Villains also get Second chance

Jamie pov

"Look carefully this is the last area of the whole forest and i am sure they are nearby.'' I ordered the knights who were walking on foot.

My hands went back to the piece of dress that was in my hand. It was Mari's. I had searched every area and we have already found their horse but it was far away from here and they both are not nearby.

"We will find them brother, do not worry." said Roseila and I sighed.

"How? And when.. It had already been two days.. They both ate just fools. Could they not stay at the place where the horse left them. It would have been a matter of two hours to find them then '' I replied with a sigh.

We have found their footsteps up to river side. After that we lost them. There were so many animal footprints and waves have cleared the left over marks.

All we found were dried blood and her torn dress. We didn't even know that they were caught by hunters or that animals had attacked them.

"Do you think it is done my animals?" asked Roselia and i shook my head.

"That blood was human, if they would have been attacked by animals. There must have been a dead animal around or further wounds. I don't know. I am sure that it is not an animal but a human fight.`` I added as I jumped from the horse and walked forwards.

This area was covered full of trees yet it feels like humans live around.

Like the trees.. If you look at them closely, you could see that their branches have been cut for wood. And there are no animals around. When we searched at other places we could randomly see animals even if they were hidden and guarding their territory. And the ground, it was extra grassy as if it was created that way to fool others.

"Captain, captain, we found the mark of wheels, there is a carriage passed through this place." said a knight running towards me.

"Follow it but if the marks go more than 10km away then let them be and do not follow it anymore." I added as I bent down to check the soil. 

There was manure in it. Though there could be tree leaves and other things mixed in the soil to grow more plants. This was not looking at the work of nature.

If a normal person would see, he could only see the woods but if we look closely there were a few signs showing the details of people living nearby.

"Roselia, come with me. We need to check the vicinity personally.`` I stood and she climbed down from the horse too.

She walked towards me looking alert towards the area.

"Brother, do you think they are hidden here., but then they would have felt our presence and come out." she said with a frown and my eyes narrowed.

"Do you think that someone has captured them? But they both were strong enough to protect themselves." she said as if reading my darkened face.

"They both are nothing but fools to cross the boundary during race. When they knew that no light was following them. How could she make such a mistake? Let me find both of them, then I will make sure to beat them.`` I added as my fist clenched and the stone in it broke into pieces.

"Come let's look together." I said then I looked at Steve who was waiting for my orders.

"Take all the knights with you and search every nook and corner within 5km. And if there is even a bit of doubt, blow the horn. We will do the same.'' I said to him and he nodded.

He walked towards the left and I walked towards the right with Roselia.

After walking for another two hours, we reached a very strange place. There was a part where the whole area was covered with vines, and my eyes narrowed. Even if we could not see what was covered by vines. There was no way a tree could be that wide.

"Be alert, blow the horn if attacked, even if there's a doubt, blow it '' I said as I took my sword off and started cutting the wine.

A strong stone wall could be seen inside it. It was covered so meticulously that no one would notice it easily.

But before we could cut further a man jumped and attacked us. And soon others followed. It soon became the battle fiend and as said, Roselia blew the horn.

They looked at her surprised and then with hatred and anger.

"Go away, knight, we have nothing to do with you." shouted a man as he took his spear to attack.

"I am looking for my sister and her husband and I know they are with you. Let them be free and I will go silently with them.`` I said but the man just chuckled.

"Do you think we are fools, huh? No one is going away if you stand here adamantly. If you want to get sacrificed for your sister, I will definitely fulfill your wish." said the man as his attacks turned sharper.

I lifted my swords and started fighting with 12 of them while Roselia took two. But they were already more for her.

They were trained wild men, they did not play fair. But I have seen thousands of them all my life.

I took out the dagger from my arm and threw it straight at the forehead of the man that was going to attack her from behind.

Another at the man who was running towards me. At the same time fighting with the man with a spear who looked like their leader.

"We are here not for a fight, but if needed, I would kill your whole clan to get my sister back '' I told and the man's eyes narrowed.

"Threatening me?" he asked with a chuckle and I shook my head.

"No, starting the facts"

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