Fallen Stars

Chapter 11

KLAIRE

Alice? What a nice alias I gave to myself.

This pathetic Tygron had no idea when he was preparing my mug, I poured the alluring potion on his beer mug, but really, those potions were more like a temporary aphrodisiac.

My seduction plan is going to succeed, looking at the circumstances.

Yet, I thought I'd fail at first when Tygron was straining from the pain in his chest. I might have overdosed on the potion. That's what happens when there is a slight mistake in how the aphrodisiac is prepared. It was a tedious and delicate process.

If he did die, this could expose me. Also, Elle could yell at me again.

Grief and suffering by the blade are the only thing that is acceptable on Reprisal Day as an offering. No one in the coven offers a dead sacrifice as it is a deep violation of the rules of the traditions and the ritual. Being the most important ritual in the whole year, consequences are awaiting us with each mistake.

Anyway, when I told him I was bringing him home, he had no idea that I was taking him to my house with Elle. Who was that person he was talking about before?

Anyway, before I do take him, I must truly seduce him for him to fall to my plans.

This guy is so heavy, I could clearly say. Better to murder him and sleep before midnight or bad things might happen.

Look at him, he's mumbling, clinging on my shoulder, speaking gibberish.

"Why'ddddddd... dyowww..."

I have no idea what he's talking about. I glared at him as I tried not to cave into his weight, taking him to where I planned to.

"We're almost there, okay?" I lied to him, making it up.

"I... Aye... I'mmm... twenty-fouh... uh yeit still I ain't 'haf wife" Clearly he had no idea what he was talking about but I think I understood it.

"Why'd you say that?"

"Becaussszzzz 'I-aye-mmm 'buzzzyyyy..." What the hell is he saying now? "...'gauding my... witch...uh... 'sistuhh

Witch?! What witch?

"What?" I stared at him, still struggling, pulling him with my shoulder.

"I 'dunno..." He said stammering and sighing, somehow struggling to speak "But I know she can 'baurn you by touching 'yoh"

Is he just drunk or is this something that he's talking about? I didn't reply.

"She even blew up a beast" He continued.

Maybe he's just making it up. Why should I even tolerate the words of a drunk man and exhaust my mind?

I just rode what he was talking about, smiling awkwardly. "How'd your sister do that?"

"Wellrr', See was crying and scared when some creature attacked us and to her suprise' she blew it up..."

"...-simply- blrew' it up" He exclaimed then smacked her lips to make a blow-up noise. "Phew"

"I don't get it, darling" I replied, still riding the coattails of his drunkenness.

"Well, she... fire came out!" he said still stammering and speaking gibberish.

But wow, that's the most unbelievable story I heard from a drunk man.

Huh?

"Is he talking about a feldling creature?" I whispered to myself. The beast he was talking about.