I had never seen such colors before. Ruby flags waved merrily in the breeze, alabaster walls kept a stoic eye upon the outside world; the grass was a shade of emerald so deep, I scarce believed it could be real. I was in heaven, I must have been. Hard faced sentries pierced me with their gazes.
"What business have you here, girl? " One little older than me called. His voice cracked, emphasizing his age.
"I'm sorry, I do not mean to cause any trouble!' I called 'Can you please tell me where I am? I seem to have lost my way in the forest".
I saw him leer at his mates, but I disregarded it in my innocence. His brutish eyes raked up and down the sooty rags covering my body.
"All right, love. Come up 'ere and we'll tell you where you are."
The wall that was seamless moments before split in two as the gates to this strange place opened. The boy, now that I saw him clearly was about one and twenty years. I was only sixteen, but thankful there was someone close to my own age around. He was large and well muscled, but he looked harmless to me.
"All right love, c'mere. I'll take you down to the barracks so's we can talk all private like." He smiled showing yellow teeth and grabbed my arm rather roughly and began pulling me along with him. I followed him blindly with reckless abandon, still slightly disoriented. We walked into the cool corridors of the castle and he led me, more gently now, towards the unmistakable smell of man. We came into the barracks, the silence was unnerving. I walked further into the room, losing myself in the new sights. The bunks, the armor, the weapons, they were mesmerizing. I lapsed out of my trance at the sound of heavy footsteps. I stiffened before I felt his heavy hand rest upon my shoulder.
"Now,' He whispered 'where were we?"
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Freeing Azalea
Fantasy"I took a deep breath as I stared out at the lake. To an observer, I probably looked insane. My intricate updo had come undone as I ran through the forest to reach the solitude of the lake, leaving my long auburn hair to curl and tangle around my fa...
