Chapter 5 - Senseless Love.

-Aurelia -

The figures dressed in black garments which covered them from head to foot came out from behind the trees and bowed before me and then placed both of their hands crossed on their chest.

“The Moon blesses the North.” I said, my voice trembled as I remembered the greatness of the North which was now told in tales beginning with once upon a time.

Again, I remembered the ruin that had befallen us … but that wouldn't be for long.. that would be atoned with the blood of Alaric Leontius Valerian.

I rushed to the figures, pulled them together and hugged them.

“I missed you both so much. I do. I really do.”

“We do too.” They both responded.

We disengaged and they both pulled off their black garment to reveal my two aides, my sisters, the family I am left with.

“My Queen!” Azura yelled gleefully and threw her arms around me engulfing me in a tight hug, “Oh! I was so scared when Beta Ilan held your veil.” She disengaged but still held me by my shoulders.

“Oh Moon! Ask Sorya, I almost peed on myself!”

I chuckled and shook my head at Azura, the beautiful black haired girl, her rounded face and big doe eyes had always had a way of lighting up a room no matter how dull it was.

Azura had been my maiden since I was little. She was more like a sister than a maiden and we were always getting ourselves in trouble and would be punished together when we were caught.

Beautiful old memories.

Sorya who stood beside us huffed, “My Queen, Azura peed, not almost.”

My eyes widened in shock, “What!” I sniffed the air and shifted away from her pretending I heard a bad smell.

Azura gasped as she tried to take a hold of me but I shifted away, she turned to Sorya, “You liar! I peed after Mistress Donna told us to leave!” She pointed at Sorya who shook her head.

“You!” Azura yelled and began chasing Sorya around while I laughed happily watching them.

“Oh, tell me something. Children will always be children.” A deep masculine voice said behind me.

My eyes widened and I turned and without even waiting for my eyes nor my brain to recognise who was standing some distance away from me, I ran into his arms.

“Uncle!”

He caught me and twirled me around, “Yes my princess - oh sorry. My Queen.”

“Uncle Diomar.” I called as I stayed there in his warm embrace, my eyes blurred with tears as my hands tightened around him.

I have missed this man. My uncle, Diomar Draxmere, my father's elder brother, the one who had saved me and nursed me to life.

The very man who had trained me, gave me my purpose and stood by me even when I thought of myself as nothing.

He had pulled me out of depression after the fall of the North, my family.

Four years after I came to the Western Kingdom, Uncle had advised that we stopped seeing saying that my training was complete and I had to stay focus on getting a chance to execute my plan.

But his assurance always rang in my head and they have kept me going.

I didn't even realise it but I was already crying, bawling my eyes out on his chest.

“I am sorry Uncle, I know you have taught me better than to give in to my emotions, than to cry but I am -”

His hands patted my back soothingly, “It's fine my dear. I mean, sometimes you should just let it out.”

And I did.

I let it out. I cried loudly.

Uncle Diomar kept patting my back, he kissed my head and whispered, “You are closer than you ever imagined Aurelia.”

I nodded and disengaged from him, I wiped my tears and held my head up high, just as he had always taught me.

Uncle Diomar smiled, a proud smile… the very smile that had encouraged me and pulled me through times that I felt like nothing.

“All hail the Queen.” Uncle Diomar said as he bowed and crossed both hands against his chest, I gave a waist bow.

“Aurelia.” He called sternly.

From his tone, I could tell my uncle was frowning. I knew what was coming, “The royalty never gives a waist bow to anyone and you are the Queen of the North-”

“Royalty or not. Uncle Diomar, you deserve my waist bow.” I would even kneel to him. He was the one that has brought me this far.

He placed his hands on my shoulders and raised me up to look at him in the eyes.. His face reminded me so much of my hero, my father.

My hero that death snatched away from me and it was because of that monster…. I balled my fists.

“Know this, Queens don't bow and you are one.” He leaned in and kissed me on my forehead.

He looked beyond my shoulder, a smile on his face.

“Lord Draxmere.” Azura bowed.

I stepped away from Uncle Diomar and immediately Sorya rushed to him and jumped on him, “Father!”

I smiled… Sorya Diomar Draxmere was my cousin, she is Uncle Diomar's only child and he had made sure to train her alongside me, saying that since he couldn't be with me in the Western Kingdom, Sorya would be and she would protect me which she had lived up to.

“My darling.” He kissed her on the forehead too, she disengaged and we all walked to where our meeting was to be held.

We all sat down, I was in the middle of them all.

“Finally, our enemy is closer to his death than ever.” Uncle Diomar's stone cold voice announced.

“The deadly poison is ready,” I said with a nod.

After I was chosen as the Alpha King's caregiver, I made sure that during my errands to the market I purchased deadly herbs and I had prepared secretly.

I smiled.

My uncle shook his head, making my smile fade a little.

“No, Aurelia. No poison.” Uncle Diomar said as his lips curved slightly.

“That's the only way to end him, Uncle.”

“Hmmm..” My uncle hummed and stayed silent for a while before he spoke. “Rid him of his senses.” his smile going wild.

My brows pulled together as I stared at my uncle, I opened my mouth to ask what he meant but he spoke up before I could.

“Love.” He smirked, “Make him fall senselessly in love with you.”