The Battle III

They jumped down through the window.A sharp pain sprang through Kiyiya's legs.

"Sorry" whispered Raven as she helped her up and placed her hand around her shoulders.

They could hear the labourious laughter of the drunk guards as they leapt away under the shining moonlight.

They tried not to make a sound,and they had gone farther away from the captive house.

They had no idea where they were and how far it would be to get back to the palace.

Kiyiya herself already felt tired and didn't think she could continue.A sharp breath escaped her lips as she lowered herself to the root of the tree.

Raven sat up beside her.

"What are you doing?!" came Kiyiya's strangled voice "You should..." she paused and then added "You should get going"

"I've told you.If we go,we go together and if we-" she began when a strange noise interrupted her.

She got up abruptly,thinking where that noise must have come from.

Raven immediately felt suspicious.For this reason she picked up Kiyiya and again they began to l