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"We need to send out search parties to look for Colt. If we don't find him soon, I'm afraid we might all be in danger." I explained to the General, who nodded and went off to go organize the large human and Catori army. When he left, I found myself walking into my brother's room, and I walked around, examining his room.

I couldn't believe Cassidy was able to capture him. Kaliska and I were not weak, which was something I didn't understand. I guess Kaliska was shocked by what Cassidy was saying, and I guess for me, it was just bad timing. My gaze looked at his mess of drawings on his desk, and I sighed, and examined the many drawings of bow, and arrows to go with them.

The bows were amazing, to say the least, and I laughed at my lack of talent toward this subject. I was so not an artist, and that was probably one of the reasons Colt and I didn't get along. He was always trying to get me draw, but when we looked at the final project, it always made us laugh so hard, our stomachs hurt.

I half smiled, and sat down in the chair, pressing my forehead against my hand. As I kept searching through the pile, I found the picture Colt had drawn of Kaliska. A smile went on my lips when I remembered that day, but it quickly faded, as I remembered my brother had been kidnapped.

"Spruce?" I heard a voice, and Kaliska walked up beside me, gazing down at the picture I was holding,

"Is that me?" She giggled softly, and I handed the picture to her,