KOTLC Neverseen Collection Fanfics

Ruy After Brackendale in Book 4

Fintan's POV after Ruy lets Sophie and Biana get away in Neverseen.

"How could you let them get away? Again!" I fumed, pacing back and forth across the hideout. My angry face was the color of Noxflares. They were right of him! This could not go unpunished. I smiled at the thought.

Punishments were my favorite.

"What will his punishment be?" Alvar asked eagerly. Clearly he was just as excited as I was.

"Why don't we take a vote?" I asked with what I hoped was a chilling smile. It was time for my order to fear their leader.

"I vote for anything that involves fire!" Brant cut in. He had an evil glint in his eyes. Brant was finally learning.

"I vote for anything that involves Shadowflux!'' Umber recommended.

"I vote for servitude!" Alvar exclaimed.

"Unhelpful," Ruy grumbled. "Look, there's no way anybody could've caught them either way. If I let my shield down, she'd unleash her Inflictor rage."

Alvar coughed something that sounded a whole lot like wimp. I allowed myself a smile. Ruy scowled.

"You would've done the same," Ruy added. I shook my head. If he thought he could change my mind, he was sorely, sorely mistaken.

"Nice try," I sneered. "No way you can get out of this one." As Ruy's last bit of smile disappeared, I saw something cloud his eyes. Fear.

Good. I was doing my job well.

"So, where are we going with this?" I asked. "Chores or physical tormenting? Decisions, decisions." I lifted my hands up and down like a shifting scale.

Ruy paled but stayed silent.

Everyone raised their hands.

"Oh. It looks like we have a tie," I gave Ruy a mocking smile. "Looks like you're in for both my ideas. Lucky you!"

"What's he gonna have to do?" Brant asked, clapping his hands.

So many ideas ran through my head. But they felt like too much but too little all at the same time. I narrowed it down to the two I had already tried and tested.

"Ruy, you need to undo the mess you've created. You need to set Brackendale on Everblaze. Then, you will go into the fire room and spend a little quality time with my flames. I'm sure Alvar can give you some handy tips."

Ruy opened his mouth to argue, but I would have none of that. Still, I let him speak.

"But I'm not a Pyrokinetic!" Ruy voiced. "How would I set Brackendale on fire?" I fought the urge to laugh. 

  "Do you really think we don't have bottles of Everblaze in storage? It's in the fire room, actually. How convenient! You can kill two birds with one stone!"

Ruy gulped.

"Alvar," I said. "You're in charge of making sure Ruy does what he is told. Brackendale. Then fire time. I'm sure you're familiar with the process." Alvar shuddered as he nodded.

"Wonderful!" I clapped my hands. "Hope you're good at body temperature regulation!"