chapter twenty seven

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

ELARA

I was still standing there, waiting for the batten to finally hit me, when I felt a hand grip me. My heart sank into my stomach at first because I thought it was the batten that hit me.

I heard the thunder sound of the batten colliding with the floor.

When I noticed that I was still safe after a few minutes I felt warmness around me.

I also noticed that I was in someone's arms. I slowly opened my eyes and lo and behold, there was River, holding me in his arms.

I blinked twice in shock. I let out a huge sigh before passing out. I soon woke up in front of the hall. A few guards were around me, and River still held me in his hands.

My face was soaked in water. Must have been the effort they had put in, to revive me.

I and River stared at each other awkwardly for a while before he finally let me stand on my own. I noticed that the floor was soaked in blood.

I looked down at River's leg and saw that it was stained with blood.

"Are you injured?" I asked and