Ginika was a little bit taller, but his height was insignificant with that of Abigail. He could feel the girl’s hot breath on his cheeks. Their lips were about some millimeters away when a heavy knock came thundering on the wooden door.
“So sorry about that,” Ginika said as they pulled apart reluctantly. His stomach was still jolting, but he was glad that they did not rumble in protest. He was flushing with embarrassment, however, as he hurried his weak feet to the door. Vera stormed in when he opened it, with a heat in her rage that threatens to burn anything which stands in her wake.
Vera was half awake, “The Citadel is not some kind of leisure environment where you make merry, eat, have fun and sing yourself to sleep with a nice lullaby. It is a place where warriors are beaten by the furnace of training.” She explained tiredly, but seriously.“So that means that the newbies would train themselves to death?” Ginika asked with unmasked disbelief. “Newbies?” Vera blew out the strand of hair that was just on her lips. “Who taught you that word? There is nothing like newbies or rookies in the Citadel. Do you know why it is called a No-Man’s-Land?” She asked as if Ginika was spouting a bad joke. “Because it is a land
“Please,” she said. “I don’t have anywhere to go, and besides, the sun would still be up. I won’t last two minutes out there. You are the one that had killed my father, you own me your blood, but since you won’t give me that, the least you can do is let me stay here until the sunsets.” The girl said, begging.Ginika wanted to smile, but whatever smiled that had begun to form on his lips turned to a frown when his blue eyes fell upon the girl. Abigail must have sensed that too, as she held up her staff and took a fighting stance?Perhaps it’s the dark eyes and the fang that hung on the girl’s lips when she speaks. It was difficult for Ginika to tell the source of the nausea that he tasted in his mouth. Was she a Vampi
“My name is Abigail Fagh. Daughter of Isabel and Richmond Fagh. The granddaughter of Maudrand Fagh the sixteenth and the heir to the golden throne.” She said calmly while looking at Vera with a straight face. Her eyes were a giveaway her real feelings. Abigail was anxious.Vera could not help but look at Abigail with surprise, before it was turned into suspicion. “What? No way, how can that be?” She said, shaking her head still in disbelief. The crease that lined her creamy skin now was just as identical as those on her chin that had been formed by age.“It’s a long story. But to cut it short, my best friend killed my father, manipulated me into exchanging my body with hers. And now I am paying the price.”Abigail tried to explai
Through gritted teeth, “What then do you suggest?” He said it as softly as he could, as he burned with hate. “This is not a game. Someone’s life is at stake. So, please don’t just laugh as if you are treating it as a joke.” Ginika said, trying so hard to be patient and civilized as much as he can.The Vampire did a quick glance at Vera before she spoke with a smirk, “Tell me about it, chosen one, cause the last time I checked, your Watcher friend was trying to drive me out into the sun.” She said almost tauntingly, her head tilted as if thinking before she continued to speak, “I could always go out as you guys initially wished.” “Watch your tongue. My name is Ginika, and not the chosen one.” Ginika
The heat in the room had increased, and the intensity was just too hot. Ginika knew that if a proper step was not taken, then disaster would be their demise.“Let her go!” Ginika shouted as he pointed his staff to the girl.The Vampire girl looked at him with tauntingly, “Ha, how fast can a staff kill?” She asked mockingly. “You don’t want to know, believe me,” Ginika said.“I think I would like to, but then your girlfriend would die, and her blood will be on your head.” The Vampire girl said as she took his warming as if nothing.
“And you will remain a vampire forever if you do,” Ginika reminded with unmasked worry. His heart was melting. It was as if seeing the girl’s tears also brought tears to his own eyes.Abigail smiled before giving him a comforting gaze, “I will become a vampire if I die.” She said. She was thinking too much about ‘if’ and it won’t bring her anywhere, so she stopped doing so a long time ago. Her life is already like an hourglass that don’t have much sand. “Then, don’t die, my love, please don’t die,” Ginika said, and they hugged each other, feeling the heat and resting in the warmth and comfort. As long as they stood there, Vera and the vampire girl
Cassandra’s brow parted on her forehead as she lifted the corner of her eyes to study him. He tried to smile, but she was already looking back on her book by the time the smiles left his lips.“You didn’t answer my question, Cassy. Or are we going with the silent treatment?” Gareth asked, but as before, Cassandra remained quiet and continued reading her book.It’s a silent treatment then, perhaps I should activate my malice mood. Gareth grunted unhappily. He was just trying to relieve boredom and get to know the people around him, especially Cassandra. “I thin
She looked him expressionlessly, “Suit yourself, but I have told you that enjoy is a strong word. Try not to talk the horse to death, and it is still a long way to Landevia. At least when you are not around, then the other horses can rest too.” Cassandra seriously said before she proceed on washing her face now, and Gareth could see her eyes studying Bola, who was washing at the other end of the river.Gareth stomach knotted as he hurried back to the horses. How long had he waited for this day? It was hard to tell. Even as he made his way to the horses, he just could let the thoughts wither. His father had chased him out of the castle because he was weak, but if he presented this new prophesy to him, perhaps he would spare his life and accept him back into the Cavaliers as one of his so