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|•|•"Do you think the Night Wolf has a heart little one? His part of the Prime wolf is dark, tis why the Moon hides his soul.|•|•[Shade]My breath paused low and shallow, and my fingers froze like icicles around my rag dress, staring straight ahead to the feet of the strange master that stood before me.Confusion flooded my body, one that had been previously relaxed, having succumbed to my fate already.I had simply made too many mistakes the past few days to deserve to take another breath. I had disobeyed Madam Catherine, let myself be seen by the dark shadow with amber eyes- whether that had been a trick of the light or not.I had made noise in the master's library, a sanctuary they sought solace. Lit it up like it was midday on the hottest day of summer.Then I had dared to look into the eyes of a master, not once but repeatedly and now- I had raised my voice, yelling at a ranked lord.The only penalty that awaited me was death. It was what had always awaited me as a Keffer. No m
|•|•"You will be silent to your omega's, you will bow to your beta, and kiss the feet of your Alpha. But to your King Keffer? You are not even worthy to pass a breath."•|•|• [Shade Shadows] "Oh Selene! You've returned!" Vale screeched, throwing her arms around me as soon as I walked through the doors of the slave quarters, sweaty, tired with dust littered against my brow. I could barely breathe in her tight squeeze, a small smile grazing my face, glancing over her shoulder as she spoke, "I was sure- so sure that you were in some sort of trouble. Thank Selene you're back, I worried for your return," she sniffed, her voice slipping, breathing deep and heavy against me. My eyes glazed over the slaves that looked our way, whispering slowly among themselves. I pulled away from her, calmly speaking lowly just for her to hear, "I suppose I thought so too, but this is not the place to discuss it." Her eyes were red and soggy, her eyebrows arching in confusion. She turned slightly, notic
|•|•"They Fear me, mother. I approach and they run for the hills. I speak and they remain silent. I am never denied, never refused. I am a child and a god." |•|• [Kayos] The moment passed between us as my eyes strained toward the window pane where the morning light shined through. There was a strange magic I sensed there but it was light enough to be ignored especially when more important things plagued my mind. The tingles that danced against my fingertips clasped behind my back were one of those things. It was the contact, the strange flow that had enraptured me at that moment, that still had a brazen effect I was not too keen on ever experiencing again. However, it was action needed. I was taken by surprise at her countered offer. She wished to be my friend. She was the only one who had ever asked, and it was a strange realization that she was probably the only one who ever could. From the moment I was little, I had desired a friend. I marveled at watching the young pups play
•|•|•The Land Beyond the sea is the land of men. Men have trained dogs to obey their will, and one day, they will want wolves.•|•|•[Kayos]I had no reason to be as angry as I was at this moment. Perhaps anger was not what it was, if it were I would have taken the sun out of the sky, released my wolf into the wild forest to hunt, or sent a shadow to harvest a soul.Frustration?No. That was not this feeling. Could it? That I had hoped, for one thing, to open her up so I could see the secrets Selene had hidden within her. To control her fear.I had even become a friend... a foreign word to me. A want I had let go of wishing for YEARS ago, now just offered to me so casually.Instead of clearing that fear, I chose to speak the truth without any true obligation. Just because I did not wish to lie, I told her the truth about the dark nature within me.Why was I picking what to give? What obligation did I have to tell the truth? A friend, she called me. I had already broken the rules. I w
•|•|• "And who will I trust mother, since I have no friends?"•|•|•[Master Gregory]There was a strange ancient air that seemed to whistle through the trees of Valcane. One that brought in a scent of mystery and an echo of a warning I couldn't wrap my head around.I looked up from the paperwork as the pigeon landed on the window sill, the sun shining brightly through as it cooed softly. Getting out of my seat, I approached it, reaching for the bird. It remained cool and calm under my touch even as I untangled the note from its foot. My eyes glazed over the short words encoded, my fists tightening around the small parchment. Shutting my eyes at the news, I walked back to my desk, burning the paper into the singular candle fire, and then took a seat once more, and got back to work.-------------------It was nightfall when I walked out of the study, nodding to a pair of guards that bowed in respect when I walked past.The slight night breeze wheezed by as I turned the corner past t
•|•|• "What do you know about trust young wolf? You can only trust your soul for she can never betray you." •|•|•[Shade Shadows]"How did it go? W-What did he say? Don't tell me he-""Shhhh, " I hushed softly into the lingering darkness, stopping Vales' ramble.My eyes fluttered open, staring at the roof of the stoned castle in the Slave's Quarters. I turned from my back to my side, my eyes meeting that of Vale a few bodies away.Only a single streak of moonlight illuminated our bodies through the open window allowing us to see each other.A hand rested over my heart as I stared at her blankly, ignoring the anxious look in her eyes.I was way too gone in my thoughts. Moments I had lived throughout the day kept replaying on repeat."He-" I began, a breath escaping at the word.I thought back to what had occurred between the master and me. "He went along with it."Her eyes widened, blinking rapidly."He said yes?" She huffed in disbelief.I hummed a quiet yes. I was just as baffled
•|•|• "Mate? Do not utter that word in his presence. Do you wish for the Ever Night to return?" •|•|•[Kayos]I paused at this question, my gaze lingering over a random book I had not paid much attention to until now. "T-that is if you know the story," she quickly rephrased, clearing her throat.My mind had already wandered away. Back to the dark place it loved so much. It was comforting but staying in that place for too long allowed the darkness to consume me. Many times, though out the years I had contemplated staying there. Losing myself in it's endless.It would certainly be easier as my great-grandfather once did. Something deep inside me craved that release. There was only one person who had kept me from drowning peacefully and losing my soul in the shadows. Mother and her ever-optimistic words.But as the years' drawl by, even her soothing words do not carry as much weight as they used to whilst the darkness grows more alluring by the day."Master?""I know the story quite
•|•|•"Who knows of your gift child? Have you told another soul?"•|•|•[Shade Shadows]"Then again, who wants a few extra hours of their nightmares?" I chuckled, glancing over at him.My eyebrows drew in when I noticed he wasn't where I thought he was standing only paces away.Turning, I paused my dusting for a bit, searching for the master. How quickly could he have moved? He was here not a second ago."Master?" I called out.I tried to see if he had moved to another row or just moved out of sight, craning my neck to take a peak whilst nervously clenching the dusty cloth. I searched for the brooding master but he remained out of sight, not bothering to answer my calls.Could he have just left without even as much as a goodbye?"Master?!" I called out again for the last time. When only an echo and silence responded, I concluded that I had indeed been abandoned."Just like that," I muttered beneath my breath turning back to my dusting. He had no manners at all. Relieving my though