We bolted to the tree line and onward. We ran far and fast through the forest " It's not safe anywhere " Olive cried " I know " I said, " We need to get out of here " Baliy said, Jack followed " We can't keep living like this " "I know, I know " I said, stopping for a break " I think it's time we leave " Ivory said quietly " What!?" I said, " We need to figure something else out " Baliy said putting her hand on my back " No" I said shoving her hand off me " Alex... " Jack said " No, Im not leaving my home " I said storming off. I sat down behind a large fallen tree and listened to my friends trying to find a plan. " ALEX" I heard Olive yell but ignored " ALEX " She said with strain in her voice " What. " I said standing up, no one was there " Hello...? " " Ivory ..?......Olive ...... Baily ...?!" again no one answered. I heard a man's voice, I ducked down " I heard an another one!" he said running toward my location, I clasped my hands over my mouth, he was right on the other side of tree. The man left shortly, I followed close behind.
30 minutes later
I followed the men, in all black, slowly getting closer and closer, I thought to myself "Ambush ". One of the men stopped from the group {The reason for that? I don't know}. I followed him off the path and snuck up and BAM, he’s knocked out.
5 minutes later
I put the man's armor and boots on and headed toward the large group of men holding my friends in captivate and joined them. I’m surprised they didn’t know, I was not the man, because I was walking funny. The armor was so big on me and my voice did not sound like his. " Geroge take this one " one of the men said shoving Jack toward me " Yes sir " I said in the deepest and scratchiest voice I could " Are you feeling ok, you sound awfully high pitched " he said side eyeing me " Yes ... " I said clearing my voice " Yes sir " I said again. I was now holding Jack by the ropes around his wrist and walking forward " Pssst " I whispered " Jack, it's me " " Alex?! " he said " Whisper !!" I said quietly " Sorry " he said, now whispering " I'm sorry about this " I said "Wha-" I knocked him over " Get up !!" I said in that same deep voice, I kneeled " Play along " I whispered in his ear " GET UP !!" I ordered once more " NO " He said trying to sound angry " Sorry, again, about this ", I said quietly in his ear; I yanked him up by the ropes " Ow! " he screamed, looking back at me " You deserve it !!" I said in a deep cruel tone. We walked along a cleared path, back toward the castle, I was tried from walking for an hour. We finally reached the tree line, crossed it, then walked all the way to the castle and entered the courtyard door. There were so many guards and soldiers, and everyone was dressed in black, guards, soldiers, hand maidens, cooks, everyone, it was miserable. We marched to the old throne room {We had not used it because it was only for when the Kings and Queens wanted to kill people, and we never wanted to do that}, two large men opened the door and the group, my friends, including myself, went inside. " Ivory ... Olive ... Jack .... you have a new friend? " a strangely familiar voice, said smoothly." YOU DIDN"T GET HER " The voice bellowed " No ma'am " one of the men said, quivering "Ugh" she said, I looked up only to realize who this monster was, my heart skipped a beat, it was my mother...... I wanted to scream, cry, through something, but all I could do is stand there. I felt horrible and wanted to grab my friends and run for the hills. I swear that was the worst few minutes of my life. " Bring them to the dungeon " she said waving them off " And George dear, fetch me a glass of tea " she added " Yes ma'am " I said again in that strange male, trying to control the shakiness of my voice. I walked toward the kitchen, grabbed the tea, and really thought about putting a little rat poison in it, I really wanted to, but something stopped me. I went back to the throne room, with the tea in my hands." Here " I said giving it to my mother, I don't even want to call her that. The guards had taken Jack and everyone else down to the dungeon, and I figured that's how I would free them...I left the room as unsuspiciously as possible. Then set off for the dungeon.
