All Over Again

ELORA

"Kain!" A masculine growl came, piercing through the fog of pain I was under.

I recognized the king's voice without looking and as I lifted my head, I saw him march forward, his fiery red hair floating in the wind. He looked deathly handsome in the black robes he wore with a murderous glint in his azure blue eyes.

Is he angry…on my behalf?

The crowd that had gathered just outside the palace included staff of the palace, and nobles who had just come out of the meeting with the King.

The sound of his voice made everyone in the jump, the rage he wore so well causing a few to take tentative steps backward. He approached the crowd, followed by a red-haired woman, Teriel, and members of the King's guard.

"How dare you?" He demanded, "Skye, grab him!" he said to the red-haired woman.

I realized she was his sister, the one I had heard about.

Kain was rooted in the position he had been in, his cane lifted about to give another lash.

At the King’s command, Skye went ahead of him, pushing