Never had it crossed my mind that it could be that figure, our captor.
But I could recall the robe, although changed now. I could still see the same pattern of royal embroidary made at The hem.
"How were you able to stare into My eye's?." She pulled closer, "No one outside my family should... Or has been able to"
"I don't know..." I shook my head, now tugging at my shirt.
She held My hands and said,
"Are you some special Child?"
I shook my head in dissagreement
"No!, Never. Please, Where am i?" I asked.
She slowly dropped my hands, sniffed and put on some extra light wears and something like muflers around her neck before putting on the bigger robe that covered her face down to the chest.
"Tell no one about this" She remarked.
Her figured revealved the being I had been seeing right from the beginning, the mystrious, more like a masculine figure.
"Come with me, your mother has been asking after you." She said.
"My stepmother" I replied.
"Really?" She asked as we stepped out of the room.
She waved at the guard to stay back, while we walk down some place.
I nodded, "Yes."
"I'm taking you back now, since youv'e been a bit unconscious for the past two days. Your family must have been in look out for you, they are yet to be allowed to cross over"
"Thank you, Ma'am" I muttered, completely suprised at a lot of things and the fact that I'd been unconscious for that long'
We walked slowly down the street while she led me back to where the captives were kept.
The street seem peaceful and lightened up. Nothing seem to be too clumsy or too busy.
A world I have always dreamt of.
The way she walked could clearly tell she never wanted so much attention from the people hanging around.
On getting there,
She pointed to the very big baricated cages adjacent a very tall castle beside the terabinth tree behind us while she turned to the commander in charge.
"Here you go Tan" She said, gesticulating for me to go on.
As I motioned closer, I noticed they were sitting in circles. families by families.
I saw damien too,
He jumped on his feet and approached me.
"Oh well, I came for my mom when I couldn't find anyone Home. I never knew It was a mess like this"
He leaned foward to my face
"I knew you saw me, did you tell 'em?." He lowered His voice.
I swallowed and kept my eyes fixed on Sonia, I could see the fury burn in her.
He frowned at me, dabbed at his forehead and stepped back.
"Hey thanks Tanya" He gave a sheepish smile and I gladly ignored while I motioned to My stepmother, Brianna.
My stepmother pulled me closer to herself and slapped me, The magic webbed chains had been removed.
"You stupid, ignorant fowl!. Oh it worked?!" She snapped.
"You were able to decieve us all, right?. And how was it?. Were you able to successfully conspire with your father's enemy so you could run off?."
I felt completely confused and lost, "My father's enemies?" I thought.
Petra Held me from behind and jerked My arm.
"You bastard!" She raised her head slightly, In Damien's direction.
"What is it with Sonia's Boyfriend? huh?" She dragged me to Sonia's side.
"You will not lay a finger on her!" The Blue eyed lady called out.
Petra And Sonia seem to quiver at the tone of her voice.
It's still a wonder to me how she was able to move about with her face completely covered to the chest, Almost to the rib.
And how she managed to use almost three different voices as it pleases her and again how it was so possible to lead as a lady as young as she is and why they referred to her as lord.
I had a thousand 'Ands and whys' going through my head.
A sharp tone brought me back to the present, as I was completely lost in my thoughts.
The blue eyed lady turned to My stepmother Brianna,
"I've been merciful enough to spare your lives wouldn't you show mercy to your fellow being?! I could kill you this instant"
"You prattle! For I alone has the key to what you demand! I alone can tell! And I am more important to you alive than dead!. You only demand what you never will get! I Brianna will do nothing." My stepmother hollared, completely frustrated now.
Some of the armies approached Brianna racing towards her direction.
"Your father on this day, would have pleaded at my feet and begged for his life! But you choose to dishonor me?"
She turned towards Agrabos,
"Bind her with the magic web! I need her alive but not necessarily in one piece!". The Blue eyed lady commanded.
"Agrabos! All fives minus one!" She retorted firmly.
He raced towards her and bowed,
"MAINE-HAN-SHALAL!."
I never understood what that meant but I could see the fear in Brianna's face as they bind her.
She jerked and wraithed and cried, to no avail.
The other Blue Moon Park members just watched, they were helpless and numb.
Petra and Sonia fell at The figure, which is the young lady's feet. But she ignored completely.
As she approached me,
"Follow me" she said.
As I walked slowly behind the Blue Eyed lady, I noticed we already crossed over to the other side of where the Captives were kept. It was more like a secluded place meant for the Captives only.
As we walked past the captives walls As it was boldly written on the wall we moved further and further to a more peaceful street.
Colors from the artists' paints were the colors of the day, the colors of provencal sky.
Terracotta bleeding into orange and apricot,pink and peach turns balanced by acid yellow and vibrant marigold, a gamut of brilliant blues and greens so sharp and shinny they resembled glazed enamel.