Mixed Blood: Round Table of Knights - The Fairy of Ice

The Betrayal Part 2

It has been two weeks since Faramir was taken by the fairies. He was not treated as a prisoner though. Besides, he has discovered a lot from them and as a researcher, he thinks that what has happened benefitted him and his curiosity. He learned that there is a secret place hidden from anyone that fairies call home. Asfelro was a magical place that gave fairies protection and a place to call home. He doesn't know until he saw it in his own eyes that there is still another place than the Winter land.

Asfelro is a place full of mysteries and magic. All kinds of animals and plants that can't be found in Winter and Summer land are there, living harmoniously with the fairies. Also, these magical creatures are more powerful than the Elven think they are. A fairy is born from the mana abundant in the Estofidel and he discovered that the mana has a source. It is not an element that is just present in these lands just like what they believed in, it has somewhat taken the body of a very important being here.

"Since you will be here for the rest of your life and you are with us for almost 2 weeks, I want to introduce you to our father, the creator of all fairies and magical creatures. He is the mana itself" the fairy who brought him here said while they walk towards the center of the magical woods.

She then moved the vines that are like curtains when they arrived at a particular place. There he witnessed a lot of fairies giggling and dancing to a tune of magical music that is being played in the air. He was mesmerized by how beautiful the place and these people are. All of them have pairs of dragonfly wings on their back and copper to white-colored hair. All of them stop their festive when they saw him walking towards the aisle with the fairy he is with. After he felt the changing atmosphere around them, he saw a strange being in the aisle where they are heading.

They stop and the fairy beside him bows to the creature. He did the same thing the moment he saw what the fairy does.

"This is father" the fairy introduces the creature.

It was a huge white horse with a mask of ice on his face, hooves, and a tail that is also made of ice. The creature which is in front of him didn't make a sound or anything to respond to his appearance.

"Anastasia, an elf? Really?" A fairy much mature looking to everyone else broke the silence, she was beside the huge white horse.

She sounded displeasing so he thought that his presence is prohibited here.

"Yes, he is Glacia. He is a friend and he'll be staying with us until his last breath" with pride and joy, the fairy beside him named Anastasia introduced him to others.

"Return him at once! Erase his memories of here or else suck his life dry" Glacia said without closing her eyes. He then stepped back because of fear of being killed. Though he knew that that might be a possibility when he choose to go with Anastasia, still getting killed in a foreign and unusual place is scarier than he imagined.

"I would not!" said Anastasia as casual as it seems.

"What?" Glacia pissed off and gestured to come at them was put to pause when the white horse stopped them by neighing.

"Right father? I knew you will understand" Anastasia seeking support from the creature.

"Have I not clear myself of not bewitching and seducing men of the Summer land and stealing them away from their home?" The elder fairy said while saying this to everyone else.

It seems that the other fairies were guilty of kidnapping his kind for them to look away from her.

"I did not bewitch him, Glacia. He chose to come here in exchange for a Leruie"

So 'Leruie' is what that white rabbit is called. He subconsciously neglects the harm the situation might have cost him later. The elder fairy named Glacia disappointedly sighed as she make a gesture to both of them to leave the place at once. Anastasia mischievously smile and took his hand and run, leaving the crowd of fairies in surprise. After that day, Anastasia no longer hides him from anyone. All they did was go to places and introduce him to everything he has never seen before. It was fun.

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Somewhere in Winter land, 2 years have passed**

"Aren't you going outside and playing with me, Faramir?"

Anastasia went into his room inside of a huge tree with pouty lips. Since then that they allowed him to have his own place here in Asfelro, all his days are dedicated to examining the creatures- plants or animals in this land. The time he is with Anastasia decreases day by day which might be the reason the fairy is acting like this right now.

"Why? Are you bored with exploring the woods again?" He said still his focus is on the thing that he is doing at his table.

Anastasia grumpily approach him and threw her hands on the table which force him to look at her.

"I let you come here to always be there for me!" Angrily like a child, she reminded him.

He laughed at her face of disappointment and tantrums.

"What? Is this funny to you?" The same tone she asked.

He picked the thing that he is working on for several months now and handed it to the woman.

"What is this?" She asked while examining the thing in her hand.

"That is called a doll, Anastasia"

She looked unimpressed so what he did is he pressed a hidden button on the doll's chest and suddenly it moves.

The woman was startled and became curious as to the doll's moves and walked toward her at the table.

"H-How could--"

Before she can finish her sentence, he butts in and introduced his first invention, a successful one.

"Invention number 37, named Anna. A doll that can move on its own powered by the stored mana I collected for the past 7 months" he explained adjusting his goggles on his face.

The woman seems to like it as she jumped and clapped in her amazement.

"Do you like it?" He asked smiling to add more points to the woman.

"Y-Yes but what do you want? I know you need something every time you give me things you invented"

"I wanna go home"

The facial expression on Anastasia's face slowly turned from happy to worry.

"W-why?"

He laughed a little to light the mood since he is asking for something bigger this time and he is hoping that Anastasia will now allow him for once.

"I accidentally heard Glacia that the Summer land is trying to invade the Winter land borders for quite some time and that is because they are seeking refuge. I heard strange people come out of nowhere and is hurting my family and friends. I also knew that the drought is getting worst there."

The worried face started to get teary.

"T-This is your home now, Faramir. Besides, I thought your happy here that you can study and feed your curiosity to your heart's content"

He wiped her tears with his fingers when he saw them flow down to her cheeks.

"I am, Anastasia. I just want to know if my family is safe. I will come back once I am sure they are all ok"

The fairy seems to choose not to believe him and turned her back on him. Her shoulders are moving up and down which allows him to tell that she is crying and holding herself not to make a sound from it. He sighed. He does not know what to say more to convince her.

"I will not abandon you, Anastasia. Because I love you"

Right there at that moment which is facing her back, he witnessed the fairy not moving. Like she got stiffed.

"A-Anastasia? Are you---"

She faced him again and the woman is confirmed crying her eyes out. Her eyes are red and overflowing with tears, the tip of her nose, and the top of her pointed ears are both shaded in red and her lips are ready to destroy her soundless cry. He hugged her before that happens. A tight hug that will melt away all her anxieties about him not coming back.

"I will return. I promise you"

But he never did.