If I can I will

Chapter 24

(Elora's  POV)

I wake up to a sharp stabbing pain in my head.  I open my eyes to see I'm back in my cell. my eyes fall on the figure of a man watching me. Gaius sat watching me in the corner of the cell sat on a stool. I get up quickly and hiss in pain as my body reacts badly with shooting pain flowing through my limbs.

" I'd take it slow if I was you.  That little brat really did a number on you,"  he stated lazily. I grab my head and take a deep breath. I sit up straight slowly and look over at him and glare.  my newly cut hair hanging in my face. his eyes were barely staying open and his messy brown hair laid on his forehead. his back and head leaned on the stone wall behind him.

"how long have you been here?"  he shrugs in response.  "Fine, what time is it?" I question again.  he shrugged once again. I sigh in frustration.  " Well, Why are you here then?" 

he smiles lazily. " I had to make sure you were okay.  plus they told me to because you like me better than everyone else" he mocked towards the end. making me smile as he mimicked lionheart's voice.  "so... are you okay?" he questioned.  I shake my head in response. I don't feel okay. my body hurts all over. I lost the use of my powers, I lost Allison.  I lost my family, my rank. my soul no longer belongs to me. 

"no. everything is going wrong. I'm a slave here. I'm nothing here, that queen heals me so I can just get hurt once again, she owns me. she can do whatever she wants with me and it's totally justified. I'm scared, hurt and all they want is me to be a soldier. something that doesn't think only acts when it's told"I vented to him as tears started to well up in my eyes. my body shaking from fear, rage, and heartbreak. I pull my knees to my chest and hug myself. tears start to fall down my face rolling down my cheeks only to fall from my chin. 

I feel ruff calloused and scarred hands touch my shoulder trying to give me some slight comfort. Gaius, crouching down to my level so he could look me in the eyes. I look at him with distrust. he might hurt me... he could be like steven, he could be here only to get me on Vonalin's good side. 

"Don't look at me like that, I'm your only friend here. I can promise you that. us werewolves don't take kindly to weaklings. but I can help you, train you better that little lion-brat can. all you have to do is comply with me, okay." He says with a shiver. as he rubs his leg.

"what would I have to comply with, "I tense at the thought of betrayal. why should I trust him, just because he was nice to me? I trusted people blindly and look where it got me.

"look... ima be honest with you. overheard the queen talking about this group of girls that was causing her trouble, specifically a portal or commonly known as a jumper.