Opened up

"Why are you protecting the girl?" the leader asked. 

"She means something to me and if you hurt a hair on her head, I will kill everyone you ever cared about, back off now" he responded and the leader gasped. 

"You really are a monster," the leader said and the guy laughed. 

'Took you long enough, now scatter before things get really out of hand" he replied and the leader along with his men left and the guy sighed. 

'I have to take her with me and that too tonight" he said to himself then disappeared as they arrived back at the castle.

"What just happened?" her mother asked as she came off of the horse. 

'I don't know" she responded as she walked into the castle and Amias sighed. 

"Perhaps they are connected to the wolves," Lea said. 

'No they are not" Minda responded as she held onto her head. 

"What makes you say that?" Lea asked.