Page 42 of Orange Sky
I still do not want to think that he wanted to save that little tidbit of information to save me. I do not know where his loyalties lie. And by the looks of things going on here, Blue guy is not in any way associated to this man even though it seems like they know each other.
The man instructed Blue guy to move. Keeping me behind him, he instructed Blue guy to move alongside us.
“Don’t even think about escaping,” the man said said.
As we crept along the cave, Blue guy voiced the same thoughts running through my head. “Can we move faster? He’s gunning for us.”
The man is cool as a cucumber as we move along the tunnel now. Every turn there is a glow worm like kind of a guide. The man continued his pace and said softly, “Evenhecannot control the beast. There are many scents in this tunnel. The dead here are everywhere. It will slow him down.”
“And enrage him more,” Blue guy murmured.
Dead? Whatdead? I don’t see or smell anydeadhere!
The guy did not answer. We are moving away from the pool. I am thankful though the path got straighter and less bumpy. Meaning there are no more skulls or bones on the forest floor.
“Quiet,” the guy said calmly. We all stopped moving. I can barely hear the ominous roar. Yet it continued to be felt as it reverberated along the cave walls, albeit a little softer now. My body trembled along with the roar.
A few seconds later, I heard a trill of sound. It would sound weird coming from someone’s vocal cords.
The guy moved so fast I barely felt the impact as he shoved me to the ground.
He is fighting four guys at once using his sword.
I moved away from the fight, trying to get away and being trampled. For being heavy, they all have light feet!
When one kicked me on my right thigh, I tried not to scream. Better to make myself small so they don’t see me.
I can see the other men are dressed differently, One guy fell down, then another. Their heads rolling away from them in the opposite direction.
I could control the shrill scream that escaped me. But those sounds were swallowed by the fighting scream of other men coming at the man with indigo eyes.
Two arms grabbed me from behind and dragged me screaming towards the other tunnel. I can’t block out the sight of two heads with their eyes still open still staring back at me.
It quieted and belatedly I realized someone was covering my mouth. A piece of cloth was pressed against my mouth.
Tears streaming down my face, I just want to go home and wish everything that is happening is just a dream.
Just a dream.
“Who is that young boy?”
“Hush, lower your voice. You don’t know who is out there,” the voice sounded a shrill panic in his tone though he said it in a low tone.
I pretended I am still passed out. My body is lying against a cave wall but my arms are almost stretched out in front of me. I curbed my tendency to go to a fetal position to protect my middle.
“I know who is out there all right,” the voice grumbled like a tiger. “The head of the Purple guard! Of all the people you will bring into our business, it’s the Purple Guard! Do you know that one man can decimate a dozen of my men? But the head? The head? I am lucky I am able to get out of there.”
I slowly opened my eyes, not too wide. Just enough so I can see through the gaps of my hair that had somehow stumbled in front of my face. I can see two sets of feet. One pair of boots belonged to the Blue guy. The other pair of boots is more elaborate, with lots of silver studs on them. Though they looked fancy, the boot is well worn. And the legs it belongs to are sturdier, more bulky.
Then I saw another pair of boots. It had the lazy pose of a man just hanging out in the corner of a street. Just chilling. Except for the big broadsword propped up beside him against the wall he is leaning on. Different metal than the one I saw from Zirc. But they look almost the same. I couldn’t see the rest of their bodies, nor their faces in fear of being discovered.
Blue guy is pacing back and forth my length. I do not know if he knows that it’s like he’s marking an imaginary line in front of me.
“No, no, no. There is someone more dangerous out there. You haven’t smelledhimyet.”
“What are you so afraid of?”
Blue guy must have whispered something because he stopped and leaned towards the guy with fancy boots.
