Stella Cadente

A Promise

Raleigh

I walked swiftly in the almost endless halls of the Towers of Imprisonment. The Grand Abbot has collapsed to her room and has not spoken to me anymore. She expressed her wishes through her trusted confiadante, Matidala, that she wishes Harold to be released.

The guards who stood as strict as a marble statue bowed. I quickly waved my hand in dissmissal. My lavish gold gown shone in darkness as I progressed inside and deeper to the Tower.

"Your Highness, This part of the Tower is off limits to anyone except from the Grand Abbot" The guard adruptly blocked my path. 

"I am here on the wishes of the Grand Abbot herself." I explained quickly. "Please, Let me pass through. This is very urgent."

"I'm sorry. Without authoritized word from the Grand Abbot herself. I cannot let you pass through, Princess Raleigh" He adamantly said.

I grunted. I have no choice.

My eyes turned hard as a stone. "I, Princess Raleigh. Order you to let me pass!"

My hypnotizing powers are one of the many gifts I recieved while being a spirit. And it is very usefull during these kind of times.

The guard's eyes turned blank. As he lowered his sword and pulled a lever. Following this, multiple doors unlocked at once. The hallway lit as I walked.

I ran again. And reached Harold's cell as fast as I could. I panted and took a small torch.

I examined Harold. He still looks the same. Apart from the dishiveled clothes he wore. And a few bruises here and there.

"Raleigh!" He excitedly yelped. He immidiately jumped to the barred door. "What happend to Vasilissa?"

"She's most practically, still a corpse."

"What?!"

"They killed her remember?"

Harold slumped back to his cell. He looked at me with a smug look. "What did you visit me for, then?"

"I'm here to release you."

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Harold 

Raleigh took me to a Observatory. A large one, in fact.

She showed me Vasilissa's corpse (err...Body). She looks ethreal. As if she is sleeping. Her hands tightly on top of her stomach. 

"You are to take her back to the Mortal Realm" A melodious, youthful voice boomed the observatory.

Both Raleigh and I turned, And suprisingly, The Grand Abbot was the one who spoke. She looked exactly like Vasilissa, The dress that Vasilissa is wearing is identical to hers.

"I have to confess to you" She started "At least, I know Vasilissa loves you. Like her mother loved her father." Tears verge. "An Unconditional Love"

"I will protect her." I swore

"Take her to the Meadow of Faith and Will. Seek the Elixir of Life." The Grand Abbot announced. "I have made the biggest mistake of my eternal life in killing her mortal life."

The Grand Abbot adamantly looked at me. Her hand is occupied with a white orb.

"Take this. This will guide you to my two best confiadantes." She said. "Promise me, Dearest Harold. That you will take care of her. And make her live as the happiest woman of all"

"I promise, Your Highness"

"Then off you go. You are with my guidance."

As I blinked. I am back to the Mortal Realm. With an unconcious Vasilissa in my arms. I run to the nearest light. As dawn aproaches. I am in the Meadow.

The Meadow of Stella Cadente.

With a Promise.

A/n: Weeee! Update! Sorry for a short chapter. Was not feeling well when I wrote this... SO yeah..