Irina fast asleep for an hour. She woke with an odd relaxing vibrant. Finding Lucas was nowhere in the room, she put her dress that lie on the floor back on, as she had no other dress.
Tracing the aisle back to the common room, she heard Lucas yelling angrily. She never thought of Lucas being angry, what was the reason?
She stood quietly at the end of the corridor before she made a turn to the common room’s door.
“What did you just say?” Irina heard Lucas sounded hostile. “Which part of my story that you can’t understand?”
“Lucas, Sebastian is just asking you to have a bit of precaution. Don’t be mad.” The woman tried to console him, thought Irina. What was her name again? I couldn’t remember. “He tends to worry that much since Julian brought back unknown woman to his castle.” The woman continued.
“You what?” Irina could imagine Lucas disbelieve look towards Julian. “Nevermind for now. That doesn’t justify Sebastian’s remark about my wife.”
“That’s should be a warning. The fact that she knows me. I mean, I just arrive and the only people I’ve met is the three of you.” Said Irina. BRAAKKKK!! Hilda was over excited as a piece of riddle almost solved in her head, causing her press too much force than she meant to when she hit the table. Everyone was stunned. While Irina had double amount of shock as she sat next to Hilda. “We still willing to hear you out, even without that slamming.” Said Sebastian. Hilda ignored him. “Remember when we got back from Center Isle?” “Yes.” Julian replied as the same time as Sebastian said. “Yea…” “You’re right!” Sebastian agreed. “She’s gone when we’re back here.” “Missing.” Hilda corrected. Sebastian shrugged. “Whatever. She obviously not here then.” “The timing was by chance the same as when they captured King Armand and the others.” Hilda voiced her first suspicion about Deandra. “Do you mean she help
Hilda touched Julian’s shoulder. “Don’t!” Then she shook her head. Smiling, Julian put her hand light off his shoulder. “What do you thing I would do?” Hilda said nothing, then he continued. “I just want to talk to her. Trust me!” “Alright.” Her look showed a little lack of trust. She watched Julian went inside the garden and disappeared behind the first tree. Sighing hard. She went back to the common room. But, on her way back she saw Captain H from the second-floor corridor. Her hand was on the polished wooden fence, the fence was solid and steady supporting her weight when she leaned on it. “Captain.” She called. The captain looked up to where the voice that called him came from. He bowed immediately. Two seconds, he found source of the earlier voice stood in front of him. “Milady.” He bowed again. Since King Armand had captured, leaders that remained agreed to form a temporary administration under their command, so the capt
Center Isle few moments before, the dusk sun colored the evening sky in contrast with the color of snow that covered the ground evenly. Hurried foot step touched onto the hard-stoned floor in a desolate alley inside the castle. Lucas held Irina’s hand tightly as he led the way back to the passage room. As the night would come, dark creature’s sense of awareness increased and sharpened. They could certainly sense the present of uninvited three witches within the castle. While Sebastian followed behind Lucas and Irina unknowingly the reason. They turned and entered an open parlor. The passage room was at the end of the alley across the parlor. Crossing the parlor hurriedly in silence towards the alley, Irina had something absurd in her head. Almost reaching the alley, Irina pulled Lucas hand and stopped. Making Lucas knitted his brows together, irked by her sudden behavior. He held her hand again. “I don’t want to hear anything!” His eyes were fixed int
“You know, if you wanted to join the previous owner of this castle, they’re not there” An Iolomb leaned against the wall on the top of the stairs. Two Manna’s were flying above the Iolomb’s head. Hearing the warning made Irina halted instantly, Lucas also halted since Irina’s hand was in his. Turning around, they were downstairs and was heading to a place that they thought it might be possible to held hostages. “I thought so too.” Said Irina in the same language. She challenged the Iolomb by looked back into its eyes. The two flying Manna flew and bowed before Irina. “Your Grace.” They said in unison. While the Iolomb stood still in his position, reluctant to go down like the Manna, its eyes were fixed at Irina and Lucas’s holding hand. Lucas acknowledged its stare and tightened his hold, at the same time ready to launch one deadly move in case any of those creatures dared to lay a hand on Irina. Judging by the Iolom
Each of them rode a horse instead of taking a carriage. Since it would broaden their night view and also easier for them to detect the presence of uninvited dark creature. They rode the horse slowly as winter wind blew freezingly. The group was consisted of two ladies and four men. It was pass mid-night. They were taking a round to make sure all witches and non-witched save as regular witch didn’t know many defense spells. Sebastian stepped down from his horse followed by Julian and Captain H, while Hilda, Deandra and a healer remained on their horse since this was the last house in town. Hilda gave the horizon in the West Kingdom a fancy stare, the moon looked larger above the vast thick ice made from the frozen sea. She had the thought that she would be amazed by the incredible scenery before her if this was naturally the season of winter. While her eyes busy wandered, a little neigh came from the horse next to hers. Turning her head to where the noise came
Irina walked amongst the standing shelves at Lucas’s personal library in his bedroom. The bedroom was much bigger than the house where her father and she used to live, well she used to stay in Nieal’s mansion but this was a castle, she would probably get lost in the way if she had to find it by herself. Dawn passed and replaced by weak shine from the morning sun. Irina looked outside through the tall glass window, it was snow everywhere. The temperature outside was on the opposite of inside temperature, perhaps it was because her mother was in the castle, she guessed on why she felt the warm atmosphere unlike when she was at the cottage with Lucas and the others. She put her hand over her open mouth to cover the yawn that escaped. Staying up all night, she felt it was a long time from her last sleep. She wanted to catch a sleep while waiting for Lucas to get her, besides most of the creature in the castle were asleep in daylight. Grabbing an eye-catching book
When Irina came inside the bedroom of her mother, she found her standing by the tall window, looking distant at the desert of snow. She didn’t have her eyes wandering around the grand spacious room, observing the room, instead she went straight to her mother side. “I heard it’s been over two years of winter snow covering the land.” Irina started. She didn’t know why she stated that. Her mother turned to her. Her facial expression had calmer than the one when Lucas was around them. “Eighteen years had gone when I awake. Two years in search of you had turned my heart cold, but now I feel warmer.” She caressed Irina’s side profile. “Because of you. You’ll see the snow melting somewhere.” Irina was as tall as her mother. Touching the hand that caressed her face, she looked deep into her mother’s eyes. She saw no emotion in there. Her face was unreadable. “Do you still love Papa?” With hand still held by Irina, she said. “I’m sorry darling, I have
By the time they reached the cottage, it was already morning. Sore was all over their body and couldn’t wait to lie down. They were welcomed by the Cook with hot beverages, once they were inside the cottage’s grand foyer. “Welcome back.” Said the Cook while handing the beverage to each of them. The group proceeded to the living room as he added. “King Armand and his staffs are here.” “Where are they?” Asked Julian. “They are resting upstairs on the third floor, Your Highness. The king and the advisor are in a poor condition. A healer already treated them.” Julian, Sebastian, and Hilda nodded at the same time. Captain H and the healer listened quietly. “I think I’m going to follow Deandra’s lead.” Hilda dragged her step leisurely toward the couch. The men looked at Deandra’s direction. She was fast asleep on the couch and her head lean on the arm of the couch comfortably. Sebastian paced to the nearest armchair. “Me too.” He sai