Seeing Akasha crumple to the ground sent me into a panic. I rushed towards her, kneeling beside her. I hoped her wounds looked worse than they were. She had the puncture wound on her leg from her sister and a deep gash across her stomach. “Akasha, wake up.” Gia knelt beside me, putting her hand on my shoulder she stated, “She will be fine.” I looked at her as her eyes turned emerald and plants I didn’t recognize popped up from the ground. She picked them and Ari walked over, handing Gia her bag. “Thanks, luckily I carry this stuff with me.” Gia stated as she pulled a mortar and pestle from the bag and put the plants into it and crushed them into a paste, adding water from her canteen. Once it was done, Gia cleaned the wounds with water and applied the paste and bandaged it. “She will probably be out for a bit. She lost a lot of blood.” “No, thanks to you.” Ari spat angrily from her position behind her. “I fixed her, didn’t I. Geez so ungrateful.” She muttered as she stood and wa
I had just left the throne room when Ezryn approached me. “Prince Tyr, your scouts have returned.” “Have they reported anything to you?” I asked as I headed down the hallway towards the sister's room. “As you suspected, other allies of the goblins are attacking our allies, they couldn’t get any intel on what the goblins are up to, a vast majority of their army have retreated home and only a few remained behind to hunt down the sisters.” “They know where they are, so they must be planning their next move.” If the sisters joined our army to confront the Drow, they will be at even more risk from the goblins, especially if they are watching the Kingdom. “The scout didn’t learn what their next move was, just that Akasha was their primary target. They see her as a bigger threat because they believe she is the leader.” “I don’t think she would agree with them. She views her sisters as her equals, but they look to her for guidance. I think the only one that doesn't see her as a leader is
Hearing voices outside, I opened my eyes and looked around. “How did I end up back in my room?” I mumbled to myself. I went to move, but it hurt too much so as I laid there, I took stock of my injuries I knew my leg was injured by my careless little sister, luckily it didn’t feel too bad, my stomach burned I reached down and felt the bandages that wrapped around it realizing the only thing covering me was a sheet. Great, just how many people saw me naked? “We are so glad you are awake are you okay?” Ela asked worried as she moved towards me. “I’ll be fine.” I replied as I looked around to make sure we were alone. “Karm is keeping an eye on things.” Ela shared when she saw me looking around. I nodded and carefully stood up and limped over to my dresser. Finding a clean dark blue dress, I pulled it on and tightened the laces, but leaving them loose enough not to irritate my wound. “You should rest.” Ela scolded me. “I’m fine.” “No, you're not.” Ignoring her, I opened the door a
I looked at the man that had just declared Taoen as our brother; they shared a lot of similarities. They had the same green-grey eyes and black hair only the mans had begun to turn grey, they both had the same build. “Let me guess, you’re his father?” I asked the man. "I’m sorry, but we don’t have a brother.” He nodded, “I am Evander, and Taoen is your brother.” “Our mother would have told us.” Gia defended. “Your mother Valda had Taoen before she met your father, and she had given him to me to raise and to keep him safe.” Ignoring the fact that he knew my mother's name, I asked, “And how do you know she is our mother?” “You are the spitting image of her Akasha.” “Why would she need to keep Taoen safe?” Sunama asked skeptically, “She wouldn’t have left him without a trainer.” Something caught the corner of my eye pulling me from the conversation, I followed where I thought it went and saw my mother. Ignoring the group. “Akasha, where are you going?” Tyr asked as I got up from
“Akasha?” panicked I shook her shoulder while Gia looked closer at the puncture wound. “She’s right. He doesn’t want her dead.” Gia looked at me and smiled. “How do you know?” “He gave her something to put her to sleep, was probably trying to kidnap her.” She answered as she re-bandaged the wound and covered Akasha with a blanket. “She just needs to rest.” “Why did she say jokes on him?” “Akasha is not the key; my sisters and I are supposed to protect it. Even if he had taken her, he wouldn’t be able to accomplish the King Churd's goal.” “Why did she get up and leave to begin with, it was like she was in a trance?” I asked. "It was like she had checked out of the conversation completely. I gave her a few minutes, thinking maybe she needed some fresh air, or time to digest what Taoen and Evander had said. I should’ve followed sooner." “We will have to ask her when she wakes up.” “I’ll be back in a few if you are okay here.” Gia nodded, and I left the room and headed back to the
Half asleep I rolled over feeling the sting of pain, my eyes shot open and as I gasped for air. “Are you okay?” Tyr asked, as he jumped up, half asleep. “Yes, I am fine.” I lied, fighting back the tears that threatened. I needed to talk to my sisters, sun shone through the window, lighting the room, I got up carefully and had a quick shower, and got ready for the day. I walked out of the bathroom in my towel and Tyr was pulling his boots on. He turned and smiled at me. “We will have to speak with my father today. How are you feeling?” “I am sore, but I will live.” I smiled, “I will talk to my sisters and meet you in the throne room in a bit, ok?” Ela appeared with Karm, “I am so sorry I left. I didn’t know the goblins were so close.” “It’s fine, I managed, although I would like to know about the two spirits that did help me, they tried to take me over.” I said in a whisper. Ela and Karm exchanged looks, “Did they succeed in any way?” “I broke the connection as soon as I notice
“We should have a meeting with your sisters and my men.” I told Akasha as the door to the throne room closed behind us. “Yeah, we need to strategize before your brother gets involved. No offense, but he doesn’t seem like the type to be trained in battle.” “He’s not, my father is sending him for appearances. He wants the kingdom to see him as the future King and respect him. If they see him go to battle and come back alive, it will help him gain favor from the people. My father knows he is not their first choice for a successor.” “I know, because he is not a logical choice.” Akasha frowned. We saw Bram and Ward guarding the sister's suite doors when we turned the corner. “Prince Tyr, Akasha, it’s good to see you.” Ward smiled when we approached. Akasha smiled and looked at Bram. "How are you feeling?” “All healed.” He smiled. “Why do you look so angry?” Ward asked me. “I need you to gather my men. We need to have a meeting, Get Frey, Ezryn and Mohan and meet us back here.” I to
“Where are we going?” I asked again as we headed down the hallway. “You’ll see.” He smiled. “He is a man on a mission.” Ela laughed as her and Karm followed behind. “Maybe we should leave them be for the night.” Karm suggested. “Why?” He gave her a look, and she giggled. “You will be safe with him; we will see you tomorrow, Akasha.” “See you tomorrow.” I replied as they vanished. “Ela and Karm left?” Tyr stated more, then asked. “Yeah, they will be back tomorrow.” He led me through parts of the castle I hadn’t seen yet, stopping in front of a big wooden door. The guards outside opened the door and let us in. The room was incredible, there was a large canopy bed in the center across from an enormous fireplace. Off to the side was a sitting area with a couch, chair, and tables. Bookshelves lined the walls, along with a large dresser. Smiling, Tyr opened a large walk-in closet and entered it. Walking out with towels, he headed across the room to another door and opened it to a