THE GUARDS ALL GATHERED UP AROUND ME AND I STEP BACK to try and escape, but they pointed their swords against me. Ruth quickly stood up and pushed me behind himself to hide me.

"What's going on here? Did these orders came from Lord Riftan?", Ruth asked them and I hid behind him squeezing his robe out of fear.

"They are coming from the First Lady of Anatol, Ruth. We gotta take the girl now", the head guards steps towards me, but Ruth was quick to react. His palms started twitching and blue flames started burning in his palm.

"Stay back!", he warned them and I was holding my tears back, "If you try to her lady Eleanor, you're going to regret it!".

"Magician Ruth, if you don't move out of our way and give us the girl, we'll take you as a traitor of Anatol", the guards squeezed his sword and pointed at Ruth's throat.

"Try and get me then", Ruth smirked and he pushed me in the back room closing the door behind him.

I tried to get out and help Ruth, because I heard the sounds of swords cutting. But then I heard Ruth shouting at them to step back, or he'll burn them to dead. I didn't know what to do, so I decided to run and hide somewhere.

I exited through the back door and I ran out of the pharmacy. I ran past the people on the market, while the guards were still behind me. I was crying and screaming for help, because I knew I can't outrun their horses. Why would the First Lady want to execute me? I thought as I was pushing people out of my way.

I finally reached the end of Croyso and I ran straight into the forest, but the guards didn't stop chasing me. I hid behind a big tree hoping they won't see me there. I wiped my tears away and I pulled out a small knife to cut my dress shorter. They are going to find me soon, I need to run, I cut my dress and I threw away the pieces allowing my legs to be free.

"This way!", I heard them shouting behind me and I immediately stood up to run.

Running down between the trees to avoid being seen, I was feeling more and more tired than ever. My legs were all covered in cuts from the bushes, bleeding and bruised, but I didn't wanna stop. I knew that, if I do stop for a moment-they will catch me.

I almost reached the end of the forest and I was so close to Balto, I thought for a moment, that I can escape, but one of the guards grabbed my hair and pulled me back. I fell on the ground on my back and I hit my head in a rock. The guards all gathered around me and one of them pulled me up to stand up.

When I stepped on my feet they tied me up and threw me on a horse to bring me to Anatol. I thought my dead has come, but I hear sounds of hooves and I see sir Hebaron and Gabelle showing up behind the trees. Hebaron jumps immediately and cuts the hand of the man, who was putting me on the horse.

"Sir Hebaron!", I shouted and I tried to look at him, but it was too hard, because I was out on my stomach on top of the horse.

"Chill, kid. I'm here now", he said and threw me a smirk to assure me, that I'm safe.

The guards run towards the two knights, but with one swing of the sword Hebaron and Gabelle took most of the guards. They didn't notice the one, who pulled me by the hair, so he sneaks behind them and he got on the horse I was one. One hit and the horse started to run.

I watched as the figures of my friends were getting far away from me and I close my eyes to pray one more time. I guess this was my fate, I can't run away from it.

"ELEANOR!", sir Hebaron shouted after me and I saw them getting on the horses, but it was too late. We were so far away.

God, please..if you can hear me, have mercy on my soul! Help me through this and keep me save! I started praying. My eyes closed and I thought about Ruth. Is he okay? Are Gabelle and Hebaron going to be okay after my dead, oh...Gordon is going to be crushed. I couldn't stop seeing my friend's faces in my mind. They all are going to be so broken, when I die.

I hear the sound of the gates open and I knew we were already in Anatol. I open my eyes and I see all the people, who live there and know me looking at me with pity in their eyes. They knew I would never steal from Riftan.

The guard got off the horse and then he picks me up putting me over his shoulder. We slowly move to the execution space and he threw me on the ground. I hit my front part of my body in the wooden pole. The guards was quick to tie me up to the pole.

"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?", I hear a loud shouting and I raise my eyes to see Gordon with a cane barely standing on his feet. He was so scared, when he recognised me, "What are you doing to Eleanor? Why is she tied?".

"Don't you know, Gordon, we are going to execute her tomorrow morning", the guard explained and Gordon's face became even more pale than before. He looks straight at me and he started staggering.

"Catch him! He's about to fall!", I shouted at the guards, but he just kicks me in the face with his hard heavy boot and I look down.

"Don't tell us what to do, whore!", he ordered me and I couldn't raise my head. Blood running down from my mouth.

The other servants helped Gordon stand up and the maids came to wipe the blood out of my mouth. They all knew I was innocent, but they didn't dare to say anything, because they might be next on the pole. I don't blame them.

Sir Hebaron, Gabelle and Ruth returned to the castle, but the rest of the knights didn't let them come to me. Hebaron tried to fight them, but they were more stronger. So that's it, huh? My day to die..I hope it's worth it.

Riftan's pov:
I heard so much noise coming from the yards in front of the castle, but I was too mad on Maximilian to even care about the others. I saw a couple of maids running past me like there was an emergency. I was confused. I stopped one of them and she looked so scared.

"What's all this noise? Keep it down", I warn them and I let her go.

"Sorry, my Lord", she bows down, "we are all just in shock, because of the sudden news".

"What news? Speak up, woman".

"I thought you know, my Lord..about the execution tomorrow morning. Lady Maximilian Calypse ordered it to be as soon as possible and we are all in shock".

"Execution? Who are we executing?".

"Eleanor, my Lord".

What?

UNEDITED