(Chapter 7 was getting long so I split it into two parts)

Rockwell’s Reign: Chapter 7 Part 2

- The Nazgûl

“I thought you were going to attack me. I heard you talking about hunting humans.” This was mostly true. She decided that if the Bonehounds were going to help her defeat the monster in her dreams, they probably shouldn’t know that she accidentally shot her arrow both times.

“That’s the other strange thing. How can you hear us and we hear you?”

“I don’t know. I’ve been trying to figure that out myself.”

“What is your name human?”

“Erin. Erin Rockwell.” After Erin said this, a disturbed look crossed Bone’s face. She wondered why.

“What are you doing here, Erin Rockwell?”

“Well, to keep it simple, I’ve been having a strange dream with a weird monster. I decided I wanted to find it and kill it. I figured I needed some help so I came looking for you guys after I found the camp yesterday.”

“What did the monster look like?” Bone asked. Erin thought it strange that he wanted to know, but she answered nonetheless.

“It was a very disfigured face of a human I think and it was covered in the corrupted substance that a lot of the animals have been covered in.”

“And you want us to help you defeat it?”

“Well I hoped so. Honestly I thought going after you guys and finding the monster would clear up a bunch of things.”

“Well, I may be able to help answer some of your questions. The monster in your dreams is Rockwell. You may know him as Sir Edmund Rockwell judging by your last name. He created us and can tap into other creatures minds because of the element, or corruption as you call it that is in all of us. You, being of his family tree, seem to have that same ability, yet not as powerful as you are not corrupted yourself. If we want to stand against him, we must plan carefully. Currently, none of us are in shape to fight. We must rest and heal. We will go find food. You should stay hear and rest.”

At this, the Bonehounds ran off. Erin crawled into a small hole. She was shocked to hear that the monster was her Uncle Edmund. She refused to believe it. Fatigued from not sleeping the night before and fighting the Bonehounds, she fell asleep. For the first time, she saw her uncle in the face of the monster. When she woke up, she cried.