Once More With Feeling >> Stolas Goetia

Chapter Four

Helena's Pov
"So just like in any story we have the circles, Pride, Greed, Wrath and Lust, Envy, Sloth. They each are gonna certain level that you can travel through all have their own districts and you travel by a large gold elevator. All creatures come from different circles and you can travel through them." I couldn't lie and say that I was intrigued with this information. It was like it's own strange fantasy world.

This was suppose to be the place no one dreamed of going yet here I was not wanting to leave It had to have been months now of being here. Perhaps time moves by faster down here then in normal time. When Stolas wasn't busy in his own time, he took time out of his day to teach me his own knowledge.

"But you use portals Stolas?" I spoke out in a gentle tone, watching him shut his book in one deep motion focusing on me with his glowing eyes tapping his claw over his chin a couple times as he spoke.

"Well that is true I have quicker needs for transportation seeing as I'm the Prince of Hell the portals I learned from my father with all our siblings." I pressed both my fists over my cheeks, my eyes rounding with happiness as I spoke out quickly to the owl.

"I wanna know all about you! I'm all ears tell me everything you wish." The shape and size of his eyes grew tremendously, before a soft pink hue took over his face watching him quickly tugging at the collar of his button up shirt up.

"Oh goodness me... Really you wanna know about me? I'm not all the interesting Helena dear." I rolled my eyes gently with a quick shake to my head.

"I call deep bullshit on that. You have magic, and you have a kind heart I like listening about you so sit tell me." I beamed raising my hand to point to chair in front of me watching a grin twitch over his face before he chuckled taking long strides to sit down in front of me clearing his throat entire speaking to me gently resting his head on the table.

"I guess to start we can start with me as a young owl I was very perspective at my age. Extremely smart knew a lot of knowledge about hell and the human realm even though I was intelligent I don't believe my father was all the impressed. He never remembered all of our names. On one of my young birthdays is when I learned I was to be in arranged marriage to Stella. I wasn't.. Happy that my life was always gonna be controlled whether I liked it or not I actually cried you should have seen the picture of her she was so terrifying."  I snickered gently to myself puffing my cheeks out in a small motion.

"Every time I see her she is always angry and stomping around. I'm not really scared of her." Stolas let a loud laugh out wiping a free tear from under his eyes quickly.

"She terrifies me, she was choking a bird in her a baby picture. I truly had a small distaste  for my own family for taking away my own choices. It was already set in stone, me and Stella got married, she laid an egg and we had Octavia I love her so dearly.. Wouldn't trade her for the world even though I think she hates me." I frowned watching his head drop down for a moment.

I reached my hand over to place over his feathered hand, causing him to look straight up at me sadness laced through his eyes.

"Hey now.. Don't think like that yeah big bird? All kids go through that phase were they say they hate their parents. Wish they had different ones but she knows you love her, the fighting just makes her wish it was different.  You are an amazing husband and a better father." I could feel his hand trembling before he took a hold of my hand squeezing at it softly each time.

"You are so good with your words Helena thank you I appreciate your words more than you know. You are the first human I've ever met who isn't selfish." I shot him a playful stare squeezing at his hand some more.

"That's just cause I'm awesome Stolas and don't worry about it. I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it." I felt his claw lightly trace over the top of my hand it caused me to slightly feel my heart pick up speed watching him focused on the task at hand.

He looked back up to stare at me briefly lifting my hand pressing a single handed kiss ontop of it, causing my whole entire face to heat up quickly almost squealing and shooting out of my seat nervous like.

"Stolas! Come on we have matters to attend to." I heard the loud heels storming into the the area, causing us both to look over our shoulders at her glaring murderous intent on her eyes.

Stolas sighed heavy before dropping my hand.  "Coming dear, I enjoyed our talk Helena darling, I'll be talking to you some more when I have time." He flashed me one last smile my way before joining Stella at her side she sent me a look that would have sent anyone a tedious threat. I just shook my head at her.