Trinity the last White Witch - Chapter 64

[Dorothy’s POV]

RuUmbLe!

My attention flickered at the window outside. It hadn’t been an hour since I left Trinity in the plaza, and the rain she was talking about was fast approaching in the form of gigantic dark clouds looming over the town.

I couldn’t believe my eyes. Was Trinity a god now that she could summon rain at will? Was she really that powerful that even nature bend at her command?

My smile stretched in a wide grin. If so, she must really have something to make me strong!

—-

“Stop wasting my time with stupid questions.”

“Stupid?” I asked, eyes wide. We were conversing inside the crowds’ circle so the guards wouldn’t spot us amidst the sea of people.

The execution was still an hour-long before it started, but the plaza was already packed.

“Yes, stupid,” Trinity repeated and added, “There’s no such thing as permanent in this world. Or would you rather I turn you into a temporary horse so you can increase your speed?”

I definitely didn’t want to become a horse to gain that speed, nor did I plan to become a gorilla for that extra strength.

I pouted. “You can summon rain.”

Trinity huffed a laugh. “I didn’t. The sprites told me that it was going to rain. Roselake town’s weather is oftentimes sunny in the morning and rainy in the afternoon and evening during this season.”

She skimmed her jawline and looked at me with a meaningful smile. “It looks like I have to add geography on top of your history lessons.”

“Oh, look. It’s raining already.” I changed the topic at the first sign of rainfall. The weather sure came in handy at this perfect time.

“Be on alert. And follow me. We only have less than two minutes to untie her and get her out of here without the others noticing that something is wrong.”

My heart drummed hard on my chest now that we’re really going to do it. It was my first time doing something this dangerous that would eventually get us killed if we were caught.

“W-what if we couldn’t get her out in time?” I was starting to panic, and Trinity elbowed me on the guts.

I hurled at the force, but it did help with my nerves.

“Stop freaking out. We won’t get caught,” she said.

The confidence in her voice grounded me, and I nodded.

There was smoothing about her that made me feel that everything would be okay.

“Ready?” she asked.

“Can I say no?”

Trinity pulled a vial on her pocket and removed its cork seal with the flick of her fingers. She dropped the vial on the ground, and its contents sipped into the ground. Not for long, thin smoke erupted from the cobbled floor.

Everyone was occupied by the rain, and they came prepared with umbrellas and coats and such. It looked like they expected it to rain, and the weather didn’t even sway them to postpone the execution.

This was the perfect time to put on a hood and mask to cover my face. Trinity did the same too.

As I waited for what would happen, a thin fog settled in the plaza. It was small at first, barely unnoticeable until the fog turned thick and the visibility almost went to zero.

But still, everyone thought that it was just the rain, and it did get foggy and blurry when the rain fell. But I was sure that the thick fog was Trinity’s doing.

“Let’s go.”

I followed Trinity towards the stage. I was amazed at how we could navigate this fog with ease. Did she chant a spell just now to help us see beyond the mist?

Maybe. Because we had already reached the young woman in no time.

Trinity cut the ropes on her hands and feet with her knife while I signaled the woman to keep her mouth shut. Not that she could scream with the gag in her mouth.

The young woman looked terrified, but she didn’t resist when her hands and feet were released from the pole. I did tie her hands together and didn’t make her gag, just in case she would scream and run from us.

Trinity draped a cloak over the young woman’s body before she guided us out of the crowds in a hurry.

My heart was racing so fast I didn’t have time to think of the guards and everyone who still didn’t have a clue of what was happening.

My first mission involved life and death, and I wanted to path my head for not shaking too much and stumbling on the ground as we escaped on a deserted narrow alleyway.

In a sense, I had a new level of respect for Trinity. She was so calm, and it felt like the situation was under her control as she led us inside a shed of horses.

Under the layers of hay hid a hidden door that led outside into the woods. I knew of it since it was the same door that Trinity, Michael, and Ric used to go out. And it was my emergency exit incased that my cover was blown.

Once we get inside the murky tunnel, we run without stopping. The fog had probably cleared by now, and we had to hide as soon as possible!

The sirens blew. The shouts echoed, and the hooves of horses rattled the ground. Still, we didn’t stop until we reached the metal gate.

On the other side of the gate, Michael was waiting with Ric, and all my fears and worries flew when he smiled. He wore a hood and masked covering half his face, we all were, but it failed utterly in hiding his handsome features.

He seemed to be sparkling with open arms as he welcomed us outside.

“Hurry up, and don’t stop running!” Trinity said, and my expression fell together with my mood. She was always a party pooper.

I was going to give her a piece of my mind when I looked back and noticed that she didn’t direct those words to me but to our guest.

“Mph!” the young lady squirmed. Her face was covered in sweat and snot, and she looked exhausted to boot.

I couldn’t blame her. She probably didn’t eat nor drink any water for days.

“If you want to live, then don’t stop running,” Trinity repeated when the girl bent down in exhaustion. She almost tumbled to her face if not for Ric that caught her in time.

“It’s faster if I carry her,” Ric said and carried the woman in his arms and ran ahead.

Wha–!

Why didn’t I think of it!

My eyes darted towards Michael, but Trinity pinched my ear and pushed me forward before I could open my lips.

“Don’t even think about it, or I’ll really turn you into a horse.”

I cut her a glare and rubbed my ears while grumbling under my breath as we made our way into our secret hideout inside a cave under a cliff.