Life in War

Part 4

"What??? How did you get this Artemis?? Who did this to you?" Cannenta asked her daughter. Aiden havent got home yet from his job as king's private guard and a soldier.
"I told Apollo but he didn't believe me, maybe mom wouldn't believe me either..."
"I would believe you sweetie. Just tell me. Its okay"
Artemis start to tell her mom about everything that happened to her.

After Artemis told everything that happens to her, her mom rushed to their house's library and pick a very thick book. She rushly opened the book and search a chapter of a big white lion.
"Ah!!! Here it is!!" Cannenta exclaimed.
The childs looked at their mother with a curious expression.
As she started to read what's in that chapter of a thick book...

BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!!!

They heard a loud sound that is similar to a explosion of a bomb.
They heard many people screamed.
Cannenta peek from their house's window. She shocked...
She saw many soldier from another country runs to the castle and ssome of the soldiers go to the village and rushed to the villager's and kidnapped them.

"Oh, God... No... Not now..." Cannenta said as she started to panicking.

"Apollo!!! Promise me, you will stay alive with your sister. Take care of your sister!"
"But mom? What is happening???" Apollo asked as he started crying.
"We are under attack! Our kingdom's soldier is very strong. But this is an ambush!! You two have to get out of here!"

Cannenta ripped the chapter of that thick book, tie it and put it in a leather bag and she put something that might be useful for those two and give it to Artemis. Cannenta take 3 bottles of water and a few bread and put in on the other leather bag and give it to Apollo.

"Artemis, read this paper, and you will know why you have chosen to have those tattoo. And Apollo, this bag will be you and your sister's food stock, so that you dont get hungry. Do not lose those two bags. Now go with your horses. These soldiers already starting to destroy our front door. Go from the stall's door. Run to the neighborhood country and find a house or anything. Im sorry my child..."

"But mom... What about dad? " Apollo asked with tears on his cheeks.

The our kingdom's soldiers starting to defend the soldiers that come a moment ago.

"Apollo, you're a boy, be strong like you dad. Now go!!! "

The soldier almost succeed breaking up the door.
The siblings run to their horse and run from the stall's door. They run... With many tears... They dont want anything bad happened to their parents... As they leave, they pray to God. Hoping... Everything will be okay...

They dont know what will happened to their country...
Their only choice is go tho the neighborhood country and find a home for these two. Apollo has a feeling that his first mission is protecting his sister and keep her save...

They run from their hometown and when they looked back...

They saw a country that is no longer a hometown in fire...

- To be Continued...