A court of Unshed tears

Chapter #3

I am so bored.
After a couple weeks spent in the camp my father sent word that we needed to come back to the Mountain palace.
They boys could take care of themselves. They are probably having the best time with the house all to themselves and no one is there to restrict females, or alcohol.
I had to come back to the mountain palace for my lessons.
Early on we had learned that Rhys' power was more prominent than mine and he was most likely to become high lord when our father passed.
My powers didn't manifest as darkness though I did possess some mind abilities.
I am Daemati like My father and Rhys, but I am also able to alter people's memories and see the future.
I'm a seer.
Though I have never told anyone about those abilities. I tried and, telling people their future goes just as well as you could imagine.
So my family only thinks I possess Daemati abilities and mind altering abilities.
My lessons were over mind altering since I had already mastered my Daemati powers.
I had them for two hours every day with Iris who was an old teacher of abilities like mine.
Mine altering is a very delicate power. You have to be careful because when you alter a mind you alter either their memories or their feelings which can often be one in the same.
Mine altering consists of making people forget things, hallucinate things by putting new memories that were never real in their mind, changing their feelings or thoughts and many more as you can assume it is a very broad subject.
It's almost like glamouring memories but far more dangerous.
When you glamor the memory you just cover the truth but when you alter a memory you change the truth.
I had finally finished up with my lessons and went down to the music room.
My father insisted I learn an instrument so I would be more of an Eligible wife but why would I need to learn how to play the piano when I could alter minds and just make someone fall in love with me.
Still my father made me learn the piano, violin, and guitar.
My personal favorite was the guitar.
I had been practicing for hours when I finally grew bored.
"Uhhhh," I splayed my fingers all over the piano keys which sounded very off key.
I looked outside. It was night.
My mother and father were most likely sleeping or working, I don't think they would notice if I just slipped out for a moment.
I smiled and started to head outside.
I was never allowed to explore the other courts.
I had always had a desire to leave, not for good, just to see what was out there.
A few years ago I was way too scared to explore. Being a female and an Illyrian, if I was caught without protection then I would likely get my wings clipped.
Not to mention all of the other horrible things other courts could do to me.
Most of the other courts hated night court, so if they got their hands on me... it wouldn't be good.
I had recently been making my way, exploring the courts in the night when everyone was asleep and when I had my full powers.
I harness my magic through the moon, or that's at least what Iris said.
I spread my wings, closing my eyes and letting the breeze encircle me.
Today I will go to the final court I have yet to explore, Spring court.
I have heard very bad things about that court so I grabbed some daggers and short swords before leaving, sheathing them at my sides.
Being in camp windhaven you learn a thing or two.
I knew how to fight, the boys basically forced me to. So I trained with them almost everyday when I was in camp windhaven and continued training at the mountain palace.
I looked up into the night sky, to my home and shot into it without looking back.
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I wonder what would would have happened if I hadn't gone?
I guess that's the funny thing about fate, it always has the same end result, regardless of how you get there.