Your King

She challenged him, again

Footsteps rushed down the hall, my door slammed open startling me. It was Wilbur, and he looked terrified. "It-Its Alice, she challenged him, again." he said huffing out short breaths making him hard to hear, still i knew exactly what was happening.

The first time this happened was when Alice was 12, i was 11, Wilbur was 10, and Tommy was 4. Only i saw the duel and heard what it was about. It was over their wings, Dad argued it was too dangerous for Alice to keep them but never specified a reason and Alice was not only being plain old stubborn but she also knew it was a gift one she wished to keep.

In the end Dad lied about his wings being ripped off for his safety to make her feel better about it all. I felt bad keeping that from her.

We ran out to the yard, where Alice practiced sword wielding and where she held her first duel. Dad and Alice where there awaiting me and Wills arrival. Dad had his wings out, so Alice had found out?

"My oh my! Thank god the whole family's here. You're welcome for not leaving you out. Maybe you guys should do the same." she spat, all me, Will, and Tommy could do in that moment was stare at each-other, none of us argued with it saying she was lying or anything of the sort.

"Sit." she commanded looking to the bench ordering us to sit on it, "Leave if you'd like but you'll miss out. The first duel i ever had was here with Phil, ironic huh?" she said chuckling.

"What the duel was about is the same reason we are here today, Phil's lies and wings." she said turning to Phil- Dad, he looked terrified for obvious reasons. "1. He told me he rid of his wings just so he could take mine, and as you can see," she started pointing to his wings "he hasn't. 2. Secrets i won't even go over since you already know that have been kept from me, ones 'Dad' swore to tell me." she stepped in closer to Dad.

"So now. For you Wilbur and Tommy to see, the battle of the wings, part 2 you could say." she chuckled softly, no one dared speak, breath, or blink. She was a force, one to be never messed with.