CHAPTER SEVEN: IN TROUBLE.

Gary moved so fast heading towards the gate,he was the one who knocked Katrina and pushed her so hard, but due to the hurry, he didn't even realize it. He just rushed towards the main gate.

James informed the guard about the situation, he asked him if any suspicious person was seen around or if any young lady went out, fortunately the guard assured her that no young lady went out.

The guard looked forward for a while and said, "You two turn around, and come here now!" his voice was so cold, very harsh and commanding.

Katrina and Roy were a few distance away from the main gate but they were not facing it, on hearing that voice, Katrina who was picking her mask that fell after she was hardly pushed by Gary, while covering her nose and mouth with her palm, she lost all her strength, she paused while still bending, her hand couldn't move, she didn't pick her mask, she was terrified to death, she wished the ground to open and swallow her than being caught.

" I am freaking out, what do we do?,what if we....we get caught?, and..." Katrina whispered while trembling with fear she was still bending.

" Hey silly, get up or else you will get us into trouble, someone might suspect us." Roy spoke in a hush low tone.

Katrina didn't pick up her mask, she just stood up slowly while looking at Roy, wondering what was wrong with that guy because considering that situation, they already landed themselves in trouble and here he was warning her not to get them into trouble, that just didn't make sense to her.

As Katrina was thinking, the same voice was heard again saying, "Should I follow you there? I said you two come here now!" his voice was more terrifying.

Katrina became even more scared, she started turning slowly inorder to face the guard, but then Roy touched Katrina's shoulders turned her back quickly.

" Hey, relax, pull yourself together, you are such a bird brain,you are getting yourself caught, wear this mask first." Roy said in a low tone while giving Katrina the mask.

Katrina slowly took it and wore it quickly.

Roy told her to act natural and head towards that guard, as soon as they turned, they saw two guards heading towards other two guards on the gate, while one of the guards was closing the main gate. On seeing that, Katrina and Roy realized that the guard wasn't talking to them but to other two guards.

On seeing that Katrina got a relief, she breath out loudly as if she just came out from great suffocation. There was when she realized that Roy was completely right about her that she was silly, 'what was I about to do? I am such a fool!' she thought and slightly slapped her forehead with her palm.

" yes, I am glad you realized it, you are really a fool." Roy said.

Katrina gaped, she clearly knew that she spoke in her heart, she began to wonder if she spoke loudly that was why Roy heard her, while she was still thinking.

" Hey silly, you didn't speak loudly so don't stress yourself." Roy said while giving her a quick smile.

"How did you...." before Katrina could finish her statement, she was cut short by Roy, he said, " The main gate is closed, this only means one thing that they already found out that you escaped, let's get out of here quickly." then he moved a little bit forward heading towards the path on the left side of the gate.

After a few steps, Roy turned facing Katrina who was still standing and said, "Oh, you were asking how did I know what you were thinking, right?..... well, I just happen to know how silly minds work." he then smirked and then turned around while keeping his hands in the pocket and moved forward.

Katrina was still standing and said, "You....," she couldn't continue speaking as she knew that Roy wasn't listening to her as he had already walked away, she kept a fist on her right hand, her fist was itching to punch Roy. She looked at her fist on her right hand and then with a frown on her face, she glared at Roy who was still walking forward.The act of Roy calling her silly over and over again just irritated her so much.

" Control yourself, calm down, you need him Katrina." she mumbled to herself, she then gave a quick smile on the thought of teaching Roy a lesson once all that was over, on looking forward, she realized that Roy was already far so she ran quickly towards Roy inorder to catch up with him.

The two guards that were angrily called by the guard on the main gate who was standing next to Gary ran quickly towards him and Gary, they were scolded for not performing their work effectively as they were busy watching the presentors on stage instead of guarding around, they were then instructed to assist the other guards with the search, they quickly obeyed the given order. Gary also went away to find James inorder to ask him for the updates on the search.

On the other side, on hearing Typhon's terrifying voice, small drops of hot sweat started appearing on James' face, his heart starting thumping so hard and fast that he could clearly hear his heart beat. But yet he got the courage to stand still in front of Typhon, he didn't move away despite the fact that he wanted so bad to run away, he even got the guts to look straight on Typhon's eye without trembling at all.

Typhon was so angry, he looked at the dagger he was holding, he then looked at James fiercely with his one eye as he had an eye patch on the other side, before Typhon could even think of speaking James quickly spoke gently.

" S..Sir, please kindly give me that dagger before someone gets hurt." he seemed scared but he spoke in a confident tone of voice.

" How dare you....." before Typhon could continue his statement James cut him short.

" You wouldn't want to shed blood or to disappoint the emperor on this auspicious day, right?" he slowly said while taking the dagger from Typhon's hand, he smoothly did it even Typhon himself didn't realize how it slipped off his hands.

" I know that you are angry because the girl should be given to the emperor today as his gift but untill now the guards haven't taken her, right?.....I...I know you don't want anything to go wrong today, so don't worry I promise I will take care of everything, I will bring the girl after a short while." James spoke with more confidence, now that he had already taken Typhon's dagger.

" Really?...." Typhon asked, his cold voice sounded normal than usual though his facial expressions were the same, cold and scary as always. James was so surprised after hearing Typhon's tone of voice, he quickly answered and said, " yes, Just go and relax, everything will be taken care of."

" You better do everything properly or else you won't imagine what I will do to you" he finally said, this time his voice was a little bit terrifying but not as always. James quickly agreed, he couldn't believe that he managed to convince Typhon easily like that, he had never seen him like that before even in his dreams. he guessed that Typhon was in his best mood that day.

As James was still wondering if what happened was real or just a dream, by that time Typhon was about to turn and leave, a young guard came running towards Typhon and James, he finally arrived and stood in front of Typhon, he then bent putting his hands on his knees while panting.

" Speak up or else I will slit your throat." Typhon said angrily in a harsh tone while taking forcefuly his dagger from James's hands.

James was not surprised by Typhon's attitude towards the young guard infact that was his usual behavior.

The young man was loosing his breath but he tried hard and said, "S...sir the g..girl escaped"

"She what?..."Typhon yelled, he fumed almost bursting from anger, he glared at James and strangled him so hard.

" You knew about this huh....., so that's why you blocked my way as I was heading towards that room. You didn't want me to know right? now I will choke you to death." He spoke very angrily than before, the anger he had was too immense that he kept on strangling James mercilessly.

James' face started burning up, his face started turning red, nerves on both sides of his head just below his hair started appearing, his eyes were almost popping out, he struggled to free himself but he couldn't as Typhon was throttling him so hard, he started to run out of breath. He knew even though he wanted there was no way he could survive unless a miracle happened.