what walks in the shadows

chapter 32

Henry

Henry landed with a thud and walked quietly over to where Reyna sat.

He knelt next to her and peered under her messy hair to look into her face.

Her eyes were closed, dry tears were on her cheeks and she breathed softly. Henry nudged her and pocked her.

"Reyna, wake up, it's me Henry." Henry whispered in her ear.

At the sound of his name she raised her head up slowly, her eyes opened and started at henry.

Reyna lifted her hand and tried to touch henry's face but the chains stopped her. Her hand fell back down as she studied his face.

"Henry?" she whispered.

Her voice sounded like shattered glass but slowly turned back into human.

He smiled at her and grabbed her hand making sure that she knew that he was real. She looked up and looked past him, henry turned to see jack stuck halfway in the window.

"Sorry, please carry on. Pretend that I'm not here." Jack said

Reyna laughed quietly and looked back to henry. Henry smiled at her and scooted closer to her. Reyna sat up tears swelling in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I would've gotten out as soon as possible but the metal creatures keep finding me." She said.

Reyna's face grew dark and she looked at the two boys.

"You two shouldn't be here, run, go." Reyna said.

"No we came here to get you out." henry said

"But how?" Reyna asked

"The headmaster is going to throw you off the highest tower, but me and jack will be there and we'll catch you, won't we jack!" henry said

"Right we will, once it get out of this window, is my butt really that big?" jack asked himself.

Reyna laughed smiled at henry.

"You look so clean; you don't even have a mark on you. And jack your hair has grown longer." Reyna said

"Really I do hope that I'm not turning into Rapunzel." Jack said with a smile.

Reyna laughed and smiled henry and jack joined on her and soon they were as normal as they could get. Suddenly a sound like metal grinding on stone rang form the door outside. Reyna sat up alarmed. Henry stood and faced the door. Jack was still stuck but managed to get out of the window and back on Ace.

"Please you must go!" Reyna pleaded

"Stay strong, I'll see you real soon." Henry said as he slipped out the window and onto Ace's back.

Ace took off landing and letting jack off before henry and ace were back in the sky. Henry searched each tower before seeing the farthest one light up. Ace dashed right over and they waited till they heard Reyna struggling and yelling.

Henry waited till he could see Reyna on the edge of the tower, from where he was at. Henry stuck as close as the wall he could get and slowly sunk down.

"This won't be the last time you see me." Reyna yelled

"oh, I think it will be, good bye." The head master said pushing her off the edge.

Reyna fell and tumbled, henry waited till she got closer to the ground till he finally caught her.

"Henry?" she whispered.