Rosekiller
Regulus p.o.v
“You heard what Emma said.” Dorcas pats his back “They will be okay, do not worry much.”
“I already almost got Remus killed before and now he is once again in danger and worse of all Sirius is now too.” I then let my gaze travel to James “ and James he is always getting hurt because of me, first when he pushed me out of the way and today when he tried to get us out.”
“James is okay and will not like you saying this.” Dorcas tries to reassure me “furthermore do not worry about Remus and Sirius they are powerful bender, they will find each other and we will be reunited soon. No one is going to die and that Barty fellow might be a bit much but you can’t deny he is a strong and smart bender.”
“What do you mean?”
“He is a water bender.” Dorcas says “he used the water to break his fall and I bet that is also how he controlled those vines by bending the water inside the plants.”
“that is indeed crafty.”
“That is our Bartholomeus.” Emma cuts in as a sign she was eavesdropping “he is a good friend and has wonderful ideas, sometimes you wonder if they are brilliant or just downright crazy.”
“How did he come up with the idea of bending the water in the plants?” I ask her trying to take my mind off from worrying about Sirius and Remus.
“Evan.” Emma starts to explain “The man your bison threw in the river is Barty his boyfriend. Evan used to be a slave on a pirate ship. He managed to escape and fled ending up here in the morass where he got caught in the nature of the swamp. Somehow he got entangled with vines, the plants are alive most of the time like a silent observer ready to strike when you least expect it. The vines were crushing Evan but lucky for him ,Barty and I stumbled upon him during our hunt. We couldn’t cut down the vines and Barty then sat down on the ground meditating before opening his eyes looking in total control. The plants started to move and retreat from Evan. Barty used his clever mind and came to the conclusion that plants need to live from water and are filled with it. He used it to his advantage and perfected this style of bending over the years. He is trying to teach it to a few of us, but not many get the hang of it. Till now it is still only Barty who can control the vines.”
“He sounds indeed like a genius.”
Zabini snorted “Barty is not a genius, he is a madman.”
“Even a madman can be geniuses.” Emma countered.
“He also has failed plans, or do I need to remind you about the debacle of the rainwater accident.” Zabini replies.
“What is the rainwater accident?” Dorcas asks curious.
“I will let you explain.” Emma tells Zabini as she walked away from us and started to ask lily questions about Dobby.
“I am going to check on James.” I tell Dorcas as I noticed him slowing down his steps.
“Are you thinking about Sirius and Remus?” I ask James.
“They are okay right.” James looks up “of course they are, it is Remus and Sirius we are talking about”
“James they are fine, we have to believe they are fine” I start “but what about you? Are you okay you almost choked to death.”
“I am fine.” He tries to joke “this isn’t the first time I have a near dead experience.”
“not funny James.”
“Sorry.” James shrugs
“it’s okay.” I take his hand in mine “Everything will be okay.”
“We are here.” Zabini then announces as a small village with stray huts came into view.