Suddenly out of nowhere, my lips started to move and a voice started to speak from my mouth. “Zeith, I found them.” “Are they here?”, Zeith replied. My right hand moved on its own and placed itself on Zeith’s cheek. “Yes, they are close. We need to hurry, they can be here anytime.” Zeith’s smile vanished and got very serious. “I understand. Knowing them we don’t have enough time to pack. We have to run while we can.” As I lowered my hand, I felt Zeith twitch. “We’re too late… They’ve reached our campsite.” Zeith’s looked around, listening carefully for something. I heard the grass rustling behind me. Before I was able to turn around, something hid me one the head and everything went dark.
When I came too, I couldn’t move. It felt like I was tied up. There was something else… I smelled something. It smelled like… Wood… burning. A fire! Something was on fire! I tried to wiggle my way out of my bonds, but it didn’t budge. I was stuck. I couldn’t see what was happening because my head were covered with something that appears to be a think type of cloth. I tried calling for help, but my mouth just wouldn’t move. Am I still in the “Echo”?
Suddenly, I felt big hands holding me, trying to remove the cloth that was covering my face. As my eyes were trying to focus, the heat of the flames blew into my face. By the Twelve it’s hot! My vision was still a bit foggy, but I started to recognize shapes. Someone was looking at me. “Thank the Twelve, she’s alright.”, I heard C’ashya whisper to me. Those big hands picked me up and I was being held firmly to a woman’s chest. “Zeith, she’s ok. C’rysta is ok.”, C’ashya whispered.
“Thank the Twelve… You need to get her out of here. It’s not safe for you two. I will buy you some time, so when I give the signal, make sure run as fast as you possibly can!”, Zeith whispered. “But, what about you?”, C’ashya asked with a trembling voice. Zeith grabbed C’ashya’s arm and whispered “Keep your voice down… They might hear us. Don’t worry about me, the two of you need to get as far away from his as possible.” “But, I can’t leave you… I won’t leave you! Let’s run away together! We did it once, we can do it again!”, C’ashya cried.
- To be continued.
