“Thank you Granch, but we need to leave now…” It was an hour after we arrived, and we needed to keep moving.
He merely says a word but points to a bag on the sofa,
“What are these?” I ask,
“I packed those for you and your son, you’ll have to fill your stomach on your journey,”
I am in awe at the contents of the bag; varieties of food and fruits, and also a blanket.
“How do I repay this kindness?” I muttered with tears in my eyes,
“By surviving.”
His words held great meaning, for an unknown reason this man emitted a free spirit towards Daryl and me, his hospitality reminded me of Ana.
It was eventually time for us to leave, the sky seemed Moody, and it was going to rain.
“Thank you so much, Mr. Granch,” I wave one last time before proceeding with our journey.
Mr Granch pointed us to the easier path out of town, which was through the woods, he mentioned it was faster and also safer so sure as if he knew we were running from something.
A few hours into walking in these thick forests, my bladder screamed for a release, so I immediately set my son down.
Done with my business as I dressed up weird noises caught my attention, at first, I imagined it was the wind tugging on the trees yet when the sound increased I realized it was more than just wind.
In the blink of an eye the sounds of ruffling elevated, and before I could register a thing men dressed in black appeared from behind the trees surrounding us.
With a racing heart, I ran towards my child, but I was not fast enough as one pushed me hard, the impact I felt from the hit made me dizzy. Another held my wailing baby in his arms, we were surrounded.
“Stop, let go of him!” I screamed at the man with my child,
“Well well well, look what we have here…. The whore who got pregnant and then escaped,” the one who hit me says,
My Lycan continuously pacing in my head, it was furious with rage, I scanned them intently, there were six in total, I had to be extra careful with my decisions my baby’s life was at stake.
“I see my Father hides behind facades like yourselves, sending out a troop for his only child and grandchild proves his weakness.”
My words seemed to shock them as they paused, the only thing stopping me from attacking at this moment was my child.
“It would be a privilege to cut that sharp tongue off ex Princess…”
I scoffed at the comment, “Then try,”
An attack is launched at me in seconds, two men from the group charge, and we begin to fight hard.
Despite being a girl, my Father made sure I grew up on the training grounds, I was a skilled fighter who learned from the very best; my Father.
Both men were strong but were no match for me, in a few minutes their bodies had fallen limb to the ground with blood all over,
“You forget, so easily I am of Royal blood, you all are no match for me, now leave and never come back,”
“You threaten us whore??” the one with the orders growls,
“At least you’ll leave with your lives…”
He growled at my words and immediately charged at me, the fight had gotten intense as the three now attacked me at once,
“Kill her and bring the body back to Dorn,” the man with Daryl yells as begins to walk away with my wailing baby,
My mind at this point was in a frenzy as I fought with every strength in me,
I tried to go after my baby, but these men held me back. My baby! No, they can not take him away.
It happened so fast, that someone appeared from nowhere and Intervened in the fight, it was now two against three,
“Go after the boy!” this person yelled, it was a man and his fighting skills were so unmatched; it was tough.
“Granch..” I called out, he came back, he returned to help us.
“Go now, save Daryl!” His harsh voice pulled me out of my zone. Without delay, I chase the fucker who had my baby,
The cries of Daryl made it easy to locate them in the dark woods,
Just as I got closer his cries seized causing my heart to worry,
My feet halted when I realized what was happening, in front stood the lycan with my baby, his finger now claws as he shifted partially.
“Take one more step, and I’ll rip your bastard into pieces,”
My body trembled at his words, the rage in his eyes revealed he would do it. I was faster and stronger, but if I made a foolish move, Daryl would like to get hurt and that was the last forte I wanted to happen.
“Put the baby down and fight me like a man,” I heard him scoff at my words,
“We knew we were no match for you Princess, even your Father knows, yet he sent us…” he looks at my son, “This right here was the reason we came,” he says pointing to my frightened child,
“Please, let him go, and I’ll let you live…” my voice already breaking at this point. I couldn’t let my Father have Daryl.
Granch appeared from nowhere with a blow from the back, slamming the fucker into the ground, but also nabbing my baby before he could hit the ground. How on earth did he get here?
Everything occurred so fast I could hardly register a thing, Granch slowly approached me with Daryl in his arms, safe and sound.
A sob tears through my lips as he laid my baby in my arms,
“Granch? How?” I stuttered amidst tears,
“The answers you seek lurk behind the shadows of the white… Your priority is to get that child to safety,”
His words confused me, I tried to speak again but the sounds of bones restructuring piqued our attention, my Father’s warrior was now up shifting into his lycan form. I clutched onto my baby dearly as my feet moved back,
“Granch behind you!”
The warrior had successfully shifted into his black lycan Wolf, and he growled menacingly at us.
“Run and never look back,” Granch says to me with his attention on the angry Lycan on four paws.
“Granch, please come with me… It’s not safe please!” I argued,
“Elaine go now!” he yelled likewise, and I was left with no choice but to flee again, tears pulled down my eyes as I sprinted; someone else was going to die once more and it was all because of me.
How much more sacrifice do I endure??