CHAPTER 29

Lyra's POV.

Since I had various ideas about what should be in place, I decided to call it quits as soon as I heard the sound of slashes coming from without.

It was something that should never have happened in the first list and I was holding back from doing something that I was going to obviously not regret.

It wasn't that I wasn't informed enough but I wanted to have a say in everything that was going on.

I also decided that if I was going to be taking a risk I needed to make it as quick as possible.

The sound of battle cries was already getting too close for comfort and I would be lying to myself if I was hiding away because at one point I was beginning to feel like there was something wrong.

"I need you to recover before you can ever think of fighting for yourself. I'm going to cover up for you. Nobody is going to know that you are here." Camille grabbed my hands, stopping me from taking the next move.

For some people this was the most heartwarming thing that she could have done for them but for me I knew that it was just a waste of time and if I was being honest with myself I didn't need this drama

I needed to get out there and flex my muscles or be able to see what was truly going on instead of being shielded back here.

At some point it was going to take a lot of effort to be able to get my head afloat.

"Camille, they are going to come here and kill us off if we don't look for a place to hide that will be sufficient enough to keep us from any problems. I know that you and I don't always see eye to eye but in this case you know I'm right." I pushed for this.

It wasn't going to be easy to get her to do what I wanted but I knew what the power of persuasion could give to me. She wasn't a tough nut to crack like she thought she was.

It was a matter of perspective and if I was willing to show her something different she would be more inclined to listen to me.

"I don't know why I bother but if I end up getting a scratch when it could have been prevented you're going to answer to me and then nothing you say flies anymore." She whispered, looking outside ready to also join in.

I nodded again liaising my way out of just sitting here and looking as redundant as possible.

Together with my tiredness dragged ourselves out just to see what we could get out of this.

We were not hoping for the best. If we kept our minds open we would be able to get something different.

"I am only agreeing to this because I think that you have a good sense of judgment only for this case."

She was going to keep reminding me till the end of time and I was ready to bear the consequences because I had brought this upon myself and I didn't need to frown upon it.

It was obvious that she was looking for ways to release her anger but decided against it when she realized that I was not really the problem

It wasn't about the things that I had done instead it was about the things that needed to be put in place and thankfully she decided to apply some decorum.

"We move through the caves. Nobody knows that we have provisions for this one hoping to catch them off guard. You are not eligible to make any noise." She held my hand like she would a toddler.

Of course my darling was going to pretend and make it look like it was a normal occurrence when it wasn't.

"We are going to go out there and make sure that we come back in one piece. I don't understand what this might be but we have to do that."

I heard the sound of hooves slapping the floor with deep intent. The person leading this team was prepared for this.

It wasn't a drunken preparation; instead , the person must have carefully selected what he wanted to achieve and until that goal was actualized, the rest of the things were just going to fall underneath it.

I didn't blame anybody for whatever choices they had decided to make. I knew that if we wanted to make a difference we had to do it with care.

It wasn't about what anybody wanted, instead it was about what we decided was to be.

"You've got a lot of chances. We are going to seize them one after the other. Nobody deserves to come closer. If they do it is our turn to push them backwards. There is no more limitation to what could be done!" She charged me, handing me a dagger.

A growl erupted from behind us and she grimaced.

A monstrous wolf stood in the distance with its head almost tearing the barricade that separated us from them.

"They want to trap us in here. Can you get on my back?" She asked before bending so that I could hop on it.

I obeyed her instantly. It wasn't really the time for us to keep fighting back and forth because I knew how this was going to end and I was trying to curtail it before it was too late.

I already had a brilliant idea but it needed to be done at the spur of the moment so that it caught these bastards unaware.

"I'm going to drop you off, find your way back into the cabin. It is protected with magic. Nobody is going to find you there. You would be guided by your instincts." She whispered again.

Camille was strong to hold my weight without crumbling beneath. It was almost like she was carrying a child in the process and I didn't know what to say.

The wolf charged at us with speed and almost collided with me if I had not jumped down from her back and rolled over to his side.

The doors shut and we were trapped.

Shit.

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