The Puppet Girl

Off with Their Heads!

Summer watched the shadows of the guards over the tent as they walked outside in the torchlight. The flames of the oil lamp near her flickered as the winds blew in through the gaps in the tent. She found it unsafe inside to close her eyes and go back to sleep. She knew that Irfan would be around somewhere, and to top it the barbaric scene in the cemetery still hounded her thoughts.

Realising that she would soon get bored sitting inside doing nothing, she got up and tried to walk out of the tent. No sooner did she lift the flap and step out, the guards guarding the tent blocked her path with their spears. "Excuse me! But I need to go out," She looked at both of them and waited patiently.

"No you can't!" The first guard said with a straight face and annoyed her.

"You can't keep me inside