Embers
Escapade
I watched from the guards house on the outer walls, the bodies of two crumpled soldiers on the floor at my feet. I scanned the crowds of soldiers and panicked civilians, knowing that he was there somewhere. He was out there somewhere and I refused to give up.
Suddenly I caught a blur of dark curly hair as he limped amongst the panic from one building to another, skirting around the ranks of soldiers trying to contain the chaos. My binoculars pressed hard around my eyes as my fists clenched and I silently willed him to limp faster and make it to the gate.
I watched him limp the final stretch and make in through the gates unsighted and I tucked the binocular strap over my arm, creeping out of the guard house and through the outer wall, catching up to him. I grabbed his arm and clapped a hand over his mouth, dragging him into the shadows of a nearby tree.
"Leo, it's me!" I hissed and he stopped struggling, I released him from my grip and he stared at me in shock.
"Kat? What are you doing here?"
"You can't go back to camp." I told him. "It's not safe, they'll find you, and you won't be the only one they'll kill when they do."
"But... Delia?" He named my twin sister, and his wife. "I can't leave her. I can't leave them." He referred to his children, the young Myles and infant Dove.
I shook my head, casting a nervous glance at the Roman camp. "You'll put her in danger. It's far better that you hide and let them think..." I trailed off, unable to complete the thought.
Tears glistened in Leo's eyes. He sucked in a deep breath. "Fine then, Kat. But as soon as this war blows over I am finding them."
I sucked in a shaky breath. My empathy link with Delia enabled me to feel her pain, and it was killing me right then. "Fine then, let's go. I have a safe house figured out for you not far from camp. We'll have to move houses every few months or so but it's good for now, and it'll let me come and go as I please."
Leo frowned. "You won't be staying with me?"
"Someone has got to take care of Delia." I shrugged.
He nodded. "Right. Show me to this safe house of yours."
WHAAAAATTTTTTT!!!! LEO IS ALIVE????
9/28/14