“You could spend a lifetime with her.”
Just as I turned to step into the carriage,a piercing whistle cut through the air!
Jocab's face changed instantly,he pulled me tightly into his arms,
But just then,Sophie's shrill cry rang out from behind—
She had been shot in the calf and collapsed to the ground.
Jocab panicked,and rushed to cradle her in his arms.
In the very moment he turned away,a arrow shot through my back and pierced my chest.
A burning, tearing pain exploded in my ribs,
I looked down at the arrowhead embedded in my flesh.my mind went blank.
Just before I lost consciousness,
The last thing I saw was Jocab holding Sophie, calling her name in panic.
I struggled to open my eyes, and found myself lying on a bed in the infirmary.
Jocab was holding my hand.
The healer had
