Love, war, betrayal

Chapter 15: The truth comes out

The battle started and Elizabeth and James slowly slipped from each others side. Elizabeth's heart

pounded as she fought her first person. She slowly brought her sword down killing him. She tried

to ignore the slowly growing regret in her stomach. The people she will kill would have had

family's, friends and a life but that will all be gone because of her. Even with these things on her

mind she still managed to kill. She saw James every now and then battling someone. A sword hit

her armour. The impact made her stumble at which her opponent sliced a cut in her arm. The

armour protected her but she still felt pain. She raised her sword to defend the on coming strike.

The sound of metal against metal rang through her ears as she battled. The person knocked her to

the ground. She fell hard and soon his sword was pointed at her throat. Her breaths came heavy as

she pictured herself happy and living a normal life instead of seconds from death. Blood spatters

her as the man falls down. She looks up and sees James standing there with blood on his sword.

She gets up and hugs him. She didn't care that a war was going on she just wanted to be in his

arms. He hugged her back but soon pulled away. " I need to ask you something," he whispers to her

as he pulls her into an alley way. The sounds of battle can still be heard but can not be seen.

Elizabeth turns and faces James. " What is it?" She asks a little concerned. They have little time as

soon they will be discovered. " I love you Elizabeth. You are my world. You are the stars and sun to

my sky. With this being said, will you do the honours of being my wife?" James says as he kneels

on one knee and pulls a ring out. Tears start to stream down Elizabeth's face. " Yes of course," she

says as she takes the ring and puts it on. She sighs and looks at the ground. " There is something I

need to tell you," she says trying to calm herself down. This was it, this was the moment she told

him. He looks concerned. " What is it?" She sighs and stars into his beautiful eyes. " I....... I am

pregnant with our child," she manages to get out. James looks shocked for a moment but then

recovers before looking down at Elizabeth's tummy. " I am going to be a father," he says sounding

excited. Elizabeth smiles. " when all of this is over we will be a proper family," she says. James

gives her a massive hug and then kisses her. They pull apart after a while and look into each other's

eyes. " We must go," James says and Elizabeth just nods. " Be safe," James says as he walks out of

the alleyway into the battle. Elizabeth follows and is soon fighting again. Elizabeth kills many

people each of which she can't help but feel sorry for. She spots James near by battling two people

at a time. She makes her way through the battling people and bring her sword down on one of the

men. Blood covers the man as he falls to the ground and the life leaves him. James looks at

Elizabeth who gives a quick smile and begins to fight again. The amount of men from the

opposition is overwhelming. Elizabeth looks around for something that could help them win. She

spots it. A horse ruining from the battle. It was clearly left at a house. She makes her way to the

horse slaying stone who is on her way. She grabs the horse and quickly mounts it. She then runs

and slices through the mass of people in the opposition.

The battle has been going for hours and yet the number of people is still big. Elizabeth battles on

her horse and every now and then catches a glimpse of James. The rings on her finger reminds her

of the most important thing in the world which is love. She kills another person but then

something happens. Her horse lets out a high pitch noise and falls to the ground. Elizabeth sees

the grey cloudy sky as she falls to the ground. She tries to get up but her arm is killing her and she

can't put any pressure on it. She manages to get into a sitting position but a sword gets pointed at

her throat. " The horseman is finally down," the man says to Elizabeth. She laughs and replies

with," I am no mam." The man looks confused but manages to keep his ground. " It does not

matter. You have killed many of our people and therefore you will die," the mans voice is like

poison. " Elizabeth!" James' voice cuts through the battle sounds. She looks up at James

approaching them. He almost reached her when a sword is pinged at his throat. " Well well well,"

the man says. The other man laughs. Elizabeth and James look at each other. James mouths I love

you to Elizabeth in which she does the same. " What's this. Do we have a pair here," the mans

poison voice says. Elizabeth does not look at him but keeps her eyes on James. The man kneels

next to Elizabeth and pulls her head so she is looking at him. " What's the matter sweetheart. Your

boyfriend and you gonna die," the man says. Elizabeth tries to stay silent but can't. She comes back

with," That fiancée to you." He raises his eyebrows. " Even better. So what do you think your

fiancée would do if we killed you?" Elizabeth stays strong and replies in a low hiss," I think he

would make your life hell." The man laughs. " oh sweetheart you so young and Nevi." He stands up

and swings his sword. The sword cuts deep into Elizabeth's stomach and she falls down screaming

in pain. The sound of James' screams could be heard over everything. The blood poured out of

Elizabeth's stomach as she lay there the sounds of battle ringing in her ear. She does not care about

any of that though her thoughts are of one person. James.