When I arrived by the riverbank, the water was rather shallow so I chose to jump in and cross it. Though I had quite the troubles since it reached above my knee, making it hard for me to walk. But I managed to reach halfway through and pulled myself by grabbing on to the land on the other side. I quickly pulled myself up and plopped down on the dirt with a tired sigh.
My knees started shaking as soon as I laid down along with my heavy pants. I decided it was best not to rest yet and stood up from the grass before climbing up the small hill. Eventually, the walls were finally upclose where I could just reach it and run to everybody. I tried to pick up my pace and ran towards the gate. There stood a friend guarding the gate with his sword when his attention moved towards my direction, he steadily held the sword close to his body with narrowed eyes.
" Fundy... " I breathed out and slowly walked closer to him. His nose scrunched up, revealing his pointed teeth as he was about to attack me when he stopped himself.
" Sam? " Fundy mumbled.
I slowly reached the light, revealing myself to Fundy. He suddenly dropped his weapon to the ground and slowly approached me, I smiled gently at my close friend. I opened my arms, greeting him as he attacked me with a tight hug. We spun around for a short second before stopping as we both laughed together.
" I'm happy you're back, Sam. " Fundy whispered to my ear.
" I'm glad to see you again. " I chuckled and gave him a pat on the back.
He soon untangled his arms around me and smiled, when a voice came from the gates. We both turned in surprise only to see Tubbo standing in the middle of the gate, shaking with his hands stuck to his mouth with his eyes widened in pure shock. Fundy gave me a pat on the back, insisting I should go. I smiled and ran as fast as I could towards Tubbo, before hugging him as tight as I could.
Tubbo suddenly cried and gripped tightly on to my clothes while hugging me. I smiled softly and placed a hand behind his head, stroking his hair gently as I comforted him. Tubbo burried his face deeper in to my clothes and tightened his grip, not wanting to let go of me. I stopped stroking his hair and wrapped my arms around his torso. We then remained silent for the moment, cherishing the moment we finally had after days of being seperated.
" I missed you. "
" I missed you too. "
We soon seperated after minutes of hugging, although I had to take the upper hand since Tubbo refused to let go of me. I reassured him after and asked for where the others were. Fundy was quick to lead me inside the walls and headed for a room, I quickly realized that it led to the small clinic we built. I barged inside the room, only to surprise Wilbur who was sitting beside a bed with a tired look plastered to his face.
Soon as he noticed me, his eyes widened, just like how I saw Tubbo earlier. Wilbur immediately stood up and was in the state of shock while slowly approaching me. I smiled but soon noticed a body laying on the bed. My smile dropped as I walked pass Wilbur and glanced down. The heart inside my chest dropped down to my stomach as I scanned the bandages on his body and the amounts of healing potions by the makeshift table beside the bed.
Wilbur approached me from behind and placed a hand on my back, just when a tear dropped down to the floor from my eyes. Tubbo worriedly looked at me with a frown on his face along with Fundy who's head was stuck to the ground. I slowly walked forward and sat on the small space on the bed before placing a hand on top of the boy's hands, I flinched at how cold it was.
" I'm sorry, Tommy. I'm sorry I was too late. " I whispered and grabbed his hand with both of mine's to hopefully warm his body with the warmth of my palms.
" You weren't, Sam. If you didn't save him in the last second, he wouldn't be here right now. " Fundy responded.
I looked down and bit my lip as I blinked away the tears. I slightly laughed to myself, amused that I was able to cry after hours of non-stop sobs. I quickly wiped away the liquid from my face and stared at Tommy's face. My heart clenched at his pale face. if it wasn't for his chest that slowly rised up and down, I would think he was dead.
Tubbo then sat down beside me and rubbed his hand on my shoulder, comforting me as I rubbed my hands on Tommy's cold ones. Fundy soon joined by standing but Wilbur left the room, leaving the three of us tending for Tommy as he sleeps to regain his energy. After all, he had done so much to carry the burden of L'manburg. He deserved the rest.
" I'm glad you're alright, huge man. " I joked, knowing he had always called himself that for the past time I had known the blonde child. Tubbo and Fundy joined in the small laughter as well as cracking a few jokes about Tommy, hoping to lighten the mood up a bit.
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Time passed, I excused myself from Tubbo and Fundy. They agreed and decided to take care of Tommy while I was gone for a bit. I smiled and shot them a " Thank You " before leaving the room to find a certain tall man. Considering the space inside the built in walls, it wasn't that hard to find Wilbur standing outside the gate. I quickly made my way down to Wilbur.
" Will? "
Wilbur turned around and found me standing behind him with a small smile. Yet he didn't respond with the same.
" Sam, can I have a talk with you for a second? " He asked.
" Of course. "
Wilbur then led me away, considering that we had to walk away, it must be private for us to talk so far from the others. Once we stopped, we were in an open space by the opposite side of the wall.
" What are we talking about, Wilbur? " I asked.
" How have you been? Are you alright? "
I frowned slightly. " Surprisingly, I'am alright. "
He nodded.
" Were they harsh to you? " Wilbur asked again and looked down, noticing quickly the bandages on my knuckles. I awkwardly looked away and hid my arms behind me.
" For the first part, yes but Dream has been acting weird lately. " I truthfully answered.
I looked down and revealed my hands. I slightly rubbed it with my thumb and sighed.
" This was my fault. "
I dropped my arms to my side and avoided eye contact with Wilbur as I looked around the nature's beauty in front of us. I took in a deep breath before letting it all out with my eyes closed. I opened it shortly and crossed my arms, contemplating if I should mention it.
" He helped tend my wounds. "
Wilbur went silent for a second.
" What I mean by He is Dream. " I said.
" I know. "
I turned to Wilbur and confusedly stared at him. However, he wasn't looking at me. Instead, he watched the far distance where we could see the huge mountains.
" The moment you mentioned he was acting weird. " Wilbur added, making it clear as I nodded and crossed my arms.
" Samantha, we've lost so much. Our best weapons and armors had been lost due to a traitor, Tommy's barely breathing right now and I can't guarantee that he's even able to fight the second he wakes up. "
" I know, that's why I'm here! " I smiled to reassure Wilbur. He looked at me with a side glance.
" We may not have the best armors and weapons to beat Dream but we can outsmart him. Wilbur, you have the talent to lead us through this, Tubbo and Fundy can help treat Tommy with their medical skills. And I can be the knight. We can still win this war. "
I was panting heavily but I put on a confident smile for Wilbur. Although what scared me is his expression. It was scarily similar to what Eret looked like the hour before he betrayed us at the embassy. My shoulders dropped and the feeling twisting in my stomach made, as if it was telling me something's not going to be right.
" Samantha- You and Tommy are my hands, right? "
" Yes... "
Wilbur takes in a deep breath before continuing.
" I can't afford to lose both of you, not now. " He whispered under his breath with his eyes suddenly twinkling at the light.
" Wilbur...? "
Wilbur suddenly gripped my shoulders with his head hung low. He whispered one last thing to me before leaving me in one blink of an eye. I frowned and was about to catch up with them, when a hand grabbed me by the shoulder.
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