y still. Diamant and Grandpa made it out of the carriage and to the horses in an instant, Grandpa joined Rider on one and Diamant o

the air, people shouting, animals busting through the fire that was rapidly taking over the

one blo

which the horses would gallop across to the

alled to her Grandpa,

k the next available turn, he wasn't trained for war and his mind was all over the place. Another set of arrows came their way, they haven't lost them

was all just fun to them. Their horses jumped over the fire and headed towards another direction and this time was shot at terribly. The h

and Gloss groaned in pain. They both had to help him walk. Diamant

de, quickly." Diamant said as the

me alone. I am old any

of this alive. Rider, do you think we will make

wished Rider was more fluent. His answer didn't really even answer the question. But before long, she didn

ggered back hoping that they would blend in with th

e sword lessons from his father. Even if he had, one against maybe 40 didn't look like a fair

rse and made his way towards her. They al

ustful eyes, the others laughed. Some warriors had already grabbed

d knelt to the one whose eyes were st

eral says the loot shall be taken." He delivered an

ke loots and this," he poi

celebration. They began to

ould hear her Grandpa cry out while she

was Rider. They sounded like t

. I won't leave my

ajor General's facel then gave a wi

care of him." He said to his soldiers, they all

on the ground, face to the sky. Then he bent a

am a man of honour. What good will it be, if I displease the lady?" With that,

f the large cut. Rider went limp and Diamant struggled

promised, remember? You will never leave me. We still have to set the flowers for my p

l the strength he could gather while blood dripped from the corners of his mouth. He raised his sh

ood splashed on her dress, the smell of it rushed down her lungs. She looked up sl

enly, she felt light-headed. Her head buzzed wi

inted." He ordered some warriors

er,"You! Any las

his wife. He wished he had never decided to leave his family and come to Lobina. He never even told them goodbye.

death,"I wish I had kissed my family g

uch a flims

, wiping the blood off

all blurry to her. She watched the beheaded body of Rider fall forward to the floor. Immedia

***

satisfaction. The tattoo was there again, a blue

to herself. She hurriedly took a bottle from the table and applied its content on the tattoo. She watched

" She c

harmattan for this, although there were a couple of things she hated about it too, like the way it made her lips so dry that

knock on the door

t door, knocking some of her books d

r grandpa with a merry smile. She watched his stance as she ra

immediately

ss. It is my birthday." She cr

chair with a smile plastered on his face revea

it n

or. "I am 14 today!" She ran t

hasing us has stopped that for a while. Your presence is more than enough present to me." She smile

s much?" He asked w

do." She retur

you sure you really lov

e could hear her

es

will be going to the market square

e kitchen, her eyes

to him who was now on his

oss her wavy black

forget, my

s. She could hear strange noises, smell bu

*******

to see the fire in the tent burn brightly

pread across her body. She looked around again and saw a man sitting close to the fire, she stared at him for sometime internally cursing her blurre

this man!

I won't want your first memory of me to be a forced intimate moment, not that I mind anyway. If you impress me enough tonight, I will protect you

rouse and her eyes darkened with anger, remembering that he had killed Rider

despicable excuse of a man

forcefully. She began to struggle violently, screaming and biting him anywhere she could. His anger rouse dangerously as he pulled away from her and hit her hard acr

hed she had as his hands went over her body and she could d

mbered baking for him, their afternoons on business trips, her conversations with Rider about

he hands. She said r