(A/N Before you read the chapter, when there is a change of perspective, sometimes it will repeat scenes. It will just be in their P.O.V )
( Mia's P.O.V )
I handed Drake his plate of food and a water bottle. I had a feeling that Drake was suspicious, but it looked like he had dismissed it. It was best to not tell him.
"So, do we head out today?" I asked.
"I'm not sure. Grayson, should we?" Drake added. He wasn't answering and was looking at his maps.
"Grayson?" Drake and I repeated at the same time. Still no response.
"He's probably going to get annoyed, b-"
"The map changed." Grayson stated, cutting Drake off.
"What? Let me see." I said walking over as he handed me them. Drake set his plate of food down and came over aswell. The maps had indeed, changed. There was a gigantic forest that would probably take days to navigate your way around. There were a couple of lakes and rivers here and there, and far off was a cobblestone structure. At the end of the map was a desert and waste lands that looked the exact same as when we first got the maps. The stone structure was probably the ruins of Whitewater. But there was also another nearby. It looked more like a temple.
"Should we head here? It looks like a temple." I asked the both of them. Drake was closing his eyes tightly. He was also a bit pale.
"Drake?" I asked worriedly. Grayson looked over at him aswell. His eyes then popped open.
"I'm fine. Sorry." He answered. Grayson cocked an eyebrow.
"Are you sure?" I asked, as I eyed his face skeptically.
"Positive." He reassured.
"You can tell us if something's wrong Drake." Grayson informed.
"Nothing's wrong with me. I can promise you that." He assured again, grinning.
Grayson and I looked at eachother. We both knew that was a lie. After all, when he was closing his eyes he looked as if in pain. And on top of that, he was possessed last night. Grayson and I dropped it.
For now.

( Drake's P.O.V )
I set my plate down and went over to where Grayson and Mia were. As we all looked at the maps, I got another headache. I couldn't tell Grayson or Mia, because we decided that we would look for the Dragon Egg first. I didn't want to worry either of them. I closed my eyes tightly and it took all of my willpower to not cry out in pain.
"Drake?" I heard Mia ask. I waited for a couple more seconds for the pain to die down. I then opened my eyes.
"I'm fine. Sorry." I answered.
"Are you sure?" Mia asked, as she eyed me in suspicion.
"Positive." I lied.
"You can tell us if something's wrong Drake." Grayson said, clearly not buying it.
"Nothing's wrong with me. I can promise you that." I reassured. They looked at eachother, but surprisingly dropped it and looked back at the map. They seemed to know more than they're letting on though.

I looked back at the map and got a bad feeling about it. 'Should we really be going here?' I wondered. Something seemed off. Very off. I got another headache. It was smaller than the last one. I put my hands in fists and placed them behind my back.
"So, do we go here?" Mia asked.
"I guess we should. Maybe the map will change if we go there." Grayson said, as he put on his backpack.
Me and Mia got our stuff as well, and we put out the fire. We then moved onto the structure that was nearby.
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"Are we almost there Grayson?" Mia whined.
"Calm down. We should almost be there." Grayson replied.
"Should we really be going here?" I blurted out. They both turned to face me.
"What do you mean?" Mia inquired.
"Something about this seems off." I answered. They said nothing for a couple of moments.
"We'll be fine Drake. The map changed. Stop being so paranoid Drake!" Mia reassured cheerfully as she marched onward.
"I'm telling you guys..." I mumbled. They didn't seem to hear me. I sighed heavily and trailed behind them.

Mia marched playfully ahead after Grayson gave her directions on where to go. We could see her clearly in the distance just in case something happened. Mia then entered the temple. It was covered in vines and was quite tall and large. It was made of hardened clay and stone. We entered a couple of minutes after her. Only a couple of seconds passed after I felt something hit me in the head hard. I fell to the floor and before my body made contact with it I thought,
'Stop being paranoid huh?'
I then passed out and everything went black.
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( Grayson's P.O.V )
I opened my eyes slowly and couldn't see anything. I felt cloth on my face. I was blindfolded. I heard muffled cries. It belonged to a female. I tried to get out to see where it was coming from, but I couldn't stand up. I felt something at my feet and hands, aswell as my mouth. Very, very tightly aswell. It felt like we were moving.
'Mercenaries? Bandits? Who?' I thought. I heard more muffled cries. Anger creep up on my body. I struggled with all my might but the blindfold nor the cloth even loosened one bit. I heard a quiet gasp. It sounded a lot like...Mia's?!
"MIA?! DRAKE?!" I tried to scream, but they only came out in quiet muffles. 'If Mia's here, then Drake must too right?' I thought hopefully. I heard more of the female's cries. More so, Mia's if I had to guess. I heard loud footsteps and then I heard something hit a thing. Or someone. The cries stopped. The footsteps then came closer to me.
And closer.
I then fainted.
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I woke up still blindfolded. This time, I felt two arms on both of mine very tightly, dragging me across the dirt. I heard more dragging that wasn't caused by my feet aswell. I couldn't move my feet. They didn't feel like they were in chains or ropes. My arms did feel like they were in chains though. I tried to struggle my way out. I kicked at the dirt, I twisted and turned my arms. I attempted to take the blindfold and cloth off. Nothing worked. I sniveled in pain as a blade made contact with my arm, and I felt my jacket soon staining with blood. Soon, I heard murmurs and mutters from multiple people. I no longer felt dirt and felt stone tearing at my shoes. More and more mutters.

About 20 minutes passed with me struggling greatly to get released to no avail. I then heard a door creek open. The two arms then continued to drag me. All while I heard more footsteps, dragging others. I felt smooth ground at my feet, sometimes my boots squeaking against it. Then I heard another set of doors open.

"We caught him and his friends." I heard someone say triumph-ally.
A voice I knew.
Luke's.
The assassin that shot Drake. I felt more and more angry at the realization of his presence and that we were caught by mercenaries. And the fact that Mia and Drake were also here.
"I've waited so long! Unfold them." I heard. Another voice I grew to hate so much. They cut off my blindfolds and the cloth on my mouth. I saw Drake and Mia as well. Mia looked as if she would pass out right there and then. Drake looked up at him in curiosity and disgust. And on a golden throne, was the murderer of my family. The one who took many things and people dear to me. The Emperor.
"After so long, I've found you! And another collection to my elves! And a hybrid that's a Mage? Quite the catch. Excellent work men!" The Emperor smirked creepily.
My blood boiled.
I balled my fists so tightly that my knuckles were white.
I gritted my teeth and narrowed my eyes.
"YOU!!!" I yelled, and tried to lunge at him, but was restrained by shackles at my feet and the chains on my arms. Two arms and a bloody gash on my wrist. And the hundreds of crossbows pointed at me, Drake, and Mia.
"Someone isn't so happy to see me now? I thought you missed me ex-commander!" The Emperor exclaimed evilly.
"Let's move on shall we? Choose all of your punishments?" The Emperor suggested. I grit my teeth harder and I got angrier by the second.
"Answer me this." Drake said suddenly. All eyes turned to him.
"Oh? And what does an animal like you need to ask me?" The Emperor asked. Drake twitched but continued.
"How did you know we would go to that temple? How were you able to swap the maps?" He asked.
"What?" The Emperor and Mia asked. I asked it in my head.
"Answer me." Drake demanded.
"Quite smart are we? It was quite easy. We had a fellow Mage track and follow you all. As the thief was sleeping, we swapped the maps. My men hid in the temple, and waited." He answered with pride heavy in his voice. My blood boiled even though you could think it reached its max. Drake opened his mouth to say something else, but the Emperor beat him to it.
"Now, that, that's settled, let's choose all your fates, shall we?!" The Emperor exclaimed again, clearly waiting forever for this.
"Now...let's start...with the elf!" Drake, mine, and Mia's eyes widen.

( Mia's P.O.V )
"Answer me this." Drake suddenly blurt out. We all turned to him.
"Oh? And what does an animal like you need to ask me?" The Emperor inquired. Drake twitched but resumed.
"How did you know we would go to that temple? How were you able to swap the maps?"
"What?" I and the tyrant asked.
"Answer me." Drake urged, his eyes narrowing.
"Quite smart are we? It was quite easy. We had a fellow Mage track and follow you all. As the thief was sleeping, we swapped the maps. My men hid in the temple, and waited." He answered proudly.
"Now, that, that's settled, let's choose all your fates shall we?!" The Emperor exclaimed happily. I gulped.
'Who was going first?' I thought nervously.
"Now...let's start...with the elf!" My eyes widen and I started to shake in fear.
'NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!' I screamed in my head.
"Hmmm...." The Emperor said as he eyed me. I shuddered in disgust and narrowed my eyes, trying to stay strong. After a couple of moments, he smirked, closed his eyes, and held his head high.
"Dress her up. Make sure to put her in chains. Have our maids do it. Afterwards, bring here here." I shook uncontrollably in fear.
"What?!" I yelled. Two mercenaries then twisted my arms and I cried in pain.
"MIA!" Drake and Grayson shouted. I was then forced to be dragged out of the room as I looked down.
'Is this it?' I thought in despair.
The doors started to close. Before they did completely, I looked back and met eyes with Grayson. I turned around and looked down again.
The doors then completely closed.

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Sorry I wasn't able to update anything yesterday. I had to go buy school supplies since I'm starting school in about three weeks. I was also maybe a bit lazy...
I also had a bit of a writers block. So, special thanks to my friend, Jason8255  for helping me get over my writers block!