Chapter 75 - Dandellion

"OOO, I can see my breath everytime I breathe. Winter is here for sure but thankfully the fire inside me keeps me warm. Let's go lovingly spread this warmth with the people for is that not what God would want us to do?. Out of the generosity of your heart share a tenth of what you have with the world and the Lord will sow blessing upon blessing into your life. Whelp, it would be a shame to waste what the Lord gave you so let's go burn some people on..uhh...I mean put fires in people's hearts.

Wind, lift me into the air and carry me forth!!"

" Witch!!!

Witch!!!"

"Father, the church bells. They're ringing. What does that mean?"

"I haven't heard those bells rung in...forever!!

"Well, don't just stand there. MINUTEMEN!!

"si baptize nomeno town persvek ixen vur pab!!"

"Daddy, what did she say?"

"I don't know, girl. Something about us needing to be baptized I think. Oh no...The ground is shaking. The volcano...it's...it's…"

"ERUPTING!!! Men. take your arrows and shoot her down."

"Nooo!! Stop it!! Stop it!!"

"Little girl..stay back. Whoever claims her; make sure she stays inside and out of harm's way. As for you all; I said keep firing!!"

"Burn!!

Burn!!

"Roarrr!!!!"

"Let me go daddy. Let me go!! She's just a girl like me and you know that what he is doing is wrong. I said…."

"Owww!!! Why'd you bite my hand?"

"Let...me….go!!!"

"General, I won't let you fire another arrow. Can't you see that she is just a girl like me? Please stop."

"I said get behind me, girl!!!"

"Ouch. you hurt me!!"

"Precisely, but that witch will hurt you ten times worse if you let her. The fact that she is young is the main reason why we have to kill her now. Her blood is still at its freshest and here is where she is most in tune with dark magic. Her powers will only grow from here if we sit around and do nothing. I said....keep firing!!!"

"Sir, look!! She keeps deflecting and burning our arrows. I fear nothing will stop her advance."

"Do I have to do everything around here myself? Of course you can't kill magic with a normal handmade object, dummy. You need to get creative for they are creative themselves. Give me some iron tipped arrows and dunk them in salt first."

"Huuu!! You'll kill her, you evil man. The Bible says every inclination of man's heart is evil and yours I see is no different. You can't just go around killing whoever you like just because they're different then you. Now stop!!"

"Girl, I'm not going to kill her, okay! I'm merely going to injure her and then capture her. Now stop throwing weak punches on my side and be off."

"I got the arrow ready for you sir."

"Here's your bow as well."

"Give me those. Lord, give me the strength to see out of my good eye and help me aim straight for her heart."

"Monster!!"

"Pull back!! Tip upwards!! Angle slightly...and…..release!!!"

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!"

"She drops like a bird. Hey girl, get back here before you hurt yourself!!"

"Witch!! Witch!! I'm coming. Just hold on and don't move."

"Soldiers, move out. Bind the witches arms and legs then bring her to me. As for the girl.."

"General, you lay one hair on my daughters head then I will have you removed from rank and those stars stripped off of your uniform you hear me. Now bring my daughter back unscathed and unharmed."

"She's your daughter? That would explain where she got her running boots from because by golly she is fast. Now sir, I can guarantee that I won't hurt her but I can't guarantee the same from the witch. Now get out of our way or else I'll have no choice but to announce you as road kill. Forward!!!"

"May God watch over and protect you, my sweet Dandelion."

"There she is!! Park the car. Wait, no. Those two are trying to make a run for it and that girl is attempting to help the witch rise to her feet."

"Well, well, well!! So much for bringing her back unharmed. Botch!"

"Yes sir?"

"Knock both the girls out and bind them together. The penalty for helping a witch is….oh…..silly me. The punishment is the same as the witch! Now go fetch me my prisoners."

"Are you hurt?"

"Adalyn, my name is Adalyn."

"Here, hold onto my shoulders and I'll pick you up. My name is Dandelion by the way. Nice to meet you."

"Why are you being so kind to….Dandelion, watch out!!"

"Wha, where…..ahhhh!! Let go of me. Let go of me!! Get your dirty sinful hands off of me this instant. Once my dad finds out about this then he'll strip you from rank in a flash. You know he can do it."

"Ooo but miss!! See, we caught you helping the witch and under our town rules; anyone seen helping a perpetrator is sentenced to the same sentence as the perpetrator. Your father would never go against law for he is after all the sheriff and founder of our town. Bind them both and seal their mouths shut. The only thing worse than one screaming girl...is two!!"

"Wait, wait!! Where are you taking my daughter? I told you to bring her back to me unscathed and unharmed so why is she bound like the witch?"

"Ohh, pardon my manners sir. You see I had every intention of bringing her back unharmed and did not want to see her this way but I had no choice. We caught her trying to help the witch escape. Now you know what the penalty for perpetrators is as well as any found helping. If you want her back then you better plead earnestly."

"Then plead I will!! This will not go unrecorded. With angels as my witness this day you will be found guilty and judged accordingly for what you have done."

"Eeh, it's the price you pay once you get into my kind of business. If you want to keep in touch with us then follow us to the fort. These two are prisoners and will be treated as such. To the dungeon with these road kills!!