Asron kept his stern composure, firmly standing there in the entrance to the citadel’s garden with just a stick and a chest plate as his only armor.His face turned sour seeing the princess approaching, alone again without her maids. The female was keen to run to him, her arms quickly wrapping around him.“When will they allow me to return to my village?”Was the first thing he asked. The worry, his homesickness, along with missing the touch and voice of his wife.Those things were taking a toll on him and because of all that, he was starting to lose his patience for her approaches.It was the reason he could not show any kind of interest to the female’s advancement. No matter how much she touched and teased him. He had enough of it after having stayed there for so long.“Oh, my hero. You have only been here for half a year. We still need time if we wish to make this work.”Deshar cooed with her fingers, continuing to play with his chest, picking on the locks of his armor to open it.
“You can’t go in there. You know how father feels about you.”The princess remained by his side, pulling her dress up to run so she could stay beside him, since each step that he’d take was equivalent to three of her own.“We cannot waste anymore time, else we will get attacked again.”He was certain that the chaos that was the work of no other than the little one. Proof of that would be the many roots and trees that had grown all over the castle.And recalling how the beasts stop when it saw him, it meant that they were trying to rescue him. Though he could not understand why it would suddenly retreat without so much as leaving a message.Besides that, the way the creatures threw their gaze at him made him feel uncomfortable. It haunted his thoughts that he could no longer remain still, sensing that something was wrong.“Halt, you cannot…”The guards were quick to block his path by crossing their spears, so that he will not move in any further. But that prove worthless when he shoved
“This isn’t the time to be doing this! The kingdom needs you. Have you seen those things?”Deshar was wailing, sobbing as she kept grabbing hold of him, making him stop from putting on his armor. Yet the warrior did not listen and just proceeded to put on his helmet.Asron has had enough of waiting and staying there. With the king currently missing in action, he took that as a chance to get out of the castle for a while, without rousing the royals.“I need to find out what is going on? And I won’t be able to do that if I am here.”He didn’t want to divulge anything to them, scared of risking the safety of his people and the little one.Besides that, he wanted to visit his village and check to see how everyone was doing, along with finding out if it was truly Chris who attacked the kingdom.“But you can’t leave. You cannot just abandon me.”Once again, the female pleaded, kneeling as she grabbed hold of the male’s leg. Her tears continued to stream down her eyes.There was something in
“My lord, the beasts continue with their siege. We don’t know how long our defenses will last any longer.”Meric repeatedly bowed down to his liege, pleading with no ounce of dignity left.The creatures had been attacking non-stop, day and night, like there was no end to them. The soldiers, though, were all strong, were giving in from over fatigued.“No one can get in or out of the region, sire.”Kerruf informs as they had been trying to send help from their allies, yet none of the scouts could make it through the swarm of monsters.“Our granaries are almost depleted and the people are becoming restless.”Pontus voices out their other concern as food has become scarce in the entire capital. His left eye twitch whenever he spoke, as it seems the wound there had opened.People were rallying in front of the castle, while soldiers’ rations were being limited to keep their supply afloat.These problems now rest on the Arlan’s shoulders, because the advisers have come to an agreement to app
When Hucar came to his senses, he could see that he was inside some kind of building. Gaze still blurry, he squeezes his eyes to get a better view of things. It jolted him awake at the sight of the place he was in.The walls were made of what looked like veiny skin, roots surrounded them, it formed a dome shape ceiling that was the same as the cathedrals, but erected with pillars of giant bones.In the middle of it all, he spotted what seemed to be an enormous oval seed, red as blood, hanging at the center. It had an opening which showed a being within it, covered in shadow that was looking at him.It was then that he noticed there were other of the same object, attached to each side of the walls.“Where am I?”He says sternly. It was the only thing he could do. As he hanged in place, they stretched out and bonded his arms and legs on a trunk.The figure did not answer, only tilting its head to observe him.He could feel it observing him, staring at every bit of his whole body.“Are y
“We need to travel to the southern forest if we wish to get Hucar back.”If this would be the same person who he had known, then he was certain he’d retreat to that place. It was the best bet that they had, considering that it was the only area he was familiar with, and felt safe.“Are you out of your mind, or is this part of your plan to take over the capital?”The idea did not bode well for Kerruf, as it was. They still considered Asron as a threat to the throne, and with someone from his village attacking right now. It only meant that their worries were for real.“If we leave, the castle will be undefended.”On a part of the hall sat Pontus, brushing on his blade. His eyes kept twitching, his color pale. As he mumbled about something to himself, yet none could understand what it was.“Then let me go to him. I’m sure I could reason out with little one.”In truth, he wanted to find out what was causing all of this. This was the thing that he was avoiding. That was why he surrendered
The two friends were walking in the hallway. They forced them out of the council because they were causing them to argue about their options.As of now, the group was arguing about what to do, as they debated Asron and Hemlock took that as a chance to speak with each other.They haven’t had the chance to chat these past few months because they still considered him as a prisoner until the king got taken away.“I do not know what happened to little one, but don’t you think the others are acting odd? They definitely keeping something that we are not aware of.”It was the first thing that the grand wizard wanted to identify. With his friend there, he hoped the fellow could shed some light on it, being the adoptive father and all.“What I want to find out right now is why He’s doing all this. He is not the kind to act in this manner.”It caused the warrior’s face to crumple, frowning as he massages the middle of his nose before letting out a deep sigh. He has been thinking of the same thin
Asron couldn’t keep his face straight while listening to Lerold. He was the one who relayed the discussion and thoughts of the council to them.It seems the said group had decided on a unanimous decision rage war. Not thinking of the consequences that came along with it.They stood in front of the door to the room, as he wanted to reason with them again, but the royal guards remained between them.“So, you see. The prince has followed through with his father’s plan. They are calling fort all the armies of the kingdom to fight on this impending menace to our land.”With a wide smirk on his face, Pontus relayed the plans that they had constructed. Having all of them gathering there made them confident of their victory.The drogan army had been one of the most formidable on the continent.Even during the olden times, the other race feared them. If they were as advance as the empire, they could have conquered the lands, but alas, that was something that they lack.Their kind never dwelt i