It was already mid-morning when they got to the place within the outer castle walls, the captain along with several of the workers he took along, started clearing out several of the debris that was scattered all over the place.   The man was also helping along some of the laborers to hasten things, even going so far as having some of his knights help out.   Karilaya watched and observed from far away, admiring the captain in her safe space. The man did not hesitate to get his hands dirty. Digging, carrying, and even helping the workers push several of the heavy stones that were scattered within the place.   Body shimmering from the sunlight, the captain’s physique looked as hard as stone, the fine lines within his body seemed like it was carved, showing the definite features of each part. From his protruding squared chest, nicely defined abdomen, to his well-defined arms and legs. The man was like the epitome of a male w

“So, it seems that the issue with the phantom warriors has been resolved, no thanks to our so-called magical adviser,” Lord Slog’s voice boomed all over the hall his face crumpled. They were currently a few people within the throne room right now, as they were called in for a talk. Karilaya stood in front of the throne, looked down by several of the people standing beside the prince as she knelt down. The prince quietly sat on the throne, once again wearing his full armor, his commander stood on his left while the old man stood on the right. An additional person was standing just behind the so-called lord Slog, she recognized the clothing as a witch from the witches of Westershire coven that she heard about, the woman had her hair done in a bun, her skin was quite pale but she had almost the same features as the first witch she had met, though this person was a bit older as she had a more defined pointe

“And if we can add more people for this…” The woman’s words began sounding like mumbles as prince Alexander was losing his patience and interest in the conversation at hand. He’d been remaining silent for quite some time, just tapping his fingers on the armrest of his chair while listening to the talk non-stop. His attention had wandered off the moment he heard the words ‘ask’ and ‘need’, things that he’d heard over and over again from the empire's ministers. The food he had prepared had gone cold and his appetite had also waned, fully understanding that the woman was not there to discuss his terms of the bargain. “My lady, you are not very familiar with how things are done within the empire, are you?” He finally speaks after the woman had ended her speech. With a such shiny look on her face, lady Kaya smile

Chaos ensued as people scattered all over the place, the earth continued to shake breaking some of the towers and causing some buildings to fall. Screams and shouting could be heard all over the place as certain parts of the palace began breaking. Karilaya was able to run outside, escaping the mansion when the quake subsided for a few moments. It wasn’t a surprise to her, seeing the abundant magic all over them, covering the whole land like huge towering waves. Though she wanted to move with haste she was unable to stand up, the earth seemed to be moving along with the waves of power around them making it move in unusual manners, almost changing certain parts within the place. Without much of an option, she began crawling to the nearest open space to avoid being hit by falling rocks or debris. It took a while before the whole ordeal had finally ended. When the shaking had finally stop Karilaya grabbed hold of

“So what is it that you advice we do?” Prince Alexander turned to lady Kaya who remained silent afterward. Alexander knew he had to submit and admit defeat if he wanted to keep what little leverage he had with the woman. He knew that that time was the best chance he had to try and mend their broken connection, seeing as his advisers were at a loss. Lady Kaya quickly lowered her head when she faced him. “Apologies, my lord, seeing as we still garner distrust and fear from your men, I think it would be wise if we do not partake in this. As much as we would like to help, I think it would be best to avoid any kind of act that could cause us more spite and suspicion. I think it would be best if I just continue my efforts in preparing my body and my mind for the duty that you have bestowed upon me” The woman’s words were stern and full of authority even though it had that sweet warm tone. Alexande