Blind by darkness
When Sapphire wakes up, it’s nothing but darkness. She tries to blink. They feel their eyelids move, but it’s still total darkness. Something hard clasps her hands.“Darlin', you there?” Surge? Confused Sapphires reaches to her eyes to see what is covering them but the lack of sight makes them stumble. Something catches them. Must be Surge.
“Steady there,” he says, “Steady.”
“Can you see us Sapphire?,” that was Crimsons voice, “Oh no...”
“She's blind?” Surge asks.
“I think so,” Crimsib says, “Sapph, if you can see us just-”
“I can't see,” Sapphire says. She laughes bitterly. "It's just darkness, because if that God damn poison" There’s a pause before Surge grunts. He starts tugging her hand after a few seconds and Sapphire starts walking.
“Sis?” She asks.
“Right here, Sapph." Maria answers.
“Where are we?"
"Same place as before, we didn't leave you" Surge comforts.
"We'd never leave you" Maria continues as she slowly realises what's going to happen to Sapphire.
After soon realising they can't keep leading Sapphire everywhere Surge resorted to carrying blue hedgehog with a piggy back. She squeals and laughs at first but as they get further and further she gets fed up and rests her head on his shoulder. They walk past the looming view of the castle.
“You can see the castle from here,” Jackie beams, she has decided she's going to tell Sapphire everything around them. She continues walking as Sapphire straightens in attention.
“It’s huge,” Jackie describes, “And nice.” The five giggles. Surge finds himself cracking a grin. He soon gets tired and lifts Sapphire down. So she walks again this time, hand still clasped in Surges so he can lead her, and it’s in this condition that they run into another Slarian.
It's a female wolf with big yellow eyes. She looks at their joined hands and frowns. Surge straightens,
“I’m taking them to the king.” The wolf snorts. She takes her spear and points it towards them.
“I’m doing this so that we can be free from our rule,” Surge says, hold on Sapphires getting tighter.
“That may be so,” The wolf says, “But whoever brings the Mobians to the king gets to be his right-hand warrior and I’m not giving that up to you.” He takes a step back and summons his magic,
"Well, I can’t let you do that either.” Sapphire grabs his sleeve. He doesn’t turn to them.
“Don’t kill,” Sapphire pleads. He stares at her strangely but then meets eyes with the rest of the group.
"Don't kill her" they repeat. The wolf takes the distraction and attacks. Surge lets Sapphire go to raise his hand and stop the wolf in mid-run and then push his hand forward, slamming her back into the wall ahead of them. Surge frowns, his natural instincts are telling him to kill her now while she's down, but...
“Come on!” Crimson hisses, “Let’s get out of here!" So they run.
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But real sad too....