CASTLE OF LANDIÁLYDIA'S POVI light my torch the moment I notice that everyone are asleep. I wait until night as it will be more favorable to what I plan on executing.I put on my cloak and I throw in my scarf, holding its extension, sticking out from the left side of my face. I don't forget to take the bottle of spirits and slide it into the pocket of my cloak. Pulling off my shoes, I rub my feet as I chant, “lusio!” Silencing my footsteps.My hand reaches for the torch again and I grab it. I push open my door and I command every torch on the passage to burn out instantly.After walking through several passages, I arrive at Dimitra’s doorstep. My eyes glare blue light and the door pushes itself in slowly without making any sound.My eyes meet the bed on which sister Dimitra is laying, and I blow out the lamp sitting on the table beside her bed. I hear her yawn as I approach her cautiously.Putting on my gloves, I take in a long, deep breath. Getting all the courage I re
CASTLE OF IVÁDIAALTHEA’S POVI’m in the kitchen supervising what is to be made for breakfast. It is not my duty, sister Cera is the one in charge of the kitchen. She only asked me to take it this morning as she is also going to be at the council.“Althea! How wonderful of you to keep things in order exactly how I would!” Sister Cera says from behind me and I'm startled.“Well done Althea,” she says to me with a grin on her face and I nod.“Thank you sister, it was a pleasure to help you out with it. And besides, I enjoyed it!” I respond and she smiles.I lean over the kitchen counter which is running from the left wall to the right wall. Placing my elbows in it, I sigh.“How is she?” Sister Cera asks, and I'm confused, not knowing who she might be talking about.I raise my elbows from the top of the counter, and I turn to her, turning my back against the counter and leaning my back against it.“Nika!” She responds, and I sigh.“I’m worried about her. I think she's pus
MOUNT SICAIASIAS' POVI'm lying faced down and I realize this because I'm basically feeding on the dry grasses. The sun grazes my neck and I realize it is noon.I raise up my head and I spit out the mixture of grasses and sands in my mouth. “Wait!” My eyes widen instantly.“I—I-- I was bitten by a Rota snake. I'm not supposed to be here anymore. I'm supposed to be in mother's arms and going to fish with father at the other side,” I mutter to myself, baffled.The scratches on my back are still causing me so much pain, and the sting from the eccrifyte and my broken arm hurts the exact same way. My head is spinning, and it takes me a few moment before noticing that the Rota snake is lying dead by my side. I'm startled as my eyes meets it, given that it is so close to me. I turn slowly, cautiously —trying my best not to hurt my broken arm or open up the scratches on my back even wider. I'm still alive, and the green fluid is still oozing out, but not as fast as be
TOWER OF LANDIÁLYDIA'S POVIt's noon now, and I'm sitting in my room, waiting for one of our sisters to come to my room any moment from now to inform me about the ritual.I sit restless, as I can't wait to walk into the pool of blood and get sent to the realm of the spirits.I'm already in my white robe, and I also believe they all are gathered in the hall at this time.Someone pushes open my door, and I get up, with a smile on my face. Before she enters, I try to make the smile fade off my face and make myself frown."I'll assume it is time!" I whisper to her and with a heavy heart, she nods."We all await you at the hall," she whispers back to me and she walks out of the room. My face breaks into a smile.I walk out in my white robe as I gently approach the hall.I push the door open, and I take a step into the floor of the hall. The resting of both feet on the floor of the hall alerts my sisters that I have arrived, and they all starts singing in Hazar; the language our spells are
MOUNT SICAIASIAS' POVIt is evening. The girl is still sitting opposite me, and we haven't spoken a lot since I offered her a snake on a stick. She's actually working on the edge of her dress —cutting off the ragged edges. She's beautiful. Even though I won't stop trying, I can't stop staring at her.She raises her head, looking away from her dress to the fire as she tries to toss in the piece of fabric she cut off the edge of her dress, and her eyes meet mine.I try to look away quickly, but it's too late. She knows I have been staring at her, and I can no longer find where to focus them on as my eyes wander.“Am I not supposed to throw that into the fire?” She asks, looking apologetic, and I chuckle.“No, It's fine. Fires are meant for burning things which are no longer needed... by the way,” I say to her and she nods. She moves her attention back to the edge of her dress as she does more trimming.“Iasias!” I call to her and she turns to me.“What does that
REALM OF THE SPIRITSLYDIA'S POVI come out of the stream, drowning in the water absorbed by my robe. I sweep my face, letting the water trickle down my chin, and I run my other hand over my hair to squeeze out the water out of it.“How could you?” I hear her voice whisper from behind me, and I'm startled. Turning slowly towards her, she's standing before me —fierce.“Answer me!” She shouts and I tremble, trying to hide my fear.She moves closer to me slowly, until I can feel her breath on my face. I close my eyes as I try my best to stand still.“You already wanted me to be the next coven leader after you, why does it matter that I took the opportunity without your consent?” I whisper, trying to be audible enough for my words to reach her ears, but my voice is still very low as I'm afrighted.“Why did you do it? Tell me, why did you do it?” She asks again, this time in a calm tone.“I did it because you are not the kind of leader our sisters need at this time. You thin
CAVES OF EFLIEELVIO'S POVIt is night, I'm in Iasias' cave. Since he asked us to keep the Callibra safe before he died, we feel that it is too open at the place it is now, and we think of changing its position.I transform partially, and I begin to dig it out with my claws.“What are you doing?” I hear Domminick’s voice say behind me and I turn towards him.“Since we are uncertainty of its security, I believe we should keep it in a place less obvious. It still needs to be in Iasias'cave, to keep him in our hearts, but not on the wall opposite the entrance,” I say to him and he nods as I turn back to the Callibra and continue with the digging.“Where do you want to keep, where could be safer than where it is now?” Domminick asks and I sigh.“It’s good you are here! I have no idea of where to keep it. I believe you can find some place safer for it,” I say to him and I hear him let out a deep, long sigh.None of us wanted the responsibility of taking care of th
TOWER OF IVÁDIAVARIA'S POVI'm lying on my bed, in my room reading. My window is open, and the moonlight is shining upon the castle roof. It also sneaks into my room through the open window.The book I'm reading is a spell book. I just turned open this page and I haven't read much out of it. I'm sleepy, but the knock on my door widens my eyes, and I sit up —my legs still in my bed, and folded.“Come in Althea!” I say to her and she chuckles as she opens the door and walk in.“How do you do that? I still find it amazing, even as I have known you from when you were a lot younger,” she says, baffled.“It is a gift. I know everyone by their breath, and I can't mistake one's breathe for another,” I say to her and she smiles.“How is sister Nika?” I ask as she sits on my bed.“She’s fine, I believe,” she replies and I nod.“You haven't had any sleep, have you?” She asks and I shake my head. “No, I haven't.” I reply.“Why, what have you been up to?” She asks.“Drawing, I h