The wind gushed with great pressure as it whisked them away to the past, the ancient kingdom, where their journey begins, dropping them in a desert surrounded by thickets and hedges, not their usual woods, the whole place was different, the wind there blew with so much pressure as if wanting to blow them far away. Aubrey opened her eyes to this new surroundings as fear gripped her and she shivered from the cold, now laid on a bed that creaked with her every movement, she was covered in animal skin that looked like it had survived many winters, her skin was so white now and dry as though it would crack under any pressure, she shut her eyes again trying to make sense of her surroundings, but couldn't as she opened her eyes again, this time so won't her eyes could pop out.The walls were decorated in carved drawings of men and arrows, bows all dressed in knight attire, she gasped now remembering everything, how she left, she and….."Darey
The voices outside were so low she couldn't make out what they were saying, she had just woken up from another nap, after lunch she had felt headaches, she was taken to her room by Gretchen and given a bitter liquid to take that would make her feel better, with Alstin sitting by the side of her bed, she slept off. Outside was so cold, with the wind blowing stronger than the afternoon, she sighted Alstin in the company of the other men by the threshold of the tower, they had made a fire and sat around it, warming their skin, while sharpening their swords, and telling tales, she walked over there, ignoring the two figures whispering to each other, she joined them by the fireside, and sat beside Alstin."What do you think you are doing, Gretchen? asked an older version of Gretchen, worries written all over his face, "Taking responsibility," replied Gretchen, "She is trouble, I have been trying my best to hol
He came in the early hours of the morning, and went straight to Aubrey's room, but couldn't find her there, he felt a sudden rush of panic, as he doubled his footsteps to Alstin's room, the door creaked open and he saw them lying in each other's arm, the dry tears streak on her face shined in the reflection of the early morning light coming through the window high on the wall, he looked around and sighed before stepping out. He made his way back to the main hall and poured himself a drink, he shuddered as he sensed a presence was with him, "You did take your time, Gretchen," said Brent, standing at the window, gazing outside, still no reply from Gretchen, so he left where he was and made his way to the table, grabbed a cup, while Gretchen poured him a drink. "We would leave today," said Gretchen with a straight face, Brent Scoffed, "typical you, huh!" He replied, "I just don't want to cause anyone troubl
"It's been a long time," said Valerie, "Yes, it has been," replied Gretchen, "How have you been?" Asked Valerie, "Good," replied Gretchen, "Okay, this is awkward, I know I messed up," and………., said Valerie, "You are here for Aubrey, she needs a woman figure which I am not, and she needs help with her powers too, as you might have observed," replied Gretchen interrupting her, "Seriously, Gretchen we can not keep doing this to us," said Valerie, "We are not doing anything, Val," he replied, "You just called me Val, it is still there," she said smiling, "I don't know what you are talking about," he said, making his way into the tower, as Valerie jumped right in front of him, "I am so sorry about what happened, things went out of my control, I just couldn't," "Hey, hey," said Gretchen using his palm he slightly raised h
"Hey Aubrey," said Valerie, "Hey," replied Aubrey, "I am Valerie, I haven't introduced myself to you, I am from Dathomir," said Valerie, "Aubrey, from nowhere," replied Aubrey as she took her hands into her and shook them, Valerie sat on the seat where Aubrey sat, "You should have known some spells, and how to cast them yourself," said Valerie, "Not really, I have not cast any, but I have read ancient books on them," said Aubrey, "I mostly feel this energy coursing through my veins, most times I want to vent, scream and bring the world to a stop, but I can't," said Aubrey, her eyes misty with tears droplets,"You can, this energy is your strength trying to overtake you, you need to learn control first over your emotions to be able to control your power," said Valerie.They both sat on the floor of Aubrey's room, facing each other, legs folded into the other
Aubrey woke up with a strong headache in her head, everywhere was still blurry.She tried stepping out of her bed but felt a strong wave hit her she fell but a strong hand caught her.She closed her eyes, slipping back to sleep. "It is better this way," said Alstin, as he lay her back on her bed.These past few days, I have done a lot of thinking and I can not always remain in her shadow. It's time I step out and see what the future has for me," said Alstin, "Mmmmmh," replied Gretchen, "I am going back to my people," he continued, "Riverdale?" Asked Gretchen, "Yes, Riverdale," replied Alstin, "What should I tell when she was up?" Asked Gretchen, "She won't miss me," replied Alstin with bitterness, "Mmmmh," replied Gretchen.These past few days have been quite an eventful one for Alstin.He t
"It has been a long day, I am going in for a nap," said Brent, yawning and stretching himself, while they head inside.Valerie was spotted in the sitting room waiting for them to come in, she looked weak yet still so pretty, observed Gretchen.He made his way to her, as the rest retired to their different chambers."Hey," said Gretchen, "Hey," replied Valerie, "How do you feel?" He asked, "Slight headache but I will be fine," she replied, "You should be resting," he said, eyes moving to her hair tumbled down to her back, he used his hands to remove the strands of hair closing her face, "Thank you," she said and tucked her hair in beside her ears, "I need to tell you something about Aubrey," said Valerie, "What about her?" Asked Gretchen, "The chaos in her is too much, I was teaching her on controlling her emotions to b
She cried herself to sleep, Gretchen carried her inside to her chambers, he laid her down on her bed and stayed with her, "Will she be fine?" Asked Gamiel to enter her room, "Yes, she will," replied Gretchen, "I hope she doesn't hate me," said Gamiel, "Why would she do that?" Asked Gretchen"It is part of my fault that Alstin left," replied Gamiel, "No, it's not, it was bound to happen," said Gretchen, "Dinner is ready," said Gamiel, "Not hungry, go ahead," replied Gretchen.He sat at the edge of her bed where she laid her head on his legs, he stroked her hair with his hand, thinking.They ate in silence, everyone to his thoughts, Brent wasn't at the table too, they had not seen him that evening after Alstin's departure, "How is she?" Asked Brent, as he entered Aubrey's chamber, "She will be fine," repli