Chapter 38

Anelisa 

"You're confusing yourself because how would it know that I'm setting some of it's kind free to their world?"

"They commune! Somehow but just be aware that you caused the destruction today"

"Are you just bent on seeing me as the cause of everything? Like there have been no dragon attack until I show up?"

"Yes! There have been no attack by dragons" I barked feeling like my head would explode because he makes me talk too much.

My baby shook in his arms as his face grew ashen.

I kept pacing to and fro.

"So you'd want to risk your life for a dragon?"

"My dragon" I corrected as he scoffed unbelievable.

"I wish I was that dragon" he suddenly mused and his tone was quite envious.

Why isn't he mad at me? He should be angry. He has to be angry!

"That dragon is so lucky that I can't kill him because of you"

"What?" I muttered startled by his words as he was dead serious by that.

"I also want to know why they grew biserk so if you're going after him...I'd come along"

My eyes widened at him as he had quickly surrendered to my words and his forlorn gaze gave room for something different.

Trust.

I don't know why but looking at me, it's like he trust my decision.

"I don't need you" I whispered barely recognizing my voice as my eyes were diluted at him.

"But I need you" I snapped then lowered his eyes at my baby. "And Elsa"

I gnashed my teeth, curled my fingers and brawled my eyes at him.

"She's not Elsa!"

"Then name her, it's not something we fight over. Even dragons have names" he said trying not to raise his voice as he stretched her over to him.

I stared at my baby, between him and I, swallowed. She was trying to reach out to me but I was staring at rhyker.

I just realized he's... bleeding from his abdomen.

I gasped, staring at that spot.

"How can you come with me looking like that?" I muttered taking her quickly to my arm and then looking at it...with pity.

I blinked his eyes, bemused like he just discovered that he was hurt.

He placed his palm there and cussed, then staggered to the door.

"I'd get it treated but you're not leaving the castle without me, understood"

I drew in a long breath, watching as it seems the pain came on him when I just realized it.

"It's deep" I buttressed with no emotions just so he knows it needs two to three days to heal.

He isn't alaric who's prone to injuries and heals instantly.

"I know, I'd get it treated and come back, just promise you don't leave" he snapped grabbing the doorknob and wincing.

"Coming with me will only open the wound, send some soldiers to accompany me"

He suddenly leaned by my door and let out a smile.

Even in pain, he was still attracted. He literally slays in every look and his eyes, gods, his eyes, they were always marvel me.

"So someone care now? Finally"

"Be out before noon"

He nodded raising a thumb up as he struggled with great difficulty to open the door and lightly closed it like it was heavy.

Hastily, I ran towards the door, slowly opened it to peep at him.

He couldn't walk properly as he was using his hand on the wall as a support.

I was scared, he might pass out. I pushed myself out, wanting to reach out to him but then a soldier who sighted him ran to assist him.

I stopped myself halfway and then inhaled, watching him fade out of sight.

I shouldn't be worried... he's an enemy and we never associate with enemies.

After waiting for an hour, feeding my baby and drown with thoughts about thrako and rhyker...not him.

But then the chaos of today and I couldn't wait. More danger might be lurking in the palace.

Anxiously, I walked out of the door, intending to leave for my search without one knowing but ended up in the royal clinic...to see him.

Unfortunately, he wasn't there but I was told he was at...

***

I stared like I was looking at a different person. He was meant to be laying down or better still with me...but he was here, at the courtyard... soliciting with people which he had suddenly gathered.

He was making an announcement, giving out words of encouragements and some workers were distributing some items to the people to help them.

I was just at the balcony, watching and holding on the pillar.

He hadn't encouraged them to join him rebuild some broken parts of the castle, and the villages that were affected too would be compensated.

They listened keenly as questions were raised too but he answered them smartly, claiming they shouldn't hate the dragons, and he'd get to the bottom of the siege.

When he was done from there with his speech of hope, I suddenly saw he left with some few men... While the people were being attended to by some soldiers.

I followed him, luckily, I had a cloak and climbed down to mingle with the people gathered.

They were thousands and I couldn't tell if the supplies would reach either but he assured them it would.

I squeezed myself with my baby through the crowd to the gate where rhyker had left.

I had my suspicion that he was going after thrako alone!

Sly!

He'd only be digging his grave. But once again, rhyker proved me wrong.

He was at the cemetery, were bodies were being laid and families wailing.

He had tears in his eyes, walking in their midst until he was in front of the graves gathered before him.

He gave a heartfelt speech promising to avenge the people and saluting the soldiers too.

I didn't get to hear what he was saying because of the distance I stood but I had tears in my eyes too.

I knew he was trying to control his emotions...but rhyker cried...he did.