Wren stood up, looking a bit frightened, she inched across to her Father's side,
“Father what’s wrong?” she asked,
Randall glanced at Wren then he smiled,
“Nothing big my dear,” he went to her, “what about you? You were daydreaming when Lord Jared came in, he greeted, you didn’t answer but stared at your food, what were you thinking about?” he asked,
Wren smiled,
“Nothing big, Father,” she said,
“Oh?! Using my word against me, Hmmmm. I see.” Randall said then both of them laughed, after, Randall sat back on the chair,
“Father?” Wren called, Randall looked at her, “Why was Lord Jared here earlier?” she asked looking straight to her Father’s eye,
Randall sighed,
“Well.” He twisted the rings on his hand, “You know how our Kingdom managed to be at peace with the Nymphs.” He said, Wren nodded, Randall looked away,
Two week earlier, inside a cave in an unknown environment, strange beings cladded in furs with most of them heavily muscled at the act of expecting someone, they surrounded the only fire in the cave, to provide light as it was heavily snowing and winding outside, suddenly, heard a distant whooshing sound coming closer towards the entrance as they were at alert, looking fixedly at the entrance, then they noticed a glowing onyx eyes as a figure came in, the fire showing his yellowish-brown skin also heavily muscled, a long knotted dreadlock on his head being dragged on the floor with no garment worn to cover his torso but cladded with fur trousers and a fur cape, on his shoulder a huge deer larger than a full grown elephant was held with one arm while he effortlessly walked inside then dropped it on the floor, right in front of them and looked at the beings inside the cave. “Eat up. We are moving tomorrow at first light.” He said as cold vapor came out of his mo
Peirce and Vanilla reached were Sniffia stood, slightly panting and huffing,“Sniffia… ” Peirce called looking at Sniffia, he let out a harsh breath, "At least you should have... " He turned his head back,"Vanilla... ?"To Peirce's amazement Vanilla was right behind him heavily breathing while leaning on a tree."Sorry... I thought... " Vanilla answered slowly shoving her hair from her face as she stared at Sniffia standing still while gazing up to a huge tree in front of them then Vanilla examined the whole area, noticed Sniffia was right at the center of a plain ground, surrounded by huge trees.“Why did you run?” Vanilla asked walking towards Sniffia as she tried maintaining her breaths with each steps she took, Peirce sighed about walking to Sniffia also, he stopped and noticed a strange figure up, standing and shaded with two blazi
Vanilla vision were tilting and blurring, tears of blood flows from her eyes as she slowly turned her face to Peirce, who was staring at her with no emotions but with tears rolling down his cheeks, sorrowfully dropped on her bloody dress.“It was never your fault though… ” Gasping Vanilla after saying it, she screamed in pain.Peirce held her to himself as her blood stained his clothes with a closed eyes, he grieved; “I wish I had never go to the Humane Kingdom. I wish I never stolen the flowers, I wish I never… ” He looked at Sniffia, who was staring at him also, with her wet eyes, “all this will have never happened. I regret it all… I … ” before he could finished his word, Vanilla lifted her hand gently touched his right cheek.Who would have thought Peirce could finally blame himself for all that has happened to his new found friend, who would have though
As more rays of light shined at the zone, Jared covered his bleeding right eye with his hand while in front of the wind barrier,"Grrr... Is this true? Don't tell me is true? I injured... Grrr... the Great Jared the Divine Humane?! Ha!" Aghogho laughed then his face contorted, "hey, are you even fighting me for real?! Grrr... Why go... Grrr... this far in keeping the girl as your own, again... Grrr?"So this is were the last one is, inside my wind barrier. Jared concentrated, glancing at the wind barrier. And the children being here limit my potency to go all out. He looked sharply at the remaining Expats surrounding him, some were standing at his front while the remaining on the branches of the huge trees above.Jared twisted his hands that same moment, the wind barrier dispatched showing Aghul holding Sniffia's neck tightly in the air and his tail around Peirce's also in the air, chocking both of them while
The teenagers were totally struck by fear on seeing the Expat who caught the little red bird. The Expat stares at the bird in his hand then sniffed it,No scent?! He thought then he frowned surveying the whole area, “who is here?!” he roared, the teenagers reacted to his voice as some were already shaking with sobs.Node swallowed checking and thinking if he could do anything as the youth leader to save them from this. 'Catastrophe'If we ambush him, he will definitely snapped our fragile body into half in seconds or others will come from behind. Node thought. “Hmmm what should I do? What should I do?” He looked at Lola.“Show yourself!!” the Expat roared, Lola put her hands on her face as she couldn’t hold it anymore.Node noticed that. She is going to explode! Node feared then he touched Lola's thigh, “Lola it will be alrigh
The evening sun cast long shadows on the peaceful soil of the Humane Kingdom as the slanting rays of setting sun giving a warm reddish-orange tinge to the sky under the chiming bell against a background of chattering and clamouring of the Humanes at their streets. Wren was staring at the window alone in her room observing the birds in the sky, flying freely around the huge bell tower in middle of the Kingdom, with her hand on her chest still slightly, feeling the overwhelming force in her heart earlier at the courtyard, she took in a deep breath slowly walked to the mirror, picked up her tiara on her bed, raised it up to her head as it partially touched her plaited hair while staring at her reflection in the mirror then heavily sighed and threw it back to her bed. Everything she'd experienced the past few days began to flow in her mind; about what the Seers predicted; about her heart sometimes rapidly beating for some unknown emotions; about her inescapable marriage setup between th
Meanwhile at the Inhumane village. Peirce’s Grandma, holding a wooden bowl in her hand, in it was all sort of herbs in various colors, she brought it outside from her hut to treat the sick who were at her door step, each one with one relative or friend, she greeted them with a smile then began her treatment as she was treating, they heard noises coming from the village entrance, she turned to check, noticed many teenagers coming towards her looking sad and trembling while most of them were quietly sobbing behind as four of the teenaged boys in front carried a wrapped body on their shoulders walking towards Peirce’s Grandma.“Lola. Where is the Youth leader and Vanilla… ?" Peirce’s Grandma asked, gently, glanced at the wrapped body on the teenaged boys shoulders, “Is that my Grandson?” she dropped everything and went to them staring at the wrapped body.“I… We… couldn’
Young Vanilla walked up to him, as the rain gracefully and heavily fell on them, she noticed the person kneeling in the mud in front of her was someone of her age judging from the height and weight. “What are you doing here?” she asked in a low tone, touching the person's back, “Hello.” “Ahhh!!” “Ahhh!!” “Wait what?! I know you. You are who they called Mudlark.” “Mudlark? Actually my name is Peirce.” Young Peirce said without looking at her but focused more on the swamp in front of him. “What are you looking at, all by yourself. Hm?” young Vanilla asked, Peirce scratched his head. “Chai! I can’t say but during my time outside the village walls… ” “You went outside?! But you are too young to do so, what about your parents, shouldn't they stop you?” "I don't have."