As they wandered through the forest, the silence was almost, unsettling. Like the trees themselves were holding their breaths. Sophie and Linh walked this path pretty often, to think about...about Tam. He agreed to Lady Gisela's deal of joining the Neverseen to save the alicorns and keep Linh safe, and they never forgot. It was always a quiet walk, but more of a peaceful silence. Today the silence was as thick and hazy as the sedatives Sophie knew all too well. Linh must have noticed too, because she closed the distance between them, bringing their shoulders softly touching to each other.
Help. A voice whispered. But Linh didn't flinch, when the voice repeated itself Sophie knew it was someone's mental voice. help. The voice was so much smaller this time, and the desperation in its plea made Sophie lock onto the thought and break into a sprint. It took a second for Linh to process what was going on, but she was soon right back at Sophie's side in seconds keeping pace.
"Care to fill me in?" Linh asked.
"I heard someone's mental voice send out a plea so I am tracking it." Sophie explained.
"But the thoughts are so weak, I'm not sure how long we have until..." She couldn't make herself finish, but when Linh turned away it was clear she got the message.
Sophie could tell the creature who made the plea was getting closer, and she braced herself running through possible ideas of what awaited them. But when she finally arrived, she was not ready for what was waiting.
It was a teenage elf laying in a very uncomfortable position, blood scattered the grass around him, a boy with jet-black hair and silver tipped bangs.
Tam Song.
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Torment-A KOTLC Fanfic
FanfictionThey got away with it, right under their nose. When they took Tam, she never could have guessed what was in store. When Sophie and Linh found him he was centimeters from death, the basic privilege of walking striped away. The group thought they were...
