Two Kingdoms | h.s

As the story goes

A/N ; I want some things to be more clear. I do not have a specific timeline, it's more of a made-up one. They speak modernly but live in the victorian/ castle years idk if that makes sense but :))))

Iris

We stayed silent for what felt like forever. After last night, I couldn't figure out how I felt. Or how he felt, we kept throwing each other mixed emotions and signals that all led to a dead-end. 

That morning I woke up to him running around packing everything up from the mess I had made trying to patch myself up. He rushed back and forth as he hummed a soft tune to himself. I was not a morning person, so I shut my eyes again and slowly was drifting away to the sweet tune coming from his lips. 

"Nice try, get up. We've been lazy and we can't spare a minute. Get your shit together." he said as he kicked my heel, causing me to groan and hide my head under the thin covers. I peered my eyes above the cover and all I saw was his arms crossed and his brows furrowed together. His hair dangling in front of him as he looked down at me. I groaned loudly and stood up from my bed. 

"Get your shit together, blah, blah." I mocked his words as I pushed past him, he slightly lost his balance and wasn't happy. He shoved me hard with his shoulder and I nearly fell over but caught myself against the rock wall. I shot him a death glare as the corners of his lips failed to stay straight. 

"Might I remind you that I am injured" I said as I pointed to my arm and then back at him. 

"Well sweetheart, so am I. How you might ask? Well...this lovely female decide to knock me out becasue I KISSED her. *cough, virgin." A giant grin emerged from his face and I knew he felt good about that one. 

"Well darling, I am so pleased you think I am so lovely." I quickly avoided the virgin comment because I had no idea what I was going to say. He did have me there. 

"Darling hmm, say it again." I hadn't noticed how close we had gotten to each other. I was against the wall and he was inches away. We had locked ourselves in our own stares, our eyes mesmerized by one another. I pushed him away and laughed it off, hoping to hide my burning cheeks. 

After a few more minutes of getting out stuff together and packing away, we saddled Blossom and made sure everything was tightly secured. I tried to recall where we would be entering next, trying to picture the faint writing of his half of the map. I could hear the faint echo of my heart beating in my ribcage, the silence filling the cave. I could hear every drop, every scratch, hoping someone would fill the emptiness. As I waited I finally remembered where we were headed next. Elca...the land that was forgotten. As a kid, I used to hear wondrous stories of the people and how their kindness felt like a breath of fresh air. And how anyone was welcome with their open arms. Their land was especially unique. It was between the land of desserts and the land of mountains, hidden right in the middle. It was mainly made of up bridges and water streaming down the high ledges. Because it was so close to the mountains of Farrow. This village was supposedly at the bottom of the mountains and the houses would progressively get higher and higher. 

But as the story goes....they became savages. Because they had steady water flow and easy access, the other lands became jealous and attempted to make trades, but nothing ever exceeded their standards. It became a hierarchy. Ecla was known as greedy and selfish people because they decided to close their doors and hide from the rest of us, in order to protect their resources. 

Firstly let me explain the lands in more depth, I'll skip mine. We had just gone through Vabar, although we tried to avoid the main areas. Vabar was known for its thieves and dessert. The dry sand and aggressive winds were treacherous enough. They weren't technically ruled by anyone because my Kingdom and Harry's were meant to be the overall rulers, but rules aren't always followed. Vabar had many different brigades, some rooting for peace and better land for all. Others wanted to be cut off from the other lands to allow access to their own resources and follow whatever rules they pleased. No one knew how many of these "gangs" or how much they've truly accomplished because it's been so many years since we've all been together as one.