Away inside the forest, darkness filled all edge of the land as the sky had turned dark. Most people had fallen asleep, even those people who were busy and slept late had retired to their houses that night. The guards in the castle gave a yawn as they were too tired to stay in front of the castle’s gate. Shawn stood in front of his mother who was lying ill. He only stared at her, frighteningly studying her chest that moved up and down. When the door to the room opened, the servant was startled by his appearance as the darkness didn’t allow for her to see who was present in the room. Shawn didn’t comment, watching how the maid slowly came beside Lady Ashley, giving her food. Lady Ashley quickly savored what was given to her, as though she had been starved and desperately needed the food to enter her stomach. Even though he was there, his mother couldn’t see him anymore. Even though he knew the maid had worked under Dominic for a long time and was giving poison to his mother, he didn’t
The sorcerer appeared to have money and the men wanted him for it. To kill wasn’t a foreign thought for the men who wanted to survive in the slums as robbing was easier than making money which was impossible for them and no one agreed in giving people like them a chance to work. As deaths weren’t unusual and they had been pushed too far to the edge, they had no choice but to attack the sorcerer who was alone.The same first man stepped forward, putting his sharp knife out, “If you want to leave this place unscathed give me your money and belongings! Now!” He demanded as the sorcerer didn’t move. “You guys,” spoke the sorcerer who was not daunted by the fact there were five men who was ready to kill him if he had not agreed to their conditions. “Why would you want to rob? I will give you money if you decide to help me in my little plan.”The men were confused and startled of how he had given them an offer in such a time where they had planned to kill him and steal all his wealth. The
The gasps from the other sorcerers were hard to turn a deaf ear to. Although the sorcerer had expected this, he couldn't help but be surprised that he had been forgiven as the master was always the one who is strict with his rules, allowing no mistakes, and only demand for the best result."He is forgiven?" Whispered another guard to the first one."It is odd, what did you say to master?" The other one responded as he was confused of the choice that the master had suddenly made. The last time someone had almost exposed the existence of the sorcerers, the master had not only bestowed them a punishment of banishment, they were also found dead two weeks after leaving Essex, as if the master had killed him for his mistakes. "I didn't say anything! I only entered, and told him this guy had came," explained the first guard, "And master suddenly agreed to meet him.""Is that enough?" The sorcerer cut in between the conversation, feeling tired that they had not stopped talking and continued
On the day when Josephine was pulled from the duchy castle, she was settled on the horse. The man who had kidnapped her or perhaps saved her had worn a hood and fabric that covered half of his lower face. She couldn’t tell who it was by the eyes and the lack of light from the moon. She wanted to know who it is but thought it was better to stay quiet as she watched the speed that their horse had galloped at. If she were to fall now, she doubted her wound would be pretty for her to endure. As she was being brought away, although panic, Josie still couldn’t remove her thoughts from Shawn. After her confrontation she found out that Shawn had never been the person he had showed himself as. He disliked Dominic, or perhaps it was not a mere dislike but a deep hatred. He wanted Dominic to die even if it means by killing Rose, her sister. Josie ground her teeth, feeling betrayed. One side of her heart was fuming, wanting to get more explanation and a way to express her anger; but her other s
Seeing the forest that seemed to be welcoming her as she stood at the mouth of the entrance, Josie stopped her heels, deciding to lift her face and look at the sky instead. Although she had moved to the forest, it was still difficult for her to find stars with how cloudy the sky had been that night. Josie closed her eyes, recalling Shawn again, making her realize how deep his existence was in her heart, no matter how much she tried to deny it, Shawn was a close friend. But it all had to change. Josie didn’t want to make the same mistake as she did before, betraying Rose to the point where she had almost thought to end her beloved younger sister’s life. Her younger sister, who did not hesitate to give herself to marry someone she had never seen for her sake; her younger sister who was always worried for her even when she had visited another Kingdom. It was unfair for her to ever direct her hatred toward Rose. She wasn’t stupid either to not notice how Shawn was using her. She knew w
Rose was also certain that the mirror was no different than any other mirrors in the mansion. Then why was she able to see Josie when she wanted to see him? Simply asking the mirror sounded too simple to be called as magic. But then she didn't feel like she had made a ritual that might activate the magic. She had never studied magic spell either, making the possibility of her saying a magic spell by accident seem to be rather impossible as well. "I only whispered that I wanted to meet her as a joke. I did not expect to see Josie at all,” Rose replied to Starvos’s earlier question, finding the man to hum. “When I thought that I have power, I wondered what kind of power I would have. The vampires didn’t chase after me and if I am a sorcerer as he said, it would make sense why vampires won’t chase after me.” “Why is that?” Starvos questioned and found Rose slowly flipping the pages of the book, stopping at a particular page. As he went closer to read, his eyes squinted to catch the s
Rose begin to question whether Iris had been kicked out from her house or she never had one to begin with. It was surprising how a lady like her would stay at someone else’s house for a long time. Especially since she had heard from Lady Catherine that Iris had stayed in their house for a week prior to their arrival, ever since she received the news that they would come to Agios. Rose hummed when she heard the butler who spoke, “Truthfully, Lady Iris had told me that she would inform you herself and I thought she had extended the news to you, but I heard from the maids how you have been with Lord Starvos and I know how she would never come if Lord Starvos is here.”She raised her eyebrows faintly, “What’s wrong? Does Lady Iris dislike Lord Starvos?”“Not in term of dislike, I would say that Lord Starvos is quite intimidating for a lot of ladies, including Lady Iris,” the butler filled in, showing her a warm smile after filling her informations that she thought she needed. “I see, do
Iris stormed out to her room once the tea party had ended. Her heels clicked sharply to the floor and once she had slammed the door behind her, the twisted expression she had finally came to settle. She sat down on the vanity table, taking off her necklace and slamming the piece to the desk.This was more of a trouble than she thought it would be.While she had expected the human girl would be a trouble, she doubted that a human would be brave enough to go against her, especially the human from Essex from which the kingdom was only filled with humans.Truthfully, all that Iris wanted was not Dominic. While the young man had turned out to be more of a catch than she first guessed, he was simply a good addition to her plan. His handsome face suited her palate, fueling her more with her first goal which was to become the granddaughter of Lady Catherine.While Iris came from a noble family, her parents had always taught her to aim higher, which she did. She wanted to outshine all the othe