faces.
Faedra's eyes grew wide with recognition. “Hey, I
know you!” she exclaimed. “You're the lady from Falconchase. I knew
there was something strange about you in the pub.” Then Faedra
realized something else as she sensed the woman's emotions. “You
were following us around the city, too, weren't you?”
The woman did not respond to Faedra's outburst, but
rather looked agitated, as she scanned the sky above them.
“There is no time to explain.” she said, bringing her
attention back to the group. “He knows you are here. We must get
you to safety before they come,”
“Who knows we are here?” Faedra and Faen said
together.
“Yeah, and who are they ?” Etyran chimed in,
following where the woman was looking in the sky.
“And where, exactly, is here?” Jocelyn joined in the
interrogation.
“As I said, no time to explain,” the woman repeated.
“Now, follow us before it's too late.”
The two horses turned to go back in the direction
they came from.
“Hold on a minute. We're not going anywhere with you
until you tell us who you are and where you brought us.” Faedra
snapped.
The lady from Falconchase turned her horse and gave a
pleading look towards Faedra. “Please,” she said, desperation
visible in her expression. “I promise I will explain everything
when we get you somewhere safe.”
Another hideous shriek echoed from beyond the trees
and all six people turned their attention to the direction it came
from.
“Too late. Follow us if you want to live,” the lady
threw the words over her shoulder as she kicked her horse and the
two women galloped off across the meadow.
“Oh, that did not sound good.” Etyran said, stating
the obvious.
A second later, the hideous winged creature that did
a fly-by a short while before, came looming over the trees,
followed by several more of the same.
Faen scooped Faedra up before she had a chance to
protest, something at that point in time she had no intention of
doing, and took to the air in the direction of the two horses.
Jocelyn took to the air and turned to Etyran. Knowing
he couldn't fly, she hovered above the ground looking between her
brother, the winged creatures, and the Lightbender. Indecision
plaguing her features
“Etyran...”
“Don't worry about me, just get out of here,” he
shouted, before disappearing. “I'll catch up to you in the
woods.”
She gave the space he had just occupied, one last
fleeting glance before turning and sped across the field to join
her brother.
Faen and Faedra saw the two horses disappear amongst
the trees and were getting closer themselves. Unfortunately, they
weren't fast enough. The winged creatures beat them to it, swooping
down and blocking their escape route.
Faedra watched in horror as the lead creature flapped
his wings to slow him down before reaching out a taloned claw to
swipe at Jocelyn, who had caught up and was now just ahead of
them.
Jocelyn was catapulted sideways by the swipe and went
swirling out of control until she hit the ground with a
bone-breaking thud.
“Faen, Jocelyn is down! You have to turn around! We
have to help her!” Faedra screamed as she looked down at her
friend, whose body was now slumped on the ground behind them.
“My duty is to you,” Faen said, his voice stoic.
“What?” Faedra asked, averting her gaze to her
Guardian, who's expression was on total lock-down.
Faedra's stomach lurched as Faen made evasive
maneuvers to dodge another of the hideous creatures who was
attempting to take a swipe at them, too.
“Put me down!” Faedra yelled, trying to squirm free
from Faen's ever tightening grasp.
“No.”
She looked back to see the creature that hit Jocelyn
had landed and was now standing over the young fairy’s body.
Jocelyn struggled to push herself up onto her hands just before the
creature swiped at her head, knocking her back to the ground.
“Put me down, NOW!” Faedra screamed again, but this
time didn't leave anything to chance. She sent
Faedra's eyes grew wide with recognition. “Hey, I
know you!” she exclaimed. “You're the lady from Falconchase. I knew
there was something strange about you in the pub.” Then Faedra
realized something else as she sensed the woman's emotions. “You
were following us around the city, too, weren't you?”
The woman did not respond to Faedra's outburst, but
rather looked agitated, as she scanned the sky above them.
“There is no time to explain.” she said, bringing her
attention back to the group. “He knows you are here. We must get
you to safety before they come,”
“Who knows we are here?” Faedra and Faen said
together.
“Yeah, and who are they ?” Etyran chimed in,
following where the woman was looking in the sky.
“And where, exactly, is here?” Jocelyn joined in the
interrogation.
“As I said, no time to explain,” the woman repeated.
“Now, follow us before it's too late.”
The two horses turned to go back in the direction
they came from.
“Hold on a minute. We're not going anywhere with you
until you tell us who you are and where you brought us.” Faedra
snapped.
The lady from Falconchase turned her horse and gave a
pleading look towards Faedra. “Please,” she said, desperation
visible in her expression. “I promise I will explain everything
when we get you somewhere safe.”
Another hideous shriek echoed from beyond the trees
and all six people turned their attention to the direction it came
from.
“Too late. Follow us if you want to live,” the lady
threw the words over her shoulder as she kicked her horse and the
two women galloped off across the meadow.
“Oh, that did not sound good.” Etyran said, stating
the obvious.
A second later, the hideous winged creature that did
a fly-by a short while before, came looming over the trees,
followed by several more of the same.
Faen scooped Faedra up before she had a chance to
protest, something at that point in time she had no intention of
doing, and took to the air in the direction of the two horses.
Jocelyn took to the air and turned to Etyran. Knowing
he couldn't fly, she hovered above the ground looking between her
brother, the winged creatures, and the Lightbender. Indecision
plaguing her features
“Etyran...”
“Don't worry about me, just get out of here,” he
shouted, before disappearing. “I'll catch up to you in the
woods.”
She gave the space he had just occupied, one last
fleeting glance before turning and sped across the field to join
her brother.
Faen and Faedra saw the two horses disappear amongst
the trees and were getting closer themselves. Unfortunately, they
weren't fast enough. The winged creatures beat them to it, swooping
down and blocking their escape route.
Faedra watched in horror as the lead creature flapped
his wings to slow him down before reaching out a taloned claw to
swipe at Jocelyn, who had caught up and was now just ahead of
them.
Jocelyn was catapulted sideways by the swipe and went
swirling out of control until she hit the ground with a
bone-breaking thud.
“Faen, Jocelyn is down! You have to turn around! We
have to help her!” Faedra screamed as she looked down at her
friend, whose body was now slumped on the ground behind them.
“My duty is to you,” Faen said, his voice stoic.
“What?” Faedra asked, averting her gaze to her
Guardian, who's expression was on total lock-down.
Faedra's stomach lurched as Faen made evasive
maneuvers to dodge another of the hideous creatures who was
attempting to take a swipe at them, too.
“Put me down!” Faedra yelled, trying to squirm free
from Faen's ever tightening grasp.
“No.”
She looked back to see the creature that hit Jocelyn
had landed and was now standing over the young fairy’s body.
Jocelyn struggled to push herself up onto her hands just before the
creature swiped at her head, knocking her back to the ground.
“Put me down, NOW!” Faedra screamed again, but this
time didn't leave anything to chance. She sent
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