The Fire of the Journey

Chapter 2

   The smell of knockout serum wrinkled Sarina's nose. "Where am I?" Sarina tried to sound clueless as best as she could. She wanted her keenness to be a surprise when she knocks out these men with her bare hands.

    She heard whispers and hearty laughs, but no answers. They must've heard her. "She's concious." she heard someone whisper. More whispers. Then footsteps and someone clearing their throat. "Hello, Sarina Wintel."

   A familiar face steps up in front of her. But she couldn't quite decide who it was. Probably because of the cape and gold encrusted coat. Before he could convict her, she said,rather calm and smiling"I have always done what you told me to. I was just innocently chopping my tree so you could enjoy a fire while I pound on stone trying to build another citizens house." Sarina was surprised at the grin he returned,"Think what you want, I never said anything about me owning you slaves." He continued, ignoring the sound of trying to rattle out of the chains. "I am the head captain of a secret group in Farren." "First of all, I am not scared of your lies. And, before I beat the daylight out of you, tell me where Farren is, who the man who threw chains at me is, and why I'm here." she scowled.

   He laughed so hard, she would have gotten up and kicked him were it not for the chains around nearly everywhere on her."Oh, did I forget to mention that part? Well, we left the country you were enslaved, Daryn, right? And I'm here to make a deal with you. 4 years you complete my tasks, and I'll free you and 10 other filthy slave's that are family with you."

   Her family was royal, so she'd have to bestow a poor life herself. She knew her family was a king or queen in some country that isn't kept a secret from the map, unlike Farren or Daryn. Her parents were sent to be royal's on a country known in the map. She was sent to be a slave because she refused to bow to king. She was bound to be part of a royal family, so why should she have to bow to one of lower class? She still doesn't get it. Nobody on those countries on the maps knew about countries near Antarctica that were still with normal weather, not freezing cold antarctic weather. How is it? All scientists and historians weren't taken seriously after showing various proof. They ended up becoming slaves for trying to let everyone on the maps know about the secret magic border held here. So now the countries are isolated and no one could enter out or in unless absolutely mandatory by all means. She didn't understand completely how this was necessary by all means, but her getting freedom was for sure mandatory to her.

   The man, now aggravated at her dozing off and not paying attention, finally yelled an "Ahem, now do I ring a bell?" He took off his gold encrusted pure leather jacket and silk hooded cape. "You! You trapped me here! And your scar-" she paused at the smile he beheld. Your smiling for the wrong reasons she thought. Sarina returned his smile with such umph the man almost fell. " Your cut is gone! Wow, what an astonishment it must be to survive my cuts." He snorted and said,"Your little lady cuts are the least of what I've survived through when you see my power" he showed off his muscles, and she replied,"So, you just admit that you have flabby muscles." "I'll have you know my muscles took 15 years." He said biting his teeth after a long pause. Sarina waited for his shell to crack. "Do
not mention this to my men." "I see you have men, but no women, Wonder why, especially considering your a prince." she snorted.

   His shell cracked. What a wimpy man. No pure strength at all. "I will have you executed! No, I'll use my ma-"

   He paused, all of a sudden filled with fear of breaking his secret to a very popular slave known to royals so royal they'll have him executed for having magic.

   "What? You gonna tell your mama that someone called you flabby muscle man? Hmm?" she laughed. He was relieved that she hadn't figured out his magic, or so he thought.

   She's have to find out more about this magic that seemed very reasonable to believe he had. If her family who was royal lived in this country she could tell them and have he and his so claimed "men" executed right this second. But her family was away and could never enter this country ever again. She wondered if they ever thought about her. She replaced her tear with anger and kicked a chain. It didn't budge.

   "Hey! One more move, and I tell my m-" "Mama, I know." she said raising her eyebrows. He laughed and walked away. This just might be interesting.

   Sarina would need to find out what more secrets this prince beheld for they just might help her with this "deal" she had no choice but to accept.