Hepthan Leiya“What do you mean you married her off?!” I screamed in shock and fury. He slowly placed another ball of grape into his mouth, chewing it even more slowly. He was being intentionally difficult and it upset every single nerve I owned. “Well, I had no use for her,” he began casually. “Just like I had no use for you.” My fists tightened. My fingers buried into the skin of my palm. as the words left his mouth. “So I gave her away.” He added with a shrug. He spoke like he was talking about an item. The way you give out a dress you find no use for anymore.“And you gave her to who?”I was furious, furious enough to try and attack him, but it would be useless to do so. I had to endure my raging anger if I was going to be successful.“King Raslin of Valinor, his son Xerian.”The moment he said the words, my memory was faint but I could remember that I escorted Helion to a place called Valinor for business. “The king with th

Valinor LeiyaThe queen didn't look convinced by my response, but that was all she was going to get. I didn't have the time to explain everything I had been through and frankly, I knew she didn't want to listen. She was too worried about her son to care. “So now what?” I turned to the king when I heard him speak. “She is not here, neither is my son.”I was about to speak when the big doors opened and a little girl ran in. She headed straight for the queen, which made me assume she was her daughter. She was the cutest princess I had ever set my eyes on. “We don't know where they are or what happened, all we know is that both of them are nowhere to be found.”The king went on, dragging my attention away from his adorable daughter who sat on her mother's thighs.“We have searched all the nearby towns but nobody remembers even seeing them.”He spoke in such a dejected tone, it was obvious he was greatly disturbed. Of course he would be, his only heir

The first town LeiyaKing Raslin sent two of his guards to come along with me, while he sent five to search each town on the west route to Kaltain. He was so close to coming himself, but he wasn't going to leave official duties for an unknown amount of time. After making the same promise I made to the queen to him, I embarked on my way, armed with more food and water for the journey. We traveled only during the day. By night time, the guards, along with my rider, had to stop for some rest. They took turns to sleep and watch until it was sunrise. They all looked exhausted from not sleeping enough, but they didn't stop moving. Their resilience was really commendable.Before nightfall on the third day, we arrived at the first town. It was a strange looking town. The buildings looked almost empty, there were little to no people moving around and everyone moved sluggishly without speaking to each other. The guards walked cautiously before me, until we got to a tavern wh

Kaltain HelionThe days had gone back to the way they were before. The empty feeling of the castle even when it was flooded with guards and maids. The heavy silence in the air even when the castle was noisy. There was something about Leiya that I didn't understand. I couldn't understand why. I hated that I couldn't control myself. I hated that I always wanted her around. I hated that I couldn't concentrate on anything when she wasn't around me. Knowing that she was out there without me scared me, and I was never afraid.There was only so much I could take. Everyday since she had left, I yearned after her. The fact that she was furious at me when she left gave me sleepless nights. I kept on hurting her even when I didn't mean to. I wanted to stay away from her, let her be so I don't hurt her anymore, but I couldn't. I was too selfish to let her be. My soul painfully begged for her. The taste of her lips was none like any other. The feeling of her fingers digging into my

The second town Leiya The name Willis sounded strange to me, but I was too uninterested to care. “Thank you for your kind offer,” I said calmly, picking up the fifth bowl of broth. "But I do not need your gesture.” I handed it back to the friendly server that still stood by our table. She reluctantly took it from me, looking at him for a moment before returning her gaze to me. “I apologize if I may have offended you with my kindness, my lady.” He tried a subtle tone with me, emphasizing on the word ‘kindness’, hoping I would feel guilty. It only irritated me even more. "Listen, Willis,” I called in a square tone. I had had enough of him. "My men and I, have traveled a very far distance, searching for my sister and her husband,” I leaned into the table, saying each word slowly. From the corner of my eye, I noticed the server was also listening very intently. “So if you