On the cold night of one of the harshest winters of the decade, where the whirling of the cold winds which were accompanied by snowflakes could be easily heard.Some sounds could be heard coming from a small house that stood alone in solitude from other houses, and most would be able to tell what was going on in this house."Come on! Harder! You can do it, ma'am, just push a little harder," a midwife shouted to a woman who lay down with pain written all over her face.Yes, she was currently in labour, giving birth to her first child and most probably her last and she was willing to give it her all.She was still young and beautiful despite her current state and it was such a shame that her husband who she loved so much, departed from this world two months ago, leaving her alone with their unborn child as she promised to raise their child in the best possible way she could.But the labour, up till this point has been very difficult and her body was totally exhausted, but her mind was n

Ashley could be seen trotting in the woods with Claire in her hands. She had succeeded in sneaking out and was headed to the spot where she could see the city from and was glad that she at least got some company. Being the child she was, she occasionally stopped whenever something intriguing or beautiful came into view. Even though she was impressed with the city, she still found the forest more beautiful and now, she had stopped to look at some flowers which had a mixture of violet, indigo, and blue. “Aren't they pretty?” she said leaning forward and it seemed that Claire agreed as she purred as well. She plucked two of these flowers putting one on the left side of her hair and luckily, Claire had enough fur for one to also be stuck to the left side of her head. Satisfied, Ashley continued her journey, and after some minutes, she finally got to her destination. She was on top of a high cliff and when she looked straight ahead, a large city could be seen. Several hundred feet a

The moment their eyes made contact, a chill ran down his spine. There was something within the gaze of his bright red eyes which wasn’t supposed to be in that of a child. Calm, firm, along with the danger that lay within, with his pitch-black hair.He didn’t know whether it was because of his eyes but Val was a devilishly handsome boy. But this was in contradiction to his normal character which was calm, composed, and somewhat innocent. “How can I help you?” Val asked bringing his gaze back to the book he was reading.He had forgotten how mature the 11-year-old boy in front of him could act sometimes. “The master told me to take you out on a stroll today.”“He did?!” Val asked in surprise.“Yes, young master. Would 20 minutes be enough for you to prepare?”“Yes,” Val quickly replied. “I'll send someone to pick you up by that time” Just before he could leave, Val voiced out.“When is my mom coming back?”“I'm not sure, but I believe that she would be here before the week runs out.

Josh blinked several times to see if his eyes were deceiving him, but truly, Val was no longer there.He quickly looked towards the two men behind who were oblivious to what was going on as their gazes were fixed around the people surrounding them, observing for any suspicious movements.“B-Both of you! Did you see where Val went?” He already expected them not to have an answer for that, and the bewildered expression on their faces confirmed it. He felt dizzy and leaned on the counter of the shop for support. Without being told, the guards separated hastily in search of him.Even the shop owner was surprised how the little boy suddenly disappeared as he stared at Josh who looked obviously distressed.‘How? When? Is it an enemy? It has to be. But to kidnap him right under our noses? They have to be Divines or highly trained humans. Shit! Shit! Shit! I should’ve brought more men! Why did this happen!’He didn’t even want to think of what would happen if he who had sworn to deliver onl

He decided to leave through a part of the wall with less amount of soldiers and he seemed to have found the perfect one which was at the distant right from where he stood.If he were to escape through this part of the wall, only two men who patrolled at the top would be able to sight him.So he needed to find a way to either distract or get rid of them. He placed his hand on his chin while observing them from a blind spot.After some minutes of this, he came up with a plan, although it was going to be childish.The two men who were clad in full body armor and swords hanging on their waists didn’t even spare to glance at each other and seemed to be in foul moods.This was because of a certain problem which developed some days ago. The one at the left who couldn’t stand the sight of the other man any longer, decided to distance himself some more before he ends up doing something he would regret.But just as he turned around and took a few steps, a rock about the size of an egg hit him at