Chapter 2
Tony's pov
Once I entered the house I noticed that father wasn't in the front room. So I looked around the house for him I found him in the garden singing to himself. "Wise men say only fools rush in" he sang softly with his closed while he was messing with his wedding ring. The ring was a simple gold and silver band with the words 'always and forever' carved onto it. "But I can't help falling in love with you, Oh shall I stay would it be a sin" father sang with so much love in his voice.
By now anyone could tell that he was thinking about Ana. Who sadly passed away when I was a year old so I don't know much about her. "Oh if I can't help falling in love with you" he continued I knew that this was their song. It was the song that was playing when they first met and it was the song played at there wedding.
"Like a river flows surely to the sea" I let my self be absorbed by the words. I let my self get caught by fathers singing voice it was comforting. I couldn't help myself when I sang the next part. "Darling so it goes some things are meant to be" father opened his eyes and looked over to me. He smiled and gestured me to come and sit next to him.
I gratefully did so "could you tell me something about her please?" I asked "well your mother was brave and loving," he said. I smiled father doesn't talk about Ana a lot but when he does I try and remember.
We both sit in comfortable silence and while it was quite my thoughts drifted. I remember the town's folk calling me odd and I don't know why that stung me. Was I really that different from everyone there? "Father, do you think I'm odd?" I asked before I could stop my self father look at me and shook his head. "My son odd? Never. where did you get that idea from?" Father asked.
"Well, the town's people talk and not quietly" father chuckled and stud up. I as well stud up as well "father is being odd bad," I ask father sighed "No Anthony you being odd isn't bad it makes you stand out" I nod at what he said. We both then headed inside so we could get things together for fathers trip.
Nearly everything was together father was just collecting a few things. "Anthony, could you be a dear and get Friday ready?" He asked I nodded and headed to the stables.
Once in the stable, I went to Friday. Friday was an Irish Draught she was a snow-white colour with a cream colour main and tail (picture at the top). When I was close enough she nuzzled her snout into my neck.
I smiled "Hi baby girl you're going to be helping farther today okay?" I said to which I got high pick nigh as a response. I then get to work putting the saddle and reins on her. When that was done I led her to the small cart. Where farther was already putting his luggage and other stuff in.
I quickly attached Friday to the cart and made sure that the reins and saddle weren't to tight on her. But still, tight enough so that it doesn't come lose. When I was done farther got onto Friday.
"Do you want anything while I am out?" Farther asked I thought about it. "No thank you I'm fine," I say back father nodded "I will be back in 2 days" and with that farther was off. I smiled and waved until I couldn't see farther.
Narrators pov
It was been two hours since Jarvis left for his trip. It is mostly quite besides from the sound of Friday's hooves and the birds tweeting. They were at a point where the road split into two.
Before Jarvis could go down the left side of of the road a whole tree fell blocking the path. Jarvis sighed and took the map out of the little bag that was attached to the saddle. He studied the map for a moment and then put it back.
"Come on Friday we're going right," Jarvis told Friday. Everything was calm at first but then Jarvis heard growling. He turned to where the sound came from to see that it was a pack of wolfs. Friday panicked and ran fast as she could.
The pack of wolfs were quickly gaining on them. Jarvis knew that something haded so be discarded so Jarvis detached the cart from Friday. Once the extra weight was lifted off Friday's speed increase.
They managed to get a little bit ahead of the wolfs. Jarvis knew that that wouldn't last long so he began to look around for an escape. He then noticed that there was a castle not far from there.
Jarvis then decided to head for the castle thinking that he would be safe there. They got closer and closer to the castle until they both were on the castle grounds. Jarvis turned around to see if the wolfs followed him.
To see that they were outside of the gate. Jarvis thought he saw a flash of fear appear on their faces before they ran away. He let out a sigh of relief knowing that he was out of harm's way.
He also knew that he shouldn't go out yet since the wolfs might come back. So he gets off Friday and led her to the front. "Friday I'm going in and going to ask if we could stay a while okay," he told Friday as he walked up the stairs. Jarvis then knocked on the door and it opens with a creek.
He turned around to thank whoever was there but found no one. Odd Jarvis thought while closing the door. He then proceeded foreword "Hello?" He asked "Hello is anyone there?" He asked a bit louder still nobody answered back.
"I hope you don't mind it's just could I stay here until-" Jarvis stopped talking when he heard a whoosh. So he turned around to see that nobody was there. Jarvis was planning on giving up and to leave. Well, he was until he heard a female voice.
"Of course you can stay for a bit," the female voice said sweetly Jarvis turns to his left to see a candle. He was confused he swore that is where the voice came from. "Just follow me," said the candle Jarvis stumbled back "You can talk?!" He asked astounded "It's the one thing we can't stop her from doing," a male voice said.
A clock haded appeared next to the candle "Christine you can not do this if the master finds out he will be furious" the clock said to the candle called Christine. "Oh come on Steve we need to be some-" Christine said but was interrupted by a sound of a growl.
The growl sent Jarvis running out of the house and jumping onto Friday. However, before he could do anything something jumped in front of Friday. This startled Friday so she ran but Jarvis who didn't have a good hold of the reins fell off the saddle.
"What are you doing here!!" Shouted the thing "I was-" Jarvis stopped since he looked up and saw that it was a beast of some sort. "What are you looking at?!" The beast bellowed "N-nothing" Jarvis was trying to speak but was broken off by the beast "Lies you were staring at me! So did you just come here to stare at the beast?!"
"No, I w-was just looking for a place to stay for a little bit" Jarvis managed to get out. "You want a place to stay? Hmm, I have a place for you to stay it's called the cell" the beast yelled "Oh god p-please let m-me go I have a son at home please I have to get home to him" Jarvis tried to protest but it was no use the beast wasn't listening.