The Sorceress Knight: The Three Feathers

Chapter VI Dead Man

                          

        I sit in this cell trying to make sense of the last few days. I come to the conclusion that none of this makes any sense. I hope and pray Aria will be ok. I also hope and pray our kingdom will be ok as well. The very same kingdom I have loyally served all this time. I sit on the cold damp stone floor of the cell alone nobody insight. That isn't hard to believe since we hardly ever have any crime. I find it hard to keep my eyes open I've been so tired since the start of this. I'm afraid to fall asleep afraid it will be the last time I could see the stars, not that I can see much through the small barred window at almost the top of the wall.

Just before I truly felt all alone I hear footsteps coming my direction. I look down the hall hoping it might be Aria, Hoping she may forgive me and we can put this whole thing behind us. Out the shadows comes Mikail. Seeing him I was disappointed but I hope he was here with good news. "Ah there you are you have been quite the busy bee haven't you?" He says with a smirk as I notice he is very finely dressed. Normal for him but it looks very formal.

"I did nothing wrong Mikail, what is it you want?" I ask very dissatisfied with his presence. "I just wanted to let you know that I will be taking care of Aria and the Kingdom I'm going to be knighted today and I'll be captain of the guard now aswell." He boasts as I stand up and look at him enraged. "My father and your uncle refused to train you or promote your knighthood because of you and your father and my uncle actions during the trials! Everyone knew you both cheated and swore you would never be knighted and your father would lose any and all credibility and good standing! And now your father is now in charge and you are being knighted!?" I exclaim with furious anger, I grasp the bar of the cell door and squeeze imagining it was Mikail's throat.

"Ha Ha Ha! If only you could see your face right now. That is why I came down here Mr. Goodie to shoes, oh how the mighty have fallen. To look at your face and know that you will be rolling in your grave priceless. So farewell Traitor hope you rot." He says as he turns around and walks away. "How dare you! Come back here! How is Aria?! Answer me!" I yell at him but he keeps walking till he vanishes from view.

I'm now alone again I go and sit on the bed. Knowing that it's pointless to try to make sense of it all, I give up and lay down hoping that I can go to sleep and wake up and it's all just a dream. I lay awake tired but afraid to fall asleep I begin to wonder what I was supposed to do about that nightmare I had just a few days ago. I wonder what happened to that girl, the one with multicolored eyes...

Before I knew it morning comes and the cell door opens and two guards grab me and put me in shackles and walk me down the lonely corridor toward the outside. I try to be positive that Aria won't let this happen or at least say goodbye. I look at every turn hoping for some hint this is all big joke or even just a misunderstanding. But, no such luck for me.

I'm lead out into town square my hands shackled in front of me. There are drums being played I'm brought out before the whole of the people. "BOO!!! TRAITOR!!! BOO!!! HOW COULD YOU HURT OUR BELOVED QUEEN ARIA!? BOO!!!" The people begin crying out at me as they throw garbage and rotten food at me. I am placed in front of the executioner's block with him standing to the left of me with his giant axe glistening in the early morning light.

Vallace walks out with the rest of the council minus Mikail and Aria. The council goes and sits in seats behind me Vallace stands to my right. "Settle down everyone!" He proclaims as he unrolls a scroll in his hands. "Darian you are charged with high treason to the crown and for that crime you are sentenced to death by beheading. Do you have any final words?" He asks as the crowd becomes almost unruly.

"Quiet please he deserves his last remarks!" Valdeen yells as he walks up and stands next to my uncle. The crowd quiets instantly as if all the noise had been drained from them. I look out at the people and look at Valdeen and nod my head slightly to him and he does it back in response.

"I want you all to know that I hope and pray for the best for all of you and the Kingdom of Odathia. I'm sorry for this turn of events. I did not mean to hurt our beloved Queen Aria...." I say before the crowd starts yelling over me. "LIAR, TRAITOR, BETRAYER!!!" They yell as the guards that brought me out and have been holding me put me in position. I'm knelt down and then the guard puts his foot on my back pushed me down placing my head on the block facing my uncle and Valdeen.

My uncle nods his head I feel the executioner get in his stance to take the swing. The crowd turns silent and out of the corner of my eye I catch a glimpse of Aria. "Goodbye my beloved Aria I'm sorry..." I whisper as the blade makes contact...

"Hey wake up!" A female voice says that startles me I wake up with a start I sit up and check my neck. Then I realize I'm not alone in the cell and it's not morning yet. I stare at this beautiful blonde girl about my age with green eyes and wearing outlandish clothing; a short black dress with her shoulders bare with a detached collar white leggings and black shoes.

She begins tapping her foot and places her hands on her hips. "Take a picture it lasts longer." She says as she raises an eye brow. "What's a picture?" I ask "Oh Yeah you have no idea huh? Well it's like a painting I guess you could say." She says as she smiles a little bit and stops tapping her foot. "I could paint a painting of you." I say in response still trying to figure her out. "Maybe later, right now we have to get you out of here." She states as she looks around.

"Who are you?" I ask as I stand up. "My name is Plague." She says as she sticks her hand out toward Me. I take her hand and kiss the back of her hand. She looks at me funny and smiles."Plague? Forgive me for saying so but that is truly a unique name. My name is Darian. Why are you here?" I ask watching her kind of just look around the cell. She stops and looks at me. "Yeah it's a cool name and I'm here to save you because what's going on here is bullshit, and I'm pretty sure you want to do something about it!" She explains. "What is bullshit?" I ask not sure if it's good or bad. She puts her hand to her face and shakes her head. "Oh boy this is going to be a long trip..."

She says has some bricks on the ground lift up and slide out of way revealing a hole under them. A tall light skinned blue haired girl wearing another odd outfit, being sandals holy pants, blue round sunglasses sitting on her nose, and a black T shirt, climbs out of the hole and dusts her self off I have never seen people look like this. She has to hunch over a little bit because of her height the cells we're never ment for tall people it's almost to short for me. "Sorry sis this tunnel is longer than I thought." The girl says as she adjusts her clothes.

"Darian this is Sapphire, Sapphire this is Darian." Plague says as Sapphire goes and hugs me putting my head to her chest. "Hello Darian it's a pleasure to meet you!" Sapphire says as she let's me go. "Hello Sapphire it's an honor to meet you too!" I say as I try to understand what's going on. "Into the hole Darian!" Plague says as she scans from the hole to me. "How do I know I can trust you?" I say as I look at the two girls. "Ok look at it this way either you stay here and die for something you didn't do or, you come with us and do something extraordinary and maybe even clear your name and become I don't know maybe a hero." Plague says as she taps her foot again.

I stand and look at the two girls they both stand next to each other looking at me, Plague keeps tapping her foot looking at me and Sapphire looks at me and smiles.

"Ok, I'll go with you but they will be looking for me if I escape." I say as I look down the hole. "Don't worry about that we have that figured out already." Plague says as she smiles at Sapphire. "but, let's go before we have to fight our way out." Sapphire says as she looks toward the hallway. "We would be fighting armed guards that I have personally trained we would be in trouble." I say as I looks to the hallway aswell.

"Don't worry about that just get in the hole and we will take care of the rest!" Plague demands as she pushes me toward the hole. Then she jumps in the hole which is only big enough to crawl in. I jump in after her and Plague crawls ahead a little and I follow her and then Sapphire jumps in then hole after me. I hear the stones move back over the hole making it pitch black. I bump into Plague not realizing she stopped. "Hey pal you haven't bought me dinner so don't be touching the merchandise!" She proclaims as she starts to crawl further along. "Sorry didn't mean to bump into you Plague." I tell her as I move along the tunnel slower. "Right..." Plague replies back. "Don't mind her Darian she has never been very in to being touched, and she knows you didn't mean it." Sapphire says behind me as we keeps moving along the tunnel...

I get the feeling traveling with these two is going to be a different experience...