“Why are we been treated like animals?” The chief of the village roars in anger.
“Cause you will soon die like one.” I replied in a soft tone that immediately stopped the murmurs raising from the crowd that was gather, I looked to Elison who was standing beside other commanders with his arms folded like he was barely restraining himself from killing those people in the circle of guards who were tied together and from the looks of it, they have also been roughly handled. That brought a smile to my face which I am sure made me look sinister.
“Themis.” The chief barks out my name.
I nodded at the warrior who was holding a whip and facing the villagers to prevent them from coming closer to those tied up. Like a flash of lightening, he spun on his heels and crack the whip on the chief back then turn back to face the crowd. Cries of outrage
The meeting the next day was tensed. I didn’t know if it was because Gwenn was back or because she included a Northerner. The army commander she had said and now, there was silence in the war council tent.“It isn’t right that another commander should be present in the war council. This is a disgrace… it is a…” a commander said, the same commander who has been very loud about his opinions of where my place was, which according to him was warming Orel bed and not standing in his stead.“It is an honor since this commander will be leading his army to join ours in any fight that will occur.” Gwenn said dismissing the commander rants.“This should not be done, it isn’t right?” another said as Gwenn levelled her glares on them.“I have had it with your complaints are if you are noblemen and not warriors. Orel might not be around but he is still the warlord… he never allowed this behavior in his pre
When dawn finally reached, I stood up from my bed and turned to face him, I didn’t sleep a wink after the incident but he didn’t know that, it took the man some time to raise his head to meet my gaze. And when he did, his eyes were filled with fury.“I hope that you have gathered your strength because the next few hours will be torturous to you.” I said to him.“I will kill you bitch, so you can join your husband in death.” He spat out with venom in his tone.“Okay but that will be a long time seeing that my husband is not yet dead, but I should tell you. Before you make good of your threats know that Orel will kill you when he comes back. As from the moment you tried to do what you did yesterday. You started to live on borrowed time.” I said to him as I changed my clothes, I could not bring myself to wear the sheath of my swords so instead I held it in my arms and left the tent wi
“It has been a week since you last saw commander Elison, Lady Themis. Don’t you think it’s about time you sit down and discuss this issue between you two before others start to take notice and then think that you are defenseless?” Dyane asked me, once again I was hiding with her by spending more time with her these days, time that I didn’t have, time that I would have used to do something better.“They would have attacked either way if they wanted to. Alson attacked me.” I breathed out. It was during Dyane treatment of the commander who manhood I removed that I finally learnt the name of the man.“Alson was a special brand of craziness. If he had used his gods given sense, he would have realized that his reasoning was off. There was no way, he would have escaped if anything happened to you. Now others might plot and maybe succeed this time in their plots to dispose of you. You and your protector ar
Unknown pov The white haired one saved me, I thought my life was over, hell it was over. I know that I am living on borrowed time and now I have found out what I am meant to do. I am supposed to free her husband. I don’t know how much a man can take but I know that it should not be up to what he has taken. If it was someone else, the person would have been dead but not this man, he didn’t even break. I heard that they will soon send him to the capital, to be tortured by the best investigators that we have. If I can do anything about rescuing him, it has to be soon.I offered wine to the guards who sneered at me then made some suggestions about what I should do with my manhood since I could escape from the enemy with my life intact, as usual, I kept quiet as they drank the wine and made merry, my esteemed position as a spy was long gone, stead I became the manservant to the rowdy brunch. My lips pulled into the
GWENN POV“What the hell do the two of you think were you playing at?” Elison growls as he enters Themis tent to see Themis sleeping peacefully and I glared at him for not using his inside voice, I stood up from where I was sitting which was beside Themis on the bed where she was sleeping.“What the hell do you think you were playing at, coming into her tent with no warning and shouting that way?” I answered him with my own questions.“You two made me that way, why on earth will you blow the horn we use for emergency at war and made me think that something had happened to one of you, I was scared and worried.” Elison asked heatedly running his hand through his hair and face.“Something did happen.” I replied as Elison glares at me.“Really, something happened, Themis is in there sleeping peacefully and you are in front of me, acting catty as usual, I don’t see anyt
Themis Pov“How come I was not aware of this?” I asked when Elison, Gwenn and I were taken to the Erisean who returned Orel to them.“You were so concerned about Orel and so relieved afterwards that no other thoughts entered your mind.” Dyane said as I nodded my head, what Dyane said was the truth and I was extremely glad I saved the Spy when my instincts told me to, regardless of what Gwenn wanted.“Free him.” I ordered.“Pardon.” Boan questioned in shock.“Release him, and reward him and also thank him and ask him what next step he is willing to take.” I added as Boan blinked repeated like he could not believe the order which he was being given.“I am sorry but Lady Themis, you cannot be serious. His Kinsmen are who we are fighting outside.” Elison said and Boan breathed a sigh of relief.“I am well aware of the fact that h
OREL POVThemis never left my side, all through my healing process she has been always near me, and whenever I was awake she always sang to me. I never had any doubt that she loves but if I did, they have been put to rest. I have been hearing tidbits about what went on during my captivity but nobody will tell me anything even when I threatened to have them whipped, Dyane’s answer to that particular threat of mine was to laugh and say that Themis will do something worse if she did tell me, according to what has been going on, Themis refused to tell me the state of the camp or things that happened in my absence because she wanted me to be well rested before I learnt of anything that happened. She told me this five days after I have arrived at the camp and for the next two weeks after, it was what was repeated to me by the maids who helped Dyane with healing, those that brought food even my commanders repeated the same thing to me when I asked them, it feels
“What do you mean that we are leaving?” I asked her husband sitting up from the bed where I was lying down since I woke up and had been feeling fatigued so I still laid down. Why on earth did I think that I could close my eyes to rest when I just finished telling Orel what has been going on? Of course I should have expected this, I should have expected to wake up to see that Orel has stirred the camp into a flurry of activities.“I mean exactly that Doe. We have to go after the Erisean but we would not use their route, we will take another.”“Does this mean that you have an idea where they are heading to?” I asks my husband as my cover cloth dipped down exposing my body to Orel who stopped in the middle of raising his shirt to stare at the skin I exposed not on purpose. “Orel, answer me.”My voice seemed to snap Orel out of whatever trance he was in. “Of course. I know where they are going, i