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The queen stood close to Zephyr but it didn’t look intimate, her hands tied in front of her, but Layana was sure they had heard the commotion from outside. Zephyr turned his gaze upon the princess, curiosity flashing in his eyes. He had been tense, for the last two days ever since he had felt the glowing powerful presence within Myra’s bed chambers. Someone had seen them together, and although he hadn't seen their face he had seen the immense power radiating off them and had been reminded of the child of prophecy. Now looking at the princess, seeing the rage clear in her eyes, he wondered why she was here. He had been glad to hear she was in a coma-like state. “Layana it's good to see you are awake… but you look horrifying… go change for the ceremony,” Myra said icily not missing the fact the princess did not bow to her. “I know the plan you two have hatched, to poison father?” Layana said ignoring Myra’s comment. Seeing the queen’s eyes widen in shock and realisation settling wi
Layana did not know how long they had been riding for, she felt weak and tired, the use of her powers and lack of food was catching up with her, it was pure adrenaline and determination that kept her going. The rain had stopped giving way to warm rays of sunshine, only making her feel sticky and uncomfortable, her bottom ached from all the riding. She had learned to ride a horse as a child but never had she ridden for so long. She did not complain, grateful that there were at least two promising companions to help her. Knowing that without them she would have surely been lost. “I don’t trust you,” Aren called out to Kayden, none had talked much - each lost in their own thoughts. The thunder of galloping hooves was all that had accompanied them for the last few hours as they had ridden away from Odairo and deep into the forest. A place where Kayden would be undefeated with nature at its strongest. “You don’t need to… If I wanted you dead, you would have been captured the moment you
It was the following night and the trio had finally found a small village; however, security was tight thanks to Declan, and they had no way of entering without passing the guards. Kayden and Aren had both attempted to find an opening, but both had failed. Surprisingly they had managed to get along for the last two days, although Layana was not sure if it was due to fatigue that the men did not argue or simply because they were beginning to accept each other’s company, she highly doubted it was the latter. They were huddled behind some trees, at a higher terrain than the village that was sprawled beneath them, looking at the wall that had been resurrected around it. Made of iron and stone and at least 7 metres high it was sturdy. The dim glow of lights that peeked over the walls were welcoming, the sound of some chattering and activity could be heard faintly. “There is no way to sneak in,” Kayden murmured his eyes glowing a dark green as he searched the ground for a way in. “You
Layana felt as if she had just been slapped, she averted her gaze, feeling her powers surge up, she closed her eyes taking a deep breath. Bella raised her arched brow sceptically. “Anyway, he was incredible, honestly the two nights he stayed here were nothing short of a dream,” she said taking out a ring of keys and unlocking a door. They entered a small bedroom with a small archway leading off to another room. “Did he… did any of the women get lucky?” she asked trying to phrase the question in a way that looked like she was simply curious. Bella’s face fell. “No. Many of us tried, but it seemed the princess really has done a number on him, it's not like we would have gone and told her we tried to seduce her man,” Bella huffed, “I even came to give him tea in nothing but a gown, but he slammed the door in my face!” A smile crossed Layana’s lips, a blush gracing her dirt-stained cheeks, she hid her face from Bella who looked very disheartened. “That’s a shame,” Layana said although
“Sir Eldran… I hope you are not harassing the young woman,” Liam’s deep imposing voice came, Eldran moved back and Layana closed her eyes relieved. “I was just a little concerned why she was all covered up in this heat, does she have something to hide?” “She is not an entertainment piece… she can wear what she wants,” Liam said curtly, turning his gaze on Layana who had her head down. He frowned slightly, something about this girl wasn’t normal, but he didn’t know what it was… “Come with me, Anna,” Layana bowed her head and walked over to the man swiftly, he gave Eldran a final scalding look and led her into one of the buildings, it took Layana a moment to peer out and realise she was in some sort of barracks. Liam led her through a side door and closed it after her and motioned her to take a seat, they were in what looked like a small office with many books lying around, a quick glance at one or two showed her they were spell books. Layana sat down slipping her hood back ever
Night had fallen, the air was oddly chilly as a bitter cold wind swept past them. Even the animals of the night were oddly silent as if taking shelter from the sudden coldness that had settled around them. “Something isn't right…” Kayden murmured, their horses were moving at a trot, the fields were vast and empty. “I agree,” Aren said looking around, it was too cold for a summer night, and it had come upon them suddenly “Stay close, let's speed up,” Kayden said, Layana nodded as they all urged their horses into a brisk walk. The lower parts of her legs that were exposed felt numb from the growing cold. Only a few minutes had passed, when she felt the hair at the back of her neck rise, making her tense in her saddle. The creepy feeling of being watched hitting her strongly. She glanced around, her eyes sharpening as she observed the darkness. “What is it Layana?” Aren asked, after being asked several times by her to stop addressing her formally, he had dropped the princess. She di
Its body lurched towards her so fast it was a blur, she raised her shield as Aren shouted “Layana! That’s a Crawler!” Kayden looked at him, his eyes shocked, those were beasts that were said to roam the forbidden lands - however, he had never ever seen one in person. “We’ll handle the crawler, Layana you focus on the riders,” he said furtively, right now their best chance was for them to focus on the Crawler. Layana nodded as Aren spun his sword, “Now this is something I can add to my ever-growing heroic quests,” Aren said loudly, Layana smiled although her gaze was fixed on the riders. “Well at least someone's enjoying this!” she called back “Make sure it doesn't get its pincers in you!” Aren shouted. The glow of Kayden’s power, the flash of Aren’s sword and the Crawler’s violent attacks was all that could be seen and heard for a few moments. Layana closed her eyes, taking a deep breath readying herself to face the riders. Focusing all her emotions towards destroying them, h
They parted when Layana needed air, her cheeks flushed, her lips sore from the passionate kissing. Declan smirked “I may just be the death of you… because I don’t ever want to part from these gorgeous lips of yours,” he said taking hold of her chin and rubbing his thumb along her bottom lip, “I wouldn’t mind dying in your embrace,” she whispered, they leaned closer about to kiss once again, when Aren cleared his throat, “Ok you two love birds, as much as I’m loving the display of affection, remember we’re all tired, hungry, and there’s a lot we need to discuss…” He said his eyes serious. Declan frowned giving a curt nod. After all, he too wanted to know what bought them here. ------------- A short while later they were sitting in an office, in Declan’s quarters. The three had filled him in on exactly what had occurred at the palace, the hostility between Declan and Kayden was strong, both often dropping remarks towards each other. Declan now sighed deeply, the weight of the sit