Chapter 3 The Meadows

Hazel was left shocked as he was actually trying to force her to be his, she watched the carriage leave until it was out of sight before finally going back into the house. Now she cursed the day she had met him at the meadows.

"What will I do relles.... He wants to force me I to marrying him, I can't believe my dreams will die like this...I've always wanted to get married to someone I love and be the person's first priority but with being his wife, I'll just be used to quench his sexual desires"

Hazel went back home with a dull face which Vivian picked up

"What's wrong Hazel"

"Nothing mum"

"Don't lie,tell me,I know when something wrong,I'm your mum"

"Have Mr Helios been meeting you recently?"

"He came today again"

"Of course and be said he was expecting you"

"I actually...."

"I thought we settled this two years ago mum, I said I never liked the idea and I never knew you would still go up with it behind my back" Hazel spat

"I never agreed with anything Hazel"

"Then why was he expecting you,looks like you guys were planning on coming to a decision today right?"

"Hazel I never did anything behind your back and since you said you never liked the idea I didn't push further with it"

"And does that explains why he was 'expecting' you"Hazel said

Vivian who was already tired of explaining bursted out

" And how's that my fault "

"......"

"Yes, how's that my fault,if you had listened to me and not run away from the house that day and went to the meadows, then all this wouldn't have happened"

"Now your saying its my fault"

"Yes?"

"Why won't I believe that you actually planned this with him" Hazel said before running away bursting in tears as she approached the meadows again. She cried her eyes out film they were red and her nose swollen. So now her Mum was blaming her for this,if only her dad was here. She stayed at the meadows for like four hours as the clouds became dark,she then caught sight if a white small creature coming close to her, she cleaned the tears blurring her sight and found out it was relles,but what was he doing here and how the hell did he get out from his cage.

She carried him and headed back to the town only to find out that everything was in ashes. What had happened these few hours she had left, she rushed home only to she that her mum was missing, she checked the back of the house but didn't find her then she noticed that some people were coming out from the forest and it then dawned in her what had happened 'a riot'. A riot had happened within the few hours she had left and Ber mom had gone missing.

Everything had gone worse than before and it now looked like each time she tan away something bad always happen. First, she ran away only to come across Mr Helios, second, her dad was actually abducted because the people of Poetwyth had noticed her in the meadows and as she ran back, they followed her and stated the riot resulting in her dad being taken and then now,her mum had gone too. She broke down in tears as her knees gave out and she fell to the ground,she didn't mean to run away, she was just angry and she wouldn't be able to see her mum again. Their house was burnt to some extent and some blood stains were around probably her Mum's own. She was now left with Mr Helios offer or rather decision. She carried relles which she had dropped down when she broke down,putting him back in his cage which was thrown on the floor. Everything seems to make sense now,the center market being empty today wasn't a coincidence as it was close to the elite town, so they might have been informed about the riot, but why didn't Mr Helios tell her. She just sat on the ground and stared into space and slowly tears made their way to her cheeks again

"Relles,what do I do, now that Mum's gone" she said in between sobs. Relles on the other hand just stared at her,if only she could see the creatures in this rabbit's body,she would have seen a wide smile on it's lips.

Early the next morning, as the birds flew up in the sky,Hazel slept on the floor as there was no bad and her back ached. She sat down to lean her back against the wall trying to contain the loneliness she felt,she had only relles with her and she spoke

"What do we do now relles?" She said"I was thinking I could sell the shop with all the wools and sweaters,then look for a job as a maid cause I wouldn't want to meet Helios for help... What do you think?" Relles didn't speak a word "If only you could advice me relles cause I'm actually confused on what to do" If Hazel was to write a letter writing to be a maid,according to the customs,all letters will be brought to the Lord and then passed down and seeing that Helios was the Lord's deputy, he will get to know about it and maybe employ her which she never wanted.

"I think I'll get the job but not in this land,I'll go to Borreve as its the closest to Bougreve" she then turned to relles"I know its the bight creatures land but some humans reside there also so I aren't going to be the only human there....you'll be following me also,take note"

Hazel went to the shop,it tool her about four days to finish selling all the wools and sweaters and finally the shop and it was about ten silver coins and few bronze coin. After gathering the money, she prepared to travel to Borreve which was sure to cost like four silver coins. She packed her luggage's and the cage where relles was,she stared at the house she lived with her family,she was sure going to miss the house and this land. After giving her final goodbyes, she boarded a carriage with two other people, relles was on her laps in his cage throughout the journey while she looked at the trees that passed as they moved.