Island Dolls

Chapter Six

Part I

"Feioha!"

Feioha sat up sleepily and looked towards the entrance of her hut as she heard her name. Sunlight was dripping through the bead drape that covered the doorway. It was already morning.

Feioha's eyes were red from crying the night before. Her hair hung down over her face, and she still felt like there was a hole in her heart as she noticed that the floor next to her was also vacant.

'He's really gone. What will it take to get him back again? Will I even be able to?'

"Feioha!"

That annoying voice boomed again from outside, and Feioha wearily stood up and walked to the door.

"Yes?" she asked, poking her head through the beads and looking outside.

There she could see not only Baed and some of the senior warriors, but her father as well.

"Aren't you participating in the raid today?" she asked sleepily. "Why are you here?"

"Exactly because of that, we are here." Baed said firmly. "Your husband. Where is he?"

"Charles?" Feioha said with a hint of melancholy. "He's gone."

"Gone where?" her father interrupted. "Is he preparing himself?"

Feioha gave her father a dirty look and then stepped outside properly, folding her arms in front of her chest.

"He's not like you barbarians." Feioha said proudly, "He refused to participate in your silly raid."

"Barbarian?" her dad asked.

"You mean you failed?" Baed said distastefully.

"Failed?" Feioha narrowed her eyes on that man she had once wanted to marry. She felt like that time was such a long time ago. Now when she saw him she could only think that the thought of marrying that brute was just gross.

"We should have chosen a real girl to do the job." Baed mocked, "Not a princess like her. Just because she's the chief's daughter doesn't mean she has any skill in bed."

The other warriors laughed mockingly.

"What did you say?" Feioha narrowed her eyes angrily.

"Who cares?" Baed turned away from her and looked at the chief. "Since your daughter has failed us we will have to try talking to him ourselves."

"Do you dare talk to my father like that?" Feioha stepped forward, ready to fight.

"Child..." Feioha's dad touched her arm to restrain her.

"Well, where did he go?" Baed asked, ignoring her response. "Tell me quickly before you fail our village completely."

"Up the mountain." Feioha said tensely.

"Good. Let's go."

Baed and his two followers immediately left the hut and began walking up the path toward the mountain.

"Why... that beast..."

"Feioha."

Feioha looked at her father incredulously.

"Why didn't you say something to them? Don't let them just walk all over you!"

"They have joined sides with Gaep." her father said soberly. "There's nothing I can do for them anymore."

"What?!?" Feioha felt her blood boiling within her. "After all you've done for them? How could they betray you like that? Why, I'm going to..."

Feioha was really ready to run up that path and teach them a lesson. To think she had once been in love with that blockhead!