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~A Mother's Rebuke~

[Valerie] I studiously ignore the flare of something akin to envy and the painful tug in my heart as I brush past the reunited lovers. Walking behind the King, my foot. “Valerie, wait,” I hear Clyde from a distance but I don’t comply. I glower at the guards who lower their gazes but block my path. Excellent. Now I can neither go back nor enter the territory without the asshole hot on my heels. “I asked you to wait,” he grits when he is within hearing distance, not that he wasn’t before, but now I can practically feel him breathing down my neck. I hold my ground despite having the urge to slap him or worse let Ruelle take over despite our ongoing differences, but I do none. I don’t turn around or acknowledge him either. Clyde resumes walking towards the gate and I follow, ignoring the woman he left behind. Something cruel curls around my heart, a deep sadistic satisfaction, but I don’t choose to ponder on it much. And then like a mirage in the desert, Moran appears not too far aw

~Breaching Personal Space~

[Valerie] “Is Rudra strict?” I ask Elias while having breakfast. Viola has already left since she has been absent for quite a long while. The other day Moran informed me how other mages have left and the winners except for Viola have already begun training. I felt slightly guilty after hearing that. Thankfully, she wasn’t around when Moran informed me. On top of that, I slept fitfully, too busy answering messages and taking calls from family members. None of my friends, the only two who had stuck around until a few days ago, called. The reason behind my restless night was Kenneth’s confession and Clyde. The latter seemed to have carved a space in my mind which is irritating. I need to find a way to end this stupid bond permanently. He will be someone else’s in the near future anyway. “Don’t worry. He is very amicable,” he replies, ceasing my thoughts as he cuts a perfect portion of the scrambled egg and puts it in his mouth like the perfect aristocrat that he is. “You say that. I

~Reawakening of Ryu~

[Clyde] Flying had always been an escapade for me, a kind of freedom that I was blessed with or rather cursed with. I had never been grateful even after mom preached and lectured me about my good luck of being able to summon my dragon whenever I wanted to, which hadn’t happened in the last 100 years. The Elders couldn’t summon their dragons more often, my parents couldn’t either but then I was born and when I first met my dragon, everyone was in awe that I could do so without them performing any summoning ritual. It had served as an escape later when I was subtly mocked and taunted by the children of my age, not outright, but I just knew. Even now, it’s acting as a way to clear my mind. But Fionna’s pained face and Valerie’s furious gaze keeps coming back. What mom said to Fionna was insensitive. She couldn’t even stop herself from tearing up this time. My nostrils flared at the thought. Valerie…I did not do the right thing. My emotions keep getting out of hand. It’s a good thing,

~A Dragon Lord's Apology~

[Valerie] Moran hands me a letter wordlessly the next morning when I am on my way to meet Rudra again. Elias is walking in front of us, hands buried in his trench coat pockets. I look at Moran questioningly. He shrugs. “Dragon Lord asked me to hand it to you. He said you are not to throw it until you have read its contents.” The mere mention of him makes my anger flare anew. His actions had hurt me and angered me in a way I had not imagined. “Like I care what he thinks,” I mutter blithely, stuffing the envelope in my jeans pocket, crumpling it a little in the process. “Going by the pink ears tips, yes you certainly do,” Moran says with a wink. I glare at him. “There’s nothing I need to be flustered about. I don’t really care and can we please stop talking about him.” Moran's playful look vanishes. The look is enough to warn me about his questions so I jog towards Elias, leaving him behind. The last day was mentally exhausting for me. I don’t want to ruin the day by talking abo

~As Expected of the Eldest Princess~

[Viola] “The purpose of coming to this cave is to test or analyse how much energy you can pick up or identify what type of energy it is. A mage can not only control their elements but can also associate the energy with them. Like thermal for Fire. I will also expect you to sense the negativity in it if it is harmful or demonic,” Mage Almora drones on. “This woman has spoken more than anything,” Isha, my roommate and one of the winners, mutters under her breath. I suppress a sigh because I can’t help but agree with her. “May I know what is making you sigh, Ms Ravenwood?” Here we go… “Nothing, ma’am.” Despite the fact that whatever she is saying is common knowledge to any mage is laughable. I did not expect an instructor chosen by the dragons to be this mundane. “Can you tell us then how we will be able to detect negative energy?” Even though she accompanies the question with a wan smile, her tone is laced with icy politeness. “When the energy repels especially if it is associa

~Influence of Emotions~

[Clyde] What am I doing? I acted like an eccentric jerk back there. I curl my hands into fists, walking back to my office. Valerie’s startled and slightly wary expression surfaces back in my mind and I halt midway to just gather my composure. What the hell was I thinking? I won’t say I was not angry when she barged in and shouted and berated me for writing a letter to her. She doesn’t even know that I have never tried to write a letter and apologised to no one? “Is she ignorant or actually stupid?” I ask aloud. I drag my palm across my face, unable to shirk the hateful words she hurled at me earlier. Will she even want to get back or even give me a chance after this? I doubt it. ~~~~ “Clyde!” I hear Fionna before I see her bounding towards me, a gleeful expression on her face as she throws her arms around me and hugs me tightly. “Not that I am happy to see you this delighted, but what's the matter?” I ask as I return the enthusiastic hug. “Brian could summon his dragon. He t

~The Unknown~

[content warning: mild gore in the later part] [Clyde] “You asked whom?” I am unable to believe what I hear. “Azrielle. I bribed him,” Fionna repeats, rolling her eyes as we finally come to stand in front of the huge ornately-designed double doors at the end of the huge library that leads to the old relics section. The library is situated under my parents’ residence which should have been the residence of the present King/Queen, but my mother refused to leave and I wasn’t too keen on arguing with her. I was too devastated at that time to be announced as the heir to the throne. “So why didn’t you tell me this earlier?” I grumble as she punches in the passcode and proceeds to turn around the handle, inserting another combination of codes. “Because if I did, you would react the same way you did just now,” she mutters, focusing on opening the door. “No wonder, you chose this time.” Mom and dad usually leave the residence at this time to meet Brian. She doesn’t answer. “Huh?”

~Trust~

[Valerie] I won’t say that kissing Clyde hadn’t ever crossed my mind, that would be hypocritical. It was just a mere passing thought while we traversed the cliffs of Verglas, a few days ago, or that day when he eavesdropped on my conversation with Ken. However, the kiss is nothing like I had imagined my first kiss to be. It’s all-consuming and messy. I can feel my insecurities begin to creep out from the deep recesses of my heart as I sloppily reciprocate. His lips are soft, almost silken. I can feel his breath tickle. Warmth blooms in my chest as I give into the heady sensation. The kiss deepens as he pulls me impossibly closer. My fingers caress the hair on his nape. I push back any other thought that tries to breach the forefront and it evaporates almost completely when his tongue swipes my bottom lip. A noise bubbles out from my lips. His tongue slips into my mouth and that brings me back to reality. My hold slackens and I begin to draw away. He feels the change and pulls ba

~Demonic~

[Valerie] Rather than lying down and getting some shut eye, I pace around the room, anxious and worried. I call mom, despite knowing that she might be asleep. "Are you alright? Why didn’t you pick up the phone?" Even though her voice sounds groggy, it's laced with worry. "I was having some problems. I didn't mean to call you, but…" I am not sure if I should tell her. Will Zenith stay true to her warning? If so, then... I push back the morbid thoughts. "Well… I witnessed something… someone doing something bad. It was heinous, and I couldn’t do anything," I say, my voice quivering with each word I utter. "What? Stop speaking in riddles. Tell me clearly." Mom sounds calmer than I had expected. I quit pacing around and sit at the edge of the bed. "Someone is possessed by demons. Someone in the dragon clan." The words feel so foreign and almost silly, but I know Ruelle won’t joke about this. She sounded shaken and a tad bit fearful. "What?" The question isn’t more than a brea

~Walking into the Trap~

[Valerie] My lips tingle when we finally pull away and yet we let our lips brush against each other. My eyes flutter closed again. “Don’t worry about anything. I will handle everything,” he murmurs against my lips. His hand squeezes my hip while the other caresses my head. I open my eyes and gaze at him. “What if you can’t? You are not Almighty.” My voice comes out petulant. When he gives me a pointed look, I sigh and instead of pulling away, I wrap my arms around his midriff and hug him. He stiffens visibly, probably not expecting this, but then he goes on to reciprocate the embrace and just like that my heart flutters. “Don’t get so used to this. I am only appeasing my wolf,” I lie, earning a growl from Ruelle and a chuckle from Clyde. “Whatever you say.” The truth is yet again at the tip of my tongue. “Can you please keep me updated from now on?” I request instead. “Is this hug a form of bribery?” he counters. I tip my head back to look at him. His blue eyes are laced

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