Couple bruises and lots of sweat later we decided to stop for the day. I have not only managed to produce my wings, but also tucking them away and reproducing them again. Then the biggest truimph of all is I accomplished getting off the ground. Now, granted it was only maybe three feet. But it's better than nothing at all. Small victories. Lifting me up into his arms. Dimitri flew us to our room and drew me a bath. My muscles were incredibly sore. Muscles I didn't even know I had until today. I'm not only the physically exhausted, but the mentally as well. It's been another long day, but atleast I actually feel like I have accomplished something. A big something at that. "Get cleaned up, love and I'll be right back with some food for us." At that my stomach rumbled and we both laughed. "Good idea." I said as I started to undress. Clearing his thoat he slowly started to back up out of the room. I took notice and decided to play. "Oh, is this bothering you?" As I let my dress drop
It wasn't long until I found myself in a room surrounded by old relics and artifacts. All varying in all different colors, shapes and sizes. There were many sculpures of the moon in each one of its phases. Each detailed so beautifully. There was even ones made of flowers and some were made of different color gems. They were a sight to behold. Along the white stone walls there were crowns. Each varying in style and each in their own display case with an interior light shining down on them making even the smallest of gems sparkle. There was an altar of sorts at the further end of the room. It was covered in a white silk fabric with green and white ivy vines wrapping around its four legs and acting as garland at its flat surface. There were soft white lights above the altar resembling hanging christmas lights. On each side of the table there were unlit candles. In the middle sat a ornate silver goblet and in front of that was a dagger of shorts with a handle encrusted with diamonds an
The old faerys green eyes were almost neon now. Intensly bright and her whole body looked to be vibrating. I looked over at Dimitri and he was already looking at me. He squeezed my hand and mouthed. "It's okay."Nodding I hesitantly looked back forward. The vibrating in the old faerys tiny form seemed to be dissipating. Her eyes still bright green, but she seemed to be more focused at looking at Dimitri and I now instead of just staring ahead."Listen closely. What is done here today cannot be undone. Only death will part you once this ceremony is complete. Do you understand?"More looking at me, so I answered. "Yes. Ma'am. I understand.""Good. Now give me your hand, child."Hesitant, I reached my hand out and placed it in hers. Covering it with her other hand she closed her eyes and silently spoke so noones ears could hear. Then without notice and with movement I never seen. She had the dagger in her hand and she sliced through my palm. I quickly pulled away shocked and in pain. Di
Clashing of swords and slashing of flesh. Winged fae everywhere either fighting or trying to escape. It was terrifying to see first hand what violence my father has been handing out all these years. Anger started brewing deep inside me. Something needed to be done. This had to stop. "We need to get you out of here." Dimitri said. Yelling over the bombardment occuring around us. "No way! There is no way I am leaving right now. This is my fault and the least I can do is try to help." Theo suddenly appeared in front of us making me scream and punch out my hand to his face in reaction. I made impact, but he didn't even looked fazed by it. Even though my knuckles were now throbbing. "Don't you EVER pop up again in front of me and scaring me like that, Ogre!! If I had a knife you would have been dead." "You can't hurt me princess." Was all he said. "Theo, how did this happen?" Dimitri asked. "The sky started to crackle and shift and we all knew that was a sign of the bonding. What ha
Walking into the cave the temperature changed and dropped several degrees. The further we walked in the cooler it got. My warm skin goosebumped with the sudden change in temperature.The walls were wet and I could hear water dripping and echoing from a distance. It seemed like we walked forever in the dark, but Dimitri seemed to know where he was going. Neither one of us spoke so there was only the echoing of our footsteps, the dripping water in the distance and our breathing that broke each moment of silence. I didn't know what he was thinking, but I could feel some of the things he was feeling. I knew he was upset because he wasn't there to help his people. I knew that he was beyond angry with my father and Viktor. He was feeling worried about me.All these things I was feeling and all these things I wish I could change not only for me, but for him expecially.The tunnel we were walking started to narrow the further we walked until the ceiling was much lower than the rest. Dimitri b
Once Dimitri left heading to the springs I decided to study the map a little more. After closer inspection I noticed that there seemed to be more faery realms than fairy. Which is a little confusing to me. How do the fairies outrank us in this war if we have more realms than they do. Hence more faeries to fight? I know that my father had ordered for the kidnapping and experimenting on faeries and Dimitri said after a time it became noticed that faeries were missing. But how on earth were we still being outranked?There were two large fairy realms one small. Then there were six faery realms. One of the faery realms was incredibly large and the other five were still a decent size. That was three realms to six.Each realm was outlined in a different color and in each of there bottom left corners were initals. The largest of the faery realms was outlined in a deep purple and a KD in its bottom corner. The two large fairy realms sat side by side on the opposite side of the map. The one was
Endless thoughts were running through my mind. Too many to try to single out and analyze. Or over-analyze as I tend to do, but honestly, who wouldn't with all this.We seemed to sit there in silence for awhile each lost in our own train of thought. Until there was a bright flash from one of the picture frames on the wall beside us. Dimtiri instantly jumped up and ran to the wall of frames. I couldn't see what he was seeing, but I could see the muscles tense up on his back. Turning back to me he said "Don't move. I will be right back." And then he vanished.Well of course I'm now on edge. He said those empty frames were a form of security and there was obviously something that flashed in one of them and now he is gone. It's like, noone wants to be left alone during a possible threat. I don't even know how to defend myself in these types of situations. There's this power I'm supposed to possess, but I can't really tap into that because I literally have no idea how.Getting up I walked o
Waking, I realize that Dimitri was no longer in the bed with me. Quickly sitting up I wiped the sleep from my eyes and scanned the room. Still no sight of him. Maybe he is down in the springs. Smiling to myself at the thought, I gathered up the sheet, wrapped it around my chest and I tip toed down the tunnel to hopefully catch him in the springs, but once there the room with it's lumineous glow showed no sign of Dimitri. I wondered where he could possibly be...Slowly walking my way back to the room I see shadows dancing on the wall from the room into the tunnel. Assuming it was Dimitri I quickened my step. Arriving at the rooms arched entrance my smile quickly fell.Sitting across the room at the table and chairs sat both Aimee and Theo. Which really threw me off.They both jumped up from their seats when they sensed me. The shock of them both to be sitting there together threw me for a loop. Then I got angry. Dimitri promised he wouldn't leave me alone again and here he left me alo