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Andy kept looking here and there to find a way out. I still sat still. I was too scared to move.

I now looked towards Andy and saw his gaze got stuck at one place.

He said "Want to meet a horse?"

"Wha...." I was about to ask what but he pulled me with him.

I couldn't believe that we were hiding behind a sleeping horse.

"How dare you? You should ask me before holding my hands. My hairs are going to be ruined." I said

He got angry and said silently but in an angry tone "I am not asking you to clean the horse's poop with your hair. You just have to sit until the prince leaves. For god sake stay silent." He was technically right but I didn't like that place at all.

Then he looked at me and took out the handkerchief tied in his hand. He pulled my hairs up and tied a ponytail with the handkerchief.

"Now this won't disturb me and northern will you have to take care of them for now." He said calmly and started looking towards the prince.

The prince still kept looking but couldn't find us.

After a while he left.

We came out then. He asked me "What are you doing here?"

"I am here to cook food." I said sarcastically. The question itself was so weird. I don't understand why to even ask the question? I won't definitely come to sleep in stables, will I? but Andy was just Andy He can't help but comment on everything.

"Really? You cook for Horses?" He looked at me with those big eyes which I really wanted to burst. He was also sarcastic.

I rolled my eyes and then turned to take two horses and leave. Andy did the same thing. We both didn't hate each other but believe me I didn't like him even a little.

He was too irritating.

I went out and I saw Luke with Luna. I reached to them and asked "Luke? You favorite Andy just went out but not from this side but the opposite side."

"You met him?" He was surprised. I didn't understand his reason for being surprised. He met Luna and knew was inside. Andy was inside too and he knew that. If two person are at the same place and they are not hiding from each other, why wouldn't they meet?

"Ofcourse. But go now and give him this" I gave him the handkerchief with which he tied my hairs.

I and Luna now were ready to leave and Luke went to Andy after saying bye.

Luna asked me suddenly which almost scared me "Do you know to ride a horse!!!!?"

I didn't remember anything so, how would I know if I knew horse riding or not?

"How would I know the answer to the question?" I said like it was obvious and as a matter of fact, it was.

We didn't use the horse from the start. Incase if I didn't know to ride a horse, I might make sound which will make atleast a few people awake. We were about to try after we reach the forest.

We walked till the forest start and then I got up on the horse to try and ride but fell down even before I could get up.

I wouldn't give up so soon. I got up again and tried. This time I was about to climb the horse.

Now was the time to ride it. I tried and succeeded at the first try. Which means I knew horse riding.

It seemed I was kind of expert too. I was riding horse like a professional. I was as fast as wind.

Luna couldn't even keep up with my speed.

I felt nice riding it. The wind that gushed through my face felt nice.

The wind gave me power to fight. My long tied hairs flying in the air felt more nice. I was really feeling like a soldier.

Luna shouted "Ash!!!!!! Can you just wait for me?"

I now snapped out of my weird thoughts and said "Sorry... I was feeling this riding too much."

"Who are you? Such a nice riding? How? This thing is insane."

I laughed and we went ahead but soon we stopped to have water.

I went near the river to wash my hands and face.

Luna came behind me. We washed our hands and face together. Then we sat down their and ate a little.

It clicked me that we need to feed horses too.

I asked Luna to bring the horses here near the river.

I was sitting there and feeling the sun when Luna shouted "Ash!!!!!Oh no!!!!come here fast!!!!"

I heard her screams and rushed towards her. I found her shouting but there was no one.

"What happened Luna? why are you shouting? There is no one here." I said.

"That is the problem. No one is here. Look our horses are gone." She said and I clearly saw her scared face.

I also looked for them but didn't find them.

"You didn't tie them?" I asked

"I did. Ash what will we do next?" She was more and more scared.

I couldn't even say her anything because infact I was scared too myself.

I said "Don't loose hope. We will find them. If someone stole it they wouldn't have gone too far. Let's walk and find them out."

We walked towards east because even if we didn't find our horses we still have to in that direction.

I saw little tents on the side of the forest.

I saw the horses tied there. I didn't understand "Why would someone steal horses and keep them out like this for the owners to see?" I said in my mind when Luna also saw them and said "Ash!!Let's go and steal those horses from the thieves. It would be so much humiliating."

She laughed and was about to go to steal the horses when I held her hand and stopped her "Don't you find it weird? The thieves know that the owners are somewhere in the forest and will come finding the horses, still they kept the horses open like this and not far away from the river." I told my doubt.

"Maybe, it is to make us believe that they are scheming. I think you are thinking just the way the thieves want you to." Luna was very much carefree. She didn't doubt them.

I and Luna now proceeded towards them. The reason being choice. We didn't exactly have many choices. The only choice we had was to go to the horses.

We reached the place and tried to steal the horse.

We took the horses but as soon as we did it and turned back we were surrounded by few hundred people with huge swords. They were laughing at us showing we were fooled.

Luna held my arm tightly almost scratching it. She hid behind me.

I was also very scared of those people. These people had huge swords. They pointed them towards us.

One person said "Keep you hands on you head." He pointed the sword toward us too.

We had no option to listen to what he was saying and do what he said. Smartness here might be the end of us.

I expected animals here not people with huge swords.

They pinned the swords to our back and made us walk towards a portion of the forest which had more people with big swords.

Luna almost cried. I was also about to cry.

The person took us to a person with even more big sword. He seemed to be the leader of this place.

"Welcome ladies." He smiled and said. Then all the people there broke into laughter.

I was scared but not gave that away and instead I felt that if we get scared now it will be of no use.

"Why did you take us here. Ofcourse not to welcome us." I said bravely.

He laughed and came towards me. Luna hid behind me.

That man came to me and them took my arm. He held it tightly. It pained a lot. Then he took me or almost pulled me. Then he pushed me. I fell down and hundreds of soldiers made a circle around me.

I saw Luna was scared. I felt like this guys were about to kill us but not exactly knew the reason.