Noah's Pov I didn't know when I made straight to the door and out to the backyard; dropping the box above the fireplace and jogging in a haste to fetch the water hose. My mind was going in circles as I ran in a straight line to the back of the house. And as I reached the pipe, I unloosened its folded frame and pulled it along, running back up to the living room.I stood in front of Colin with the pipe now reaching all the way and pointing at his face. I didn't know if what I wanted to do would work, and I was worried because he had been unconscious for such a long time. But then I unscrewed the cap and showered him with enough water to flood a village. He didn't move at first, and the couch along with his clothes were merely being soaked to the skin. Then I frowned and turned the lever; increasing the pressure, and the water splashed and splattered on his face till he jerked up, eyes wide and coughing.I held back the lever and turned the water off, as he coughed and coughed himsel
Noah's PovColin soon came out and now frowned all the way at me from the front door. He stood resting on one of the two pillars that held the porch roof, and now in changed clothes. He smirked as his brows went down squinting; watching me heave in fatigue."You seem stressed..." he laughed, shaking his head. "Need a hose?..."I looked up and saw him in a simple shirt and trousers, both in different shades of blue. He wore a new tie and striped in black and white, and now stood with his hands folded in his pockets."I don't want you to pass out because of something I said you know..." he chuckled.I turned to face him squarely now, raising myself off my knees as I straightened up slowly. I squinted in his direction from the stress inside me and the light of the sun blocking my eyes from above me."Haha, very funny..." I replied, groaning. I wasn't laughing, and was neither in the mood for jokes but I still answered him."You'll actually need nothing short of a storm and a typhoon to w
Myra's Pov"I think it's time we leave..."Flanagan stood up now, and Izon immediately moved in response. I saw my father move over to the lantern and increase the flames. Making the bright light spread wider across the room and everything else that lurked in the darkness even more visible. While Izon moved over to the table where father had been and pulled open a drawer. He produced a key when he brought out his hands; then made his way to an iron cabinet that suddenly appeared in the midst of the incandescent light."Wh-where are we going?" I asked, shaking suddenly.Father was tying his hair back in a ponytail, as he paused and turned to me."We're going home..." he answered."Where's home?" I asked, immediately.He paused, as he spread a rubber band with his fingers, flipped it around his hair in a knot and let go as it clipped it in a bunch, then he smiled."The one you never got to know..."I paused, stunned. But then my eyes went over to Izon, now placing the key in the lock th
Noah's Pov The walk to my chambers was a strange one, and I meandered behind Colin up until we reached the front door. I had kept my facial expression blank and kept my movements as inconspicuous as possible. But on the upside, he didn't seem to care how I moved. As he only focused on his strutting, as he bound down the hallways in confidence till he rested at the door frame, waiting for me to join him."I can't wait to see a treasure chest..." he laughed. "Or maybe a big box of golden nuggets?..."I frowned at his humor. I didn't understand why he was suddenly so jovial? I knew Colin was never the man of the happy hour, and seeing him trying so hard to crack jokes disturbed me."You seem to be in high spirits Colin?" I asked, facing him as I closed the gap between us. "Mind telling me why?"But he only smiled, then shrugged."You know I would love to Noah, but it's more than I can comprehend or even express in words really..." he replied, with a smirk.My frown deepened at the p
Myra's PovThe hardest part was finally standing up from the chair. Because in the moment it felt like I had been disabled my whole life; but by some miracle I was now suddenly healed, the way father had to help me up out of it. Everything else was simply a blur.As Francis and Elora had been dragged outside, then chopped to pieces in front of my own eyes; before being thrown down into makeshift graves, while Henry was hanged on a long wooden pole. And a pole interpreted by Izon as a flag of the Rogues sincerity?I was lost in a haze as the shovel hit dirt and he covered up the grave mouths. Before hoisting Henry with a pulley system to the top of the pole. I didn't know what to say. And as I had watched him, a part of me felt guilty for not feeling any remorse. I watched three people die and felt nothing. And it disturbed me.I remembered when the door finally opened with me standing just next to it. The flood of light that rushed in on my eyes that almost blinded me, and how I fell
Noah's PovDonovan was the first to stand up, and slowly. As Danny was still reeling from the weight of his brother's body slamming down on him; and David was still trying to get his own head out of the broken cupboard. He turned, groaning, with his hands still on his head as he faced us, growing a frown as an extra feature. He stood breathing heavily as he held the look of defeat on his face; with the glint of embarrassment from a shameful one. As Colin had just taken all of them down without effort; and I felt embarrassed myself. Because I had been shaking afraid, while he stood valiantly when two arrows had been aimed almost point-blank at his head. The room was now suddenly tense and everyone else was alert now. I could feel the atmosphere drop and the air around me tighten, as everyone was now on their toes. I glanced at Colin but he still held his confident smile, with his arms folded and his head bent slightly; watching in parents curiosity at what Donovan would do next. And i
Noah's PovI frowned; slightly annoyed at the question, but still made a nod in his direction."They are friends and new family..." I replied.David and Donovan helped Danny over to the table now, and placed him in a seat. And the boy sighed as his head dropped on crossed arms over the surface. I saw Colin turn away slowly and to one of the bamboo chairs, then ease himself over the frame like it was a portal; drawing him inside itself. I felt unease at the now sullen mood of everyone in the room, and I knew that the conversation I had planned, wouldn't be as simplistic as I thought. I felt the box in my coat pocket with my fingers bunched into fists, and now it radiated a strange heat. I groaned slightly, but managed to keep a straight face as I stood in the middle of my chambers; suddenly glancing around the room. I looked over the windows, then the drawers and the bed. They hadn't been touched or tampered with. I looked over to the dead fireplace; but with the warmth of the aftern
Myra's PovI creaked in and out of sleep, as the carriage continued its path down a winding stretch of road as malleable as a snake's back. But Father had let me close my eyes and rest only because he thought I needed the energy for the activities our destination would bring. And I was grateful; not caring about saving energy, but just about finally getting a chance to forget my memories, without inflicting mental self harm. I needed it as an escape, yet it only still led me to a trap. And a trap of even more fatigue; as I woke up now and groaned, actually intending to stretch. Father stayed motionless as I turned to him, and I could see his eyes fixed and straight ahead in thought; but I could also sense, in distracting himself. I turned away and slowly to the sky, and now I noticed the sun had moved eastward, signaling late afternoon. I ran my hands through my hair, wondering how long we had been on the road? As the view up ahead was just more sandy road and trees lining on each s