The two of them took off their wraps and bandaged the children, their skin was so raw they felt for them. Anjel stood and asked them. “Can you stand?” The boy was the first to try and he hobbled up, and grimaced in pain. The girl was the same, so Anjel put up her sword and picked up the boy and grabbed her sidearm.
“We have to get them back to our place now Katz, once they find out we have been here.” She stopped looking at the girl scared to her, Anjel was getting more frustrated and Katz could
sense it. “Anjel are you okay?” She was in a trance again. She walked up the stairs, remembering the day.
She saw her first the second, the third and more, it was coming back. Going up together they went out and up, put back on their outer clothes. Into the night and back.
Road was sitting in his chair eating, Aldous was cooking more for them, he felt a tingle to his neck and turned slowly. A blade was at his neck. “Come over here.”
Aldous followed slowly as he was led to the living room, Road was also faced with swords and knives, the patio is how they came in.
“Tie him up.” and they tied Road up to the chair, and as the ropes were secured, he watched as the man in charge went over to Aldous. “So, you have aligned yourself with our enemy?” Aldous looked at him sternly. “We will see, so how many of you came back, what are their names, and what do they look like?”
“You don’t get that from me.” Road said, the man nodded in agreement he figured no less. He took his sword and swept it, and Aldous’ stomach spilled on the floor, he in shock grabbed it seeing his insides. “Wha, hmmm, what do you want?” The man got closer. “I was to end Counts life, we began to torture him, but he left; with your powers.” Road said. “We have no powers.” The Spaniard stood above Road, he cut his stomach open as well and being in the chair it fell further. “He really isn’t who we are looking for, he lives here, you don’t.”
The Spaniard then put his sword in the neck of Aldous, he waited as his life left and turned to Road, he stepped into his stomach causing more pain. He asked again. “How many, what are their names, and what are their names?” Road spit in his face. The Spaniard wiped it from his face and punched him over and over, by the time he was done Road was bleeding out his mouth and nose as well.
Road looked up with swollen eyes, he was beaten and bruised and about to go. He coughed up blood and in a few moments lost consciousness; they left him for dead, they checked the house and took his bag. “Let’s go the others must be out there.”
Katz and Anjel were coming back carrying the two children. Anjel was given a key to the house, so she set down the boy carefully near Katz. She put in the key and opened the door and stopped. Katz came over to look. “Nooooo!” Anjel turned to her fast, and said. “Don’t let them see Katz!”
She had her firearm still in hand and went in, the two were dead; she paused and looked at them for a moment and then snapped out. She did not step in their mingled blood and ran to the bedroom, taking out her sword, she stabbed the wood and pulled it up fast to get their belongings.
She quickly went outside, and shut the door. “What are we going to do?” Asked Katz. Anjel looked up and saw a figure coming. “Katz, get ready; follow my lead. The figure was slow coming hooded black as well. “It could be anybody.” Said Katz. “No.” responded Anjel, their coming right to us. Anjel waited in front with Katz and the children behind. When she did not need to shout to be heard but even just a talk was good enough. Anjel pulled her sword out and…
“Stop.” a hand moved forward, Katz watched the children hugging her and her back. Anjel did not feel afraid and seemed to know the voice. The elder woman took her hood down so they could see her. It was Darling’s elder maid her counselor and teacher to her children.
“Follow me, if you want to live.” She led them down the street and through a dark alley, in one of the most unclean places she took out a key and unlocked the door. She went in and there were stairs going down immediately.
Anjel followed her down the stairs and finally saw as Katz came down as well. “Katz!!!” Misty ran from her father to her, he and her brother were all covered in muck. Katz knelt placing the girls down as Anjel held the boy. They hugged.
“Oh my lord look at you.” Said Katz, her eyes filled with tears of happiness, as she took some spit on her finger and wiped Misty’s face. Anjel was still watching in wonder; they were all supposed to be dead. “What happened?” She asked.
Scott was holding his youngest son still, ever so shy. “We were….. We were.” He was crying and they waited for him, Anjel came closer to him and laid the boy down. “Iit is okay we can get you out of here.”
Scott finally said wiping tears from his eys. “We were in the bedroom, Angel was with us; our oldest daughter was frustrated and wanted to go with friends, Darling was not pleased as they were getting up to date on things. Our daughter left through the back door. The master of arms had come to inform us of the rest leaving and the status of the city as was his duty.”
“It was shortly after with them in bed with me, that Anjel got a text message and news of being attacked. So Darling told me to not worry she would be back and left. I was not concerned about that; she left often.” His aid nodded.
“Just as we thought that it was good, the back door opened and in came Ninjas’ the best I can explain. Hunter grabbed a sword from the wall and as the two fought. I heard. “Protect the King and his children!” I grabbed both of them and rushed out the door and down the stairs as fast as I could go.’
Scott paused and looked up. “I failed them..” No, said Anjel. She stood and told Katz to come closer. Katz had to drag Misty with her leg she held on so hard. She then told Scott to go to Katz; she then asked if Katz had her crystal, missing one. Katz said yes and pulled it out.
Anjel told them to hold on and threw hers at Katz. Katz watched and grabbed for the crystal, and after grabbing it. “No Anjel.” “I am sorry Katz you must leave and take them back” As they faded tears entered Anjel’s eyes.
She wept on the floor, she placed her right hand on the floor, she breathed in and stood up. Her eyes red under, she stood. She breathed in deep and then asked Darlings’ counselor. “What is going to happen?”
She watched as the aid brought out a scroll, Anjel looked as she unscrolled it. “It was not until after the attack that Darling cared to see the history, the family tree of Theo. But it goes deeper my lady. Theo’s family spoke of a group after them, I was there some 280 years ago. The army that does not end is coming.”
Anjel listened and asked. “Who?” “They are Celts of old but not the same. More uhm deadly and eager to go for Theo’s family who they know lives here.
