The Girl with the Gun 2

travel

It was a couple days since I was told I had to go to the capital. North didn't let me train because of my back. But it gave me time to prepare.
I was at the front of my house with all of my things waiting for the carriage. Me, Ren, and North would ride in the carriage will everyone else would ride in the wagon. It was night time so it was cold. I heard the foot steps of the horse coming closer. When it came it was dark and red bit elegant. As I walked in I saw North and Ren sitting across from each other. It was big and had a lot of space the seating raped around the whole carriage. I sat at the end and set my stuff down. We spoke no words to each. They are probably tired. I pulled out my gun and started to clean it.
"What are the sacrifices like?", Ren asked.
I looked at him then to my gun and said, " Brutal ".
" What did they do?", North asked.
"They first give you sleeping tea and you don't wake up for a while. They hang you to a cross and cut from your chest to you stomach. They pull your heart and organs out and they just hang there. They dance around and sinf for a bit then they burn them", I said bearly able to get the words out.
" Do they worship any god?", Ren asked writing things down.
"Yes Mammon", I said cleaning my gun slowly.
" That is one of the deadly sins. Greed", North said thinking.
"I think Mammon is telling her to sacrifice people. It sent her on a mission to make the people of my town do those things", I said, " One time I overheard a conversation with someone. They told her to keep me alive."
"Are you positive?", Ren asked intensely.
" No we never will until we find the truth", I said looking at him.
"If we ever do", North sighed.
"I promise we will", I said as we went silent.
" When should we be back", Ren asked me and North.
"Before Wednesday so if they try and attack we'll be there", I said.
" Good idea Anora", North said smiling.
"It's just logic", I scoffed.
I decided to sleep and laid down closing my eyes still listening.
" Do you think she'll pass the test?", I heard Ren ask.
"Yes although Anora is weak without a weapon. She fights well under pressure. It's her way of letting lose giving all her anger.", North said confidently.
" If she doesn't she won't be able to fight in the war", Ren said anxious.
"Even if she doesn't she will fight anyways. Her revenge drives her." North said.
"I guess your right", Ren sighed.
I soon fell asleep after there conversation. Then I had a dream. I was strapped to a chair unable to move. It was the same setting as when they sacrificed my siblings. Mother appeared with a dark face. She began to put someone on a cross. Soon I was able to see the face. It was me! She did the sacrifice and I screamed yelling and crying but I was able to do nothing. Then she came to my face.
" Come back and this will happen ", she said then I woke up.
No one was in the carriage plus it wasn't moving. I got up and walked outside. Everyone was resting and eating. There was an orange tree and bright green grass.
" Good Morning Anora ", North said waving.
" Mornin' "I said rubbing my eyes.
He was standing near the orange tree. He grabbed one and examined it.
" Here have it! ", he said smiling.
" Thanks", I said with a serious face.
"Look alive Anora! ", he said looking strong.
" I'm fine thank you", I said walking away.
"Why?", he asked as I turned around.
" I smile when I fight that's it. I have no other reason to be smile", I said peeling my orange.
"Aren't you happy?", North asked with concern.
" Sometimes ", I said walking away.
Later they did competitions with paint filled bullets. You had to hit them on a certain part of their body so you could win.
" Anora want to go against me", Ren asked smiling.
"Sure", I said grabbing a gun.
We got in position and it began. He fired to first shot and missed. The weak spot would be the heart. He started to shot a lot at once. I got shot in the arm and leg. I ran towards him I shot his gun which fell down. While he picked it up I jumped on his back. He tried to get me off but I held on tight. I then put my gun at his heart and shot. I smiled and laughed. I got off him and skipped back to clean off the paint. Ren soon followed slowly. We went to the bowl and I began to wash it off. It came off easily so I didn't have to take off my clothes.
"That was good", Ren smiled.
" Thanks ", I said with a serious face.
" We'll be leaving soon again and won't be stopping till we get to capital.", he said.
"What is the town's real name?", I asked.
" Seph. I just like to call it capital ", he said looking sad.
We soon went back to the carriage and rode to Seph.