Chapter Fourty-Six

As I shook and I wobbled back and forth in the crate to the movement of the wagon, I fought the mounting urge to scream from the pain that grew slowly from the assault I had faced earlier. My amulet was somewhere else, and I cursed silently for not having gotten a stronger chain to hold it. I cursed not being able to use magic right now too. Suddenly the wagon stopped, and I jolted from the sudden stop, and a spasm of pain erupted. I heard loud talking and violent noises. This went on for several minutes and I wondered if they had found some kids to kidnap. Then the voices began to get closer and closer and I could almost make out their voices. Then I saw sunlight through the thick canvas bag around me. Crash! The crates lod must have hit the ground. The crate I had been tossed in must have been opened. Then something touched my arm, and I recoiled in fear. I could make out the voices words now.

"Transporting nothing live eh? You already got caught with drugs, let's see what else." A voice asks, his voice silk and then the sack opened up and I was temporarily blinded. I heard a horrified gasp and then a lot of noises. When I was able to see again a handsome knight was looking down on me, clearly horrified at seeing a child in his stock. I heard a loud noise, like someone had been hit, and then a voice I recognized yell,

"DAMN THAT BITCH! LET ME KILL HER! I'LL-" It was the man that had beat me so horribly. I heard another violent noise and his yelling was cut off. I shivered both in pain and fear. I knew I was probably safe now, but I was scared still, and hurt badly too. I stayed still as the knight heistantly reached down and pulled me out of the sac, and I whimpered in pain as he moved me. He was careful not to injure me further and I appreciated the careful consideration he had.

"Check the other sacs and crates! I doubt that she's the only one!" The man yelled and I was carefully carried up in the man's arms and I saw him visibly wince when he saw the rest of me. My simple dress was covered in mud and the skin you saw was bruised from the beating earlier.