Episode 7

The moon goddess and I (7)

Episode  7

They walked through the desserterd and once vibrant town, Ken observing everything as they strolled through. 

"I don't think anyone would be here, if they actually where alive, perhaps they must have fled" Roland sighed staring over at the damaged houses and dead bodies around. 

"Maybe we should go straight to get the costumes, we need to be out of here before night fall, I perceive danger if we stay here longer." Myra said with all honesty, her mind was afloat, it didn't seem right to be here, considering the fact that they had no idea how dangerous this town they had just walked into was. 

"Halt." Ken ordered lifting his hands in gesture for them to pause their horses, they obeyed accordingly.

The road ahead was foggy, more like a the witches had burned down that particular area intensely. 

Ken halted his horse as he stepped down carefully, Myra and Rolland followed suit. 

"H.. Help .." Kendrick's ears stood immediately and the hairs on the back of his neck shot out sharply, the voice was faint, but he could definitely hear it. 

He closes his eyes as he tries to locate where exactly the voice is coming from. 

Myra and Roland stare at him with intensity, none of them can hear a thing. 

"We have a survivor." Ken whispers to Myra and Rolland before he heads out into the smoky area, they want to stop him at first, but it's too late and they are forced to go in with him. 

"Oh heavens..." Ken exclaims as a little girl, who seemed to be in her teenage age laid on the ground groaning in pain, she was wonded and herr stomach wass covered with blood.

 " Are you alright?" Myra gasps, she runs towards the girl in a haste and helps her up, placing a hand in her bleeding stomach to put enough pressure. "Your gonna be fine now, we are here with you." She reassured hugging the girl tight .

Ken had gone back to where Rolland was as they inspected the area more to see if there where more survivors. 

"Th- they took him..." The girl shivered in fear as more tears rolled down her white cheeks. 

"Took who?". Myra stared at her confusingly. 

"My Father, Perry" Fresh waves of tears went through.  

"Oh god." Myra sighed heavily, "wait a minute, are you the charlatan's daughter?"

Myra questions and she nods slightly, it was then the realization hit her, all these had been planned, it wasn't a coincidence. 

"Ken, it's a trap." Myra states as she stares up at Kendrick and Rolland. 

"What do you mean?" They both walk forward towards her, she sighs deeply as she stares at the helpless girl in her hands.

"The information about us coming to purchase a cover up costumes must have leaked, they knew we'd come here," She exclaimed. 

"They went ahead of us instead." Ken let out a deep breath.

"That only means one thing, there's a traitor in our midsts." 

"Oh no!,  our village." Rolland held his hands to his mouth,  "they lured us to come out so they could have access." 

"We need to get Back." Ken rushed quickly to his black horse as he mounted it. 

Rolland and Myra did same carrying the wounded  girl on myra's horse. 

They prayed they where not too late.