“Whe to the vilge, I will need you to follow me very closely, you hear me.”

  “Yes mam, but may I ask why.”

  “I still don’t fully trust you, so don’t ask questions. Just know that if anyone sees you, you’re dead, that’s all.”

  You ’t end a sentence like that, all it’s going to do is make me panic. Still, she has got me this far, so let me put some trust in her.

  So, when we arrive at the vilge, we sneak around as stealthy as possible, but whenever a crowd of people walk by, she asks us to hide, but I notice she is also hiding.

  “Why are you hiding with us as well? Aren’t you a member of this vilge?”

  “I am, but you see, I went outside against the rules, so if anyone spots me, it will be annoying and waste a of time as they se.”

  So she was already a rule breaker, to begin with. I guess we got lucky with who came upon us.

  I noticed that everyone’s clothes look quite primitive in that they are made from natural materials, not anything processed.

  So as the little girl tio guide us, I realised she was bringing us he biggest building in the vilge, which became a problem as the poputioy increased the closer we got to it, but we were still able to get there successfully.

  “Ok, we’re going to sneak in through a secret entra the side,” so as we start following her, we suddenly hear.

  “MAPLE!”

  Hearing that, the little girl immediately pushed me and the man to the side where we couldn’t be seen. Then I see her walk forward a bit, and put a big smile on her face.

  Φ “Hey Willow, what’s wrong.”

  “Where have you been? Everyone in the vilge has been looking for you. I bet you went out again.”

  “I thought it would be fun to py hide and seek with the whole vilge, since I knew you guys would e to look for me.”

  “DO YOU THINK I WOULD BELIEVE THAT? You know what? I don’t care, what are you hiding there.”

  Φ Oh no, I think to myself.

  “Willow, what are you talking about? There is nothing over there.”

  “Do you think I am blind? I saw you throw something over there when you saw me.”

  “You sure your eyes aren’t pying tricks on you.”

  “Well the me go check.”

  “Willow, wait. I am sorry I did lie. In truth, I found a big sonbit. It looked rather sick, so I decided t it back.”

  “Oh, really well, since sonbit reacts to loud noise, let me ensure you’re not lying.” So, the boy screams at the top of his lungs.

  Φ SHITTTT, I o respond, but the sonbit wasn’t in any of Capti’s books. I o make up something. God help me. so, I say in response “HUMINA, HUMINA, HUMINA.”

  “Oh, so it is a sonbit.”

  “I got that right!” I say, shocked.

  Φ “Maple, the sonbit voice souoo weak. I o go che it,” Willow says as he runs towards the noise.

  I fot willow is an animal freak “Willow, don’t go over there.”

  Φ Seeing the kid named willow in front of me I take note of his appearance: Willow is a boy just as tall as Maple. He has light green hair and is wearing clothes like maple, but they are a bit less well made. I don’t know what to say when he sees me except “humina” while waving.

  “Intruders”, he says as he quickly grabs an or around his ned blows into it. Then a loud sound rings. What he blew was a whistle. This isn’t good. It robably a. I should pick up the man and try to run.

  But suddenly, I see a herd of people all arouhey all have spears and are pointing them at me, and then out of this rge group of people, one giant man emerges.

  “Two foul creatures, have snuck their way into the vilge. Who is the traitor that brought them into here.”

  “It was me there, my guests Buloke,” Maple says as she stands in front of us with her arms stuck out.

  “Do you know what you have dohe foremost rule in our vilge is that no osider shall be let in. You know the punishment for breaking this rule is death.”

  “If I didn’t, they would have died out there, so I had to help them.”

  “That isn’t an excuse, you fool. If you were not the chief’s daughter, I would have cut your head of where you stand. You have really been pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable Maple, but this is too far.

  “We discuss that ter, but right now, someone’s life is in danger so let me help them.”

  Buloke then has a look of sho his fad says, “These outsiders must have used some hypnotising power on you. Guys, restrain her. She isn’t in her right mind.”

  “You idiots, of course, I am in my right mind. Let go of me.”

  “We have not such power. You should leave her alone,” I say, but as the words leave my mouth, I feel a strong fist hit me in my stomach, f me to my knees.

  “Silence, intruder who gave you permission to speak”

  Vomiting from the hit, the pain I feel from his first is worse thae I received, but more than that, I feel immense anger and what’s makihink that is him. So full e with my face barely lifting itself from the ground, I stare at him intensely.

  “That’s a rather fierce look you have it just like a beast, but luckily for me, I accel at hunting those,” he says as he swings another punch at me.

  As his first close in on my face, it is suddenly stopped by a hand behihe unsan has woken up.

  “A man such as yourself shouldn’t be hitting kids,” he says as he sends Buloke flying with a punch.

  He thes up with his left side still severely frostbitten “Do any of you other fine adults want to pick a fight with me? If not, put your spears down.”

  My first thought was that this guy is strong. How is he able to move when his body is like that? Still ign his pleas, the people around hold their spears, and one shouts, “CHARGE.”

  “STOP YOU FOOLS,” a thundering voice says.

  When I look over, I see a monstrous man. While I am gazing at this man, I hear the frostbitten man say, “This is bad.”

  The giant man walks over to Buloke and says, “Everyoake this as an example of why violence is the lowest form of unication, because the moment you faeoronger, you no longer have the ability to get your point across.”

  “YES, SIR”, the crowd of people shout.

  So, as he walks over to us, the man in front of me takes a defeance, but then I hear Maple Shout, “Dad, don’t do anything bad.”

  Dad, that must mean this man is the vilge chief.

  The man sighs and says, “ing up mistakes is a father’s job. Everyohrows the little one in prison and keeps a close eye on him and take the other oo be treated.”

  One person in the crowd says, “But that is dangerous to the medics treating him. This man is strong. It’s too dangerous. We should just throw them out.”

  After this, the crow shouts in unison, “OUT WITH THEM OUT WITH THEM”

  “Then I will be present as he is being treated. That should be enough to curb your worries.” After the chief’s decration, the voices of everyo silent.

  “So we’re ok now,” the man in front of me said as he passed out. Soon after he fell, the people around us acted fast and did what the chief said, pig the man and me up and taking us away.

  “Maple, we’re going to talk ter,” the chief says with fury in his eyes. Maple looks frighte the prospect of it. But I didn’t get a good look because I was taken away rather quickly and thrown in a jail cell with iron stocks binding my hands a.

  So, my hands a are now bound in a jail cell with no one around and no books to read. They even took my box of letters, and from the looks the people were giving me, I am sure everyone in the vilge wao kill me. I think this is the best situation to use that word Capti taught me

  “FUCK”

  -Break-

  Three days ter

  I am bored, so, so, bored. Did they have to keep me in this cell all by myself? I have had nothing to do except shit and piss in a bucket, and if I even want to talk; the guards refuse to answer any of my questions.

  So, I get back at them by pying mind games with the guards. I discovered they think I am some demonic creature, so I started mumbling nonsense iher songs while staring ily at them. They were visibly shaking and freaking out. It’s the only joy I have had while being locked in here.

  That’s how the st few days had goil today, when they came into my cell and said, “We have been tasked with c you with this,” they were holding baskets filled with snow.

  They must be cheg if I was resistant to snow. I guess Maple and her dad talked after all. So, I now sit there surrounded by a massive amount of snow. All this snow is making me feel nostalgic, so I start smiling. The guards have stantly been gng at me. I guess they are worried I am going to freeze to death.

  So, to get them to stop, I mumble even faster in the saviours and heavens song while staring at them for even lohat brings their eyes to turn away from me.

  Will this be my whole day? “Your cell is here,” The guards say as they open my door and bring the man with the scars into my cell.

  As he gets close to the cell, he notices me covered in snow and then screams at the guards, “Are y to kill this boy? You men should be ashamed,” the guards frighted immediately go into fighting positions.

  “Don’t worry; the snow doesn’t affect me. I’m all good.”

  Taking a sed to uand what I said, the man backs down and says, “My humblest apologies, I overreacted,” as he bows to the guards. This causes them to rex.

  After that, they threw him into the cell with me and locked the door. Wheered, he said, “I heard from the girl called Maple that you saved my life and brought me here, thank you.”

  “It was no problem, but could I ask you a question.”

  “Go ahead. It’s the least I could do for you.”

  “Oh, thanks, so why do you want to die.”

  “What do you mean.”

  “Well, most people who go up Fimbulwinter have a death wish, so I was just asking why you want to die,” I say with my eyes staring ily at him.

  “I know I said ask me anything, but don’t you think you should be somewhat close with the person you're asking that question to.”

  “Oh, sorry, yht, so how about this because I saved your life. Be my friend.”

  “Two things first, friendships are built, not you ’t just magically bee friends with someone, and sed it’s immoral to use a favour to take advantage of people in such ways.”

  Annoyed, I say, “But you said you would answer my question.”

  “I am sorry but making sure a young boy like you has better morals, is much more important than a promise,” he says fidently.

  I hear the guard s our versation. “Ok, then, I at least have your name.”

  “You should always state your name first before asking others.”

  He is irritating me, but whatever, “My name is Orb.”

  “o meet you, Orb. My name is Cole Animus.”

  Log of animals

  Name: Sonbit

  Height: 210cm

  Type: Predasaur

  Description: It is a giant white fluffy mamma with long ears and long circur tails

  Fact: They have h, so they swallow everything they eat whole, breaking it down with their acidiachs.