Ambushed

Islana realized that she didn't have the upper hand, at the moment, she put down her weapon.

"What do you want?" Islana was trying to stall him, while she tried to think of what to do next.

Hunter heard Islana's voice as his body was shaking and loosing all functionality. he needed to do something before that psycho old man killed them both. Sadly he was running out of options real fast.

"Put the bow down sweety." He said reaching out to grab Hunter by the collar with one hand to steady the man on his feet, while the other pointed the long knifr.at the back of his head.

"You and I need to have a chinwag, sweetheart."

Islana put the bow down on the ground.

"There. Now, what do you want?"

"I'm here for you." He said kicking the back of Hunter's legs so he would go down on his knees. "Someone back in Helias wants your sweet peach back. Two hundred gold pieces. I'm here to take you back Islana Annora. Back to your master."

Islana would rather die than go back to that man. At a time her initial thought would have been to run but it currently wasn't. She couldn't leave Hunter there. She wasn't a victim, not anymore.

However, to throw off - whatever his real name was - she started to lie, an act.

"My....master....Lord Vasant." Pretending to be surprised by this revelation. "If it's me you want, then let Hunter go."

Hunter gagged as Alcuin pulled his collar from behind as he was on his knees. Out of instinct to survive he tried to gasp for air and reach for Alcuin's hand.

Malacost kicked Hunter on his back sending him face first to the ground. "Don't know his name sweetie. Just that you are wanted and I have a bounty with your name on it registered in. Ostiarium." He said stepping on Hunter's prone figure. "You most be something special if some old man wants you back in his bed." He laughed at her obvious discomfort. "Now come here before I kill this fool." He said relishing the chance to toy with the girl before restraining the pair.

Hunter felt the painful blow to his back and the the painful blow to his face as he hit the ground. Then he felt the pain on his back as he was being stepped on. He didn't want to die but his body was to helpless to do much at this point so he did his best to say out loud, "Just kill him!!"

The thought of being in Lord Vasant's bed, sent a shiver up her spine. That was it the thing that broke her enough to run away in the first place, Islana knew Vasant had wanted her to bear his children.

The beatings and mental abuse had been bad enough by that man. That was a step beyond and one she would do anything to avoid.

Closed her eyes for a moment, her time here, her friends, all flashed before her in an instant. No, she wasn't going to give that up so easily. And she knew she needed to save Hunter.

Desperation crept up on her. Opening her green eyes, her mind only saw Lord Vasant for a moment but it was enough.

At full speed and with all the force her petite body could muster the redhead ran full force into the side of Alcuin.

Malacost smiled seeing the redhead loose her cool. He had obvious touch a raw nerve. The bounty was for a thief. Some old fart of a lord wanted a servant back that stole some heirloom. Malacost had been in this game for a long time. No little thieving servant was worth a 200 gold bounty. No matter how pretty.

Malacost planted his feet in the ground leaning against the upcoming impact. He wrapped his arms around her body and swung her over his hip sending her flying through the air.

Islana felt herself running, and then being flung through the air, like a rag doll. Crash Her back hit the ground with such force, she couldn't move, at first. Pain shot through her body, she tried to push herself up only to fall back down.

Hunter used what little strength to turn a bit to see where Alcuin went to.

Malacost laughed. This was turning out to be more amusing than he had hoped for. Maybe he could make her bleed a little while the assassin watched. The bounty hunter walked over to Islana and stomped on her stomach hard. "Don't worry dear, when I'm done playing with you that old codger will never dare to touch you again." He said maliciously pointing his knife at her face.

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