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Chapter 7
Fergus was angry, he had been hiding in a ruin of a castle for more than a month with still
no news about where Elizabeth was. He was certain that it was her he saw in the forest the
night he fought with Sir Andrew. Even though she had cut her hair off and was dressed as a
boy it was clear to him that it was her. He could not believe his luck, he had been
searching for her and here she was right in front of him. He should have killed Moray when
he had the chance he thought. He took another drink of his wine and cursed Andrew Moray.
How did he manage to have Elizabeth?
Fergus hated having to stay in hiding but there was no way he was taking a chance of being
caught and hung for the massacre at Munlochy. If that stupid bitch would have just agreed
to marry him when he was courting her this would never have happened. It is all her fault.
He wanted her and he was going to have her. She can hide all she wants but it would do no
good one day she will have to come out of hiding. Once they are married he will kill her
and be done with it after he has used her body and broke her spirit. No one denies Fergus
Mcdonald. His parents found that out the hard way. Now all he had to do was find Elizabeth
and make sure she also understands.
Billi loved her cave, she had spent everyday of the last 2 months making it home. She had
plenty of food to last the winter and a stock pile of wood to last longer than that. She
missed having someone to talk to but there was no way she would risk putting others in
danger. She hated that she left without having a chance to tell Andrew she was a girl, she
often wondered what he was doing and if he even looked for her. Of course then she decides
that he probably did not look for her since he thought she was a boy.
She would think about him every night as she fell asleep. she tried not to dwell on things
that could never be but since she was alone and would be for a long time coming she let her
self fantasize. The only person she was hurting was herself. With it getting colder out and
the leaves already off the trees she started staying inside more. She still had not seen
any sign of people but she was not going to take any chances. Some days she would explore
her cave and the many tunnels that ran through the mountain. Some would go on so long that
she would turn around and head back to her main room and others would open up into more
rooms. She realised she was in the best and biggest room with a natural water source. She
was searching a new tunnel one day when she heard voices. It was more like shouting but she
did not hang around to figure out who it was, she ran back to her cave chest heaving and
heart racing. "What do I do now?" she mumbled to herself. The tunnel she traveled down was
a long one with many small caverns off of it and some areas were very tight to pass through
even for her. She decided to try and gather rocks and boulders to block off the entrance to
the tunnel so whoever it was on the other side would not be able to get to her. She carried
the rocks a ways back into the tunnel until she found a small path so it would take less
rocks to block it off. She was so scared that it was Fergus on the other side. She was
confused on what to do now should she stay and hope that her wall would hold whoever it
was out or should she leave her cave and find another place to spend winter?
Andrew questioned Holly for hours before deciding he had all the information he needed.
There was No denying it Elizabeth and Billi were one and the same. He did not let Holly
know he had met her friend or that she was pretending to be a boy. He could not explain it
but he did not trust her. There was just something about her story that left him feeling
like not all of it was true. He was positive she was abused and beaten and it is possible
she promised to find and turn over Billi to save herself. He did not know if he wouldn't
promise the same if it meant saving his life, not that he would ever turn over someone he
loved to a madman but to say whatever it took just to get free, anyone would do it. If they
said otherwise they were most likely lying.
Andrew had enough information and while he was talking Markus made sure his food and horse
were made ready for him to head out in search of Billi. He had already lingered longer than
he wanted to talking to Holly. Winter was closing in on them and he needed to get out there
and find her before it started to snow. Winter in the highlands was not a time to be out
and about. It was a time to hunker down and stay close to the fire. Blizzards are common
during the winter months and he knew he would not stop looking for her, he could not sit
inside his cozy castle knowing she was out there freezing and possibly starving.
Markus met Andrew outside the castle doors he had both there horses packed and ready to
head out.
"Markus thank you, but you know I need you here."
" You need me helping you find Billi." he demanded
" I understand you want to help me but what if she comes back here? I will take a few
soldiers with me but you must stay."
Markus did not like it but he was not going to argue and waste more time. so with a sigh he
relented and agree to stay
" Thank you my friend I know it is not easy for you to be stuck here but I need someone to
keep an eye on Holly as well I do not know why but I don't trust her."
"I know I want to but there is just a feeling I get when she talks sometimes that makes me
think she is hiding something." Markus replied.
"I don't think she is a bad person I just think she might have made bad choice and is not
trying to figure out what to do."
"You think she agreed to help find Billi to save herself?" asked Markus
" I do." said Andrew " I think having had to deal with a monster beating her and raping her
for a month she would have agreed to anything, I cant blame her but I wont allow her near
Billi when I bring her home until I am sure she can be trusted." there was nothing left to
say....
Andrew called together a small search party and headed out over the draw bridge in search
of his missing squire...