“We’re here” Guido called as we walked into the campsite. It had it been about 30 minutes since the raid and I guessed that every regiment within a 10 km radius would have got wind of the attack from communications. So I reasoned to myself they would have blocked all the roads, damn no trucks,
“Alright everyone pack up camp, we leave in 20 minutes.” I called out to others commandingly as I walked over toGuido ,
“You know that old town about 2 km down the road?” I whispered to him,
“Yeah, why?” He asked,
“Can you get us there?” I said ignoring his question,
“Sure I can find it. It’s nor-nor west of our position right?”
“Yeah, we need to be there by 4am can you do that?”
“It’s oh-200 now,” he muttered to himself,
“That gives us….Yeah I can do it. Get everyone packed up by oh-230 hours,” I nodded knowing he wasn’t used to 24 hour times because of being in the Regiments. I walked over to Aldis who had started putting all her belongings from her tent into her bag mainly two pairs of clothes one consisting of a pair of scuffed up navy ‘jeans’ as she called them with rips in the knees, a long sleeved grey t-shirt, and a black leather jacket with a water resistant coating, the other being a pair of dark green camo ¾’s, and a brown cotton t-shirt. She packed two other items too; one was a tatty leather pocket type thing with a picture of her family from the ‘old world’ and a brilliant white sword that had been passed down her family for generations up until her. She put the blade into a sheath and hooked into her heavy duty belt. I walked over to her as she looked at her family picture with sadness; Aldis was next to a young man with messy dark hair and deep blue eyes that looked like a stormy sea. He stood just a litter shorter than Aldis but he was definitely younger, in-between her and the man was a young girl who looked almost looked exactly like Aldis, except her eyes were brown and she only reached Aldis’ knee. All of them were smiling and the man had his tongue out, a tear dropped onto the picture and Aldis hurriedly put it back into the pocket.
“You going to be okay?” I asked softly a touch of concern in my voice; she looked up at me with a smile, and wiped a tear from her eye,
“Yes I’ll be fine Desmond don’t worry,” I nodded at her my face saying that I didn’t believe her one bit, but before I could say anymore to her bickering started on the other side of the camp. I looked towards at the commotion and saw Akantha arguing with Nemesio, Nemesio was the youngest member of our little group and the most vengeful you wouldn’t want to pick a fight with him on a good day and most of the group tried to not annoy him, with the only exception of Akantha, but she annoyed everyone.
“I better go deal with that,” I muttered to Aldis, “Unless you want to deal with it?”
“Yeah I’ll do it you need to go get packed,” I nodded.
“Okay but don’t strain yourself,” I headed towards my tent as Aldis interrupted the bickering saying in a clear voice,
“And what is the problem here,” I chuckled quietly to myself knowing that Aldis hated Akantha so she always tried to make her life a misery. I reached my tent a humble 3 man grey triangular shaped one with three metal poles keeping it upright. I lifted the flap and stepped inside into the gloom. On the left of the middle pole my small single layer roll up mattress lay on the ground my sleeping bag stretched over its length like a rug. To the right of the pole on the other side sat a small fold up camping table complete with drawers which were filled with personal possessions like the necklace that I took fromHammond Hammond
“I know I always ask you this Des But where did you get that necklace from?” a voice asked in the darkness, I pulled out a hunting knife from my belt and whipped around to the sound in the bed there was a figure which I recognised as Accalia. I must have not noticed her before because she was under the cover and not much more than a bundle of sheets,
“You shouldn’t do that to me Accalia.” I told her,
“Alright everyone pack up camp, we leave in 20 minutes.” I called out to others commandingly as I walked over to
“You know that old town about 2 km down the road?” I whispered to him,
“Yeah, why?” He asked,
“Can you get us there?” I said ignoring his question,
“Sure I can find it. It’s nor-nor west of our position right?”
“Yeah, we need to be there by 4am can you do that?”
“It’s oh-200 now,” he muttered to himself,
“That gives us….Yeah I can do it. Get everyone packed up by oh-230 hours,” I nodded knowing he wasn’t used to 24 hour times because of being in the Regiments. I walked over to Aldis who had started putting all her belongings from her tent into her bag mainly two pairs of clothes one consisting of a pair of scuffed up navy ‘jeans’ as she called them with rips in the knees, a long sleeved grey t-shirt, and a black leather jacket with a water resistant coating, the other being a pair of dark green camo ¾’s, and a brown cotton t-shirt. She packed two other items too; one was a tatty leather pocket type thing with a picture of her family from the ‘old world’ and a brilliant white sword that had been passed down her family for generations up until her. She put the blade into a sheath and hooked into her heavy duty belt. I walked over to her as she looked at her family picture with sadness; Aldis was next to a young man with messy dark hair and deep blue eyes that looked like a stormy sea. He stood just a litter shorter than Aldis but he was definitely younger, in-between her and the man was a young girl who looked almost looked exactly like Aldis, except her eyes were brown and she only reached Aldis’ knee. All of them were smiling and the man had his tongue out, a tear dropped onto the picture and Aldis hurriedly put it back into the pocket.
“You going to be okay?” I asked softly a touch of concern in my voice; she looked up at me with a smile, and wiped a tear from her eye,
“Yes I’ll be fine Desmond don’t worry,” I nodded at her my face saying that I didn’t believe her one bit, but before I could say anymore to her bickering started on the other side of the camp. I looked towards at the commotion and saw Akantha arguing with Nemesio, Nemesio was the youngest member of our little group and the most vengeful you wouldn’t want to pick a fight with him on a good day and most of the group tried to not annoy him, with the only exception of Akantha, but she annoyed everyone.
“I better go deal with that,” I muttered to Aldis, “Unless you want to deal with it?”
“Yeah I’ll do it you need to go get packed,” I nodded.
“Okay but don’t strain yourself,” I headed towards my tent as Aldis interrupted the bickering saying in a clear voice,
“And what is the problem here,” I chuckled quietly to myself knowing that Aldis hated Akantha so she always tried to make her life a misery. I reached my tent a humble 3 man grey triangular shaped one with three metal poles keeping it upright. I lifted the flap and stepped inside into the gloom. On the left of the middle pole my small single layer roll up mattress lay on the ground my sleeping bag stretched over its length like a rug. To the right of the pole on the other side sat a small fold up camping table complete with drawers which were filled with personal possessions like the necklace that I took from
“I know I always ask you this Des But where did you get that necklace from?” a voice asked in the darkness, I pulled out a hunting knife from my belt and whipped around to the sound in the bed there was a figure which I recognised as Accalia. I must have not noticed her before because she was under the cover and not much more than a bundle of sheets,
“You shouldn’t do that to me Accalia.” I told her,
“So where did you get it?” she giggled ignoring the fact that I’d almost stabbed her, I sighed and put the knife back in its sheath,
“I got this off a very close friend of mine that needed remembering,” I said,
“Always mysterious you are Des,” She smirked and patted the mattress beside her,
“Always mysterious you are Des,” She smirked and patted the mattress beside her,
“Always so lovely you are Accalia,” I laughed and lay down,
“I thought you weren’t going to make it,” she whispered to me softly, I pulled her into a tight hug and said just as softly as she did,
“But I did make it, just like I said I would,” she nodded and snuggled into my chest, we lay there for a few seconds before I unhappy informed her that we needed to pack and leave.
“Okay.” She said and pulled away from the hug, stood, and walked over to the door, before she left the door she turned and asked,
“Where are we going Des?” I tapped the side of my nose with my finger and smiled cheekily,
“You’ll find out.”
About 15 minutes later than I’d originally planned everybody was assembled in a semi circle around Aldis and I, waiting to hear where we were going I gestured for Aldis to start.
“Unfortunately we cannot take the trucks so we will have to walk to our destination, Desmond and I have decided that we will not tell you where we are going until we get there, but just know it is a long walk and we will need to lay false trails like always just in case the Regi’s find the camp.” There was a groan from Akantha, Aldis and I both shot her a piercing glare.
“Alright lets go, anything from you first though Des?”
“I think that’s it,” I said and walked over to Guido,
“Lead the way mate,” I told him and we all started off to our new camp.
“I thought you weren’t going to make it,” she whispered to me softly, I pulled her into a tight hug and said just as softly as she did,
“But I did make it, just like I said I would,” she nodded and snuggled into my chest, we lay there for a few seconds before I unhappy informed her that we needed to pack and leave.
“Okay.” She said and pulled away from the hug, stood, and walked over to the door, before she left the door she turned and asked,
“Where are we going Des?” I tapped the side of my nose with my finger and smiled cheekily,
“You’ll find out.”
About 15 minutes later than I’d originally planned everybody was assembled in a semi circle around Aldis and I, waiting to hear where we were going I gestured for Aldis to start.
“Unfortunately we cannot take the trucks so we will have to walk to our destination, Desmond and I have decided that we will not tell you where we are going until we get there, but just know it is a long walk and we will need to lay false trails like always just in case the Regi’s find the camp.” There was a groan from Akantha, Aldis and I both shot her a piercing glare.
“Alright lets go, anything from you first though Des?”
“I think that’s it,” I said and walked over to Guido,
“Lead the way mate,” I told him and we all started off to our new camp.
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