Her breathing was anything but steady as she faced off against her opponent, which just happened to be one of her fellow knights before she was ran out. Her hands were up in a fighting position, since both of their swords were discarded by each other not to long ago. She didnât want to do this, they had been good friends before this. They trained together, hung out together, she told them everything from how she became a knight, to what she ate that day for breakfast.
âYou donât have to do this⊠please, you know Iâm innocent!â She pleaded with them, hoping they would see reason.
âI know that the court decides what do to with you, and that Iâll be praised once I bring you in.â
She couldnât believe what she was hearing , they cared more about being praised than their friendship? âYou know.. youâve grown softer since youâve left, weaker, and more pathetic. It should be easy to take you down nowâ they chuckled as they mocked and ridiculed her. Yes, it was true she had gotten softer. She had started feeling guilt and empathy, but that didnât mean she was weak, it meant quite the opposite actually.
âIâll always be stronger than you.. always have been and will be.â
That seemed to have pissed them off. They lunged at her with full force, tackling her down to the ground as they threw a punch. The hit knocked haze square in the eye, enough to leave a sore and bruise soon.
âNo! Youâre wrong! I will be the top guard as soon as I turn you in! Filthy scum!â
Haze tried to pry her off of her, doing her best to dodge the attacks. She managed to give a kick with enough force to get them to stumble off of her. She didnât want to fight them, trying to escape without laying a hit. But it seemed they had different plans. They grabbed her foot and yanked her down, her face falling and smashing into the ground. Her opponent got up quickly and she tried to crawl away. They kicked her in the stomach, hard. She coughed up blood from the hit as she rolled over in pain.
âPlease! It doesnât have to be this way!â She begged as they continued their assault on her .her battered form squirmed and struggled against them. It seemed as if they had been training for this moment their whole life from the look in their eyes to the smirk on their face.
âYou have no idea how long Iâve waited to do this! How long Iâve waited for you to be put. In. Youâre. Place!â They punctuated each word with a stomp to her leg, the excruciating pain of her leg breaking almost making her pass out. She wonât let herself be turned in, not until she finds a way to clear her name.
Haze managed to find a broken piece of glass in the shape somewhat of a shank and stabbed it into their leg. It made the fight even again. She didnât want to fight her, but that didnât mean she wouldnât if she had to. She threw a punch, hitting the side of their jaw. It stung them for a minute until they were good again.
Able to get up, she was able to corner them.picking up her sword on the way, she pointed it towards their neck. âHow that for weak, bitch?â She said, her gaze on them.
Suddenly there was a door slammed open, her party members standing in the doorway. Using the distraction to their advantage, they kicked haze in the chest. They quickly grabbed their sword and held it up to her neck.
âAny of you come closer and this filth gets killed!â They spat in a grueling tone
All of her party members stood still, not trying to set off the maniac.
âY-you⊠you wouldnât! Donât you need me alive!? To bring me on!?â Haze panicked, they wouldnât kill her, right? Then again, she was wanted for execution, so it wouldnât be far fetched. She knew they would always bluff though, so she didnât know what to believe.
âTry me! I donât care if that bratty princess wants you alive or not! And if these freaks keep trying to stop me, youâre about to get what you deserve, scum!â
âGuys⊠please, just go, I donât want you guys to get hurt, they can be really dangerousâ she pleaded with her friends, knowing the extent they would go to get top guard.
Her party reluctantly walked away slowly, they knew haze got thisâŠ. At least they hoped.
âFinally, now that those pesky runts are gone, I can actually get this over with, and yea. You were right, the princess doesnât want you dead, yetâ they removed the sword from her neck, but kept her in a state where she couldnât get away, they tied her hands up like cuffs and took some cloth to gag her, they then picked her up. As they walked out with her, they held up a gun, aiming it at her party members.
âLooks like your little guard dog lost the fight, and your not going to fucking follow us, understood?..â they glared sternly at the party members, warning them to not come near as they had them at gunpoint.
âNo! No! You canât! Please donât take her away! Please!âŠ.â One of her party members dropped to the floor and begged, sobbing like some child.
They scoffed ânow why would I let her go? Sheâs worth a pretty penny you know?â They held up her wanted sign, the party gasped. They didnât know she was a criminal, just that she was trying to get away from a certain kingdom. Her party member spoke up âwhy⊠why is she wanted?..â
They mounted haze on the horse and got on behind her. âOh? You donât know?⊠she killed the princessâ the parties eyes were shocked, they couldnât believe it! Haze? A murderer!? No!
âNo! Youâre lying! You have to be!â They yelled, trying to call their seeming bluff
âReally?.. then why is her wanted cash prize so high?⊠only a murder could do that amount of damageâthey argued, having a point. They climbed onto their horse, and before the party could ask anymore questions, they galloped off.
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