A couple of days passed after the insert of some kind of special forces from the traitors, both Kathrine and Frawran are still recovering with Kathrine having some problems of fractured bones but also having to deal with some issues of bullet wounds as well. Alexandrea on the flip side was extremely lucky with her injuries, a few scratches and cuts and some bruising, the broken leg was not a broken leg or anything of the sort but she did get hit in the leg, she had a bit of bone from a different person in her leg we thought was hers, lucky.
Although the nightmares have gotten worse for me with the addition of those giants in steel and them having their face plate with just a skull, floating their looking at me with all the faces of the rest looking at me. even now as I am sitting with Ryan talking to the others about random stuff, I see them floating watching me with careful eyes waiting for an opportunity to strike and have their revenge.
A small smile makes it way on to my face, even though its rough having to be watched constantly I can’t help but find myself smiling at my inevitable doom of being swarmed by these ghost waiting for a chance.
“Arthor you good you are looking out into the distance again” Jorgenson askes snaping me out of my thoughts, “Yeah I am fine just thinking about some stuff” Jorgenson nods his head to my answer although reflectingly knowing something is off. It is strange both me and him have gotten a lot closer after the assault that happened, same goes with me and Frawran as well, just after it all happened we all just clicked and got along really well together although our friendship is still in its initial stages it looks as if we are going to be well connected it.
It is shame it reminds of a friendship of a different person that is no longer with me.
I sigh making everyone have their attention on me, and I can see they have questions, “what is it?” when I ask they all look away from me like I was insulted by their gaze which makes me sound like a high-ranking person, “Go on ask I am not afraid” before they ask both Jorgenson and Ryan look at each other.
“Why are you so calm in this situation” Jorgen asked first, “It is not the first time I have killed people” both Ryan and Jorgenson raise their brows to my answer, “Not the answer I was expecting but does help a bit in why you are calm” Jorgenson says.
Everyone looks dead unlike from when I meet them all, it is to happen when people go through something like what happened a couple days ago, the next question that is maybe going to be asked is if I am at all affected by killing others. I don’t think anyone is unless there a little lose in the head but overall, most if not all people are affected by killing a person.
This is when I have my attention back on the floating bodies of people watching and waiting, and then they all start to disappear like they were never there which is a first for me seeing this, along with the ghosts starting to despair I straighten my back and widen my eyes making both Jorgenson and Ryan look at me.
Alexandrea who is laying in the in a bed in front of us opens her eyes, “someone is coming” us three look at her wondering what she meant and if someone was really coming, she then started to sit herself up with some help from Ryan who was closest to her.
Now that they are gone and I have time to think and not be preoccupied by the ghosts Ryan must be having a hard time with having Heathmore die and then having Alexandrea, Kathrine, Frawran all being wounded.
The opens and 3 people walk in 2 fully geared and the one in the middle of them not being geared as well as the other two but a symbol stood out to me and that symbol this person is wearing signifies that their a high-ranking person all three of us stand while Alexandrea stayed in her bed but still saluted.
“Captain Ryan are you present here” the person in middle sad with a feminine voice, “Captain Ryan of the 21st Squad of the snow hunters reporting” she begins to walk towards Ryan looking at both me and Jorgenson as she passes, “I am Head Zaelyph Astrid and I am the person for you mission to guide back to base” Astrid? Who has a first name like that, “Sorry head Zaelyph I may have miss heard but did you say Astrid?” she nods her head and Ryan is metaphorically sweating bullets.
She looks around noticing Alexandrea and the other two who are still knock out, “I thought this was an elite squad but half of your squad is wounded why?” did she not hear about the attack 2 days ago? if not what the hell it was a pretty big attack with 100 or so deaths and many more wounded, “A couple days an elite unit of the traitors drop in via a pod of sorts and Rained hell on the area we were in” she raised an eyebrow to the answer, “Traitor elite forces dropped into an area full of Free court men and rained havoc? Sounds like a story tell me the truth” we all stayed quite and the mood soured from it being quite and with it being soured the more bullets Ryan sweated.
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“Why is no answer?” she asked in a tone that sounded displeased, “because it is the truth Head Zaelyph” Ryan spoke back, Astrid sat down on chair with a sigh and looked at Ryan with disapproving eyes, “You the tall one is this all true” She said looking over at me, “Yes… Head Zaelyph this is all true” I was about to say Her name instead of rank I need to start doing that from now on.
I saw her eye twitch in response to what I said and I started to sweat bullets like Ryan as it felt like I did something wrong, this was pressure and on the level Jackson at that, “One of you hand me your helmet so I can confirm this information” Ryan Grabbed his and handed it to her she then handed it to one of the bodyguards which then pulled out a wire and plugged it in to the helmet and I presume watched the events of the past 2 days, which I never knew you could do even though I have dismantled so many helmets.
After the bodyguard was done they passed it back to Astrid and she then passed it back to Ryan and while doing all of this a video was playing of what was happening which she adamantly did not believe happen and when she saw the hell those guys made us go through she was thinking different, and while watching I saw how Heathmore died, he was crushed to death.
When it ended she looked at Ryan, “Who was the person to recognise them as traitor special forces?” Ryan gestured to me and she looked over, “How did you know they were special forces?” I take a deep breath in, “I know the symbol from when I was child as someone I considered family is now the leader of said special forces” she narrows her eyes at me and move her hand closer to her waist, “The person you speak of does not happen to be Jasmin Vilight” I take a deeper breath in and slow let out which gave my answer, “What is your name Kienfrost and why is a spy in a highly trained forces like this” she pulls out her handgun and points it at my head trying to threating me.
“I should talk to Nail for letting an obvious spy” it was at this moment that I showed a little in the form of pressure which made her tense up, “I am Kienfrost Arthor Knight of the Snow Hunters 21st squad” she widened her eyes at that most likely noticing my last name, “Like I said I knew them as family until I found out about them being leader of the special forces unit for the tritors” she lowers the gun to my head allowing me to sigh in relief.
“I will keep an eye on you, but I will have to trust you as I bet the Nail would not put a spy as obvious as you in the squad to escort someone as important as me” she sound so snobby to the point I think she is a noble, “That is fine with me Head Zaelyph” she huffs and leaves with the bodyguard she came with.
After a few minutes of silence, we all sat down and slumped, “What a Bitch” Alexandrea said making Ryan Take immediate action in the form of punching her shoulder, “shut it she is Head Zaelyph and on top of that related to one of the founders of free court” I look over at Ryan curiously he notices and sighs, “She is Rose Astrid related to Frost Guard Keith Astrid one of the four founders of free court” This was very interesting information to why she acting as stingy as she was but still can’t kill to at least be some what respectful.
I lean back on my chair and look at celling see the familiar face of the first person I killed, they are back but where gone when she was around, why is that? “Hey!” I was taken quickly out of my thoughts, “You knew Jasmine Vilight” I nod my head, “Not only that I knew Bavon and Marcus too but I am highlighting the word knew” Jorgenson nods to my answer, “what are they like?” I narrow my eyes and slump my shoulders remembering the days of fun I would have with them as a kid.
And when the said they had Killed Mark and Merry along with calling me a fake.
“Ah I see there is no need to answer” Jorgenson sits back in his chair and looks over Frawran, “he’ll be fine even though I only know you guys for few days I already know he is going to be a tough one” Alexandrea says which surprises me a little, I had always thought that people from the capital were heartless to others but I guess that little rumour is wrong.
“Speaking of which how do you and Frawran know each other?” I ask just out of curious thought and wanting the one voice to just silence itself.
Jorgenson and Frawran knew each other from when they were kids, they grew up in a village somewhere close to the border cities and such, there parent knew each other, well the entire town knew each other as it was fairly small, the main job they all work was either fish caring or mining, and both of them took an interest in mining until there late teens they both decided to join the army of free court as they owned the territory at the time And that is how they got here of all places, it also made sense why they are very well versed in demo and Anti-tank.
But it did not what so ever help relive the ghosts voices, and the fact we have to escort Rose to the home base.