Chapter 93: Letter
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CHAPTER 94
"You," Era muttered while still in shock.
"Yes, I. Shocked?"
She blinked thrice, trying her best to get her mind together. Even after that, who she saw remained, Caspian.
"Caspian," this time she called out the name with more force and anger.
"What do you want from me?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Era did not say anything but took a step back when she noticed him advance towards her.
"I want you."
"Over my dead body."
"No, I do not want you the way you think. More importantly, I want your sorry life."
"You wish. I would not be an easy prey like my kingdom and family were to you. Keep trying but you will not succeed."
"We shall see then." He took several steps forward, raising his hands at her and aiming for her neck.
Just when she moved backwards and was about to take more steps, she found out she was at a dead end as her back collided with the wall behind her.
Closing the gap between them, Caspian voiced out in joy. "Nowhere to escape now, my queen. Die!"
"Ahh!"
"Your majesty! Your majesty!"
She stopped shouting when she did not feel the hand that was about to hold her and choke her and instead he met with someone else's face.
"Your majesty, wake up. Wake up. Open your eyes, it is just a scary illusion."
"Lord Damian?"
"Yes, it is I, your grace. Wake up, snap out of it." He shook her some time until he was sure that she was okay and had gotten herself out of her nightmare.
"What did you see? What happened?" Damian asked.
At first, she failed to realize what was going on. It was not until she tried recalling how it all happened to Damian that she understood properly.
"You saw the shadow?"
"Yes. Then I came in, thinking it was you."
"But your instincts kicked against it?"
"It did."
So why did you still follow?"
"Because I just felt like it was my fears and nothing more. Besides, you said I should hurry."
"I know. I understand. I failed to warn you beforehand not to listen to anything. The second you respond to the shadow, that is how lost you can be in it. It locks you in an illusion and if you are not careful, you would be trapped in it."
"Well, mine was an annoying illusion. Caspian came and trapped me enough to want to kill me."
"I understand. Thank goodness you screamed and I heard you in time, else you might have gotten deep in it."
"It is no wonder no one comes here. Why did you pick such a place to meet?"
"Because of the very same reason you just stated. Definitely, they would not come, feeling it is haunted and we can have the best privacy."
"For what? What is this life and death situation that you speak of? It was still risky what you did. I could have been lost forever."
'But you weren't right? You are stronger than you know it."
"Sigh! What really happened here anyway for it to be uninhabited?"
"Well, a witch escaped the massacre during the killing of witches by the king's father and then she stayed here in hiding. She remained her for days, weeks and soon she began to grow mad with the spirits of her kin haunting her. In the end, she used her powers to lure people here and trap them in her illusion until they died."
"Who! So what was done?"
"She was too was killed. When the king found out, he was mad and asked that the place be raided. Ultimately she was already weak. Soldiers were lost but in the end, they got her."
"Wow. Okay, enough of the spooky story. Why did you ask me here?"
"Because I got this not long after I left your presence."
She looked at him and watched as he pulled out something from his pocket.
It was a small letter. She did not say anything and waited for him to read it aloud or hand it over to her whichever he found more comfortable that is.
"Here, your grace. I think it would be better that you read this yourself and not say it aloud.
She narrowed her eyes again at him but she was careful not to protest. "Okay. As you wish."
She reached for the letter and the moment it touched her fingertips, a chill ran through her spine and he felt it.
"Your grace?" Damian called out softly.
He understood what this letter brought but above all, she needed to see it nonetheless.
Swallowing hard, Era smiled at him. "Do not worry. I am fine."
He dipped his head in, in understanding and allowed her to do the honours.
My Lord Damian, we have shocking news. You would not believe what or who came knocking at our gates this morning amongst the other refugees.
She was young, small, looking fragile and frail but above all of that, one characteristic stood out more. She had blue eyes like the sky, nose, lips, mouth and facial structure, all a lovely face reminding one of a beauty we all knew.
I knew what bringing her in meant especially with the matters on ending but one look at this child reminded me of the seeming beauty of our queen.
I know you would understand what this means, my Lord. We have her with us, under our protection. The child refuses to speak to anyone. Please inform her majesty about this.
General Barnor.
Era closed the letter and slowly looked up at Damian. By the time their eyes met, he was not so surprised to see her beautiful blue eyes soiled with her tears.
She sniffed, as more tears began to flow down her cheeks.
He knew what it meant as well and so did she.
"My queen, I want you to be strong. I do not want to show you this until I have seen her for myself but even I may not know her and seeing as she is not speaking, I…"
"She's alive." She interjected sharply. "She didn't die. I never saw her die nor did I see her body. It has to be her.. She's the one."
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CHAPTER 94
"You," Era muttered while still in shock.
"Yes, I. Shocked?"
She blinked thrice, trying her best to get her mind together. Even after that, who she saw remained, Caspian.
"Caspian," this time she called out the name with more force and anger.
"What do you want from me?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Era did not say anything but took a step back when she noticed him advance towards her.
"I want you."
"Over my dead body."
"No, I do not want you the way you think. More importantly, I want your sorry life."
"You wish. I would not be an easy prey like my kingdom and family were to you. Keep trying but you will not succeed."
"We shall see then." He took several steps forward, raising his hands at her and aiming for her neck.
Just when she moved backwards and was about to take more steps, she found out she was at a dead end as her back collided with the wall behind her.
Closing the gap between them, Caspian voiced out in joy. "Nowhere to escape now, my queen. Die!"
"Ahh!"
"Your majesty! Your majesty!"
She stopped shouting when she did not feel the hand that was about to hold her and choke her and instead he met with someone else's face.
"Your majesty, wake up. Wake up. Open your eyes, it is just a scary illusion."
"Lord Damian?"
"Yes, it is I, your grace. Wake up, snap out of it." He shook her some time until he was sure that she was okay and had gotten herself out of her nightmare.
"What did you see? What happened?" Damian asked.
At first, she failed to realize what was going on. It was not until she tried recalling how it all happened to Damian that she understood properly.
"You saw the shadow?"
"Yes. Then I came in, thinking it was you."
"But your instincts kicked against it?"
"It did."
So why did you still follow?"
"Because I just felt like it was my fears and nothing more. Besides, you said I should hurry."
"I know. I understand. I failed to warn you beforehand not to listen to anything. The second you respond to the shadow, that is how lost you can be in it. It locks you in an illusion and if you are not careful, you would be trapped in it."
"Well, mine was an annoying illusion. Caspian came and trapped me enough to want to kill me."
"I understand. Thank goodness you screamed and I heard you in time, else you might have gotten deep in it."
"It is no wonder no one comes here. Why did you pick such a place to meet?"
"Because of the very same reason you just stated. Definitely, they would not come, feeling it is haunted and we can have the best privacy."
"For what? What is this life and death situation that you speak of? It was still risky what you did. I could have been lost forever."
'But you weren't right? You are stronger than you know it."
"Sigh! What really happened here anyway for it to be uninhabited?"
"Well, a witch escaped the massacre during the killing of witches by the king's father and then she stayed here in hiding. She remained her for days, weeks and soon she began to grow mad with the spirits of her kin haunting her. In the end, she used her powers to lure people here and trap them in her illusion until they died."
"Who! So what was done?"
"She was too was killed. When the king found out, he was mad and asked that the place be raided. Ultimately she was already weak. Soldiers were lost but in the end, they got her."
"Wow. Okay, enough of the spooky story. Why did you ask me here?"
"Because I got this not long after I left your presence."
She looked at him and watched as he pulled out something from his pocket.
It was a small letter. She did not say anything and waited for him to read it aloud or hand it over to her whichever he found more comfortable that is.
"Here, your grace. I think it would be better that you read this yourself and not say it aloud.
She narrowed her eyes again at him but she was careful not to protest. "Okay. As you wish."
She reached for the letter and the moment it touched her fingertips, a chill ran through her spine and he felt it.
"Your grace?" Damian called out softly.
He understood what this letter brought but above all, she needed to see it nonetheless.
Swallowing hard, Era smiled at him. "Do not worry. I am fine."
He dipped his head in, in understanding and allowed her to do the honours.
My Lord Damian, we have shocking news. You would not believe what or who came knocking at our gates this morning amongst the other refugees.
She was young, small, looking fragile and frail but above all of that, one characteristic stood out more. She had blue eyes like the sky, nose, lips, mouth and facial structure, all a lovely face reminding one of a beauty we all knew.
I knew what bringing her in meant especially with the matters on ending but one look at this child reminded me of the seeming beauty of our queen.
I know you would understand what this means, my Lord. We have her with us, under our protection. The child refuses to speak to anyone. Please inform her majesty about this.
General Barnor.
Era closed the letter and slowly looked up at Damian. By the time their eyes met, he was not so surprised to see her beautiful blue eyes soiled with her tears.
She sniffed, as more tears began to flow down her cheeks.
He knew what it meant as well and so did she.
"My queen, I want you to be strong. I do not want to show you this until I have seen her for myself but even I may not know her and seeing as she is not speaking, I…"
"She's alive." She interjected sharply. "She didn't die. I never saw her die nor did I see her body. It has to be her.. She's the one."
***********CHAPTER 94"You," Era muttered while still in shock."Yes, I. Shocked?"She blinked thrice, trying her best to get her mind together. Even after that, who she saw remained, Caspian."Caspian," this time she called out the name with more force and anger."What do you want from me?""Isn't it obvious?"Era did not say anything but took a step back when she noticed him advance towards her. "I want you.""Over my dead body.""No, I do not want you the way you think. More importantly, I want your sorry life.""You wish. I would not be an easy prey like my kingdom and family were to you. Keep trying but you will not succeed.""We shall see then." He took several steps forward, raising his hands at her and aiming for her neck. Just when she moved backwards and was about to take more steps, she found out she was at a dead end as her back collided with the wall behind her.Closing the gap between them, Caspian voiced out in joy. "Nowhere to escape now, my queen. Die!""Ahh!""Your majesty! Your majesty!"She stopped shouting when she did not feel the hand that was about to hold her and choke her and instead he met with someone else's face."Your majesty, wake up. Wake up. Open your eyes, it is just a scary illusion.""Lord Damian?""Yes, it is I, your grace. Wake up, snap out of it." He shook her some time until he was sure that she was okay and had gotten herself out of her nightmare."What did you see? What happened?" Damian asked.At first, she failed to realize what was going on. It was not until she tried recalling how it all happened to Damian that she understood properly."You saw the shadow?""Yes. Then I came in, thinking it was you.""But your instincts kicked against it?""It did."So why did you still follow?""Because I just felt like it was my fears and nothing more. Besides, you said I should hurry.""I know. I understand. I failed to warn you beforehand not to listen to anything. The second you respond to the shadow, that is how lost you can be in it. It locks you in an illusion and if you are not careful, you would be trapped in it.""Well, mine was an annoying illusion. Caspian came and trapped me enough to want to kill me.""I understand. Thank goodness you screamed and I heard you in time, else you might have gotten deep in it.""It is no wonder no one comes here. Why did you pick such a place to meet?""Because of the very same reason you just stated. Definitely, they would not come, feeling it is haunted and we can have the best privacy.""For what? What is this life and death situation that you speak of? It was still risky what you did. I could have been lost forever."'But you weren't right? You are stronger than you know it.""Sigh! What really happened here anyway for it to be uninhabited?""Well, a witch escaped the massacre during the killing of witches by the king's father and then she stayed here in hiding. She remained her for days, weeks and soon she began to grow mad with the spirits of her kin haunting her. In the end, she used her powers to lure people here and trap them in her illusion until they died.""Who! So what was done?""She was too was killed. When the king found out, he was mad and asked that the place be raided. Ultimately she was already weak. Soldiers were lost but in the end, they got her.""Wow. Okay, enough of the spooky story. Why did you ask me here?""Because I got this not long after I left your presence."She looked at him and watched as he pulled out something from his pocket.It was a small letter. She did not say anything and waited for him to read it aloud or hand it over to her whichever he found more comfortable that is."Here, your grace. I think it would be better that you read this yourself and not say it aloud.She narrowed her eyes again at him but she was careful not to protest. "Okay. As you wish."She reached for the letter and the moment it touched her fingertips, a chill ran through her spine and he felt it."Your grace?" Damian called out softly.He understood what this letter brought but above all, she needed to see it nonetheless.Swallowing hard, Era smiled at him. "Do not worry. I am fine." He dipped his head in, in understanding and allowed her to do the honours.My Lord Damian, we have shocking news. You would not believe what or who came knocking at our gates this morning amongst the other refugees.She was young, small, looking fragile and frail but above all of that, one characteristic stood out more. She had blue eyes like the sky, nose, lips, mouth and facial structure, all a lovely face reminding one of a beauty we all knew. I knew what bringing her in meant especially with the matters on ending but one look at this child reminded me of the seeming beauty of our queen.I know you would understand what this means, my Lord. We have her with us, under our protection. The child refuses to speak to anyone. Please inform her majesty about this. General Barnor.Era closed the letter and slowly looked up at Damian. By the time their eyes met, he was not so surprised to see her beautiful blue eyes soiled with her tears.She sniffed, as more tears began to flow down her cheeks.He knew what it meant as well and so did she."My queen, I want you to be strong. I do not want to show you this until I have seen her for myself but even I may not know her and seeing as she is not speaking, I""She's alive." She interjected sharply. "She didn't die. I never saw her die nor did I see her body. It has to be her.. She's the one."
