Hates Promise

Monday, I was tied to a post at the front of the castle. They whipped me for every peasent that didn't feel like paying their tax. At the end of the day Onyx had been let out of his cell to speak with the King and before he had went, he grabbed my hand through my jail cell and brushed his forehead against mine. We were small enough to fit our heads through. He'd slowly let go and wave to me. I'd fall asleep waiting for his return.

Tuesday, The gaurds used me as a target. I had been sitting against the cell wall napping from the previous days beating when i heard a click and then felt some thing grab my hair and yank me from my cell. My eyes bolted open but all i saw was my cell as I was dragged. I bit my lip so hard blood dripped as tears ran down my eyes. When they finally stopped they picked me up by my right arm and shoved me into a fenced area. "You can run anywhere you want, as long as it's within the fenced area" The gaurd yelled to me with a creepy smile. I'm too small to climb over so it would be usless to try anyways. I was confused as to why I was supposed to run around as I watched gaurds line up in a horizontal line and ready their bows. I turned to see a beautiful white butterfly fly over the end of the fence. One hit my foot, another hit my hand, and something pierced my back and sent me down to my knees gasping for air till I gave up and passed out. The deep green of the grassy meadow was now stained red and that white butterfly, now squashed dead under the captains shoe, painted in scarlet. When I woke, I wished I was dead. my wounds had been cleaned and wrapped, but my clothes and skin were covered in dry blood. The bruises from yesterdays wip, fresh from the beatings they gave me when knocked out. I looked around to see the familiar and place I find comfort. My cell. I used the bar of the cell door to slowly stand up then limped to the stone bed and slowly sat down. I went to lay down but accidentally slammed my head not having enough strength to control my own body. In doing so, I blacked out once again.

Wednesday, i had not been fed in three days. My stomach grumbled painfully. I rubbed my stomach hoping it would relax a little. I froze hearing the sounds of what sounded like an old man cursing out a gaurd. i looked up to witness the gaurd throw the old man in a cell and smash him in the face with a molded peace of bread. "You want to steal old man? Eat this sh*t you broke f*ck." The gaurd slammed the cell door shut and locked it. I shook at the vulger language. The old man picked up the molded loaf and smiled a bright smile. He sat down on the stone bed and was about to take a bite when he looked to see me huddled in the corner covered in bruises and bandages. My hair was covered in mud and I was still covered in dry blood. I shook a little when his smile turned to a serious frown. The silence broke when my stomach growled loudly. I fake laughed and quickly buried my face into my knees. Why must he tease me by holding it up to his mouth and just staring at me. "you poor thing." "..." Silence once again fell. I heard something and it sounded like clattering. "Eat." I looked up slowly to see the old man with a soft smile carved into his face. His hand steady through a bar if my cell with the small, molded piece of bread. I stared into his soft eyes and hadn't even realized tears were falling down my eyes. Not a single person has shown me kindness, Onyx...Onyx never came back, he left me to die here. This old man...this skinny old man who looks like he has not eaten in weeks offers his only food to me. I shook my head and was hit by a sudden feeling of exhaust. My eyes felt heavy and I couldnt tell if my body was hot or cold. He noticed and chuckled a bit. "I eat everyday little one, please." I took a deep breath and slowly stood up and slowly limped closer. I looked into his eyes. He was being honest, his eyes were filled with nothing but honesty and worry. I gently took it and broke off a piece and handed it to him. "Thank you" I whispered weakly. He smiled and nodded then sat down happily and ate the small piece. I smiled untill I heard the slam of my cell door. A gaurd lunged at me and I fell back from shock. "Your not aloud to have any food!" He screamed at me and slapped me. The kind old man yelled at him to get away from me. He got up and snickered. "Shut up old man." I hugged the bread tightly as he started kicking me. He kicked me repeatedly till one sent me flying and straight into a wall. My head went blank. Whats going on? Whats this pain that repeatedly stings all over my body? I coudn't remmeber and my vision was completley blurred. I think, am I dead maybe? I felt something in my arms and I hugged it tightly, gripping it so hard my fingers dug into it. Out of my blurred vision I saw a bright light, suffering, i suffered so much and its only been a coupe days, please take me, I'm ready for whats on the otherside. I looked to the blinding light to see a gentlle hand reaching down for me. I started to feel peace and all the aching started to fade. It all suddenly hit me and everything was back as my eyes flew open and I couldnt breathe. I was being held down into a bucket of water. When I was pulled up they held me down. I was confused to see the old man looking at me with relieved eyes as I was shaking and struggling to breathe as I threw up water. It was now dark and the meadow where I was held down had fireflys. I My breathe had finally set it's normal pace as a gaurd held a sword to his neck. "Eat little one." The gaurd then chopped off his head. I couldn't control what I was doing. I instantly pushed the gaurds away and ran towards him screaming no and crying. The gaurds hold on me was gentle since they knew I was weak. they were suprised making them hesitate, but they lunged at me and held me back down as I kept screaming out to the old man. "How could you leave me!?" Tears burned my cheeks as they dragged me back to my cell. They threw the molded bread at me. "The stupid old man offered his life in return for you to eat." I gave out a small breath and I hugged the bread. As the gaurds left I looked up to the cieling. "Thank you." i had whispered with tears and a few small tears as I took a nibble. "Thank you so much." i closed my eyes savoring the taste. Once again my eyes flew open as I felt it torn from my hands. The gaurd from earlier stood there. "Heh, die you waste of a life." i got up as he slammed and locked the door shut. I screamed and reached through the bar. "Please!" I yelled at the gaurd as he walked away with laughter. My teeth clenched as I fell back into my corner and cried with my head burried into my knees. "Please" I whispered to myself.

Thursday, It's been four days since I last saw Onyx. I'm so scared, every day. Every single day, I have to feel close to death. I shiver and hide under the bed. The gaurd from the other day walks down the hall. I bite my lip terrified everytime i see a pair of gaurd boots. i had gotten through half the day without getting beaten, Within the four past days iv'e gotten a nibble of food. Im thankfull iv'e gotten anything, but i'm weak. My cell door comes open and the Gaurd spots me and yells at me to get up. I slowly manage to crawl out but while trying to get up, My foot slips and I fall banging my head against the stone bed. Somehow i didn't black out. My vision blurred in red. I felt myself get picked up and draped over a shoulder. As I woke up I was instantly pulled by ropes and pulled up to my feet. The King looked to me with an angry grin and stood up. A man in a white cloak looked to me with utter sympothy. "Tell me again Doctor, why is this creature so weak?" The doctor raises his head to look at the king. "You see your majesty, from the studies before we got them, pain and suffering unlocks powers that no human can obtain. Sadly this creature specifically showed no results. Her species it usless and there is no need to keep her here. Perhaps a servant in the kitchen or a peasant would care for her at the stables. One thing that suprised me was well, she survived what most kids woyld never be able to survive." The king looked with disgust. "We will stomp burns and claim her as this kingdoms sign, that not even children are a weakness to lower gaurd." The doctor looked to him and bowed. "Of course your highness."

"Burns" Authers notes "cliff slip hands lost"

THE NEXT DAY

MS "Yawn."

BANG BANG (Gaurds banging on cell door.)

Gaurd "Today you will be sent to work at the kings tavern.

MS "What's a tavern?"

Gaurd "Doesnt matter it's not like you'll be able to last for five seconds."

MS "Is that a challenge well I accept."

The gaurds collard her neck and dragged her to the kings tavern.

Gaurd "Moris, we've got one young Poler for you. haha."

Moris "Is this a joke, is the king serious? Shes too young to be a Poler."

MS "What exactly is a Poler?"

Gaurd "You are not aloud to speak unless spoken to."

The gaurd pressed the button on the chain connected to the collar, zapping MS.

MS "AHHHHH!!!"

Gaurd "Now keep it shut."

MS "Yes sir."

Moris "Perhaps she can work as a maid and when she gets old enough I'll let her be a Poler. So how about that?"

Gaurd "Sounds good to me."

So now I work at this thing called a Tavern. I serve this nasty smelling stuff called well people call it different things so I just call it booze. But you can call it whatever. While here I took Poler lessons. Turns out it was just dancing.

One day befor my shift had started I was looking at my collar when I noticed something brown in my hair. I tried pulling it out but it turned out to be a whole piece of brown hair? I didn't understand my hair is turning brown?

I ignored it and just went to work. What could possibly be happening? Now that I think about it there was that suspicious person who gave me this necklace yesterday.

I was serving a nother customer when someone with a hood ran straight into me. I fell over spilling the booze and the ice cream I was about to serve everywhere. Moris came up and started yelling at the person.

Moris "ARE U BLIND YOU RAN STRAIGHT INTO MY YOUNGEST MAID, AND DIDNT EVEN APOLOGIZE. I WILL SEND YOU TO THE CASTLE DUN..."

MS "WAIT, Its my fault. I wasnt watching where I was going and I ended up spilling that all over our sweet customer. I'm so sorry sir."

Moris "Well if that's the case I'm so sorry I blamed you sir and MS go to the back for your punishment. May I offer you a drink on the house as an apology?"

Sir "If anything would you mind letting this young lady off the hook this once and let me have a chat with her?"

Moris "Of course sir."

Moris went back to the back and the person under the hood pulled me outside to chat.

Sir "Younge lady thankyou for your help, may I offer a thankyou gift."

MS "There is no need,"

Sir "Please I'll feel bad if I dont do something in return."

MS "I suppose a little thx wont hurt."

He pulled a white and black necklace with a sharp tooth hanging on it out of his pocket.

Sir "Please turn around."

MS turned around and the sir put the necklace around her neck.

MS "Thankyou good sir."

He left and I went back to work.

END OF FLASH BACK

Is it possible for this necklace to have magic? oh well I'm sure its nothing.