Cope

About an hour after the party set off they encountered another wagon driving slowly driving past them once the fellow wagon was behind them Mart looked over to it and her eyes widened and she gasped. Jake,Dave and Ryan heard her gasp and turned their heads to her. They witnessed her with a face covered in horror.

"STOOOOP!!!" Mary screamed scaring the old man driving the carriage they were in. The wagon immediately stopped and the old man turned his head and said "What de hell is wrong with ye missy?!"

Mary didn't even take the time to listen to him as she ran out the wagon and ran towards the 2nd waggon. Everyone else looked toward the 2nd wagon. Jake and Ryan were horrified to that they're were at least 8 women in the back. They were loosely covered in what appeared to be tattered stained robes. If a close look was taken you could see that some were bruised and still dried blood in them. It was easy to see why someone would be shocked to see this. Mary being a woman herself was probably hit the hardest.

Dave himself was able to see the site feeling barely any empathy or sorrow for the women.

'Rape victims these girls were probably grabbed near their village or apart of a caravan that got attacked. I remember this use to happen at the village a couple times that's why I was alway over protective of sasha.' Dave thought to himself as he hopped off the wagon and walked to the to Mary.

The second stopped and the fat man wearing glasses who was driving the wagon turned around and saw Mary running to the wagon.

"Excuse young lady but do you need something?" The man's question went unheard as Mary was already climbing into the back of the wagon. "Miss please it's best if these young girls remain un bothered they've been through quite alot." The old man said again in a worried voice.

"I'm but I-' Mary tried to say before being interrupted by one of the girls breaking down and hugging her and screamed "MARY!" In a sorrow filled voice. Mary hugged her back and began crying aswell "It's ok I'm here don't worry."

Mary said hugging the girl. The fat old man witnessed this seen and smiled. Mary held the girls hand and pulled her towards herself and started bringing her to the party's hired wagon.

The girl's feet had bruises on them and she was barely able to walk. Dave walked over to them to see the girls state he kneeled down in front her and asked "can I take a look her your feet?"

Hearing his voice the girl shivered and and stepped back.

'Dammit androphobia' Dave began to think to himself 'She won't let me touch her I'll have to get Mary to help her trust me.'

Dave decided to take a step and say "Right sorry about that I'll be in the wagon you two probably need time to talk."

Dave headed back to the wagon and hopped back in and sat back down next to Ryan and Pulled Jake to sit next to them. when Jake got up he looked at the girl and recognized her

"Ell-" He tried to cry out but Ryan's hand covered his mouth and Dave aggressively pulled him back and said angrily "Shut up a sit down."

Jake fell down on his seat and said "Hey it's fine I know her!" Ryan turned to jake and said "Learn to read the room kid it's a bad time so don't approach her right now."

Jake clenched his fist and relaxed. He still couldn't understand what Dave and Ryan were meant but he understood it was best if he just listened to them. Mary sat the girl down across from the men and kept her in a close and put her arms around the girl. and the wagon was off

Dave observed the girl and tried to see if any of her wounds were too severe for low level healing magic but then he noticed the old man driving the wagon staring at Mary's and and now the girl's breasts Mary was too focused on the girl to notice but the girl saw his stares at her breast and moved the tattered rob to hide her privates. The old smiled and licked his lips and smiled even wider This fukin old man.' Dave thought to himself and then said "Hey old man let Mary worry about the girl you focus and get us where we need to be."

The old man's turned his gaze to Dave and the old man's smile dissapeared and instead turned into a pissed off face. The old man in a disgusting voice said "Why don't ye be quiet back der and shut up!" Dave got up and sat in the front next to the old and said behind his mask with an opressing that even Ryan jumped at when Dave said "I'm could you repeat say that properly I think staring at these girls tits are making you a bit distracted. "

The cold man kissed his teeth and then said in a defeated voice "Sorry..." Dave then got up and went back to his seat. This put everyone on edge a bit and made Ryan who knew Dave long before think to himself 'I've seen Dave angry a few times over the years but never to the point that made me worry. Losing Sasha really did changed him alot.'

Mary felt scared at first but she soon felt alot better knowing dave did it for her and the girl smiled and whispered to him "Thanks me and Ellie didn't need some old creep perving on us." and went back to hugging Ellie. Dave hearing this nodded ,calmed himself down and said "It's no problem stuff like this would happened to my wife all the time."

Ellie looked up at him revealing her quite beautiful looks at black hair. She then with a tremble in her voice "She has a wonderful husband. " Before looking back down and trying to stop crying.

Dave looked up and thought to himself 'I hope she did...'