Tat
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Thread Topic: Tat
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"Put her in one of the cells," she heard another guard say.
So down the stairs they went. There were torches lining the walls, but Tessa wasn't looking ahead of them so much as she was at the floor. She had stopped struggling, but they were dragging her in such a way that it was nearly impossible for her to actually see where they were going.
They got to the walls of cells and threw her into one of them carelessly. They hadn't untied her. Tessa walked to the back corner of the cell and slid down the wall, sitting on the floor. She knew she'd be dealt with in the morning. -
Luka waited for the guards to leave the prison, then snuck down. He walked through the dimly lit halls, searching for Tessa. He spotted her ahead and broke into a run. He grabbed the bars and hissed as loudly as he dared, "Tessa!"
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Tessa's head shot up, surprised at hearing her name. "Luka?" she said. She used the wall to help her stand up. With her hands tied this tightly, she couldn't get into a standing position as easily. She walked to the cell door. "What are you doing here?"
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Luka bit his lip. "I was in the stables and I saw you..." He broke off. "That doesn't matter. How did they catch you?"
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"I went home and a few hours later they charged into my home and took me here," Tessa said. "They tied me to the horse and dragged me behind them."
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"They WHAT?" Luka yelled, then lowered back down to a whisper. "Sorry. I'm going to be back, I must speak to my...father..." He turned away, then whipped back around. "Wait." He pulled out a knife from his trousers. "Here, let me see about those bindings."
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Tessa jumped a little as Luka's voice echoed through the corridors. "Thank you," she said as she held out her hands. Her wrists were raw and bloody. They'd scar, she could tell.
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Luka cut through her bindings with difficulty, and once the knife cut the final part, the ropes fell off, revealing a mess of blood and skin on Tessa's wrists.
"Oh my," he whispered, filled with disgust for his father's soldiers. "How could they?" -
"It actually happens more often than you think to people," Tessa said. "I'll be fine. It'll scar but it will heal."
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(What if the king has no tolerance for and is so harsh to trespassers because there's some secret hidden in the forest?)
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(Ooh, that'll be cool!)
Luka grimaced, wondering how clueless he had been to how horrible the king was treating these poor people. "Maybe I shouldn't tell him I saw you. I should just free you...but how?" -
"Swipe the keys?" Tessa suggested. She shook her head. "I don't know."
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Luka nodded. "Okay." He turned and walked farther down the hallway to where the guard's room would be. He peeked in and spotted a guard notorious for snoozing on the job slumped over in his seat.
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Tessa walked away from the bars to the back of the cell, rubbing her wrists. She wondered, she wondered, but she wouldn't get any answers unless she asked.
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