Hidden Royalty [Hidden Royalty Trilogy: Book 1 ]

Chapter 7 : Alyster

Auria walked ghostly through Fiaree , hardly observing the different and unfamiliar setting around her and not noticing the curious looks people gave her .

The Fiareeian village had houses and cottages which had acient beauty and were uniquely built , the buildings were beautiful and historical and had a certain charm to it , the landscape was breathtaking there were mushrooms of different sizes and flowers and plants that Auria has never seen before .

Auria finally noticed the looks people gave her and saw them Whispering , two girls in particular, they looked to be slightly older than her and talked loudly while pointing at her , clearly not trying to hide it

" Look at her , she looks like she got struck by lightning " said one girl and the other giggled

" Right , she's probably a homeless begger " said the other

" Could you say that a little louder , I didn't quite hear you " Auria commented

The girls looked at each other confused " Excuse me ?" said one of them snidely

" You heard me , seriously , if you're gonna gossip at least don't get caught you low lives , instead of standing there and talking badly about others , why don't you go make yourself useful and get a life " Auria debated

" What did you just say ? " asked one of the girls with a sneer

" Exactly what you heard " Auria stated and walked off annoyed . Her first day back in her Kingdom and she already made enemies

She realised the reason behind the stares and rude comments :
She was still in her night robes that were slightly muddy from the damp grass and her hair was not even brushed but tied in a sloppy pony tail and her eyes were bloodshot from crying.
Embarrassed yet not showing it , Auria walked in a less crowded area 

" Where do I go ? " She wondered and looked about as she strolled

She heard footsteps close behind and felt alarmed, she walked closer to the cottages , the footsteps followed , she increased her pace and so did the mystery person

" How did they get here so fast ? " Auria wondered as fear started to creep up her spine
She wanted to run but decided against it and turned to face the person

" Who are you and why are you following me ? " She asked pointing a demanding finger

It was a boy wearing a navy hooded cloak that hid most of his face

" If you're one of Tyrens men you-"

" No , no I'm Alyster " the boy introduced with a sheepish smile

" Okay Alyster why are you following me ? " Auria asked again

" Well because you looked lost, you've been wondering around for some time now and I saw you lose it with those girls " the boy , Alyster , answered

He took of his hood to reveal his chin length messy scarlet hair with curtains bangs that framed his face and beautiful blue eyes that contrasted with his hair , he brushed his hair out of his face and smiled down at Auria .

Auria felt a smidge of embarrassment practically yelling at a stranger who was just showing some concern

" Oh- uhm well I'm not and I didn't lose it with those girls , I was just giving them some advice " Auria said defence fully and crossed her arms

" It didn't seem that way to me " Alyster said and followed Auria as she walked off

" I didn't do anything wrong , they started it and anyways could you leave , I'll be on my way now "