His to Serve

Chapter Twenty-Two - A history lesson

I struggled up the stairs to the library, grumbling the whole way as Hyde laughed silently in front of me. As I held onto the side of the stairs, gasping as a fresh wave of pain slid through me I felt a familiar bad feeling creep over my body.

As I halted fear coursing immediately through my body as the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end, Hyde froze, noticing I had stopped and turned around to look at me confusion filling his face.

"Lillian, what's wrong? Why have you stopped?" he said with concern written all over his face as I looked up at him, immediately masking my fear. I shook my head smiling as I waved my hand "Nothing's wrong. Don't worry about it, it's just a little feeling, probably just a result of being beaten up so much, i'll be fine" I said as he tilted his head looking at me "But Bethany told me when you have a feeling it tends to be bad, what's really going on?" he said as I groaned, thanks a lot Bethany, barely been here a day and sharing all of our secrets.

"Hyde I appreciate the concern but honestly it's nothing as I said I'm probably just tired from training, stop worrying about me. And also, tell Bethany to leave me out of your pillow talks in future" I said final as he shrugged continuing up the stairs,

I breathed a sigh of relief as he dropped the matter and I forced myself to follow him up the stairs. Once within the library I sat down at the huge middle table sighing in relief that I could rest my poor feet.

As I sat I felt my stomach turn once more and I sighed, what was wrong with me? What could possibly go wrong here, this is probably the safest place I've ever been in my life, couldn't I catch a fucking break?

As Hyde returned I smiled faintly at him before he aggressively dropped a stack of books in front of me, the dust flying into my face as I erupted into sneezes, coughing as I waved the dust away. My smile quickly fell as he began arranging them in front of me,

"Okay Lillian, now before you can rule a kingdom, you must know the kingdom. Where it came from and how it came to be today." He said smiling as I rolled my eyes picking up a book, "Go on then history man, tell me how and where this land came from Sir" I said sarcastically placing my feet on the table as he rolled his eyes sitting down in front of me,

He shoved my feet off as I growled and he shook his head, "This is serious Lillian. To become Queen is not little thing, now stop acting like a child and pay attention" he said his voice rising slightly as I tilted my head watching him, this was probably the first time I had ever seen him irritated and it was quite fascinating to watch,

"Right" he began pointing at a map in front of me "As you know, this kingdom is divided into many various parts. The vampire's control most of the land with the humans living in their realm, other supernatural creatures have little to no land, but it is enough for them to thrive in, Brand assures it." He said as I raised an eyebrow, running my fingers over the small boundaries suppressing the other supernatural species.

"As the king of the whole kingdom he reversed as much of his father's cruel rule's as much as he could, for example he extended the west forests of the fairies, pixies, and the mermaids, allowed the witches to have a haven to the north-east and the other supernatural creatures are vaguely scattered throughout the less densely populated areas. However the werewolves have become more of a struggle, one which is quickly becoming more increasing of an issue."

I lifted my head at this comment, "What do you mean, I have only ever run across one werewolf in my life, and he was a dear ally to me" I said as Hyde looked at me eyes wide at my statement,

"You are very lucky then, most wolves are savage angry beasts, uncivilised and unlikely to follow any rules or have any sort of decency, Brand tried to work with them when he was new to power, giving them the land in the north, but they attempted to overthrow him with what he gave them, causing him to have to end the life of the alpha at the time, leaving his son who was eight at the time to rule".

I frowned as he said this, crossing my arms, "Well that's not fair at all, he is only a child. Why on earth would Brand resort to killing his father? That seems cruel and unjust" I said as Hyde shook his head, "Trust me, if Brand wasn't above killing children he would have ended that child's life too. The werewolves have always disagreed with the vampires, and while we are above a genocide, that child was heavily influenced by his father's rule, believing they should be Kings and that we should all be dead. His father was a power-hungry monster, and believe you me, we are much safer now he is dead." I listened quietly as Hyde continued

"However, he allowed the child to live, and tightened the control on their lands, therefore cutting them away from society, where they cannot harm his people, human, vampire or any species alike, but recently they have been pushing their boundary further out, and attempting to claim the areas and people around them".

I tilted my head as I looked at the map showing the different regions, where the supernatural lived and the humans lived. Clearly divided. "Do you not think we could all just live in peace? Surely we could all find a way to live together, aiding each other in any way we can, and just reduce all these invisible boundaries and hostility" I said calmly as Hyde snorted,

"As much as I wish that could happen, it will not. Each supernatural race has a quarrel with someone, and even though Brand tried to make amends, many do not forgive his father for his cruel rule. As well as this, we do not need a war for the crown, while many fear Brand's power, he may not be strong enough to take on all of them. Each supernatural race believes in a different type of rule, they all believe they would be fit to wear the crown, but to even think of reducing these borders is to entice a war, one which we will all be much worse off after." Hyde finished as I sighed,

"It just would be so much simpler, these divides create issues, I'm sure we could create a world where everyone lived happily, and I'm sure we could benefit from mixing our cultures and beliefs. It especially seems unfair that all the werewolves must be punished for one person's choices. I would be upset too if I was forever stuck up here, alone. I've seen these lands, it's not somewhere I would want my people to live for eternity" I mumbled quietly as my eyes were drawn to the werewolves' land high in the North,

I ran my finger over it as I sighed leaning back in my chair, Hyde watching quietly.

"The werewolf I met was a rogue, he had run from his pack, in fear for his own life and he helped me a lot, and became a very dear friend, an ally for life. He was the one who found me and Bethany when we made the portal to escape the scorched land. He became the father we never had" I said quietly as a small tear rolling down my face,

"His name was Michael, and he saved my life, so please forgive me if I can't understand why all the werewolves are locked away in the most barren part of the kingdom, it just doesn't seem right. And I'm sure there are many others just like him, locked away in their little part of land, unable to be free. Unable to even leave their packs because they have nowhere else to go" I mumbled as Hyde lifted his head to look at me,

"You loved him didn't you" he said as I lifted my head to look at him rolling my eyes, "I have no room for love in my life, most things I love are taken away from me, excluding Bethany, I would rather hate things and see them live, than love them to lose them" I said coldly as I felt my walls rise up and my tone grow sharp,

"He died in my arms as he took a silver arrow to the heart, protecting me and saving my life. Further proving that loving me is a death wish" I said finally as he shook his head at me, sighing deeply.

"You need to allow yourself to open up Lillian, you have a once in a lifetime chance here, to love someone, have a family, and be safe, but you seem persistent on blocking everyone out, and making it impossible for anyone to understand you, what happened to you to make you like this?" Hyde replied as I wiped my tear away,

"What would you know about me Hyde? How would you understand the life I have lived? How long have you been inside these walls, blind to your own ignorance? Have you seen this kingdom first hand? When was the last time you saw what the lives of people like me are? Have you seen the state of the orphanages, or the extent of the abuse women receive from their husbands, or how many people die each day from lack of food or disease?"

"Have you seen what people are willing to do for a scrap of food, or a warm bed? Young women are selling themselves out there, to ensure they don't die on the side of the road. Alone and forgotten. You steal the men away to create your armies, but then you give nothing back to the families who now have no one to provide for them."

"When was the last time you truly went out and saw how this kingdom has gone to shit, how the people really are? You talk about all these Kings taking care of their lands, but I say bullshit. You all just sit up here in your fancy castles drinking wine and fucking around, enjoying your eternity while others barely live a couple of years."

"Screw you and screw your shitty books, go out there and see it for yourself, all of you. Then you can come and talk to me about my life" I said deadly calm walking up to him pointing my finger,

"You want me to learn about the land I will look over? Then you teach me how I can help them, the ordinary people who are struggling to survive, who hate every single day of their miserable lives. Let me learn how to help them, but first you all might need to get off your high horses and see the desperation down there for yourself. See what ruin you have turned your world into. Because I can promise you, this is no world I want to be a part of, let alone run" I spat as I turned on my heel and walked away, fury boiling through my veins.

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