There was an armory that was hidden in the mountain and for a mountain that was supposed to be about retreat and harmony there sure were a lot of weapons. I walked towards a sword and I pulled it up, testing the weight in my hands, sothing about it just doesn’t feel right. I don’t know if it was the fact that I was starting to feel really weird right now, like my body was starting to slow itself down or sothing...
I stared down at my protruding belly. Please, please, please, not now! Just let us get through this and mommy will be right where you want her, okay? I patted my stomach and I moved on to the next weapon, this one was another sword that contained a lot of dust more than the others. It also seed to have been placed different from the others.
I picked it up and blew on the dust on it, coughing a little as I picked up the hem of my dress and wiped the dust off it. I also noticed that the color was a bit different from the others. It was a bronze sword that had green carvings around the hilt.
"This was believed to be Naktus sword you know." One of the woman said coming to stand right next to , "And I know you don’t believe in all of this whole Naktus doing a divine intervention but I just thought you should know it suits you!" She explained when I looked up at her with a frown.
She was right, I do not believe in the whole intervention thing. But this sword, I could still carry the weight and even though it had been stuck here for gods knows how long but it still looked sharp. Enough to cut through any draumheimiers scum!
"Alright!" I said with a smile on my face, "So how are we looking?" I asked looking at her the rest of the other won who were busy gathering weapon.
"So we’ve got about a hundred won who can handle a sword fine on their own and fifty who can fair in a normal fight." She inford .
One fifty won who can hold on their own in a fight just wasn’t good enough. The draumheimiers were ruthless and kill without rcy but I suppose if we can count on one thing it’s the fact the draumheimiers weren’t smart enough.
I grabbed the sword and turned to face the won, "Alright, listen to _" I started and the murmured died down as everyone turned around to look at , "Okay so I know a whole lot of you are scared right now. I get it, I am scared to. But we have to do this ourselves and even though you everyone thinks it’s a stupid plan, it’s up to us to defend ourselves and protect those who can’t!"
So of the won remained hidden in the cave along with Maryanne. They were all terrified which was sothing that I understand and I couldn’t fault them for. I honestly do not know how we were going to hold our own in a fight against the draumheimiers but I ant what I said.
"Look there’s one thing we have that the draumheimiers don’t."
"And what is that?"
"Our wits!" I responded, "The draumheimiers underestimate because they think we are bunch of won who are supposed to be praying under the mountain but I can tell you one thing they will never expect is us coming at them with everything we’ve got!" I said and I looked at the won to see a look of determination on their faces, "They think we are weak but we are going to show them how strong we are instead and we are going to take them down because won have been underestimated over the years. They’ve been seen as useless, as weak, as the lowest on the food chain but we are going to show them!" I said and the won yelled out in agreent.
"We are not to be ssed with!"
"YEAH!"
"We are not helpless!"
"YEAH!"
"We are won and we are going to fight for ourselves and our future!"
"YEAH!"
"GO DAHLIA!"
"WE ARE WITH YOU!"
The won yelled out lifting their weapons in their air, their voices filled with more fervor than before and to hear their voice filled with pride just made smile. There was also sothing that was in their tone that made this new feeling swell in my chest, it was hope and even though it was small and even though the odds of us making it out of here was not much.
There was one thing that was bigger than any weapon and that was...
Hope!
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REAGAN POV
"No one is leaving!"
I turned to look at my mother who was standing in front of and for the first ti in all the years that I’ve spent with her, this was the only ti that I’ve ever had a murderous thought towards her. If she doesn’t get out of my way soon, I swear to the gods I was going to end it.
"You need to get out of my sight!"
"Listen to son..." My mother said as she drew in a deep breath, "I need you to think about this clearly, there is no way that you can make it there in ti!"
"Do not tell what or what I will not do!" I inford her, "Arianne is in trouble and if I don’t go now, I might lose her!"
My mother nodded her head at , a solemn look on her face. "Look at , I understand." I inford her, "I understand you greatly but even if you leave now, there’s no way that you can get to her on ti and..."
"Move out of my way!" I shoved her aside and continued to advance towards the gate but Nikolai and Killian stepped in front of , "What? I thought you two were with !"
Killian and Nikolai shared a glance before Nikolai decided to step forward. "Look, Reagan I’m sorry!"
"Oh fuck off!" I shoved him aside and continued to walk ahead.
I should have known that he was going to do this and why the fuck was he talking about how sorry he was when Dahlia was still alive. Hearing him say that like he was already giving up Dahlia, he is lucky I do not go ahead and punch him in the face which was initially what I wanted to do.
Killian followed after , stopping in front of . I rested my hand on the hilt of my sword, if he tried to stop again, I swear I wasn’t going to hold back the on hitting him on the face this ti around. Him or anyone else who tried to stop .
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Killian said, "Listen to , hear out for a minute, like I am not trying to stop you and I sweat to the gods I wouldn’t! Hells the minute we stand talking here is killing because Dahlia is in danger!"
I stared at him while considering his words. "Then why the hell are we still wasting ti talking?"
"Because I need you to also see reason...." Killian said and he raised a hand to stop when I tried to move, "Look the journey alone is five days and if anything I got out of Skornir said is real then the draumheimiers are already in mount callum. We set of now and all we will..."
"Don’t." I said and I raised my eyes up to look at him, "Don’t finish that!" I told him trying to ignore this feeling that was starting to crawl up my chest.
I can’t hear that right now because I am trying my best to keep it together and the last thing I need right now is to hear how I can’t get to Dahlia in ti.
Killian nodded his head already knowing how hard it must be for . "It’s okay Reagan, you know what let’s go!"
"Killian!" That was my mother but Killian shook his head and turned heading to the gate.
I smiled and I turned to look back to see Nikolai following after , a somber expression on his face. The stable boy had already brought my mare out. She was fidgety and puffing, almost as if she could sense that we were heading out to the abyss.
I reached for her muzzle, trying to calm her down but the truth was I do not know exactly who I was trying to calm, her or .
"You okay?" Nikolai asked as he reached for his own mare.
I turned to look at him, "I’ll be as long as I see her!"
Nikolai gave a curt nod in response and mounted his stallion. Killian was already ahead, giving orders to the soldiers nearby. I mounted my horse and turned to look back at my mother who was now crying as she shook her head at , silently pleading with not to do this.
But I turned back around and I fisted the reins, my horse already calm.
She was ready and so I was I!
Ti to get my girl!
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