After her nightmare, Jurie fell asleep to the steady rise and fall of Yuki's fluffy abdomen. Burying herself in the soft fur of the tiger she soon found herself waking with the warmth of sunlight kissing her cheeks. Her eyes fluttered open to find Rami's still form, next to her, half lent against his precious blessed horse Bucephalus. Further inspection revealed the light tear tracks that streamed down his face in almost perfect straight lines. Cautiously she reached out a slim finger and gently traced the tear tracks, sucking in her breath, when Rami shifted his head, closer to her outstretched hand.

"Stupid fool." She whispered quietly. "Why were you crying?"

As she leaned to move away, a hand reached out, snatching her back into place, before lifting her hand back onto its sun-kissed face. Jurie for once, found herself in a predicament that she couldn't get out of, nor did she want to, as hard as that was to admit.

"Stay." The word was breathed out so soft, like the gentle sigh of wind, a light feather of a touch, that the young Shadow Princess had strained to hear.

She froze, tensed up before slowly relaxing next to the Arabian Knight. Gently. She caressed his face, much like a mother would to her child. Then proceeded to comb her fingers through his rough, singed hair.

"I'm here." She assured to him quietly.

Soon enough he found himself falling to sleep.

~~~~~

He realised his mistake as soon as he got up. He shouldn't have allowed himself to fall asleep. Especially during the day.

He felt them before he saw them. The Unspeakable's army. All dressed in white and with some sort of masks across their faces.

He wanted to swear at them. Say something threatening to scare them out of their wits. But instead his threatening line came out as "Ugghhhh uggghhh ugggh ugh!"

Curse his sleepy brain. Yuki had obviously fled. Bucephalus had been captured. Jurie was gagged. A large man held her against his body. Her back to his chest. A knife against her throat. Her honey amber eyes filled with anger and worry. The man wore the uniform of a commander. Another man was dressed in the exact same uniform. The two commanders they were going to kidnap and interrogate later had joined forces against them.

Rami realised something. Despite their cocky attitude the army was scared. They thought they couldn't defeat the Shadow Princess and the Arabian Knight without joining forces.

Rami cleared his throat and started speaking. Properly this time. "Couldn't defeat us with one army so you decided to join forces." He said his arrogance coming through. But he felt hollow inside. All the crying had gotten to him.

"You have spunk kid! But not enough I'm afraid." Said the commander who wasn't holding Jurie, he had ginger hair and green eyes. He was carrying the paralysed commander. The commander who was holding her had brown hair and brown eyes. Rami mentally gave them all the commanders names. Paralysed, Ginger and Brownie.

But it was true. Rami couldn't fight them alone. He needed help.

"I'm not going down without a fight." He growled. From the corner of his eyes he saw Jurie try the struggle against the commander in an almost convulsive manner as Rami drew his kirpaan and shield. She wanted to help him. This was one of the moments she wished strength was her forte.

Ginger signalled for the army to advance. They held rocks of some sort.

Too late Rami realised they weren't rocks. As they were thrown at him he saw that they were metal balls. That was when they tore open with a blast.

Sleeping gas.

~~~~~

He woke up. Semi naked. Bound by the wrists and ankles, which were bound by two metal poles at either side.

He groaned. The situation was all too familiar for him.

He had just entered the torture chamber. Great just great. This was the last thing he needed. He had no idea how he'd get out of it this time. Usually Malek or Babbar were there to help.

Well at least he wasn't stark naked.

That would have been utterly humiliating.

The door before him opened a slit. The the slit became wider and wider to reveal a large ominous silhouette, a whip in hand. It was Ginger, he came closer and closer until his nose was touching Rami's.

"Finally awake are we?"

Rami spat in his face.

Instead of enraging the commander it made him laugh.

This in turn enraged Rami. "If I didn't know any better I'd say you're enjoying this closeness a little too much." He spat out.

The commander stopped laughing. He clenched his jaw and brought the butt of the whip crashing against Rami's jaw.

Rami could feel blood welling up in his mouth. Trickling quietly down his mouth. The blood needed to get out. There was too much. So Rami once again spat at Ginger's face.

Ginger wiped off the mixture of saliva and blood. His eyes full of uncontrollable rage.

"You will tell me all you know. And I won't kill you."

"Unlikely to happen."

Rami earned a lash to his side. It pierced his flesh. Ripping through the skin. The gash letting out a rivulet of blood. He hoped this man respected another man's manhood. He didn't want to be turned into a eunuch.

"What was your mother the neighbourhood sl*t or something? Let every suck on her br**sts except you! You dirty little mother*cker!" spat out Rami.

"Shut up!!!"

"I was only trying to figure what was wrong with you..."

"You will pay!"

"Good how much? I have a lot of money on me." Asked Rami slyly.

"Fool!!!"

With that he earned at least thirty more lashes. At around lash number fifteen he lost consciousness, slipping into darkness's beautiful cool depths. The tendrils urging him to sleep. So he did.

He hoped Jurie was faring better than he. He even went as far as hoping that she will save him.

Hey guys here's the 26th Chapter!!!! Hoped you liked it! Oooooh they got caught what do you think will happen to them? READ. COMMENT. VOTE!!!