Chapter 27

“So runaway?” I asked. “Yep and I feel like their following me.” He said. “Well I’m going to Neserdnia so I’m sure they won’t follow us there.” I said, trying to reassure him. “I hope so. If I have to go back there...” he stopped and looked off in the distance. “Anyway what are you doing out here?” He asked me. “Well it’s kinda a long story but I’m on a very important mission and 1 person got to like 6 very very very fast and I got tired of them so here we are.” I explained. “Oh that makes sense.” He said. As much as I hated to admit it I was starting to like this kid and as far as I was concerned he could stay with me for as long as needed.

We literally didn’t even make it another foot before we heard “put your hands up and don’t try to escape your surrounded.” We threw our hands up and I whispered to him “what did you do?” He looked at me and shrugged then said “how do we know it’s not you their looking for?” I hadn’t done anything but I couldn’t disagree either. The soldiers came in and put handcuffs on us then led us to who knows where.

“What...” I started. “No talking!” Said one of the guards. Albert looked at me kinda terrified but I could tell he was trying to act brave. Poor kid finally escapes who knows what then ends up here probably because of some unknown thing I did. They led us to a place I had never seen before on any maps old nor new. It was an underground kingdom someone had built not too long ago. “What in the world?” I said under my breath. “No!” The guard started. “No talking I know I know!” I said aggravated. “Bring them in here!” Came a very familiar voice. “Oh no.” I said. “What?” Albert asked. “No!” The guards started. “Don’t start!” I yelled at them. They brought us in and there sat Joaquin on a throne in an underground kingdom he had built.