You rode a horse through the woods, towards Madrathia under the setting sun. Sam was beside you on another horse and there were two other guards following behind you. Your group had already split from the general and you were going to go into town with Sam to get Quinn to spot you. Today was the harvest festival so Quinn was going to be in the town helping them get everything together. Sam was going to go with you into town so he could make sure you were protected. It looked like there was more security on the walls, and in town. You wore a new set of clothes that was comfortable to fight in with a sword strapped to your side. 

   " I don't know how we're going to get in. They've increased the guards. "

   " There has to be a weak spot somewhere in the wall or in their rotation. "

You told the two guards with you to stay where they were and hold your horse as well as Sam's. They nodded their heads and took the reins to the horses. You and Sam walked along the forest line to find a spot in the wall to slide through or possibly to get into the kingdom. 

   " I'm not seeing anything. "

   " I don't either. We might have to sneak in. "

You turned your head when you heard rustling in the bushes. A head popped out and it was a boy looking at the two of you. The boy had black hair and green eyes, but he looked harmless.

   " Hello, are you Y/n? "

   " I am. Who are you? "

   " I'm Bruno. Benjamin said to be on the look out for you if you decided to come back this way. "

   " Benjamin. . .can you take me to him? "

   " Yeah I can. "

Bruno stood from the bushes and guided you over to the wall when the guards had already passed. Bruno crawled along the wall a little further until he knocked against the wall three times. He pulled his hand a way and the wall start sliding open. Bruno went inside quickly leaving Sam and me outside. I got closer to the doorway and saw that it was an opening into a small corridor. I slid inside with Sam coming in behind me. There were people besides the rock wall that pushed it back in place. 

   " Let me go get Benjamin. " Little Bruno said, running away.

Inside the small corridor were half a million people. It was crowded, but everyone seemed to know each other as they walked by someone. There was plenty of weapons and on their hands was a certain mark. One you recognized when Jin had entered the rebellion. 

   " Whoare these people? " Sam asked.

   " They're part of the rebellion. The stamps on their hands signify that they're in the rebellion. "

Bruno made his way back to you through the crowd and behind him was Ben.

   " Lass! You made it! "

   " Ben, what is all of this. I thought your hide out was somewhere in the town. "

   " It is, this is just our second hideout. While you were dreading the wedding when you left Chevalier I met with the rebellion and it was decided we needed a second base just in case we needed it. Our main base is still in town. What are you doing here? "

   " Prosan is going to war with Madrathia today. I'm sure you know that. "

   " I do. That's why we've been getting ready. "

   " Well, to make sure that Quinn stays here and doesn't go to Prosan I came back. He needs to at least glance at me in order to understand that I'm somewhere in town. "

   " You're bringing the war to the home. Isn't that dangerous? "

   " Not at all. We've got everything planned and ready to go. The war general of Prosan is going to have the main group go to the palace and take control of everything there while I deal with Quinn. No matter where I go, he's going to be looking for me. "

   " They're making you kill him. "

   " No, I'll kill them if I have to. I won't let Y/n get harmed. " Sam said stepping up.

   " Ah, it's Mr. Perfect. Glad to see you both made it out without a scratch. But lass, I've got some bad news. "

   " Yes? "

   " The disease that killed Genevive was called diphtheria. It was active during those last few days you saw her and she caught it. That's why she wasn't responsive a lot. This disease can kill people, give them heart attacks, paralysis. "

   " And? "

   " Jin has caught it. "

   ". . .When? "

   " When he was in the cells. Apparently, when they took JIn they placed him in a cell with Genevive and Aileen. Genevive was conscious but she was coughing everywhere which is what spread it. So, she gave it to Jin. Also, being in the cells like he was when I found him, it's gotten worse. "

   " Take me to him. "

   " I can. But he's unconscious right now. "

   " Take me to my fiance, Ben. "

   " Follow me. "

Ben led the way through the crowd and we walked into an area that a lot of people looked to be avoiding. When we broke free from the crowd I could see that it was where they kept the injured and sick. You spotted Jin laying on a cot with a cloth on his head. You ran to the cot and took in his appearance. He was unconscious and as pale as a ghost. You lifted the cloth and saw that he was sweating profusely from his forehead. The heat that radiated off of his body could be felt on your hand.

   ' He has the same symptoms of when Genevive got it. '

   " He'll live right? "

   " We're not sure. Genevive lived because her body had rejected the toxins and she was in the palace. It acts as a poison but that's all we know. No one here knows how to cure it and because of our poor condition we don't know if he will live. "

You stared down at Jin's face and concentrated on it. You didn't want to look anywhere else or think of the war. A hand being placed on your shoulder snapped you out of the trance. You looked back at Sam and he was looking at you with seriousness but behind his eyes, you could tell that he was there to support you. 

   " I know you want to stay here and watch over him, but we need to go. THe general will be moving in soon. "

   " Right. Ben could you please get us out of here and into the streets? "

   " I can lass. "

Once again, you followed Ben giving Jin one last glance. He led you to the door you were at before, but this time it was the opposite wall that Ben had walked to. He pushed the stone out of the way and gestured for you to go outside. You turned towards Ben when you were out in the streets and whispered when they needed to move in, you also told him to alert the other two soldiers outside to go back to the main group. He nodded, listening to your words before shutting the door. Your heart felt heavy thinking of Jin.

   " Y/n, I know you want to go back in there and stay with your fiance but we have to do this. We need to defeat Quinn before he gets us first. "

   " I know, it's just hard. "

   " Trust me, I know how you feel. "

   ' That's right. . .his wife died of a disease. '

You could only nod and you continued through the crowd of people in front of you with Sam's blue cape being draped over your head, so no one would see you. You traveled through the town to see certain sections being covered with guards and in some sections, people were training with a sword. You walked closer to the center where the harvest festival would be and when you got there you saw no wood being gathered for a big bonfire. There was no band. Instead, there were guards training and preparing to attack. Standing in front of them, was Quinn. He had a scowl on his face as he looked at all of them. Sam stood beside you, and he held your shoulders to make sure he wasn't pulled away from the crowd.

   " Now we know where he is. All he needs to do is see you now. "

   " Yeah, here's your cape. "

   " Thank you, my lady. "

You handed Sam his cape back and he clipped it back onto the side of his armor. You didn't let your eyes leave Quinn's form. The ground beneath you started to shake and that was the signal that the war general was starting his rush into the kingdom. The plan was to rush to the castle and take it over. But Quinn would go after you and Sam.

   " Guards! It's time! Go and kill them all! "

The guards charged in the direction the sticks of dynamite were placed and blown up. Quinn had taken out his sword but he didn't join the guards. He was stuck in place with his eyes trained on someone. His eyes had connected with yours.

He had seen you.