Chapter Four

in which Kyra gets in trouble

“Come on then,” Fionn murmured dangerously; her calculating eyes didn't stray from Kyra, who just hoped she was still invisible under the hood. Fearlessly, Fionn stepped towards the cloaked figure and crossed her arms over her chest. “Who are you?”

“I �" I - ” Kyra gaped, caught off guard and without an explanation as to why she had tagged along with the other girls. “I’m just a traveller, passing through. Thought I might catch up on Fellgaerhle’s latest news.”

Fionn’s eyes narrowed suspiciously, recognising the voice underneath the hood but unable to place it. She smiled slyly, stepping away from the cloaked figure and signalling subtly to Deidre.

“Oh, well in that case… let me update you.”

From behind Fionn, Deidre snapped orders. “Girls, grab ‘em.”

Kyra had no time to react as suddenly, a girl from the group she had been following grabbed her right arm. She felt someone gripping her left arm as well, and turned her head to notice Enid also had hold of her, grim determination written on her face. It was only then Kyra noticed she had freckles, and was staring at Deidre, waiting for instructions.

“Now,” Fionn moved forwards and Kyra squirmed, trying to get free from the two girls holding on to her; but she was weak from having not eaten properly for several days, and the girls’ strength was combined. There was no escape.

“Where were we?” Fionn continued. “Oh yes, we were just about to discover who you are…” She reached forwards with pale hands, and Kyra eyed Fionn’s long bony fingers as they came towards her, going to pull off the hood. Kyra jolted, tipping her head back to get away from Fionn’s hands, and only succeeded in making the hood fall away.

Fionn retracted her hands with a gasp, staring in disbelief at the girl in front of her.  

“You?” she breathed quietly; shock then turned to anger. “You!”

But Kyra had managed to rip her arms out of the grasps holding her in place; everyone had been startled by her sudden appearance, and the panicking girl used it to her advantage. Enid’s grip had slackened during the revelation and Kyra wrenched her arm away from the ginger girl. She swung the free arm around to push the other girl away and, realising she was free, Kyra didn’t think twice.

She bolted, pivoting on her heel and sprinting in the opposite direction, shoving her way past towns people, her eyes fixed on the lush green trees of the forest. Behind her, Kyra could hear Deidre and Fionn yelling at the other girls.

“Well don’t just stand there,” came Fionn’s snarl, “after her!”

Kyra ran as fast as she could; her heart was pumping in her chest, muscles aching, throat closing as she struggled to get air into her lungs. Behind her, the girls began to give chase, but Kyra was already on the other side of the town square, heading straight towards the wild and the safely it would bring. The girls didn’t give chase for long; once they realised where Kyra was going, they halted like sheep stopping all together and scuttled back the way they had come to tell Fionn the bad news.

Jogging up the hill into the forest, and it was only when Kyra had reached the safety of the trees that she slowed to a walk and glanced behind her. No one was following. Breathing heavily, Kyra sat heavily on the ground with her back resting against a rowan tree. It was only then that she realised she was shaking.

Author's Note

pretty short chapter, I know, but I felt like I hadn't given anything more to this story for quite a while. Let me know what you think!

Reviews

[Ella]

Quality, not quantity, and this is amazing quality. I love it. It seems slightly rushed, but other then that it was really good (as always).

[Storm K.]

Haha, thank you. I know what you mean though, I thought it was slightly rushed too but I don't know how to slow it down.. any ideas?

[Ella]

I dont know, um, add more detail, especially into the first paragraph. Also you can have then talk maybe a bit more.... Thats all I got though. Haha. Sorry.

[Storm K.]

Hahah, don't be sorry. Any helpful tips i can get are great!

[Ella]

Ya, thats true. Haha.

[Nick.B]

The quality matters, and it's a pretty good chapter, interesting to see where this plot will end :D

[Storm K.]

Thank you! :)

[Dark Rider]

Short, but great! I love your writing style, and you have no idea how long I've waited for this next chapter! It's amazing, and I want more! :)