The monster had been killed leaving alive about thirty soldiers left, a whole lot the men had been killed by this grievous beast, Apollo with his men were not really left in great shape some wounded and most tired from the incident that had just taken place, most laid to the ground gasping for breathe.
The men rested for the evening was indeed fearsome. Blood filled the rocky path, soldiers lying lifeless to the ground.
At once Apollo rose to his feet saying:
" my own very loyal brothers, you have fought bravely and without fail we overcame and for now we continue our adventure in the ordered course of our king Artaxerxes, the search for the child which had been foretold from the ancient time."
The men tramped silently looking tired and weak Apollo felt that way too but the instructions of the king must be fulfilled, they mustered strength leaving behind the dead men and continued the journey.
Far into the mountains has Eva gone with Hugo on their horse, as they moved forward Eva heard a distinct sound of wrinkling leaf it seemed like they had been followed.
she looked back and forth now they sounds were much more close but still she couldn't see what had been following her, but it was obvious that they were been followed.
she rode faster and winds blew across the mountains behold it was evening and the cloud were turning dark.
Shockingly, there came out from the mountains Creatures covered in leaves it was this time hunters and protectors of the woodland a city immediately after the mountains they stopped her, heavily. Loaded with weapons, bow and arrow did they point at her,she at once made a stop, the leader of the team Evado approached the girl saying:
"who are you no what do you seek in the borders of woodland."
"I seek for a refuge "
she said in a shaky tone
" what refuge do a lady seek in the middle of the mountains" said Evado as he ordered her to get off the ride.
As she did baby Hugo cried out of her arms the men being shocked stretched forth there weapons towards her to attack.
" it's only a baby "she said
Evado ordered that she should be ceased for she was a trespasser the men took the baby from her and she was tied and taking into their palace down the hill.
When they got there it was a village with mostly wooden structures, they people in the village both young and old looking like monkeys which had been cross breed with humans, they gave a long stare at the girl which had just been captured and the men as they walked towards the palace.
The city is ruled by a queen who had a lot of piercings on her body a lot of rings attached to her face her ears and lips same as all the inhabitants of woodland. They were barbaric and lived as peasants clothed with leaves tied to their waist and the women also to their chest,the queen had a crown of gold having leaves attached to it.
The people kept their eyes stuck to Eva for she was of different species and looked different from them. Civilization had not gotten to that part of the world and they saw anyone that trend through their path as a treat to their race .
Their color seemed a bit darker than the normal, they had tattoos on their body with paints even on their faces . The queen is being guarded by few men having spears and small knives tied to their waist, their eyes were red and they frowned looking very aggressive, the inside of the palace had a great throne which sat the queen, also a big table which had roasted pig which has been killed from one of their hunt they had wooden lamps stuck to the walls to give light to the palace, two other men with a very big hand fan made of feathers and wood, slowly did they fan the queen who sat on the throne.
When they entered the palace it was warm the lamps made the place a little stuffy and with bad smell . Eva was brought to the the queen her hands and mouth had been tied the baby was carried by Evado who bowed to the queen alongside his men reporting what they had caught from the evening hunt.
A lady and a baby, young Hugo was taken to the queen and she carried him in alms she was inspecting the baby looking as one who had seen a foreigner she touched his face with her long nails which was covered in a black paint,
The baby smiled at her she further unwrapped the shore and touch his private part with the nails, when she did looking so serious the baby peed right to her face laughed at her as he did. The men also laughed and the queen looked up at the men who at once stopped laughing.
She wiped her face with her hands and tasted the wee and gave a nod at the men speaking in an unknown language to her man meaning
"Good catch "
Eva was struggling to talk but she was held down by the men who had tied her down , she gave a grunts trying to make a speech.
"Take her and lock her up the queen ordered to her men."
In her local dialects, they forcefully took her a wooden cage hanging and dangling with a rope to the ceilings of the house where they were , Eva was put there and her face turned red as they did, Hugo on the order hand was taken by the queen to the table where she ate and drank like an hungry dog which had not been fed for days, Hugo was placed on the table and fed some milk by the servants of the queen.
The day had been over and the it was time for the queen to go to bed, she stood up and said to her servants:
"Tomorrow we shall offer the foreigner to our god PRIAM, for in these do we secure our place in the gates of deaths. "
These people worshiped a monster whose name is Priam, and every of their catch is being offered to the creature with the believe that it would make a beautiful palace for them in the after life. They made out loud noise like that of a monkey and celebrated at what was going to be offered to their god.
" A great reward awaits us all."
Evado said as he lifted his hands to the sky, which the all did forming a sword like piece in adoration to their god.
Eva being confused and lost for she didn't understand what had befalling her, they spoke in a strange language which was not understood by her.
These people beat drums and all danced as they went to rest Eva being tied and caged cried and hoped for an intervention, she meditated and slept, she saw the queen the mother of Hugo in her dreams wailing in a distance she walked towards her and met the queen crying out these words
"Save me, save us, save us all"
She woke at once And it was dream, men surrounded the place were she had been caged and one cane hit his spear in the cage, widening his teeth like lion to it prey.