Family Secrets

Chapter 4

Jesse started to regain consciousness. As she did, she realized that she was trapped in a shelter made of stone.

That's when she remembered: the bandits from before broke into the temple and kidnapped her.

After fully recovering from passing out, Jesse took a look at her surroundings. She was locked up in what must've been a hut made of stone. She could hear the sound of snoring outside a small opening, so she took a quick peak. Outside, she saw the five bandits fast asleep. They even had a wolf with them, which was also asleep.

'They must be taking me somewhere far away. I bet they locked me in here to prevent me from escaping in case I woke up...' she thought.

Jesse quickly checked her pockets. She no longer had her enchanted diamond sword, but she did have a few torches with her.

'Hmm... they didn't think to make a floor to this hut. I bet I can dig my way out under the dirt, but I have to be quiet. I wake them up, especially that wolf, then I'm dead...' she thought.

Carefully and quietly, Jesse started to dig a hole in the ground. She took care not to go too fast and to make as little noise as possible. She did hear one or two of the bandits stir, but they were snoring pretty loud.

It took a while, but Jesse dug a tunnel under the hut and made a good distance before she finally surfaced from underground. When she got up, she could see the smoke from the fire that the bandits set up in their camp. It wasn't too far away. She hadn't put enough distance between her and the bandits.

Jesse quickly ran away, carrying a torch with her for some light. She didn't have any weapon with her, so she had to put as much distance between herself and the bandits, but she had to be careful to not run into any mobs on the way.

After spending about an hour running away, Jesse stopped to catch her breath. She needed a break, but she couldn't stop long. Mobs were out on the loose at night, and she didn't have a weapon.

Suddenly, she could hear a wolf barking. She hadn't run into any after she escaped, so that could mean only one thing: the bandits woke up and were using their wolf to track her down.

Jesse quickly ran through a river, hoping that it would help wash off her scent. But after she crossed to the other side, she heard, "There she is! Catch her!"

Denton and his men finally caught up to her.

Jesse quickly ran away. She could hear Denton and his group crossing the river to try to catch up to her. She ran as fast as she could, but she was already exhausted from before, and she had no food or water with her to help her regain her energy.

It felt like she had been running forever and got nowhere. Jesse finally collapsed in exhausted in the middle of an open field. She heard Denton and his group run over to the filed, and she saw the evil smirk on Denton's face when he spotted her.

"We've got you now..." he said with an evil grin.

That's when an arrow flew from nowhere and shot him on the arm. Denton let out an angry shout. He pulled out his sword.

"Who's there!?" he shouted angrily.

A skeleton came out with a bow and arrow ready. After it came out, a few other mobs came out.

"Are you freaking kidding me?!" Denton shouted angrily.

Denton and his me started to fight off the mobs. A few creepers came up and scared away their wolf, which ran off into the forest on its own. The mobs didn't see Jesse, so she took this chance to run away.