josiah was whimpering, his arms wrapped tightly around your waist as he sat on the back of your horse. dutch had informed you that he was taken .. and being you? you had to go get him.

yet this ride back was different. trelawny was eerily quiet, the only noises that filled the air were the sound of heavy breathing and whimpering every few seconds. he had been beaten, and he was clearly in a lot of pain.

"thank you .. for this, my dear."

he whispered breathlessly, leaning onto you.