Elf Prince - Protected by the Elf Prince Part 3

Chapter 8

Cyran

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Things were still tense with my group of rebels. After failing to gain information about Silvana's latest plans, we took our prisoners back to the prison camp. I heard from one of my spies that my sister was sending a scouting party to find my base camp. Just to be safe, I had to move both our base and prison camp to keep them off our tails.

I was now scouting out an Aear Lug general encampment from afar late at night. My men had been scouting it all day and night, studying their movements and where they were going.

As I was searching, I took a moment to reminisce about the past.

When I first saw Princess Isilme, she looked human, but I could sense something about her that wasn't quite human. When I saw her as an elf at the last gathering, my suspicions were confirmed. I was also wary of my sister as no doubt Isilme would become the next target of Silvana's jealous bullying. The day Silvana kidnapped Isilme, I had a strange dream. A shadowy figure appeared before me, claiming to be Isilme's lost brother. He gave me information to help Isilme escape the castle and warned me that my sister would do anything to stop me. I followed his instructions and we barely managed to make it out alive. I hadn't heard from this mysterious voice since Silvana drove me out of the castle, but I was grateful to him for his help. Now, I was going to return the favor by helping Isilme as best I could.

After this Darkness was vanquished and my sister defeated, I could go back to court life. To be with my parents and cousins again. No more running or sleeping on the ground. Most of all, I really wanted to get to know Princess Isilme. Not romantically, of course. I knew that Prince Adresin was currently courting her and was planning to propose to her. Besides, I was already in love with someone else, though I had yet to confess to them.

No, I wanted to be Princess Isilme's friend. To know her better as a person. I didn't have many female friends outside the royal court. It would be a pleasant change from spending all day with no one but my sister and the other princes. I could show her the beauty of my kingdom and all its sights and riches. To teach her about its wonders and magic. To sail with her across Oira Londe's only ocean.

She could even tell me about the human realm. Until recently, I had never been interested in going there. Mother always warned me of the danger of humans and what they did to those who weren't their kind. But now that Princess Isilme was here, I had started to become curious about the realm. Especially if they had any good libraries. I had practically grown up my whole life in the Aear Lug library, reading all the books and history of our realm. Reading was my favorite pastime. There were many nights my mother scolded me for neglecting my duties by reading, or walking while reading and bumping into things, or for staying up late to read to my previously kind sister. In fact, sometimes Mother and Father couldn't get me out of the library. There could be so many new books I could read if only I had a chance to visit the human realm.

However, for now, I had to worry about my people. How to get rid of this damned Darkness. So, I pushed those thoughts aside and focused on the task at hand again.

Looking back at the encampment, I could see that they were more tense than they were the day prior. What was puzzling me though was that the general hadn't been since we started watching them. I wondered at the possibility that with the last general's death that they were more on guard. Though, that did not explain their movements. Stockpiling weapons, repairing armor and gear, and yelling various orders. Maybe they wouldn't be foolish to try and go for the Ilphas Castle again. However, generals were very cross when it came to losing. I doubt they would stay loyal to my sister if she was demanding to attack, even if their minds were enslaved.