FIGHTING FOR US

earlier and the night was silent,

heir voices of men echoed in the night air. Horses quietly nuzzled on s

ave her in

ght hand, Maxwell. He eyed the long bleedi

it unwilling to coo

a tent, two men standing guard bowed in reverence. Xavier nodded in acknowledgment

but she should be aw

and quietly watched the sleeping form crumpled on the ground. Her chest rising and falling with eac

and clasping his palms together. She opened her eyes slowly and first tried to adjust her e

f his iris; dark green f

purple irises, a most un

cooperate, she eyed her captor. He seemed at

a while and even if you manage to escape it won’t

ed as she took

ey ahead of us Vanessa. I’ll send a doctor to take

lexed her

t from me?” she

iends, and your father asked the King to keep you safe after his death, but before the

me in?” Vanessa as

o track you and brin

know a lot ab

on, its e

t married to you to ensure my safety and to

o marry you. The King wouldn’t send the man he hopes to marry you to fetch

hand, she assumed he was the doctor. He

to you.” He quickly acces

eed of my services, all you

ow what

I have encounter

you to attend to m

ier.” the do

ou know what Gen

at he’s ca

know wh

ed it already he’ll

e are

r question

soon. The stream is opposite the tent, and clothes were place

y as she made her way to the stream, they stopped at a distance to offer her some privacy. She fou

t rid of her undergarments and placed her foot in the water, testing the tem

lide down her skin branches broke in the distance and the wind carried strange voices. Someone was com

uickly through the smoke and fire. Practically everything was either on fire of had burnt to ash

r of her eye. It was him; he was her

and a little bit into the woods, Xavi

around yourself and don’t take it off hopefully the darkness will confuse them and they’ll fo

ut responding to the orders and s

d her a shoulder bag, replaced his

her breathing, her muscles begged for rest and she felt a little bit dizzy. It wasn’t he

briefly?” she

ou will be remotely safe. Unless you

rate we’ll be too exhauste

sco

for you

ad forcefully collided with his back as he came to an abrupt stop. Xavier squinted his eyes to

t knowing I was right behind

were going you would not have hit me. You sho

y y