"over here, girl", the Mayor's voice rang clear through the night air. my blood ran cold, i looked up, locking gazes with the Mayor standing in front of 10 soldiers, with a strange glint in his eyes. i then scrambled up, then i noticed my grandfather and Mark hog tied like animals and gagged like animals at his feet.
"w-what did you do?? why are they tied up?" i stammered, my heart pounding in my ears. "you know why, you traiter" the Mayor coldly replied. "the crow??" i asked, "ah, so the fire didn't cook your brain" he said, "its harmless!" i yelled, "IT. IS. A. DEMON!" he bellowed, "ALL DEMONS SHOULD BE KILLED ON SIGHT!", "why?" i pleaded, "why does it need to die? it hasn't done anything!", "YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!" he roared.
after taking a second to calm himself he continued, "as you know, only the blessing of a Saint can pardon them, i will keep this a secret only because of the respect i had for your father, BUT you must become a Saint in 5 years time or i will announce this to the public, as well as order the execution of your grandfather, and your brother", he said, "your time begins now", having said his piece he ordered the soldiers to pick up my grandfather and Mark and take them away.
i ran away as fast as i could, stumbling many times and only barely avoiding wiping out, after ten minutes of running, i finally slow down gasping for air. i curl up into a ball and cry, with tears streaming down my cheeks i slowly lose conscientiousness.