The now headless skeleton got hold of Henry, grabbed his throat and began to squeeze the air out of him.
Matthew noticed his brother was in danger so, he rushed to his brother's side and before it could strangle Henry, Matthew ruthlessly destroyed the skeleton's core.
The skeleton's grip on Henry's neck loosened and Henry broke into a coughing fit , greedily taking in air.
"That...was...close" Henry said in between breaths. He was trying to cover up the fact that he was terrified.But, he was. So very terrified...I mean he almost died for God's sake.
"You okay? " Matthew asked patting his brother on his back.
"Yeah...yeah, I'm fine. Just wanted to test the theory. "
"Guys! Over here! " Nigel called to them. Matthew assisted his brother in standing up and together they walked over to the hijacked wagon.
The cage holding the children was opened, but the children refused to come out. The children were obviously terrified.
"It's okay...we're not here to hurt you." Archie slowly approached the children and gently said "You're safe now ok? Me and my friends aren't going to hurt you. You can come out now."
The children finally came out of the cage,they seemed to trust Archie as they all huddled behind him but they were still wary of the others.
"Which one of you is the oldest? "Viola asked. The children reminded her of her own sister.
"I..I..I am." A tall ginger head girl with freckles raised her hand.
"Okay, from now on you're in charge."
"Me?" The girl looked afraid."I can't...." She hid behind Archie even more, her voice barely a squeak.
"Shh! Shh! It's okay, it's okay...Breathe." Viola tried to calm her (the girl) down.
The girl took a deep breath and calmed down a bit.
"What's your name? " Nigel asked.
"Beatrice..but everyone calls me Trixie."