12:55 AM.
It was barely a few minutes to the agreed time. Of course the criminals could come earlier or later than that, but if that was the time they were working with, then that was it.
Jedidiah moved up and down, making sure that everyone was in position, before walking up to Miranda at the door.
"How are you holding up?"
She smirked, placing her hand on his. It wasn't shaking at all. "You should know better than to fuss over me."
"Well, I've only known you for three days, so I wouldn't say I know you that we'll, at least not by my standards," he smiled.
She shrugged a little, before sighing. "I do know how to keep up a hard exterior anyway, so that's true. I'm anxious, Jed..."
He smirked. Nicknames already?
"Oh I'm not saying Jedidiah all the time. And yeah, I'm a mess right now. We're about to enter an abyss, no matter how you look at it. Only God knows how things turn out from here."
Jedidiah nodded sagely. She was right. Another quality of hers that he admired. She wasn't afraid to confront a situation, but she wasn't also ashamed of her fears.
"That's what makes us human, Mira..." He didn't miss her smile. "Try to stay frosty, everything's not testing on your shoulders. We won't let anything happen to you."
Marcel smiled as he walked up to the foot, opening it and peering outside. "They're coming. The wind is carrying the sounds of their footsteps."
"Then you guys get into position. Everybody watches each others' backs!" Miranda said, cocking her pistol.
The effortless, buttery smooth switch between damsel in distress to commando. Jedidiah chuckled as he cocked husband went out.
There was a bush opposite the front door of Lady Cynster's mansion. They hid behind it, making a space in the leaves to put their guns and lanterns through. The lanterns were off, at least for the meantime.
There was a clear shit, and he knew when he'd take it.
Martha and the other three slaves occupied the rooms with big windows. Martha at the West wing, Emma at the South Wing and Jane at the East Wing.
Miranda was crouched behind a wall of pillows which was also being a hard wood table . The table was facing the door, and Miranda was armed.
Soon enough, the invaders came into view, and they all stood in front of the house, close to the bush in which Jedidiah and Marcel hid.
"So we're going about it as planned. Two to the right, two to the left, the remaining two enter through the front with me."
It was clear that the speaker was the leader, probably the Bucky fellow.
They began to move. Jedidiah smiled. It would be over soon, if their cards were played right.
As soon as they split and set off, he knew that the signal would be Miranda's gunshot. She was a good shot, and she had a clear chance at makeing a hit. They were aiming for the legs.
Soon, the men broke into the house, and it was only a few seconds before the first shot rang out. There was a loud groan, followed by two other shots.
That was the signal, and then thuds from the sides of the mansion, follows by other groans. When he heard this, he'd known exactly what those were.
The maids at the window had metal pails filled with stones, and they dropped them on the heads of the men scaling the walls as soon as the y heard the gunshots.
Marcel and Jedidiah waited patiently. The leader, Bucky was the only one to limp out if the front door, and Marcel shot him in the right shoulder and leg and knee as soon as he came into view.
He shrieked and dropped the the ground.
As soon as the three other unhurt criminals ran from the sides of the building, Marcel and Jedidiah gunned them down, making sure to avoid their vital spots.
They then ran up to all those outside, guns ready in case of any surprises, and cauterised their wounds with the light from the lanterns and sticks before tying them all up.
Soon, the Sheriff was at the home.
"These men were trying to break in, and we did away with them!" Martha spoke.
But he wasn't looking at her. His eyes were fixed on Jedidiah and Miranda who have him ominous stares.
"The two of you are under arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm and attempted murder!" He said angrily as the other officers descended on them.
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Big things coming in the next few episodes, as I bring this to an end. Whew, it's been a long one. Remember to Like and Comment!
