:Hostage: Situation (Crimson)

[deepwallow]

Jack's father was furious, but Jack didn't care. Ari was gone, sent off to protect her. However Jack couldn't let her be sent off without him. So much could happen to her! So he set off as fast as he could, ignoring his father's ranting as he sped off on his horse after gathering enough supplies to last him a while. Bishop had been the only one to understand and give his consent. So it was through him that Jack got everything he needed, including his horse.

[CrimsonMoon]

A letter had been left on his pillow the night she had left, secretly placed there by a servant. It read: 'Dear Jack,
This is crazy and I know this is probably a little mean to leave without saying goodbye but dad is sending me away, i'm not sure where but i'm sneaking a raven with me so we can talk, ok? Sorry... This suprised me too.
-Love Ari'

At this moment, disguised as a lepat daughter of a loyal farmer who was truely an old guard who had helped teach her alchemy. She was wrapped in a blanket, laying on the bed of scratch hay in the back of a wagon, hiding her golden hair beneath a ragged hood... Honestly, she DID feel sick, sick enough that she coughed whenever she spoke... But she knew it was only because Ari missed her big broters... Both of them despite Liem's flaws...

[deepwallow]

However, unbeknownst to Ari, a band of eyes was watching her cabin from afar. One pair of particularly green eyes eyed the wagon. "Well, boys. Let's go see what sort of 'crops' this farmer has." A feminine voice said. For awhile, nothing really happened to the wagon. But then suddenly, an arrow shot out and struck one of the disguised guards in the neck. "Bandits!" One of them shouted as suddenly a swarm of them came out from the surrounding woods

[CrimsonMoon]

Ari heard the battle vaguely through her sickening haze that seemed to fog her mind. She felt too tired to move... Too tired to even speak... She tries to call out 'don't hurt them' but the words wouldnt leave her throat...

Immediately the three 'farmers' spring into action, easily cutting down several bandits who were careless as they tried to approach the wagon. The youngest staying close to her as she weakly tried to sit up, her whole body shivering

[deepwallow]

There was a sharp CRACK! noise as something suddenly wrapped around the young "farmer's" throat and yanked him back. "Well, Well! What strange farmers we have here!" A sing-sing, sultry voice chuckled as out of the thick swarming bandits stood a girl with fiery red hair and extremely green eyes. She held a whip in her one hand, which explained the strange thing strangling the young "farmer', and a dagger in the other, with several other throwing knives on her leather armor

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[CrimsonMoon]

Poison ivy!)

The young man falls to his knees, struggling with the whip around his neck. Coughing as he struggles to breath

She finally finds her voice and with a sudden burst of strength, Ariella pushes herself upright and screams," STOP IT! STOP IT!!"

[deepwallow]

Shhhhhhh…….)

The girl looks up and for the first time notices Ariella. Instantly her eyes spark with interest and a darker emotion as a devilish smile curls her lip. "Oh ho ho! What have we here? The 'farmer's' daughter? Quite a looker, aren't you?" She purred, yanking her whip back. It spun the young boy while tearing at his throat, leaving a long, spiraling cut as the girl eyed Ariella

[CrimsonMoon]

Ari shrinks back, fighting the wave of dizziness that shook her whole body. She glared at the woman and hisses," Leave him alone..."

The young guard gasps and falls, huskily croaking 'dun't...'

[deepwallow]

The girl glances at the young guard and then looks back to Ariella, tilting her head to the side slightly and smiling. "Alright. I won't touch him." She said with a giggle, approaching Ariella as she gestured to some of the other bandits, who took to the young guard like wolves to a deer. "So, my pretty little thing, whats your name?" She asked as the bandits bound and gagged the young boy.

[CrimsonMoon]

Ari merely stares at her, shakily sitting back down as she is unable to keep from haking with sickness. The woman's face blurred...

The older guard had already been bound and gagged and was just glaring at the woman with pute hatred

[deepwallow]

The girl frowns at Ariella, getting right in front of her face and holding her face, looking her in the eye. One bandit kicked the guard for glaring at the girl, but she stood up and looked at him. "This girl is sick as a dog. If you're going to protect her, then why haven't you treated her?" She said with mixed disappointment and annoyance.

[CrimsonMoon]

Ari stares at her with wide and fearful blue eyes. Her skin feverishly hot. The guards don't answer... Ari doesnt blame them, se had gotten sick so fast that no one couldve helped...

[deepwallow]

The girl sighs and shakes her head. "Cadicarus, take the girl back to the hideout, alright?" The girl said to one large, scarred man. The man raised an eyebrow at her. "Should I take her to Song?" He asked. The girl nodded and smiled at Ariella. "Don't worry, my pretty pet. Song will fix you right up, unlike what your friends have done." She promised as Cadicarus hefted Ariella over his shoulder with ease and started off as the girl turned to the guards with a wicked grin. "Now then…. what to do with you three….." She mused as the rest of the bandits chuckled

[CrimsonMoon]

Ari tries to protest for the guards but only manages a silent squeak.

The guards just stare at the bandits, they would fight... Even without weapons

[deepwallow]

"Eh, get rid of em." the girl said as the men defended on the three guards quickly

Meanwhile, Cadicarus walked through the woods swiftly, humming a tune. "Don't worry, Miss. Jessica ain't too hard on the prisoners if they're girls. Usually." He assured her as son noises could be heard. They arrived to a big bandit camp, with men and woman milling about, drinking, skinning, smithing, or other things. "Oi, Greg! Where's Song?" Cadicarus asked. "She's at the river, I think!" The man replied. Cadicarus thanked him and walked off somewhere. Soon singing could be heard until they finally arrived at a clearing. There sat a young girl with black hair in a small ponytail and strange clothes, tying a beautiful flower to her hair.

"Miss Song! We've got a patient for you!" cadicarus called. The girl turned, cutting off her sweet song and revealing light blue eyes and the extent of her revealing outfit. She took in Ariella and her eyes widened in shock before she quickly got up and pulled her feet from the riverside.

"Who's this?! She's deathly sick!" Song exclaimed, approaching Ariella quickly and putting a hand to her forehead

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[CrimsonMoon]

Dayum 9^9)

Ari flinches faintly but whimpers in reply, but not from the sickness but from seeing the guards... Small tears gathered at the corners of her eyes

[deepwallow]

I like Song :3 I think I'll keep her!))

Song's soft gaze took in her tear and she gently wiped it away. "Come, put her down here. The fresh air will help her." She said. Cadicarus replied by simply laying Ariella down. "Can you go fetch me my things, Caddi?" Song asked. The big man nodded with a grunt and moved off as Song sat down next to Ariella and began to remove his dirty clothes.

"Oh my…." Song said softly, shaking her head. "You've received no treatment at all, you poor thing…. Whats your name?" Song asked, moving over and soaking one of Ariella's discarded pieces of clothing and dabbing her forehead with the cold cloth

[CrimsonMoon]

She doesnt answer, either too weak to or unwilling was unclear..

[deepwallow]

Song continues to dab her forehead before Cadicarus returns with Song's things. "Thank you, Caddi. Tell Jess that I'll be taking care of our little lion cub here." Song said. Cadicarus raised an eyebrow but nodded and moved off. Song laid the cloth on Ariella's forehead and instead started to mash and mix some ingredients into a small bowl. As she did, Song began singing softly again, though her song was different this time in a language Ari could understand. Her voice was soft, gentle, and lulling, seeming to wrap warmly around anyone listening.

"Upon one summer's morning
I carefully did stray
Down by the Walls of Wapping
Where I met a sailor gay.

Conversing with a young lass
Who seem'd to be in pain,
Saying, William, when you go
I fear you'll ne'er return again.

My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold.

His hair it hangs in ringlets
His eyes as black as coal
My happiness attend him
Wherever he may go.

From Tower Hill to Blackwall
I'll wander, weep and moan
All for my jolly sailor
Until he sails home.

My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold.

My father is a merchant
The truth I now will tell
And in great London City
In opulence doth dwell.

His fortune doth exceed
300,000 gold
And he frowns upon his daughter
Who loves a sailor bold.

A fig for his riches
His merchandise and gold
True love has grafted my heart
Give me my sailor bold.

My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold.

Should he return in pov'rty
From o'er the ocean far
To my tender bosom
I'll press my jolly tar.

My sailor is as smiling
As the pleasant month of May
And often we have wandered
Through Ratcliffe Highway

Many a pretty blooming
Young girl we did behold
Reclining on the bosom
Of her jolly sailor bold.

My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold.

My name it is Maria
A merchant's daughter fair
And I have left my parents
And three thousand pounds a year

Come all you pretty fair maids
Whoever you may be
Who love a jolly sailor
That plows the raging sea

While up aloft in storm
From me his absence mourn
And firmly pray arrive the day
He's never more to roam.

My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold.

My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold."

As she sang, she held the finished brew to Ari's lips, encouraging her to drink the strange concoction.

[CrimsonMoon]

Ari quietly obeys, listening as Song sang(xD). Was she really so distinct..?