“Jack! Watch out!” Lucy shouted as soon as she saw the two savage men moving slowly toward Jack from behind, hoping to take him unaware, but he turned instantly, causing them to halt while they looked at the blazing sword which they were wary of. “Stay away from me and my friends if you do not want to end up like your leader and your fighter!” Jack kicked Kael’s head toward the two savage men who were standing behind him. One of them stopped it from rolling with his left foot, and the two of them growled at Jack angrily, but the sight of the weapon which he wielded firmly caused them not to make a single move. “That should be enough to show you that you will be fighting a lost battle if you decide to stop us from leaving. We do not want any more trouble….” Jack looked at his companions, and then he signaled to them at once, waiting patiently until they got up from their kneeling positions. Vince and Lucy helped Sierra up while Dwayne hurriedly gathered their weapons from the floor

“I tried, okay? I tried to stop him, but he is too stubborn! I can’t do anything, Lucy! I have my own problem to worry about!” Dwayne blurted out at once, still grunting inwardly while he looked at Vince who had made two other failed attempts to strike Jack with his spear. “What are you afraid of? huh? Fight me, Jack! Fight me like a man! You just killed two men and my sister! I am sure that taking one more life would mean nothing to you! Fight me! Are you scared?” Vince roared as he marched angrily at Jack who sighed heavily while he watched him get closer with each fast limp he made. Jack’s intention was just to defend himself and never hurt the Elf, but he was afraid that he was going to have to choose between himself and Vince who refused to budge. “You need to stop this, Vince! You are making a very terrible mistake! I don’t want to hurt you! I don’t want to hurt you!” Jack continued to restrain himself from hurting the elf who was not thinking of any other thing but his vende

Jack took in a deep breath which he exhaled sharply, and while everyone remained calm, waiting for him to continue, he resumed speaking with a calm but resonant voice. “I forgive you, Vince. I guess you were acting based on impulse even though you shouldn’t have attacked me that way. I hope this teaches you a life lesson.”“Certainly, it has. I have learned that things may not always be the way they seem, Jack. What just happened has taught me a very important lesson.” Vince said with a low tone, he paused for less than five seconds, and when he was sure that Jack was still listening, he continued. “I know better now, Jack. I promise not to ever do that again.” “Good, that’s all that matters.” Jack nodded with a smile on his face, and when he turned to look at Sierra, he sighed heavily. “I forgive you all, the both of you. I just hope that you are not going to do this again.” “We won’t, Jack. That’s a promise. I have realized my mistakes, and I am ready to make amends.” Sierra sa

The disappointment written on their faces was enough to tell him that it was really going to be tough convincing them to do what he suggested, but he knew that they were eventually going to realize that he had a valid point. “Well…” Lucy withdrew her hand from holding onto Jack’s arm, and when she was certain that she had the attention of everyone, she let out a heavy sigh before she continued. “I am sure that standing here would not help us in any way. We have already wasted so much time, and I don’t think that anything is gonna change if we keep on standing here. I suggest we just do what Jack suggested and move from one cave to another.”“But that’s going to waste a lot of time!” Vince complained at once, looking at Lucy who scoffed at him instantly. “So, what do you suggest?” Lucy asked eventually, looking at Vince while she hoped that he was going to give her a very relevant response. Vince took his time, thinking about the best response to give to Lucy who had also succeede

“What now? Are we supposed to stand here and wait for something to drag us inside or probably come and attack us?” Sierra said with a smirk on her face, looking at Jack who shook his head immediately, surprised that she was going back to her previous attitude just when he thought she was going to change totally. “What? Why are you looking at me like that?” Sierra asked Jack who shook his head at once, not ready to be in any kind of argument with her. “Nothing, Sierra. Nothing at all.” Jack said calmly, and when Sierra realized that he had spoken to him with a harsh tone, she sighed softly while the feeling of regret surged into her nerves. “I don’t know what we are going to expect inside there, guys. But what I know is that whatever happens, we stick together just like we have said. No one is going to go missing, guys. No one.” Dwayne said with an audible whisper, looking at his companions one after the other while they listened attentively, trying to get themselves in the mood to