Chapter XV "Injured"

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"Help me if you can, I'm feeling down.
And I do appreciate you being 'round.
Help me get my feet back on the ground.
Won't you please, please help me?"

- The Beatles

Grayson's perspective

It wasn't long until we were finally out of the mountains.
We were getting closer and closer to the hatchery with every passing day.

But our smooth sailing wouldn't last long...

"I'm telling you Mia, it's Enchantment Table!"
"Drake! For the last time, it's Enchanting Table!!"
"Actually 🤓, it's "Table of Enchanting."

"If you three don't shut your trapdoors, I'll enchant all your armor with Curse of Binding while you're sleeping." I said in annoyance

"Good."

"THAT'S HIM! THAT'S THE THEIF!"
Without warning, I was tackled down by a mercenary.

"Ah ha! Gotcha now you little punk!"

"Get. Your hands. Off of him."
The mercenary let go of me as soon as he heard Drake's voice.

I heard two swords unsheathed.
One metal clang.
Then the sound of metal slicing through skin, and a cry of pain.

"Drake!" Mia yelled

"FRY ON THIS YOU COMMIE!!!!!"

C L A - D O N G G G G G G g g g g !

Thud.

Mia quickly ran over to check on me.
"Grayson! You alright?"
I sat up and
"Yeah I'm fine."

That was when I saw Drake...

He had a large gash in his arm that was bleeding badly, and the back of his head was bleeding profusely.

"Uggggghhhhh... Graaayyyysooonn..."
"Samuuueel... heelllp..."

"Oh my Notch! Mia, Grayson! Help me get him up! Get his legs and torso, I'll get his shoulders!"

I quickly ran over to grab Drake's legs, as Mia got hold of his back.
"Alright, you ready Drake?" Samuel asked

"Ugghhhh..."

"I'll take that as a yes."

"Alright, on three, 1, 2, 3!"
We lifted him up and began carrying him towards a wooden structure that was in the distance.

But as we got closer, I realized what the structure was...

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