ve'

chambers. Each of them had a large basket hooked to their

ut looking at them. My eyes were fastened on father

er demands

at he wants," I snapped at her. "And I

house if we do not return with

d things. No one dare defy his orders i

my father to exact the plan I had been nursing t

y for dearly f

he Omega slaves, "Or I can kill you all right now, right here.

on our way

mbers, shutting the door behind them. I zoomed to the door and bolted it after them. My hea

mb up the wooden stairs in a fit of

now was my chance

of the baskets was a tiara sitting majestically on a neatly folded cream-colored bliaut. In another was the garland that was meant to

y for my

aside and unfolded it. It glimmered in the candle light. Stealing a moment to admire t

sweep the floor. The bodice shimmered with a cross secti

er the partition and made my way to my bed. To the outsider, they

d out a scarecrow. Don't ask me

d in for me as

time, I pulled out a basket of containi

ned them from

as doomed to perish. I cannot risk being ca

me, and I must be outside

bit into my skin, making me snatch Snatching the light brown tunic and the black leather leggings f

lacing them up to the shin. At l

iscovered. Before I got out, I spied my new outlook in the full length mirror. "Th

stopping at the entrance to calm my racing heart. It was a da

lways a day to try

e. I peeped out to observe the passage, looking left and right, all the w

narrow passage that ends at the top of a series of spiraling s

ally now that it was snowing. I'd never understand why father chose

ral voice from

ovement. My heart

've bee

I was a complete dunce when it comes to brawling. If I ever learned anything from watching him tho

d on a pair of burst testicles

" came the re

eps approaching, and I bowed my head. "

beside me, extending a basket of assorted fruits into my hands. "The ta

wering my head extensively as if he was more than the common guard

in a haste. On getting into the open, snow flakes curtain

heavy boots. As I turned in the direction of the dungeon, my elation grew boundless becau

hen someone would tap me or scream my name aloud. I might have fooled them

cret passage that opened into the postern at the rear of the castle. Th

ch from it's hook on the wall. Stretching my torch into the d

, I heard the tower bell

h

"Search every corner, every pla

flesh. The hole beneath the wall that held my salvation w

f the wall, and found th

the

to watch him torture a rogue. I was only eight, and father th

ong and fearless; to make my enemies

han I remembered. Rocks and debris had covered th

floor, and went on my knees

low glow of approaching light gained further entrance into the dungeon. I dug

my breath from outside the wall, I put out the fire by stepping on the head of the torch. My instincts told me to cover

hem closely, I noticed the lackadaisical attitude at which they inspected the people. I was about to confr

e father. What would father

hastily joined the queue, plucking

d. My heart had now relocated to my

" One of them

." I said in a croaking voice, ben

ht you to t

he spices to

d to look at him. "What

y tomorrow, and I need them t

hile, making me shift on my feet.

and l

e stopped me again. "And h

" I replied over my shoulder

diving into the woods head-on. I didn't know where to turn

s, trail the crescent casti

, Moon. No

n a large hand grabbed me by the throat a