Villains also get Second chance

My eyes widened as I looked at them with wide opened eyes. Everyone was on the floor unconscious while Cassius was holding their head under the knife.

"I apologise for taking so long, my dear wife" he said with a smirk and I did not know how to react!

How did he handle all of them when I was having trouble handling only one? I looked at him with bewilderment when he slowly moved towards us.

"You.. what did you do to them?" shouted the girl named Shia as she moved towards an unconscious man which surprised me again as i thought that she would be moving towards her head.

But then she took the head of the man in her lap even after she was so much hurt. I did not see her cry when I fought with her even after she got so many wounds, but now she was crying like a young girl who had lost everything. I felt so much pain looking at her. We should not have been here in the first place. We shouldn't have met her and I should not have interfered.

All this because of the changes my life is bringing among them. 

"What did you do to them?" I asked, and Cassius looked at me surprised.

"Why? did you want to be killed by them? So you are feeling upset now that they would not be able to do so?" he spat in anger.

The girl who was crying there looked at us, "what did you do to them?" she asked again, she really has very little vocabulary!

"I have done nothing to them. They are just unconscious. They would soon get consciousness again. But for that you have to help us" he said to the man whom he had held.

"You have betrayed us. Why would I help you?" snarled the head and Cassius chucked.

"The deal was to give you the jewel and you would take us to the village safely, how did it even end in us being the bait of the animals so that you can hunt them? And now that we have tried to save ourselves you are calling us traitors. I didn't even remember being loyal to you!" he shouted once again, and the headman gritted his teeth.

"If they are only unconscious then they will get consciousness again, we should hurry and leave this area, Cassius' 'I said as I looked at their angry faces. They would not let us go once they would wake up and notice what had happened.

"Ha, if only they would be alive for that.. It is almost evening time. The animals would soon be here to drink water. All the men are unconscious to save themselves. The girl is injured badly and this old man would only be able to save himself. They all are going to die." said Cassius with a laugh. 

I looked at the men who were laying on the ground, and then back at the Cassius and the old man.

"Is there no way to save them?" I asked and the girl looked at me with complex emotions.

"Why are you so worried about them?" asked Cassius, confused. "If i had not done this we both would have died" he added with strong anger and i shook my head.

'I know everything but do they all need to deserve that?' but then i closed my eyes, maybe he was just acting the way we did that before.

"Very well, then let's go and save yourself, we will find the way out.'' I said and finally the man nodded.

"Tell me, is this your last decision?" he asked the man whom he was holding.

There was anger in that aged man's eyes, I could see that he wanted to kill both of us.

"Fine, I am ready to help you,  save my men first." he added and Cassius shook his head.

"I need a blood oath for that." added Cassius, "now"

"I am ready to give you the blood oath," said the girl who was crying there. She held the dagger  that was still inside her and took it out in one single move. She winced as the blood started flowing like water from the faucet, it was so much that even I felt nauseous for a moment.

But she still crawled towards Cassius and used her blooded hand. Cassius nodded and opened his bandage, soon fresh blood filled his hands again.

They both held hands while the girl chanted something I did not know. The old man kept denying but the girl did not listen and soon they both left each other's hand.

"The oath is done. You have the blood of our clan now. No one from our clan ever hurt you or your family. And you can not hurt us too" she replied as she finally held her gut. Her steps stumbled.

I wanted to ask what was happening but this was not the right time. I moved and took the pieces of my gown and went to the girl. She looked at me with pensive eyes.

"Did you not say we are part of one family now?" I asked and she bit her lips to stop herself from speaking anything.

She did not stop me anymore and I took the dress and tied her wounds tightly. At least it would stop bleeding for a while.

"Hurry up, we need to go." said Cassius and we all nodded.

"We are four, can you both handle one man each, we both would handle 2 each?'' he asked and i nodded but then i looked at the girl who was not even able to stand.

She felt my eyes on her and shook her head.

"I will manage.. I am not that weak and pathetic" she mumbled and I shook my head.

"Telling that you are hurt and need help is not being pathetic, dear. It is just sharing your pain with the one who cares." I replied and she looked at me with widened eyes as to why I was showing her care.

Truth to be told even I did not know.