Wings

Chapter 16

Olivia felt more nervous and scared now than before. She did not dare to fight. The man in front of her looked exactly like an alpha because he had big wings. But he was not a wolf, he was a Wing Warrior! Was he perhaps ... the kin-

"Well?"

Olivia startled herself awake. She was lost in her thoughts, but now she was awake. She saw that the man was waiting for an answer from her. Her friends did not answer, they were afraid. Everyone was afraid of something, including men. Snow hid deeper in Olivia's kangaroo pocket and the bodyguards did not move. They stood alert and waited to see what the man with big wings would do or say as an order.

"My name is Olivia. The cat and the two behind me are my friends," Olivia said in a respectful tone. "I am a Wing Warrior."

The man didn't want to believe her until she opened her wings. He stared at her in shock. So she was a Wing Warrior! But why were Olivia and her friends there? The girl with wings waited for an answer from the man who had bigger wings than hers. Her friends were silent the whole time, afraid they were in trouble.

The man looked softly now at Olivia as if getting a reminder. He looked at the bodyguards and signaled for them to put the spears down. After the bodyguards did so, Olivia and her friends looked relieved.

"It's you," the man said to Olivia with a happy smile on his face.

Olivia looked at him questioningly. What exactly did he mean by it, that it was her? Yes, she too was a Wing Warrior like him and the bodyguards, but she didn't quite understand.

"You're home. How big you've grown, girl." Then he realized Olivia and her friends were looking questioningly, since they had no idea what he meant by it. He chuckled. "My apologies. Follow me, and I'll lead you to my residence."

Olivia looked a little uncertain. Cindy had taught her not to follow strangers, but this man was different. She looked at James and Jessie, who nodded at her with certainty on their faces. Olivia looked back at the man, who waited with patience. When the girl with wings nodded at him, he returned it and led everyone outside.

Olivia and her friends let out a gasp from their mouths with Snow poking her head out from Olivia's kangaroo pouch. This place was beautiful! There was greenery everywhere. There were trees, plants, bushes, grasses and flowers. The path they were walking on was brown. This place was also not only huge, but it was high, as Olivia looked at the high ceiling. This place was like Olivia's favorite animated movie called Rise of the Guardians by DreamWorks, a fairly well-known studio that had made Shrek movies. That looked exactly like an Easter Bunny hiding place. There were also buildings, of course, made with strong materials, but often it was wood when Olivia looked closely. But a little farther away from normal buildings, Olivia saw a small palace. It wasn't a castle. Nor was it a mansion. It was a small palace that was beyond the gates. On the way, they passed some Wing Warriors who made a small bow to the man, and he waved at them as a back greeting.

After Olivia saw this, she immediately wanted to know who the man was in real life. She already knew he was important in this place. On her way with her friends, she saw that some Wing Warriors stopped what they were doing and looked at her and her friends. Some of them were even whispering to each other, probably because James and Jessie didn't have wings. They knew immediately that they were ordinary people. Was this a bad sign for the Wing Warriors?

The gates opened themselves and Olivia had her mouth open in shock. So she and her friends were going to the palace! The bodyguards spread apart after the man, Olivia, and her friends went inside the gates. After everyone approached the 2 big doors, someone opened the doors and everyone went inside.

After the doors closed, the man led Olivia and her friends into the living room, the largest room in this palace. The man and the others sat down on the seats and that was when the conversation began. The man introduced himself as the boss of this area. Meet King David or just David, as his friends and family called him. Olivia and her friends were in shock. So he was a king! That's why he had bodyguards with him and also why he was wearing strong armor!

The conversation was good. Olivia told her side of the story of why she was here with her friends and His Majesty David looked at her and her friends with sympathy. After Olivia mentioned that Cindy was possibly dead, there was some sadness in the room and Jessie almost had to cry again, but her friends comforted her. The conversation continued. Olivia, of course, introduced her friends to the king, who was very kind to them. Everyone listened to each other.

But during their conversation, a beautiful woman came in. Her hair was curly orange with blue eyes. Her dress was dark blue. She went up to David and kissed his cheek. "Greetings, darling." She looked at Olivia and her friends with a friendly, warm smile. "Hello. Who are you?"

"Honey, you'll never believe this, but remember Olivia? That's her with wings. She's back at her real home. These are her friends, James, Jessie, and Snow." David looked at Olivia and her friends. "This is my wife and the queen, Victoria," he said.

"Nice to meet you."