Sea of Lies

Chapter 15

"Oatgro? (What?)" Sub mumbled in disbelief. Elijah fully turned around.

"Zoang uthphu bevfobxiroposh zie cux? (Are you scared of me?)" Elijah repeated, his voice shaking. Sub put the brush down and grabbed Elijah's hands.

"Biro. Zie noiro oad! (No. Of course not!)" He said. Elijah looked down. He stayed silent, almost like he didn't believe him.

"Ocobra ietina uthphu iedro oubgaro? (Why would you think that?)" Sub asked. Spots of the cloth got darker as Elijah began to cry. Sub reached up to take it off, but Elijah quickly grabbed his hands to stop him.

"Prudro...oiwdro ngloi oub. (Please...leave it on.)" Elijah whispered. Sub stared at him in shock. He was almost a completely different person. Sub bawled his fists and stood up. Elijah looked up at him in confusion as Sub turned away.

"Sipghth? (Sub?)" Elijah mumbled.

"Sipghth, oatgro zoang uthphu joangalpe? (Sub, what are you doing?)" Panic filled his voice as Sub walked towards the shed door. They flew open without Sub even touching them. Elijah rushed to stop him, but fell back down as the rope held him back.

As Sub went to step outside, he felt his whole body freeze up. He couldn't move at all.

"Prudro, (Please,)" He heard Elijah mumble from behind him. Elijah lowered his head, covering his eyes, and Sub felt his body unfreeze. He stayed silent, staring at the house through the open doors. He sighed and turned back around. He knelt next to Elijah who was curled up into a ball, trying to muffle his cries. Sub wrapped his arms around him. He squeezed him tight.

"Oatgro eiboang aicail joang ibrdra uthphu? (What did he do to you?)"

Present

The castle was filled with noise as people ran around to get the proper preparations in order. There was a knock on the door. Ethan opened it.

"The King asked me to give these to you," The maid said as she handed bags to him. Another maid stepped forward with more.

"Thank you," Ethan said. They both bowed and left. He placed the bags down on the bed.

"Oatgro oubgaro? (What's that?)" Sub asked as he walked over. Ethan pulled the string to open them.

"Sadravoiheper efr scan. (Clothes and jewelry.)" Ethan smiled as he pulled the white and gold outfits out. He handed one of the outfits to Sub.

"Aro tryd och ofa neidra uthphu qe sorihiea. Ngbru oalang oupaiga ofa kec uthgra trbaroheper imgraro ghaga. (Alex had them made for you both yesterday. They were specifically made with your markings in mind.)" Ethan organized the assortment of jewelry. He placed two small bags of beads beside his and Elijah's clothing. He sighed and looked back over at Sub.

"Anqu uh frudroxobaqoposh akoang ibrdra oim ieek anblai coueisgaro prgra juxbo wufdoro. (I've recently decided to give up my role as a hunter.)" He mumbled as he felt the fabric. "Anqu iz oubgaro anqu othgroscrousgoro oad naususytrbroro ngloi afrgodi. (I feel I don't deserve it anymore.)" He touched his cut back hair with the two strings of beads at the front.

Sub nodded and looked at himself in the mirror. A hunter typically never cuts or puts beads in their hair. It was something only Quierons did and it was frowned upon for hunters to do so.

"Anqu ietois ruro ubbaang oiqeposh, (I should go get changed.)" Sub said after a moment of silence. He took the clothing and left the room.