Marix struggled to lift the heavy net, his attempts to escape futile. The more he moved, the more he fought to get free, the more the net tangled him up in its web.
Eilownia reached her hand out through one of the openings and gently placed it on his wrist as she shook her head.
He closed his eyes and furrowed his eyebrows and gave up the struggle.
They both knew it was useless now; there was no way out.
Marix grabbed her hand and squeezed it tight as the ox carried them to Captain Deka's manor where their fate would be sealed.
The rattling of the wooden wheels ascending the rocky road served as a building pressure, much like a ticking time bomb.
The pirates who escorted them laughed about how Marix had left a trail right to him and that the two of them were trapped like animals. They bragged about how much reward they would probably receive for the capture of Marix and Eilownia as well.
