2022-06-23 18:41:16Xander obeyed the prince command to summon Barret and Gabriel to the palace.Barret already knew what the prince wanted to say and had already planned on what to say.when they were arrived before the prince they bowed their head.
"Why do you summon us prince Adam" Barret said. Adam looked at them trying to study them so he said"i called you here because you both were my brother closest acquaintance and believe we all know my brother is nowhere to be found and had been missing and...." he stopped looking at the both of them.
"And what my prince"Barret said innocently knowing fully well what the prince was about to say.
"I would like to know if my brother,peter ,told you anything about his whereabout" Adam said still trying to know his brother whereabout
" The king announced that nobody would have anything to do with, peter, and as the loyal subject that we are .we would never go against the king command cause our loyalty lies with the prince and no one else" Gabriel said touching his Chest. Not only was Gabriel a talkative he was also a drama queen.
"We all know your loyalty is far from my father's but instead lies with my brother Adam even Xander here knows that talk more of me, you know it will be treason to go against the king and the result is death, thisis the last in case say one of you have decided to speak up"Adam said intensely looking for any doubt in them but when he heard no reply
" I hope all these you said is true cause if I find out you both hid sometimes from me you will have me to contend with" adam said sternly.Adam thought that even if those two men knew anything they wouldn't say a word afterall you can take a horse to a river but can't force it to drink water.
Adam stood up walking towards the door and said to xander " those two are definitely hiding something, I do not trust them also have a tour round the human village and ask them about my dearest brother i have a feeling he's somewhere there"
"Yes my lord" he said slightly bowing his head
*In the present time*
Carlos got off from his bed the house was no longer looking shabby as it used to instead looked lively but it was still without light,there was no need of light afterall vampires do not need light they have sharp sight. Carlos went out of his room and he saw Barret in front of his room staring at him angrily said " you were inside doing nothing have you forgotten that today is the day we have been waiting for!?". Carlos has been thought the etiquettes, manner , speech of being a royalty even the way he walks , he walks majestically.Carlos folded his two hands behind his back and said" worry not, Barret, I'm no longer a child i know what to do". When he went out Gabriel was already in a sullen mood because his little boy was leaving him but he knew it was for the best.
"Don't forget what you went there for, we won't be able to come see you cause it would be risky"Barret said looking at Gabriel to make Gabriel heard him.Carlos was feeling emotional but he didn't show it.He was no longer that little boy who was crying helplessly he Made sure to never show anyone his weakness.
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THE INN OF WHISPERS
They left the ball beneath a sky that looked like spilled ink. Music and laughter still bled through the doors, but outside it was only stone, breath, and cold.Duke Humphrey stepped out with his cane and that tight smile he wore like perfume. “Leaving already?” he said, as if he owned the moon.Carlos didn’t smile. “My lady is not well,” he said, voice steady, soft, final.Humphrey’s eyes flicked to Janette, then back to Carlos. For a dangerous second he looked like he might protest, but something in Carlos’s gaze calm and deep and not entirely human scraped the words out of his throat. The duke stepped aside with a stiff bow. “Another night then.” “You have a lovely home,duke Humphrey “Janette bowedDuke Humphrey bowed” it is indeed my pleasure….lady” he hesitated trying to figure out her name“Janette”Janette said We will would take our leave “Carlos said and they went.The carriage rolled until the road decided to snap its own bones. Wood cracked. The wheel slumped. The driver c
SHADOWS
The violins had ceased their melody, leaving the air heavy with murmurs, clinking goblets, and the rustle of silks. Ariel moved swiftly, her hand clasping Janette’s, pulling her through the gilded crowd and into the marbled hallway beyond.Janette cast a nervous glance over her shoulder, her pulse quickening. He will not like this…“The King would not approve,” Janette whispered under her breath, her voice trembling.Ariel halted, turning to face her, eyes sharp with worry. “Why? Tell me, Janette. Is he hurting you?”The words struck like a dagger, cutting the air between them. Janette’s lips parted, her chest rising and falling fast. For a moment, the truth trembled on her tongue — the long nights, his watchful gaze, the way she felt like a bird in a gilded cage.But she swallowed it back. Her lashes lowered, and she shook her head. “No… I am fine.”Ariel did not believe her. She stepped closer, lowering her voice, fierce and tender all at once. “Then explain this to me. Your letter.
DUKE’S BALL
Carlos had chosen the gown himself — a sweeping emerald silk, its bodice drawn tight with whalebone stays, its skirts spilling like forest shadows. The corset bit cruelly, cinching Janette’s waist, and the maids pressed layer upon layer of petticoats beneath the gown. By the time they bound the final ribbons at her back, the mirror showed a woman unrecognizable to herself — regal, untouchable, her green eyes sharpened into fire by the gown’s hue.Janette touched the glass softly. “Why this dress?”Carlos stood in the doorway, his eyes fixed on her reflection. “Because it matches your eyes. And tonight… everyone will see you as I do.”Far from the palace, Ariel chased Andrew carriage on foot when Andrew heard his name he demanded the coach man to stop the carriage .And she caught up to the carriage while heaving for breath with her hands trembling in her lap.“Please,” she whispered. “Let me come with you to the duke’s ball. I will be no trouble, I swear it.”Andrew raised a brow. “W
The invitation
Janette did not sleep easily after Carlos left her chamber. She lay beneath the sheets, her eyes fixed on the dark canopy above, her heart refusing to settle.His words echoed again and again.“It’s been so long”Her hand touched the place on her cheek where his fingers had brushed her hair aside. The warmth of it lingered, leaving her chest heavy with questions.Where did I meet this man? And why does it feel as if he’s known me forever?Morning came, but it brought her no peace.By mid-day, there was a knock upon her chamber door.She expected perhaps one of the maids but it was Carlos himself who entered. He was dressed in a dark coat with silver embroidery, his boots polished, his hair tied back neatly. His presence filled the room as though the air thickened around him.“You should prepare yourself,” he said plainly.Janette blinked. “For what?”“For the ball.” His tone was steady, almost casual, but his eyes never left hers. “One of my duke ,duke Humphrey,has extended an invitat
THE ROAD TODECAROV(continued)
The last witch’s body hit the earth with a hollow thud. The fire circle flickered once… and died.For a moment, there was only the sound of the horses, still restless, their breaths misting in the cold air.Carlos wiped his blade on the cloak of the nearest fallen witch. His eyes didn’t leave the dark road ahead.“Back to the carriage. We need no wasting more time .”Helene swung into her saddle. “You’re welcome,” she muttered under her breath.Andrew grinned, already climbing onto the driver’s seat. “Well, that was shorter than I expected”Carlos smirked “all thanks to I, ““From the way you spoke I am quite sure you have not killed a witch this fast before ““That is if you have killed at all “ he said this under his breath Andrew heard this and was dumbfounded They set off again, wheels crunching over the frost-bitten dirt. The mist thinned as they pushed on, and the forest gave way to open land. No voices followed. No eyes watched. Only the long road to Decarov lay ahead.The s
THE ROAD TO DECAROV
The road to Dekarov was narrow, hemmed in by trees whose bare branches scraped the grey sky.The road was narrow, choked with mist. The trees leaned in like eavesdroppers, their black fingers clawing at the pale sky.Carlos rode ahead, his eyes fixed on the horizon.“We pass the old stone bridge by sunset,” he said to his coachman . “I have to be fast with this… so I could go back to my Janette.”he said inwardly The others nodded, but the road answered with silence. And then, it broke.From the fog, they came cloaked figures, their hands stained with ash and bone. Helene held her sword. “Witches.”They moved like shadows made flesh, their chants curling in the air. One stepped forward, her lips split by a smile.“Halfling,” she hissed. “We have waited for you.”Carlos’s blade was in his hand before she finished.“You should have kept waiting,” he said.The circle of fire erupted around them, snapping and twisting. The smell of burned earth filled the air. Carlos struck, his movement
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