Chapter twenty-four

      True to Elstans words about an hour or so after he left the next patrol came around. They were silent as the ropes were undone and I was helped down from how I had been positioned on the tree. Unfortunately for me most of the wonds on my back had become infected and the warriors who were on this patrol were not ones I was particularly close to. They hadn't even bothered to bring me clothes or tried to clean and dress any wounds or give me anything for the slight rope burn that had occured on my wirsts and neck. 

    As we walked back through the woods the elder of the two warriors walked in front of me while the younger walked behind me. I could feel his greedy eyes studying every inch of my body and for the first time in a long time I felt truly uncomfortable being checked out by a man and that was something that slightly surprised me. Normally I would of welcomed the attention and even tried to use it to my advantage. I was too tired, hu