"Who did this to you?"
Kayle wasnât sure what was going on anymore. She had been captured, her aetherwings taken from her, left in tattered clothing, chained, beaten, broken⌠She had failed again, and in her own mind, she deserved to be left to die as she had. And she was certain she would die alone in that dark dusty dungeon. Until a single brave âzerkerâs voice had rung through her dark thoughts, straight to her subconscious. âThe RebelsâŚâ she uttered softly in answer, her voice as weak as her body.Â
She managed to move ever so slowly towards the voice, her hands reaching out and feeling for the touch of another, trying to draw strength from him, strength enough to maybe collect herself, just maybeâŚ
Olaf looked at the tortured women in front of him. Seeing her struggle to reach out towards him, he felt anger as those whoâd done such a thing to her. Grabbing her as gently as he could, he threw her over his shoulder. âLetâs get you out of here, first. Then Iâm gonna deal with those rebelsâŚ.PERSONALLY.â He said, taking an axe in his other hand, and personally hoping he ran into a few rebels, to send a message.
âIs there anything here that you have to regain?â He asked her as he carried her out of the room.
Kayleâs breath was short, unsteady. She had barely been holding on, and seeing a friendly face for the first time in a very, very long time gave her some small amount of strength, though not much. âMy armor. They took my armor.â she managed to push out, trying to take a deeper breath, to keep her eyes open when all she wanted to do was collapse now that was she was relatively safe. âIf you can get me to my armorâŚâ she wheezed a little, coughing to clear her dry throat. âThen my wings can hold me up.â
Nodding at her words, Olaf carried her outside, careful that nothing happened to her. Wandering around the base, he did not know where he was heading, neither did he see any rebels to interrogate. Turning his head a little, he said, âAny idea where the armor will be? Did any of them say where they kept it?â
Kayle chuckled softly as she thought of the answer, finding much amusing now that she was not in nearly so much danger. âThe armory, would be my guess. Inside the building, not far from the pen they had been keeping me in I would wager. The armor is fairly heavy when itâs not turned on.â she answered, feeling a bit stronger, if only to mirror her companion













