“You’re here!” Beck shouted. “I’m so glad to see you!”
“I bet you are,” Lenci chuckled. “Let’s get you out of here.” She untied him and heaved him up by his arm. “We have to hurry. Twenty more are about to come down on us.”
Beck glanced at the slightly scorched grunts. “Are they dead?”
“No.” Lenci dragged him along with her out the door and stopped.
Outside the door stood a horde more guards. Lenci did a quick count. Fifteen. She looked left and right. The right was crowded in while the left was more spaced out. She hesitated for a moment. The left was away from the front door, the wrong way for an escape. For the moment, it was the only way.
“Follow me,” she whispered to Beck. Throwing punches and swinging men around, she cleared a path for Beck to follow.
They fought off clawing hands and swinging fists until they were clear. Lenci dashed away with Beck behind. She came to some stairs and had an idea. Two floors up, she led them to the roof access.
“Where are we going?!” Beck called while stair hopping. “We’ll be cornered up there!”
“No we won’t!” Lenci pushed the roof door open and ran to the edge. “Come on!”
“What are we doing?”
“Hold onto me.” She stepped up onto the ledge and held her hand out for him.
“Up there?”
“Yes, up here! Will you listen?” She looked up as the man with the pointy nose dashed through the roof entrance.
He stared at her as he said, “There’s nowhere to go. Come back inside. You’re meant to be here anyway. My master will be pleased.” Guards filled in behind the man. “Your Keeper was a letdown though. We were expecting the Keeper of such a powerful demon as Braithe would be privy to more information. He’s so green, fresh from the world. He has absolutely no knowledge of anything.”
“Not true!” Beck shouted. “I gave you the greatest breakdown of health insurance ins and outs ever!”
“Disappointing.” The man frowned.
“That’s a theme for you today, huh?” Lenci goaded.
“Not now that you’re here.” The man’s frown turned up.
“Ooh, sorry,” Lenci cooed. “That’s not happening today.” She reached down and grabbed Beck’s shirt collar and yanked him up on the ledge with her.
“Where are you going to go?”
“Nowhere to go…” she looked behind her, “…but down!”
The man motioned for his guards to go after them. Lenci threw her arms around Beck’s neck as she hurled them over the edge. “Warden!!!” She cried as she heard Beck shouting. Then a white cloud appeared and swallowed them up.
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Hey there. I'm Wendy. Thanks for taking some time to visit my site. It’s been redone from the original mom/crafting blog it started out as.
I'm a stay at home mom. My husband and I have two beautiful daughters. Some days are a little overwhelming. But all days with my girls, overwhelming or not, are cherished. There are no words for the bond I share with them. I try to never forget how blessed I am to be their mommy.
I probably have the strongest sweet tooth ever. I have an ever present craving for brownies. Also, a great love of chocolate milk. I'm a huge fan of the Oxford comma. Gotta separate those items! Another favorite is Halloween. I don't like all the gory things but I really love dressing my girls and myself up. I make most of our costumes and look forward to it all year. Rain is my absolute favorite weather, as you might have guessed.
I don't consider myself a DIYer. But I was always taught, "Don't buy what you can make." So if I see something I like I try to figure out if I can make it before considering buying. I only have basic sewing and crafting skills, but I get by and will continue improving.
I adore makeup and fashion and am trying to improve my sewing skills to do more diverse things than kids clothes. I want to start making beautiful gowns and costumes for my friends and family for fun. Maybe someday I can make a business from it. For now it’s just a hobby and I hope you enjoy what I come up with.
You’ll also see a lot of writing excerpts on here. I love writing. I've written a couple books in a series and that'll be what I post the most of. I mostly do modern fictional fantasy. I keep everything very PG-13. I don’t write anything more mature than that. I feel like the adult book market is all books that would be rated R or Christian category. I want something in the middle. So I write in the middle. It’s not young adult or Christian, but it isn’t rated R either.
I’m going to post my creative endeavors in writing and sewing, which might include sketches of sewing ideas, on here. I hope you find it fun! If you do, drop me a comment.
I am also glad to say I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You may know it as LDS or Mormon but that’s the proper name and I believe it states far better what our church is about. Sometimes I struggle to get to church on Sundays but I do have a strong testimony. If you have any questions about our religion feel free to ask.
I guess that about covers it. That's me! Enjoy my blog. Don't be afraid to ask questions, give feedback, or leave comments. You can also find me on Tumblr and Pinterest under Rainy Day Darling. See ya around!
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