CHAPTER 10

After systex had left us, I tried to think of another way out. I couldn't see my men's faces but I know in my heart that one one will want to give up their humanity without a fight so I tried to make a plan, there have to be another way, I refuse believe that we are stuck.

Guard 1: Everyone one listen to me, let's wait for the king to come, he will definitely be against this lunatics.

Guard 2: wait for the king? Didn't you hear her call him Axel? The kings name is Lucian so that is an imposter. I wonder how long he had been in power and we didn't know.

Guard 3: maybe since the queen died?

Guard 4: that like four years ago.

Guard 5: you mean we have been suffering this tyrancy under the kings imposter for almost four years?

Guard 3: we need to notify the kingdom of this shocking news.

Guard 4: how so when we are captured and bind to a tree, we are doomed

Captain: don't say that, there have to be another way, everyone, let's work together, the rope looks tin and might snap if he pull hard on it all at once. Try to pull yourself forward, if we all pull at the same tim, the rope might snap and we be free.

We have been pulling the rope now for almost ten minutes but it didn't budge, it didn't even stretch a bit

Guard 5: this is useless captain, I think the rope is no ordinary rope. This is magic.

Captain: don't give up just yet guy's, think of what will happen if we can't break free. Our families and friends, what will become of them. Now channel that anger and give it everything you've got. Show this witch that we are strong, pull....

After pulling for over two hours, and the rope still didn't snap or at least stretch, they were tired and the pain in their shoulder didn't let them pull one single time anymore.

They have up and just lean on the tree.

Guard 6: what should we do captain? the rope is not going to snap

Guard 3: am tired, after everything we have been true for this kingdom, this is how they repay us? We have guarded and protected this kingdom all our life's when did it get to this and where is king Lucian, I refuse to believe he just gave up is throne to this bastards..

Guard 1: the king is dead, it's been four years of living in hell. His disappearance can only mean he is dead.

Guard 7: may be the council members know of the kings death and hid it from the rest of us, maybe the brought in the imposter to act as king but it turned out to be a supernatural and beheaded seven of them in the name of conspiracy and traitors. But come to think of it, how did a super natural get into this realm? The barrier was supposed to keep them out and us away from them. This means the princess didn't go against the treaty first, they broke the rule!

Guard 2: this is not time to ponder on all the bullshit, we are doomed ourselves so why do you keep quiet and let me enjoy my final moments of being a human. I don't want to change but I can't let them get to my wife, she is pregnant, our first baby after three years of marriage. I hoped he be a boy so he can take my place here in the kings guard when he comes of age. To train him myself in the fram everyday till is muscles grow stronger, but now I pray it's a girl so she will stay at home to help her mother and stay as far way from the castle as possible.

Am sorry Ashley, am sorry I won't be there to watch our child grow.

Guard 7: hey don't talk like that, you will see your children. This is not the end. My baby just say her first word and it was dada.... I am so happy I carry her voice in my head all day. This can't be the end I have to go back and see my little squeal. I want to be involved in her life, to watch her grow up and play around with other kids in the city. To see her turn into a fine young lady and attract all the boys then I can scare all the boys that run after her pants away and protect her for the rest of my days. To be the best father in all the realm.

Guard 3 : my mum is sick and can't do anything on her own, I have to go back to her. I know she doesn't have much time left but I want my smiling face to be the last thing she sees when she begins her journey to the world beyond.

Guard 1: I didn't see my youn son when I left cause he went hunting with his pers, I can't believe I will never see him again and my wife. She didn't want to come to this mission, we had a big fight before I leave. I should have listened to her, I want to go back and apologize to her tell her am sorry and that I love her so much.

Guard 4: I left my daughter in the hands of our neighbor, there is no one at home to be with her cause my wife died of a disease some months back. I am all she has in this world, without me she will be left alone to face the hard life of this realm. She is just eight years old. I have to go back and be with my baby girl or she will be so lonely without me. I trust mr/Mrs Sullivan will take care of her as their own child bu she still needs her father by her side right?

Guard 6: I had a fight with my son a week ago over the kind of friends he keeps, I tried to stop him from hanging out with those pals but he is not listening, I can't say I have been a good father to him after the death of his mother. I married a new wife but I wanted to give him a living mother, how can I watch him grow without feeling the unique love of a mother, but I think I rushed the marriage and didn't ask him how he felt about me replacing his mother so fast. I guess he turned out like this because of me. He thinks I hate him and his mother that's why I replaced them so fast but how can I make him understand how much I love him and that everything I did back then, I did it for him. I have to go back and make things right, I can't die knowing my own son hates me or thinks I don't love him.

Guard 5: I just can't think of changing at all, I met this girl and she is so beautiful, kind hearted and talented, I plan to marry her when the first snow falls, you know one of those dream marriages under the tree with the snow falling all around us. I planed out everything but I didn't see this mission coming. what if I change and she doesn't recognize me anymore. She will marry someone else and forget about me.

I have to go back to her, I don't want to imagine her with anyone else but me and only me.

Captain: I listen to all my men heart desire and I know in my heart that I have to do something, this are men who have suffered in one way or another and for once I want to set things right. We don't want to change but we have to change to protect our families and go back to them. Make up for our wrong doings and make love all day long.

Help us Gaia, I beg you oh great mother, listen to the cry of your children and help us out I prayed silently in my heart. Even I have to go back to my family, I am a father of two and a husband to a loving wife. I can't bear to be apart from my family it will kill me. I always hope never to die in a war cause I want to retire one day and spend the rest of my life with my family. I always envisioned my self dieing at a very old age on my bed, me and my wife holding hands, and my children and grandchildren if am lucky great grandchildren too will let us go, looking down and smiling at us and saying goodbye.

I have to go back.