a ball. Ready? One… two… three…” Reven said before rolling the jacket the few feet to the girls.
While Reven was keeping the children occupied, Jax sent the message through the Shengari’ that the children had been found. The teams were heading to their location now in order to provide back-up.
Reven listened carefully and heard the heavy, erratic breathing of the older girl and knew she was frightened. “I know you are scared, and you don’t know who to trust. So many have betrayed you and hurt you. We aren’t like that. We believe in letting you protect yourself and teaching you how to do it better.”
“If you pick up the jacket, you will see that I left a gun and two knives in there for you. So you can protect yourself if you think you are in danger. Even from us.” Reven ignored Jax’s sharp intake of breath and her yelling at him through the Shengari’, and watched the moth covered figure slide down the tree.
A small arm slowly reached out and pulled the jacket closer. The moths began to fly away as the child pulled the jacket over herself, her body becoming visible as she did.
The jacket swamped the small girl who couldn’t be more than eight or nine judging by her size. She had the largest and palest blue eyes; Reven had ever seen. And they were so haunted and frightened that his heart broke over the pain she’d suffered that had put that look in her young eyes.
Her matted and tangled hair was so blonde it was almost white and Reven could feel his anger rising as he saw the dark bruises showing through the dirt and grime that covered her face and bare legs.
The baby girl had two tufts of dark brown, almost black hair and a two toothed smile that could melt the hardest of hearts he thought as the little one smiled at him. He was surprised when her thin little arms reached toward him as if to be held.
Reven was startled to realize that he wanted nothing more than to pull them both into his arms and kill anything that came near them. Instead, he did his best not to frighten the older girl any more than she already was.
“I know you’re scared and probably hungry and cold too. How about you hold on to each other and that gun. You can follow us to our car, and we will get you some food. Nothing else, I promise. Just a warm place and some food.”
“If you get scared at all, use the gun. If I scare you like those bad people, then I deserve to be shot. But I promise I will never hurt you, and I would die to protect you. Just warmth and food honey. A safe place for just a little while so you can feed the baby and get her warm. No one will touch you; I promise.” Reven stood slowly, watching the little girl carefully.
When he knew he had her attention, he turned and slowly started walking out of the woods demanding that Jax do the same through the Shengari’. Even though she argued with him vehemently the entire time, Jax still followed him.
Maybe we’re making progress; Reven thought with a grin as he warned the others to keep their distance from the area for now. He reached the SUV that Crator had driven to them as, he and Jax turned towards the wooded area they had just left.
When several minutes passed with no sign that the girls had followed, Jax cursed lowly. “That was awesome genius.” She said giving Reven an irritated look.
Reven looked towards the still empty wooded area and sighed heavily. He’d taken a big chance to try to make the little girl feel safe and all he’d managed to do was heavily arm a terrified child who could disappear at will. Yeah, he felt like a major ass right now he thought.
He looked up when Jax sucked in a deep breath and saw the little girl struggling to carry the baby to the car while holding the jacket over them both. Reven had to force himself not to run to the child and grab them both up. He knew if he did something like that she would most likely shoot him.
Instead, he opened
While Reven was keeping the children occupied, Jax sent the message through the Shengari’ that the children had been found. The teams were heading to their location now in order to provide back-up.
Reven listened carefully and heard the heavy, erratic breathing of the older girl and knew she was frightened. “I know you are scared, and you don’t know who to trust. So many have betrayed you and hurt you. We aren’t like that. We believe in letting you protect yourself and teaching you how to do it better.”
“If you pick up the jacket, you will see that I left a gun and two knives in there for you. So you can protect yourself if you think you are in danger. Even from us.” Reven ignored Jax’s sharp intake of breath and her yelling at him through the Shengari’, and watched the moth covered figure slide down the tree.
A small arm slowly reached out and pulled the jacket closer. The moths began to fly away as the child pulled the jacket over herself, her body becoming visible as she did.
The jacket swamped the small girl who couldn’t be more than eight or nine judging by her size. She had the largest and palest blue eyes; Reven had ever seen. And they were so haunted and frightened that his heart broke over the pain she’d suffered that had put that look in her young eyes.
Her matted and tangled hair was so blonde it was almost white and Reven could feel his anger rising as he saw the dark bruises showing through the dirt and grime that covered her face and bare legs.
The baby girl had two tufts of dark brown, almost black hair and a two toothed smile that could melt the hardest of hearts he thought as the little one smiled at him. He was surprised when her thin little arms reached toward him as if to be held.
Reven was startled to realize that he wanted nothing more than to pull them both into his arms and kill anything that came near them. Instead, he did his best not to frighten the older girl any more than she already was.
“I know you’re scared and probably hungry and cold too. How about you hold on to each other and that gun. You can follow us to our car, and we will get you some food. Nothing else, I promise. Just a warm place and some food.”
“If you get scared at all, use the gun. If I scare you like those bad people, then I deserve to be shot. But I promise I will never hurt you, and I would die to protect you. Just warmth and food honey. A safe place for just a little while so you can feed the baby and get her warm. No one will touch you; I promise.” Reven stood slowly, watching the little girl carefully.
When he knew he had her attention, he turned and slowly started walking out of the woods demanding that Jax do the same through the Shengari’. Even though she argued with him vehemently the entire time, Jax still followed him.
Maybe we’re making progress; Reven thought with a grin as he warned the others to keep their distance from the area for now. He reached the SUV that Crator had driven to them as, he and Jax turned towards the wooded area they had just left.
When several minutes passed with no sign that the girls had followed, Jax cursed lowly. “That was awesome genius.” She said giving Reven an irritated look.
Reven looked towards the still empty wooded area and sighed heavily. He’d taken a big chance to try to make the little girl feel safe and all he’d managed to do was heavily arm a terrified child who could disappear at will. Yeah, he felt like a major ass right now he thought.
He looked up when Jax sucked in a deep breath and saw the little girl struggling to carry the baby to the car while holding the jacket over them both. Reven had to force himself not to run to the child and grab them both up. He knew if he did something like that she would most likely shoot him.
Instead, he opened
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