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RoseThat son of a dog stole my niece and nephew. I was going to kill him. He was going to wish he’d never been born. Gods forbid he hurts them. If there is even a single curl out of place, I will send him through all seven hells myself. We met Queen Sarah, my father, and most of Alderei’s army at the border. King Marcus saw his wife and ran to her, sweeping her off her feet into a kiss that lasted several minutes. They were both crying and touching each other’s faces as if they couldn’t believe the other was real. They pulled Cat into their hug, and the three of them held each other, crying.Papa was also crying and wrapped me, Abby, and Grayson into a hug. “You’re all home,” he said through his tears. “Finally, my children are home.”“Not all of us, Papa,” Abby said. “I know,” he said sadly. “We are going to fix that, and then I am going to spoil my grandchildren rotten.” We all chuckled at his enthusiasm. His face brightened as he looked at Grayson. “I am happy to finally call
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Abigail The next morning, we attacked the castle. Lord Patel was correct that there weren’t many men stationed inside the castle. Unfortunately, he was also correct that there were other things in the castle. “Fliers! Overhead!” I heard a soldier yell. I took aim with the other archers, Grayson and Aryk nearby. They had been placed in the back with us because they both had powerful ranged attacks. Our division took out many of the giant bats and their riders.After taking out many of their fliers, we started launching flaming arrows over the walls, and could see several more monsters inside the walls take hits.“We need to get inside, Gray,” I shouted. “I have a very bad feeling about the twins.”He nodded and signaled to Aryk. “Let’s move.”The plan was to clear out as much of the first wave as possible. While most of the king’s defenses would be distracted by the attack, several of us were going to sneak in through a tunnel in the wall meant to let out ocean water from the high
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Catherine Later that evening, Aryk asked to meet with our group. Grayson was unable to attend, as he had gone with his uncle to obtain his aunt and cousins. “I happened to be looking through the late king’s study,” he began.Thomas coughed, “Stealing things.”“I was not stealing, Thomas,” Aryk snapped. “I was gathering information.”“Please, continue,” King Marcus said.“Yes, anyway,” he glared at Thomas. “There were some interesting bits of information in amongst the king’s papers.”“Interesting how?” Abby asked cautiously. “Everything is connected,” He explained. “The sorceress that attempted to seduce Grayson in Knocklean is the same one that seduced his father – Kasdeyah, the Hell Queen.”“The one he was trying to overthrow?” Abby asked.“Yes, which is why she was so interested in Grayson. He is more powerful than his father could have ever dreamed of being.” Aryk sat back and let everyone process this information. “So it’s not over?” Rose asked quietly.“Not completely,” Ary
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Grayson Our first Withergreen in Odel was beautiful. I had never seen such colors in my life. Abby took great pleasure in showing me all of the beauty of the changing seasons, despite my argument that nothing was more beautiful than my wife. Our family had also changed. We welcomed Theodore Arthur - who we called Teddy – at the end of Sunswell. Abby had been so relieved to only have to carry one baby, she said this pregnancy was a dream. Anna came from the village to deliver Teddy, too, which was a blessing. He was perfect – 10 fingers, 10 toes, his mother’s face, but my eyes. And curls for days. He had a full head of curls the moment he arrived. I didn’t think it was possible to love as much as I loved my children and my wife. One morning, Abby came up behind me as I stood at the window watching the sunrise. She wrapped her arms around me as she laid her head against my bare back. “Are you happy, my love?” she asked, as she did every morning. I turned to face her and kiss
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Four year old Grayson held the hand of his new best friend, Abigail. The young prince had met the little lady only three weeks prior, and she was already his whole world.“Come, Grayson,” she said, pulling his hand. “I want to show you the stars. Mother said we could.”He was nervous, but trusted his Abigail. She had not led him into anything that would have gotten him hurt. On the contrary, she was protective of him, but not overly so. She pushed him just enough to try.That night, Abby’s nursemaid Hannah was going to take them to the tower so they could look at the stars. Every Sunswell in Alderei a meteor shower was visible for three whole days, and of the whole country, the best view of it was from Coursar Hall – at least according to Abigail. He followed her up the stairs to where Hannah and Grayson’s six year old brother Dupont were waiting. Hannah unlocked the door to the roof, and ushered her small charges outside. Hannah and the children spread out blankets and waited for i
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Abigail We didn't have to wait long for the new trouble to begin. Trolls began invading Alderei within the month. We were called to the castle to make a plan of attack. We left the children at home. Odel was far enough away from the border that they would be safe. The wet nurses had stayed with us throughout the years, so we left them in charge of the children, knowing they would protect the little ones with their lives. It was so hard to leave them behind. We both cried the whole way to the castle. Fortunately, we were greeted with a lot of hugs and understanding. "Thank you all for coming," Queen Sarah began. "A new foe is threatening our borders. We have the advantage this time of knowing who they are, at least, but not what they want." "Grayson," I said. "They want my husband. Or, more specifically, his powers." Rose sighed. "Then he shouldn't be here. He should be in hiding." Grayson looked at Rose, surprised and a bit annoyed. "Where would I go, Rose? If I go h
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They stayed up long into the night, making a plan of attack that didn't rely on Grayson’s magic. There were discussions about calling Aryk, but he had been staying in the village with Thomas and Celina, and his talents were needed there. A messenger came as they were finally getting ready to go to bed. "Your Highnesses," the man bowed. "I bring bad news from the border." "Speak," the king said. "A border village was attacked in the night, your grace," the man said sadly. "There is nothing, and no one left." He hung his head as Catherine gasped. "The trolls numbered in the hundreds - really far too large a force for such a small town. But..." "Go on, soldier," Grayson commanded. It was rare that he was authoritative, and it gave Abigail chills. Had they been in a more appropriate environment, she would have kissed him. "They had ghouls with them as well," the soldier replied. Grayson put his arm around Abigail without thinking, the memory of her near death always fresh in
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News from the border was not encouraging. With the addition of the ghouls, the invaders had tripled in size. Grayson was anxious; he didn't like sitting back while others fought for him. "You would have been a terrible king, my love," Abigail teased him one afternoon. "You should have been a general." She rested her head on his shoulder. "I don’t know enough to be a general," he argued. "I just don't like sitting around when I know I could help." "What should we do then, my love?" "I think I need to go help them." Grayson asserted, turning to look at his wife. "I said 'we', Grayson," Abigail said gently. "We are in this together. If you go, you aren't going alone." "She's right," Cat interrupted, walking up to them. "We are all in this together." "Where are we going?" Rose asked excitedly as she came up behind Cat. She gave Cat a kiss on the cheek. Grayson looked at them all in a mix of gratitude and concern. "I can't keep having the three of you fight for me. I need
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