Chapter 9: Chapter 9

The tale of Josh.

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The other team and the journeyman walked, shouting and screaming the names of the two missing friends- Jack and Shwenstiger.

But as they journey in a different direction altogether, Josh found a footprint of several soles and then he ran forward. "This way, I will lead you." He told them, and the others followed suit.

Never was it known to them that it is more of a dangerous zone, they approached yellow knife and became confused as they had been tricked.

As they were about to turn back, they all fell into a hole of about 8ft deep, only the bright light 0f the cloud was seen and the whole place looked more like another world and the newborn giants as they squint to awake with pains.

By the time they could get up, little creatures of about six size of their arm, owing to height, stood in front of each one of them.

Jubilating with armour and short swords which seem to be a needle to them, few short bow and arrows.

Immediately Zeugen's eyes caught a glance. "Fairy!" He exclaimed and the little short stuff standing close to his eyes jumped backwards, faithless to call the others for help.

And so on, the little fairies matched in groups like soldier ants and grabbing firmly to their hands each body and making the humans sit erect and tied to the trees.

Suddenly, one of the fairies came forth with a loud voice. "Order! An order I say!" And everyone was silent.

"Today we shall feast to the gods one human, to give thanks for this honourable land gift they brought after so many years of patient and commitment in worship and adoration."

"For sending this gifts for the next ten years of an abundant surplus of food to grant us our heart desires for another further years banquet."

"So we should kill the first one, the largest one for our gods." The leader of the fairies looked at their captives. "Yes! The one with grey hair."

"No!" Richard screamed and immediately, they pricked in their needle swords into his throat and the others wept and seemed so loud.

"Hay, ha, ha!" Another little fairy laughed. "We have made one for our gods, now let's take another for ourselves."

And so forth other fairies jubilate aloud and grabbed hold of Daniel and slay off his head.

Aloud, Josh and his group shivered and jittered and screamed for their loss and who should be next.

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Seven days past and they remained nine in number. Felix gaze at Skye who was puffing her chest and Josh who was separated from Juliet.

Felix bent his head down in a lolling manner, and the others which to some extent depended on Josh for rescue gazed at him at the interval.

And at times Henry would speak out. "Have hope master, I will always be there for you to the end."

But sam would rather scream. "We are all finished!" But to some prolonging of his words, Constant shouted at him to shut up.

"Peace my honourable foes!" A loud voice came from the inside, it uses to be some old friends, Mr Smiles, Senior Clinton and the others.

Meanwhile back in the House of thieves, all quarrelled against each other, but Mr Smiles still was in charge, despite his old age and voice.

He began to talk sense into the heads of the old and new gang. "Guilt and shame, says the allegory, were at first companions and the beginning of their journey, inseparably kept together, But their union was still found to be disagreeable and inconvenient to both."

"Guilt gave shame frequent uneasiness, and shame often betrayed secret conspiracies of guilt." Mr smiles went further to say. "After a long disagreement, therefore, they at length consented to part forever."

"Guilt boldly walked forward alone, to overtake fate, but shame, being naturally Limehouse, returned to keep company with virtue, which at the beginning of their journey they left behind."

"Thus, my children, after men have travelled through a few stages in vice, shame forsake them and returns to wait upon the few virtues they have remaining." Mr Smiles finished.

But too much speech made by Mr Smiles, Clinton challenged. "But guilt plays no role in the disorderly heart of stubborn precious like Josh and the others."

"If there be an order and divert in the role then guilt divert forth to the violates and shame hangs their heads to danger, so why refer to our blameless hearts?" Clinton asked.

Mr Smiles remained silent for some seconds and then was triggered by the scent of his precious in danger.

"As time may speak, right now, I need those of you who are on my side to go right, begin now!" Mr Smiles replied with a voice of authority.

The crowd was made to separate and at last, the division was done. "Count your numbers." Mr Smiles said immediately.

"We are about two thousand and more of the five are left." Proclaimed another thief whom Mr Smiles just gave a commander rank.

"Okay! I copy, move out." Mr Smiles said and commander Rabindranath lead the way with the thieves, grabbing as many weapons as they can carry.

Then went Mr Smiles to the forefront and climb up a hill to make them see him.

Then he shouted few addresses. "To you all who just gladdens my heart, I have nothing much but thanks, I assure you, you shall be my men." He paused.

"I mean, my right hand best men, so today we set forth to reach out for the need of our brother, all hail for Josh's Sake!" Mr Smiles shouted.

And the crowd shouted. "All hail!" Immediately they all moved out and journey via harsh winter weather through the valley, ice cap and all iced.