Chapter 26: A Fairy!? Part Two
Evanna and Cilv walked outside of the inn to find the sky grey and cloudy as rain pelted down onto the mud-filled puddles across the ground. The three men were already sitting on their horses, waiting patiently with their hoods up, keeping their heads down away from the unrelenting sky. Evanna kept her head down as she walked towards Midknight.
He acted restlessly and nudged her with his head when she approached him. She looked straight into his eyes, and he calmed down, feeling better now that he knew her injuries were not serious. Tightening the bag onto Midknight, she then climbed on top, and he walked to stand behind the others. Nesrin kept herself out of sight and hidden inside her bag the whole time.
Without any words said, the group started to make their way towards the other side of the town. Ronan brought his horse back, so he rode behind the two girls. They all seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as they exited the bleak town. Though their journey had just begun, their eyes were ever watchful on their surroundings, even with them squinting against the mass of rain plummeting down on them.
The road ahead of them was bare, not a traveller or trouble maker insight. The only reason Ger and Axel agreed to leave in such weather was because of Ronan’s rationale. Nobody would be out in the rain right now, not even to rob anyone. It meant they were as safe as could be in such horrendous weather.
Once afternoon came, the sky slowly started to calm its relentless onslaught towards the land below. The group had trotted throughout most of the morning without any breaks. However, the weather began to drain the life away from them, their body’s feeling brittle as the wind had whipped painfully cold across their skin.
Evanna’s eyelids closed as she felt the sun’s slight warmth that was slowly unravelling from behind the clouds. Her head tilted up slightly so the sun could kiss more of her face and neck, the heat a welcoming feeling.
"Let’s stretch our legs here and have some food," Axel said, turning his horse around so he could face the others in the group. Evanna opened her eyes immediately to find him looking at her in stunned silence. Sensing something was wrong, Ger instantly turned around to see what Axel was looking at.
She heard him take a sharp intake of breath as he looked at her neck, and then his eyes made their way up to her face. Evanna sat still on Midknight, unable to form any words as she stared back at Ger, scared of being judged.
The next moment she saw him jump down from his horse and leap towards Cilv, grabbing her by the leg and yanking her down so she would fall from the horse. Although she fell one-sided, she managed to twist her body mid-air and land gracefully into a crouched position. Looking at Ger, her lips curled up, and she hissed while grabbing the two daggers by her sides, her eyes not leaving his.
Within a second, he lunged towards her, and they collided into a tumbling mess on the ground. The clanging of metal on metal was the only indication to the others that they were deflecting each other’s attacks. They rolled over to have Ger above Cilv, his blade against her throat and her own stuck in the ground behind them. Before the blade could sink deeper into her skin and make a mark, Cilv managed to kick him off of her with incredible power.
He landed roughly on his back a few feet away. Cilv charged towards him without her weapons. Yet her eyes were now shining with a smirk plastered on her face.