Luna's Pov
I was going crazy. Or, that was how my mind wandering aimlessly made me feel at least. Never in my life had I been this holed up. After the breakfast turned interrogation session, I had remained in my room doing nothing other than sleeping and thinking, none of them doing me much good. I had managed the entire day inside my room and now, I felt I was going to go out of my mind if I did not get out. A major reason I did not want to go out was because of the two people that were just waiting to hack off my head. That and the fact that I was still a very unliked stranger but eventually even those were not good enough. I looked out the window and saw the moon glowing not so brightly overhead and thought about going out to the backyard. However, I had barely opened the door when the three friends came bustling in. I was in no mood to get into another fight so I simply stepped back into the room however, before I could shut the door, I noticed the usually very composed Blaire looking very shaken and for a moment, I forgot to mind my business which was not very hard considering that our rooms stood opposite each other. I kept the door slightly open as I peeked, wondering what was going on with them. My eyes widened as I watched Ulo speak to Blaire just before she slinked into her room. Don't blame me! I thought the guy was dumb with the way he never spoke a word, however little. Obviously, I was the one who was not fit to hear his voice. For a moment, I wondered if he hated me too. I shoved the thought as quickly as it had come. What did I care if he hated me? I was going to be out of here in no time. I shut the door as I watched them advance toward my intended location. Great, just great! I retreated to my room that had become so familiar, it was starting to drive me out of my mind. Here I was sitting on my bed in the middle of the night with no sleep coming. Could my life get any worse? Going back to the window, I propped my cheek on the elbow and stared at the moon wondering if she would reply if I tried to converse with her. But even merely thinking the thought, I knew it was stupid. I was as good as dead to her, them till I managed to fulfill the task. The task! I sighed heavily as the word weighed on my heart, heavy as lead. I was feeling so homesick though that despite the thought, I decided to try it nonetheless. "Hey, mother!" I whispered staring intently at the moon as though I expected the clouds to reorder themselves into an 'I am here.' Nothing of such kind happened. "You are up there, aren't you? I know you are. I know you told me to right my wrongs but..." I paused, gulping. "I don't know how to go about it. I know it is my mistake and that I ought to find a way to solve it myself however, I don't think I am up to the task. Could you show me a sign, maybe a dream to guide me on what exactly I ought to do?" I knew better than to expect a reply yet, I couldn't deny that as I knelt there, staring intently at the moon, I badly wanted an answer. Any sign, a wolf howling, a bird twittering, anything would have been welcome at that moment but as though mocking me, the entire universe seemed to go silent. Even the slight breeze decided to take a break. I sighed, my heart breaking as I moved away from the window. I really was on my own and I couldn't even sleep. My ears pricked as I heard feet jostling past. I hurried to the door and sure enough, the two men were making their way out of the house. I wondered where they were headed and for a moment wished I could go with them. It would have been a welcome break from this endless monotony but I knew that was impossible. Jamil would not mind but his other companion was the one I could not speak for. Watching them leave, I suddenly got a crazy idea. I would have shoved the idea away the very moment it popped up if I had not been dying of boredom. I shrugged my shoulders wondering what could be the worst that could happen. Looking down at my dress, it was all rumpled from tossing around in bed all day and I could bet that my hair looked even worse but I would live. With this thought in mind, I went after them while taking care to keep out of sight. The idea was to follow them to wherever they were going. I could think of a whole lot of places that a lady was not supposed to follow a guy to but I figured that I would stop following them if it became too messy. Besides, few things are new to you when you spend time in a place like The Haven. With this thought in mind, I semi-ran and semi-sneaked behind them. Getting to the gate, it was kind of tricky to get past the guards but they weren't really on the lookout for a sneaking lady who tried her best to stay quiet so I managed to escape without much incident. I recognized the field they turned into from our tour in the morning. Seeing it brought back bittersweet memories that got my nose burning. I brushed it off as I continued after them. The field was a pretty large one and the fact that it was open to the air did not make it any less impressive. It was decided into sections that I figured was filled with trainees in the day but were empty right now. I stayed out of sight as I watched the two men battle each other. They were pretty good with their limbs which made me wonder how they would do with swords. They dropped to the ground after a while during which time I lowered my guard as well which was why I did not notice Jamil sitting up and turning around. "Luna?"Luna's PovMy ears must have grown beet red with the amount of blood that rushed to my face from the embarrassment of being caught spying. I had turned my back on them to take in more of the environment and now, I couldn't bring myself to come face to face with him again. What would I tell him? I had sneaked after them to avoid dying from staring at my room walls all day and night? They were going to have me hanged without a doubt. "Luna, it is you!" He repeated like I hadn't beaten myself up enough and I desperately wished the ground would open up to swallow me whole. I imagined the two men glaring at me with hatred and felt the blood pounding in my ears. I jerked when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around slowly wishing that I could just turn invisible. "What are you doing out here this late at night?" He questioned and I noticed with relief that he did not have a resentful look in his eyes. "I don't know. I just stumbled here, I guess." I tried to sound uninvolved but t
Blaire's PovI woke up feeling rather disoriented, a feeling that was becoming more and more of a norm with me. I blinked as I sat up on the bed, trying to rub the sleep out of my eyes. It took about fifteen seconds for the memories to come rushing in. I looked at my hand where that man had grabbed me last night and shivered involuntarily. The grime was all gone as were the bruises but I could still feel the clammy hand on my arm, pulling me against my will. Sunlight streaked in through the open window and I moaned in pleasure, glad to be reminded of my freedom. I got out of bed and saw my image out of the corner of my eyes. The sight was enough to make me draw closer to take another look. My hair looked like a snake had made a nest on one end and an eagle on the other. Sometime in the night, they had discovered each other and had an epic battle which left me looking like, well, take a guess. I brushed my hand through it absentmindedly until I heard a faint knock on the door. I ignor
Blaire's PovI paced around my room worriedly as I tried to remember if I had cleaned up after myself yesterday. I remembered opening the doors to the dungeon and Indrik's cell but I could not remember if I had shut them before leaving. I ran to the small bedside shelf and opened its lowest drawer. In there, lying peacefully was the bunch of keys that opened the dungeon. I almost exhaled in relief when I realized that the keys could be removed without locking the doors. If I by any chance had not locked the door after me then, Indrik would be in trouble without doubt when the guards came for patrol. The fear of Indrik getting into more trouble courtesy of me was a horrible weight that was pressing heavily on my shoulders. What made it even worse was the knowledge that I could not go to confirm it, not now at least, without making everything worse. Much worse. I was still pacing anxiously when a knock came on my door. I panicked, wondering if Indrik had already been caught and they we
Luna's Pov"Do you always eat together?" I asked Jamil as we made our way toward the palace gates. Seeing three members of the council sitting together had made me slightly uncomfortable but luckily, they had not seemed to even notice my presence. Despite my discomfort, there was someone who their presence seem to unsettle even more. Blaire. Throughout the meal, she had spent all her energy focusing on avoiding her mother's gaze. I had looked around, wondering if anybody else noticed the awkwardness but either they all pretended not to notice or they considered it perfectly normal as everyone focused on their meals. If there had been any doubt, the way Blaire had ran off once she was done proved it. Shortly after her, Ulo had left as well, then Leon. I suddenly hated that I had asked for so much food. I had been feeling extremely hungry when I had arrived but now, knowing that three very suspicious eyes were fixed on me, the food suddenly lost its taste and became drier than a desert
Luna's PovThe only thing I knew about this territory was the outline which I had seen from atop a hill. This was probably enough reason for me to let Jamil ride ahead so he could guide me but that was so not happening. Not if Lea was to be the judge at least. Her feet were moving in perfect sync as she leaped large areas in bounds. Soon, we were in the heart of the pack and given that we were already closing in on noon, most of them were outside, going about their daily businesses. Before they could wave and say hi though, Lea had taken another huge leap turning them into tiny blurs in the distance. Jamil was trying to catch up on his stallion but Lea wasn't giving them any chance. My hair had been scattered in the billowing breeze, spreading into my eyes, nose and mouth so that I constantly had to brush them away. Rather than feel terrified though, I was elated. With the world zipping past, I felt like I was at the top of the world. Like...I was free again. Riding always did that to
Blaire's PovIt was with great relief that I welcomed the arrival of dusk. I had taken great care to avoid running into Ulo and Jamil which was rather easy considering that none of them had returned to our quarters after breakfast. Watching the huge ball sink in a golden blaze of colours, I was filled with an equal measure of dread and anticipation. Using the cover of darkness, I found my way to the kitchen where I slipped some food that I was pretty sure wasn't going to be missed. With the ease that is gotten from having done the same thing for the past three days, I meandered my way to the dungeon. I had hardly gotten in when the prisoners started their protest which was even more intense now given that I had more or less dashed their hopes the other day. Well, we would have to live with that because there was no way I was stepping an inch away from the center of the path. They raised their voices but I was not going to give them the satisfaction of looking at them. I could see t
Blaire's PovFinally, it was the day that Indrik would be freed. It seemed like ages since he had been whipped and thrown into a dungeon like he had killed someone but finally, everything was going to be alright now. I woke up long before daybreak, eager to see Indrik out in the open again. Soon, I was ready to go but the sun seemed to be taking pleasure in torturing me as it refused to rise despite the fact that it had been a thousand and one hours since I had awakened. After the encounter with my mother, I had been unable to return to the dungeon because my mother had collected her keys and tightened the security out the area. I had spent the past few days worrying my hair off which was what made this day even more exciting. I paced back and forth in my room until I couldn't take it anymore and exited through the doors. I hurried to the other end of the rows of room and knocked on the last one on my row. It took three consecutive knocks to bring the sleepy eyed Jamil to the door.
Luna's PovIt has been two days since I have been tending to my master, Indrik. After he was brought back, I had officially resumed my duties as his maid, cleaning him up, tending to his wounds, watching over him and most of all, making sure that he doesn't join his ancestors in his sleep. Not my dream job, but well... I dropped the bowl of water that I was bearing in my arms on the shelf by his head and took a look at him. Since his arrival, he had developed a huge fever coupled with the huge pink boils that have popped up on his arms and legs. Walking closer, I placed an arm on his forehead and removed it almost immediately. His body temperature was so hot, it was a wonder my palm was not singed. I sighed as I adjusted his blanket and started to give him a wipe over. He had been drifting in and out of consciousness for the past two days, always muttering gibberish in his sleep which was why I was so surprised to see his eyes snap open. It took a while for him to focus his vision b