Natures Force

Natures Force XXVI

I WAS GOING TO UPDATE SOONER BECAUSE I UPDATE AS SOON AS THE LATEST CHAPTER REACHES 50 READS  BUT NO INTERNET FOR TWO DAYS! TWO WHOLE DAYS! I'M ALSO TRYING TO WRITE LONGER CHAPTERS BECAUSE I TAKE SO LONG TO UPDATE.      

-XXVI-

Anna 

We were in a makeshift prison carriage with metal bars and chains. It seems this time Vince came prepared except that with John in here with me there really wasn't much room and we were practically laying on top of each other. I was exhausted after saving John and all I wanted was to close my eyes and sleep for a week but I couldn't not with the way we would bounce with force whenever the carriage went over an uneven piece of road. 

Since we left Harper I've tried using my power, especially now that I think I know what to do, but whenever I did nothing happens. "Anna, Anna are you awake". It was dark now and we've been on the road for a couple of hours and when the soldiers carried John to the carriage and chain him up he was laying down on his side. The only way I could fit in as well was to lay next to him with my back facing him. 

John was also still unconscious when we left and must only have woken up now. "Yes just wait a second". I shifted a bit and hit John in the face with my elbow. "Oops sorry I'm just...trying...to...aha there". I falter because moving in the confine space was proving difficult, but I finally manage to face John. 

"Anna Claire says that you need to talk to her, that you need to talk to her now, your life depends on it. She's says that you should stop blocking her". John looked at me with concern in his eyes. I still haven't told him about Claire and the fact that she's my aunt and king Malcolm's wife or that she's the one that told king Malcolm about me to begin with. I don't know how to and there's a nagging little voice that says that if he knows he'll leave me. That's the reason I haven't told him that I can 'read' minds either.

The procession came to a sudden halt and Vince's shouted out. "We'll make camp here for the night". Everyone got the camp site ready and before long there was a fire burning. "Could you let us out, it's really cramped in here". I shouted over to where I could make out Vince's silhouette. He walks over to the bars and grins. "I think it's best you stay in there girly. I don't want you trying any of your tricks on us". 

John jingles the chains "I think we're pretty locked up and we can't do anything chained up". Vince must have realize the truth to his words because he motions for one of the soldiers to unlock the cage. John and I then proceed to stretch as soon as we could feel solid ground. I was a little cold so I started walking towards the fire when I got yanked back by the chain around my leg. "It's not long enough". 

Vince just looks at me and yells over to another soldier to start another fire closer to the carriage. "If you think I'm going to unlock the chains as well you better think again girly". At least he doesn't want us to freeze to death. 

"Anna we have to talk about Claire". John whispers as soon as the camp quiets down after supper. "I really don't want to talk about or to Claire, please John". I whisper back that's the last thing I want to talk about. 

"...why doesn't she want to talk to Claire?..."

"...they were so close before we left..."

"...what happened between the two of them?..."

"...why did we leave? Anna still hasn't told me..."     

It seems old suspicious John was back and I really couldn't blame him. I was a little surprise that I could read his thoughts because I could still not use my power. "If you tell me what happened, maybe I can help". John says out loud this time. I guess I do owe him some sort of explanation.