Faye quickly shook her head. “Lila, don’t. You shouldn’t take that out, not right in the middle of the crowd. We’ll be dragged up there and executed outselves for being traitors. If that Sunai is here, wouldn’t that mean the other two were coming? Remember, the older was very protective of her? He has to be around here somewhere.”
Lila put the gun down, "If they don't come soon I'm getting her down myself."
She didn't know what was going to happen to her. She could only hear the crackling flames. And she feared the worst. Calla was tied to a wooden stake and she closed her eyes, begging Ronan to come. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Ronan arrived at the Square and began to shove through the crowd, not caring when people cursed him. He reached the edge of the crowd and looked up at Calla on th block, eyes widening at the fire. “Calla!” He shouted before jumping up onto the stage. An armed man yelled at him to get off the Block, but Ronan brandished his violin, smashing it roughly across the man’s face, causing him to fall from the Block. The vibrations from the strike shot through his body, making him shudder. But it wasn’t broken, it was okay. He grabbed the torch from another man, throwing it away from the pile of not yet lit wood before playing a sharp note. The man was not a sinner, but it still threw him harshly to the ground.
Lila saw the Sunai attacking the guards and quickly rushed up to help them. Her gun was brandished.
Yells rang through her ears and the man next to her quickly set down the flames on the pile of sticks underneath her feet.
"Burn to Hell," he spat at her before running away.
Calla did her best to escape from the flames, twisting and turning and sweating vigorously. Her arms were taking the full brunt of heat and getting burned. 2nd degree or 3rd?
Faye gasped when the Sunai had leapt onto the Block and struck the men. She followed after Lila quickly, pulling out her own gun and loading the cartridge as she ran.
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Ronan’s head snapped towards the flames. He gripped the chains holding Calla to the stake and pulled tightly until he heard the snap of iron. It felt uncomfortable and static like in his hands, but he did it anyways. He snatched up Calla, holding her close to his chest. “It’s okay, I’m here now,” he murmured, pressing a kiss to the side of the young Sunai’s head.
Lila saw the older Sunai help the younger out of the fire. She held off the guards, "Are you two okay?"
"Ronan!" tears rolled down her cheeks. "I knew you would come." Calla held onto him, "I'm never letting go." she was so relieved and in so much pain. Her arms had large burns covering them, almost to the point of melting her skin off. "My flute?"
Faye did her best to help Lila, though she was a lousy shot. She looked at the two Sunai with wide eyes. The younger one looked seriously burned. She though they could only be hurt with iron.
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Ronan nodded quickly. He took the flute from under his jacket, pressing it into Calla’s hand. “It’s right here, I found it. Checked it over and everything. Not even a scratch,” He soothed, growing worried as he looked at her burns. He was no doctor, he had no medical training. He never dealt with this sort of this before. He finally turned his attention to the humans from before. They were.. helping? He looked to the one who spoke and gave a quick nod. “Do either of you have any medical experience?” He asked quickly.
"I do," Lila fired a few more shots. She was out of steel bullets, "Need me to take care of the burns?"
Calla hugged it to her chest, grateful that her beloved flute was back in her possession. "Who's there Ronana? I can't see them. Where are they?" she reached a hand out, trying to touch the person who'd spoke.
Lila reached down and touched Calla's hand, "I'm Lila. I'm here to help. We should get to a safer location."
The Sunai must have been completely blind. “We could take them to Karina and Calixto’s house,” Faye suggested, glancing around in a nervous manner.
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Ronan was hesitant to let the human, Lila, touch Calla, so he simply hugged her closer to him. “That may not be the best place. We should go to the South Sector,” he said, gripping his violin.
"Lead the way then," Lila nodded to the older Sunai. He was most likely going to lead them to the cave. Lila shuddered slightly remembering the first time she used that route.
(Are we just going to say that Dax and everyone else is with them?)
(That works.)
(Oh, crap, yeah. Sorry! :P)
(It’s all good)
Ronan nodded and stepped off the Block, breaking into a steady jog. He still held onto Calla as he went through the streets, making his way into the woods. He was pleased that it was day time out, so Corsai wouldn’t be a problem. He reached the cave and motioned for the others to follow. He walked through, eyes squinting into the dark as he eventually came out on the other side, now in the South Sector.
Lila followed after him trying not to let her old memories hold her back. They reached the South sector, "Let me help treat your burns."
Ronan looked over at Lila as he walked. “We need to get to cover first. There aren’t many humans here, but I’ve run into various packs of Malchai. Most stay away when they see what I am, but I’ve had some try to attack,” he said, as he left the woods. His pace quickened as he ducked behind a crumbled building, checking his surroundings.
Lila nodded and followed after the Sunai, "Are we good now?"
Ronan shook his head slowly and kept walking. Eventually, after walking a few more blocks, he arrived at a large, crumbled building that could have been a parking garage. He stepped inside, carrying Calla up a few flights of stairs until he reached the main level, the few cots spread out in their normal places. He walked over to the orange cot and payed Calla down as gently as he possibly could.
Lila followed after once they reached the cots she reached into her bag for the burn supplies. She laughed, "Youor lucky I have this on me."
Ronan frowned softly as he watched. “Why do you have that with you?” He questioned, resting his violin on his lap.
"Lived on the streets," Lila shrugged, "Burned myself on candles multiple times."
Ronan gave a nod as he watched and waited. He felt responsible that Calla had been taken. He had fallen asleep when he was supposed to be watching her.
Lila applied the burn cream to the younger Sunai. Once she was done she turned to the older one, "You next."
“There is nothing wrong with me,” Ronan said with a heavy frown, icy blue eyes narrowing softly at Lila. He didn’t want this human to touch him at all.
"You have burns," Lila rolled her eyes. She handed him the cream, "Just use this."