The Enemy Camp

Denaasi and Negana left the arena before the crowds began to disperse. Denaasi was flanked by her guards, Negana walked ahead tethered by the chain.

The Holy Order camp was quiet, it seemed most people either must still be at the tournament ground or were out in the woods fighting. Emily thought about what she had just witnessed. She couldn’t help a feeling of excitement picturing Gerwald roughly tearing that girl’s panties off her. And then he had helped her up when she was spread out on the grass. The defeated knight had clung on to him then, pressing herself against his naked torso perhaps to hide from the cheering crowd, perhaps for comfort. Maybe both. He had wrapped his arms around her protectively and Emily found herself wishing that had been her. Except without the part where she was stripped naked in front of the crowd.

Bob was at the white tent when they arrived and Negana was left with the guards at the perimeter while Negaasi and Bob talked inside. They did not free her from the metal brace holding her arms up level with her shoulders but they didn’t seem too concerned with actually guarding her. She wondered if she might be able to just walk out.

Negana considered her options. There might be a way to escape, but the brace around her neck was going to make running difficult. She might be able to trick the guards into removing the brace. Or perhaps she should head into the tent and talk to Bob and Denaasi. Ted had mentioned something about a rescue mission, they might be discussing that in which case it would make sense for her to know what was coming up.

She had no idea what the best option would be, but the camp was beginning to fill up with Holy Order warriors now. Whatever she decided, the time was now.