Chapter 682: BLACK RAIN AND DARK SKY (24)
Chained. The reason why these children were not be able to walk faster was because their feet and hands were chained.
Iris couldn’t see it from afar, because the chain was very thin, but it was very tight, it bit against their skin. More so, with this dark sky, it was hard to see.
From closer look, you would be able to tell that the length of the chain between their ankles were enough for them to take a small step, while their hands were tied together.
Young children were crying because they were hungry, thirsty, tired and in pain. Those, who were slightly older tried to comfort them, but Lou’s men raised their whip, ready to lash them.
Iris was stunned, her body stiffed when she saw the whip. It reminded her of how Mason used to do that to her, but a muffled cry from the child snapped her out of it when the whip left a deep wound on his skin and blood oozed out.
"Don’t you dare to do that again!" Iris shouted at the man, who was ready to lash the child again, so he would keep walking. The child must be not older than nine years old and he curled his body on the ground, very exhausted to walk and cry.
The man gave Iris a nasty look, but he immediately lowered his head when he met her eyes. There was something in the way this luna carried herself that demanded respect from them, instilled fear in their bones. However, they couldn’t figure out why they felt that way about this woman, who was not taller than their shoulders.
Even Dean and Pax felt scared of their luna.
"Luna Iris, you need to go back to your carriage, so we can continue. What you are doing right now will only delay us." The man still didn’t look at Iris when he spoke.
Ignoring what he was saying, Iris went to the child and check his condition. She felt like she was going to cry and kill Lou at the same time to see the wound that the little one sustained, he must have been whipped a few times before Iris stopped it.
"Bring me water," Iris said, her voice was eerily calm, but tears blurred her vision, she was trying her hardest not to cry and have a meltdown. The sight of this poor little boy set turmoil in her heart. Her emotions were very overwhelming.