Chapter nine is a good but short one. Things are really coming together!
Chapter 9
There it is
“Ember do you need a rest.”
“No, I can keep going a while longer we need to get as close to the capital before dark.”
“I still don’t understand why we need to do this.”
“It’s because (pant, pant) the goblin said stuff about gathiar and the portal, and remember he’s a criminal. Just think what the goblins at the top might know. Just think.”
“Yes I do see your point, but it still worries me that were going into a city of goblins what if we can’t get in? What if they don’t like humans.”
“Then we will sneak in.”
“How?”
“We will figure that out at the capital.”
“Hey look I can see the capital,” I say. I can see the little golden tip at the top.
“Ember c’mon we have to hurry up.” By now Ember is feeling better and is at full health. So she cool with me pushing her a bit. Well, I guess not full health because I can still go farther and longer than her. Once she get back to full health she will be much quicker and she will be able to go much longer than me. We are walking and walking, and slowly the capital is getting clearer and clearer. As we get closer I start seeing the these engravings on the top of what it looks like the main building. Ember and I get to the outskirts of the capital and then back up a bit so we are not seen when we are sleeping. Ember takes the first watch while I sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night Ember wakes me up. Of course I am tired but I deal.
“Goodnight Ember,” I say sleepy. In response she just makes a small almost unbearable sound. I’m pretty sure she said night but I don’t really care what I’m really focused on, is really, just staying awake. Since I’m real tired my listening skills are not working to well. I can also hear Ember snore which blocks out a lot of noise two. If I’m being honest I’m surprised wolves have not eaten us because of her snoring. I hear a small crackle in the leaves but I don’t pay too much attention to it be because it happens all the time. It’s usually a mouse or squirrel. I start walking around for a while so I don’t fall asleep. After twenty minutes of so I end up drinking all my water. I go to the stream Ember found which is like only fifty yards away, so I’m still in seeing distance of the campsite. I’m walking back and I hear a faint yell. It might just be a dream but I still start running. I open the tent and she is still sleeping soundly.
“Oh thank god.” I walk out of the tent and BAM! I start falling trying to call Ember but it’s to late someone already dragging her out of the tent. Some guy comes up to me gets in my face and starts laughing and says, “
“No one can help you now kid.” He kicks me and I go black.