Thread: White Rose Withering [TakodaVega x Dies Irae]

Nettle looked over the single exit as he waited for Rose to stand, watching her battered body rise was at least somewhat relieving but other than that she was weaker than he had first anticipated, pondering on how long she had been stuck in that rusted cage. Looking back on what she used to be capable of, the image of Rose in his mind was much different than the Rose standing before him. Shaking his head softly he turned his back to her and knelt to one knee. If you cannot stand, I'll carry you, we must leave this place quickly. Looking at the door waiting to see if any guards came during their brief period of solitude, they would have time to rest after he got her to safety but now time wasn't on their side. He could hear them running, before the shouting of orders and sounds of steel against the cold walls sounded throughout the building, mixed in with the sounds of violence the guards made, wails and cries from the rest of the slaves rested in his ears, He was not here for them, Rose was the priority first, now he needed to escape, without a doubt any other he saved would be caught quickly, he doubted any of them were as highly trained as himself or Rose. Pulling Rose onto his back he held her legs tight enough so she wouldn't fall, letting her wrap her arms around his neck for more stability. Hold on, Stay Low he said standing to his feet keeping his form low enough to break into a dash if he needed to. His ability to fight was compromised holding Rose like that but he planned to outrun any opponents if he had the choice. Moving to the door slowly, he checked the corridor from where he entered, so far none of the guards had made their way as far in as they were, luck had befallen them somewhat as he walked the darkened halls, spirit shattering gloom he didn't notice on his hurried entry was much more evident as he slowly made his way back to the entrance, keeping Rose secure on his back blocking any of her sounds of pain to focus on the sounds of the guards, avoiding conflict in the unfamiliar territory was harder than he first thought, taking a left to avoid a group could've lead him to another or even a dead end. Making sure to press forward without slowing no matter which direction he chose, he sighed kneeling at a four way tunring point. Their were people on the left hallway, they had lost his location, another stroke of luck but now being stuck with two choice forwards or right, avoiding the guards had cost him his memory of the path he took coming in, with each group of guards moving through each hallway he wouldn't have long to make up a decision before they were found. Looking over his shoulder at Rose he smiled reassuringly Hold on tight, hide yourself as best you can, we may be attacked he whispered. Standing up and holding Rose's legs tighter he lent down before beginning to run, sprinting through the intersection straight forward the guards barely catching him before hastily and sluggishly following him, Nettle took drastic measures taking whichever turn he could muster at his fastest to avoid crashing into a wall. Hearing shouts and yells of the guards following him signalling the rest he stayed silent. His ears tuning out anything he didn't need to know, leaving the sounds of the guards and Rose's voice as the only things he would listen to. Looking towards the windows in the longer straight corridors trying to get a familiar tree or design of the building he had captured from the outside he caught a glimpse of the oak tree he had hid himself in when he first arrived at that place, making a move towards any direction that pointed towards that tree he looked back seeing several guards attempting to catch him. Their disgruntled yells rebounding off the walls echoing throughout the building, Taking a sharp right turn as he felt the sparks of a steel weapon colliding with the wall hit his face, unwavered he kept pressing forward through maze like building. Soon he saw the opening he was searching for, the large entrance guarded by what seemed to be the same two men he had tricked into letting him enter. My apologise if this hurts you he said runnign towards the guards, shifting to the side quickly to avoid the first swing, almost immdeiately snapping back in the opposite direction to avoid the second. After he had avoided the guards at the entrance the were almost free, turning to the fields he had traversed to get there he saw another man, that man again, shifting his hands underneath Rose's legs to pull one of his daggers free he ran just to the left of the man, keeping Rose well out of reach to him, and yet the man did nothing, Nettle caught his gaze a second time before continuing, as he ran over the hill hiding the town beneath it he heard the voice echoing throughout the field, laced with a darkness he didn't even hear in the voices of the ones he hunted You cannot hide from me Ktzchen, your hero will not always be there to protect you. Nettle paid the threat no attention, he was out of the building, he had Rose, he had completed his goal. Coming to slow down at the entrance to the towns inn, walking quickly through the dimly lit bar, up the stairs to his purchased room, setting Rose down on the bed softly before turning to the mirror to examine his body for any injury.