Amethyst P.O.V
"Amethyst! Hurry, wake up now!" A loud, shrill voice shouted.
I immediately woke up in alarm.
"Yes, mother what is it? What's wrong?" I asked beginning to shake.
"You're friend Tobiath. He's been taken to the town square to be tortured." She finished in a rush, brushing her hair away from her green eyes.
I shot up and shouted, "Under what charges!?"
She shook her head in defeat, knowing how upset I was by all of this. It couldn’t be. I'd grown up with him, known him since I was born seventeen years ago and he twenty one. He'd never done or did anything to upset the king.
"He went to the castle and was able to leave, but they caught him this morning sweetheart. I'm so sorry."
She came over and embraced me, moving her fragile hands up and down my back. I broke away and ran out of the house. I heard my father yell to me, but I wouldn’t stop.
As I ran down the road, my thoughts began to go wild. I couldn’t stop thinking about what he could have done, but I knew that I needed to save him. I just had to. I loved him.
My feet began to feel like they were burning. The only thing covering them was the soft, thin skin material from an animal. My long, curly dark hair whipped behind me as I tried to pick up my pace. I realized that I was getting closer...