Returning back to her tent she was bound to have a sleepless night, the conversation still replaying in the eye of her mind ,she was filled with questions that were left unanswered. Turning to the other side of her blanket she finally fell into a dreamless sleep.
The next day after everyone filled up their stomach,she gathered the group and told them what she had heard the other night, they froze in shock with the thought of being led to their deaths without even realizing it.
" What should we do now" asked amari in a worried tone as she looked over to the other side of the camp.
" We can't turn back now we've come a long way" alonzo said trying to comfort his sister, madoka kept silent for a while before speaking.
" Well they need a sacrifice they will get the sacrifice"she spoke coldly.
" Are you crazy!" amari shouted in a silent whisper,her brown eyes looking at madoka as if she had grown an extra head.
" Well hear me out,we are not going to just let them go just like that, they want us to be the sheep being sent to the slaughter but why don't they become the sheep instead" she said with a smile on her face. Hearing her plan they all had various emotions painted on their faces, they were just ordinary town people who had never took the life of a fellow human so hearing this made them feel a little uncomfortable.
" Do we really have to do this,we could just leave" one of the men said with the others nodding their heads in agreement.
" If you escape where will you go , the calvary knights are still in the town and if news gets to the prophet another batch of people will be sent again" she spoke softly.
" I never mentioned killing them plus we will be carrying out the order of the prophet but if you still intend on leaving fine by me" . The silence after was loud,the five men had their heads down in thought , they had family and friends who were waiting for their return. After debating for a while they finally came to a conclusion.
" We just can't do this sorry" one of the men spoke on behalf of the rest.
After everything was settled they snuck out of the camp when the awakened were busy packing up , luckily they were some distance away from the awakened making it convenient for them to escape.
" Why did you not leave with them" she asked looking at the two siblings
" Well I'm not leaving you to deal with them all by yourself plus I'm all in for the adventure" she said flinging her arm around madoka's shoulder.
" And I can't leave because I have to keep her in check to prevent her from doing something stupid" alonzo said pointing at his sister. Seeing that there was still people who are willing to go with her she felt warmth in her chest.
The group set off without looking back, they traveled a long distance before the awakened noticed the shortage of people walking behind them.
" Where are the others" asked allistor looking around to find a glimpse of the men.
" They left the camp site when everyone was asleep" madoka said calmly.
" What!"the bounty warrior with beady eye exclaimed.
" They just left like that how could they ?" she peered at them with deep eyes as they had some doubt hidden in their eyes. All of them looked towards allistor in hopes of him having a solution to their predicament.
" We continue the journey, we must not stop , besides we still have a lot of us here " he said putting emphasis on the last part of the sentence, hearing what he said the group relaxed a little but the three who stayed behind knew what he meant by that.
" Please tell me you have a plan to get us out of this mess " amari whispered into madoka's ear ,she in return just smiled at her with a meaningful glint in her eyes not intending to to tell her anything.
The sun was now hanging high in the sky shining through the leaves of the trees, without the group realizing they had wondered into a part of the forest where they could not even see the sun rays and the critter of animals also stopped making it feel as if the forest was devoid of life, the group did not feel any thing was wrong until they made it far through that path.
"Do you feel that" amari asked both of them as she looked around.
" Something feels off here" alonzo said agreeing with her.
Madoka already being on guard took out her twin daggers and looked around in alertness, her grey eyes peering at every inch of the forest, seeing her take out her weapon the siblings also took out a weapon to protect themselves, wielding the sword in both hands alonzo stood in front of his sister in a protective manner while she had a crossbow ready to shoot at any threat in sight, the group of awakened in front also noticed and started feeling on edge.
" Do you smell that" the female bounty warrior with short hair asked inhaling deeply to percieve the fragrance lingering in the air .
" Yes it smells so good" said the man with the large beard .
Inhaling the scent madoka frowned,the fragrance was a mix of flowers and another thing which she was not sure of. The more they walked through the forest the stronger it became.
" I suddenly feel tired " amari said as she yawned.
Madoka also felt sluggish but not enough to make her tired, she felt that this was due to the flower like fragrance lingering in the air. She had studied on dangerous plants in the academy and she recalled that if a flower secreted a fragrance or liquid which makes living things become sluggish or hallucinate when they come in contact with it that was either a poisonous or carnivorous plant, surveying the surroundings she finally noticed how shaded and quiet it was making her speculation grow stronger, they had wondered into the territory of a plant species known as the 'Scarlet Empress' .
" Cover your nose!" she shouted to everyone but before anyone could realise what was happening a long plant vine covered with sharp long thorns sprung out from the dark part of the forest stabbing two bounty warriors in the chest.
They were under attack.
Returning back to her tent she was bound to have a sleepless night, the conversation still replaying in the eye of her mind ,she was filled with questions that were left unanswered. Turning to the other side of her blanket she finally fell into a dreamless sleep.
The next day after everyone filled up their stomach,she gathered the group and told them what she had heard the other night, they froze in shock with the thought of being led to their deaths without even realizing it.
" What should we do now" asked amari in a worried tone as she looked over to the other side of the camp.
" We can't turn back now we've come a long way" alonzo said trying to comfort his sister, madoka kept silent for a while before speaking.
" Well they need a sacrifice they will get the sacrifice"she spoke coldly.
" Are you crazy!" amari shouted in a silent whisper,her brown eyes looking at madoka as if she had grown an extra head.
" Well hear me out,we are not going to just let them go just like that, they want us to be the sheep being sent to the slaughter but why don't they become the sheep instead" she said with a smile on her face. Hearing her plan they all had various emotions painted on their faces, they were just ordinary town people who had never took the life of a fellow human so hearing this made them feel a little uncomfortable.
" Do we really have to do this,we could just leave" one of the men said with the others nodding their heads in agreement.
" If you escape where will you go , the calvary knights are still in the town and if news gets to the prophet another batch of people will be sent again" she spoke softly.
" I never mentioned killing them plus we will be carrying out the order of the prophet but if you still intend on leaving fine by me" . The silence after was loud,the five men had their heads down in thought , they had family and friends who were waiting for their return. After debating for a while they finally came to a conclusion.
" We just can't do this sorry" one of the men spoke on behalf of the rest.
After everything was settled they snuck out of the camp when the awakened were busy packing up , luckily they were some distance away from the awakened making it convenient for them to escape.
" Why did you not leave with them" she asked looking at the two siblings
" Well I'm not leaving you to deal with them all by yourself plus I'm all in for the adventure" she said flinging her arm around madoka's shoulder.
" And I can't leave because I have to keep her in check to prevent her from doing something stupid" alonzo said pointing at his sister. Seeing that there was still people who are willing to go with her she felt warmth in her chest.
The group set off without looking back, they traveled a long distance before the awakened noticed the shortage of people walking behind them.
" Where are the others" asked allistor looking around to find a glimpse of the men.
" They left the camp site when everyone was asleep" madoka said calmly.
" What!"the bounty warrior with beady eye exclaimed.
" They just left like that how could they ?" she peered at them with deep eyes as they had some doubt hidden in their eyes. All of them looked towards allistor in hopes of him having a solution to their predicament.
" We continue the journey, we must not stop , besides we still have a lot of us here " he said putting emphasis on the last part of the sentence, hearing what he said the group relaxed a little but the three who stayed behind knew what he meant by that.
" Please tell me you have a plan to get us out of this mess " amari whispered into madoka's ear ,she in return just smiled at her with a meaningful glint in her eyes not intending to to tell her anything.
The sun was now hanging high in the sky shining through the leaves of the trees, without the group realizing they had wondered into a part of the forest where they could not even see the sun rays and the critter of animals also stopped making it feel as if the forest was devoid of life, the group did not feel any thing was wrong until they made it far through that path.
"Do you feel that" amari asked both of them as she looked around.
" Something feels off here" alonzo said agreeing with her.
Madoka already being on guard took out her twin daggers and looked around in alertness, her grey eyes peering at every inch of the forest, seeing her take out her weapon the siblings also took out a weapon to protect themselves, wielding the sword in both hands alonzo stood in front of his sister in a protective manner while she had a crossbow ready to shoot at any threat in sight, the group of awakened in front also noticed and started feeling on edge.
" Do you smell that" the female bounty warrior with short hair asked inhaling deeply to percieve the fragrance lingering in the air .
" Yes it smells so good" said the man with the large beard .
Inhaling the scent madoka frowned,the fragrance was a mix of flowers and another thing which she was not sure of. The more they walked through the forest the stronger it became.
" I suddenly feel tired " amari said as she yawned.
Madoka also felt sluggish but not enough to make her tired, she felt that this was due to the flower like fragrance lingering in the air. She had studied on dangerous plants in the academy and she recalled that if a flower secreted a fragrance or liquid which makes living things become sluggish or hallucinate when they come in contact with it that was either a poisonous or carnivorous plant, surveying the surroundings she finally noticed how shaded and quiet it was making her speculation grow stronger, they had wondered into the territory of a plant species known as the 'Scarlet Empress' .
" Cover your nose!" she shouted to everyone but before anyone could realise what was happening a long plant vine covered with sharp long thorns sprung out from the dark part of the forest stabbing two bounty warriors in the chest.
They were under attack.