Once Upon A War (EV)

04

Elbore’s POV

I continued tirelessly my ride, wanting to make more space between vampires and me. Mother and Alix will contest me! But this meeting could have been helpful in points : in fact, I know where the camp of our enemies is situated. They are naïve to show it to me! Finally, when I arrived to the castle, I get in my room and heard immediately the reproaches of my governess:

“Princess Elbore, what happened to you to go to this cursed place! My god but look at you! You have rashes in your neck and you are dirty like a pork!”

“It’s nothing, I am a live and … I know where the vampires are hiding! Mother will finally be proud of me!”

“Exactly, let’s talk about the Queen, she is furious.”

“Why?”

“Don’t play the innocent with me, young girl! She made an ink of blood when she knew that you went to throw yourself in the gob of wolves!

“Just like if she worried about me …”

“She loves you, Miss, I can assure that. She doesn’t want to show it that’s all.”

“Can we change the subject please?”

“Dress up in something clean and decent and go see your mother.”

I went to my cabinet and got selected a white dress with black ballerinas, then went to the room of the Queen. I knocked on the door and waited .

“Who is it ?”

“Me, Mother.”

“Come in”

I performed her ordered and enter the room. I saw my mother sitting in her chair of velour while reading a book about the art of war.

“Where have you been tell me?”

“I won’t hide anything to you, I went to visit the vampires.”

“Little brat, how could you disobey my orders and give yourself to the danger?”

“I accord that to you, that was too dangerous, but I got out and I know now the location of their camp, the identity of their chief and some of his compatriots.”

“In fact that would help, but do never do this again! Do you hear me?”

“Yes Mother.”

“Tell what do you know then.”

“First, their camp is not too far from a waterfall in the entry of the forest. The live in tents, the biggest one belongs to their chief. He is venerated by all the creatures and he is named Louis. He has brown hair. His disciples, I had the occasion to meet three: the first one is named Niall, I saw him briefly but he is blond and he is the assistant of the chief. Then there is Zayn a métiss with a black hair. According to what I saw of him, he is cruel and ruthless. Finally, there is Harry. He is the most beautiful of them, he has a curly hair.”

“Good. What about the preparations of the war?”

“They do not seem to make it. Some are enjoying by fighting. Bu I can ensure that they are  incredibly strong and fast.”

“I took note. You can go.”

“Good bye.”

I made a reference and went to my apartments. I laid on my bed et thought. The face of Harry was required in my mind. He is so beautiful, I can grant that, but there is something else in him which is attracting me. I had the need of seeing him again. I know that this is too dangerous, but it is like if we were two magnets who attracts each other. And I don’t know why, but the fact of putting a knife on his hand is haunting me and I feel bad.

“Alix, can I go and have a horse riding? But I promise that I will stay in the village!”

“Can I trust you?”

“Surely.”

“Then stay in your dress, so I can see if you respected your promise!”

“If you want. Good bye!”

She made me a sign with her hand and I went out of the stable. Fortunately the groom didn’t have a unseal Elvide and I got on her. I will take sure to make attention to my dress so I won’t get   discovered.

I took the same way of the morning and arrived to the border of the forest for the second time. No one in my vision, Harry seemed to be gone. What an idiot! I wasn’t going to enter the forest and scream “ I am here!!” To get captured by some vampires going from here! More I thought, more I felt like a presence behind me. I turned at once and found myself face to face with a gold eyes.

“Well, isn’t that the Princess Elbore?”

“It is her !”

“What is the reason of your visit?”

“I … I wanted to apologize about the accident of morning, I didn’t want to hurt you.”

He fixed me with his surprised eyes then found his icy look. I included.

“Well, since it is done, I imagine that … that I could go?”

“Not this time!”

I clutched my arm and attracted me to him.

“Louis wants you.”

“And me not. Let me go!”

“No way! You will follow me submissively.”

“I just came to apologize to you! Can you let me go now?”

“Why?”

“Well I want to get back home!”

“No, what did you want to apologize?”

I blushed at once. I can’t tell him about my principal reason, it will be so shamed. But what to say?

“Don’t laugh of me but … I wanted to see you again.”

He scanned me for long minutes and I wonder if he heard me.

“Good, I will let you go this time. But d o not come back.”

“Thank You. Good bye.”

Without looking at me again, he volatilized at once. I got on Elvide and went to the direction of the castle. This brutal departure has touched me deeply, proving that he doesn’t care about me. But what was I waiting for, That he will take me in his arms and whispers some soft words? My tears felt deliberately while the wind was whipping my face.

Harry’s POV

“Don’t laugh of me but … I wanted to see you again.”

These words returned constantly in my mind. She wanted to see me again. Which means that she likes me. I don’t know, I don’t know. My memory is mixed, and for the first time I am troubled. This girl is deferent. She proved that twice, and the last minutes again. It is this deference which is attracting me to her. Just like if we were two magnets.