Obscure episode 72
OBSCURE 🏚️ 🗝️
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BY RUTHIE LEE 🌸 🌸
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CHAPTER 72
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Zachary’s early journey came to an end when he got to the other side of Orrander, his head started producing beady Sweats that got his hair sticking to his face.
Getting close to a small cottage and its heavy wooden door, Zackary placed a heavy knock on the door.
Silence took over his surrounding immediately he stopped knocking and he waited patiently for the door to be answered.
The door clicked opened and a bald young man walked out of the cottage, with a magnifying glass in his hand.
“Zackary…” The bald man called.
“Roland….” Zackary breathed out “it is so good to see you again.”
“Look at you, sweating under the sun, what brings you to my home after so many years and under this heat?” Roland sighed.
“Urgent need of your help sir Roland.” Zackary breathed out.
“Well come on in you must be exhausted.” Roland added gesturing his hand towards his cottage. Zackary thanked him before stepping into his cottage.
Both men remained quiet for a while and Zackary after catching his breath decided to speak.
“Roland” He began.
“My child is cursed. My new born child of yesterday bears the beast mark and I do not know what to do, the king and queen are too sad about the death of their child to withhold about any inspection of any child with the beast mark, but I am still afraid that soon about tomorrow or the day after, Rosanne my sweet child will be caught and worse, killed.” Zackary sighed.
“This not ear wanted” Roland shook his head.
“I know and it’s heart breaking seeing Tabitha cry over it, I’m scared help me.”
“You’re scared. First things first, why did you approach me thinking I heal beast marks.” Roland asked.
“You don’t heal beast mark but you’ve done so many great things that words could not utter Roland, I have no one to run to”
“I do not heal beast mark Roland, yes I have indeed made a blind man see again, but beast marks can never be cured.. Never” Roland hesitated before he said his last word which made Zackary suspicious.
“Never?” Zackary repeated.
Roland sighed. “Because it is you Zackary and also because it is you, but the beast mark is dangerous and it can be healed off”.
Zackary jumped on his feet with joy. “Then tell me, tell me how can it be healed. Tell me what must I do.”
“I do not want to recommend what I have in mind now Zackary, it’s far too dangerous” Roland shook his head.
“I will do anything… And I mean anything for my Rosanne.” Zachary shook his head.
“Who says the beast mark can’t be healed. Right every problem comes with a solution, but the solution to taking away the beast mark is far more evil than the mark itself.”.
“I will do anything.”
“No… You will not do anything Zackary because I will not tell you” Roland sighed.
“But you already mentioned it being possible to be cured, giving me hope. Don’t let my hope go to waste.” Zackary begged.
“I know someone” Roland sighed. “But it’s dangerous.”
“Just tell me Roland. We’ve been good friends, please help me, my daughter’s name scre-ms blood with that mark on her shoulder.” Zackary yelled.
“Do not yell, taking away the beast mark costs more than ever.”
“Is it money?” Zackary asked. “I’ll take a loan”
“It does not involve money… It costs a life. This is a dangerous path.” Roland warned.
“If it costs my life then I do not care.” Zackary stated, determined.
“It won’t cost you your life…” Roland added.
“Then what are you saying?” Zackary seemed more than confused.
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Tabitha was fast asleep and so was her child who laid beside her sleeping soundly, until a heavy disrupting knock that woke both mother and child, startling the child so much she starts to cry.
“Who in the world is that?” Tabitha asked no one in particular, grabbing her Infant and patting her on the back to stop crying.
The heavy knock came again causing Tabitha to cuss under her breath as she answered the door.
“Quick.!” Audrey yelled stepping into the cottage , frightening Tabitha.
“Audrey what in the world?” Tabitha shook her head.
“The royal guards are here. They’re going about in the village looking for new borns. Quick you have to hurry and leave this cottage, if Rosanne is found she will be dead.” Audrey cried.
“What?” Tabitha scre-med.
“You have to hurry. They don’t look the happiest where is Zackary?” Audrey asked.
“I do not know, he left this morning saying he had some things to work on concerning Rosanne, I have no idea where he went to.” Tabitha stated, sounding scared.
“Okay we have no time for Zackary we have to flee, Rosanne is the first child ever born with the curse mark, she mustn’t be found.” Audrey rushed her words.
“Yes. I must cloth her.” Tabitha added, rushing to wrap her baby in thick clothing and hurrying to wear her shoes made out of wool.
“Now leave. I’ll get Denise’s child and pretend he’s mine, I know we can’t run away forever, but for now you have to get Rosanne to safety, if possible go outside Orrander. No one knows about Rosanne or you giving birth to her, so there’s a great chance she’s safe for now. Now hurry up” Audrey rushed her words.
“Thank you so much Audrey, really… Thank you, words can’t explain how much I want to thank you for this.” Tabitha sighed.
“You can thank me later but for now, leave. Hurry up” Audrey added giving Tabitha a small push before she hurry out the door with her child right under her bossom, as she walked under the hot afternoon, making her way to flee Orrander.
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“I am trying to understand you Roland, but I am getting more confused, if saving Rosanne cannot cost my life, then whose life are you talking about” Zackary asked.
“Rosanne can only be cured when a sacrifice is made” Roland took a massive step forward.
He continued “You see, the beasts of Orrander were once eight headed and while placing this curse on us. On our child, children, they had to make a sacrifice, they had to kill one of their own to place this curse on us, we all know the beast as the seven headed beast but they were once eight, and ending one of their beloved to place this curse, you have to end one of your beloved to free your child from this curse ” Roland expounded.
“And what if I end myself.”
“That doesn’t count.” Roland shook his head. “The sacrifice can only be made by the one who brought the child to the world.”
“What? Are you saying Tabitha has to be… What?” Zackary was startled.
“let me put it simple for you, Tabitha has to die in order for Rosanne to be free from a curse like this.”.
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T. B. C
BY RUTHIE LEE 🌸 🌸.