Chapter 360 - Prisoners (1/2)

At the edge of Titania forest.

”Look, I am all about marching in and saving my best friend and I know I agreed to come here as soon as possible but entering a vampire forest after sunset? Is this the best idea?” Colin said holding her wand tight. ”Especially when we know vampires don't have that good relationship with wizards.”

”And that's why we need to do this. They could be keeping her as a prisoner,” Ginny said looking determined as she stepped forward.

”We don't know that,” Luna crossed her bag over her shoulder so it doesn't fall off. ”We could just walk in and ask for Chris. Maybe she is staying here for some reason. Maybe she won them over and they don't hate wizards anymore.”

”Luna, if she was - is okay then she shouldn't have fired that amount of magic in a burst,” Ginny looked at the talisman in her palm and clenched her fist. ”You felt it too, didn't you? Her magic was so powerful, yet so out of control.”

”I agree with her, Luna. I want to believe she is okay but I don't think so,” Colin gave an encouraging look to Luna. ”But don't worry, we will save her.”

Luna nodded and pulled her wand.

”But we won't attack first, right?”

”Okay but--” Ginny abruptly stooped as Colin held up her hand.

Ginny and Luna heard it at the same time. Footsteps. Then out of nowhere magic flashed and Colin created a protective shield around them.

”They attacked first,” Ginny muttered to Luna before starting to throw curses left and right.

With a sigh, Colin and Luna followed her lead. Six black-cloaked people with weapons like swords and daggers, surrounded them forcing them to stand back to back.

”Luna, you keep up the defense, Ginny and me will focus on offense,” Colin said in her mind.

”Got it,” Ginny and Luna said back through the talisman.

And that's what they did. Ginny and Colin attacked opposite sides, a few vampires deflected but one flew backward. As soon as they recovered they attacked but Luna quickly created a shield around them. Before they could attack again Ginny's curse caught two people and Colin knocked one out.

”First Goddess! They are fast,” a woman said and tried to hit Ginny with her dagger but Luna knocked her back.

However, because Luna was focused on Ginny, she didn't notice a vampire sneaking up on Colin. He knocked the wand from Colin's hands and held his sword against Colin's neck.

”Colin!” Luna tried to run but the woman quickly caught her and held her roughly.

A vampire knocked Ginny down and quickly took her wand.

”Hey! Don't touch them!” Colin barked as two vampires held Ginny and she struggled to get free.

”Do you know that right now you wizards are committing a crime against the Vampire Queen by trespassing and attacking the Royal Guardians?” The vampire holding Colin asked.

”Yes,” Ginny growled. ”And I will do it again if you don't leave my friends.”

The woman holding Luna, moved her face mask aside revealing her face. She forced Luna's head towards her look her in the eyes. Luna stared at Gweneth's red eyes.

”Why were you trespassing?” Gweneth asked.

”We are looking for our friend,” Luna replied calmly and Gweneth frowned.

”Leave her alone,” Colin yelled. ”I swear if you hurt her.”

”Shut up!” Gweneth ordered. ”We could kill all three of you right now right here.”

”What's your friend's name?” The man holding Colin asked.

”Javier, what are you--?” Gweneth glared at the man holding Colin.

”You know, what I am doing Guardian Gweneth,” Javier said then looked at Colin expectantly.

Colin looked at Ginny and Luna.

”Listen, I can easily turn into my tigress form and knocked these vampires out but --” Ginny said in her mind.

”But that won't help us,” Luna completed Ginny's thought. ”If we attack them, we won't know where Chris is.”

”So let's just go with it,” Colin said to Ginny and Luna. ”We will find Chris, then plan our escape. We have lots of tricks they don't know about.”

”We are waiting,” a vampire holding Ginny said impatiently.

”We are looking for a witch named Christina Norton. We know she is here,” Colin finally said out loud.

Javier loosened his grip on Colin and looked at Gweneth.

”Of course, they are here for her,” Gweneth rolled her eyes and ordered. ”I will inform Prince Oziyat, let's bring them to the castle, and you three better not try anything or I won't hold back.”

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Inside the castle.

”Three people? Here at Castle and they said they are looking for me?” Chris stopped in her tracks and stared at Oziyat in shock.